Does anyone else feel as though russ could focus a bit more on the game rather than himself ?
No.
OUr broadcast crew is excellent.
With all due respect to the lady in the house, this post is ridiculous.
You don't get to decide what everybody thinks about Russ, and there is a fair amount of evidence on this board that Russ isn't everyone's cup of tea.
It pains me to agree with Swank, but sometimes I do. This is one of those times.
Eisenstein is a pro, and he's far from bad, but there's room for improvement.
Someone with some connection to southeast Ohio would be a good start. He can't really hide the way he views Athens as a way station in his career.
Fewer cutsie platitudes such as "The gunslinger from Oklahoma" (Tettleton) or "The likeable guy from Terre Haute" (Bassett) would be nice.
Questioning bad playcalling and poor efforts would be wonderful. I think it's a mistake to have your play-by-play guy be a university employee (or a subcontractor employee) as director of broadcasting. It prevents independence.
But, hey, I didn't bring any of this stuff up.