As much as I used to make fun of him for his insanely obvious comments, I did enjoy listening to him as a commentator. I really like the combo of him and Al Michaels.

They are saying that Cris Collinsworth will replace him. I guess I won't be listening to the broadcasters anymore when I watch MNF as he is with out a doubt the worst commentator to listen to. I can't stand Collinsworth.


http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30246064/

NEW YORK - John Madden is retiring from football announcing, where his enthusiastic, down-to-earth style made him one of sports’ most popular broadcasters for three decades.
The Hall of Fame coach spent the last three seasons on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” His final telecast was the Super Bowl in February.
“You know at some point you have to do this — I got to that point,” Madden said on his Bay Area radio show Thursday. “The thing that made it hard is not because I’m second guessing, ‘is it the right decision?’ But I enjoyed it so damn much.

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2000 E320 4Matic Wagon
1994 Chevrolet 2500 6.5 Suburban
1979 300TD

Past Mercedes
1998 E430
1984 300SD
1980 300SD

I hope he still does the ACE Hardware commercials....it just won't be the same without him.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2006 SLK280- Skippy

Ever see this spoof.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1v52f1TrWg

One of the greatest spoof videos of all time.

How about this one, referring to Jeremy Clarkson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMuO-8S_0Wg

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'82 300SD 320k -mine Parting out this summer. (OC-323,450)
'89 420SEL 146k - mine (OC-147,500)
'93 190D 2.2 - 207k - mine (OC-210,100)
'13 VW GolfWagon TDI 6Speed - 0k - wifes
'82 300SD 340k -dad's (OC-341,200)
'87 420SEL - 305k - dad's - (OC-309,400)
'83 300D 257k - brother's (OC-261,150)
'12 VW Jetta - 7k - Sisters

Now MNF needs to get rid of Kornholer.. Madden is going to be hard to replace.

I will miss the guy, but he has become older than the hills and deserves to take it easy. I 'm sure the long bus rides were wearing him out.

I also hope we will still see him in the Ace commercials.

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

The Herd:
Current
Monika '74 450 SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban 183K mi
Annika 2006 Volvo S80 2.5T AWD
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60 82500mi
Gone but not forgotten
Jenny '74 Jeep CJ5 23000 mi
Jasmine 1997 Jeep ZJ 4.0 liter Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL -360K
Bruno '81 300SD -260K Engine donor
Fritzi '84 BMW 283K
and many others...

Honestly, I would listen to Kornheiser all day before I could listen to Collinsworth for a minute. I usually don't watch MNF except when the Vikes are on it anyways so I can grin and bear it once or twice a year.

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2000 E320 4Matic Wagon
1994 Chevrolet 2500 6.5 Suburban
1979 300TD

Past Mercedes
1998 E430
1984 300SD
1980 300SD

I’ll miss Madden. I too, hope he stays with Ace.

So long as they don’t bring back Dennis Miller, I really don’t care who it is.

I’d rather turn the sound off and the subtitles on than to have to listen to a single word out of Miller.

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1980 300D - Veggie Burner !

glad he never crossed over to Baseball. Happy to report my Dodgers won last night- straight 5th in a row... GO JOE!

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2006 SLK280- Skippy

I always thought Madden. more than anyone else, exemplified the Raider's long lost "Commitment to Excellence"


http://www.contracostatimes.com/sports/ci_12158910
Madden made sure to point out that he reached this decision before the NFL released its schedule this week. That schedule revealed no games in California for "NBC Sunday Night Football," meaning Madden likely would spend yet another season away from home (unless the Raiders and 49ers do something remarkable to warrant a switch to that prime-time show thanks to NFL's flex scheduling.)

"The main problems here, unfortunately, the Raiders, the 49ers and football on the West Coast is not as strong as it was," Madden's agent Sandy Montag said in a media conference call. "And John, who lives in the Bay Area, never gets home during the season. When you're 73 years old, your priorities change.

"He has a life, he has a family, he has a great wife, great grandkids, great kids, and he wasn't seeing them. At 73, you decide I want do some other things. When you don't fly and can't get home between games, you can't do all those things. The world of football will miss John Madden. He's meant a lot to different generations."

Happy Trails John.

"Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble. "
John Madden

That's a loss to broadcasting. In order to fill John Madden's spot they need to find a person for the job.

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John Madden, living legend.

Maybe he'll just do the games close to home.

probably mean I wouldn't get to hear him announce for the Black and Silver

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000