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Joe Theismann Gone From Booth; Millions Rejoice

Joe Theismann is a member of an elite class of announcers that are nearly universally hated. He takes over games, he's one of the most accomplished ass-kissers in the business, and he even manages to sound insufferable. From ESPN.com:

Ron Jaworski will join Mike Tirico and Tony Kornheiser on the ESPN telecast. Jaworski replaces Joe Theismann, who has been offered a prominent football analyst job with the network.

I hope "high profile football analyst job" means "scrubbing the toilets." Seriously. Theismann is about a thousand times less annoying when he's writing little capsules on the NFL compared to when he's opening his yapper. Jaworski is a far more intense guy who I believe can actually call a game without sticking his nose right down the fifty yard line. I'm not sorry to see Theismann go, but I think a booth that featured say Dick Vermeil, Dave Attell and Jaworski would probably be about a thousand times better than what we have. Make it happen, Norby Williamson!