I like him a lot. He's got the emotion, definitely! Watch videos of Calvin's "catch" in Clemson '04, the fumble vs. FSU last year, and the play where Dwyer took 5 Dookies for a ride on his back...
I feel very fortunate to have a guy as passionate and fiery as Wes. I've never had any problems with him not getting all the information we need to us. On the contrary, I've always thought that he paints a rather vivid picture of the game.
THIS.
Wes is perfect for GT. His being younger than many fits well with a rejuvination of this program under CPJ, and our hope to continually add to our fan base, which often begins with younger listeners, not to mention the extra energy not present in some of the 'older' announcers. He knows both the game and the conference too. Son of Woody at unc, he's watched the ACC his entire life. He presents the desired analytical ability to "paint the picture" for the radio listener very well, and he does so with the class and intelligent analysis that GT listeners respect and I believe most of us prefer... particularly over the 'homerism' you get from some others. That he doesn't let his work product to degrade down into long unintelligible rants about hobnail boots and broken noses is a GOOD thing. That type of thing is great if you're a young kid cheering for the home team. If you're not both of those things, it can turn you off from listening, and even if it doesn't, it robs you of an opportunity to learn more about the game - score, time, strategy, etc - and Wes DOES tell us how the team is acting and responding to the current situation. As gtcu17 pointed out, Wes has given us a number of passion calls, the most recent of which that came to my mind immediately is "carrying a host of duke defenders with him, GO J-D!" I don't want redneck drama. I want passion with intelligent, articulate expression, and Wes brings it every time, every week, in multiple shows - think about the number of things he does for us week in and week out (CPJ radio shows, this week in GT, etc).
No disrespect to Munson. He is great for his fanbase, and his approach fits them well, which is exactly why he is NOT for us.
Wes represents GT with class, intelligence, articulate humor when it's called for, AND passion for the players, the team, and the school, and we're DAMN lucky to have him.
How many times can I vote on this thing...
Oh and PS - Unless there's some VERY unscrupulous jackass impersonating him, Wes reads this board as 'wesdurham', and has seen some unbelievable and inexcusable disrespect here in the past (kyle), so whatever your thoughts, return the class he brings to us.
THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR GT WES!!!
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