Bill Raftery

Tickle the nylon! A little kiss! Send it in! Onnnnionnnns!!!

This guy has the experience to back up what he is saying.

He has a little more life than some

He's awful. Seriously, does he have Tourette Syndrome or something? Every time he goes off on one of his unintelligible descriptions of a play I picture him foaming at the mouth.

He's a horrible announcer. His expressions are distracting from the game; a sin in his profession.

When clutch plays are made, he exclaims the name of a vegetable to imply how big the play-maker's testicles are... it can't get better than that, folks. Raftery and Walton should call every basketball game on TV.

ONIONS!!!! Raftery is the best in the business. When is CBS going to realize that Packer is horrible, and that Raftery should be doing the Final Four. I find myself watching games just because he is announcing them. He is the most fun to watch and his enthusiasm for the game sets him apart from the rest. "The Kiss", "Man to man!", "Send it in!", "a little string music", and "Onions!" are classic phrases that make him the best in the game. Packer can take a seat, let Raftery "take it to the tin".

Raftery is the best in the game. When will CBS replace Packer with Raftery for the Final Four? Packer is horrible. I'll go for some "Onions","Man-to-Man", and "String Music" anytime. Raftery's exciting and comical play calling makes him the most fun to watch. Onions!!! He was on fire during the Mason-Uconn game. I'll put CBS on mute and listen to the radio this weekend

CBS, When will Bill be in the Final Four and Championship game? He can easily "send it in"

syracuse opens up in a 2-3 zone with "man-to-man" principles......love raft

Simply the best. He realizes that the game is not about him (Vitale) and isn't a condescending know-it-all (Packer) or a brown noser to the big name coaches (Vitale and Packer).

Good: Send it in, big fella! Great: ONIONS! God-awful: And (insert team name) comes out mantaman!

The much better of the two common college basketball color announcers. His joy for the game is genuine and not over the top. He has a language that is all his own and does not try to explain too much while doing his job.

ONIONS - THIS GUYS IS THE BEST IN THE BIZ... HE SHOWS NO FAVORITISM .. BUT IF YUR TEAM IS GETTING KILLED U MIGHT NOR LIKE HIM

Enberg, Raftery, Vitale; wouldn't that be an enjoyable and fun Final Four?

I would like to comment on Bill Raftery's comentary during the NIT Championship Game. Did he graduate from St. Joe's? Give me a freaking break! All I heard was WOW this and WOW that for everything St. Joe's did. If they missed a lay up it was, where is the foul? Not once did I hear a compliment for the Gamecocks. How about this Bill, Wow on the three pointer that Tarence Kinsey made in your beloved St. Joe's eye to win the game. Or Wow to all the heart that Carlos Powell has shown as he finished his senior year in style. I realize that this email will get logged with all the rest that bitch about announcers, but Raftery was unbelievable, we were forced to turn off the broadcast and listed to the radio like it was 1920. I'm sure Raftery is a popular choice for Northeast broadcasts due to his unwavering favoritism towards that area, but as far as I'm concerned he's unprofessional and unwatchable.

Has to be my favorite college basketball color analyst. Very good at noticing in-game trends. He is genuinely excited about the game of college basketball; like Dickie V. only without the crazy. Doesn't show bias toward a particular team. It's been said before, but I'll say it again, Onions!!.

Always has tremendous insight. I particularily enjoy his golf commentary.

He's so old....give it up already your glory days are over.

A great announcer for College Basketball. I like how he says - so-and-so comes out in...Man to man, and some of his other catch phrases. He knows what he's saying and some of his old Big East stories are nice.

with a little kiss and the call of the defense at the start of each game man to man love the intensity he brings to a game, fun to listen to

Does spirit and passion for college basketball and sports get any better?

My favorite for basketball. Always genial and entertaining, good analysis, brings in backstory without boring.

A great color guy, he is one of my favorties. He comes up with some fun things.

How a mature, knowledgeable man can talk so much like a teenager is beyond me. His hurry up guttural expressions are extremely annoying. Be a gentleman! Please...

His announcing style of calling exciting plays is so distracting that I often turn the game off if he is the announcer. Which is unfortunate as he is one of the most knowledgable announcers about the game. If only he would just cool it a little bit!

How bout ONIONS!!! a shot so sweet it makes you cry. Bill is the man. It doesn't matter who is playing as long as he is calling the game.

Send it in big fella! My favorite all-time Raf moment was in 2003 Elite Eight, someone slammed it home and Raf exclaimed, "Send it in, medium-sized fella."

Bill's the best in the business. I could listen to him do any game, even if I don't know anything about the teams. He always has something interesting and relevant to say about strategy and matchups, plus, of course, the signature lines (fave: 'With authority!!'). If I had the choice between listening to a game on the radio that Raf is doing, and a game on TV with Vitale or (God help us) Packer, it's radio, hands down.

Best analyst on ESPN. Nothing beats him saying "Man-to-Man."

Easily the best college hoops analyst.

"SEND IT IN BIG FELLA!" "WITH THE KISS!" Raftery is a unique and very entertaining announcer.

Very good announcer, doesn't get the recognition he should...straight forward, never biased...he does "tell it like it is"

And Providence comes out "MAN TO MAN!". Probably my favorite college basketball announcer. Always pleasant (as opposed to Packer) and passionate without being a wacko (unlike Vitale). I'd like to see Rafterey get some more big time exposure.

Raf is my favorite college hoops analyst. He offers great insight and his signature expressions are among the best and not nearly as overused as Dicky V's. Very entertaining.