Oh my. You can’t convince me that I didn’t hear what I think I just heard from FS1 announcer Eric Collins. Sure, what he allegedly said did make sense in the context of how bizarre West Virginia’s interception was, but I really don’t know.
You be the judge. Beanie Bishop picks off UCF quarterback John Rhys Plumlee — who, by the way, as of this writing, has three incompletions on 19 attempts and all of them are INTs — and Collins is on the call. Dripping with enthusiasm. Swept up in the moment. Aaaaaand…
Bounced off everything@_sbx2 | #HailWV pic.twitter.com/Y90UnMWhAa
— West Virginia Football (@WVUfootball) October 28, 2023
“WHAT A FUNKY INTERCEPTION!”
Is that really what you heard? Be honest. That is absolutely not what my eardrums picked up. I was yell laughing at this immediately. Like there’s no way. I feel like there’s a HARD “-ing” suffix on the end of that thing.
Should’ve known Collins would go full nuclear and launch an F-bomb in getting caught up in the moment like this. I covered a call of Collins’ last year that was nothing short of phenomenal. I’ll never forget it as long as I live. Kansas running back Daniel Hishaw rumbles for a crazy touchdown. Take it away, Mr. Collins!
OH MY, DANIEL HISHAW RUNS 73 YARDS FOR THE TD 🤯🔥@KU_Football takes the lead! 👏 pic.twitter.com/eO7YxmvDrO
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 24, 2022
“LOOK AT HISHAW GYY—OH!”
That abrupt transition to six octaves higher in vocal pitch still baffles me to this day. Collins went from zero to 150 in a fraction of a second. Masterful.
…As for today, OK fine. I’ll relent. He obviously wasn’t about to put his career on the line with such a boneheaded mistake as saying “f*ck” for much of America to hear.
Wow. I’m going down a bit of a rabbit hole here. Eric Collins’ electricity could power the entire country. Protect this man at all costs. Let him drop F-bombs. Who cares? Go off, sir, if you’re going to consistently deliver calls like these!
Eric Collins is a national treasure 😅🎙️
(h/t nick_pants/X) pic.twitter.com/x8GifzPBy4
— SportzCenter (@SportzCenter365) October 20, 2023
CLUTCH. WISCONSIN TAKES THE LEAD!! 🤯@BadgerFootball 🔥 pic.twitter.com/kGRD3EHHFT
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) October 21, 2023
