Why Ian Eagle and not Jim Nantz is calling 2024 March Madness games with Bill Raftery and Grant Hill

Here’s the answer.

If you’re tuning in to 2024 NCAA men’s tournament and you hear the familiar voices of Bill Raftery and Grant Hill on a broadcast, you know it’s truly March Madness.

But the play-by-play man isn’t longtime CBS legend Jim Nantz. Nope, that would be fellow basketball announcing legend Ian Eagle.

Why is that? You’ve come to the right place for the answer.

As you may remember, Nantz decided to step away from calling the tournament after one final tournament call in Houston in 2023. He signed off with an emotional message after the national title game.

He’s still working for CBS, but now Ian Eagle is on the lead team.

There you have it!

Why Jim Nantz isn’t calling any 2024 March Madness games

There’s a good reason for this.

If you’re looking around for Jim Nantz’s voice on any of the 2024 March Madness games, given that we’ve heard it on CBS’s coverage for decades, I have bad news for you.

You won’t find Nantz on the call. And why is that? You’ve come to the right place.

Nantz decided to step away from calling the tournament after he was on the mic one last time in Houston in 2023. He signed off with an emotional message after the national title game, with 32 years of announcing March Madness under his belt.

He’s still working for CBS, but now Ian Eagle is on the lead team.

Tony Romo calls Commanders coach Dan Quinn a ‘home-run hire’

Romo discusses how much he’s learned from Quinn.

Say what you want about CBS analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, but he knows football.

Romo and Jim Nantz will be on the call for Super Bowl LVIII as the Kansas City Chiefs look to repeat against the NFC’s No. 1 seed, the San Francisco 49ers.

As Romo made the media rounds this week in preparation for Sunday’s game, he was questioned about the Washington Commanders and their new head coach, Dan Quinn. Romo, who played 14 NFL seasons with the Cowboys, knows Quinn well. The new Washington head coach spent the past three seasons as Dallas’s defensive coordinator.

No surprise, Romo loves the hire.

“Great fit,” Romo said when asked if Quinn was a good fit in Washington.

“I think that was a home-run hire. He’s one of the rare coaches who taught me, at this point, because I’ve talked to so many, I’ve learned so much about the game. I’m always inquisitive. I want to learn. I want to learn. When I retired, I wasn’t able to sit there and be like, ‘Oh, I’m going to go coach the defensive backs.’ I know coverages, I knew fronts, but I didn’t why they were in a five high, six high, why it’s an over or an under front, I just know that they’re in that and here’s how to attack it. Dan, Belichick, there are other coaches, too. I love learning, and for me, to be able to learn from a coach is a gift. Dan was one of those guys. They hit a home run there.”

Major praise from Romo. Remember, as a game analyst, he travels to a different game every week, interviewing the coaching staffs of both teams. He talks to everyone. And his Dallas ties gave him some valuable insight into Quinn. He’s a fan.

Teaching has been one of the many things Quinn has been praised for. Before he chose coaching as a profession, Quinn planned on becoming a teacher. So it’s no surprise analysts such as Romo enjoy speaking to Quinn.

 

CBS announcers schedule set for Super Bowl 58

CBS announcers schedule set for Super Bowl 58:

Super Bowl 58 is less than two weeks away. CBS already has its announce team plans set for the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.

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Jim Nantz’s call of Tyler Bass’s wide-right miss poured salt in the wound for Bills fans

Jim Nantz wasted no time making Bills fans feel worse.

Buffalo Bills fans are accustomed to postseason torment. Scott Norwood’s “wide-right” miss to lose Super Bowl 25 is perhaps the most famous (and infamous) play in franchise history. If that’s the case, then Tyler Bass’s wide-right miss to lose to the rival Kansas City Chiefs might be a very worth second place.

CBS announcer Jim Nantz captured the moment of heartbreak in a particularly devastating fashion. After it was clear that Bass’s kick had hooked right, Nantz wasted no time invoking past demons in the Bills’ history. Because of course he did.

MORE: This Bills fan summed up exactly how heartbreaking Buffalo’s latest playoff loss to the Chiefs was.

“Wide right” is now indeed synonymous with not one but two heartbreaking Buffalo postseason losses:

Nantz isn’t wrong. The last thing Buffalo needed was for “wide right” to potentially mean one of two heartbreaking defeats. Sunday night proved to be another dark day in Buffalo professional football lore.

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Golf course near Pebble Beach that Jim Nantz called ‘spectacular’ has sold for almost $10 million

The Jack Nicklaus-designed track is a 6,673-yard, par-71 golf course, which carries a 73.7 course rating and a slope of 143.

A private golf club that sits less than 15 miles from Pebble Beach along the Monterey Peninsula was sold for nearly $10 million, according to a story in the Monterey Herald.

The Club at Pasadera was purchased from a group of local investors by Concert Golf Partners. The Jack Nicklaus-designed track is a 6,673-yard, par-71 golf course, which carries a 73.7 course rating and a slope of 143.

CBS Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz, who purchased a home in the area more than a decade ago, had high praise for the course.

“The Club at Pasadera is one of the underrated gems of California golf,” said Nantz. “The club and course are absolutely spectacular.”

(Photo courtesy Concert Golf Partners)

This marks the first California purchase for the Florida-based Concert Golf Partners, which now owns 33 properties, including The Club at Longview in Charlotte, N.C.; The Club at Renaissance in Ft. Myers, Florida; White Manor Country Club in Philadelphia; and The Muttontown Club on Long Island, N.Y.

“We’re thrilled to welcome The Club at Pasadera, a perfectly crafted golf course and premier club located in one of golf’s elite global destinations, into the Concert Golf family,” said Concert Golf Partners Senior Vice President Jordan Peace. “Our commitment to safeguarding the rich heritage of this club aligns seamlessly with our overarching mission.”

Here’s more from the Herald:

The Club at Pasadera golf course and country club is the centerpiece of the 565-acre, 250-home Pasadera Community. It opened in 2000 at a cost of $42 million, and was bought 10 years later by HNA Group, a Chinese conglomerate, for about $7.5 million after the original owners, Pasadera Country Club, LLC., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It had been in discussions with the Trump Organization about a possible sale, though the deal fell through in December 2008 over loan conditions and the threat of lawsuits. In late 2018, a group of local investors purchased Nicklaus Club Monterey for about $3.2 million and renamed it The Club at Pasadera.

(Photo courtesy Concert Golf Partners)

Why Jim Nantz and Tony Romo aren’t calling an NFL game on Sunday for CBS in Week 16

There’s a good reason for this.

If you’re watching any of the NFL games on CBS on Sunday in Week 16, you may notice an absence: There’s no Jim Nantz or Tony Romo on the mics anywhere for the network.

Why is that the case?

There’s a very good reason for that: It’s because Nantz and Romo will be calling the Christmas Day game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, Dec. 25 for CBS. So they’re getting Christmas Eve off as they prep for that contest the next day.

There’s your answer! You’ll see them tomorrow! Happy Holidays and enjoy your Sunday of NFL action.

Why Jim Nantz and Tony Romo aren’t calling an NFL game for CBS in Week 13

There’s a good reason for this.

If you’re watching any of the NFL games on CBS on Sunday in Week 13, you may notice an absence: There’s no Jim Nantz or Tony Romo on the mics anywhere for the network.

Why is that the case?

There’s a very good reason: Nantz and Romo were on for the the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving game against the Washington Commanders, and they then called the thrilling Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills contest just days later.

So the top CBS broadcast team gets a week off, as you can see from the network’s broadcaster schedule for their slate this Sunday.

There’s your answer!

Tony Romo casually called Jim Nantz ‘sexy’ on the air

“It’s not sexy like you, Jim”

Tony Romo didn’t have a great Week 12 game calling the thrilling Philadelphia Eagles overtime win over the Buffalo Bills.

But there was one moment that had everyone on social media giggling: It was the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback talking about something in the game — perhaps an aspect of one of the offenses or defenses? — and mentioning that “it’s not sexy like you, Jim” as his CBS partner Jim Nantz chuckled in response.

Criticize Romo for other stuff. This moment was very funny and shows the chemistry the pair have, at least.

Here it is, along with some reaction from fans on X (formerly Twitter):