In a delightful twist of fate, the KU Championship may have set the
table for CBS' removal of Billy Packer.

While most of us basketball fans had resigned ourselves to a few more
years of Billy Packer's inane ramblings, ACC bias, and his disdain for
the mid-major schools; CBS has remarkably sent ol' Billy out to
pasture with at least another year on his contract.

In a delightful twist of fate, the KU Championship may have set the
table for CBS' removal of Billy Packer.

While most of us basketball fans had resigned ourselves to a few more
years of Billy Packer's inane ramblings, ACC bias, and his disdain for
the mid-major schools; CBS has remarkably sent ol' Billy out to
pasture with at least another year on his contract.

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College basketball commentator Billy Packer, who has announced 34
consecutive Final Fours on network television and created a few
controversies along the way, will not be returning to CBS for a 28th
season, The Miami Herald has learned.

CBS has decided to replace Packer, 68, with studio analyst Clark
Kellogg on its lead announcing team.

An announcement is expected Monday, but CBS representative Leslie Anne
Wade confirmed the story Sunday night.

CBS believed the time was right for a change and that Kellogg deserved
a chance to work with Jim Nantz on the lead team.

Packer, who had been going year to year with his contract, confirmed
through a CBS official Sunday that he no longer will broadcast for the
network but is pursuing other projects in basketball. Packer declined
to comment further.
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One has to wonder if the CBS execs were pushed over the edge by Packer
during the KU/UNC Final 4 game where Billy boldly declared the game
over and a blowout with 4 minutes left in the 1st Half- essentially
instructing the millions watching to tune into something else more
entertaining.  I'm sure that went over well with the advertisers who
had ponied up big money for the prime 2nd half slots.

I for one will now watch the KU championship DVD again, with even
greater pleasure, knowing that Billy's called his very last game.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.  March just got even better.

MV