Totally congratulating Russ.
Warren Swain was here when Tommy started. I listened to him from Samford, Hawaii and Central Mich. Ugh. Back then we had to find the broadcast if we were not there. Indiana was a reach and we were able to stream those games.
Russ came in the next year with a Bang! Interviews with the coaches and the shows as well as pre and post games were pretty good. He eschewed FB and the new "Twitter" back then but has masterfully used them in the more recent past.
Always love listening to him paint the picture and get a good feel for the game. As I grew up from a young age running the AM dial while my Pops came home from scouting we tried to catch games throughout each night. When we were not listening to local HS games we had Miami, Dayton, Cincy, UK and others colleges as well as the Cincinnati Royals on the dial. I carried that through college in Chicago area and listened to hundreds of games for years.
Russ is as good as it gets...especially at our level. Morrie Mannies, Cawood Ledford, Hilliard Gates were all giants but Russ is rapidly honing his skills and joining that elite level of broadcaster who can give you the pic. Though I still listen to radio and stream games where ever I go I can truly say we are fortunate to have him and I appreciate the level of broadcast he has brought us.
Happy 500th Russ. Have a good call.
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