Ok I'll Say It..

[gatormoe1]

This is the first time I've ever heard Billy not be able to say what he wanted to and couldn't find a word to express himself (when he was talking about the echo). Also, I think he was so choked up he was slurring his words like he was drunk. lol

Am I the only one that noticed?

[Gatuar]

I think the echo was really messing w him

[gatordavisl]

Minor flaws due to echo. Billy is always a great speaker.

[outbackjack]

I thought he sounded drunk too, and he even joked about it because of the echo.

Man I love having him as coach.

My friend and I have a fun game in which we hang on Billy's every word, waiting for the inevitable "very, very" quote. Then we high five.

Absolute first thing out of his mouth when addressing the crowd tonight.

It's a guarantee whenever he speaks.

But the coup de gras is the ever-elusive "much, much", which he only tosses in about 3 times a year.:grin:

[GothamGator]

I initially wrote off his unusual bad speaking after the game to the echo, but I think the OP may be on to something. I think Billy may have been so upset by how things ended up that he was having trouble expressing himself.

[SM1010]

Nope because right after they called the game the sideline reporter interviewed him, and he sounded perfectly normal.

It wasn't until he was given a microphone to talk to the crowd that he sounded drunk.

First time I've ever heard him sound like he was at a complete loss for words. It was kind of funny actually, that echo really confused the hell out of him. Coach Thompson did fine with it though.

[gatormoe1]

I think the loss for words was the echo, I think the slurring was the emotion of the whole event.

[regurgigator]

After a couple of mistakes, I was wondering if he was having a stroke! I actually felt some relief when he mentioned he was having a problem with the echo. I think the echo caused him to end a couple of sentences before he got the last word of the sentence out.

[tupacbiff]

For those of u who never spoke to a large crowd in a stadium or large venue that echo is a killer.

[rtgator]

For those of u who never spoke to a large crowd in a stadium or large venue that echo is a killer.

Rosanne Barr had a problem with it when singing the national anthem. :)

[orangeblueorangeblue]

Sounds fine here at least:

http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=24263

[Tim85]

I thought he sounded drunk too, and he even joked about it because of the echo.

Man I love having him as coach.

My friend and I have a fun game in which we hang on Billy's every word, waiting for the inevitable "very, very" quote. Then we high five.

Absolute first thing out of his mouth when addressing the crowd tonight.

It's a guarantee whenever he speaks.

But the coup de gras is the ever-elusive "much, much", which he only tosses in about 3 times a year.:grin:

That's actually kind of awesome outback, thanks for sharing.

[rserina]

I noticed it, too, but his comment about the feedback made sense. Hell, I can't even have a phone conversation when my cell goes haywire with that, let alone address troops publicly with a diplomatic statement.

[gatorfansrule]

I thought he sounded drunk too, and he even joked about it because of the echo.

Man I love having him as coach.

My friend and I have a fun game in which we hang on Billy's every word, waiting for the inevitable "very, very" quote. Then we high five.

Absolute first thing out of his mouth when addressing the crowd tonight.

It's a guarantee whenever he speaks.

But the coup de gras is the ever-elusive "much, much", which he only tosses in about 3 times a year.:grin:

I thought I was the only person that has noticed that he says "very, very" about every other sentence, lol.

[jshaas]

He sounded drunk and Thompson sounded normal right after Donavan spoke

[gatordd]

I thought he sounded drunk too, and he even joked about it because of the echo.

Man I love having him as coach.

My friend and I have a fun game in which we hang on Billy's every word, waiting for the inevitable "very, very" quote. Then we high five.

Absolute first thing out of his mouth when addressing the crowd tonight.

It's a guarantee whenever he speaks.

But the coup de gras is the ever-elusive "much, much", which he only tosses in about 3 times a year.:grin:


I'm so sad I'm not your friend

[HumpGator]

Trying to speak when you can hear yourself with a very slight delay is incredibly disorienting. I've experienced the exact thing that happened to Billy. He wasn't choked up or drunk (though he did sound it), hearing his own voice just messed him up.

[regurgigator]

He sounded drunk and Thompson sounded normal right after Donavan spoke

Maybe Thompson has some more experience with reverberation.

[outbackjack]

Donovan on Wilbekin.......hits the TRIPLE :laugh:


He’s very, very remorseful,” Donovan said. “He feels very, very bad. Internally, really, really hurt by it. Took responsibility, accepted being accountable. I think he understands. For me as a coach, I think a lot of times it’s a lot bigger than the outcome.”

[akaGatorhoops]

^^LOL. I commented on that on the other board, saying Coach really, really loves adverbs very, very much.

[jmac83]

Never get into a drinking game based on how often Billy says "I think" in an interview, not if you want to walk away.

[jeffphillips21]

no way BD was drunk. It was the echo. when you hear what you said a second ago echo through the stadium it throws you off, making you stumble and stammer. it's all it was and he said as much after. I think Thompson was ready for the echo so was smoother

[gatormoe1]

Let me clarify something, I'm not saying he IS drunk, that is probably the last thing on earth that would happen. I'm saying he was slurring his words like he was drunk.

[jhlu87]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2109137/A-mute-button-people-Japanese-invent-speech-jamming-gun-stops-people-talking-freezing-brain.html

when me mentioned the echo this is the first thing I thought of. I remember reading about this last year, and thinking it was crazy