I am coming around to your POV about Berman. He has become a pompous old windbag. But he will always be remembered -- well, by many of us -- for the player nicknames.

http://www.funny2.com/berman.htm

>Tirico is ok. It's Chris Berman that I don't like. He's really, really bad. I agree about Aikman.
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>>I stand corrected. Tirico and/or Aikman had it wrong.
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>>I know you don't like Tirico. I am OK with him and think Aikman is as good as it gets, even if I could gladly go the rest of my life without hearing "on the edge" again. The new buzz phrase that is giving it a run for its money is a player getting the football "in space."
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