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Originally Posted by djsFlames
I'm glad that we've unanimously latched on to a local female media personality here (she's one of the easier ones to listen to, period).
People were subtly giving flak to those who weren't Cassie fans here with the subtext that it was a "female" thing. It most certainly never was. She's a consummate professional but I just don't think colour was ever a strong suit of hers. She's better on the panel IMO.
Hopefully this demonstrates to those people that gender was never a part of the issue. Some people work in the role and some don't, and she just didn't add enough to the games for me, and didn't come across authentic or excited for the Flames.
Sandra sounds like that fellow enthusiast that you'd rehash the previous game with at the water cooler. She gives an emotional perspective of a fan as well on key parts of Flames history. Makes her commentary relatable, as we all were there and felt the same things.
It's leagues better than someone that sounds robotic and like they can't wait to be able to talk about McDavid all the time.
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Disliking Campbell's commentary skills is not a gender thing. The seething, hyperbolic hate that surrounds her is a gender thing.
She's not my first choice for colour commentary, but she's also not the bumbling, moronic, Oiler-loving hack that posters make her out to be in every...single...GT when she's on the mic.
On topic, I've only caught Sandra on radio a couple of times so far but her performance and chemistry with Pat feels seamless. I'm a fan.