Yea, good backstory when they interviewed him on ABC, he was a dude that knew nothing about sports, and decided he could fill in because it because it was just read a teleprompter and it malfunctioned about 1 second into it. Someone was looking out for him and made him suffer, he's supposedly a successful reporter now. I wish or hope he trademarked that line; he'd be one of the richest people in the country.
This is what a sportscaster sounds like when he is told through the teleprompter that his family has been kidnapped and will die if he doesn't nail this segment.
GHOSTFACE SKRILLA whoa, I liked the comment as well, but to say hands down the best of all time is a bit much. However I dont know what other comments you have or have not read & you are entitled to your opinion.
I don’t know how I came across this but as someone who’s done a lot of shameful shit in my life, oof, I couldn’t even get through this. I know it’s funny, haha, and he’s getting clowned in the comments, but this is the type of thing that could have destroyed any sort of confidence this man ever had, and I’m sure he’s carried the shame of this with him for a long time, and may still to this day. Hopefully he’s put this behind him and has moved on but fuck, this type of stuff can have a profound impact on your entire life.
From wikipedia: The teleprompter was operational, but an inexperienced operator accidentally fast-forwarded through the script, leaving Collins with no choice but to ad-lib most of his script.
You know, I'm sure he didn't want to throw anyone under the bus as a fill-in but he really should have apologized to the audience and just said we're having some technical difficulties with the teleprompter and at least saved himself a bit instead of reading every other line/word and sounding like a complete mess.
Despite the train wreck of the segment, he pressed ahead with the delivery of his catch phrase. Despite having apparently very little natural talent for it, he pressed on and became a reporter. This guy is a monument to determination. I actually admire the guy.
ccricers It's even funnier because he has no idea what team Reggie Miller is even on (or who he even is)... Come on. Indiana is basketball country... And he's a sports analyst.hahaha
SHADY3k He says "passes it to the man" haha. He has no clue who shoots the "boom goes the dynamite" shot! haha Also, he says "Chris Paul REBOUNDS out the list" haha
@@jm3245 Ha! I know right.. when he throws it back to the anchors is definitely the best part, but the best part of that part is his head movement no doubt about it! LOL. Good catch!
This guy is hardly the worst sports guy in the history of the world. It's the teleprompter guy that completely ruined this segment. This dude gets to go down in history for adding "boom goes the dynamite!" to the popular lexicon.
Ha! I was in TV for 30 and ask to step in on a live show as moderator with a lousy prompter operator and a dead IFB from NCC..What a show..I feel his pain!
@@Jayson90210 I never thought teleprompters had to be operated. Wild that they haven’t found a computer to find the optimal scrolling time so it can be automatic
I know exactly how this guy feels. I remember the first time I played a show with my band way back in like 2009 and I was the front. I had never sang in front of a group before and I was so nervous my voice kept cracking like a 12 year old haha
But thanks to this guy, we have awesome jokes now....in a pick-up game you can just call out "he passes it to the man.." and then someone else will chime in boom goes the dynamite while everyone is laughing
The trick is to rehearse a bunch and don't fight the fear! Accept your fear as it is normal. To do otherwise will only create more tension between yourself and your fear and that exacerbates it.
This guy is like probably in his 30s now with kids. They run up to him with their phone. "Daddy is this you?" And he just walks away and heads toward the liquor stash and goes into his room and locks the door.
wasn't a panic attack per se (although I'm sure it turned into that lol) the actual story is that there was a glitch with the teleprompter (I think it was going too fast?) so he had a hard time saying everything he was supposed to.
How can you call something a "Golden Age" when it just started? This video was uploaded the same year RU-vid was launched. Golden Ages usually happen after something has been around for a while.
@@bluebird5173 agreed, the golden age was more like 2006-08 before Google started messing with it too much. RU-vid was still very small and little-used in 2005. Sites like putfile, nothingtoxic, and stupidvideos were the bigger videosharing/streaming sites back then.
This is what a panic attack sounds and looks like. Also, why the hell didn't the station cut away and go to break? Makes no sense why they'd keep this running.
The sports guy called in sick. Brian volunteered to do it. They gave him the script 30 seconds before they went live, and his teleprompter started malfunctioning and sped up faster than he could read. The irony is, that he had the print-out in front of him, but was too green to remember to use it. He got a lot of hate mail, but actually went into broadcasting and was pretty good at it.
After the worst experience of your life happens on TV and then goes on the internet, the only way he could really go was up. Smart guy with a steel pair to get back up there again
to those that don't know the backstory: he was a college student at Ball State doing a sports report for his communications class, and the teleprompter malfunctioned right at the start, forcing him to make it up as he went along with zero help
+Sidney Crosby Beat me to it, although I did read on Wikipedia that the teleprompter was working fine, but the inexperienced operator accidentally fast forwarded the script forcing this guy to Ad-Lib his lines.
He probably wasn't. Usually the sports anchor is in their own area, then walk to the table at the end. I think that's what he was doing after he said they were going to check out the scores.
The first time I watched this I died laughing, then I got high and watched it again and realized how sad and devastating it was. The kid sounded so distraught when he was going over the baseball segment at the beginning, it sounded as if he felt he just blew his big chance. The fact that he was able to riff and improvise even a little was absolutely incredible, I would’ve straight up walked of the set on live tv if we’re in his shoes, so major props to him.
Lol. I was thinking the same thing. No way I’m making it thru 3 1/2 minutes of that. I’m surprised nobody came to the rescue. They let the poor guy suffer thru it all.
if i remember correctly, what happened was that the usual sportscaster got sick and with no one else to do it, they told this guy to do it. Like, with no preparations. I could be wrong tho.
+IceWarm I am pretty sure Travis was based on him. Just look at the profile of the two, they even made Travis look like Brian Boom Goes the Dynamite guy.
That “oh no” is definitely where he realizes how utterly screwed he is. Like the last calms words of a pilot before he starts to go down and fight for control. Reggie Miller is when he accepts it and finds peace right at the end.
On-air wasn't his job. Besides, he was a student intern at the station. Most college towns have a TV affiliate where broadcast journalism students work at to hone their skills and get experience. Brian probably was asked 5 minutes before the broadcast to do this, and everything else went wrong. It's like every cardiovascular surgeon in a hospital is out and they need to perform an emergency surgery and ask the 23 year old medical technician to do it.
Let's be honest, we've all been there... Especially in english class. I'm friends with pretty much everyone in my english class and we talk, laugh and tell jokes but as soon as i walk up in front of everyone to do my english oral assessment i get nervous when i usually the funny confident guy in the group.
Yeah, but that's as a student. This guy's reading from the autocue and he's been given a job as a newsreader, you'd think he'd be a little more at ease.
Jacoby Phoenix ya exactly, one is as a student you have little choice. this guy CHOSE this profession. Why on earth would you choose a profession like this if you had a deathly fear of public speaking like this guy apparently has??
fyrestorme123 This was his first time ever doing this, as he was a sub. It didn't help that the prompter and auto-cue were broken, so everything he was supposed to say was going by way to fast.
Yall, that was his first time ever, the person called off They told him to just read the screen and he will be okay. I believe the teleprompter fast forwarded the script and just went downhill from there Its all in the link i had posted
Happened to me during a piano recital when I was a kid. Knew the piece really well going and could play it no problem. Got a few bars into it during the performance and just completely blanked. It was as if I had never touched a piano before. Couldn’t even finish the piece. Feel for this guy.
That happened to me too, i completely blanked and couldn’t even start over. I never did a recital again :( crazy to see your comment lol it brought back some memories 😅
@@calumjones ugh :(( I’m sorry to hear that. I don’t have an anxiety disorder but I never performed again and the idea of being in front of an audience for anything- musical, professional, in a school setting- is PARALYZING. My mind leaves the chat and my heart rate skyrockets. After the whole thing I just wanna cry. I hope you have found good support and ways to manage your anxiety. Happy new year :)
@@kwizatzhannahrach id give it a shot again. Life is too short. Its better to try redemption then regret not going for it when its too late. I dont know ya but I believe in ya. Redeem yourself.
That’s what he should have done though. He should’ve stopped and let someone know the teleprompter was goofing up, and they could’ve gone to commercial during the technical difficulties.
@@TheWaynelds Yeah, I am surprised they kept it going. It should have been clear to everyone that there was an issue. Either the teleprompter was screwed up or this guy was having a stroke.
