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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Hard one to stomach, baby</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/18/524736.aspx</link><description>The next few months will be a little quieter during college basketball games. And it’s not a good thing.

ESPN’s Dick Vitale will have throat surgery to remove lesions from his left vocal cord and will be out until at least February. (If you want to</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Hard one to stomach, baby</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/18/524736.aspx#526523</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:06:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:526523</guid><dc:creator>Michael Davis, Annapolis, Maryland</dc:creator><description>What? Vitale is awful. He is incredibly juvenile. The only basketball commentator as bad is Raftery. This is great for college basketball; everyone will get a chance see how good it is to watch and listen to a game without &amp;nbsp;all the garbage we're usually exposed to. I hope he gets well and retires.</description></item><item><title>Hard one to stomach, baby</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/18/524736.aspx#530192</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:40:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:530192</guid><dc:creator>Vidal, La Puente, CA</dc:creator><description>Viatle maybe a little bit over the top sometimes, but i would not say awful, he makes the game more exciting. You could be watching Iona vs. Bowling Green, and you would get excited about the game just hearing him talk about the players on team. Get Well Dickie V.</description></item><item><title>Hard one to stomach, baby</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/18/524736.aspx#530530</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:10:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:530530</guid><dc:creator>Joe Jones Charleoote Nc</dc:creator><description>The game although great is not the same without your insight, and colour. Get well soon!</description></item><item><title>Hard one to stomach, baby</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/18/524736.aspx#537857</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:37:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:537857</guid><dc:creator>Dan Racine, Estero FL</dc:creator><description>&amp;amp; How many remember University of Detroit Coach Vitale? &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Vitale had a 78-30 record during his tenure at Detroit, which included a 21-game winning streak during the 1977 season. During that streak, the Titans defeated Marquette University, who would go on to win the 1977 NCAA title, on the road in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dick's en-thoo-zee-az-uhm is contagious ! &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Enthusiasm: Any of various forms of extreme devotion, usually associated with Intense Emotionalism and a BREAK WITH ORTHODOXY &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dick, See you in a month or so.</description></item><item><title>Hard one to stomach, baby</title><link>http://beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/18/524736.aspx#573724</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:42:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:573724</guid><dc:creator>dot burroughs,chapmansboro,tn.</dc:creator><description>who will introduce us to the diaper dandies,who will point out the space heaters,who will name the guys who will be a STAR? we love you dickie.get well soon.can't wait to see you back at cameron!</description></item></channel></rss>