Thank God- MNF replaces Guerrero.

[Bucko40]

What a waste she was last year. She was nothing more than I candy.

At least Michele Tafoya brings a a resume with a sports background on it. Good move.

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Monday, May 3, 2004


ESPN.com news services
Michele Tafoya has been hired by ABC Sports to replace Lisa Guerrero as the sideline reporter for "Monday Night Football" telecasts, the network announced Monday.


Tafoya, who spent last football season as ESPN's on-site reporter at "Monday Night Football" games, joined ABC Sports two years ago as a courtside reporter on ABC's NBA telecasts. She will work her second NBA Finals for ABC Sports in June.



ABC Sports has handed off its "Monday Night "Football" sideline reporter's role to versatile veteran Michele Tafoya.


"Michele will be a great asset to 'Monday Night Football,' " Mike Pearl, senior vice president and executive producer at ABC Sports, said in a statement. "She has done a terrific job on our NBA telecasts, and she will bring to the show a first-rate knowledge of the NFL. She is a top-notch reporter."


Guerrero, whose performance was often criticized in the national media, has been reassigned to an undetermined role, the network said. But in discussing the switch Monday, "Monday Night Football" producer Fred Gaudelli said he didn't think Guerrero was a good fit for the job.


"The sideline reporter role is in an incredibly hectic environment, nothing is predictable," Gaudelli said. "It was our hope that we would work like gangbusters to expedite that curve as quickly as we could, but in the end the talent and role weren't as compatible."


ABC Sports spokesman Mark Mandell said the network has just started talks with Guerrero about future assignment and did not have anything to announce at this time.


Before replacing Melissa Stark on "Monday Night Football", Guerrero worked as a broadcaster, actress and newspaper writer.


Tafoya joined ESPN in 2000 and also serves as an NBA sideline reporter for the network. Her additional roles include men's and women's NCAA basketball play-by-play and studio host, and sideline reporter for college football and basketball telecasts. She also has served as a substitute host on "Pardon the Interruption" and as a panelist on "Sports Reporters II."


Previously, Tafoya's ESPN assignments have included calling WNBA games, hosting skiing telecasts and working on ESPN's college basketball selection shows as a reporter.


Prior to joining ESPN, Tafoya worked for CBS Sports since 1994 as a game reporter and studio host for NFL, college football and college basketball telecasts.


Tafoya's hiring marks the third change in as many seasons to MNF's sideline role. Stark and Eric ****erson were paired for the 2000 and 2001 seasons, but ****erson was not brought back the following year.


Stark announced last spring that she was expecting her first child and would not be returning for a fourth season. Two months later, she was hired by NBC to be a national correspondent for the "Today'' show and to help cover the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

[SACK99]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bucko40
[B]What a waste she was last year. She was nothing more than I candy.



And what's the matter with EYE Candy?? Hell, It's not like Madden has a clue and he sux to look at. I'd rather see Lisa any day.

P.S. what does this Michelle chick look like??????????????????????????????????????

[bucsfan9740]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bucko40
[B]What a waste she was last year. She was nothing more than I candy.

At least Michele Tafoya brings a a resume with a sports background on it. Good move.

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ya, I like Tafoya, Guerro doesn't know anything about football. But guerro does look good

[Bucko40]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SACK99
[B]

Originally posted by Bucko40
What a waste she was last year. She was nothing more than I candy.



And what's the matter with EYE Candy?? Hell, It's not like Madden has a clue and he sux to look at. I'd rather see Lisa any day.

P.S. what does this Michelle chick look like??????????????????????????????????????

Yeah she's pretty but I want someone that has a clue what football is all about. She asked some of the most idiotic questions.

It got to the point where I'd mute her and go get another drink. Nothing against the girl but she was pretty lame.

[skinny]

I'm sure they can find some eye candy who doesn't forget who she's interviewing in mid-sentence. Anyone remember that - where she's interviewing a QB and calls him by the opposing QBs name?

[Bucko40]

[i]Originally posted by bucsfan9740

ya, I like Tafoya, Guerro doesn't know anything about football. But guerro does look good [/B]

Guerrero should have stuck to what she does best, Modeling and acting. She sure proved to me she didn't know anything about reporting or Football.

[Bucko40]

Originally posted by skinny
I'm sure they can find some eye candy who doesn't forget who she's interviewing in mid-sentence. Anyone remember that - where she's interviewing a QB and calls him by the opposing QBs name?

I want to say she was talking to Tom Brady but she thought she was talking to the other QB. Can't remember what she called him but the guy just kind of looked at her funny.

[Bucko40]

Originally posted by skinny
I'm sure they can find some eye candy who doesn't forget who she's interviewing in mid-sentence. Anyone remember that - where she's interviewing a QB and calls him by the opposing QBs name?

The other one that made me laugh was when they went her and the wind was blowing so hard she kept having to brush her hair back because she couldn't see.

I kept think of Cousin It from the Adams Family TV show.

Originally posted by Bucko40
I want to say she was talking to Tom Brady but she thought she was talking to the other QB. Can't remember what she called him but the guy just kind of looked at her funny.

Yeah, I think it was Tom Brady and she called him Jake Plummer. I've never understood why it seems like alot of women sports reporters get players names wrong ALL the time, it's funny but at the same time kind of annoying.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SACK99
[B]

Originally posted by Bucko40
What a waste she was last year. She was nothing more than I candy.



And what's the matter with EYE Candy?? Hell, It's not like Madden has a clue and he sux to look at. I'd rather see Lisa any day.

P.S. what does this Michelle chick look like??????????????????????????????????????

you must be young..Madden has forgotten more about football than you or I will EVER know.

[Bucko40]

Originally posted by 2HeadedMonster
Yeah, I think it was Tom Brady and she called him Jake Plummer. I've never understood why it seems like alot of women sports reporters get players names wrong ALL the time, it's funny but at the same time kind of annoying.

Yeah I think your right. It was the Denver/N.E. game in the middle of the year. Week 9 or 10 if my memory serves me right.

[Bucko40]

Originally posted by KrAzYbUc
you must be young..Madden has forgotten more about football than you or I will EVER know.

That's what makes Frank Caliendo from MAD TV so funny when he does his Madden skits.

[Ballin_Since_76]

ya tafoya actually knows about sports...

[Bucko40]

Originally posted by Ballin_Since_76
ya tafoya actually knows about sports...

Tafoya has worked multiple sports since 1994 on 3 major networks. So yes I'd say she a professional sports reporter.

Damn. I'm gonna miss Lisa's assets.

[BucNear]

Originally posted by BrutalHonesty
Damn. I'm gonna miss Lisa's assets.

Indeed.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SACK99
[B]

Originally posted by Bucko40
What a waste she was last year. She was nothing more than I candy.



And what's the matter with EYE Candy?? Hell, It's not like Madden has a clue and he sux to look at. I'd rather see Lisa any day.

P.S. what does this Michelle chick look like??????????????????????????????????????

Exactly. She's not much dumber than Madden.

Originally posted by KrAzYbUc
you must be young..Madden has forgotten more about football than you or I will EVER know.

Yes indeed.

carmen electra should of got the gig smh.

[bullet907]

i remember that dumb broad asking chad pennington about throwing a touchdown pass to laverneous coles in a game against the redskins and pennington said, "coles doesn't plays for us any more. he plays for the other team."

Originally posted by SACK99
And what's the matter with EYE Candy?? Hell, It's not like Madden has a clue and he sux to look at. I'd rather see Lisa any day.

Eye candy is fine, as long as it doesn't make your brain hemorrhage when it opens its mouth.

[SCHRODER]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SACK99
[B]

Originally posted by Bucko40
What a waste she was last year. She was nothing more than I candy.



And what's the matter with EYE Candy?? Hell, It's not like Madden has a clue and he sux to look at. I'd rather see Lisa any day.

P.S. what does this Michelle chick look like??????????????????????????????????????

Best shot I could find.

GO BUCS!!!

[NZBuccFan]

she has also done some nfl matchup and occasionally done nfl 2night a while ago (I think)

[TrueSteelerFan]

If you want "eye candy" there are better things to watch than football.

[DKWEST]

Sideline reporting is useless anyway. They catch the coach on the way to the locker room at halftime, and all you get is a bunch of cliches.

"Well,..we just have to execute better"

"Were going to come out in the second half and play hard"

[wrrckfan]

Originally posted by bullet907
i remember that dumb broad asking chad pennington about throwing a touchdown pass to laverneous coles in a game against the redskins and pennington said, "coles doesn't plays for us any more. he plays for the other team."

DOH!

[original_bucfan]

Bring her back for halftime, She can dance in a bikini to some good songs. Just don't let her have a mic.

[BucNear]

Eye want candy

Goodbye Lisa, I wonder if Elton John is working on a song for her???



NOTE: its not easy finding a mod-friendly pic of her

[AF Go Bucs]

The problem with MNF is they try too hard to put on a good show. It distracts from the game.

[fsuklee]

Originally posted by 2HeadedMonster
Yeah, I think it was Tom Brady and she called him Jake Plummer. I've never understood why it seems like alot of women sports reporters get players names wrong ALL the time, it's funny but at the same time kind of annoying.

Well, Pat Summerall is the king of forgetting names.