Jim Nantz Should Not Be Allowed To Retire From Calling The Final Four After Watching These Videos Of His Best Calls

I honestly somewhat forgot about Jim Nantz retiring. Part of that is due to just reading everything and anything about the game I can and researching picks and all that stuff. But, I've come to the conclusion I don't want Jim Nantz to retire. He's all I know when it comes to listening to Final Four games. He's the only play-by-play guy I've ever heard call a Final Four game.

I know some people don't like him because he's a golf guy first. I know some people don't like him because of the necktie story or toast story. I frankly like him more because of those two: 

You can call me a simpleton, I really don't care. I've been called worse nearly every single day. But I like a couple of things. My recliner, my big ass chocolate lab, my family (if they read this, don't get mad, this isn't a specific order. You can tell with college hoops listed fourth), college basketball and blogging. I don't want my college basketball to change. It's already changed too much, mostly bitching about conference realignment here. But I don't want my Final Four experience to change. I want to hear 'Hello, friends.' I want to hear Raft make the same jokes with Nantz. It just makes me feel happy even if the NCAA Tournament makes me miserable because I care too much about my team. 

But this? This is what I want. 

I'm far from anti-Ian Eagle (replacing him next year). I just … like tradition. Jim Nantz is tradition. He has the big game voice. I hear Nantz, I know it's a big game. I want him to still be able to awkwardly insert something about The Masters for no reason at all during the NCAA Tournament. I want the cheesy yet awesome one-liner at the end of every title game. My favorite (non-UK one) is his Baylor's 'College basketball's greatest rebound and rebuild. Baylor is your national champions!' You know he's gonna deliver an incredible one tonight. 

I didn't think I'd write this blog. But here I am watching these videos make the rounds before his last college basketball game and my mind went there. Jim Nantz isn't allowed to retire.