Doug Maroney"

Doug Maroney"

Dick Vitale, during the SU-Memphis game. I don't remember the exact quote but he was discussing his run-in with the SU Athletic Director (who's name he couldn't remember, which delighted me so...) who was talking up our new football coach. It was the best thing Vitale said all night. The worst thing? Everything else.

about 3 years ago Sean Keeley 6 comments 0 recs |

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For a second I actually thought that might be how it was pronounced since I had only ever seen it written, not spoken.

Then I remembered that it was Dick Vitale, and I should never give anything he says a second thought.

Go, fight, and win.

by Alex O on Dec 22, 2008 5:43 PM EST reply actions

In Dicky V defense,

if Marrone is Italian-American, which his name seems to indicate, and if he correctly pronounced his name it would sound similar to that. Marron-ay, not -ey. I had a professor whose last name was Tirone and I always wanted to pronounce it the Italian way even though she didn’t.

by NOLACuse on Dec 22, 2008 5:49 PM EST reply actions

“I’m Italian… Sometimes people come up to me and they’ll be like, ‘In Italy, it’s pronounced ‘Bir-Bee-Lya.’ And I’m like, ‘In America, you’re annoying.” – Mike Birbiglia

by Sean Keeley on Dec 22, 2008 6:10 PM EST up reply actions