http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1z03b1wveM

I personally love the Maddenisms in the game. Granted, they get a bit redundant after a while but there are limitations in the amount of sayings they can load on those discs.

I for one, hope John spends a good 4 months recording new Maddenisms for future games, it just would not be the same without him.

I still think he should do 1 or 2 games a year.

I am so incredibly happy now.

I mean, it’s funny to listen him talk every now and then, but please, I want to actually, you know, learn something valuable that I don’t already know. Or just be told what’s happening on the field. That’s fine too.

But I will always be thankful for his video game ;D

He was a great announcer and his slow descent into dementia was equally entertaining.

“Ninety percent of the game is half mental.”

Yes it is, John, yes it is.

comments that were so obvious it was funny. However, I think his reason for retirement may actually be Favre… if you know what I mean…

Whoa. Kevin Seifert at ESPN: Matt Millen to Replace Madden?

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/nfcnorth/0-10-85/How-about-Matt-Millen-to-replace-Madden-.html

’Twould be hillarious.

Collinsworth is replacing Madden and going in the booth with Michaels.

I hate Collinsworth. Gah.

Au revoir, John Madden. You drove me insane, but you’ll still be missed on Sundays.

I’ve disliked him for decades, yes decades. One elbow equals two feet. I’m not gonna miss the guy at all, what a TOOL. My Thanksgivings will all be brighter, and I’ll give thanks that he is gone.

This is the happiest day of my life!

I also like how he said.. instant classic

“Leroy hoard is the kind of back that if you need 1 yard, he gets you 3 yards. And if you need 5 yards, he gets you 3 yards”

“Now the center…he’ll snap the ball to the quarterback. If he hands it to the runningback, it’ll probably be a run. But he keeps it and drops back, he’ll probably throw it.”

“Now there’s a football player.”

AHHHHHH!!!! Good Riddance!!!!

Madden was the reason I tuned into Sunday Night Football. He was the male version of “Lady Redundant Woman.” I could always count on his general cluelessness to bring me a laugh.

My younger sister was brought into football purely because she loved the way Madden talks. Trust me, she can do a killer impression.

I’ve never liked Madden all these years because of that game, never even considered buying a game with his name on it. But truth is, the hate-on for Madden was nothing compared to the hate-fear-respect I had for Tom Landry. Thank God that man’s gone, although at the same time, I thought it was pretty crappy the way he was dumped by Dallas at the end. Madden knew the game well in his hey-day, I’ll give him that, but as an announcer, he wasn’t nearly as much fun as How-ward Co-sell. All in all, it’s a good thing this announcement about Madden was made, otherwise I might not notice that he’s gone.

Is probably the saddest one of all. Someone should put him on suicide watch. Frank should send John a basket with a few Turduckens or something, because Madden basically made Frank’s career!

I despised when he called our games…drove me effin crazy with his continous stating of the obvious