Vitale signs extension with ESPN thru 2021

[CDC84]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaa...id=mailsignout

[basketballzag]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaa...id=mailsignout

I am very happy to see Dick sign on for the extension. He is a true gentleman in every since of the word and has been for a very long time.

[CDC84]

He has never been a favorite of mine as a color analyst, but there is no question that:

1) He is a very good man
2) He has done so much for the cause of fighting cancer
3) He has done so much to help spread the popularity of college basketball
4) He is easier to tolerate since his throat operation forced him to "cool it" during broadcasts
5) So long as ESPN has Adrian Branch, not even the biggest Vitale hater can say he's the worst announcer on ESPN.