I don't know Eli but some of the comments above seem to mirror what I've heard about him from those that have met him.

I couldnt stand listening to him on the radio. You had no clue what was actually going on until the play was over. You thought, based on his commentary, that something great was happening all the time. Example:

"Bama comes to the line wearing their crimson jerseys and white pants and it's a long 3rd and 10 Bama, ball on the Bama 35. Milroe comes to the line, takes the snap. Defense is expecting pass but he hands the ball off to McClellan. McClellan breaks right, he's got a huge hole......shakes a defender, breaks a tackle, reverses field, he's in the open now, McClellan breaks another tackle and just will not go down. He's running like a man possessed and it takes 5 longhorn defensive players to finally manage to drag him down.......gain of 1 on the play for McClellan.... that'll bring up 4 down and 9 for Bama and they will have to punt."