Announcer Takes Shot at ‘Boring’ Albany During LSU/Iowa Game

Lobo Goes Loco on Albany on TV

In the waning moments of the monumental LSU versus Iowa women's college basketball game on Monday night, ESPN's Rebecca Lobo took a pot-shot at the city of Albany, the regional host site of the Women's NCAA March Madness.

With just over 40 seconds left to play in the game, and Iowa comfortably in the lead, Hawkeye superstar Caitlin Clark was on the free-throw line when play-by-play man Ryan Ruocco started singing her praises.

While the video cameras panned to Clark's family celebrating in the stands, Ruocco told a story about how Caitlin's been holed up in her hotel room, focusing on the games, while her family has been hitting her up for some area suggestions, things to do, etc.

"Just go find something to do in Albany", Ruocco said, paraphrasing what Clark told her family.  Adding, "I'm staying in my room...and waiting for the game."

"Just go find something to do in Albany"

That's when Ruocco's broadcast partner, Rebecca Lobo came off the top rope and dropped the hammer on the host site city, which's often been criticized by celebrities, comedians, athletes, dignitaries, and more over the years.

After Ruocco set her up, Lobo, the former UCONN and NY Liberty star knocked it down ripping Albany, "By the way...Good luck finding something to do in Albany!"

Is Albany really that boring?

OUCH!

Look, we know Albany has its issues, Lord knows it ain't perfect.  Be WE'RE allowed to say it, not you! Besides, we have museums, great restaurants, an Egg for a building on our skyline, and some of the most interesting-looking architecture in the Northeast.

And Albany did not deserve to catch this kind of stray from Lobo, who could have simply said nothing at all.