Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews to Call Super Bowl LI: Comments, Reaction

The trio of Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews have been the lead voices of Fox's NFL coverage since 2014, so it's no surprise the network announced on Tuesday that they will head up its Super Bowl LI coverage.

Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated relayed the announcement.

Buck and Aikman have called the last four Super Bowls for Fox (including one with Cris Collinsworth). Andrews made her Super Bowl debut in 2014, where she split duties with Pam Oliver. 

Andrews formally replaced Oliver as the sideline reporter for Fox's top NFL broadcast later that year and has worked with the Buck-Aikman duo ever since.

Fox carries the Super Bowl once every three years in a rotation with CBS and NBC. Buck and Aikman will become the longest-tenured current Super Bowl announce team with their fifth broadcast. CBS has had Jim Nantz and Phil Simms in its booth for its last four broadcasts.

While that level of consistency is desirable for the networks, Buck-Aikman is still a ways away from setting the all-time record. Pat Summerall and John Madden called a record eight games together over a two-decade span with CBS and Fox. Summerall also holds the all-time record with 16 appearances overall on a Super Bowl broadcast team.

If any team can wind up approaching those all-time marks, it's Buck and Aikman. Despite being around seemingly forever, they are by far the youngest top team among the three broadcast networks. Buck and Aikman are both under 50 years old, whereas the booths for CBS and NBC both consist of men 57 or older.

So while Buck and Aikman draw some criticism from fans, they're generally well-received from a critical standpoint and are clearly here to stay.

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