How I didn't want to like Jesse Palmer as an announcer

Former Florida Gators quarterback and subject of the "reality" television show "The Bachelor," Jesse Palmer has been in the booth the last couple years announcing college football games. I really didn't want to like the guy. The fact he was on "The Bachelor" made me a bit squeamish. He's pretty good looking, has perfect hair. Yeah, he's the kind of guy other guys love to hate. Unfortunately, I have to give the guy props. He's a very solid announcer. The guy does his research. He rolls numbers off his tongue like Charlie Sheen rolls doobies. He reminds me of myself, well, minus the hair and the money and, well, I'll stop there. With all the homer announcers whom utilize emotion over statistics and logic, constantly illustrating bias toward a certain team (their alma mater perhaps) or a conference, Palmer just seems to call it like he sees it without the before-mentioned biases and that's very refreshing. With Craig James having slept with the SEC for a number of years to Lou Holtz believing Notre Dame can compete for the national championship after losing 4 games to Mark May disagreeing with everything Lou Holtz says just for the hell of it and beyond, it's very nice to have an up-and-coming college football announcer like Jesse Palmer. He reminds me of a younger version of Kirk Herbstriet, only with a better memory regarding specific numbers it seems. I'm about as critical as they get when it comes to sports announcers. Mr. Palmer, in the off-chance that you hear about this blog, kudos to you, sir. Keep up the good work!