I don't care for football, so I didn't see what you're talking about, but I have a theory that has stood the test of time:
With regard to microphones with switches on them:
Invariably, the switch is OFF when it should be ON, and ON when it should be OFF!
That's why I always locked the switches in mic's on the ON position (as in the Altec 650A/B) so the "artist" couldn't mess things up.
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