(c)1988 NFL/ABC–Disney Part 1 of my upload of Super Bowl XXII held on January 31, 1988 between the Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos. This game (the second Super Bowl to air on ABC) was the first of three called by the newly-minted MNF trio of Al Michaels (2nd year as pxp), Frank Gifford and Dan [...]
(c)1988 NFL/ABC–Disney Part 2 picks up with the national anthem as performed by trumpet player Herb Alpert (to date, this is the last instrumental performance of the Star-Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl; though I wouldn’t mind seeing some more instrumental performances just to get the bad taste of Christina Aguilera’s butchering the anthem out [...]
Part 3 opens with spots by Bud Light (featuring America’s favorite bull terrier, Spuds McKenzie), Eagle Premier (Chrysler was plugging the newly-acquired brand {via absorbing American Motors} like there was no tomorrow) and McDonald’s first “official” Cheddar Melt ad. Following the kickoff, the Redskins start again at about their own 16-yard-line. Washington gets a first [...]
(c)1988 NFL/ABC–Disney Part 4 starts with a break for Allstate, MasterLock, a third Eagle Premier spot and then a promo for ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings. Then the kickoff, but Ricky Sanders had the ball knocked out and a scramble for the ball ensues (ultimately, it would be ruled that Ravin Caldwell, a [...]
(c)1988 NFL/ABC–Disney Part 5 picks up with the Redskins trainers attending to Monte Coleman, but he gets up on his own and would return. At 1:08, the ABC graphics crew reveals Denver’s averaging 17.5 yards on first down to the Redskins’ anemic 1.8 (Dierdorf mentions that Washington would need a big play to pad their [...]
(c)1988 NFL/ABC–Disney Last part I have converted right now. Jay Schroeder’s only other play of the day is a pass that is dropped by Kelvin Bryant (making it FOUR drops for Washington in the first quarter). Steve Cox comes out for his fourth punt. Denver takes possession but outside of a late-hit call on middle [...]
NBC’s Al Michaels, who will call the Philadelphia Eagles/Minnesota Vikings game that has been moved from Sunday night to Tuesday night due to weather conditions, tells Rich Eisen that this reminds him of the Monday night game in 2003 between the Chargers and the Cardinals that was relocated to Arizona due to wildfires in San [...]
Toddy Tropea breaks down Cowboys vs. Bengals in the Hall of Fame Game….
Mic was on during Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles….
USC set to take a big hit as a result of the Reggie Bush and OJ Mayo investigations. If the reports are correct, Bush may also be stripped of his 2005 Heisman Trophy. Read more about this story here: “NCAA hands USC two-year bowl game ban, major scholarship reduction in football” bit.ly “Reports: NCAA hands [...]
