ABC College Football Theme 1999-2006

[@ConnorMiller417]

The sounds of my childhood. The 2000’s had the best of everything! I miss those times. 😢

[@zsouth00]

Still the greatest college football theme of all time. Nothing got me more hyped than hearing this music start a broadcast

[@bsimp821]

It needs to be brought out of retirement especially with the new SEC media deal in place.

[@jh.4770]

I'd say this theme and CBS theme is the best. Off topic. On the college basketball side, ABC's college basketball theme was the best. If you never heard of it, just imagine the college football theme but a lot more upbeat.

[@jonathanwatson1908]

​@@jh.4770 the 90s or the mid 2000s

[@edwardrichardson9543]

Definitely on Saturday

[@edwardrichardson9543]

You are looking live at a sold out Big House where Michigan hosts Notre Dame in an early season showdown

[@RobbieStacks90]

"And now let's go to New York for a studio update with John Saunders. John, take it away!"

[@zenethis92]

ah the memories

[@ljhudsonjr]

Yep! ✔😂

[@RobbieStacks90]

@@zenethis92 No doubt, this theme really amped up the atmosphere of big time games on Saturday. I'll never forget the first time I got into college football, watching the '98 Big 12 Championship Game on ABC as a kid and they kept checking in with John Saunders (RIP) for updates from the Miami-UCLA game. I wasn't familiar with the BCS or ANY of the teams, but that weekend really got me into it. My mom bought me a Sports Illustrated Year in Review Almanac from Odd Job.. or rather I made her buy it.. and I went right to the college teams and learned all of them, even the I-AA teams and my video games helped too (NCAA Football, NCAA Final Four).

[@RoysWorld1985]

No doubt about it. Whenever ABC airs college football, this theme gets me excited about another college football Saturday. I really miss this theme and I wish they could've kept it. ESPN on ABC sucks!

[@kevinthomas7707]

RIP John Saunders

[@TheJohnriley07]

Opportunity missed by ESPN/ABC for mot bringing this classic back woth their SEC coverage.

[@JonesDylan874]

Agreed.

[@JohnFelchner]

Thank God they didn't. Don't wanna sully this greatness with the sec.

[@PENS68]

Early-Mid 2000s nostalgia. Takes me back to middle school and freshman and sophomore years of high school and listening to the likes of Keith Jackson and Brent Musburger on Saturday Afternoons during September, October, and November.

[@edwardrichardson9543]

Brad Nessler was no slouch either

[@ChinoTV]

One of the greatest sports themes of all time. Man I wish they'd go back

[@randydubin7118]

Man, this theme music brings back such great memories! The second you heard this music come on, you knew a big game was on!

[@noahtaylor4213]

"A sold out Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on a steaming October afternoon. It's more than just a football game...It's a rivalry, with National Championship implications. The top ranked team in the land on their home turf against the Seminoles of Florida State." -Brad Nessler

[@bondzo7184]

he missed it ! Wide Left !

[@eliteleagueofcollegefootba5021]

@@bondzo7184 "Wide right so many times.................and when it came down to dethroning a champion.......................it was wide left".

[@shootymcglocktoter1352]

Sent chills down my spine just reading this in Brad Nessler’s voice.

[@matthewquering7028]

Noah my man. You nailed it.

[@justinbrosious6601]

More like Penn State vs PSU or UM

[@Michael-jg6yf]

I miss ABC Sports! The 90s to 2006 was ABC’s Sports golden years. I loved all the announcers, and had some really memorable college football moments. At least we were treated to an amazing game between Texas and USC as ABC Sports final broadcast. RIP Keith Jackson!

[@TheLocalLt]

Michael J ABC Sports in like 2005 had some of the best music ever for every single sport, and they covered pretty much every sport

[@drewzuhosky6826]

Technically, the final telecast under the ABC Sports banner was a rained out 2006 Little League World Series final.

[@blobulous3500]

then ESPNCNN ruined it

[@ChiragSonne]

@@drewzuhosky6826 Because they showed Power Rangers Mystic Force instead of Little League World Series in 2006

[@TheLocalLt]

I can’t believe John Saunders and Keith Jackson are gone

[@FBIStatMajor]

Keith lived a wonderful life at least. John was gone too early however. He was the best anchor sportscenter ever produced IMO

[@juliansmith4352]

​@@ginger00022Theyre gone but not forgoting as college football icons

[@edwardrichardson9543]

Rest in Peace

[@BadOpticon]

@@FBIStatMajorJohn was the greatest but Rece Davis is a giant all his own

[@couz96797]

Too bad Brett is retired. His voice is also part of this.

[@DerekJS82]

Wish they would bring this theme back. You knew it was gonna be a big game when you heard this theme.

[@edwardrichardson9543]

Facts

[@markfroman738]

@@DerekJS82 FOR ALL THE TOSTITOS

[@thomastripp9002]

The music still gets me pumped to this very day. Thankfully, I collect vintage College Football games on DVD and although I got into football during the later years of this theme, I still get goosebumps hearing Brent Musburger and Keith Jackson's voice.

[@rbaki94]

Jackson. Nessler. Musburger. Good lord those were the days.

[@andrewwatson8591]

I will never understand why people change awesome stuff. It’s like they sit in the boardroom and say,” hey you know that theme that everybody loves, and not one person on the planet dislikes? Yeah let’s change that for absolutely no reason”

[@Knightmessenger]

Even if the abc branding had stayed, the graphics would have still changed and evolved. But this theme music? No way, why would you get rid of it?

[@jdabrown]

That’s called fixing something that isn’t broken 🙄 so annoying

[@markfroman738]

Just like when a store or restaurant completely changes their perfect layout on the inside. Drives me bonkers.

[@SportsBuilding]

ABC Sports dissolved, and ESPN had their own music and branding already. It stinks, but there was a logical reason.

[@markfroman738]

@@SportsBuilding most illogical

[@OverlordMasterOfMen]

What great music. What great presentation. I loved ABC Sports College Football presentation. In my opinion, it was the best on TV. RIP John Saunders and Keith Jackson.

[@robminmonaca]

Overlord Master of Men of course ESPN had to screw it all up.

[@author]

Great intro & outro music. The best ABC's College Football ever had, even during the ESPN years. Whoever composed this theme definitely deserved every royalty / residual they ever received over this.

[@slickrick51583]

RIP Keith Jackson

[@nehru0310]

... and now RIP John Saunders.

[@jimmyk127]

the grand daddy of them all

[@MusicCityCANE]

A sold out Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida on a steamy October afternoon. Its more than just a football game, its a rivalry, with national championship implications. The top ranked team in the land, on their home turf against the 12th ranked Seminoles of Florida State...

[@sacheenmehta1982]

Glad to see ABC making an attempt back into sports but agree this theme is epic. RIP John Saunders

[@robminmonaca]

ESPN should have kept Abc sports branding though. Disney screwed up big time with this espn/abc integration. I still hate to watch college football games with the ESPN ON ABC intro crap. ABC was the big name in college football. They killed Monday night football and it's a shell of what it used to be on Monday night.

[@idanoreilly]

Exactly

[@Knightmessenger]

Especially when the graphics and theme song used in 2006 for the beginning of espn on abc were just bad. Murky orange, kinda dark but not quite black and neon red combined with horrendous compression artifacts didnt look good even with HD sets. The presentation on the four letter network is much improved now but I still dont understand why they have to pretend ABC doesnt exist at all.

[@ahmadbryant2528]

I like espn on abc

[@alexcentury2166]

This song is so damn nostalgic. The "I'm 10 and Michigan is on the road this week" vibes are real lol

[@timbliss9892]

Also back when ESPN did NASCAR they put the bigger more important races on ABC to gain a larger audience. All the big time ESPN events were on ABC and you knew it was a major deal to be on ABC.

[@schub22]

Oh my god. Thank you. I've been searching for this for 10 years.

[@916Husky]

Chills hearing this theme song. love college football so much!!!

[@jakewilson910]

I love this theme song from ABC collegiate sports!!!

[@MichaeIGames]

i'm confident one day ESPN will bring this back

[@hugh-jasole]

Never happening bud

[@Samtheman85844]

I miss this ABCCollege Football Theme 1999-2006.

[@MrMabloom]

"You are looking live." -Can we please bring this jam back

[@parkerweekly8954]

I’m seeing Penn St kicking the shit out of Wisconsin on Michael Robinsons senior day.

[@abyz1467]

Pure nostalgia hit

[@JonesDylan874]

Nothing like the classics. Severely disappointed they didn't bring this back for the SEC on ABC.

[@eyeshinefan24]

"You're looking live at the Horseshoe in Columbus, Ohio home of the buckeyes" -Musburger

[@dembuckeyes]

eyeshinefan24 eyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!

[@chadbaughman401]

On the banks of the Olentangy - Keith Jackson

[@VolsFan4Life]

“You are looking LIVE at the Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami, Florida where the Miami Hurricanes play host to the Seminoles of Florida State.” - Brent Musberger

[@gregmcmahon124]

I miss this ABC College Football Theme 1999--2006.

[@ChiragSonne]

Man I missed 2000s! Missed kids shows to sports

[@michaelhogg324]

You are LOOKING LIVE at ROSS-ADE Stadium where Drew Brees and the Purdue Boilermakers are on a quest to get to Pasadena and the Rose Bowl but today they have to go through Steve Bellisari and the potent Buckeye Offense. The winner is in the drivers seat for Pasadena next on ABC!

[@michaelhartman683]

Remember that like it was yesterday

[@mattcasey9445]

I’d do damn near anything for ABC/ESPN to bring this back as the theme song

[@916Husky]

Bring this theme music bag espn. So good. Became a college football fan as a kid in the 90s.

[@emperorburton]

“Welcome to Autzen stadium in beautiful Eugene, Oregon for this football game between the top ranked USC Trojans and the Oregon Ducks.”

[@jonathan_tong93]

This was the theme music of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series on Net 25 fron 2000 to 2006

[@justinbrosious6601]

Love this song

[@JoshRedcay]

I’m begging them to bring this back

[@hermansaffordjr5508]

bring back abc college football and keep Disney out of sports

[@c.l.madison9870]

Back in the day when the Canes were the best program in college football. I still love them, but now they are just a shell of their former selves.

[@dannymoe9028]

Shut up dude

[@c.l.madison9870]

20Piece MoJo it’s the truth

[@eliteleagueofcollegefootba5021]

Indeed. It's just been 15 years of meh since then.

[@JonesDylan874]

Agreed...

[@GrunkSmash]

This song needs to return full time! Love that the old NBA on NBC theme returned(granted to other channels) but can’t kill a legend

[@nickshannon2879]

This theme is synonymous with the Ohio State - Michigan rivalry

[@alexcentury2166]

This gives me huge “Its 2005, I’m 10, and Michigan is on the road this week” vibes lol

[@edwardrichardson9543]

So is the Texas-Oklahoma Red River Shootout

[@blobulous3500]

When ABC sports was the best before ESPCNN ruined it

[@jayglenn82]

100 percent agree

[@Need1738]

We used to be a proper country

[@GrunkSmash]

This song needs to return to prominence

[@gregmcmahon957]

I really love this ABC College Football Theme.

[@greghagood2179]

You are looking live!!

[@Josh-yr1oq]

When I hear this I think Brad Nessler in the booth and John Saunders, Doug Flutie, and some third dude (can't remember his name) in the studio

[@jw-jx1uc]

I love this song..

[@williambolden6437]

I miss this so much!! Too bad Kentucky Football wasn’t on ABC

[@dembuckeyes]

This makes me tingle just like ASMR

[@Loopy-Angels]

THE BEST 🎉

[@TheBlackMambaa248]

YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE

[@twicethechamps]

ESPN on ABC kept the BCS theme and turned it into the Saturday Night Football theme, then the BCS theme again (on ESPN), but I wish they would've kept this theme for the regular season and implemented it on ESPN instead of using ESPN's theme. Heck, the NBA theme that started in 2005 even migrated to ESPN and stayed on ABC under the ESPN branding.

[@Whereyahidin]

02 buckeyes!!!

[@flagtheoffense]

YOU'RE LOOKING LIIIIIVE AT ....

[@notoriouseagle1074]

I wish ABC still used this for afternoon games the way they used that BCS music for Saturday Night Football.

[@tylernelson3343]

They need to bring this theme back to ABC college football

[@samsticka]

"Welcome to Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska! Another sellout crowd. The sellout streak goes back to 1962."

[@joesinople9403]

I still miss John Saunders

[@johnneal5623]

Good evening from a frigid East Lansing, Michigan as the Michigan State Spartans take on the Penn State Nittany Lions

[@gregorymcmahon876]

I really miss ABC College Football Theme.

[@jimmyk127]

brett mussburger goes on to say you are looking live at South Bend Indiana Notre Dame Stadium

[@Knightmessenger]

Before the NBC contract in 1991, Brent Musberger called lots of Irish games for CBS, including 88 Miami.

[@jonathan_tong93]

The IRL IndyCar Series on Net 25 theme song (2000-2006) ©2000 BMG Records Pilipinas, Inc. and Eagle Broadcasting Corporation

[@batonrougetombo]

LSU is on the way, Austin.

[@rickyearly9920]

ABC at its peak

[@23tjhall]

Can anyone advise how to download/capture this theme music? It isn't available to purchase over iTunes.

[@sawmill035]

You know a song is epic when the next recommended video is Duel of the Fates. And no, I have not been listening to Star Wars music recently.

[@CHICANO1975]

Brent Musberger: "You are looking live..."

[@jasonbutz954]

ABC!!

[@crawford371]

This should be the SEC on ABC theme

[@rod17gcu]

2006 rose bowl!! USC vs Texas!

[@playoffexpert3938]

They should’ve kept this intro until about 2015 when all the Espn networks changed the song

[@doomguy2337]

Holy Buckeye

[@kinggator9878]

huge flashback

[@jonathanlarge3134]

I always think of when my kstate Wildcats upset oklahoma in the big 12 championship best theme ever

[@BobbyRyan21]

ABC used to have the best college football coverage now it's a joke.

[@michaelhogg324]

I wonder how I can get permission to use the theme for the upcoming season since I call HS Football?

[@Knightmessenger]

Well, it was created by a company called Nonstop Music, they do have a website but I dont know if anyone has heard back from them on using these themes.

[@KingMike-un5vz]

Why couldn't they just keep this theme

[@PunkProfess0r]

This theme actually started in 1997

[@playoffexpert3938]

Nah 1999-2005 is correct

[@bigtimeaze-azeramos9645]

Why does its sound like a super sentai theme?

[@frankvee8068]

as good as anything EVER done by NFL Films

[@DeAngeloStevens]

ABC 33/40

[@shaunhagwood8058]

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[@zackb99]

BRING THIS BACK FOR THE SEC ON ABC!!! Only because CBS is giving our legendary theme to the punkass b1g.

[@crawford371]

Bring back ABC Sports branding in general

[@abyz1467]

As a fan of a big ten school, I agree. It’s my favorite theme ever, I just want to hear it on TV again.

[@patrickgunsaullus7727]

This Was Before ESECPN/Walt-Disney Political BS Got Involved!!!!!!!!!!!!