CBS NFL Today Open and Bump 1989

From CBS, the open for the NFL Today and NFL coverage bump in 1989.

[@mediadude08]

The announcer who announced the program lineup at the start of the clip is William Mercer.

[@symbalamark7861]

mediadude08 theee William mercer

[@danalong1237]

And the other announcer who announced what was coming up next from CBS Sports is Doug “Prime 9” Jeffers.

[@LinkRocks]

The first game of Jimmy Johnson and Troy Aikman's careers. The Saints whopped my Cowboys 28-0 that day, but things got really good quickly for the 'Boys.

[@m1sterhockey]

I remember hearing Brent Musburger say that he got many calls from bookies saying that those pictures better be live as if it was snowing or raining hard they would change the spread based on the pictures. I used to get my little tape player and record every opening of the nfl today and the beginning of the Vikings Games.

[@BHoz77]

I remember Barry Sanders making his Lions debut on this day as well against the Cardinals. He ran for 17 yards on his first carry and right away, I knew he was going to be something special. Even then, The Lions still weren't very good, but he at least made the team fun to watch.

[@radioaffliction]

Love it! You are Looking Live!!!!!

[@JoseTwitterFan]

This version lasted only one season, which was also Brent Musberger's last as NFL Today host before CBS's dumb decision to fire him.

[@mesocorny4366]

Opening day ‘21 approaching makes me wanna look back at prev opening days like this

[@rockvilleraven]

Rosko Mercer voicing over what we'll see today on CBS Sports, he was a legendary progressives rock DJ who quit on the air and because he didn't like the consultants taking over at WOR-FM, later got picked up by WNEW.

[@danalong1237]

RIP Rosko Mercer.

[@jerseyfla]

Yes, because there is an NFL Today open from the 1988 NFC Championship and it had the 1983 era "computer robot" open. The next year CBS would use the short lived Super Bowl XXIV theme for both NFL Today and game coverage.

[@mediadude08]

This would be Brent Musburger's last season as host of the NFL Today, as he was dismissed by CBS Sports in April 1990. Greg Gumbel would take his place the next season. Irv Cross would be eventually demoted to the position of game analyst and be replaced by Terry Bradshaw. Dick Butkus and Will McDonough didn't return for '90 either.

[@JHarrison49]

"LA'S attack revolves around the strong right arm of chris, pardon me jim everett."

[@twfownerman]

oh man 1989 cowboys wish i could 4get bout that season

[@symbalamark7861]

Romo looks good

[@danalong1237]

And he is now Jim Nantz's partner on the NFL on CBS!

[@PCCphoenix]

You're right--it's actually kicker Roger Ruzek.

[@nickbruni8307]

WAAM in Ann Arbor, MI still uses a different version of that cue during the first menu for commentaries and stuff like that

[@dawgzofwar7618]

Man this made me feel just a lil old. I was 15 then.

[@bmasters1981]

Absolutely agreed. Want more? Check out that "NFL Today" edition from the last week of the '84 season, posted in 5 parts. Search under "NFL Today 1984." It's got Brent, Irv, and Jimmy "The Greek." They were light-years above who we have today.

[@marquishoward3529]

R.I.P Irv Cross

[@darkhorse219]

The Rams offense revolves around the right arm of Chris, I mean, Jim Everett.

[@bakerandbaker1]

Yeah. If I could invite any two people out to dinner, I would probably invite Brent and, as a Sox fan, NESN Red Sox color commentator and former Red Sox second baseman Jerry Remy.

[@bmasters1981]

I think that he works for a Minneapolis station now (KMSP Fox 9, IIRC) and is also CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota, according to Wikipedia.

[@danalong1237]

This was the final season for Brent Musburger, as he was let go by CBS on April Fools' Day 1990, and also the final season for Dick Butkus, who returned to acting after this season.

[@paulsonj72]

This comes from opening day of the 1989 season.

[@SheltonWalden]

The great NY DJ Rosko - I knew him - was a very nice man - died of cancer a few years ago

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

NFL today from the early 90s CBS Sports Greg Gumbel and Terry Bradshaw 1990 through 1993 era

[@crawford371]

RIP Irv Cross

[@eyeontv]

Editing glitch, nothing intentional

I like KCBS-TV.

[@oak71]

Whatever happened to Irv Cross?

[@scottbrown7497]

Pre Game show was only a half an hour Wow

[@bakerandbaker1]

And the Niners game would be a special thursday presentation of SNF on NBC. Also, the SNF rights have since been acquired by NBC from ESPN (who received the rights to MNF from sister network ABC), meaning NBC regains pro football rights nine years after losing AFC rights to CBS who had lost NFC rights to FOX five years before that.

[@danalong1237]

Eventually, Paul Tagliabue became NFL commissioner 6 months after Pete Rozelle resigned, and he would stay there until 2006, when current commissioner Roger Goodell took over.

[@dpinzow]

Phil Simms was the quarterback not getting paid enough and he held out until August...Doug Williams was afraid he would not get paid at all (Mark Rypien took his job in preseason)

[@dgendvil]

That seemed like a great upset, but the Cowboys went to become the team of the 1990's in the NFL. Since 1996-97, they haven't been great, but still the Cowboys.

[@yourboyken7871]

Which NFC East QBS were they talking about when one wasn't getting paid enough and other wasn't getting paid at all?

[@sarnow76]

YourBoy Ken Phil Simms wasn’t paid enough and Doug Williams got cut

[@08WSChamps]

thts crazy no1 would know how great the Cowboys and the "Rookie" Troy Aikman would be throughout the enitre 90s (I hate the cowboys, being an eagles fan but will admit they were a great franchise). And boy do i miss Joe Montana he was oe of my top 5 QB's of all time, along with many other football fans. The 9ers havent been te same w/out Joe and Young.

[@ericcollins81]

hell yeah

[@bakerandbaker1]

@Mcnzlea, I hope so. I hope the NFL isn't stupid enough to air the Super Bowl on cable, even if it is an ESPN on ABC production. Mike Tirico calling a super bowl-yuck!

[@PJSkins26]

89 Cowboys = Epic Fail.

[@crawford371]

@mjwatts1983 actually they revised the episode and named the 2008 Lions as the worst ever.

[@Jean0987654321]

You are looking live BRING BACK MUSBURGER ;P

[@KodytheRedFox]

Why?

[@txdemon666]

@jfliguy So true man, so true.

[@bakerandbaker1]

@netpropheting: firts off, if you're going to criticize Musburger, at least spell his name right; it's "Brent", not "Bretn". Secondly, elaborate: what exactly do you mean when he says "nothing" as you claim he does?

[@untexan]

I still can't believe they got rid of the classic NFL Today music for this slap bass and baritone sax disaster of a song.

[@199019852007]

best 11 million spent on troy aikman

[@SFFOOL76]

lol, it was horrible to look at tv, never went there

[@dgendvil]

Also, they still didn't haveJimmy the Greek because he was fired because the racism comments that he made on of the shows couple of years earlier. He would die in 1996.

[@domirules28]

cbs should go back to this theme for the nfl today and the bumpers between games...i like james brown, and company, but the current theme needs to go...

[@danalong1237]

And as far as the NEW NFL Today crew is concerned, it should consist of host Josh Mathews, analysts Dan Marino, Bill Cowher, Bart Scott and Boomer Esiason, NFL insider Jason LaCanfora and reporters/co-hosts Tracy Wolfson and Allie LaForce!

[@Mario-cv5el]

Tracy Wolfson is not pleasant to look at get someone like Bonnie Bernstein back please

[@bakerandbaker1]

What's worse: a Red Sox-Yankees game on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball gets lower ratings than an MMA event...on pay-per-view. People would actually watch pugilism for a fee than watch the MLB on national television for free. Ick. As for the Bowl games: they're only on cable because the truth is they would draw lower ratings on network tv due to the simple fact that most sports fans, myself included, hate the BCS. I'm not ashamed to admit it; I want a playoff!

[@jfliguy]

@ProduceMan117 Bruh that is a few of the things. I can not stand the fact that everyweek they profile Tom Brady Peyton Manning, and other star players. Ride the Colts balls, and now poor Drew Brees is going to be the list of players who they ride. I used to love Pam Oliver, but shit how many times she gonna spends wiht people with the Cowboys and the Eagles. Back then on Primetime and the other pre-games, all of the teams were equal. Now it is just... terble.

[@PCCphoenix]

Not that year, but they went on to win Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII just a few years later. BIG thumbs-down on that comment.

[@jfliguy]

Don't you all get the nostalgia looking at this. I mean look at this, this is what I was raised on when it came to pre-game. Not the BS it is now

[@text97]

wtf?

[@noehsdad1]

Saints killed the cowboys that day!

[@scottbrown1611]

The NFL sucks as far as putting games on tv they only have one mabye 2 games thru out the day.. Where as college football just about all the stations carry some form of college football. ....

[@mrmonty86]

THE SAINTS BEAT THE COWBOYS 28-0

[@spencerpearson3986]

mrmonty86 boooo