Evolution of Saturday Night Football

I just wanted to post one last thing in 2020

[@jetsmetsnets6942]

Check out the evolution of ESPN College Football- kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZPckISYjKl5aKs

[@tightywhitey9779]

You can’t beat that voice…. “You are looking live….” Such a legend!

[@jetsmetsnets6942]

He’s being wasted with the raiders

[@johndoe7741]

A sham he was pushed out for Fowler. Fowler has to easily be the worst #1 play-by-play announcer of any major sport

[@ncaasports684]

@@johndoe7741 no

[@jetsmetsnets6942]

@@johndoe7741 so Beth mowins don’t exist anymore

[@dustinspence3143]

I disagree… to me the best voice in college football was Ron Franklin. And his partner Mike Gottfried was an awesome color analyst. Great team!!!!!

[@CrazyWeatherDude]

Brent Musberger, Verne Lundquist, Gus Johnson, and Chris Fowler are all iconic to college football.

[@jetsmetsnets6942]

Sad we don’t hear the first two anymore

[@jonathanwatson1908]

Got to add Brad Nessler as well

[@roguekoala71]

You forgot Keith Jackson ;)

[@Walkdogable]

Along with Ron Franklin

[@footballtalkwithfreddy8684]

I love the ones that looked like ncaa football 14 and 13

[@frostywarrior4649]

Straight from the PS3 side of the game lol

[@Zrich98]

YOURE LOOKING LIVE….. I miss the golden days of cfb. ESPN’s presentation and college Gameday have all gone downhill since the beginning of the CFP era

[@mattquigley2705]

100% agree

[@conorcane1211]

It’s gone down now that college football is so bland. That era had Baylor and Oklahoma St in NC hopefuls. Now all it is is Alabama,Clemson,Ohio st,Oklahoma Repeat. Talk about least popular schools outside of fan bases. If those top four were literally any other school people would love them but the 4 best are the 4 most boring/hated teams

[@Zrich98]

@@conorcane1211 it’s kinda always been those teams for the last 151 years of football, cause nowadays we have teams like cincy and UCF that are the hopefuls now. However baylor went down hill due to their horrible doings, and Oklahoma state has been good they can just never beat their big brother or Texas it ever seems. But I do generally agree. There were a ton more teams in the NC talk in the BCS it seems then there were in the CFP era which is ironic

[@conorcane1211]

@@Zrich98 yea but I feel with the playoff it’s actually *Harder* for Cinderella to make it. The committee is so stricted with the top 4 they put a 11-1 (recent loss) Ohio st ahead of 13-0 UCF (who at that point was on a 25 game win streak). I’m willing to bet if the coaches poll was in charge it would be way better. We need a playoff system with the coaches poll cuz they almost never get it wrong

[@conferencecommandos8576]

Thank you.

[@rundmc24_54]

The mid-late 2000s ESPN college football theme is just so iconic it's tough to beat. I did think the into to LSU-Texas game in 2019 was pretty epic though(no bias in the slightest lol).

[@jetsmetsnets6942]

I think it was too that’s why I chose tho show it over the other ones in 2019

[@chinedu2100]

It’s Saturday evening. You just took in a great College Football Gameday. You watched all the games and ready for the prime time match up. Turn on TV. “You are looking live at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena” Nothing beats Brent!

[@baylor06]

2006 A- 2007-2009 A+ 2010-2011 B 2012-2014 A 2015-2017 B+ 2018- present F

[@mattquigley2705]

100% agree

[@bamafan73191]

Thank you!! And the 2006 song still hung around until 2009, but just college football live and college game day, not Saturday night football.

[@CHICANO1975]

ESPN made a huge mistake when they let Musburger go, he just made every broadcast he was a part of sound epic.

[@thattruckerwes8072]

2006 took me back. And hearing the snares in the 2009 definitely took me back to freshman year of high. Being on the drumline for Friday nights then to hear that the next day. Good times

[@brianpoole7581]

2006 was the best

[@maxharley5204]

Man the 2006 intro brings back so many memories. Best theme song by far

[@Harrison.DuRant]

0:46 made you feel like you were about to watch gladiators fight before Brent started talking. The swirl around the stadium and the sillouites of the players standing in the light of the tunnel gives you goosebumps.

[@WDB2005]

Remember when the big 12 was an amazing conference :(

[@michaelortiz7534]

I like the new 2015- music and graphics more. The only thing its missing is the iconic "You are looking LIVE"

[@Tacoz4lifee]

Virtually everything got worse as time went on, even the matchups weren’t as good save for a couple of seasons. Growing up it felt like every Saturday night game on abc was huge but not nearly as much anymore

[@Will-ts9vw]

2015-17 is my favorite, that music they used was so good

[@budwickthebeagle9294]

This just makes me miss 2000s college football.. U can watch it get collectively worse over the years.. just add Saturday night college football to the long list of things that keep getting worse in the world

[@Dagoat09010]

The nostalgia man. Thanks for this! Bring back any presentation before 2017. They ruined the presentation man smh all this modern BS

[@chessmaster9610]

Agreed 100%

[@johanfalk2875]

The first opening theme was the best. It was such a catchy tune but also SOUNDED like college football. It was perfect.

[@raybaker8653]

the playoff theme is a joke compared to the BCS theme

[@ianshort2935]

i like the playoff era theme because of the high tempo

[@jasonmilly3320]

Facts

[@WeShowYou]

I liked the original playoff theme but the new one they made last year is absolutely awful

[@broadstreetbullies849]

Yes

[@quinn311nd]

@@WeShowYou exaclty, the 2015 set was amazing

[@penguinskits3698]

Not gonna lie I honestly miss the BCS

[@nateboy1489]

I do too. The separation between the power 5 and the group of 5 has widened. I went to a G5 university and I just feel like the chances are getting smaller for any team not in the power 5 to get to the CFP. The BCS never really got it wrong except for 2001. I think it’s better for the G5 to split off and do their own thing and let the Power 5 do theirs. I’ve been a proponent of that for years.

[@bamafan73191]

@@nateboy1489 well you could also say 2003….should have been usc vs LSU

[@nateboy1489]

@@bamafan73191 I was about to argue 2003 too. I think an argument can be made for 2001 and 2003, but outside of those, I think every other matchup was right. 98 - Tennessee vs Florida State 99 - Florida State vs Virginia Tech 00 - Oklahoma vs Florida State 01 - Miami (FL) vs Nebraska 02 - Ohio State vs Miami (FL) 03 - LSU vs Oklahoma 04 - USC vs Oklahoma 05 - Texas vs USC 06 - Florida vs Ohio State 07 - LSU vs Ohio State 08 - Florida vs Oklahoma 09 - Alabama vs Texas 10 - Auburn vs Oregon 11 - Alabama vs LSU 12 - Alabama vs Notre Dame 13 - Florida State vs Auburn Except for ‘01 and ‘03, I can’t see another matchup where the BCS was clearly wrong. Bring it back, don’t expand. The regular season will be of diminished importance, and college football will only be about the big 5 conferences. Schools in the lower 5 conference should split off and do their own thing. It doesn’t make sense the way they do it now.

[@jdh6818]

@@nateboy1489 11 was wrong

[@nateboy1489]

@@jdh6818 I disagree. Oklahoma State lost against an unranked Iowa State that year, Alabama lost to #1 LSU in OT, and then shut them out given the rematch opportunity. Alabama vs LSU was the best game that year.

[@elijahblack9060]

I personally like the 2015-17 the best, the intro music and graphics just sounds so much better to me and I loved it, hate that they took that away because it was honestly the only reason I turned on Saturday night football, I just don’t think that intro matched with Chris Fowler can be beat

[@Dagoat09010]

Definitely was very solid

[@dbrickashawfleming6437]

2:24-2:45 was so badass! The fact that ABC changed it makes no sense.

[@JW-un8ui]

Fuuuuuck dude, yeah it was.

[@ljhudsonjr]

You're right, that was good theme music. 💯

[@beachrunner428]

Don't they still that intro? I believe its still used just not for the saturday night broadcasts. I swear the ESPN 2 games and noon games use that intro still (or similar).

[@jetsmetsnets6942]

@@beachrunner428 they don’t

[@BG-gx3xy]

The more simple and modern the presentation got, the worse the presentation got

[@bamafan73191]

Totally agree, the 2007-2009 era was absolute nostalgia for me, cringed as I saw it slowly break down.

[@SuperSirianRigel]

I miss that 2006 intro music. Classic.

[@bamafan73191]

Well it stayed around ESPN until 2009. Just not the SNF music

[@brianpoole7581]

I wish they would go back to it! It's iconic like the CBS theme

[@fredleinweber2819]

I don't mind Chris Fowler but Musberger was the man! And the theme in the BCS era was definitely better than the current playoff era

[@joey.thieme]

They’re both legendary voices

[@optimuspine1430]

Both r great but obviously Brent is HOF

[@abneryates4304]

@@joey.thieme i think chris fowler was legendary as the college gameday host. imo he's miscast in the booth. his commentating style doesn't suit the play-by-play position, but i read back in the day that chris fowler was going to leave espn if they didn't give him the #1 play-by-play position so they panicked and gave it to him. and while he's grown into the role a little, i still don't think he's even comparable to guys like brent musberger, keith jackson, etc.

[@joey.thieme]

@@abneryates4304 I’m younger and have less memories with Brent and them than I do Fowler, so maybe I don’t notice his hiccups or worse fit in the booth compared to being host, so I love Fowler. All preference I feel like

[@jaredmbrill]

Who else wants to cry at how cool those themes used to be… Aw lol

[@SuperSirianRigel]

Man the presentation just loses all character after they decided to get rid of their own original intro. It's sad. They've lost touch completely with what makes college football fun.

[@abneryates4304]

couldn't have said it better myself. i feel like presentations are becoming more and more corporate across all sports

[@SuperSirianRigel]

@@abneryates4304 Yes. Instead of using a unique style that fits the sport... They'd rather play some dumb song and show a bunch of clips like it's a music video or something. It's just sad how out of touch these people are.

[@j-man4132]

Man oh man do I miss Brent Musburger.

[@geoffreythomas7253]

I'm a die hard Bama fan but look at LSU out there before the texas game, that team had swagger. They knew how good they were and we all didnt have a clue. I wish I could see Bama 2020 or bama 2012 vs 2019 lsu.

[@brandynhenry7107]

Just realized travelling through California Musberger does Raiders play by play. Dude couldn't give up the itch. Was a useless preseason game between two teams I couldn't care less about but was nice hearing him call a game on a drive

[@joshuaroelofs8183]

Anybody else miss the scoreboards from 2015 and 2016?

[@lilyt..]

2011-2014 better way better miles better years better light years better

[@noahthomas4341]

Shout out SouthWest Airlines. You the real MVP.

[@dannymoan5011]

So much nostalgia and goosebumps

[@videos4life]

I don't think many people remember this but I remember they had regionalized games as well early on. I think it was pretty rare that you saw a game other then the national one unless you in the local area for one of the teams playing

[@topay]

You're exactly right. Very few Saturday Night Football games were truly "national" early on. That wasn't until the last few years of the BCS. Even into the first couple years of the CFP era, we've had the occasional "reverse mirror" game, where the game that wasn't on ABC was on ESPN2.

[@johnday2971]

No one could sell a football game like Brent Musburger.

[@swampteam416]

2006...what a legendary theme

[@jetsmetsnets6942]

Yup

[@frostywarrior4649]

I don't know about y'all but the early Saturday Night Football reminds me a little bit of NCAA football in the heydays...

[@WeShowYou]

Maybe because that’s exactly what it was?

[@ryanjohnson8872]

Old school Saturday night football will always have a place in my heart but the new Saturday night football is better to me

[@broadstreetbullies849]

I miss the "You are looking live" by Brent Musberger

[@freebs8918]

The entire defense secondary…. Oooooof

[@PaulHenricksen]

Just got chills, 2 Hawkeye games from when I was a student

[@TexasRibeye817]

So much Oklahoma State and I love it. Thank you for this.

[@jamesjames6601]

All of these intros still much better than Carrie Underwood's horrible SNF Intro!

[@jetsmetsnets6942]

Nah she good

[@quinn311nd]

2015 was so good

[@jaidenmckeown]

Man there is nothing like college football atmospheres. One of my favorite events to go to

[@bamaengineer]

Man Texas keeps thinking they're back 😂

[@frostywarrior4649]

Yeah then they pull some bullshit like lose to West Virginia or some shit lol

[@UserName-ts3sp]

now they’re headed to the sec… lol they’re done

[@ohiogaming3463]

I miss the 2006 theme song. Gave me such chills!

[@sportscastradio8658]

If the Graphics from 2015 and the music from 2007-2014 Joined it would be second out of all these Intros

[@tylertice9881]

This gets me pumped

[@christianrichardson8956]

That 2006 one will never be beat… I was 7 watching that shit for the first time… and as a Gator fan I got to watch them win a title 🙏

[@ricardocolli8474]

Best theme college football on abc

[@Collegefootballproductions]

7:38 best intro

[@paytonmills7058]

😍😍😍😍 this is getting me soooo pumped for College football season

[@Collegefootballproductions]

Ironically college football has gone downhill once the bcs ended

[@elitelord5350]

2016-2018 is the best one in my opinion, i really love the music

[@albinochungas2548]

Love that you showed the hawks so much they’re the best

[@turnuptyy2957]

to think i was and infant-8 years old when the bcs intro happened🤦🏽‍♂️bring one of them back

[@tobiaswilliamson00]

Ever notice how how from 2016 to 2022 whenever there was a B1G game televised on ABC it was presented as "The B1G on ABC" but when it was an ACC, Big XII, or Pac12 game, that aired on the same network on the same day as a B1G game, it was presented as "The ACC/Big XII/Pac12 on ESPN"? In fact, since the ABC Sports rebranding in 2006, no other sports package that aired on ABC, including the NBA, was referred to as the "(blank) on ABC". Instead it was presented as "(blank) on ESPN".

[@canesinsider]

Crazy to think it’s been almost 10 years since Musberger was the lead man on Saturday nights, and it’s never felt the same since they moved him out.

[@priccostein2746]

Hot take, 2015-2016 intros were really cool

[@jetsmetsnets6942]

I would definitely agree way better than the random song crap they do now

[@ohyeahmelo]

Not Really A Hot Take, Those Were My Favorite

[@jonathanwatson1908]

2015-2017 were good as well as the OG intros

[@andrewmcnicoll4268]

@@ohyeahmelo yeah, 2006 was my favorite

[@bamafan73191]

Lol yeah that is a hot take, nothing beats 2007-2009

[@secaggies9837]

After 2014 Saturday Night Football got way worse

[@j-man4132]

Actually it’s after 2013 I was so mad when Chris Fowler replaced Brent I watched Florida ST vs Oklahoma State and I was pissed no Brent Musburger.

[@JDFrank20Diaz]

Same here the best intro is #1 Texas vs#7 Texas Tech that classic 2008 Saturday Night Primetime Game

[@jaydub9290]

And that UNC team was a blown PI call in the endzone away from beating that LSU team.

[@cassiusproductions]

YOU ARE LOOKING LIVEEEE

[@Mwetsch64]

2019s was beautiful

[@Simbaforlife]

6:44 it feels so odd hearing the BCS music with the CFP trophy 😂😂😂

[@ClonewarswarsClone]

Do Sunday Night next!

[@jetsmetsnets6942]

I’ll do that next!

[@t8er343]

Favorite is definitely 10-11

[@brandonconforto315]

The early era of ESPN on ABC intros was great but it doesn't beat ABC College Football’s intros from 1999 to 2005. They would hype up the storylines right before kickoff which, would get you even more hyped.

[@raulespino7349]

It started with Notre Dame vs GA Tech...

[@jaredmbrill]

Maybe I’m just nostalgic but nothing beats the mid 2000’s theme

[@TheBigmobe]

I was like i know these from PS3, bring that back. The online community was awesome.

[@Need1738]

2015 is when everything started sucking

[@ccsportsfan7886]

excellent

[@Collegefootballproductions]

3:32 intro from ncaa 14

[@danielocasio7073]

Theme used for texas vs texas tech in 2008 is the best theme used in sports history.

[@topay]

I personally liked the 2012-2014 music the best (I thought it was nice and dramatic, especially for a big game), though the graphics I liked best were 2015-17 (seeing team logos and clips on passing buildings).

[@alancooper5895]

I remember these being the intro to NCAA

[@Fixitfelix252]

2007 and 2008 Theme > Playoff Era Theme

[@willgilbert8245]

In the Bcs there was a sense of urgency to win and get into the top two. Now when they are going to expand it not every game will be as big as it used to be

[@BoogDad22]

I really miss hearing that opening statement "You are looking live"

[@frostdude1]

The BCS Era theme song is unbeatable. I wish they would bring it back.

[@SportsProdz14]

2006 WAS GOATED

[@daltonparker8436]

2019 lowkey went hard

[@michaeldigiorgio]

I love this sport

[@ljhudsonjr]

Chills...

[@rayrice-5692]

I can’t wait for college football to be back

[@SuperSirianRigel]

If ESPN gets it's hands on the SEC completely after CBS's contract runs out... And they Don't try to get the SEC on CBS theme. I hope they go back and pick that old theme from 2006. That's what I want to hear. Though it'd be better if CBS just keeps the SEC. lol.

[@dankusoonyt7473]

During Championship Week the Saturday Night Football logo is sometimes seen or unseen

[@topay]

Yep! Usually they would just say "Welcome to the Dr. Pepper [Big 12 or ACC] Championship Game on ABC..."

[@briannelson6830]

I wish I knew if these broadcasts were live or not…..

[@charlesbaker2477]

You are looking live at the largest crowd ever watched a sporting event!

[@UserName-ts3sp]

2006-09: good, classic theme. 2010-11: i like this one too. not as good as 06-09, but it’s good for saturday night 2012-14: also a solid intro. the only real change is graphics, which are better than the 2010-11 intros 2015-17: i actually like this intro. felt big. did not like the 2017 game so much… 2018-20: these longer intros can be epic if done right, they can be horrible if done wrong. 2018 and 2020 sucked, but 2019 was excellent.

[@linehandolson6971]

College football is magical.

[@ErickGarcia-nt7yk]

Rejecte "video package" modernity Embrace tradition

[@lukewhalen2931]

Who else grew up with the 2010-14 one??

[@Brothers-fm2yz]

2012 😍😍😍 GO IRISH BABY ☘️

[@HsNighthawk12]

2011… thought tht was the ncaa 14 intro for a sec

[@lilyt..]

Go noles and I miss Brent musberger

[@rockchalker322]

2015 is where it got bad. Bring back the old theme.

[@tmac7782]

2007-2009 the best