@talshiarr Political correctness is often over the top but are you supporting waving a confederate flag? To me it's like wearing a swastika on your sleeve. Stupid
The theme music they still use to introduce today's college football games is timeless! Mad props to CBS for still keeping the song while other networks seem to use their flavor of the month type of song for their sports telecasts. Oh, and great intro to the game!
Miss the old days of the SWC and the Cotton Bowl when bowl games meant something and you could have more than one bowl game deciding the national championship...
Wow have times changed...if a producer made a 2:20 opening package like this one today they'd be fired on the spot. Hell, :60 opening packages aren't even that plentiful today. Boo short attention spans.
Think back then all that mattered when watching the game is if it were in "Surround Sound." Now we are all furious if the game isn't in High Definition. In 20 more years if we can't smell the stadium we're gonna be upset.
This was magnificent, albeit pointless. The BCS conferences can continue to delude themselves into thinking that these bowls, because of their tradition and pageantry actually possess significance. The truth of the matter is they don't and much like Auburn in 2003, yet another prominent BCS conference team will get screwed. Those a-holes that rob us of the joy of a playoff will soon have their comeuppance.
Nice video. It's hard to watch this though, considering the Cotton Bowl is moving out of the Cotton Bowl in a couple years. But I guess the Orange Bowl did too.
Well yeah he got fired that February. But Jimmy Johnson sure helped him out a lot with Norv Tuner's offensive system, Irvin and Emmitt, the huge offensive line.
Yeah a lot obvious foreshadowing in this intro, especially with Coach Landry watching Troy practicing at Texas Stadium. Plus lets not forget about the Arkansas connections like Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson playing under Frank Broyles and Barry Switzer as an assistant coach under Coach Broyles back in the day and then briefly coaching Troy at Oklahoma and then later on with the Cowboys. It`s funny how things work out sometimes.
sorry, I was trying to reply to an eariler post about arkansas qb Quinn Grovey. Arkansas amassed a total of 42 yards offense in the game - 21 rushing and 21 passing, putting to rest criticism that Ken Hatfield's option offense lacked balance (that is sarcasm). It was total domination by UCLA.
It was pretty disappointing for hog fans, the team was much better than they played that day.
Gee, where were the cries of racism over the confederate flags being used back then? Oh yeah, America wasn't paralyzed by political correctness yet.
talshiarr 1 year ago
@talshiarr Political correctness is often over the top but are you supporting waving a confederate flag? To me it's like wearing a swastika on your sleeve. Stupid
TheTsmitty83 2 months ago
thars ceazy to see aikman practicing at the old texas staduim then played there for dallas
retroguy1976 1 year ago
Look at that old WCSC promo at the beginning with venerable Charlie Hall. Just as good as the CBS music here.
sctvhound 1 year ago
"With Dallas at his feet, the eyes of Texas are upon him." What a great line.
cityhawk 2 years ago
The theme music they still use to introduce today's college football games is timeless! Mad props to CBS for still keeping the song while other networks seem to use their flavor of the month type of song for their sports telecasts. Oh, and great intro to the game!
MatthewDaSmitdog 2 years ago
I was waiting for Nantz to say, "A tradition unlike any other: the Cotton Bowl."
radio187 2 years ago 3
Miss the old days of the SWC and the Cotton Bowl when bowl games meant something and you could have more than one bowl game deciding the national championship...
bubbanearl 2 years ago 3
when did the SWC folded?
thedude19766 2 years ago
@thedude19766 -After the 1995-96 academic year. So the 1995 season was the last for the SWC
paulsonj72 2 months ago
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Enjoy the intro, but the music is, to say the least, a bit antiquated.
j2f125 3 years ago
I disagree, this is such a great theme that CBS is still using it despite all the network execs getting their hands in the pot.
ace11rothstein 2 years ago 2
The theme music that starts at 2:53 is the same theme music they use today. It is a great college football theme. It is by no means antiquated.
Wolverine607 2 years ago 5
great intros like these have disappeared from college football coverage, and it's sad.
dennydog10 3 years ago 5
damn, CBS did some great intros back in the day. now unfortunately they're contracted with the sec, so i'm drawn to them less.
Firebirdfrenzy79 3 years ago
Can't believe it's almost 20 yrs. wow. I remember this game. Aikman.
This music is classic.
TheOtherView 3 years ago 3
CBS's College Football theme music is sacred and they know they will never change it. If they do, a lot of complaints will be coming CBS's way.
redmustang03 3 years ago 16
Add Eli Manning to the list, did Eli work out at Texas Stadium or did Oklahoma State?
vitoduval 3 years ago
Ironically Troy Aikman announced Eli's Super Bowl but Troy would probably have preferred San Diego to be playing instead of NE.
vitoduval 3 years ago
great intro!
KaraLarson26 3 years ago 2
The day CBS changes the college football music, is the day they should cease operations.
That music is almost sacred.
schmoove2k6 4 years ago 28
@schmoove2k6
Sacred is right, I got goosebumps listening to that.
ktownboy50 1 year ago
Wow have times changed...if a producer made a 2:20 opening package like this one today they'd be fired on the spot. Hell, :60 opening packages aren't even that plentiful today. Boo short attention spans.
devswartz 4 years ago
The older intros are so much better. They all seem to tell a story so much better. That and CBS has the greatest intro music ever!!!
racermac1988 4 years ago 2
On another video, I commented that CBS had not changed its college football music in about 20 years. This confirms it!
joebradio 4 years ago
Troy Aikman is one of my favorite quarterbacks of all time, even though his starting record as QB was 1-15.
StephenKrishnan 4 years ago
Charlie Hall in 08!
KaraLarson26 4 years ago
This is the 1989 Cotton Bowl, not 1988. The 1988 Cotton Bowl had Texas A&M beating Notre Dame 35-10.
cbellomy 4 years ago
Think back then all that mattered when watching the game is if it were in "Surround Sound." Now we are all furious if the game isn't in High Definition. In 20 more years if we can't smell the stadium we're gonna be upset.
racermac1988 4 years ago 2
It probably will happen.
redmustang03 4 years ago
Tim Taylor: Remember... If it isn't CBS StereoSound, somebody else makes it.
(salutes)
Arr arr arr arr arr.
palmercomm 3 years ago
i will NOT count on charlie hall.
chiefhookem 4 years ago
Oh, you WILL count on Charlie Hall. And you will like it!
KNS1996DFS 4 years ago 2
This was magnificent, albeit pointless. The BCS conferences can continue to delude themselves into thinking that these bowls, because of their tradition and pageantry actually possess significance. The truth of the matter is they don't and much like Auburn in 2003, yet another prominent BCS conference team will get screwed. Those a-holes that rob us of the joy of a playoff will soon have their comeuppance.
BradJamesBroncofan 4 years ago
Nice video. It's hard to watch this though, considering the Cotton Bowl is moving out of the Cotton Bowl in a couple years. But I guess the Orange Bowl did too.
bdsnook2 4 years ago
Interesting to hear a young Jim Nantz on voiceover. In nearly two decades his voice and style haven't changed a bit.
mdumas43073 4 years ago
CBS predicted that Aikman would go to the Cowboys and he did and the rest is history.
redmustang03 4 years ago
But Tom Landry didn't get to develop him.
vitoduval 4 years ago
Well yeah he got fired that February. But Jimmy Johnson sure helped him out a lot with Norv Tuner's offensive system, Irvin and Emmitt, the huge offensive line.
redmustang03 4 years ago
Yeah we mis ol Norv in SF this year.
vitoduval 4 years ago
Yeah I bet so, I mean what the hell has happened to the 49ers. I can't hate them anymore since they stink so bad like I used to.
redmustang03 4 years ago
charlie hall did!
publicposter 4 years ago
Yeah a lot obvious foreshadowing in this intro, especially with Coach Landry watching Troy practicing at Texas Stadium. Plus lets not forget about the Arkansas connections like Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson playing under Frank Broyles and Barry Switzer as an assistant coach under Coach Broyles back in the day and then briefly coaching Troy at Oklahoma and then later on with the Cowboys. It`s funny how things work out sometimes.
RodPower78 4 years ago
yep.
redmustang03 4 years ago
That's the '89 Cotton Bowl intro. Arkansas won the '88 SWC title which sent them to the game on January 1, 1989.
madman56 4 years ago
NO credit to Quinn grovey? lol
SFFOOL76 4 years ago
Not like he did anything in the actual game.
babazarr 4 years ago
Sarcasm is hard to understand.
SFFOOL76 4 years ago
sorry, I was trying to reply to an eariler post about arkansas qb Quinn Grovey. Arkansas amassed a total of 42 yards offense in the game - 21 rushing and 21 passing, putting to rest criticism that Ken Hatfield's option offense lacked balance (that is sarcasm). It was total domination by UCLA.
It was pretty disappointing for hog fans, the team was much better than they played that day.
babazarr 4 years ago
I remember during the 1988 season, they played a great MIami team (in the Orange Bowl) and almost beat them.
I thought Grovey was a good quarterback 88, 89.
SFFOOL76 4 years ago