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Jefferson Pilot Game of the Week: A look back
Posted on 7/30/16 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 7/30/16 at 5:36 pm
Aside from its poor production cast and undesirable matchups along with a bad time slot (11:00), why did it seem to be SEC East biased?
Seemed like Tennessee, UGA, and Kentucky were on every weekend.
Anyone else noticed this?
Seemed like Tennessee, UGA, and Kentucky were on every weekend.
Anyone else noticed this?
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Posted on 7/30/16 at 5:46 pm to Paul Allen
Hard to watch volts vrs vandy .. Both are bad and will put you to sleep. 
Posted on 7/30/16 at 5:57 pm to Herman Frisco
Posted on 7/30/16 at 6:00 pm to Paul Allen
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Aside from its poor production cast and undesirable matchups along with a bad time slot (11:00), why did it seem to be SEC East biased?
We laugh but there were some great games on the Jefferson Pilot games. They were even better because the announcers seemed to realize when they had a great game and ran with it.
As opposed, for example, to the sphincter clenching Ole Miss/ Arkansas game that was called by two guys who had been tripping balls and couldn't be arsed to care about the game.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 6:08 pm to Arksulli
Dave Dave and Dave were awesome.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 6:09 pm to Paul Allen
There actually were numerous great games on the JP/Lincoln Financial game of the week.
The 3rd/4th string SEC game for a given week is often times still a decent matchup of good teams.
The 3rd/4th string SEC game for a given week is often times still a decent matchup of good teams.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 6:12 pm to IAmReality
It was always either us or Mississippi State without fail.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 6:35 pm to Paul Allen
Does anybody remember that the precursor to the early JP game was on TBS in the late 80s? I found an old VHS tape with some games and the production value was actually pretty good.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 7:11 pm to Paul Allen
Don't forget the 3 Daves and Golden Flake.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 7:40 pm to AUFANATL
The precursor to the jp game was indeed the tbs game. Bob Neal and Tim Foley. Started in 1984 which is the same year that espn began live broadcasts of college football. I know espns first live telecast was Florida-miami. Want to say tbs' s first telecast was georgia tech-alabama at Grant field. We had SEC football on every week which we had never had.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 7:42 pm to TouchdownTony
TBS' first game was LSU at Florida in 1984.21-21.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 7:46 pm to Paul Allen
Didn't Jamarcus Russell throw 15 TD's in one half against Moo State in a JP game? I remember just waking up and catching the good part.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 8:19 pm to Paul Allen
JP actually had 2 games on occasion but I don't remember that ever happening. For example, Wiki says South Carolina @ Florida and Tennessee @ Arkansas were on JP the same day in 1999.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 8:37 pm to AlabamaAlum07
Nothing like waking up on a beautiful fall Saturaday, taking a big bong rip, and settling in for an 11:00 kickoff watching a Dubose led Bama squad taking on Vandy.
Good Times.
Good Times.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 8:53 pm to Herman Frisco
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Hard to watch volts vrs vandy .. Both are bad and will put you to sleep.
Ironic that you say that about the JP-era UT teams when those same exact "bad, sleep inducing" UT teams rattled off 7 straight vs mighty bammer.
This post was edited on 7/30/16 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 7/30/16 at 9:44 pm to EastBankTiger
I remember watching that live. I've never seen another Hail Mary like it. Look at all the Kentucky idiots run on the field during the play.
As for Jefferson Pilot telecasts, they left a lot to be desired. Boring announcers. Crappy graphics (how do you take the score box off the screen before the game is over), no game breaks, very few scores of other games, and no studio halftime show. What sucked was when CBS had a really good game, but our local affiliate always showed the Jefferson Pilot game instead. But we did get all the basketball games too. Made Wednesday nights a little more bearable when cable was not an option.
As for Jefferson Pilot telecasts, they left a lot to be desired. Boring announcers. Crappy graphics (how do you take the score box off the screen before the game is over), no game breaks, very few scores of other games, and no studio halftime show. What sucked was when CBS had a really good game, but our local affiliate always showed the Jefferson Pilot game instead. But we did get all the basketball games too. Made Wednesday nights a little more bearable when cable was not an option.
Posted on 7/30/16 at 10:30 pm to Arksulli
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As opposed, for example, to the sphincter clenching Ole Miss/ Arkansas game that was called by two guys who had been tripping balls and couldn't be arsed to care about the game.
Probably the worst called game I've ever heard
Posted on 7/30/16 at 10:37 pm to Arksulli
Posted on 7/30/16 at 11:04 pm to 14&Counting
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Nothing like waking up on a beautiful fall Saturaday, taking a big bong rip, and settling in for an 11:00 kickoff watching a Dubose led Bama squad taking on Vandy.
Good Times.
That was the year we won the SEC too. I think we had 3 other games on JP in 99.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 12:34 am to EastBankTiger
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It sucked
No it didn't. Thanks to JP we got extra football every weekend, that ESPN and CBS didn't care to televise.
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