NCAA Football – 1988 – Orange Bowl – Oklahoma Sooners Vs Miami Hurricanes – PreGame + 1st Qtr

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DOG COMMENTARY: The 1988 Orange Bowl was an American college football bowl game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Oklahoma Sooners in the 54th edition of the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida on January 1, 1988….as Miami was coached by Jimmy Johnson….and Oklahoma was coached by Barry Switzer…in the only time the opposing head coaches from a college national championship football game each later served as head coach of the same…

NCAA Football – 1983 – SWC Game of the Week – Texas Longhorns Vs TCU Horned Frogs – 1st Half

1980s, Advertisements & commercials, Austin, Austin Advertisements, Bill Worrell, Coach Fred Akers, Coach Jim Wacker, Dog Aside, Edwin Simmons, Football, Gene Chilton, Halftime Shows, HSE, Interviews, Jeff Ward, Marching Bands, Mickey Herskowitz, NCAA, NCAAF, Rob Moerschell, SWC, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Tony Degrate, TX, UT Austin, UT Band, UT Football, VideosLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE: This game was played on November 12, 1983 at Texas Memorial Stadium….with a kickoff at 1pm….as television coverage of the game was carried by Home Sports Entertainment Network (HSE) featuring Bill Worrell and Mickey Herkowitz on the mike calling the game.   The 1983 Texas Longhorns football team finished the regular season with an 11–0 record….after…

NCAAM Basketball – 1985 – Southeast Region Semifinals – Villanova Wildcats Vs Maryland Terrapins

1980s, Austin Advertisements, Basketball, Bob Ley, Coach Lefty Driesell, Coach Rollie Massimino, Dick Vitale, Dog Commentary, Ed Pinckney, ESPN, Interviews, Len Bias, Maryland Terrapins, NCAA, NCAAM Basketball, Sam Rosen, Spud Webb, Tom Hammond, Videos, Villanova WildcatsLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE: This 1985 NCAA Men’s Basketball Southeast Regional semifinal game between the Villanova Wildcats verses the Maryland Terrapins featured two collegiate coaching legends with Villanova’s Rollie Massimino….who ended a 47 year college coaching career with 816 wins and 462 losses for a .638 career winning percentage….along with Maryland’s Left Driessell….who also coached college ball…

NCAAM Basketball – 1985 – SWC Game of Week – Texas Longhorns VS Houston Cougars – 2nd Half

1980s, Advertisements & commercials, Austin, Austin Advertisements, Basketball, Bill Worrell, Coach Bob Wetlich, Coach Guy V. Lewis, Dog Commentary, ESPN, Jim Spencer, Mickey Herskowitz, NCAA, NCAAM Basketball, SWC, Texas Longhorns, TX, UT Austin, UT Basketball, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY: Second-year University of Texas Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds signaled his determination to change the culture of the basketball program….which he did after firing Head Coach Abe Lemons….who had a brought a very successful program to The Forty Acres….with a 5 year record of 110 wins to 63 losses for a .638 winning percentage along with 58…

NCAAM Basketball – 1985 – CBS Preview NCAAM + NCAAW March Madness – Hosts Musberger + Billy Packer

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DOG COMMENTARY:  I absolutely love Billy Packer’s Misssion Impossible opening to this wonderful piece of NCAA men’s and women’s basketball history that is just priceless.  In 1985, CBS was already the gold standard for the phenomena known as March Madness…..as I would imagine that this program was well watched by every part of every state in the…

Sports Special – 1979 – 1st 25 Years Of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen Of The Year – Host James Caan

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DOG COMMENTARY: Actor James Caan hosts this television special in tribute to the 1st 25 years of Sports Illustrated Sportsman/Sportsperson of the Year winners….which basically boils down to a Who’s Who of Sports from the first year of the award in 1954 to this 25th Anniversary program in 1979.  This video is absolutely priceless….as it has live footage of…

NCAA Football – 1986 – Rose Bowl Classic – Iowa Hawkeyes VS UCLA Bruins – 4th Quarter

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DOG COMMENTARY: This 1986 Rose Bowl was covered by NBC Sports with their legendary broadcast team of Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen at the mikes….as the UCLA Bruins soundly defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes by a score of 45 – 28…but the aftermath of this 1986 Rose Bowl is worth being noted.  Iowa missed an outside…

NCAAM Basketball – 1985 – Midwest Region Semifinals – Boston College Vs Memphis State

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DOG ASIDE: In the 1980s, the Memphis State Tigers made seven NCAA tournaments….while winning three Metro Conference titles….and amassing a record of 230-87 (.726)….as star player C Keith Lee began playing for the Tigers in 1982….which was followed by Memphis State being ranked number one in both major national polls for the first time the same year. …

Special – 1987 – NBC Sports – The Year In Sports In Review – Host Bill Macatee

1980s, Athletes, Baseball, Basketball, Bill Macatee, Boxing, Dennis Conner, Dog Commentary, Figure Skating, Football, Futbol, Golf, Great Sports Years, Highlights, History, Hockey, Horse Racing, Magic Year in Sports, MLB, MLB Hall of Fame, MLB MVP, MLB World Series, NBA, NBA Finals, NBA Hall of Fame, NBC, NCAA, NCAAF, NCAAM Basketball, NFL, NFL Hall of Fame, NHL, NHL Stanley Cup Finals, PGA, PGA Golf Championship, PGA US Open, Sailing, Soccer, Specials, Super Bowl XXI, Swimming, Track And Field, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:  Let’s take a look at what took place in the year in sports in 1987….as Super Bowl XXI was won by the  New York Giants by a score of 39 – 20 over the Denver Broncos….while Fiesta Bowl featured the Penn State Nittany Lionswinning the national championship over the Miami Hurricanes by a score of 14 – 10….then…