NCAAW Basketball – 1986 – National Semifinals – Western Kentucky Vs Texas University

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DOG COMMENTARY:  The Texas Longhorns women’s basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate women’s basketball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference….as a team that has long been a national power in women’s basketball….especially under the guidance of head coach Jody Conradt….who is the 2nd NCAA Division I basketball coach to win 900 career games (after Tennessee’s Pat Summitt)….as her…

Music – 1987 – Delbert McClinton – I Am Doing My Best To Get Back To You

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DOG ASIDE:    Delbert McClinton is the unquestionable King of Roadhouse Blues in and around the State of Texas….especially the closer you get to Austin….which is known universally as the Live Music Capital of the World.  On any given night of the week….and throughout the year….there are a minimum of over 300 music groups and band performing in Greater…

TV Ads – 1979 – Best Michelin Tires Advertisement Ever Aired

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DOG ASIDE:  It has been said that the best things in life come in small packages….and sometimes a video speaks for itself when words cannot sufficiently describe….and this Michelin Tire advertisement fits both those statements….for it is one of the best TV ad programs ever produced….as Michelin used babies in their television advertisements for some…

Tennis – 1986 – Wimbledon Mens Dbls Finals – Nystrom+Wilander Vs Fleming+Donnelly – 2nd + 3rd Sets

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DOG ASIDE:  Heinz Günthardt and Balázs Taróczy were the defending Wimbledon men’s doubles champions….but they lost in the first round to Sammy Giammalva and Greg Holmes….while Sweden’s Joakim Nyström and Mats Wilander faced USA’s Gary Donnelly and Peter Fleming in the finals of this 1986 Wimbledon Championship. Nystrom + Wilander reached these finals by defeating USA Ken Flack + Robert Seguso in the quarterfinals…..then dispatched South…

Special – 1985 – ESPN SportsCenter – Hosts Chris Bermen & Gayle Gardner – MLB + NFL + Auto Racing

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DOG COMMENTARY:  ESPN has contributed their significant share of videos in this ImaSportsphile museum of ours….but none more valuable than this “nugget of gold” in our treasure chest of vintage content….cuz this is virtual hour of SportsCenter features legendary sportscaster Chris “Boomer / The Swami” Berman…..along with the “always beautiful” outstanding female sportscaster, Gayle Gardner, from the last of her…

NCAA Mens Basketball – 1988 – National Semifinal Game – Duke Blue Devils Vs Kansas Jayhawks

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DOG COMMENTARY:    This 1988 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals Game featured two storied college basketball programs and two College Basketball Hall of Fame Coaches….with the Duke Blue Devils and Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K)….and the Kansas Jayhawks with their Coach Larry Brown….who brought their talented squads to this game seen herewith….with a chance to…

Music – 1986 – University Of Texas Show Band Of The Southwest – Halftime At The Bluebonnet Bowl

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DOG ASIDE:  The University of Texas Marching Band….known around the world as The Show Band of the Southwest was founded in 1900 by distinguished professor of chemistry, Dr. Eugene P. Schoch….who with Dr. H. E. Baxter becoming the first director of the Longhorn Band….as they purchased $150 worth of instruments from a local pawn shop….and recruited 16 students to make…

NFL – 1979 – CBS Special – Passport To Pasadena – Preview Of The 1979 Upcoming Season

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DOG ASIDE:  This 1979 CBS Sports Special “Passport to Pasadena” provides an in depth look at the upcoming 1979 NFL season….which will climax at Super Bowl XXI at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA….as presented by the CBS NFL Today crew of Brent Musburger, Irv Cross and Jayne Kennedy….of which Musburger is a legendary sports broadcaster…

NCAA Football – 1985 – SWC Game Of Week – TCU Hornd Frogs Vs Texas Longhons

1980s, Austin, Austin Advertisements, Bill Worrell, Brett Stafford, Coach Fred Akers, Coach Jim Wacker, Dog Commentary, Edwin Simmons, Eric Metcalf, Football, Gene Chilton, HSE, Jeff Ward, Jerry Gray, Mickey Herskowitz, NCAA, NCAAF, Ray Alborn, SWC, Texas Longhorns, TV Ads, TX, UT Austin, UT Football, VideosLeave a comment

DOG COMMENTARY:     The 1985 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season….as the Horned Frogs finished the season 3 – 8 overall….while posting 0 – 8 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Wacker….in his third year as head coach….as the Frogs played their home games in Amon G.…