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re: What is the Greatest Sports Event Ever Televised?
Posted on 2/29/24 at 12:19 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Posted on 2/29/24 at 12:19 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Gotta at least put First ultimate fighter finale Griffin vs Bonnar in the conversation. UFC would not be where it is today without that fight and that was one were people started tuning in halfway through because of word of mouth
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 1:18 pm to The Eric
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that basketball game looks like a miserable experience.
I would rather watch a game at home than sit through a basketball game in a large football or baseball venue.
It simply doesn't work.
If you are close to the court you're too low to have depth perspective.
If you're up in a box you're too far away to enjoy it.
Hard pass.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 4:18 pm to JGTiger
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The Vince Young Rose Bowl was a great one.
Just my opinion but this game was an absolute spectacle and for me at least represents the peak of college football as we knew it.
in the years following, the SEC started its reign of terror on the CFB world and kicked off the events that eventually would give us NIL and the playoffs.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 4:57 pm to JodyPlauche
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It was on tape delay
Was it still televised? Since I was a 12 at the time I'll say yes and it was just as impactful. Living through the Cold War the USSR Olympic Teams were professionals that were not allowed to go pro because they would defect. The USSR Hockey was a machine. So you have the Cold War with the USA's mortal enemy in a game in which we were the underdogs. It was truly a miracle on ice.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 8:58 pm to CU_Tigers4life
the thrilla in manila
Posted on 2/29/24 at 9:29 pm to Alt26
It wasn’t televised, but broadcast over radio that had an audience of over 40,000,000. East Coast elites vs upstart West Coast bumpkins. A mutt vs a genetically superior animal of scientific breeding. Seabiscuit vs War Admiral.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 9:31 pm to CU_Tigers4life
If “greatest” means most impactful, then it’s likely the 1958 NFL championship game, Colts & John Unitas beating the Giants in sudden death. Not just a great game in itself, but the telecast put the NFL on the map and led directly to the cultural phenomenon it is today.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:01 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Epic in Miami
Chargers vs Dolphins 1982
Chargers vs Dolphins 1982
Posted on 3/1/24 at 6:46 am to CU_Tigers4life
1986 Masters
Posted on 3/1/24 at 6:53 am to Alt26
I think Miracle On Ice. I was 12, and for those who say "it was tape delayed", that didn't matter back then. Most Olympics were tape delayed at the time, if the radio or TV networks didn't tip you off you didn't know who won.
The Olympics overall were so, so much more meaningful back then as compared to today. And as other have mentioned, it was a cultural USA vs USSR event at the time, didn't matter your political slant. Dem, GOP, didn't matter; you were "USA" in this. And the hope was to not get slaughtered too badly by that Red Army team. What that match became with us winning, surpasses all the other legendary events.
The Olympics overall were so, so much more meaningful back then as compared to today. And as other have mentioned, it was a cultural USA vs USSR event at the time, didn't matter your political slant. Dem, GOP, didn't matter; you were "USA" in this. And the hope was to not get slaughtered too badly by that Red Army team. What that match became with us winning, surpasses all the other legendary events.
Posted on 3/1/24 at 7:35 am to JDPndahizzy
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I love any 4x100 relay race
An elite 4x400 is my favorite single sporting event to watch in person. Relays are awesome
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