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This day in sports, 1979
Posted on 9/7/26 at 9:50 pm
Posted on 9/7/26 at 9:50 pm
47 years ago. Amazing it’s been around that long. And we had no full time sports channel prior. Sports rules the TV ratings nowadays
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Posted on 9/7/26 at 10:55 pm to OU Guy
Maybe I’m misremembering, but didn’t ESPN broadcast the LSU vs USC game later that month?
Posted on 9/8/26 at 7:31 am to SloaneRanger
I believe they did.
I was there.
Still think about that game.
I was there.
Still think about that game.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 8:07 am to OU Guy
frick ESPN.
With that out of the way, we got cable about 1984. I can remember ESPN showing tractor pulls and Australian rules football and pretty sure fricking roller derby.
With that out of the way, we got cable about 1984. I can remember ESPN showing tractor pulls and Australian rules football and pretty sure fricking roller derby.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 8:08 am to OU Guy
To be fair. It changed the way all sports fans watched tv.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 8:11 am to OU Guy
The day sports caught AIDS
Posted on 9/8/26 at 8:42 am to SloaneRanger
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but didn’t ESPN broadcast the LSU vs USC game later that month
On tape delay. ESPN didn't show live regular season games until 1984.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 10:07 am to Radio One
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I can remember ESPN showing tractor pulls and Australian rules football and pretty
That was filler for the times when Worlds Strongest Man Competitions weren’t available.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 10:39 am to SloaneRanger
quote:Yes. I think that was the first major event broadcast by ESPN. I was there We got screwed by the refs. I consider that the most exciting game in Tiger Stadium history that LSU lost. ESPN started off with a bang.
LSU vs. USC game
Posted on 9/8/26 at 11:45 am to The Boat
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The day sports caught AIDS
Sportscenter was awesome in the 1990s.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 1:08 pm to OU Guy
We would never know about Australian Rules Football if it weren't for ESPN..
Posted on 9/8/26 at 4:40 pm to Radio One
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With that out of the way, we got cable about 1984. I can remember ESPN showing tractor pulls and Australian rules football and pretty sure fricking roller derby.
I remember being up late in college and they had on wheelchair billiards
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