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That is, until this season, when ESPN decided to hire both Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews Band to introduce games, shows and everything you can think of that's college football related on ABC and/or ESPN. Some football writers were not so excited about those decisions.
The first weekend of the season it was all Chesney all the time. After six or seven hours of football, if you weren't humming, "this is our moment, this is our time" while banging your head against the hardest and possibly sharpest thing in arm's reach, then dang it you aren't American. Take a listen:
Today is a crucial day for Chesney. No sign of KC in two weeks. If it's absent today, ready to declare it dead?
No such luck, we learned. Per ESPN spokesman Michael Humes:
The song has always been intended to be used on opening weekend, very big games and the last day of the regular season. Dave Matthews Band is the official band of college football on ESPN. I am not aware of any backlash, I heard positives about the song.
We clearly travel in different social networking circles. Either way, Chesney isn't gone, they're saving him for the big games – you know, the games where 'we ain't holding back, we're laying it on the line." Those games. Can't wait for those games.
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Disney (AKA: ESPN/ABC) pours on the hype ‘til you want to puke. They beat us over the head like if it wasn’t for their cheesy Chesney song we wouldn’t watch. Why not treat us like we’re intelligent instead of packaging things like they’re on a cereal box? I suggest featuring the marching band of the home college you’re broadcasting from. Nothing makes me feel more like college football than the pounding of a good drum core. To Michael Humes I say "turn down the hype, you don’t have to sell us. Treat us like grown-ups, not children".
by stadium&main on Sep 23, 2009 1:58 PM EDT reply actions
which is worse?
1) the KC gameday song
2) whatever crappy music sportscenter applies to their highlight montages every morning. i know they are by different "artists", but **** it all if they don’t sound the same/equally horrible
3) anything by yoko ono
4) hearing your grandmother call you because she **** herself again
i’m going with #2, if only because i have to listen to it every morning.
by psudrozz on Sep 23, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions
which is worse?
1) the KC gameday song
2) whatever crappy music sportscenter applies to their highlight montages every morning. i know they are by different "artists", but dern it all if they don’t sound the same/equally horrible
3) anything by yoko ono
4) hearing your grandmother call you because she shat herself again
i’m going with #2, if only because i have to listen to it every morning.
by psudrozz on Sep 23, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions
God the whole music selection is just freakin horrible. Kenny Chesney??? Who the hell thought that up?
by SailorGabe on Sep 24, 2009 12:16 AM EDT reply actions
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by plumdan on Nov 1, 2009 2:43 AM EDT reply actions
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