Jefferson Pilot

[#1fulmerite]

Watching a rerun today on YouTube which is an old Jefferson Pilot game. At the time, I never did like it when we played on JP but, it sure seems to have some nostalgia now!

If memory serves me correctly, seems the JP game always ran over the 2:30 CBS game.

 

[give_him 6]

Man, I miss those days.

 

[the_todd]

I soooo miss watching games on JP

 

[joevol33]

Good old days, I remember games ending like 6-3, or 3-0 at times

 

[RDU VOL#14]

“Welcome to Starkville, Mississippi, for this 11am kickoff between the visiting Vanderbilt Commodores and the hometown Mississippi State Bulldogs. I’m Dave and with me in the booth as always is Dave, and who could forget about our sideline reporter Dave?”

 

[Cudaman340]

I so wish this was an actual documentary...

 

[VolsSportsFan]

It's one of those things that at the time I made fun of the game but now I look back fondly. Same with JP basketball games. I always wished they did college baseball games too because back then seeing a televised college baseball game before the CWS was like seeing Bigfoot.

I remember it would be like Kentucky vs. Florida and Kentucky would get up 3-0 with 12:00 left in the first quarter and Dave Neal would be like "WE GOT AN UPSET BREWING IN GAINESVILLE!"

 

[volsfan125]

Before Jefferson Pilot, it was Raycom Sports and before that the time slot was TBS's Super Football Saturday from the mid 80's to early 90's.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Before Jefferson Pilot, they was Raycom Sports and before that the time slot was TBS's Super Football Saturday from the mid 80's to early 90's.

I remember watching Tennessee vs. UCLA on TBS.

 

[dduncan4163]

That takes me back. Bob Kesling was the sideline reporter before he became the voice of Vol Radio

 

[NorCalVol67]

Wasn’t it TBS that had 11:40am kickoff times? That caused early pregame drankin.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Watching a rerun today on YouTube which is an old Jefferson Pilot game. At the time, I never did like it when we played on JP but, it sure seems to have some nostalgia now!

If memory serves me correctly, seems the JP game always ran over the 2:30 CBS game.

Never ran over bc I only watched TN

 

[Jackcrevol]

I remember Dave Rowe was announcer

 

[The_Dude]

Before Jefferson Pilot, they was Raycom Sports and before that the time slot was TBS's Super Football Saturday from the mid 80's to early 90's.

My goodness. I remember that in a way you remember a family member you barely met. Memories!

 

[ftsandersvol]

Watching a rerun today on YouTube which is an old Jefferson Pilot game. At the time, I never did like it when we played on JP but, it sure seems to have some nostalgia now!

If memory serves me correctly, seems the JP game always ran over the 2:30 CBS game.

Ah yes, the days when offensive linemen weighed 250 pounds.

 

[GordonC]

Dave Baker was also with JP back then

 

[wmcovol]

That was the beginning of the TV expansion. Before that there was 1 college game a week, occasionally a night game addition.

Some of the greatest SEC games in history were not televised. You’d watch the Dickey, Battle or Majors Show religiously. We’d also watch the ABC review show with Bill Fleming covering 5 or 6 game highlights on Sunday morning. People today have no clue.

 

[Hacksaw]

Good times!

How can I go back?

 

[vols 30]

When I think of Jefferson Pilot, the bluegrass miracle is the first game that comes to mind. Still funny as hell watching UK celebrate prematurely

 

[Hunerwadel]

How about the terrible pay per view games? I think they cost about 25 bucks and the camera work was..well you know. I think they might have had only 3-4 cameras for the whole broadcast.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Wasn’t it TBS that had 11:40am kickoff times? That caused early pregame drankin.

Yep, and sometimes that pregame drankin started on Friday night.

Oh Lawd preserve and protect us
We been drinkin whiskey for breakfast....

 

[feathersax]

Good times!

How can I go back?

JP, Raycom & SEC Basketball with Joe Dean: "STRING MUSIC!"!

 

[VOLdo Raine]

JP, Raycom & SEC Basketball with Joe Dean: "STRING MUSIC!"!

I thought the same thing!

Does anyone remember hearing Joe Dean say that the B in Joe B. Hall stood for bastard? I swear I heard him say that during the 82-83 season.

 

[utchs81]

JP, Raycom & SEC Basketball with Joe Dean: "STRING MUSIC!"!

Don’t you mean Strang Music?

 

[Boca Vol]

Watching a rerun today on YouTube which is an old Jefferson Pilot game. At the time, I never did like it when we played on JP but, it sure seems to have some nostalgia now!

If memory serves me correctly, seems the JP game always ran over the 2:30 CBS game.

Especially if UK was playing in that time slot. They ran out of bounds on every play which stopped the clock until the next play back then.