Flashbacks...

[Stack It]

Ah the good old days. I recently purchased some DVDs of vintage football games in the 1980s. It is some what humorous, yet refreshing. The graphics are so simple, there are only a couple of updates from New York during each game. The announcers read the out of town scores that appear on the bottom of the screen. It is amazing to see how broadcasts have changed. You don't have some little box or bar with the time and score on the screen, all the time. Another thing I noticed, there really wasn't much of a music package. They bumped out with something on the music charts. One of the 1983 games I picked up, used music from The Police. Another used Eric Clapton and Blue Oyster Cult.

Then come the announcers themselves. One game I had was called by legnedary Jack Buck and Hank Stram. Another, called by Jim Kelly (guy moved on to ESPN golf) and Jim Hill (he's done things for Showtime boxing). One Of the NBC games had updates from New York by Len Berman, one of their analysts was Jim Turner. You get out of town score updates maybe once a half. How sports has changed, particularly in its presentation.

[Stack It]

One more thing: the commercials! There's nothing like the old Miller Lite commercials.

[adam & doctor drew]

I've long thought ESPN or NFL Network should run those old classic games.

[Mr G]

watching an old US Open golf tourney from the 60 when Jack and Arnie playing...it was great. they don't play the same game today.

[Pro]

If this was of NFL games, then it is a bootleg.

The NFL has NEVER licensed or produced home video versions of game replays or allowed the re-broadcast of any game (or even a portion of it).

They can't stop "fair use" by stations or networks showing video-only game highlights in a news situation, but they keep a close eye on what is being used.

The only thing they have ever done is produce "highlight" videos, not from game broadcasts, but shot by NFL Films.

[Stack It]

Originally posted by Pro:
If this was of NFL games, then it is a bootleg.

The NFL has NEVER licensed or produced home video versions of game replays or allowed the re-broadcast of any game (or even a portion of it).

They can't stop "fair use" by stations or networks showing video-only game highlights in a news situation, but they keep a close eye on what is being used.

The only thing they have ever done is produce "highlight" videos, not from game broadcasts, but shot by NFL Films.Of course it was a bootleg. I didn't record the games for my own personal enjoyment. :D

[ December 14, 2006, 04:20 AM: Message edited by: Stack It ]

[Sir Dropham Pants]

Originally posted by adam & doctor drew:
I've long thought ESPN or NFL Network should run those old classic games.They do, at least the college games. Just a few weeks ago, I was up early with a kid and ESPN Classic was showing 1983 Notre Dame vs. Air Force. It was a straight air check of the broadcast (minus commercials and bumps).
As for NFL, you'll have to settle for the old NFL Films "Game of the Week" 30-minute shows. Although NFLN does do "NFL Replay" this season. But those games are only a few days old - they repeat the best games from the previous week. It's a cut down replay of the broadcast (no matter who carried the game, CBS, Fox, NBC). They edit out some junk and get through the game in (I think) 2 hrs.

[Stack It]

A nice little update for football fans. If you had a chance to watch the Redskins-Giants game tonight, NFL Network promoted it will start re-airing original broadcasts of past Super Bowls. Not sure how it's going to work, but Super Bowl 40 is the first one on tap. I think they're showing it on Thursday night. Hopefully, it will be unedited. Currently when they show their games of the week, they condense the game down to 90 minutes, eliminating replays, cut-ins, etc.

[s'news]

Thanks for that info, Stack It. There's a Super Bowl I'd like to have a tape of, in its entirety.