Texas and Arkansas were originally scheduled to play in October. And this game involved changing the schedule. That Notre Dame game couldn't be seen in certain parts of the country. Looney: First of all they didn't have that kind of production. Notre Dame game that had that kind of big television production. 3.Īnd, lo and behold, that's was exactly what happened.įbSH: Now, prior to 1969 there had been other big games that captured national interest such as the 1966 Michigan State v. Texas and Arkansas have a chance to be undefeated and, worst case, they'll be No. I don't know who, but they will lose to somebody and, besides, even if they don't if we put them at the end of the season whoever we pick to play them will have three or four losses. Especially since Ohio State was the defending champion and they had all their starters back. It was all a dream because it couldn't happen. 2 and we'll get Nixon to come and crown the national champion." And, Beano, by the way, why don't you pick who's gonna be ranked No. Why don't you look over all the schedules – no computers, no nothing – and figure out what game we can pluck out of the middle of the year and put it as the final game of the season. Roone Arledge went to Beano Cook and said "It's the 100th year of college football, we've got to do something special. The very first one where TV circled around the event. The reason it's important, there's a long laundry list, but first and foremost, is it was the first sporting event arranged for television. If you made all this up, no one would believe it. There's that old saying "fact is stranger than fiction" is really true here. Mike Looney: A story like this only comes around once in a lifetime. Football Study Hall: Why is this game so important and why did you feel the need to make a film about it?
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