Note: The following appears in the Syracuse gameday football program.
Editor’s Note – This is the 125th season of Clemson football. To commemorate the first 125 years, Tim Bourret is writing articles this year on some of the most important moments in Tiger history. Below is the third installment of the series.
On many occasions during my time as Clemson’s sports information director, I received a call or two from a producer who was working on the opening of his broadcast for the Tiger football game the following weekend.
Many times, one of the questions would be, “Where can I find video of Brent Musburger calling your stadium entrance, ‘the most exciting 25 seconds in college football?’
“I have looked everywhere.”
It is the most famous quote about Tiger football in history. The story of how it came about is the story of a brilliant, old-school Clemson publicist. When you arrive at Death Valley and see Bob Bradley’s name on the North upper deck façade as a member of the Clemson Ring of Honor, this story is one of the reasons.
The first game from Memorial Stadium broadcasted nationwide took place on Sept. 13, 1985. The Clemson vs. Georgia rivalry was in the middle of a great run, and in those days, CBS had the rights to the game at Clemson.
With CBS coming to town for a national game, that meant Brent Musburger and Ara Parseghian would provide the commentary for the network.
As is the case with any broadcast crew today, the announcers met with the home team players and coaches the day before the game. On that Friday, after Musburger and Parseghian met with Danny Ford, Clemson’s head coach invited the announcers to come to the Friday afternoon walkthrough in the stadium.
There were not a lot of trade secrets available at these walkthroughs in the 1980s. It was more of a day for recreation for the linemen. Prior to a Saturday game, Head Coach Dabo Swinney has his Tigers actually walk through plays that are to be run on gameday.
During this walkthrough on Sept. 12, 1985, Musburger was chatting with Bradley and asked about the tradition of running down the Hill. “Mr. B” proceeded to give him his long version with every detail.
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