These were real sports journalists. They added seasoning to the sports story. And they had personalities that made them endearing, but they didn’t seek to usurp the athletes with acrimonious, and bombastic rhetoric or “hot takes.” Today’s sports “journalists” try to be THE story. RIP Tom Mees.
What you fail to understand is that in 1990, ESPN had a virtual monopoly over sports highlights. There was no RUclips. There weren't sports blogs. ESPN is all we had. But the Internet changed all of that. SportsCenter didn't change just to make you sad, it changed because the highlights model no longer makes sense now that nobody needs to flip on SportsCenter to find out what happened.
God, look at the difference. ESPN used to be so professional. No hype, no needless drama, no frat boy hijinks. Just pure sports reporting. I can’t tell you how much I miss these days
Not true at all! I remember in 1996, Fox Sports was running an advertisement campaign making fun of ESPN for being nothing but hype, drama and frat boy hijinks. In particular, it was mocking all of those catchphrases. It tried to market itself as the professional "adults in the room" alternative.
I still have that Lakers/Knicks game on tape from December 18, 1990, I remember it was a Tuesday, Magic Johnson closed the game out and it was his last game at MSG... also the next day, December 19, 1990, the Pistons blew out the Bulls @ The Palace 105-84... good memories.
John Cullen would end up in Hartford before the season was finished. Ron Francis got swapped to Pittsburgh. The rest was history. 2 back-to-back Stanley Cup titles.
Kim Martin tell me about it. ESPN lays off 600 employees last year and decides to bring back Hank Williams Jr to MNF six years after he made that Adolf Hitler comment. Go figure.
@@ericradford2142 C'mon! Hank Williams MNF song is golden. Yeah, his comment was inappropriate, but many ESPN employees have said dumb shit also (Jemele Hill, Max Kellerman, Keith Olbermann who is back at ESPN).
Tom Mees drowned in a swimming pool a few years after this. Tragic. Obviously couldn't swim and they never found out how he fell into the pool. Probably a simple slip that cost him his life.
Rooted for UCLA in 95 out in S. Cali. Princeton beat them in the 1st game of the 96 tourney after they won the championship in 95. That sucked. Princeton kept it low n slow just as discussed in the clip. Keep it close at the end and anything can happen.
I couldn't disagree with you more. I personally like Keith Olbermann, but he was an egotistical nightmare. Same with Craig Kilborne. Mike Tirico was suspended in 1992 for groping and stalking female staff. So much for professionalism.
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Tom Mees: such a tragic loss 😞
wow how wonderful it was back then on espn i was 10 years old what a great time back then,,i hate 2022
Same
These were real sports journalists. They added seasoning to the sports story. And they had personalities that made them endearing, but they didn’t seek to usurp the athletes with acrimonious, and bombastic rhetoric or “hot takes.” Today’s sports “journalists” try to be THE story. RIP Tom Mees.
This is when espn sportscenter was can't miss.....nothing but genuine sports reporting.
Jungle Brother also when ESPN had integrity.
What you fail to understand is that in 1990, ESPN had a virtual monopoly over sports highlights. There was no RUclips. There weren't sports blogs. ESPN is all we had. But the Internet changed all of that. SportsCenter didn't change just to make you sad, it changed because the highlights model no longer makes sense now that nobody needs to flip on SportsCenter to find out what happened.
God, look at the difference. ESPN used to be so professional. No hype, no needless drama, no frat boy hijinks. Just pure sports reporting. I can’t tell you how much I miss these days
Not true at all! I remember in 1996, Fox Sports was running an advertisement campaign making fun of ESPN for being nothing but hype, drama and frat boy hijinks. In particular, it was mocking all of those catchphrases. It tried to market itself as the professional "adults in the room" alternative.
I miss this version of SportsCenter. 🤒🤕🙃😟😭😢😦😿😷🤒🤕😞😟😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭
I want this version of ESPN SportsCenter back.
1990. When I was poor, young and happy. Beats being rich, old and miserable.
Back before commercials blew your ear sockets out
I miss the old ESPN
Gotta love the tube tv’s in the background they must weigh a TON lolol
Dicky V looks so young
Anybody have a time machine? I would give anything to go back.
I still have that Lakers/Knicks game on tape from December 18, 1990, I remember it was a Tuesday, Magic Johnson closed the game out and it was his last game at MSG... also the next day, December 19, 1990, the Pistons blew out the Bulls @ The Palace 105-84... good memories.
Carril harking back to his Easton (PA) HS days!
Where did things go wrong?
Remember this like it was yesterday, all the names!
Hostetler goes in for Simms, and the rest is history...
Seriously!
Frank Reich is a coach now wow
I forgot how much Sportscenter guys sounded like professional sports broadcasters in 1990. Now they don't have talent or a sports voice or sports.
Damn people forget Seattle used to be in the AFC west
I certainly didn't. 😀
John Cullen would end up in Hartford before the season was finished. Ron Francis got swapped to Pittsburgh. The rest was history. 2 back-to-back Stanley Cup titles.
Holy crap, the guy who choked on the burger in Dumb and Dumber holding it DOWN in the K-Mart commercial at 10:40!
Yeah it’s Mike Starr. I also remember him in Goodfellas, The Bodyguard and the clown from Uncle Buck!
Back when it was only 30 minutes!
Back when ESPN had integrity.
Kim Martin tell me about it. ESPN lays off 600 employees last year and decides to bring back Hank Williams Jr to MNF six years after he made that Adolf Hitler comment. Go figure.
Huh?
@@ericradford2142 C'mon! Hank Williams MNF song is golden. Yeah, his comment was inappropriate, but many ESPN employees have said dumb shit also (Jemele Hill, Max Kellerman, Keith Olbermann who is back at ESPN).
The Phoenix Cardinals 🤔
Instructing the First Computers of the 90s
Tom Mees drowned in a swimming pool a few years after this. Tragic. Obviously couldn't swim and they never found out how he fell into the pool. Probably a simple slip that cost him his life.
nonplayerzealot4 and Tom Mees right now is rolling over in his grave with the way ESPN is run nowadays.
Tom Mees was different.
Tom was an excellent Hockey play by play guy
back when sportscasters were sportscasters and no political crap
Ron Franklin
Take five from the race!
David Puddy sighting 22:45
"THATS RIGHT"
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Patrick Warburton in Bugle Boy commercial at 22:45
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Rooted for UCLA in 95 out in S. Cali. Princeton beat them in the 1st game of the 96 tourney after they won the championship in 95. That sucked. Princeton kept it low n slow just as discussed in the clip. Keep it close at the end and anything can happen.
Ha Giants are screwed, Who the hell is Jeff Hostetler? Giants are going one and done.
Nice..
From an eagles fan.
I see what you did there...Super Bowl XXV was a true classic.
Ha Ki-jana Carter went to penn state
Gosh, ESPN was so awesome and had grown men reporting and professional females not bringing all their emotional baggage on air!
Jill Conner you realize there are opinion shows and news shows. Same for fox, cnn, etc.
I couldn't disagree with you more. I personally like Keith Olbermann, but he was an egotistical nightmare. Same with Craig Kilborne. Mike Tirico was suspended in 1992 for groping and stalking female staff. So much for professionalism.
The news got better for the Giants and would get much worse for the bills, × 4 !