Chesney Announcing on College Gameday
When The Matador thinks college football, Kenny Chesney does not come to mind. It pains me to think that part of Chesney will be incorporated into every single ESPN/ABC college football game this season.
Last fall Kenny Chesney was at a Nashville dinner with play-by-play announcer Brett Musburger, football analyst Kirk Herbstreit and producer Bill Bonnell. Presumably with whiskey in hand, Chesney began scribbling lyrics on a cocktail napkin. These lyrics soon became a recorded song titled “This Is Our Moment.” The video and final lyrics are all under lock and key, but there is rumor, after seeing Florida’s GQ photos, that Chesney will give a shout-out to the Holy Tim Tebow (The Matador is aggressively pursuing a final draft of the lyrics).
The ESPN crew loved the jingle so much so that it was decided to be aired exclusively on ESPN’s college football gameday and studio telecasts during Dick’s Sporting Goods Kickoff Week (Sept. 3-7) and Championship Saturday (Dec. 5) as well as select games throughout the season and bowl games.
For you country music fans, tune in on September 3 at 7 p.m. as ESPN will debut the song during its pregame show.
The Matador is thankful for the “Mute” button.
