Is NBC's Sunday Night Football Intro w/ Faith Hill the Worst in History?

[TMC]

http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/nbcs...on-television/

by Dan Fogarty | 12:33 pm, September 19th, 2011

Reddit user moby323 has dubbed NBC’s Sunday Night Football intro, featuring Faith Hill, as the “worst intro in the history of television.” And although we’re hesitant to say it’s “the worst in history,” (there is always something worse out there) we’ll say that NBC’s country ode to pro football is the worst intro currently on television. Here are five reasons why.

5. “Professional football and Faith Hill in tight black leather.” This should work, but it doesn’t. An attractive woman dressed provocatively is beckoning you to watch the NFL. This is a no-brainer. A slam-dunk. No amount of meddling could ruin this unruinable starting point. But ruined it is, and the fact that such an easy concept gets fumbled makes things worse.

4. This has to be a parody, but it isn’t. This 100% real NBC sports intro is remarkably similar to 30 Rock’s 100% fake NBC sports intro. This is never a good sign.

3. Why is Dwight Freeney swim-moving his way through a cornfield? Most of Sunday Night Football’s intro is dedicated to football players doing football things, set against a very identifiable backdrop from their team’s home state. In other words, shots of Adrian Peterson running across a frozen pond, and Eli Manning looking goofy in Times Square.

2. When you appeal to everyone, it’s appealing to no one. Alright, assembled East Coast TV Men. How do we capture the hearts and minds of the rest of America with this intro? With country music, that’s what. Those slack-jawed yokels will be powerless to resist. Which brings us to…

1. The song. We are not fans of the song, but you probably could’ve guessed that by this point.

So, SportsGridders, are we being overly dramatic, or is NBC’s intro really that bad? Watch the video below, then let us know what you think in the comments.

[Dork]

Don't know and don't care

[mets82]

Honestly, the song has kind of grown on me. I dont think its that bad as everyone says it is. I guess if people dont like it, they dont like it.

[MrCleveland]

NOTHING can top this NFL Theme...NOTHING!...

[Mr. Television]

I like it.

[gilligan fanatic]

It is definetly lame, but it isn't horrible by any means.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by TMC

http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/nbcs...on-television/

This is a stupid question for a sports message board and shows you have too much time on your hands

[bandito]

Better than that Rap ****. I don't mind it.

[TMC]

What really sucks is that NBC has the Super Bowl this season. And thus, like the last time that they had it back in 2008, they're going to most likely, trot Faith Hill out to perform another kitchy, unintentional parody of that Joan Jett song (but modified to reflect the Super Bowl).

[Tweety]

Never send a pop singer to do a rock-n-roll singer's job.


Faith's husband, Tim McGraw, had a great song out a few years ago called "Back When". One of the modern-day things he "complains" about in that song is the fact that "they put Pop in my Country". He should speak to his wife about that, she started it.

The SNF "theme" is set to the tune of "I Hate Myself for Loving You", originally done by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. It's a rock and roll song that doesn't work with a pop performer like Hill.

Hill is lame in that intro. A beautiful lady, no question about that... but it just doesn't work. And yeah, the graphics of the players is pretty stupid. I never turn on the broadcast until just after 8:30, that way I don't have to watch the pre game show or the intro.

I never liked Hank Williams Jr's intro either when he had the gig for MNF I never thought HW Jr was all that great to begin with.

[James]

I checked out the video at the link (it's at the bottom of the SportsGrid article). No offense to Faith, but I thought it was pretty dumb.

[Jaqui-Michel]

I really don't like anyone singing at me before a game, especially if it sounds like something from Glee. The stations should just play their instrumentals. All of them get you pumped for the games, especially the MNF song. Although I did watch the Hank Williams intros I really don't miss them.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by Tweety

Never send a pop singer to do a rock-n-roll singer's job.


Faith's husband, Tim McGraw, had a great song out a few years ago called "Back When". One of the modern-day things he "complains" about in that song is the fact that "they put Pop in my Country". He should speak to his wife about that, she started it.

The SNF "theme" is set to the tune of "I Hate Myself for Loving You", originally done by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. It's a rock and roll song that doesn't work with a pop performer like Hill.

Hill is lame in that intro. A beautiful lady, no question about that... but it just doesn't work. And yeah, the graphics of the players is pretty stupid. I never turn on the broadcast until just after 8:30, that way I don't have to watch the pre game show or the intro.

I never liked Hank Williams Jr's intro either when he had the gig for MNF I never thought HW Jr was all that great to begin with.

It sort of reminds me of Celine Dion singing AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long" at I think one of VH1's Divas show. She made it so slick and polished (when the song was great in the first place in large part because of its raw and gritty vocals) that it wound up ruining the song and making it outright cheesy.

To me, networks that feel the need to use a popular singer to intro their sports coverage, is just a case of TV networks selling out in order to appeal to a "hipper" or younger audience (it cheapens the coverage if you ask me and lacks in substance). For example, remember when ABC used the Pussycat Dolls to sing "Right Now" at the start of their NBA telecasts?

[mets82]

Like I mentioned before, I dont mind it. Faith Hill is pretty easy on the eyes I kind of get pumped because of the song. One thing I can do without is all the shots of the guys who are not in the game that night. Show a couple of shots but focus on the actual players that are playing. Ex. if the Giants are playing the Cowboys, you can have a shot of Brady, Peyton Manning, etc. but the opening should focus on Tony Romo, Dez Byrant, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks etc.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by mets82

Like I mentioned before, I dont mind it. Faith Hill is pretty easy on the eyes I kind of get pumped because of the song. One thing I can do without is all the shots of the guys who are not in the game that night. Show a couple of shots but focus on the actual players that are playing. Ex. if the Giants are playing the Cowboys, you can have a shot of Brady, Peyton Manning, etc. but the opening should focus on Tony Romo, Dez Byrant, Eli Manning, Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks etc.

We already have cheerleaders and sideline reporters like Erin Andrews, Alex Flanagan, or Suzy "I Want to Kiss You" Kolber to fill out the "hot chick" quota. I dread having to watch NBC's coverage this upcoming Sunday, because you just know that they're going to have to shoehorn Faith Hill in there somewhere.