Frank Gifford has passed

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Frank Gifford has passed

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Watching the NFL channel and word is coming in that Hall of Famer Frank Gifford has passed away today at 84 years old. What a legend he was. RIP
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I think that means that the entirety of the original MNF trio is now gone.

How sad. The move to ESPN killed that game, IMO. But it was probably on its way out for quite a while before that because ABC couldn't replicate what they had with Gifford, Meredith, and Cosell....
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SuperHornet wrote:I think that means that the entirety of the original MNF trio is now gone.

How sad. The move to ESPN killed that game, IMO. But it was probably on its way out for quite a while before that because ABC couldn't replicate what they had with Gifford, Meredith, and Cosell....
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Oh no..not that guy.



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SuperHornet wrote:I think that means that the entirety of the original MNF trio is now gone.
Except Gifford wasn't part of the original MNF crew…
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SuperHornet wrote:I think that means that the entirety of the original MNF trio is now gone.

How sad. The move to ESPN killed that game, IMO. But it was probably on its way out for quite a while before that because ABC couldn't replicate what they had with Gifford, Meredith, and Cosell....
Low ratings killed MNF something had to be done.Last game on ABC MNF Jets vs Pats.
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Mvemjsunpx wrote:
SuperHornet wrote:I think that means that the entirety of the original MNF trio is now gone.
Except Gifford wasn't part of the original MNF crew…
Then who did Gifford replace????
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dal4018 wrote:
Mvemjsunpx wrote:
Except Gifford wasn't part of the original MNF crew…
Then who did Gifford replace????
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dal4018 wrote:
SuperHornet wrote:I think that means that the entirety of the original MNF trio is now gone.

How sad. The move to ESPN killed that game, IMO. But it was probably on its way out for quite a while before that because ABC couldn't replicate what they had with Gifford, Meredith, and Cosell....
Low ratings killed MNF something had to be done.Last game on ABC MNF Jets vs Pats.
The ratings were low because they couldn't replicate Gifford, Meredith, and Cosell.
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Thursday night football and Friday, Saturday football killed MNF. Also, more than 5 channels.
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andy7171 wrote:Thursday night football and Friday, Saturday football killed MNF. Also, more than 5 channels.
That, too. But if your announce team whomps, nobody's gonna watch REGARDLESS....
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