# What sports game was ABC airing the morning of October 8th, 1994? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 19, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124 "2009-11-19T04:14:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/21 "2009-11-19T14:15:24Z")
The Cal-UCLA game was scheduled for 12:30 according to San Francisco Chronicle, so it must have been one of the other games. ---
**Author:** ![Keeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/22 "2009-11-19T14:50:57Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > It was the worst saturday morning cartoon preemption I’d seen in my childhood since that time in 1989 when they kept cutting in with news about some kind of demonstration in China. Yeah, I remember that demonstration. I really thought our guys would win. ☹ Anyway, I hope you can take comfort that seven years later, when the regular tv switched to news-only for seven straight days, the kids channels kept the cartoons on. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/23 "2009-11-19T15:24:33Z")
I really hope that “…some kind of demonstration…” was said tongue-in-cheek! ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/24 "2009-11-19T15:52:24Z")
This is what I was looking at for Georgia Clemson, but I see the ® next to it which I assume means Regional, so I guess the hunt is still on. Year Ga. Score Opponent Score Location / Network 1994 09-03-94 24 S. Carolina 21 Columbia (L) WAGA, WIS TV 09-10-94 23 Tennessee 41 Athens (N) ESPN 10-01-94 28 Alabama 29 Tuscaloosa (N) ESPN **10-08-94 40 Clemson 14 Athens ® ABC** 10-15-94 30 Vanderbilt 43 Athens ® Jeff Pilot TV 10-29-94 14 Flordia 52 Gainesville (N) ESPN 11-12-94 23 Auburn 23 Auburn (N) ESPN 11-26-94 48 Georgia Tech 10 Athens (N) ESPN ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/25 "2009-11-19T15:55:10Z")
I’ll never forgive Oliver North for preempting my Scooby Doo for a whole week of afternoons either. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/26 "2009-11-20T01:38:24Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > I seriously doubt that a west coast game (Cal/UCLA) started that early; it must have been one of the other games. Damn! Now I’m bummed that I didn’t pick up on the time difference. I’ll have to start over again. Back in a bit. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/27 "2009-11-20T02:17:57Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > I don’t think the good cartoons came on until 7 or so, so that was down to two hours. Which didn’t include the 10 am-ish timeslot. Which was where they put “Sonic the Hedgehog”—the well written one, not the syndicated one. > > Which was supposed to be running the second part of a two-part episode. Which had ended with a cliffhanger the week before. It only came out on DVD two years ago. > > I’ll admit that I looked up the exact date only recently, but I _am_ still a little bitter about it even after all this time. It was the worst saturday morning cartoon preemption I’d seen in my childhood since that time in 1989 when they kept cutting in with news about some kind of demonstration in China. And on the day I’d decided to tape the broadcast, to boot. :eek: OK. Need some more help here. When you say > [@](#): > > “Sonic the Hedgehog”—the well written one, not the syndicated one. –this means nothing to me. There were two? Using another newspaper database(looking at the Ukiah newspaper), Sonic the Hedgehog seemed to come on KGO at 7AM, PST. So this would be 10am, EST. Not likely there was a football game on tv in that time frame. Next was Addams Family at 7:30 on a normal Sat. morn. So, the question may now be–what pre-empted a 7AM West Coast cartoon on that date? Perhaps not a football game? Give me some help here. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/28 "2009-11-20T03:49:29Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > OK. Need some more help here. When you say --this means nothing to me. There were two? Kind of an obscure reference/joke—they actually licensed two completely different Sonic the Hedgehog series, at the same time, even with some of the same cast. One of them, which only ran on ABC, was very well done, and has a fan following to this date. The other one was syndicated, and is generally regarded as campy kiddie crap. But, as it wasn’t on ABC, it luckily doesn’t factor in here, except as a setup for a joke. 😃 > [@](#): > > Using another newspaper database(looking at the Ukiah newspaper), Sonic the Hedgehog seemed to come on KGO at 7AM, PST. So this would be 10am, EST. Not likely there was a football game on tv in that time frame. Next was Addams Family at 7:30 on a normal Sat. morn. > > So, the question may now be–what pre-empted a 7AM West Coast cartoon on that date? Perhaps not a football game? > > Give me some help here. Hmmm…very odd. Now I _thought_ it ran at 10, but then again, it _was_ 15 years ago, and I was just going by memory. I _know_ it was preempted, and I’m all but entirely certain it was sports. Perhaps some kind of pre-show or commentary? The only other thing I can think of off the top of my head is that they bumped Sonic _up_ the schedule that day for some reason, and then preempted it later anyway. Possibly not very sensible, but this _is_ network programming we’re talking about here. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/29 "2009-11-20T03:54:30Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > OK. Need some more help here. When you say --this means nothing to me. There were two? > > Using another newspaper database(looking at the Ukiah newspaper), Sonic the Hedgehog seemed to come on KGO at 7AM, PST. So this would be 10am, EST. Not likely there was a football game on tv in that time frame. Next was Addams Family at 7:30 on a normal Sat. morn. > > So, the question may now be–what pre-empted a 7AM West Coast cartoon on that date? Perhaps not a football game? > > Give me some help here. Why not look at the 1pmest/10ampst time slot and see what’s there? ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/30 "2009-11-21T00:27:19Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Using another newspaper database(looking at the Ukiah newspaper), Sonic the Hedgehog seemed to come on KGO at 7AM, PST. So this would be 10am, EST. Not likely there was a football game on tv in that time frame. Next was Addams Family at 7:30 on a normal Sat. morn. > [@RaftPeople](#): > > Why not look at the 1pmest/10ampst time slot and see what’s there? I had a problem as I can’t read the tv schedule for that exact day. So, I read a typical Saturday in September of that year. I’ll work on it some more. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/31 "2009-11-21T10:42:58Z")
Does anybody know what time **Heidi** comes on? Don’t want to miss that movie! ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/32 "2009-11-21T20:02:03Z")
We can eliminate the Miami Florida State game, it was on ESPN and an 8pm est start. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/33 "2009-11-21T20:20:03Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Other possibilities: > > Boston College 30 Notre Dame 11 > > UC Davis 27 Sacramento State 24–kinda doubt they would have played at 10 AM in California, though. I think you are correct with BC vs ND Assuming it was a normal start time then this is the one. " **Published: Wednesday, October 12, 1994** Each year, it seems, Notre Dame is at the center of televised college football. It is the best TV attraction, the only university with its own deal, for six home games on NBC. Whether the Fighting Irish’s games are on ABC or NBC, the hope at the network end is that Lou Holtz’s team will be ever in the hunt for a national championship. But **last week,** when Notre Dame was thrashed, 30-11, by **Boston College on ABC** , its title hopes were virtually squashed." ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/34 "2009-11-21T23:43:54Z")
> [@RaftPeople](#): > > I think you are correct with BC vs ND > > Assuming it was a normal start time then this is the one. > " **Published: Wednesday, October 12, 1994** > > Each year, it seems, Notre Dame is at the center of televised college football. It is the best TV attraction, the only university with its own deal, for six home games on NBC. Whether the Fighting Irish’s games are on ABC or NBC, the hope at the network end is that Lou Holtz’s team will be ever in the hunt for a national championship. But **last week,** when Notre Dame was thrashed, 30-11, by **Boston College on ABC** , its title hopes were virtually squashed." The ND vs BC game started at 12PM, EST–so, 9AM, PST. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/35 "2009-11-22T00:53:43Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > The ND vs BC game started at 12PM, EST–so, 9AM, PST. So it sounds like that is the game then. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/36 "2009-11-22T01:41:55Z")
…and so, I can finally be at peace. _Thank you!_ ---
**Author:** ![Hennessy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hennessy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hennessy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/37 "2010-06-22T06:01:47Z")
I was sleeping in joy as it was my 4th birthday. Don’t you hate questions that you cant find an answer? One that won’t leave me, what did my mother cook the night of Aug 22, 1999. I don’t remember how to describe it cept’ it was good. One day I will learn to let go of the question and forget the date, hopefully. It’s always nice to bring threads and questions from the dead, alive… Or just a bad habit ---
**Author:** ![Pjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/38 "2010-06-22T19:25:52Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > Does anybody know what time **Heidi** comes on? Don’t want to miss that movie! I was thinking about the same thing. Pushing half a century now! ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/39 "2010-06-22T20:26:59Z")
> [@Hennessy](#): > > It’s always nice to bring threads and questions from the dead, alive… Or just a bad habit No it’s not. Especially when the question was answered _last year_. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124/40 "2010-06-22T20:44:21Z")
> [@Hennessy](#): > > One that won’t leave me, what did my mother cook the night of Aug 22, 1999. Was it BRAAAAAAIIINS? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-game-was-abc-airing-the-morning-of-october-8th-1994/518124.md?page=1)