I probably should be embarrassed to admit this, but this college football nerd recalls the Prudential College Football Scoreboard Show that followed the ABC College Football game of the week back in the 60s. Dave Diles hosted, and the Minnesota Fight Song played softly in the background. They covered an amazing array of games played each Saturday.
Besides the big conference and independent teams, for whatever reason, Azusa Pacific was often included, as was other now Div II or III schools such as Colorado Mines. From what I recall, it was mostly small schools from out west who made it into the scoreboard show, rather than small schools in the east and midwest. Later in the 60s, Slippery Rock began to make the scoreboard show as well. I remember Azusa Pacific because that was a cool name for a school... or for most anything, I thought.
Saturdays when there was a double-header of games on ABC were really great. That was maybe half the Saturdays included on the TV season. The schedule was often pre-determined so far in advance that the pre-season Street and Smiths mag included the TV schedule for the upcoming season. Of course I'd first check to see if Penn State made the cut, and then took the mag to the counter to buy it. Photos still included players wearing helmets with the facemasks taken off to show their handsome faces. And many photos with the facemask-less players diving after a staged fumble with a look of determination in their eyes.
Them was the days, my friends.
