Bring back JACKED UP!
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Fans of football...I implore you.
Last season we were blessed with one of the best football segments ever created in the history of football broadcasting. It didn't involve some tiny replica of a field on a TV set, or some virtual football players running plays. It simply was a run down of the biggest hits, tackles, and destruction that took place that week in football. I'm referring to ESPN's "JACKED UP!".
For those who recall, Jacked Up was a segment of the half-time show of Monday Night Football on ESPN. Hosted by Tom Jackson and Chris Berman, the feature aired from 2004 to 2007. Every Monday night, the show would highlight the five hardest hits of the prior week in the NFL. The commentators would recap which players were involved and comment on how "jacked up" they got.
The controversy behind why they got rid of it was that some people believed that it glorified violence and cheap shots in the sport. Others believe that the NFL didn't like the attention that these types of hits were getting and demanded that ESPN pull it off the air.
Football fans across the nation understand that football is a tough sport and big hits are prominent part of the game. Big blocks for touchdowns, and opening big holes for your running back to truck thru is all considered excellent play. If the hits are clean and the opposing player is not seriously injured, why can't they be celebrated? We see highlights of basketball players getting stuff blocked all the time on Sportscenter. Why can't we see a lineman throw a devastating down field block on a safety?
I'm asking all of you football fans out there to sign this petition to bring back Jacked Up! (or a segment highlighting massive hits) to ESPN. The replacement segment you put in its place is so terrible. I mean..."C'mon man!" bring back JACKED UP!
Last season we were blessed with one of the best football segments ever created in the history of football broadcasting. It didn't involve some tiny replica of a field on a TV set, or some virtual football players running plays. It simply was a run down of the biggest hits, tackles, and destruction that took place that week in football. I'm referring to ESPN's "JACKED UP!".
For those who recall, Jacked Up was a segment of the half-time show of Monday Night Football on ESPN. Hosted by Tom Jackson and Chris Berman, the feature aired from 2004 to 2007. Every Monday night, the show would highlight the five hardest hits of the prior week in the NFL. The commentators would recap which players were involved and comment on how "jacked up" they got.
The controversy behind why they got rid of it was that some people believed that it glorified violence and cheap shots in the sport. Others believe that the NFL didn't like the attention that these types of hits were getting and demanded that ESPN pull it off the air.
Football fans across the nation understand that football is a tough sport and big hits are prominent part of the game. Big blocks for touchdowns, and opening big holes for your running back to truck thru is all considered excellent play. If the hits are clean and the opposing player is not seriously injured, why can't they be celebrated? We see highlights of basketball players getting stuff blocked all the time on Sportscenter. Why can't we see a lineman throw a devastating down field block on a safety?
I'm asking all of you football fans out there to sign this petition to bring back Jacked Up! (or a segment highlighting massive hits) to ESPN. The replacement segment you put in its place is so terrible. I mean..."C'mon man!" bring back JACKED UP!
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Jason A. Goldberg
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- 2 words...Chris Clemmons. Monster Power Slam block on Tavaris Jackson in the playoffs.
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David Mobley
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- YeS!
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JT
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- Preach on, brotha!
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Rob P
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- As long as the player on the receiving end isn't hurt and the play's legal, BRING IT ON!
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Bill Mortimer
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charles wasilewski
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- please bring it back i miss it more than my dead pets
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Doug Morand
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sheik O'Schilling
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- Bring back JACKED UP!!!!!!!!
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Jason M
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- Please bring back 'Jacked up!' asap!
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Brad Worthington
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- Bring back Jacked Up, the best part of espn football.
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NFL Fan
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- bring it back asap
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Alexa
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- wow,, i have no idea why they even canceled this..
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Lexxi
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- BRING IT BACKKKK!!!
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John
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- Please bring it back!
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Courtney
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- Bring jacked up back it is awesome!!
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Jerry
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john
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- BRING IT BACK
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John W. Vandegrift
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- I LOVE "jacked up"
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Robert Bennett
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- count me and 30 others ive spoken with
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Elijah Grier
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- I been JACKED UP! since they got rid of it bring it back!
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Frank Edwards
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- Please Bring It Back!!
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Robert Hall
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- Come on man!! bring it back
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Cody Thomas
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- Jacked up was the best segment ever!!
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Juan Torres
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Ray Bailey
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Rob
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Hoyt J. Jackson
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- REV.2000
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Brian Engle
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- You Just Got JACKED UP!!!!!
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P Secrest
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- Bring it back! ONLY entertaining thing about MNF pregame anyway!
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Joseph Tabor
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ricardo
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John Cohen
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Vinny McCabe
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Yvonne Steckel
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Dominique Van Ausdall
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- Hope it comes back
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Edmund Henry
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- Provided no one was hurt, and it was legal hit, what's the problem?
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GARRY WARBLE
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- Bring It Back - PLEASE
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Tom Kirihara
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- Suck it
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brett dacosta
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- PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!
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Jared Ross
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Andre Delapena
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Steve
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- best thing on ESPN
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Robin Bhalla
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- Best segment ever!!!
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Dalica Shatee
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- I want "Jacked Up!" back!!!
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Johnny Manivanh
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- jacked up wuz the best!!!
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Lucky Tasavanh
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- i loved JACKED UP!!! please bring it back!
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Steven Lee
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- Those who pushed to remove this segment of MNF are clearly unreasonable (probably religious extremists), who are probably against football in general. Please bring "Jacked Up!" back.
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Dawn George
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- I looked forward to this every Monday night. Come on ESPN, even us girls love to see those hits. Please bring back JACKED UP!!!!!
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KAREN Masciana
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- ESPN, PLEASE PLEASE bring back JACKED UP!!! Everyone loved to see those hard hits. PLEASW
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Dawn
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- JACKED UP!! was something we all looked forward to after every weekend. Monday nights just aren't the same without it. Girls llove it to..Come ESPN, bring back JACKED UP!! PLEASE
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