"I did in my mind say, if they score I'm going to say 'Touchdown, New Orleans' ... because the night wasn't about the Saints, it was about the city."
Mike Tirico recalls the night where he announced the Superdome reopening game for the Saints after Hurricane Katrina 🙌
Will never forget the day.
My rookie year, standing on the sideline of the Superdome and Steve Gleason walked out. 5 years after the blocked punt, just recently having announced his ALS diagnosis.
He raised his fist in the air, dropped it down and every voice in the entire city of New Orleans hit the Who Dat chant. Loudest I had ever heard a stadium in my young career.
Immediate goosebumps.
You could tell what it felt like when an entire city united as one beating heart. For something so much bigger than football.
Truly incredible. Saints fans are a special crew.
Twenty years ago, the world heard New Orleans roar again.
Same Dome. Same Rival. Same Monday night stage.
Let them hear us again ⚜️
#Saints | @nutrl_usa
The crowd is electric in Iowa City this morning and College Gameday is getting underway!
Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso are live from Iowa for the battle between the Hawkeyes and Buckeyes.