Thread: Hank Williams Jr.'s iconic song returning to Monday Night Football

Hank Williams Jr. will be bringing his rowdy friends back to ESPN on Monday nights this fall.

Williams will debut a new version of "All My Rowdy Friends," featuring its "Are you ready for some football?" catchphrase, before the first Monday night game of the season, between the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings in Minneapolis on Sept. 11.

ESPN pulled the song midseason in 2011, following controversial comments made by Williams on Fox News that compared then-President Barack Obama golfing with then-Rep. House Speaker John Boehner to a meeting of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Adolf Hitler. Williams also called Obama and Joe Biden "the enemy."

The original Williams song had been on Monday Night Football broadcasts since 1989.

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I used to love Monday Night Football. Now I look more forward to Sunday Night Football. A song is not going to change that as long as it's on ESPN which I can't watch easily. I wonder if it's going to be the original or a new version?

Only move that ESPN has made that makes any sense. Hank is iconic for MNF and that was when football was in its prime. I am excited about this move!

Horrible move - stop pandering to nutjobs.

LoL....Espn's ship is sinking, and they're on desperate damage control. If I was Hank, I'd give them the single finger salute.

I like that nutjob. :shrugs:

When's kickoff

Patriots and The Vikings comin' over tonight!
Eagles and the Raiders comin' over tonight!
Bengals and the Ravens comin' over tonight!

I don't even watch Sunday or Monday night football anymore unless Denver is playing.