Movie is in memory of "Buddy" who starred in "Air Bud" as a dog who played basketball.
Six dogs played Bud.
The lady who sang the National Anthem at the beginning of the second football game was imitating Roseanne Barr's famous off-key performance at a 1990 Major League Baseball Game at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, CA. Between the Padres and Cincinnati Reds.
Wendy Makkena declined to reprise the role of Jackie Framm, so the part went to Cynthia Stevenson.