Why isnt Bama @ LSU the Saturday Night ABC game?

jackpot269 · 11-03-10, 10:37 AM

Because CBS has the SEC contract

jackpot269 · 11-03-10, 10:40 AM

I think they get first pick at the game they want in the 2:30 time slot saw the pecking order the other day and I think thats right

PorkChop · 11-03-10, 10:45 AM

Then how about TCU @ Utah that for sure is better and more BCS implications than AZ/Standford.

isg2010 · 11-03-10, 11:17 AM

Have you checked who their conference has a contract with? Isn't the game already on ESPN?

bdavies26 · 11-03-10, 12:26 PM

CBS gets first picks on the SEC games every week.

The DiB · 11-03-10, 12:34 PM

Originally posted by PorkChop

Then how about TCU @ Utah that for sure is better and more BCS implications than AZ/Standford.

It's all about TV contracts between the TV stations and the conferences. ESPN or ABC can't pick whatever game they want if they don't hold the rights to that conference's games.

NYSportsGuy210 · 11-03-10, 01:47 PM

Bama will light them up...especially in the second half.

thebestthereis · 11-03-10, 01:50 PM

Alabama is lucky it isn't a night game

sapidoc · 11-03-10, 02:38 PM

Alabama will roll here. Its going to be disgusting.

aufordboy · 11-04-10, 08:55 AM

Originally posted by thebestthereis

Alabama is lucky it isn't a night game

I agree. IF this was a late game I'd go large on LSU. I think this game is going to be much closer than most people think.

mtneer1212 · 11-04-10, 09:06 AM

CBS picks the SEC game they want and puts it on at 3:30. ESPN/ABC is then free to pick the next game they want.

BigdaddyQH · 11-04-10, 09:30 AM

TCU-Utah will be a better game than any other, but if you do not get CBSC, you will not be able to watch it.

BetThemDogs · 11-04-10, 11:21 AM

The Mountain West, in their drive to be taken seriously as a major conference, has TV deals with 3 major networks--- The Mountain, CBSC, and Versus.

isg2010 · 11-04-10, 11:35 AM

Are you too young to remember when there were just 2 or 3 games on ALL weekend? Now we have more than that on a Thursday night by itself. We can watch close to 30-40 games now each Saturday. We shouldn't make fun of any conference's tv affiliation because - whatever it is - is light years ahead of what it was a decade ago.