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ESPN sublicensing some college football playoff games to TNT

Posted on 5/22/24 at 3:58 pm
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
7965 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 3:58 pm
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This should be interesting. Has TNT ever aired college football games before? Hopefully they’ll do a decent job.

Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
11402 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:00 pm to
I thought they did in the past. It was usually a shitty PAC 12 game from what I recall.
Posted by Wabbit7
Member since Aug 2018
1766 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:02 pm to
Not sure I’ve ever seen CFB on TNT
Posted by TunaTigers
Nola
Member since Dec 2007
5364 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:04 pm to
Might have something to do with the NFL taking an equity stake in ESPN and not wanting college games competing with the pro games.
Posted by Jon Ham
Member since Jun 2011
29369 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:07 pm to
CFB Monday Nitro on TNT

Commentators: Bobby Heenan, Tony Schiavone, and Larry Zbyszko.

6:00 ET: G5 matchup
9:00 ET: P5 matchup
Posted by jodyHighroller
TD Premium Member
Member since Apr 2016
670 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:09 pm to
I remember watching florida vs usa all star game on tnt or tbs back in the gap...or am I crazy?
This post was edited on 5/22/24 at 4:11 pm
Posted by Ssubba
Member since Oct 2014
7133 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:09 pm to
Fox reportedly balked at the number the CFP committee was asking for. ESPN ended up gobbling up the whole thing and has gone the sub license route.
This post was edited on 5/22/24 at 4:10 pm
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
73512 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:09 pm to
quote:

Has TNT ever aired college football games before?


TBS has. I think LSU murdered an Arizona QB on TBS before.

And really, what's the difference between TNT and TBS?
Posted by stlslick
St.Louis,Mo
Member since Nov 2012
14566 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:09 pm to
they did some college football back in early 1990

I could of sworn, i watched a ga tech game on there, but it says, they had Indy bowl game one year
Posted by Riverside
Member since Jul 2022
5113 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:11 pm to
The 2003 Arizona game on TBS. That was a lot of fun.

TBS in the 80s also had a lot of college football.
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
7965 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:15 pm to
quote:

The 2003 Arizona game on TBS. That was a lot of fun.



One of the most dominant beat downs that I can remember seeing LSU deliver to an opponent.

2006 Arizona rivals it though lol. Poor Arizona
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
25274 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:18 pm to
quote:

Has TNT ever aired college football games before?


Bro... Did you even 2 am games in the mid 00s on Turner?
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
54444 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:20 pm to
This is not insignificant


quote:

TNT Sports will present two first-round College Football Playoff games during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. In addition to the first-round games, TNT Sports will add two quarterfinal games each year –beginning with the 2026 season through the 2028 season.
Posted by Domeskeller
Astrodome
Member since Jun 2020
9035 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:24 pm to
The 11 or 11:30 a.m. SEC package used to be on TBS, long before it was on Jefferson Pilot. TBS/TNT for sports is pretty much the same thing because it's Turner.

SEC on TBS intro

See the NCAA men's basketball tournament when games are on TBS, TNT and TruTV.
Posted by RidiculousHype
St. George, LA
Member since Sep 2007
10520 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:27 pm to
Fan art already dropped

Posted by Major Dutch Schaefer
Location: Classified
Member since Nov 2011
35230 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:33 pm to
quote:

ESPN sublicensing some college football playoff games to TNT


Let Shaq and Barkley call the games.
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
7965 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:35 pm to
quote:

Let Shaq and Barkley call the games


I would be 100% on board with this. This would be golden entertainment.
Posted by TROLA
BATON ROUGE
Member since Apr 2004
13863 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:36 pm to
Getting closer to running into some potential antitrust situations with their burgeoning monopoly if Fox can’t or won’t keep up.
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
13615 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 4:39 pm to
TNT might keep Charles around after all.

Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
34607 posts
Posted on 5/22/24 at 5:12 pm to
Bring back the dinner and a movie concept for TNT and cut in for commercials during the games as the guy and that hot chick cooking with the “peas and cornbread “ theme music

Would rather watch that than the whopper whopper or what a pro wants commercials anyway
This post was edited on 5/22/24 at 7:29 pm
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