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SEC Scheduling Strategy and Night Games in TS
Posted on 11/18/13 at 11:58 pm
Posted on 11/18/13 at 11:58 pm
One of the factors that play into so many of our home games getting moved to the afternoon under the current TV contracts is that there are no other appealing games on the same Saturdays as our home games.
Consider this year:
4 SEC away games: 1 day (UGA), the other 3 night (State, OM, and Bama)
4 SEC home games: 3 day (UF, A&M, and Arky), 1 night (Auburn)
Is there any reason that the dates of our home SEC games can't be scheduled opposite (traditional) marquee matchups? This would be a win-win-win. The networks get what they want, the SEC gets what it wants, and most importantly we would get what we want.
Consider this year:
4 SEC away games: 1 day (UGA), the other 3 night (State, OM, and Bama)
4 SEC home games: 3 day (UF, A&M, and Arky), 1 night (Auburn)
Is there any reason that the dates of our home SEC games can't be scheduled opposite (traditional) marquee matchups? This would be a win-win-win. The networks get what they want, the SEC gets what it wants, and most importantly we would get what we want.
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Posted on 11/19/13 at 12:06 am to AlwysATgr
Because we are a national brand and get major ratings. Thus CBS wants us on tv often. They only get one prime time night game a year. So we get stuck at 230 a lot. Victim of our own popularity.
Posted on 11/19/13 at 5:27 am to AlwysATgr
I love the 2:30 kickoff! Especially in late Oct and Nov!
Posted on 11/19/13 at 6:49 am to AlwysATgr
Don't worry, we won't have this 2:30 "problem" much longer
Posted on 11/19/13 at 7:07 am to AlwysATgr
2:30 is a fine compromise if it keeps the 11 am starts away.
Posted on 11/19/13 at 12:48 pm to AlwysATgr
Maybe with the launch of the SEC network next year some of our home games may get pushed to the night games. I think its a crock of shite that CBS gets first pick for the 2:30 game, and its almost always LSU. I would like to see LSU play the gumps and ole piss at night next year.
Posted on 11/19/13 at 1:28 pm to AlwysATgr
I traveled around the US quite a bit and found a huge amount of LSU fans who had never even been to Louisiana. These were mostly older men (and not a few of their sons) who had routinely listened to Saturday night LSU football on the radio (Thank you WWL, JC Politz, and John Ferguson!). During the 50s, 60s, and early 70s, LSU was the only college game they could get on a Saturday night. LSU's signature around the country was Saturday night games! I have always thought LSU should leverage it's national attention to DEMAND night games in Tiger Stadium. Alas, our AD's are loathe to buck the SEC and possible loss of revenue. IHMO, with the plethora of sports broadcasting now, LSU could tell the SEC to stick it on TV requirements and still end up with all televised night games.
This post was edited on 11/19/13 at 1:30 pm
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