re: Certainly CBS will move LSU Bama to primetime.....won&#39;t they?

Posted by Rabid Tiger

New York, NY

Member since Sep 2003

3694 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 7:37 am to The Boat

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Who cares what time our road games are?

This.

Do we really want to give the other fan base all day to liquor up?

Posted by LSUJOE75

Member since Sep 2011

194 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 7:48 am to lsuroadie

Get over it people! Whether they play at 2:30 or 7:00 we have no control over it. Enjoy being a Tiger fan right now!

Posted by H-Town Tiger

Member since Nov 2003

61035 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 8:05 am to ligerbait

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CBS really screwed the pooch by jumping the gun and putting Bama/UF in prime time.

How long where you an executive at a network making programing decisions? I'm sure these guys at the networks are totally clueless. Clearly because one group of fans, from one school perferes night games, the Network should schedule that teams games over other programing. I mean everyone in the country has the same feelings and desire to see LSU at night right?

You and I may not like the shows CBS shows on Saturday night, but there are more people that will watch those than will watch most CFB games, even this year's version of the "Game of the Century"

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Posted by TXTiger75

Round Rock

Member since Jan 2005

1501 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 8:21 am to H-Town Tiger

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CBS has No 1 v No 2 and you think they'd be worried about ABC's game of the week

can we please win the next two games first?

Posted by Lithium

Member since Dec 2004

64295 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 8:26 am to TXTiger75

Yeah, it would be stupid not to do that. Kinda like letting the #1 team in the country play in the 11 am slot

Posted by 2007lsuno1

Marietta, GA

Member since Aug 2009

6692 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 8:27 am to 9Fiddy

Posted by TigersRuleTheEarth

Laffy

Member since Jan 2007

28643 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 8:28 am to H-Town Tiger

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How long where you an executive at a network making programing decisions? I'm sure these guys at the networks are totally clueless. Clearly because one group of fans, from one school perferes night games, the Network should schedule that teams games over other programing. I mean everyone in the country has the same feelings and desire to see LSU at night right?

How about the fact that anyone that watches college football knew Bama was going to skull-frick Florida? Or did your network programing experience tell you that Bama/UF was going to be better than Bama/LSU?

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You and I may not like the shows CBS shows on Saturday night, but there are more people that will watch those than will watch most CFB games, even this year's version of the "Game of the Century"

Oh wait, you do get it. So why your confusion as to why someone else would be questioning the genius of taking the UF/BAma game over the Bama/LSU game?

Posted by TigerTailsSoup

Member since Sep 2005

10859 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 8:30 am to 9Fiddy

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For CBS their "primetime" slot is 2:30pm. The play around and have one big game at night per year

They can and have previously moved the LSU Bama game to a 4pm CST start time. This may be the happy medium

Posted by Honkus

Member since Aug 2005

58127 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 8:31 am to lsuroadie

:facepalm:

Make it stop, Jesus tap-dancing Christ make it stop!!!!

Posted by Lee Chatelain

Official TD Sauces Club Member

Member since Oct 2008

12496 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 8:36 am to Honkus

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LSU vs. Bama

Does ABC have the option to pick this game up?

Posted by glaucon

New Orleans, LA

Member since Aug 2008

5292 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 8:40 am to H-Town Tiger

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You and I may not like the shows CBS shows on Saturday night, but there are more people that will watch those than will watch most CFB games, even this year's version of the "Game of the Century"

College football consistently kicks the shite out of anything shown on Saturday night. There is a reason why conference realignment is happening and it is due to college football becoming a major ratings draw. Bama/Florida scored a 2.7 rating which was almost a whole rating point above the ABC game and around 1.5-2 rating points above what is usually on CBS. The Bama/LSU game will be the highest rated game of the regular season and should get something between a 3.5-5 (give ratings of these types of games in the past). The one thing I know that doesn't matter at all in this decision is CBS's Saturday prime-time schedule.

This post was edited on 10/11/11 at 8:41 am

Posted by gptigerfan

The Superdome

Member since Oct 2007

1466 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 8:42 am to H-Town Tiger

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You and I may not like the shows CBS shows on Saturday night, but there are more people that will watch those than will watch most CFB games

This is not even close to being true. College football coverage far out rates 48 hrs or whatever bullshite cbs shows on Saturday nights. Check your facts.

Posted by Rouge

Floston Paradise

Member since Oct 2004

138648 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 8:44 am to Elleshoe

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I HOPE THE WKU GAME IS AT 2:30!

11:30 on ESPNU

don't be mad when it happens

Posted by Lithium

Member since Dec 2004

64295 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 8:47 am to Mr. Allman

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Who cares what time the game starts?

The people that travel to the away games. Actually 2:30 away games are great for me.

Posted by BayouBengal

Member since Nov 2003

28291 posts

Posted on 10/11/11 at 8:48 am to lsuroadie

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They won't be stupid enough to NOT move #1 v #2 to primetime......will they?

Thay cannot and will not. They have lots of shows that consistently draw better than college football. They signed a contract that says they show one night game a year. On a year to year basis they were not willing to shell out the cash for 2 night games because there will not always be a #1 v #2 game in November.

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