🏈 "90% FOX has Bama-Texas" on the Big Noon Kickoff.

[18Champs]

 

[BamaFan334]

I'm going to do my best to go to this game. Never been to Austin, but not concerned about the city or even the campus, just want to see our boys smoke the Longhorns at their place.

 

[TerryP]

"90% FOX has Bama-Texas"

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I'll pass......on fox BNKoff...
Watch game....be in ttown the next year...

@BamaFan334
Be a cool trip to Austin

 

[Bammerboy321]

Good. I hate waiting all day for our games. Get ours out of the way early.

 

[planomateo]

I'm not a Fox Sports fan. Never made it to DKR for a game regretfully, but did get to see the Rose Bowl in person

 

[TerryP]

I'm not a Fox Sports fan.

I'll pass......on fox BNKoff...

It's the Fox Sports personalities, right? There's nothing wrong with their production. With me it's all about the people.

If we were to conduct a national poll how many would we find at the bottom of "most liked college football personalities?" Meyer, Bush, Leinart, Klatt, Johnson, and Brando just to name a few. It's not their personality, it's what they say and think that tends to be not just wrong, but horribly wrong: as ill prepared at times as ESPN's Matt Barrie.

 

[BamaFisher]

Heat strokes incoming…

 

[rammerjammer]

If we were to conduct a national poll how many would we find at the bottom of "most liked college football personalities?" Meyer, Bush, Leinart, Klatt, Johnson, and Brando just to name a few. It's not their personality, it's what they say and think that tends to be not just wrong, but horribly wrong: as ill prepared at times as ESPN's Matt Barrie.

This is it. It is a heavy west coast lean. Which I get it, that is most of the games they televise. I think the bias they display is the biggest issue. It isn't subtle either. I understand that you don't like the SEC and they are the bully on the block and have been so for a long time. You are a national TV audience. If you were strictly a regional or local product, it is ok to show your bias, but I don't think it is good for the big stage.

As far as the game at noon in Austin. That will be a hot day in September!!

 

[50+yeartidefan]

It's the Fox Sports personalities, right? There's nothing wrong with their production. With me it's all about the people.

If we were to conduct a national poll how many would we find at the bottom of "most liked college football personalities?" Meyer, Bush, Leinart, Klatt, Johnson, and Brando just to name a few. It's not their personality, it's what they say and think that tends to be not just wrong, but horribly wrong: as ill prepared at times as ESPN's Matt Barrie.

You will find....that I say....i aint watching....
Refers to all pregame ....postgame...halftime....talking heads stuff...

I wouldnt know about BNKoff personalities... because i have never watched it..
Couldnt be worse than CBS ...( dont watch but have seen...same for espn)

And Bama-Texas at noon in Austin TX is ridiculous...

 

[BamaFan334]

Now that I think about it, I cannot believe Fox isn't trying to make this an 8PM prime time game. One would think it's a game to grab the nation's attention that early in the season. I'd be making a time slot move if I were the Fox College Football VP. 11AM Kickoff in Texas at that. That leaves about zero room for tailgating and walking around before the game. By time the game is over, campus won't even be a fun walk around late in the afternoon. That stinks.

 

[planomateo]

TV views by week / team. A bit surprising.

 

[BamaFan334]

TV views by week / team. A bit surprising.

I mean, when your marquee game is first thing in the afternoon, you really are getting everyone's attention. Middle of the day and prime time you're competing with games all over the country that are their conference games of the week and such, not to mention the time change across the country. California people can watch Ohio State-Oregon at 9AM while laying in bed and eating breakfast, but it's noon for Alabama-Miami which means more people are out doing their Saturday chores. I think these numbers are easily skewed to present the Big Ten with a talking point.

Now if we're talking about a television angle, not the team's popularity, it would show that the Big Ten has made a good decision with their early game slots.

 

[mando]

I wouldnt know about BNKoff personalities...

Show how little I watch Fox I did not know what this was until I read further down in this thread. Not interested in the pregrame/postgame stuff from these guys.

 

[planomateo]

Those shitty out of conference games stand out

 

[OldPlayer]

Who says the Alabama-Texas game will be at noon? How many times has a pregame show been for a later matchup? Iowa State v Iowa, Baylor v BYU, and Arizone State v Oklahoma State are all the same day.

 

[SoCalPatrick]

Who says the Alabama-Texas game will be at noon? How many times has a pregame show been for a later matchup? Iowa State v Iowa, Baylor v BYU, and Arizone State v Oklahoma State are all the same day.

That's in the first post. How often do radio personalities break news? Seldom, if any.

Fox will get the game. They have first selection in even numbered years. Then it's ABC/ESPN.

 

[OldPlayer]

That's in the first post. How often do radio personalities break news? Seldom, if any.

Fox will get the game. They have first selection in even numbered years. Then it's ABC/ESPN.

Fox will get the game because a BigXII team is the home team.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Only thing i saw from fox was....treating every play and player like it was most incredible and amazing play in history

 

[Bama News]

Texas and Alabama fans are not thrilled about a likely swamp ass, way too hot Fox Big Noon game in Austin

A likely rare midday home game for Texas in Austin has fans mad at Fox for subjecting them to what is likely going to be a very hot game

awfulannouncing.com

Social media and message board reactions came fast and furious not long after sports media scheduling expert Matt Sarzyniak posted his week two schedule predictions for the college football season. What turned most heads was Sarzyniak’s prediction that Alabama vs. Texas would be a noon game (ET, 11 am local time in Austin), broadcasted on Fox. As always, Sarzyniak’s thinking is pretty sound here and goes like this:

– Fox and ESPN rotate years in which they get the first pick of game in a season.

– This year Fox has the first pick.

– Almost every year, the network with the first pick selects Texas vs. Oklahoma which means ESPN/ABC airs the rivalry game in odd years with Fox/FS1 airing it in even years (although ESPN/ABC picked LSU vs. Texas in 2019 with allowed the game to air on Fox).

– Similar to 2019 when ESPN had first pick and passed on the Oklahoma vs. Texas game in favor of LSU vs. Texas, Sarzyniak believes Fox will instead use their first pick for Texas hosting Alabama (logic checks out here). With Fox putting their best games at noon eastern (a concept that is still not grasped by 75% of mouth-breathing college football fans), Fox will almost assuredly place the game at noon which has been a growing source of frustration for fans who have grown accustomed to bigger games being played later in the day.



The reasons why Big Noon is mostly loathed amongst fans is that it does affect the local economy with less tailgating and food and beverage sales around the stadium with less hours before the game. Additionally less people are able to drive or fly in the day of the game (including recruits and family members of players) so it nixes the game to many who can’t take off work on a Friday to ensure they get to the game in time. And in this particular the case (if it does come to fruition), it’s going to be HOT.

The weather last year on September 10th in Austin….yikes!

Going back nine years, I can find only two other noon games ET in Austin. Last year there there was a Texas Tech game at noon but it came towards the end of the month when it’s usually a bit better in terms of the heat. There was also a Sept 2 game vs. Maryland in 2017 which the Longhorns lost with reports being that the field temperature was well over 100 degrees. The bulk of home games for Texas, and especially in September, usually kicked off at night with a few afternoon games.

With such a big game for both programs, the reaction to a midday in game in Austin was not received well.

Unfortunately though complaints about Big Noon have fallen on deaf ears as fans, conferences, and schools have complained in the past. Oklahoma even cited Fox’s Big Noon as a reason it was leaving for the SEC. It doesn’t matter as Fox pays a ton for these games and schedules them to optimize ratings. Essentially, that’s what the money is for. It’s not their problem, so here we are!

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