🏈 FYI, the UA vs. au game is "officially" back on Saturday now...

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

as of today. Up until today, it was unofficial I suppose. This new contract is apparently for the next 2 years, but I honestly don't expect for the game to go back to Friday as long as Saban wants it played on Saturday.

 

[JoshB]

moving it to Friday was dumb as hell to begin with imo.

 

[doemasters]

About time, I wonder if Alabama will schedule the game on Thursday again prior to that game

 

[BamaCore]

Thank God! I never agreed with the Friday move...especially at 1:00pm of all times.

 

[GivinEmTheBusiness]

Having it on Black Friday was one of the all-time dumbest decisions. Thank God it's back on Saturday.

 

[rick4bama]

Glad it back!

 

[rammerjammer]

1 Million dollars per institution was the reason the game was played on Friday. I'm glad it is back to Saturdays.

 

[TerryP]

1 Million dollars per institution was the reason the game was played on Friday. I'm glad it is back to Saturdays.

Not to mention being the only football game on TV at that particular slot...

I didn't mind it being on Friday, at all.

 

[bama29fan]

im always off that friday and i dont go shopping....so no it really didnt matter to me either

 

[Bo]

Glad it's back on Saturday. Wouldn't have had a problem with Friday if it had been a night game.

 

[Kozlowski]

pretty sure it was the highest rated regular season game of the year

 

[wildbilladams]

The only bad part about it being played on Friday was Saturday felt empty to me...just saying.

 

[BamaCore]

I still don't like it. I understand it from CBS's view...but I HATE the 1:00pm start time. Not everyone has the luxury of having that time slot wide open to do as they please especially on black Friday.

 

[TerryP]

pretty sure it was the highest rated regular season game of the year

It's been an interesting year with ratings. The BCSNC game set the all time high mark for a cable viewed ball game and on the other hand CBS's audience for SEC games dropped this past season. Yet, on the same end the viewership for that game fell from last year.

(I looked at the numbers just after the game...and, IF I recall correctly it was a 6.9 for Auburn v Oregon and 18.2 for Bama v Texas.)

The same BCSNC game set the all time mark for ESPN3 as well...anyway, the number was 7.5 for the Bama v Auburn game this season.

 

[ElephantStomp]

I didn't mind the game being on Friday. Doesn't make my day any brighter with it being back on Saturday. As long as Bama wins they could play it on whatever day they wish.