🏈 In the category, "When you think their coverage of CFB couldn't get any worse" Fox announces new CFB pregame show.

[TerryP]

If I had a list of the things I don't watch. Or, in this case, won't watch.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Glad i have yardwork before CF starts on Saturdays

 

[sean]

are they serious?!

how the hell are the gonna contend with espn and secn? fox is only good for news....and they even suck at that.

 

[TerryP]

Glad i have yardwork before CF starts on Saturdays

No such thing as yard work on football Saturday's. I've made the clear to my neighbors as well.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Told my wife about this. She said "Well I know what I won't be watching." God I love her.

 

[planomateo]

A few things, 11am doesn't compete with GameDay or SECN and thus their audience more than likely isn't SEC fans...thinking Big Ten, Big XII, and Pac-12 based on their tv contracts.

In today's world, the fact there are no women says something...just not sure what yet.

Hell, Fox opted not to pick up the Big XII championship games for odd years. Are they having a change of heart with regards to competing against the SEC?

 

[JoshB]

So is Fox going to be airing games on the big network? It would be a little bizarre to have a stupid pregame show (that no one is going to watch) on Fox for a bunch of a games that are coming on FS1 or FS2?

I actually laughed out loud on the "mount Rushmore of college football" line. My God that is beyond parody.

 

[OldPlayer]

When Meyer worked with ESPN, and when he had special appearances in the postseason, he was knowledgeable but had no personality. I just can't see him being humorous and lighthearted when talking football. I expect him to just drone on.

 

[planomateo]

So is Fox going to be airing games on the big network?

They already do and they are competitive on certain weeks based on the match-ups. Big Ten, Big XII, and Pac-12 are their partners.

Great link for 2018 viewer numbers by week, College Football TV Ratings

 

[JoshB]

They already do and they are competitive on certain weeks based on the match-ups. Big Ten, Big XII, and Pac-12 are their partners.

Great link for 2018 viewer numbers by week, College Football TV Ratings

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I literally had no idea Fox was airing games on the main network now lol Wow. Then again its Big Ten and I think I've watched like 3 Big Ten games over the last three or four years.

 

[TUSKtimes]

The anti-SEC network. Ugh, no.

 

[planomateo]

The anti-SEC network. Ugh, no.

Here comes the Fair and Balanced CFB Coverage.

 

[rick4bama]

Soon as I read this I wasn't going to watch!

 

[TerryP]

So is Fox going to be airing games on the big network?

They already do

I thought Josh was asking if the Fox Sports crew are going to be working games that are televised on the B1G Network. By your graphic, Matt, you've listed a few games that are B1G games, but broadcast on Fox. I don't see, or recall, any games that have been 'worked' by a Fox crew and televised on the B1G network. I only watched a handful of B1G games last season so I don't have a large sample size to refer to here.

Technically, I supposed we could call it a Fox Network like we see people refer to the SECN and ESPN as SESPN (or something along those lines.)

On another note:

A few things, 11am doesn't compete with GameDay or SECN and thus their audience more than likely isn't SEC fans...thinking Big Ten, Big XII, and Pac-12 based on their tv contracts.

I did notice the other day how much of their west coast teams spend on covering basketball in the north east (Big East territory.)

 

[Bamabww]

Hiring Urb will pull in more buckeye fans but that’s about it.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

No such thing as yard work on football Saturday's. I've made the clear to my neighbors as well.

Your reply has been forwarded to ms50+...

 

[alabama mike]

I have problems watching the pregame shows now but adding Meyer is only going to make it worse.