🏈 Time, TV announced for 11 Wk 1 CFB games on ESPN & ABC

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[TerryP]

A free month to anyone who can tell me what rankings they are using here.

 

[TUSKtimes]

Herbie and company before a true national audience. Should be a TV rating extravaganza at the MBS.

 

[#80]

Looks like I got tickets to this game can't wait!

 

[94 Grad]

Interesting, my understanding was that CBS has first option on that game... wonder why they passed?

 

[BamaFan334]

A free month to anyone who can tell me what rankings they are using here.

About to say ESPN preseason power rankings.

 

[TerryP]

About to say ESPN preseason power rankings.

Until...

I knew it wasn't that because I was a little shocked they had OU at #3 when those were released. Now, that was back before spring camp so maybe they've got Preseason Power Ranking 2.0 by now?

 

[TerryP]

A free month to anyone who can tell me what rankings they are using here.

Even ESPN employees don't know.

 

[252BAMA]

ESPN has announced the time and television for eleven FBS college football games in Week 1 of the 2017 season.

Coverage begins at 8:00pm ET on Thursday, Aug. 31 with Ohio State at Indiana. Saturday, Sept. 2 features seven games, while Friday, Sunday, and Monday (Labor Day) include one game each.

ESPN also announced on Thursday the time and television for one game in Week 2 and one game in Week 3. Oklahoma at Ohio State on Saturday, Sept. 9 will be televised by ABC at 7:30pm ET, while Miami (FL) at Florida State on Saturday, Sept. 16 will be televised by ABC at 8:00pm ET.

ESPN/ABC Week 1 Schedule
*All times Eastern.

Time, TV announced for 11 Week 1 college football games on ESPN & ABC

 

[BamaFan334]

Until...

I knew it wasn't that because I was a little shocked they had OU at #3 when those were released. Now, that was back before spring camp so maybe they've got Preseason Power Ranking 2.0 by now?

Sorry, been moving houses, so been slammed the last week. Wasn't trying to ignore you, plus I had to find the link.

"Until", I noticed it was an ESPN tweet. I didn't want to sound stupid saying it was from ESPN, when it came from.......an ESPN tweet. Below is the link where I sae this from a few weeks ago.

Ohio State overtakes Bama at No. 1 in post-spring 2017 Top 25

 

[252BAMA]

Interesting, my understanding was that CBS has first option on that game... wonder why they passed?

Option? There are no options on neutral site games. TV rights for those games are obtained by negotiations between the networks and the sponsoring entity. None of Bama's Season Opener neutral site games have ever been televised by CBS.

If you are thinking about the option rights that CBS has with the SEC, CBS has no option for the first week. Nor the second week. Never have. They have no contract with the SEC for the first two weeks. ABC/ESPN has those rights. Any games that are now shown in the first two weeks by CBS are done so by leasing the rights to those games from ABC/ESPN.

 

[94 Grad]

AL.com reported back when the contract was signed that CBS would have the option on it.
New details, ticket prices and seating chart for 2017 Alabama-Florida State game revealed

A few more details from the contract:

-- Alabama will be the home team wearing crimson.

-- It will be televised by either CBS or ESPN/ABC. CBS will have the first option for broadcast rights.

Also, supported in a Tally site from back when the deal was struck...
http://www.tallahassee.com/story/sp...bama-make-million-chick-fil-kickoff/30631915/

 

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[alagator]

-- It will be televised by either CBS or ESPN/ABC. CBS will have the first option for broadcast rights.

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That doesn't sound like there's a "lease" in place at all.

 

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The kickoff times and television networks are basically set for the early weeks of the University of Alabama’s football schedule after ESPN released a major portion of its college football programming plans on Wednesday.

The Crimson Tide will host Fresno State in a 2:30 p.m. contest on ESPN2 on Sept. 9 in the second game of the 2017 season. Alabama’s home game against Colorado State a week later, on Sept. 16, will kick off at 6 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPN2.

It was previously announced that the Crimson Tide’s showdown with Florida State in Atlanta to open the season on Sept. 2 will be carried on ABC at 7 p.m. CT.

Other kickoff times and television arrangements will released at later dates.

Here is the complete programming schedule released by ESPN:

TideSports Reports:

 

[252BAMA]

-- It will be televised by either CBS or ESPN/ABC. CBS will have the first option for broadcast rights.


That doesn't sound like there's a "lease" in place at all.

No it doesn't because those TV rights were obviously negotiated with the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Classic and not the SEC. The leasing of TV rights by CBS from ABC/ESPN in the first two weeks of the season pertain to the SEC and their contract with ABC/ESPN.

 

[252BAMA]

AL.com reported back when the contract was signed that CBS would have the option on it.
New details, ticket prices and seating chart for 2017 Alabama-Florida State game revealed



Also, supported in a Tally site from back when the deal was struck...
http://www.tallahassee.com/story/sp...bama-make-million-chick-fil-kickoff/30631915/

And just as I stated, those TV rights were negotiated between the networks and the sponsoring entity. Can't imagine why CBS would not exercise the option to those rights.

 

[94 Grad]

And just as I stated, those TV rights were negotiated between the networks and the sponsoring entity. Can't imagine why CBS would not exercise the option to those rights.

I understand... not saying you are not right, just showing where my "understanding" was coming from. It's not like the media hasn't got it wrong before...