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re: A 9-Game SEC Schedule?
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:34 am to LA kid but AU fan
Posted on 5/7/13 at 1:34 am to LA kid but AU fan
quote:I don't think so!
Say OOC team FURMAN comes to Neyland on week 7 and the same week, OOC team ALABAMA STATE comes to Jordan-Hare. That's two games the SEC network has to show.
A nine game SEC schedule, along with scheduling tweaks, ensures that CBS will have a choice game every week.
The weekend before Thanksgiving has been notoriously weak. Slive can juice the schedule in a way to make it more appealing to the conferences network broadcast partner by making sure there are no "dogs" on the schedule.
Matchups such as Missouri vs. Murray State Racers or Toledo Rockets would almost never be considered worthy of an SEC Network or CBS broadcast. So the actual inventory of potential games for broadcast would typically increase with a 9th game.
More games between the Perennial SEC powers such as: Bama, LSU, vs. Georgia, Florida, or S.Car and the biggest TV markets in the SEC such as: TAM vs. Missouri, Florida, and Georgia, would be available more often; not to mention second tier SEC program matchups, which could still have strong regional attraction in their respective states.
If the networks need the 9th game for the deal to work, they will get it. Money talks in college football.
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Posted on 5/7/13 at 6:15 am to Sheetbend
25-30 years ago, SEC teams regularly played two strong OOC games every year. I don't see why we can't add another SEC game + a strong OOC game.
Posted on 5/7/13 at 9:15 am to Sheetbend
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Matchups such as Missouri vs. Murray State Racers or Toledo Rockets would almost never be considered worthy of an SEC Network
They aren't good games, but they will be shown on the SEC network. There is no more PPV.
I'm sorry you can't do math.
This post was edited on 5/7/13 at 9:18 am
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