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re: CBS picked Bama at A&M for Primetime...
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:23 am to BLG
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:23 am to BLG
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the question is why are you surprised that they picked Alabama yet again?
No one is surprised they picked Alabama again. They made their decision in the preseason to pick this particular week because they put far too much stock in Texas A&M's preseason hype.
There is a difference in not being surprised at CBS's decision and expecting that it could have been a bad decision. Which is where we sit right now.
It appears that Alabama-LSU or even Alabama-Ole Miss may have been better choices. Certainly the Iron Bowl, but the Iron Bowl usually produces gigantic ratings in its current time slot, so moving it to prime time might not increase viewership all that much. Most everyone is at home on Thanksgiving weekend, so the time slot of prime time is not as big of a deal.
Once Aggie lost to Mississippi State last week, I think a case could be made that CBS should have applied its 6-day option and chosen Georgia-Auburn instead, but they had already wasted it on the earlier game this week.
CBS picked Alabama at A&M for primetime two Monday's ago.... basically everything short of an Ole Miss upset of Alabama happened to raise questions about whether it was a wise choice:
*Texas A&M lost to Mississippi State, their 2nd loss in a row
*Georgia destroyed Arkansas, making Texas A&M's loss the week prior to the Hogs look that much worse
*Auburn beat LSU
I'm not saying CBS should have certainly chosen Georgia-Auburn, but if the game Saturday in Jordan-Hare is competitive through the 4th quarter, it should bring in ratings north of 7 million.
CBS's prime time game should bring in 10 million in a normal year with just an average game if they pick correctly. But if Bama jumps up by 3 TD in the first quarter, I would not be surprised if ratings come in around 7 our 8 million.
The prime time slot is basically a 3+ million booster in viewership if there is a decent SEC game on. Alabama-A&M will be the highest rated game of the week simply because of its time slot. But if it produces fewer than 3 million more viewers than Auburn-Georgia, it will have been a bad choice.
Of course Georgia could jump out in front early against Auburn too, and if that's the case, I expect the DSOR to only produce ratings around 5 million, so it will all be a moot point.
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Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:23 am to The Spleen
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I wouldn't say drastically because it was clear in the 1st quarter he was really rusty and unsure of his ankle holding up.
I'd argue that someone doesn't try to run for a touchdown vs three opposing defenders if they're unsure of their ankle holding up.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:28 am to TS1926
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I don't think anyone expected A&M to enter this game with two losses.
I completely did. And I am enjoying it so far.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:32 am to Roll Tide Ravens
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I think there was a time before the season started that most believed this would be a top 5 matchup.
You mean Aggy fans ? The same ones that were trying to convince themselves that their program was on the rise? Lol #90MILLION
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:36 am to SidewalkTiger
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I'd argue that someone doesn't try to run for a touchdown vs three opposing defenders if they're unsure of their ankle holding up.
But you've proven you aren't knowledgeable about the game of football. You're just a troll. Sports boards are full of your kind. Most of them are teenagers or immature jerks.
Before Tua's injuries started mounting he was very mobile, and though not the fastest qb I've ever seen, was fast enough to score that touchdown easily. He still had the mindset that he can do it, but due to the impact the injury had, he just wasn't mobile or fast enough. It resulted in the hip injury the next game.
He was hurt, I think vs Tennessee, missed the rest of that game, and then missed the next game entirely. In my opinion Mac Jones should have played vs LSU.
This post was edited on 10/7/21 at 10:41 am
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:38 am to TS1926
the game with CBS is usually set 2 weeks in advance as they get dibs on who they want first. So it was not set prior to the season starting.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:40 am to mrbroker
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the game with CBS is usually set 2 weeks in advance as they get dibs on who they want first. So it was not set prior to the season starting.
Yes, but they did choose this particular week for their prime time game. This week was chosen before the start of the season.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:41 am to BLG
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But you've proven you aren't knowledgeable about the game of football.
Before Tua's injuries started mounting he was very mobile, and though not the fastest qb I've ever seen, was fast enough to score that touchdown easily. He still had the mindset that he can do it, but due to the impact the injury had, he just wasn't mobile or fast enough.
He was hurt, I think vs Tennessee, missed the rest of that game, and then missed the next game entirely. In my opinion Mac Jones should have played vs LSU.
You just agreed with me.
If he "still thought he could do it," then he wasn't unsure about his ankle holding up.
Thank you for the agreement.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:41 am to mrbroker
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the game with CBS is usually set 2 weeks in advance as they get dibs on who they want first. So it was not set prior to the season starting.
I can't remember if it was announced before the season or not, but it's been at that time for several weeks now. It was around the start of the season they announced it.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:42 am to BHMKyle
nvm. misunderstood "primetime".
This post was edited on 10/7/21 at 10:45 am
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:44 am to SidewalkTiger
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SidewalkTiger
discussing the sport of football is kind of fun sometimes, and often interesting. Even you might enjoy if if you tried, but too bad you're just a troll
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:46 am to BLG
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Note the season that the LSU vs Alabama game wasn't in the top 10. Yep. 2019.
So much fail.
It wasn't primetime, it was 2:30.
The 2019 game topped out at 20.6 million viewers.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:47 am to SidewalkTiger
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If he "still thought he could do it," then he wasn't unsure about his ankle holding up.
You're picking out one play. A play where he literally dropped the ball. A drop some could argue was impacted by him being unsure of his ankle holding up.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:51 am to BLG
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discussing the sport of football is kind of fun sometimes, and often interesting. Even you might enjoy if if you tried, but too bad you're just a troll
Is this what you think "discussing the game of football" is:
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Note the season that the LSU vs Alabama game wasn't in the top 10. Yep. 2019.
I can't believe you don't know what a primetime game is.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:53 am to The Spleen
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You're picking out one play. A play where he literally dropped the ball. A drop some could argue was impacted by him being unsure of his ankle holding up.
Also a play where he made a conscious decision to attempt to scramble for a touchdown vs 3 LSU defenders.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:56 am to SidewalkTiger
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SidewalkTiger
^^^^home schooled mama's boy that never played the game^^^^
he might lie (go fund me anybody?) and say he did, but it's been obvious for a long time that he did not
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:56 am to BHMKyle
I was really hoping cbs would stop the Bama prime time feature this year and put something else on but.... at least they've stopped the game of the century 14 or 15, however many college football has had and just left it a game. Bama and Georgia last year got no game of the century title, thank God.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:58 am to BHMKyle
quote:I honestly feel bad for A&M.
CBS picked Bama at A&M for Primetime...
This is going to be ugly.
Posted on 10/7/21 at 10:58 am to Wolfhound45
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I honestly feel bad for A&M.
This is going to be ugly.
too many times I have seen that proven wrong. I hope this isn't one of those times.
it's at a&m. I hope the alabama players aren't as sure of this as so many fans are.
This post was edited on 10/7/21 at 11:01 am
Posted on 10/7/21 at 11:02 am to BLG
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^^^^home schooled mama's boy that never played the game^^^^
I really can't believe that you don't know the meaning of what a primetime game is.
I thought literally everyone knew that.
Wow.
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