Apparently via press release
For those of us who will be watching the game from our homes/bars/jails, the Michigan/UConn game will be covered by Sean Mcdonough and local hero Matt Millen on ABC/ESPN2. Heather Cox is on the sideline, so at least you have that going for you.
Also, College Gameday is in Atlanta for UNC vs. LSU. That game should be interesting, what with North Carolina no longer having a defense or anything.
I don't mind this crew
A hobo farting up in the
A hobo farting up in the booth for two and a half hours beats Pam Ward.
Got a quarter?
You can always watch North
You can always watch North Texas vs. Clemson for old time's sake.
Fantastic News
It was the best news of the off season when I found out that Pam Ward was no longer doing Big 10 games, and has been moved to the ACC.
Pam and Ray
I wonder if Ray Bentley gets to hit that.
Lame that GameDay is in
Lame that GameDay is in Atlanta. Really should be in AA. M-UConn will be a good game, plus opening of the "new" Big House, plus Mealer.... I mean, come on. Sounds like a no-brainer to me.
CJK5H
ehh
the no-brainer seems to lean toward UNC-LSU
two ranked teams
one won a national title 3 years ago
the other is/was almost universally expected to have a top 5 defense
plus its the chick-fil-a kickoff shazam
I agree. There are not too
I agree. There are not too many marquee games the first weekend. I'd imagine this would be the game to go with unless Gameday thought they'd have a future matchup including LSU during SEC play (which is very plausible), or since they really like going to new places, in which case I think Oregon State v. TCU could have been a decent choice.
Interestingly, with all the TV coverage, one of the best games is Pitt at Utah, which is tucked away on Thursday night, broadcast on Versus, of all channels.
It sucks given recent events
It sucks given recent events about UNC's sanctions but they put Gameday there last year too I believe, and they put it there again this year
For as crappy as he was being
For as crappy as he was being a team president I dont mind the guy on the mic.
He obviously knows the "game" of football and usually can break down a play pretty well. However, the guy couldn't build a team if his life depended on it
I would love to play fantasy
I would love to play fantasy football against Matt Millen.
I met Millen in the Detroit
I met Millen in the Detroit airport when he was Lions' Poo Bah right before he hired Mooch after the 02 season I believe. The guy treated me like royalty. I felt like he would have bought me and my buddies beers if he wasn't in a hurry. Great talker and he seemed like he was interested in what I had to say about football. He even asked me my opinion on the Parcells to Dallas rumors like I was Jay Glazer or something.
He would have succeeded Madden in the booth at Fox on the number 1 team had he not taken the Detroit job.
I don't know why I am sharing this. I guess to pump up my ego that I didn't get blown off by someone famous.
He definitely is a personable guy and 100% beer and football type vibe in person. He should have stuck with the booth. I won't be tempted to do the Frank and Brando radio call over the muted TV and all the delay issues that creates. Highest compliment I could give Millen. I think I did it in all the games he didn't do last year.
"because character wins in life and character wins on the football field....." 1-11-11
His jockstrap line in the ND game was priceless.
I suspect he got in some trouble for that, but it was so appropriate. He's solid. Too bad he hasn't been announcing for years and years now, really....
Millen
the guy couldn't build a team if his life depended on it
if only.
Love & Hate are horns on the same goat.
Carl Grapentine is my announcing team.
So I got that goin' for me. Which is nice.
Seriously, about Game Day; I thought we were getting Game Day on Saturday. I can't even remember; is there a BTN "Game Day" equivalent?
My only concern is that
My only concern is that Millen's head explodes trying to decide which one of our ninja's he would hypothetically draft.
What do you mean which one?
What do you mean which one?
He would probably attempt to
He would probably attempt to preemptively draft Roundtree, NHL style.
I hope to be like dang for large sections of the season.
You come at the king, you best not miss.
*asplodes you mean
*asplodes you mean
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
McDonough
This may mark me as a bitter, old, grouchy @#$%er, but everytime I hear "Monotone" McDonough (whose abilities I respect), I think of the trash job he and CBS did on Michigan after the '97 season during the Nebraska-Tennessee game.
"..."
He wasn't very monotone in
He wasn't very monotone in the Notre Dame game last year...
I think he's a Boston College grad, isn't he?
That would likely explain the near orgasmic excitement he displayed last year when Tate hit GMat with the game winner.
We ARE Michigan....COME GET SOME!!!
I was hoping for Pat White or Brad Nessler
I really enjoyed White's calling of the 2007 Capital One Bowl with Michigan and Florida and I love really any game Nessler calls. I really hope we get more of his calls this year.
Stuck in Columbus.
i knew millen
since he was at UConn's last open practice... but the rest should make it interesting
Millen is a good color guy.
Millen is a good color guy. He also is pro Rich. We could do way worse.
"because character wins in life and character wins on the football field....." 1-11-11
As if you needed
any more motivation to go drop $200+ on a pair of tickets for this Saturday...
Make it happen, people. I don't want to see any Huskies in your seats. Oh, who am I kidding? UCONN could give free airfare and tickets and couldn't get 10,000 fans to show up in AA.
ND game
I think they both did an excellent job with last year's ND game. Millen was a little too ga-ga for Tate at certain points but weren't we all during that game?
Have always liked McDonough's style - understated, but he knows when to get excited (i.e. the Mathews TD). Plus being a Boston native, he gets brownie points for his Sox telecasts on WSBK.
Like him or not, Millen is a good analyst.......
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I really like Sean
I really like Sean McDonough. I'm pretty happy for this pairing. Brad Nessler can't do the game because he does SEC night games on ESPN.
On another subject, am I to
On another subject, am I to understand that as long as I have ABC and ESPN2, I am guaranteed to get the Michigan game?
I cant find coverage maps yet and just wanted to make sure. Thanks!
Those Who Stay...
Where do you live?
If you live in Ohio like me you always get the ESPN Telecast of the Michigan game.
Stuck in Columbus.
I'm actually in Eugene, OR
I'm actually in Eugene, OR for the season.
Those Who Stay...
Oh yikes man!
Thats a drive from Ann Arbor my friend and if I were you I'd try to check with my local cable company to see what college football game's your able to pick up on Satuday at 3:30 pm. I would imagine your getting mostly the Ducks of course and the rest of the Pac -10, Mountain West and the WAC.
Stuck in Columbus.
Well the way I'm reading it I
Well the way I'm reading it I think I'll be ok.
There are three games listed on ABC at 330ET. Mich v UConn, UCLA v KSU, and Kentucky v Louisville.
Of those three, only Mich v UConn is also listed on ESPN2. So I think I'll get UCLA on ABC because of my location and Michigan will roll over to ESPN2.
The only problem I see is if Kentucky is somehow on the deuce over Michigan and that doesn't seem likely.
Let me know if I am missing something because I'll spring for Gameday if I have to.
Those Who Stay...
I think Michigan-UCONN is the
I think Michigan-UCONN is the default "national" broadcast and the UCLA and the Kentucky are the regional broadcasts. Since you life in Pac-10 country, I'd think they might put UCLA on ABC, and roll M onto ESPN2. I'm fairly certain that no one in the country won't have the Michigan game (i.e. they get both the UCLA and the UK game). I say this because both UCLA and UK games are available on gameplan, but the M game is not.
Yup, that's how I'm reading
Yup, that's how I'm reading it, and that's what I'm hoping for.
Those Who Stay...
The Big 10 is no longer on
The Big 10 is no longer on Gameday. If the game is scheduled in an ABC slot, then it will be broadcast on one of the ESPN networks if another game is on ABC locally. It's a super-sweetheart deal if you've got BTN in your area--it'll be almost impossible to miss a game. I have been in SoCal the last two seasons and have had no problems.
Lets hope
We can only hope for some, "If you look closely there is a jock strap on the field, and it belongs to (insert poor UConn defender's name)" calls next Saturday.
EEB c/o 2014
He shouldn't use the line twice
But a similar phrase like, "The Huskys just had their manhoods cut off, and the knife was held by Denard Robinson." I think, would work just fine.
Over under times matt millen
Over under times matt millen will call tate a studbolt with ellusivity?
COYS and lets go Detroit FC!
coverage map
Hoping for a good coverage map before Friday. Have to set the DVR for replay before I leave. Sometimes those maps aren't finalized until Saturday morning. Given that I am in CT I assume we will get it on ABC.
You will.
You'll get it on ABC, it's a hometown market.
Sean & Matt
Sean and Matt did a decent job on the ND game last year. (Touchdown! Greg Mathews!)
I can live with this. Though Millen still brings up awful memories with the Lions, he's not that bad with the color commentary.
Go Blue! Always!
Drew Henson
Anyone else notice that Drew Henson is listed as a commentator for the Norfolk St. vs. Rutgers game on ESPN3? Haven't seen or heard anything about him since he was cut by Detroit so it's good to see he's getting back into football.
Matt Millen
He did a solid job last year doing some of our games so I can live with that. To be honest I'm so excited for the game I don't care who the commentators are...unless of course we got stuck with Pam Ward.
Beats Pam Ward.
Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.