ESPN's Day of College Football
I know this has been pointed out in past years, but it is really astonishing how much ESPN suckles the national title game teat. Behold your Day of College Football Presented by Corporate Sponsor
1:00 PM |
Road To The College Football Playoff Presented by AT&T
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1:30 PM |
College Football Live Built by The Home Depot
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1:30 PM |
Road To The College Football Playoff Presented by AT&T
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2:00 PM |
Road To The College Football Playoff Presented by AT&T
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3:00 PM |
College GameDay Built by The Home Depot
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3:00 PM |
College Football Live
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4:30 PM |
Road To The College Football Playoff Presented by AT&T
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5:00 PM |
Road To The College Football Playoff Presented by AT&T
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6:00 PM |
Championship Drive Presented by Allstate
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6:30 PM |
Road To The College Football Playoff Presented by AT&T
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6:30 PM |
CFP Pregame Field Pass: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship
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7:00 PM |
Road To The College Football Playoff Presented by AT&T
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7:30 PM |
H&R Block College Football Pregame
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7:30 PM |
SkyCam: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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7:30 PM |
High SkyCam: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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7:30 PM |
College Football Bowl Game Pre/Post Studio
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7:30 PM |
Road To The College Football Playoff Presented by AT&T
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7:30 PM |
H&R Block College Football Pregame
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7:58 PM |
Command Center: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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8:00 PM |
In Spanish - #4 Alabama vs. #3 Georgia (CFP National Championship)
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8:00 PM |
Nissan Pregame Rush
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8:00 PM |
The Dan Le Batard Show: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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8:00 PM |
NFL Live: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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8:00 PM |
SportsCenter with SVP: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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8:00 PM |
The Cool Room NYC: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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8:00 PM |
ESPN at LA Live: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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8:00 PM |
Nissan Pregame Rush
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8:00 PM |
Nissan Pregame Rush
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8:00 PM |
Nissan Pregame Rush
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8:15 PM |
Homers Telecast: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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8:15 PM |
#4 Alabama vs. #3 Georgia (CFP National Championship)
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8:15 PM |
Sounds of the Game: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship
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8:15 PM |
All-22: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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8:15 PM |
Data Center: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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8:15 PM |
Georgia Radio Call: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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8:15 PM |
Alabama Radio Call: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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8:15 PM |
Command Center: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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8:15 PM |
ESPN Voices: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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8:15 PM |
CFP Coaches Film Room: 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T
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11:45 PM |
Ford Escape Postgame
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11:45 PM |
#4 Alabama vs. #3 Georgia (CFP National Championship) (re-air)
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11:45 PM |
College Football Final Presented by Capital One
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EDIT: Wait, I missed some more:
2:00 PM |
Saban and Smart: A Championship Conversation
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2:30 PM |
SEC Featured: National Championship Special
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5:30 PM |
SEC Featured: National Championship Special
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6:00 PM |
Saban and Smart: A Championship Conversation
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1:00 PM |
SEC Featured: National Championship Special
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1:30 PM |
Saban and Smart: A Championship Conversation
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2:00 PM |
SEC Featured: National Championship Special
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2:30 PM |
Saban and Smart: A Championship Conversation
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6:00 PM |
SEC Nation Presented by AT&T
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8:15 PM |
Finebaum Film Room: CFP National Championship
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January 8th, 2018 at 10:59 AM ^
January 8th, 2018 at 11:15 AM ^
January 8th, 2018 at 11:18 AM ^
As I get older I just cease to care so much about anything but Michigan sports. But also given that it's two SEC schools and that I am permanently down on ESPN. Will probably check in on the score at some point. . .
January 8th, 2018 at 11:31 AM ^
It's game night, so will probably have it on in the background but won't be actively watching.
January 8th, 2018 at 10:53 AM ^
Cannot wait.
January 8th, 2018 at 3:25 PM ^
Just for this, especially when you toss in that a couple Grid of Death punishments will be paid off during the MegaCast.
January 8th, 2018 at 10:53 AM ^
January 8th, 2018 at 11:00 AM ^
Gabe you been drinking?
January 8th, 2018 at 12:03 PM ^
I thought they might mix in a little NFL talk - maybe keep harping on their annual Pats hit-piece (FRICTION IN FOXBORO!!) with a little NBA filler.
Nope. They're all in on ESSS-EEEE-SEEE footbawll.
January 8th, 2018 at 1:01 PM ^
I like that they focus on college football and don't just treat it as an afterthought like Fox and NBC.
January 8th, 2018 at 6:05 PM ^
NBA Playoffs and the full NBA Finals, ever heard of it?
January 8th, 2018 at 12:30 PM ^
Road To The College Football Playoff Presented by AT&T
January 8th, 2018 at 10:58 AM ^
I'll probably be in bed around halftime.
January 8th, 2018 at 10:59 AM ^
January 8th, 2018 at 11:40 AM ^
Point well taken, but . . . Let me try and explain why it should, perhaps, bother us. What this is showing is the ESPN belief in the "moar is better" idea of content delivery. The idea that if something is getting ratings just expand and duplicate ad nauseam. It's what has led to Sunday night football, and Thursday night football, and "Double" Monday Night football (on the NFL front) and Thursday night, Wednesday night, and Tuesday college games. It is also (IMHO) what gave us First Take and all the other PTI copycats. And while it does make some sense to try and expand coverage or create new shows of a similar ilk, you can only do that so much without dilluting everything else.
January 8th, 2018 at 12:08 PM ^
January 8th, 2018 at 12:23 PM ^
January 8th, 2018 at 3:58 PM ^
I have a question - how are ratings actually determined? It used to be the the Nielsen company used to conduct a survey, I believe, by calling people. That may still be done, but there must be a better way, like actually tracking which channels are being watched in real time?
January 8th, 2018 at 11:33 AM ^
January 8th, 2018 at 11:00 AM ^
It's fine. They have to get content from somewhere.
January 8th, 2018 at 12:56 PM ^
And what else am I going to watch during syllabus day?
January 8th, 2018 at 11:01 AM ^
Absolutely disgusting that the National Title is played on a school night, and ends after Midnight (no way the final whistle blows at 11:45 per their schedule). Put this game on Saturday Afternoon where it belongs. How are kids supposed to fall in love with the sport when they are continuely ostracized from the best games due to a sleep schedule?
January 8th, 2018 at 11:05 AM ^
I would guess they are allowed to stay up because it's a rare occassion?
Don't get me wrong -- it should be on Saturday and the Monday after the Super Bowl should be a holiday -- But I think we all came out alright watching National Championships and Super Bowls as kids.
January 8th, 2018 at 11:42 AM ^
When I was a kid, National Championship games were played at 5:00 PM, or maybe 7:00, on New Years Day during christmas vacation. The Super Bowl is a 6:30 kickoff.
January 8th, 2018 at 1:06 PM ^
I'm not even 30 yet, but yeah. Old soul, maybe. If I cared at all I'd stay up to watch it no problem. I just think back to when I was 7, if I hadn't watched that 1997 Rose Bowl, would I still love Michigan/College football nearly as much as I do?
January 8th, 2018 at 2:42 PM ^
Move west. It's great. Roll out of bed and football is on!
I hear you though; my opinion is the game is kinda anti-climatic today. 8 Jan ????
I wish D-1 would just follow D-II and III... they've had a playoff for decades with no debate.
January 8th, 2018 at 3:05 PM ^
I heard west coasters prefer 7 EST starts. They roll into the bars after work, catch the 2nd half, skip the gridlock/traffic, get home in time for dinner!
January 8th, 2018 at 11:08 AM ^
the National Title game format is an absolute mess. The other part to this is that any game of any kind can only be so exciting once it actually starts, so the amount of pre-game hype that it gets always ends up making the actual game kind of pale in comparison. The Super-Bowl syndrome. Once the game actually starts it is nearly always a let down.
I posted it on The Climb thread. I don't like the Playoff. I know that there is a lot of regional bias involved, etc., but with who I work with and socialize, nobody cares about this game tonight. I actually don't think it would mean as much to me as The Game or the MSU game even if we were in it.
January 8th, 2018 at 11:17 AM ^
The only league that gets their playoffs right is the NFL. The latest starts are 8pm on Saturdays, and the final game is 6 pm (or is it 6:30?) on a Sunday.
I remember being pissed as a kid wanting to watch the World Series. There was the 8 pm "start." Then you had to sit through the introductions and the national anthem. Lucky for the first pitch to be thrown by 8:30.
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NCAA Basketball is a close second. Move the Final Four to friday. 7pm/9:30 tip offs. Championship on Sunday at 7:pm.
January 8th, 2018 at 11:11 AM ^
January 8th, 2018 at 11:39 AM ^
He's not talking about High School or college kids.
January 8th, 2018 at 11:13 AM ^
January 8th, 2018 at 11:07 AM ^
Highcam or Skycam why must I choose ?
January 8th, 2018 at 11:09 AM ^
eh most ESPN shows just recycle the same stories on different shows throughout the day.
January 8th, 2018 at 11:16 AM ^
Well if you knew that this was all you had for months and months before your next national, primetime event was going to be on your station, I'd milk the hell out of it too.
ESPN does not typically even get the big name college basketball matchups anymore. Those are going to CBS, ABC, etc. ESPN gets what's left over. ESPN gets no broadcasting rights for March Madness, the Final Four, the NBA Finals or Stanley Cup Finals, the Olympics or the World Cup. That is probably 95% of the nationally-televised sporting programs that will happen over the next half a year. And ESPN gets to broadcast NONE of it.
Aside from the first night of the NFL Draft, this is all ESPN has got between now and the start of next year's college football season. Even the MNF games they get are awful compared to what NBC gets for the primetime SNF matchups. As of tomorrow, it's going to be eight straight months of almost nothing but dissecting LeBron's twitter account and getting into pissing matches with LaVar Ball.
January 8th, 2018 at 6:08 PM ^
All sporting events on ABC, NBA Finals included are ESPN productions, ad dollars go to ESPN, feature ESPN talent etc. There hasn't been a separate ABC Sports in over a decade.
January 8th, 2018 at 11:12 AM ^
Is there a game on today?
January 8th, 2018 at 12:36 PM ^
I thought the most important prime time thing was seeing if Arie gives Chelsea a rose?!
January 8th, 2018 at 11:43 AM ^
Yes. It's the 2017 national title game. The teams are Georgia and Alabama. They are both in the SEC.
January 8th, 2018 at 9:49 PM ^
This should be the winning comment of the day.
January 8th, 2018 at 11:13 AM ^
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January 8th, 2018 at 1:50 PM ^
They usually don't have play-by-pay on the all-22 -- just stadium ambient sound.
January 8th, 2018 at 11:42 AM ^
All this run-up to the game, one which I very likely will not watch unless it is getting interesting towards the end, and apparently they get a Big Ten crew, per the chatter on Twitter, which means they'll need to slot some time for the selection of the game's designated "Fucked Team".
January 8th, 2018 at 11:44 AM ^
Oh, I'm sure Georgia is the team that will be fucked. The NCAA loves it when their two favorite teams win, those being Alabama and OSU.