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ESPN picks up UCF game

PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:05 pm
by PonyPlayer4
UCF vs BYU sept 23. on ESPN
Hopefully our aTm game will make it to ESPN

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/ncf/ne ... id=6132104

Re: ESPN picks up UCF game

PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:31 pm
by SMULaxer
Hopefully plenty of SMU fans make the trek to college station...

Re: ESPN picks up UCF game

PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:08 am
by SMU2007
What is the policy on ESPN picking up games under the FSN contract? Thought it had to do with having the game at a neutral site?

Re: ESPN picks up UCF game

PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:45 am
by RE Tycoon
SMU2007 wrote:What is the policy on ESPN picking up games under the FSN contract? Thought it had to do with having the game at a neutral site?


Home team has the broadcast rights, so for this game, our contract with FSN does not come into play.

I believe the Big 12 TV contract pecking order is:

- ABC (ESPN production)
- ESPN
- Fox Sports

Re: ESPN picks up UCF game

PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:32 am
by Dutch
unless the game is moved to sunday (a la tech) i doubt it will make ESPN. FSN regional broadcast is still good exposure.

Re: ESPN picks up UCF game

PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 2:49 pm
by SMUfiji43
SMULaxer wrote:Hopefully plenty of SMU fans make the trek to college station...


I'm thinking about it, but it's the same weekend as Oregon/LSU at Cowboy Stadium. Decisions decisions....

Re: ESPN picks up UCF game

PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 3:26 pm
by NickSMU17
Really? Oregon LSU?

Cmon...did you attend either of those schools....Did your dad play at either...If the answer is no, then why the [deleted] would you want to watch them over SMU....

Re: ESPN picks up UCF game

PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:31 pm
by SMU2007
because we're SMU. where every SMU fan has another team that they support ahead of the ponies. (usually an SEC team)

Re: ESPN picks up UCF game

PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:19 pm
by SMUfiji43
NickSMU17 wrote:Really? Oregon LSU?

Cmon...did you attend either of those schools....Did your dad play at either...If the answer is no, then why the [deleted] would you want to watch them over SMU....


My brother goes to school at Oregon and is coming out to Dallas for the game. I usually go up to Eugene for a game each season, but figured this would be a fun option instead.

I might go to the game in College Station if I can rally some of my SMU buddies to go too. I haven't made concrete plans yet so who knows