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Nov 17, 2010 8:02 PM
http://twitter.com/#!/ChiTribHamilton/status/5058536119730176
Big Ten announces agreement with FOX Sports to serve as official broadcast partner of the 2011-16 Big Ten Football Championship Games.

That sucks for the Big Ten.
Nov 17, 2010 8:02pm
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Nov 17, 2010 8:08 PM
+1 Haha
Nov 17, 2010 8:08pm
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Nov 17, 2010 8:09 PM
ugh
Nov 17, 2010 8:09pm
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Nov 17, 2010 8:11 PM
Fox owns the BTN. Not surprised.
Nov 17, 2010 8:11pm
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Nov 17, 2010 8:12 PM
I'm fine with it if and only if brennaman is the announcer.
Nov 17, 2010 8:12pm
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Nov 17, 2010 8:13 PM
Thom is better at football than he is at Baseball...

Listening to the radio and they said it will most likely be Thom and Charles Davis
Nov 17, 2010 8:13pm
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Nov 17, 2010 8:15 PM
Charles Davis is HORRIBLE.
Nov 17, 2010 8:15pm
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Nov 17, 2010 8:16 PM
Wikipedia said they may try and see if ESPN/ABC will loan them Herbie
Nov 17, 2010 8:16pm
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Nov 17, 2010 8:20 PM
I'm not surprising. They weren't going to put it on the BTN and I doubt that they wanted it in prime time since the Big Ten doesn't play any games later than 3:30 in November. Since the Big XII will no longer have a championship game it's possible that the new Big Ten could have filled that TV spot with ESPN, but my guess is that FOX was willing to pony up more money since they own 49% of the BTN and since they no longer have the BCS. I would assume that FOX will use the BTN's top broadcast team to call the game since they will know more about the teams and the conference than bringing guys who haven't called a single Big Ten game all year. Would I rather have ESPN doing the game? Yes, but not necessarily because they do a superior job covering college football, but because it's familiar and comfortable.
Nov 17, 2010 8:20pm
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Nov 17, 2010 8:21 PM
krambman....you are forgetting that the PAC 10 will also have a championship game as well....they will most likely be the late game on Championship Saturday
Nov 17, 2010 8:21pm
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Nov 17, 2010 8:29 PM
Ty Webb;563352 wrote:krambman....you are forgetting that the PAC 10 will also have a championship game as well....they will most likely be the late game on Championship Saturday

Correct. I didn't think about that. If that's the time slot they needed to fill then they were probably willing to pay the Pac-10 more than the Big Ten.
Nov 17, 2010 8:29pm
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Nov 17, 2010 9:42 PM
Gotta believe that FOX overpaid for the rights.

It is sad for me to think of anyone calling this game other than Brent Musburger. He has called just about every marquee Big Ten game in the last decade.
Nov 17, 2010 9:42pm
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Nov 17, 2010 10:15 PM
Fox is garbage for colllege football. Fox is good for the NFL, that is it.
Nov 17, 2010 10:15pm
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Nov 17, 2010 10:33 PM
this will be awful on a scale I can't even fathom
Nov 17, 2010 10:33pm
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Nov 17, 2010 11:14 PM
wildcats20;563335 wrote:Fox owns the BTN. Not surprised.

This. It was pretty much a given.
Nov 17, 2010 11:14pm
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Nov 17, 2010 11:41 PM
Who really cares.......... I like Brent Musberger ..He is the best friend the Big Ten has but football is football. If I can listen to Chris Colinsworth during 10 Steeler games a year I can sit through anything .. Ill just turn the radio on if I have to
Nov 17, 2010 11:41pm
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Nov 17, 2010 11:46 PM
Could be worse, could have Dan Fouts.

I actually like watching games on the B10 Network, not necessarily because of the announcers, they all seem adequate enough, but the commercial breaks are shorter. Too bad Fox won't be able to reproduce what I like about the B10 coverage into their broadcast.
Nov 17, 2010 11:46pm
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Nov 17, 2010 11:50 PM
Agreed Fouts ...LOl... That guy I remember the championship game vs Miami ..He was so pro Miami ...
Nov 17, 2010 11:50pm
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Nov 18, 2010 7:30 AM
Dan Fouts is a joke
Nov 18, 2010 7:30am
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Nov 18, 2010 7:36 AM
krambman;563350 wrote:I'm not surprising. They weren't going to put it on the BTN and I doubt that they wanted it in prime time since the Big Ten doesn't play any games later than 3:30 in November. Since the Big XII will no longer have a championship game it's possible that the new Big Ten could have filled that TV spot with ESPN, but my guess is that FOX was willing to pony up more money since they own 49% of the BTN and since they no longer have the BCS. I would assume that FOX will use the BTN's top broadcast team to call the game since they will know more about the teams and the conference than bringing guys who haven't called a single Big Ten game all year. Would I rather have ESPN doing the game? Yes, but not necessarily because they do a superior job covering college football, but because it's familiar and comfortable.
this game isn't going to be in prime time? seems strange to me.
Nov 18, 2010 7:36am
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Nov 18, 2010 9:03 AM
They better start doing alot of background work in Columbus to get adequate coverage of the team that will be there every one of those 5 years.
Nov 18, 2010 9:03am
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Nov 18, 2010 9:35 AM
dave;563861 wrote:this game isn't going to be in prime time? seems strange to me.

I doubt it. I assume that it will be at 3:30. The Big Ten doesn't allow any prime time games after October, all games kickoff at 12:00 or 3:30 in November by Big Ten rule, so I doubt that they would have that rule and then play the championship game at 8:00. That seems strange to me.
Nov 18, 2010 9:35am
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Nov 18, 2010 9:43 AM
Bad for the buckeyes.....we suck on fox
Nov 18, 2010 9:43am
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Nov 18, 2010 9:45 AM
Has it been decided where the game was to be played? Thought I recalled it was in Indiana (dome) the first year. If so I would think they would consider it.
Nov 18, 2010 9:45am
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Nov 18, 2010 10:12 AM
ytownfootball;563983 wrote:Has it been decided where the game was to be played? Thought I recalled it was in Indiana (dome) the first year. If so I would think they would consider it.
Yes, the game will be in Lucal Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Nov 18, 2010 10:12am