karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Nov 17, 2010 8:02pm
http://twitter.com/#!/ChiTribHamilton/status/5058536119730176
That sucks for the Big Ten.
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.
Ty Webb
Posts: 2,798
Nov 17, 2010 8:08pm
+1 Haha
KR1245
Posts: 4,317
Nov 17, 2010 8:09pm
ugh
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Nov 17, 2010 8:11pm
Fox owns the BTN. Not surprised.
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Nov 17, 2010 8:12pm
I'm fine with it if and only if brennaman is the announcer.
Ty Webb
Posts: 2,798
Nov 17, 2010 8:13pm
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
Listening to the radio and they said it will most likely be Thom and Charles Davis
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Nov 17, 2010 8:15pm
Charles Davis is HORRIBLE.
Ty Webb
Posts: 2,798
Nov 17, 2010 8:16pm
Wikipedia said they may try and see if ESPN/ABC will loan them Herbie
krambman
Posts: 3,606
Nov 17, 2010 8:20pm
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.
Ty Webb
Posts: 2,798
Nov 17, 2010 8:21pm
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
krambman
Posts: 3,606
Nov 17, 2010 8:29pm
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.
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purple_rein
Posts: 349
Nov 17, 2010 9:42pm
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.
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.
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wghfan
Posts: 744
Nov 17, 2010 10:15pm
Fox is garbage for colllege football. Fox is good for the NFL, that is it.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Nov 17, 2010 10:33pm
this will be awful on a scale I can't even fathom
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Nov 17, 2010 11:14pm
wildcats20;563335 wrote:Fox owns the BTN. Not surprised.
This. It was pretty much a given.
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Thinthickbigred
Posts: 4,148
Nov 17, 2010 11:41pm
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
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Nov 17, 2010 11:46pm
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.
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.
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Thinthickbigred
Posts: 4,148
Nov 17, 2010 11:50pm
Agreed Fouts ...LOl... That guy I remember the championship game vs Miami ..He was so pro Miami ...
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Nov 18, 2010 7:30am
Dan Fouts is a joke
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Nov 18, 2010 7:36am
this game isn't going to be in prime time? seems strange to me.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.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Nov 18, 2010 9:03am
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.
krambman
Posts: 3,606
Nov 18, 2010 9:35am
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.
Y-Town Steelhound
Posts: 1,388
Nov 18, 2010 9:43am
Bad for the buckeyes.....we suck on fox
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Nov 18, 2010 9:45am
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.
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emoney
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Nov 18, 2010 10:12am
Yes, the game will be in Lucal Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.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.