Spartness Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Has this been confirmed? Does the network still think it's a 2:30 game? Link to comment
Hingle McCringleberry Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Sounds like we will know Monday. Although I think they can defer one more week, although at this point I wouldn't think it necessary, the background of the game should be enough to take the 2:30 slot. Link to comment
eliot1171 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Sounds like we will know Monday. Although I think they can defer one more week, although at this point I wouldn't think it necessary, the background of the game should be enough to take the 2:30 slot. Do you know the maximum number of times they can defer? I know they have done it at least once already this year with the UT vs UCLA game. I'm pretty sure there is a limit. Link to comment
Minnesota_husker Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I have heard some grumblings of a 11:00am game... which would suck! Link to comment
Hingle McCringleberry Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Sounds like we will know Monday. Although I think they can defer one more week, although at this point I wouldn't think it necessary, the background of the game should be enough to take the 2:30 slot. Do you know the maximum number of times they can defer? I know they have done it at least once already this year with the UT vs UCLA game. I'm pretty sure there is a limit. Sorry I dont know how many deferments they can use. All I have heard is they could defer. Link to comment
Nexus Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 If I had to guess, I'd say it'll be a 2:30 game. Iowa plays Michigan at 2:30 as well, so I'm guessing there will be a regional divide between ABC and ESPN for those two games. I also noticed that ESPN2 has open slots for 5:00 and 8:15 while ESPN will televise Ohio State/Wisconsin at 6:00. I'd be good with either the 5:00 or 8:15 time slot on ESPN2, so that's another possibility. As I mentioned in another thread, Nebraska and Oklahoma played each other at night on ABC regionally and on ESPN2 outside of its region last year when both teams already had 3 losses. Oklahoma was ranked #20 while Nebraska was unranked. So it's still possible that NU/UT could snag up a night time slot on ESPN2 at either 5:00 or 8:15. Link to comment
huskerscott Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 If I had to guess, I'd say it'll be a 2:30 game. Iowa plays Michigan at 2:30 as well, so I'm guessing there will be a regional divide between ABC and ESPN for those two games. I also noticed that ESPN2 has open slots for 5:00 and 8:15 while ESPN will televise Ohio State/Wisconsin at 6:00. I'd be good with either the 5:00 or 8:15 time slot on ESPN2, so that's another possibility. As I mentioned in another thread, Nebraska and Oklahoma played each other at night on ABC regionally and on ESPN2 outside of its region last year when both teams already had 3 losses. Oklahoma was ranked #20 while Nebraska was unranked. So it's still possible that NU/UT could snag up a night time slot on ESPN2 at either 5:00 or 8:15. I think this is still possible. Iowa/Michigan has the 2:30 slot on abc. I dont think ABC would broadcast 2 games in the same region during that time slot. At first I thought this game would snag that 8:15 for sure slot even if Texas had one loss. But with the recent suckiness Texas has had, it wouldnt be surprised if the game was at 11am. Link to comment
n.e.husker Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Hate the thought of an 11am game against texas, the last time we play them should be under the lights, i dont care what their record is. Link to comment
Nexus Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 If I had to guess, I'd say it'll be a 2:30 game. Iowa plays Michigan at 2:30 as well, so I'm guessing there will be a regional divide between ABC and ESPN for those two games. I also noticed that ESPN2 has open slots for 5:00 and 8:15 while ESPN will televise Ohio State/Wisconsin at 6:00. I'd be good with either the 5:00 or 8:15 time slot on ESPN2, so that's another possibility. As I mentioned in another thread, Nebraska and Oklahoma played each other at night on ABC regionally and on ESPN2 outside of its region last year when both teams already had 3 losses. Oklahoma was ranked #20 while Nebraska was unranked. So it's still possible that NU/UT could snag up a night time slot on ESPN2 at either 5:00 or 8:15. I think this is still possible. Iowa/Michigan has the 2:30 slot on abc. I dont think ABC would broadcast 2 games in the same region during that time slot. At first I thought this game would snag that 8:15 for sure slot even if Texas had one loss. But with the recent suckiness Texas has had, it wouldnt be surprised if the game was at 11am. What I meant by regional divide is that if ABC decides they're going to televise Iowa/Michigan, then ESPN could still pick up NU/UT at 2:30 as well. Iowa/Michigan would then get mirrored on ESPN2 for those outside of its region. Look at this link for a better description of what I mean. Link to comment
huskerscott Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 If I had to guess, I'd say it'll be a 2:30 game. Iowa plays Michigan at 2:30 as well, so I'm guessing there will be a regional divide between ABC and ESPN for those two games. I also noticed that ESPN2 has open slots for 5:00 and 8:15 while ESPN will televise Ohio State/Wisconsin at 6:00. I'd be good with either the 5:00 or 8:15 time slot on ESPN2, so that's another possibility. As I mentioned in another thread, Nebraska and Oklahoma played each other at night on ABC regionally and on ESPN2 outside of its region last year when both teams already had 3 losses. Oklahoma was ranked #20 while Nebraska was unranked. So it's still possible that NU/UT could snag up a night time slot on ESPN2 at either 5:00 or 8:15. I think this is still possible. Iowa/Michigan has the 2:30 slot on abc. I dont think ABC would broadcast 2 games in the same region during that time slot. At first I thought this game would snag that 8:15 for sure slot even if Texas had one loss. But with the recent suckiness Texas has had, it wouldnt be surprised if the game was at 11am. What I meant by regional divide is that if ABC decides they're going to televise Iowa/Michigan, then ESPN could still pick up NU/UT at 2:30 as well. Iowa/Michigan would then get mirrored on ESPN2 for those outside of its region. Look at this link for a better description of what I mean. Yea, the game could get mirrored. But it still doesnt make sense to do 2 games in the same region and then mirror one of them depending on the area. But I guess we will find out tomorrow. If i was abc/espn I would put NU/Texas on one of the night slots on ESPN and then pick up an east coast game for the 2:30 game to be mirrored. Link to comment
Nexus Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 If I had to guess, I'd say it'll be a 2:30 game. Iowa plays Michigan at 2:30 as well, so I'm guessing there will be a regional divide between ABC and ESPN for those two games. I also noticed that ESPN2 has open slots for 5:00 and 8:15 while ESPN will televise Ohio State/Wisconsin at 6:00. I'd be good with either the 5:00 or 8:15 time slot on ESPN2, so that's another possibility. As I mentioned in another thread, Nebraska and Oklahoma played each other at night on ABC regionally and on ESPN2 outside of its region last year when both teams already had 3 losses. Oklahoma was ranked #20 while Nebraska was unranked. So it's still possible that NU/UT could snag up a night time slot on ESPN2 at either 5:00 or 8:15. I think this is still possible. Iowa/Michigan has the 2:30 slot on abc. I dont think ABC would broadcast 2 games in the same region during that time slot. At first I thought this game would snag that 8:15 for sure slot even if Texas had one loss. But with the recent suckiness Texas has had, it wouldnt be surprised if the game was at 11am. What I meant by regional divide is that if ABC decides they're going to televise Iowa/Michigan, then ESPN could still pick up NU/UT at 2:30 as well. Iowa/Michigan would then get mirrored on ESPN2 for those outside of its region. Look at this link for a better description of what I mean. Yea, the game could get mirrored. But it still doesnt make sense to do 2 games in the same region and then mirror one of them depending on the area. But I guess we will find out tomorrow. If i was abc/espn I would put NU/Texas on one of the night slots on ESPN and then pick up an east coast game for the 2:30 game to be mirrored. While it might not make sense, it happens all the time. TV execs sort it out accordingly. Like the link I provided above, both Nebraska and Wisconsin were playing on ABC @ 2:30 in their respective regions while being mirrored on ESPN2 outside of their respective regions. That's just one example of such a scenario. Link to comment
VA Husker Fan Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I don't think ABC considers the Big 12 and Big 10 to be the same region. They had OU-TX and Wisconsin-Michigan St on at the same time yesterday, this would be about the same thing. My fear is that they will not only show NU-UT and Iowa/Mich, but also an ACC game that I'll get, which means a PPV Husker game for me, in SD. I'd much rather the game be on ESPN2 at any time. Link to comment
Hingle McCringleberry Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 If I had to guess, I'd say it'll be a 2:30 game. Iowa plays Michigan at 2:30 as well, so I'm guessing there will be a regional divide between ABC and ESPN for those two games. I also noticed that ESPN2 has open slots for 5:00 and 8:15 while ESPN will televise Ohio State/Wisconsin at 6:00. I'd be good with either the 5:00 or 8:15 time slot on ESPN2, so that's another possibility. As I mentioned in another thread, Nebraska and Oklahoma played each other at night on ABC regionally and on ESPN2 outside of its region last year when both teams already had 3 losses. Oklahoma was ranked #20 while Nebraska was unranked. So it's still possible that NU/UT could snag up a night time slot on ESPN2 at either 5:00 or 8:15. I thought there was some NASCAR issue with ABC that night... Although I would be down with a late night ESPN2 slot... Even 5 would be cool... Link to comment
Nexus Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I don't think ABC considers the Big 12 and Big 10 to be the same region. They had OU-TX and Wisconsin-Michigan St on at the same time yesterday, this would be about the same thing. My fear is that they will not only show NU-UT and Iowa/Mich, but also an ACC game that I'll get, which means a PPV Husker game for me, in SD. I'd much rather the game be on ESPN2 at any time. My point exactly. Here is a list of Oct. 16th games that are in TBA status for time and network. I only showed games where at least one team is ranked in either AP and/or Coaches poll with an asterisk next to the ranked team as of today's poll rankings. *Arizona @ Washington State *Arkansas @ *Auburn Boston College @ *Florida State Iowa State @ *Oklahoma *Miami @ Duke Mississippi State @ *Florida *Missouri @ Texas A&M *Oklahoma State @ Texas Tech *South Carolina @ Kentucky Texas @ *Nebraska Link to comment
Nexus Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 If I had to guess, I'd say it'll be a 2:30 game. Iowa plays Michigan at 2:30 as well, so I'm guessing there will be a regional divide between ABC and ESPN for those two games. I also noticed that ESPN2 has open slots for 5:00 and 8:15 while ESPN will televise Ohio State/Wisconsin at 6:00. I'd be good with either the 5:00 or 8:15 time slot on ESPN2, so that's another possibility. As I mentioned in another thread, Nebraska and Oklahoma played each other at night on ABC regionally and on ESPN2 outside of its region last year when both teams already had 3 losses. Oklahoma was ranked #20 while Nebraska was unranked. So it's still possible that NU/UT could snag up a night time slot on ESPN2 at either 5:00 or 8:15. I thought there was some NASCAR issue with ABC that night... Although I would be down with a late night ESPN2 slot... Even 5 would be cool... The night time slot on ABC is filled with Nascar. Not the 2:30 slot. Link to comment
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