ESPN Big Ten Prime-Time TV Schedule Discussion

[knapplc]

The TV schedule for the first half of the 2013 season's prime-time games have been announced, and one notable name is missing:

ESPN/ABC has made its six prime-time picks for the upcoming season. One game already had been announced: Notre Dame at Michigan on Sept. 7.
Here's the full Big Ten prime-time schedule on ESPN/ABC:

Sept. 7: Notre Dame at Michigan, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Sept. 14: Notre Dame at Purdue, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Sept. 28: Wisconsin at Ohio State, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Oct. 5: Ohio State at Northwestern, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Oct. 12: Michigan at Penn State, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN or ESPN2

Oct. 26: Penn State at Ohio State, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

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To be fair, the only game possible for this half of the season would have been the UCLA game, but ESPN/ABC instead chose Notre Dame at Purdue.

I suppose the fact that Notre Dame played for a national championship last year factors into that, as well as the fact that we gave up a near-record number of yards to UCLA last year. Another prime-time blowout loss by Nebraska is NOT what the suits at ESPN/ABC consider good primetime TV.

 

[Decked]

The TV schedule for the first half of the 2013 season's prime-time games have been announced, and one notable name is missing:

ESPN/ABC has made its six prime-time picks for the upcoming season. One game already had been announced: Notre Dame at Michigan on Sept. 7.
Here's the full Big Ten prime-time schedule on ESPN/ABC:

Sept. 7: Notre Dame at Michigan, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Sept. 14: Notre Dame at Purdue, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Sept. 28: Wisconsin at Ohio State, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Oct. 5: Ohio State at Northwestern, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

Oct. 12: Michigan at Penn State, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN or ESPN2

Oct. 26: Penn State at Ohio State, 8 p.m. ET, ABC or ESPN or ESPN2

LINK

To be fair, the only game possible for this half of the season would have been the UCLA game, but ESPN/ABC instead chose Notre Dame at Purdue.

I suppose the fact that Notre Dame played for a national championship last year factors into that, as well as the fact that we gave up a near-record number of yards to UCLA last year. Another prime-time blowout loss by Nebraska is NOT what the suits at ESPN/ABC consider good primetime TV.

Because Turdue isn't going to get their asses kicked?

 

[WoodyHayes1951]

anyone know what the deal is with the 5et starts for PSU?

 

[robsker]

Indeed the Huskers have not done well on national TV and that likely factors into things. Yet... there is a chance to get on the schedule in the second half of the season, right?

 

[Blackshirts007]

Notre dame back to back is horsesh#t and the fact that its Purdue for gods sake. Say hello to a 230 game. What a f'ing joke

 

[Landlord]

The UCLA game will be on FOX, won't it? Wasn't that under contract? I could be way off base.

 

[Buckeyeboy45]

Wasn't your game against UCLA on Fox last year? It could possibly be on Fox this year in the primetime slot.

 

[QMany]

Notre dame back to back is horsesh#t and the fact that its Purdue for gods sake. Say hello to a 230 game. What a f'ing joke

This basically guarantees at 2:30 game v. UCLA? NOOOOOOOOOOO! Fox?

 

[LouisianaHuskerFan]

The game can't be on Fox. It's at Nebraska this year which means it's an ABC/ESPN/BTN controlled game.

 

[LouisianaHuskerFan]

Also, BTN hasn't selected their primetime games so odds are likely that at least one game will be at night for Nebraska.

 

[knapplc]

BTN could put the UCLA game on at 7pm. They have some prime time slots as well.

 

[Landlord]

The game can't be on Fox. It's at Nebraska this year which means it's an ABC/ESPN/BTN controlled game.

...why does it mean that? FOX owns BTN, by the way.

 

[ADS]

I'm glad the UCLA game won't be on Fox, listening to Joey Harrington for more than 5 minutes makes me wanna jump out of a 4 story building.

 

[Count 'Bility]

So just because Notre Dame played for the NC last year (and got walloped), that means that their game against Turdue is better primetime material than a possible top 15 matchup between Nebraska and UCLA.

Right.

 

[Lyons in the Sea of Red.]

Im also confused as to why Fox can't televise the game? Is that a Pac12 only type of thing?