Link: Alabama has exclusive rights to Cowboys Classic in 2019 or 2020

ALA2262 · Jun 20, 2015

Alabama has exclusive negotiation rights for the 2019 or 2020 Cowboys Classic at AT&T Stadium.

http://yhoo.it/1LnWeXl

JBama_in_PCOLA · Jun 20, 2015

Is it rights or are they obligated?!

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CullmanTide · Jun 20, 2015

Alabama hasn't finished #1 in a couple of years but remains top dog in college football. Texas and Notre Dame can only dream.

ALA2262 · Jun 20, 2015

Rights through 8/31/2015. We better help find them an opponent. :biggrin:

DzynKingRTR · Jun 20, 2015

the comments section is hilarious.

81usaf92 · Jun 20, 2015

DzynKingRTR said:
the comments section is hilarious.

I wish I didn't go back and read them because it's the same we better than you because our side won the civil war, academics, or bama scared comments you see on espn discussion boards. Seriously if anyone think the university of Nebraska in Lincoln is better than tuscaloosa then they either drunk on corn alcohol or they never have been to Lincoln Nebraska or Tuscaloosa. After living in Nebraska for 6 years i say I would prefer bham and all of it's politics over living one day in Lincoln. Now Omaha is different

CrimsonForce · Jun 20, 2015

What exactly does "having exclusive rights" to the cowboy classic mean?

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CullmanTide · Jun 20, 2015

CrimsonForce said:
What exactly does "having exclusive rights" to the cowboy classic mean?

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We are gonna "own" it just like Atlanta!:biggrin2:

BamaHoosier · Jun 20, 2015

CrimsonForce said:
What exactly does "having exclusive rights" to the cowboy classic mean?

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Basically means that we will have priority in scheduling. We are required contractually to play there at least one of the 2 years, but in doing so we are guaranteed a million dollars more than our opponent no matter who we elect to play.

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bamagradinATL · Jun 20, 2015

You have to be big time in order to pull something like that off.

Crimson1967 · Jun 21, 2015

81usaf92 said:
I wish I didn't go back and read them because it's the same we better than you because our side won the civil war, academics, or bama scared comments you see on espn discussion boards. Seriously if anyone think the university of Nebraska in Lincoln is better than tuscaloosa then they either drunk on corn alcohol or they never have been to Lincoln Nebraska or Tuscaloosa. After living in Nebraska for 6 years i say I would prefer bham and all of it's politics over living one day in Lincoln. Now Omaha is different

Mitch Gaspard just called and asked what this Omaha place is you mentioned. Said he had never been there or even heard of it.

BamaMike05 · Jun 21, 2015

Crimson1967 said:
Mitch Gaspard just called and asked what this Omaha place is you mentioned. Said he had never been there or even heard of it.

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cuda.1973 · Jun 21, 2015

Crimson1967 said:
Mitch Gaspard just called and asked what this Omaha place is you mentioned. Said he had never been there or even heard of it.

I think it was a song on the first Moby Grape album.

WylieTexasTider · Jun 21, 2015

Crimson1967 said:
Mitch Gaspard just called and asked what this Omaha place is you mentioned. Said he had never been there or even heard of it.

Unfortunately as long as Asspard and his clown staff remain, the ony way any of our kids go to Omaha is if they buy a ticket to sit in the stands.

WylieTexasTider · Jun 21, 2015

CrimsonForce said:
What exactly does "having exclusive rights" to the cowboy classic mean?

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That we have to negotiate in good faith with ESPN until 8/31/2015 to find an opponent for 2019 or 2020. I'd love for it to be ND or Nebraska. (No to Texas or OU only b/c the 40K tickets that go to the PSL holders, sponsors etc will mostly likely be 90% in ther hands. Don't want to play a neutral site game where the fans are split 70/30.

CullmanTide · Jun 21, 2015

WylieTexasTider said:
That we have to negotiate in good faith with ESPN until 8/31/2015 to find an opponent for 2019 or 2020. I'd love for it to be ND or Nebraska. (No to Texas or OU only b/c the 40K tickets that go to the PSL holders, sponsors etc will mostly likely be 90% in ther hands. Don't want to play a neutral site game where the fans are split 70/30.

I doubt ND or texas would accept those terms anyway. They both think they're the top dog.

WylieTexasTider · Jun 21, 2015

CullmanTide said:
I doubt ND or texas would accept those terms anyway. They both think they're the top dog.

True! I think Nebraska would be a logical opponent. I could even see Oregon accepting those terms. Especially seeing Phil Knight could write a check to make up the difference for Oregon.

CullmanTide · Jun 21, 2015

WylieTexasTider said:
True! I think Nebraska would be a logical opponent. I could even see Oregon accepting those terms. Especially seeing Phil Knight could write a check to make up the difference for Oregon.

I'd love either of those games. Nebraska because of our history and Oregon for the difference in, well everything.

ALA2262 · Jun 22, 2015

WylieTexasTider said:
That we have to negotiate in good faith with ESPN until 8/31/2015 to find an opponent for 2019 or 2020. I'd love for it to be ND or Nebraska. (No to Texas or OU only b/c the 40K tickets that go to the PSL holders, sponsors etc will mostly likely be 90% in ther hands. Don't want to play a neutral site game where the fans are split 70/30.

If I am reading this correctly, Bama would be considered as having the TV rights. If so the Big 12 TV contract would not allow a Big 12 team to be the opponent. Doubt if any of them would be considered anyway.

ND does not play neutral site games. They have the 'Shamrock Series'. Which is why I know about the Big 12 TV contract. Notre Dame learned that the hard way at the outset of their 'Shamrock Series'. As you may know those are nothing more than off site home games whereby ND controls all of the tickets and NBC has the TV rights. They booked the Alamodome in San Antonio in 2009 thinking they could go in there and schedule Texas or aTm or any one of the Big 12 teams. Wound up playing Washington State.

They made the same mistake at the same time in SEC territory. They booked the Citrus Bowl in Orlando for 2010 and 2011 thinking they could come in there and play Bama and/or Florida. They booked the Superdome in New Orleans in 2012 thinking they could play Bama or LSU. SEC TV contract would not allow that to happen in either case.

They got out of the Orlando booking because the Citrus Bowl did not make all of the stadium upgrades required in their contract. They had Baylor scheduled in New Orleans for 2012 but I suppose they bought out of both contracts (game and stadium) because they played Miami in Chicago that year.

Correction: The 2011 booking was in Arlington. ND had Arizona State scheduled for that one but as in 2012 they must have bought out of both contracts because they played Maryland in Landover. Which means the ACC TV contract has no such restrictions and proves what ND intended to do in the other locations. Might be why they aligned themselves with the ACC.

ALA2262 · Jun 22, 2015

WylieTexasTider said:
True! I think Nebraska would be a logical opponent. I could even see Oregon accepting those terms. Especially seeing Phil Knight could write a check to make up the difference for Oregon.

Need you on the selection committee. The other name to mention is Mike Riley.

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