We’re close to the anniversary of an epic day for college football. For those who recall televised college football in the 1970’s and early 1980’s, you may remember watching only one game each weekend. I guess the whole nation watched the same game together. New Year’s Day in that era was sensory overload - watching 4 games in the same day!
On June 27, 1984, the US Supreme Court issued a decision essentially undoing the NCAA’s stranglehold on televising college football games. Schools enjoyed the freedom to negotiate their own TV deals. The number of televised games definitely elevated after that. These days, I think almost every SEC game is televised each week, be it at Noon, 3:30, 4, 6, 7:30 or 9. Some of us likely grumble about getting one time slot as opposed to another slot, but that is a far better dilemma than one game total for the whole day.
On June 27, 1984, the US Supreme Court issued a decision essentially undoing the NCAA’s stranglehold on televising college football games. Schools enjoyed the freedom to negotiate their own TV deals. The number of televised games definitely elevated after that. These days, I think almost every SEC game is televised each week, be it at Noon, 3:30, 4, 6, 7:30 or 9. Some of us likely grumble about getting one time slot as opposed to another slot, but that is a far better dilemma than one game total for the whole day.