No, it did not.JD95 said:That ALONE might not have been sufficient to avoid the TV contract, but the fact that it would be so early in Hawaii certainly contributed.
No, it did not.JD95 said:That ALONE might not have been sufficient to avoid the TV contract, but the fact that it would be so early in Hawaii certainly contributed.
Sounds about right. LF might end up without an SEC game that weekend, unless we decide to play early. I seriously doubt they would carry a game featuring a I-AA team.TIDE24 said:I just checked all the sec teams and they all have announced a game time for opening weekend except WK @ UGA and Haw @ AL. LF does not have a game that day yet, so I have to assume the early LF game will be one of these 2.
I would assume the delay is LF would rather carry our game and UA does not want to play that early.
I would think of all the games not on TV that weekend the next best would be USM @ FL, but they already have a 6:00 game time set, and so does ULL @ LSU. Those are the only other sec teams not on tv that weekend.
Hey Stephen, you don't seem to understand that Alabama doesn't just get to decide whether it will or will not play at 11:30. The SEC has a contract that must be honored. Alabama has to make a good case for forcing someone ELSE to play the early game that day, and you can bet that one of the arguments is it would be too early for fans in Hawaii who want to follow the game.Stephen323 said:No, it did not.
OH, but once a year it does...Under the SEC's TV contract, each school is allowed to tell TV to "take a hike" once each season for any reason or for no reason. UA usually uses that exemption for homecoming; however, I don't think that is going to be an issue with the FIU game. Therefor, why not use it for UH?JD95 said:Hey Stephen, you don't seem to understand that Alabama doesn't just get to decide whether it will or will not play at 11:30. ..
JD95 said:Hey Stephen, you don't seem to understand that Alabama doesn't just get to decide whether it will or will not play at 11:30. The SEC has a contract that must be honored. Alabama has to make a good case for forcing someone ELSE to play the early game that day, and you can bet that one of the arguments is it would be too early for fans in Hawaii who want to follow the game.
Capstone46 said:JD95,
What would be best for Alabama would be to play a 6:00 PPV.
Big_Fan said:I would not mind an ESPN 8pm game.