Looks incredible! Would you go pre-game or post-game? Does Iron Bowl normally kick off early evening?
If this game is NOT at 230pm on CBS (caveat: barring weather that forces a move.....but Bill Curry is no longer our coach so....), I'll mail you $100.
I'm serious. And since I'm planning on attending the IB......I'll meet you in person to give it to you if it isn't.
All 14 SEC teams play that week. You can throw out the Egg Bowl (the Mississippi teams) because it's on Thanksgiving (there's a chance I may go to that one, too).
That leaves......
Tennessee-Vandy
Arky-Mizzou
SCAR-Clemson
Kentucky-Louisville
LSU-ATM
Georgia-Ga Tech
Florida-Florida St
Since CBS shows SEC football at that time, there are only THREE realistic possibilities for the 230 kickoff:
Alabama-Auburn
Tenn-Vandy
LSU-ATM
I can tell you right now that it won't be Vandy. Do you know how many times Vandy has played on CBS since 2000?
2001 - Tennessee
2013- Georgia
2015 - Georgia
2017 - Alabama
The 2013 UGA game was only on CBS because they did a doubleheader that day; it was actually an 11 am kickoff. So Vandy, who brings no viewers to the TV, is out. And given LSU's insane head coach and only knowing where in the world he will sink them......you play the odds.
The Iron Bowl has been on CBS every single year but one since 2008 - REGARDLESS of record.
Yes, even 3-9 Auburn in 2012 was the 230 game. And the one time that it wasn't - 2014 - was because of a unique set of circumstances where CBS gambled and lost. CBS is limited to showing big draws five times in a season, and they had to choose between #1 Miss St vs Alabama or the Iron Bowl. When they chose the Miss St game, ESPN grabbed the Iron Bowl and left CBS - who thought they'd made a good choice - with the Egg Bowl for the first time in 50 years. After they made the selection, both MS schools tanked games and turned it into a scrimmage for a bowl game.
Also - there are NOT many marquee games featuring Alabama in the SEC this year.
Can you actually find five SEC games with us worth watching this fall (if you're a network exec)? LSU (just because), ATM, and possibly Mizzou with that quarterback.......plus the Iron Bowl (that's four).......and the Vols would make five. (Ole Miss is history and who knows about MSU?)
It's true, of course, that the game was on Friday in 2009 and 2010 but it should be noted those were set before the season as well so we already knew it wouldn't be on Saturday. Those games kicked off at 130pm on a Friday.
Bet the farm - it's gonna be at 230pm.
You'll maybe want to leave B'ham around 8-9 am and make a day of it.