Hey Folks, does anybody have any inside info on the kick-off time for the Ole Miss game on 9/28. My wife is trying to convince me to go to a wedding, but I don't want to miss the game. Thanks for any help. Krymsonman
Ole Miss Game Time on 9/28
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It really depends on how teams play up until then. Networks will not start taking games until like a week before the game. But ……………………….The early CBS game will either likely pick this game up or the Auburn / State game. The other likely being that night on ESPN. South Carolina plays Kentucky that day which likely is the SEC network game. And I think ESPN 2 would probably pick up the Aggies/ Hawgs matchup. Unless the Aggies upset Clemson then all bets are off.
The kickoff time is ANY Saturday in the Fall...my wife knows better than to ask!!!��
I'm going to the same game and did some research of my own to make a prediction. My best guess is 6:00 PM kickoff and aired by ESPN.
Here's my rationale. If you look back at the past several years of that game, it's only been a 2:30 CBS game in years Ole Miss was a real contender. That's obviously not the case this year.
As Blindside17 said, too, CBS is most likely to pick up the Auburn/Mississippi State game. That's because CBS already would have shown Bama and South Carolina two weeks prior. I just don't see CBS wanting Bama/Ole Miss in the 2:30 slot. So... I'd say with some confidence we're headed for ESPN at either 6:00 or 7:00 PM.
Here's my rationale. If you look back at the past several years of that game, it's only been a 2:30 CBS game in years Ole Miss was a real contender. That's obviously not the case this year.
As Blindside17 said, too, CBS is most likely to pick up the Auburn/Mississippi State game. That's because CBS already would have shown Bama and South Carolina two weeks prior. I just don't see CBS wanting Bama/Ole Miss in the 2:30 slot. So... I'd say with some confidence we're headed for ESPN at either 6:00 or 7:00 PM.
I plan to attend that game and also the "Nick at Noon" lunch the day prior. I kind of hope it's a night game so I can see the new light display in the stadium, but I'd be okay with a mid afternoon game.
Let's try to work through it with the other games:
Alabama-Ole Miss
Arky-ATM
Auburn-MSU
UK-SCAR
Bye - Tenn, UGA, Mizzou, LSU
If Ole Miss is unbeaten then we have a good shot at the 230 game.
What I think counts against us is the "five game per season" limit in the CBS contract.
We will - without question - play on CBS against SCAR, LSU, and Auburn. There's a VERY good chance the Vols game will be on CBS as well.
So that leaves (most likely) the ATM game. However, as that's the same day as LSU-Florida, I'm thinking that's likely not going to be on CBS anyway.
That increases the odds of Ole Miss being on CBS.
However - if I were a betting man, I'm thinking:
a) Auburn-MSU is likely the national game
b) it's more probable than not to be a 6pm (or thereabouts) kickoff
We've actually only played Ole Miss on CBS twice since 2010. The first time the Black Bear/Landshark/Rebels were undefeated, and the second time the game was chosen under the assumption they would be undefeated (2016, when they promptly blew a 28-6 lead over FSU).
The good thing - he says with fingers crossed - is that since so many SEC teams have that weekend off, it will NOT be an 8 pm start.
Please??????
Thanks Selma. I knew I could count on you for the most in depth analysis. I'm thinking night game also mainly because I think CBS would consider either Arky-A&M or State-Barn more attractive games. I'm hoping for a 6pm start.
I've been wrong on this, but that's the general logic.
The reason the 2014 Iron Bowl was on ESPN is because CBS wanted the MSU-Alabama showdown when the Dawgs were #1.
That's the price they paid for it.
Last couple years have been ESPN night games so I would say it’s a safe bet that lasts the same thing this year
But there were indisputably better games (perception wise before the contest) those years, too:
2018 - LSU vs Auburn
2017 - UGA vs Tenn
2015 - LSU vs Auburn
2013 -LSU vs Georgia
LSU, Tennessee, and UGA have bye weeks that particular week , so it increases our chances.
I doubt CBS will do it, though.
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