It probably IS a better game.
However....
1) CBS wants the biggest draw, and once beaten Alabama is the biggest draw in the SEC right now
2) it's Alabama-Tennessee, a rich history of tradition that enables Verne to talk about stuff that happened before most of us were born (get ready for Kenny Stabler stories if CBS has the game for obvious reasons)
3) once beaten ATM is not as big a draw
4) it is POSSIBLE Ole Miss might lose to Memphis
Man, I had forgotten about that. I miss hearing him with Eli as well.