Egg Bowl. 6 pm. ESPNU. Is it good for Dawgs? Yay or nay?
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Considering our solid record in ESPNU night games recently, I'm ok with it. Is this the first time this season we've been on the U?
I would have to say so, the Egg Bowl was on the U last year and look how that turned out.
Just par for the course...
Play all of our SEC home games when the rooster crows and everyone is still half asleep and play all of our SEC away games when the opposition crowd is fully energized and liquored up. This whole season has stunk to high heaven as far as getting an even break on home field advantage.
Play all of our SEC home games when the rooster crows and everyone is still half asleep and play all of our SEC away games when the opposition crowd is fully energized and liquored up. This whole season has stunk to high heaven as far as getting an even break on home field advantage.
Well, to be fair, the Vaught isn't really known as a bastion of rambunctiousness anyway, even at night. The State fans will more than likely be much louder - though I don't feel that will be enough to help our defense out any.
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I don't like it
But only because I'm on Dish and Dish, for whatever reason, doesn't carry ESPNU in HD. I'm complained to them to no avail.
But only because I'm on Dish and Dish, for whatever reason, doesn't carry ESPNU in HD. I'm complained to them to no avail.
I kind of wish Dan would just keep his mouth shut with the condescending remarks towards them.
Every post you make is pro-UM or anti- MSU, Mullen or this board.
Sure you're not lost?
How is "I'll play them in the parking lot at nine in the morning" a condescending remark?
Sure you're not lost?
How is "I'll play them in the parking lot at nine in the morning" a condescending remark?
It shows that he is ready to play any time any where. You ALWAYS want that attitude from your coach and team. Don't mistake confidence and trust in his team for anything other than that.
Outstanding!
I'm ok with the time, but it's much better than 7:30 or 8:00.
Hell what's time to a dog?
I'm ok with the time, but it's much better than 7:30 or 8:00.
Hell what's time to a dog?
I love it. They will be coming off of a fresh curb stomping from their real rival and their feelings will be low. They will be battered and bruised. On top of that they will be dealing with the pressure of possibly losing a 4th straight Egg Bowl. Mix that in with needing 1 more to become bowl eligible. They will not sleep the night before and have all day for their thoughts to eat them up (will we blow another one like A&M and Vandy?). They will work themselves up right before kickoff into a bipolar tizzy, if you will, and turn the ball over 6 times and lose handily in the soul snatching of the decade. All false bear hope will then be reassigned to fictitious crootin championships which better serve their allusions of grandeur anyway. Cheers Bears, on November 24th my Scientologist whiskey will flow freely as you commiserate in another post game wilderness sermon.
So now you only want Mullen to say things of substance. I'm starting to think you are the Sheldon Cooper of sports message boards.
If it's 4 Mullen should push freezus down then field stomp him in the back of the head while uttering "welcome to the show"**
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I get more disgusted everyday with CBS. They would much rather show one of their "glamour teams" like Bama beat somebody by 100 than show an actual competitive game in the conference. This Auburn team has quit even trying and its a joke to show them on the CBS spotlight game.
Bama has a huge national following, and you can bet Saban is going to skull 17 Chizik, to make it clear the Cam win was an epic fluke. I hope Nick does RUTS them.
Exactly, that's why its disgusting, CBS will show Bama play just because Bama's playing rather than show a game worth watching. If I am an impartial observer and I turn on a game that is a skulldragging or I know WILL be a skulldragging I move on to something else that might actually be entertaining. Competitive games are entertaining, not skulldraggings.
They have to do what they think is best for the ratings and their advertisers. People around the nation will at least tune in every once in a while just to see how Bama is doing. They would have a very hard time marketing our game against the other games in that time slot.
"game worth watching" is subjective...
more of CBS's target market would tune in to a lopsided Iron Bowl vs a competitive Egg Bowl most every time.
From a revenue standpoint, it's the correct decision.
more of CBS's target market would tune in to a lopsided Iron Bowl vs a competitive Egg Bowl most every time.
From a revenue standpoint, it's the correct decision.
You would have to show me some viewing numbers to prove that. There would be plenty at kickoff I'm sure but whether that offsets all the viewers that leave when the game moves out of hand I don't know. Heck, Georgia had Auburn by 31 points early into the 2nd quarter. Nobody around the country without Bama ties cares about seeing them demolish a hapless Auburn team. Even LSU-Ark would be a better game than the Iron Bowl this year, at least Arkansas has played some decent games this year and won 4. I could see that game really even before the Egg Bowl. But the Iron Bowl this year on CBS is a total joke.
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I don't have any hard data for ya, Mania; I just think one of the biggest rivalries in sports between teams that have won the last 3 National Championships is probably of more national interest than a game with teams that even ESPN fails to distinguish between.
I do agree, however, the Egg Bowl will be 10x more entertaining than the IB (to anyone other than a Bammer).
I do agree, however, the Egg Bowl will be 10x more entertaining than the IB (to anyone other than a Bammer).
It doesn't matter how good the game is, if nobody ever tunes in to see it the ratings will be low. As I said earlier, it's not just CBS, it's all the networks. And I'm sure they're not all dumb enough to show the ratings losers when there are better games (ratings wise) to choose from. I've made the comparison before to tennis. In the 1st week of the Slams, all ESPN shows are the top players' matches. These are almost all blowouts and boring, boring, boring. I watch much better matches that week on the Tennis Channel. But I can guarantee you ESPN's ratings for those boring matches dwarf the Tennis Channel's ratings for much better and more interesting matches. It's the same with Bama-Auburn and MSU-Mississippi. If I'm an impartial college football fan, I'd rather watch MSU-UM on the Tennis Channel. But I'm obviously in the minority and most impartial fans would rather watch the Bama-Auburn blowout.
Listen, I agree with the basic premise but this is the worst Auburn team in 50 years so I just don't think the normal "ratings" logic applies. Normally I would tune in to see an Iron Bowl even if one was favored pretty heavily over the other but not this year.
You could start by telling everyone what Vanderbilt's dick taste like.
You've been sucking on it for the better part of a decade...it should be good and clean now.
You've been sucking on it for the better part of a decade...it should be good and clean now.