First full weekend of NCAAF has 3 stellar TV games back-to-back-to-back

[Prestonyte]

We will get a look at 4 upcoming opponents in one day.

ND-A&M to cap off Week 1 tripleheader on ABC

The 2024 college football season will open with a tripleheader on Aug. 31, capped by Texas A&M hosting Notre Dame in prime time on ABC.

www.espn.com

 

[18IsTheMan]

Odd that Clemson/UGA is a noon game.

 

[Prestonyte]

Agree. Noon games are usually reserved for stinkers.

 

[92Pony]

Agree. Noon games are usually reserved for stinkers.

Well, hopefully this one quickly turns into a lopsided, everybody-changes-the-channel, stinker (in uga's favor).

 

[Gamecock72]

Odd that Clemson/UGA is a noon game.

I believe it is a hit back at Fox with their Big Noon Game. Would not want them to keep the lock on that time slot. The ESPN/ABC family wants all the time slots.

 

[Spinal Tap]

Maybe ABC programmers see this game as less appealing than in recent years. Georgia and UPC fans will be tuning in, but
the game doesn't have the "must view" national relevance as it might have had in the past few years. In other words,
CU is not going to be as competitive this year and they placed it as a nooner.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

Maybe ABC programmers see this game as less appealing than in recent years. Georgia and UPC fans will be tuning in, but
the game doesn't have the "must view" national relevance as it might have had in the past few years. In other words,
CU is not going to be as competitive this year and they placed it as a nooner.

I will watch.

 

[Spinal Tap]

I will watch.

I will too.

 

[Thunderstick]

Well, hopefully this one quickly turns into a lopsided, everybody-changes-the-channel, stinker (in uga's favor).

It will.

 

[Big JC]

Dat Boy has really been talking up the tiggers. Sort of has that "Me thinks he doth protest too much" feel about it.

I'd love to see Clemson lose three regular season games every year forever. That would be bad enough to keep them out of the CFP but good enough that their fans would want to keep Dabo. They would live off of their NCs for 40 years.

 

[Lurker123]

Well, hopefully this one quickly turns into a lopsided, everybody-changes-the-channel, stinker (in uga's favor).

I remember an early season game with these two a couple years ago. Low scoring, heavy defense, sloppy enough on both sides.

As a first game of the year, I would expect something similar. (But now that I've said it they'll both score in the 40's)

 

[80and90gcock]

Odd that Clemson/UGA is a noon game.

Blame it on Clemson.

 

[LexCock11]

Odd that Clemson/UGA is a noon game.

It's actually a smart move from a business perspective, with Notre Dame in prime time. One could argue flip flopping with the 3:30 game, but Ga-Clemson would probably do better against whatever Fox has at noon (which is what they're aiming to do on week 1).

 

[Big JC]

It's actually a smart move from a business perspective, with Notre Dame in prime time. One could argue flip flopping with the 3:30 game, but Ga-Clemson would probably do better against whatever Fox has at noon (which is what they're aiming to do on week 1).

There was an instagram post about how many times UGA had a noon kickoff as a #1 or top 3 or something team compared to Bama a couple years ago. UGA gets screwed royally on kickoff times by tv. They had about 5 times the noon kickoffs as Bama.