Home game at NIGHT!

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  1. watson1880

    watson1880 Founding Member

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    Just announced a few hours ago...

    @LSUBonnette: It's Saturday NIGHT in Tiger Stadium! CBS officially announces that @lsufball will host Alabama at 7 p.m. in Death Valley on Nov. 3.
     
    watson1880, Jun 6, 2012
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  2. Kal-El012

    Kal-El012 Founding Member

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    Was there "subject to change" below it in fine print?
     
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  3. KyleK

    KyleK Who, me? Staff Member

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    Wow, if that is correct, that is awesome!
     
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  4. Winston1

    Winston1 Founding Member

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    It will stay at night CBS will be able to charge big bucks for advertisements in what will be a very highly rated game.
     
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  5. lsudolemite

    lsudolemite CodeJockey Extraordinaire

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  6. Rolan

    Rolan Back to my roots

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    This was guaranteed to LSU last year when CBS got the Alabama game from ESPN, by contract.
     
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  7. TerryP

    TerryP Founding Member

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    They had to give up two "first selections" to ESPN in return. I've been curious who ESPN grabs.
     
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  8. alfredeneuman

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    Yep, wondered about that myself. Do they have to announce one week out or two weeks out?
     
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  9. mctiger

    mctiger RIP, and thanks for the music Staff Member

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    Correct; some may remember that CBS' deal with the SEC is for only one night game a season, and they had already used it before LSU/Bama became a 1v2 matchup. So they gave up right of first pick for LSU/Bama in '12 in exchange for moving '11 to 7:00.

    BTW, Rolan....are you the Rolan53 that posts highlight clips of LSU games on youtube?
     
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  10. TerryP

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    I don't recall how the contract is written other than you'll see CBS "exercising their six day option" occasionally during the season. Based on what I remember, and my guessing as well, I'd think they are limited on the amount of games they can wait until the Monday before the game to choose. Otherwise, it's two weeks out for CBS.
     
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