A lot of us have had some trepidations regarding ESPN’s 100% ownership of SEC TV rights. ESPN has become a behomoth that basically controls sports. So, most of us didn’t see much positive about the SEC/ESPN deal. Well, here’s one thing out of the deal that may be helpful:
Here’s the full text of Coffey’s tweet if you don’t want to click over there:
Pretty much, the only exception is some select games marked as flex games between the late afternoon and night windows. Here’s what the release they sent out today said… “New this year is the debut of a new scheduling format for SEC games across all ESPN platforms, with the opportunity for teams and fans to know approximate start times for the entire season. Television windows (i.e., Early 12 to 1 p.m. ET start, Afternoon 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET start, or Night 6 to 8 p.m. ET start) will be announced for all remaining SEC-controlled games on Tuesday, June 11, with select games tagged as Flex games between the Afternoon and Night windows. SEC Now: Inside the 2024 Schedule premieres at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 11 to break down the full SEC schedule.”
So, other than the flex games, people will be able to plan ahead, make reservations (if needed), etc. etc. etc.
Go Dawgs!
They can do this because the outcomes are now preordained like with the NFL.
Agree this is the only benefit of going exclusively with ESPN. Bad audio, announcers not on the A teams are terrible, cheap production feel…. and Friday night against Tech?! Give me a large break.
Not being able to make an advance plan for games has been quite annoying over the years.
I dunno, guys! The negatives of the broadcast not withstanding, I’m all about being at a home game on (Red &)Black Friday. It’ll make an otherwise purgatory day magnificent.