09-10-2018, 02:37 PM
(09-10-2018, 01:53 PM)troyc Wrote:(09-10-2018, 11:27 AM)donkey687 Wrote: We probably would have been Gameday this past weekend if we were on ABC/ESPN. As a Fox game, it wasn't happening.
College GameDay has originated from sites where the game is being broadcast on FOX before. Last November, they went to Madison for Wisconsin-Michigan; that was a FOX game.
I'm sure games that are being broadcast on ESPN/ABC get a bit more weight when deciding where GameDay should go, but if the game is on FOX or CBS (or NBC if it's a Notre Dame home game), it's definitely not a deal-breaker.
Troy C
That is correct. However, we have several strikes against us before we begin:
1) Time zone
2) ESPN's conference bias (pro-SEC)
3) Perception of the fan base
4) Perception of the conference
Add to that a game that is not on a Disney property, and it seems to me that you would almost need a top-5 matchup going up against a completely banal schedule so as to merit a Gameday.
BC