ESPN's Gameday to broadcast UF's spring game | TigerFan.com

cadillacattack · Mar 25, 2008

It was only a matter of time before those money-hungry bastiges figured out how to weasel thier way into the offseason .......

ESPN To Send Gameday To Spring Football Game
Monday, March 24, 2008

I don't know about you but I was ready for Football to come back around February 15th, so this idea doesn't really bother me. For some of you that welcomed the break from the game this might get under your skin a bit. ESPN is sending their College Football program Gameday to Florida's Spring Game on April 12th.

Oh but that's not all. They're adding a very special correspondent for the festivities...

For the first time, College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will originate from the site of a college football spring game. The popular Saturday morning pre-game show will originate from Gainesville, Fla., for the University of Florida’s spring game Saturday, April 12. Florida is led by 2007 Heisman Trophy quarterback Tim Tebow.

The two-hour College GameDay will be aired from 11 a.m. ET to noon on ESPN2 and noon to 1 p.m. on ESPN. ESPN will televise the spring game following the show at 1 p.m. The show and game coverage will be hosted by Chris Fowler with analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard. ERIN ANDREWS will join them to report from the sidelines during the game. The two-hour game telecast will showcase the school’s final spring football intra-squad scrimmage, and will include interviews with coaches and players.
ESPN is also naming a late night College Football show "College Football Final" which will air late night leading up to the start of the Season. I'm of the more Football coverage the better, but this might get into National Signing Day territory if they take it too seriously.
(ESPN PR)
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furduknfish · Mar 25, 2008

Televising is one thing. Interviewing players and pimping feel-good stories is another... There is a special place for all of them in he...:wave:

I just wish LSU would do theirs at 7:00PM instead of 5:00PM. Seems somebody wants to teach us a lesson in persevering. :milesmic:

TigerBait3 · Mar 25, 2008

ERIN ANDREWS will join them
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hook...line

luvdimtigers · Mar 25, 2008

anybody know what's the most LSU drew in a spring game? Seems like I remember Dinardo promoted it pretty good one year, and I think we drew around 30,000, but I can't remember.

TerryP · Mar 26, 2008

Personally, I think it's a pretty solid move by ESPN. Whether you like the idea or not, considering the chance of Tebow winning a 2nd Heisman award, it should be a good draw in terms of ratings.

I'd be willing to bet that Meyer will include the point of Gameday being in Gainesville in his recruiting letters. It's a win - win situation for ESPN and UF. The only drawback I see is viewers will be forced to listen to Lugenbill (?) if he's on the set.

friedriches · Mar 27, 2008

Great, more programming on ESPN that I'm not interested in. There seems to be a lot of that these days.