tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137059844561398433.post7436340387161524956..comments2024-03-12T11:22:30.939-04:00Comments on Matt's College Sports Media Blog: CFB Schedule changes this week & TV related itemsMatt Sarzyniakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07967516926073948559noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137059844561398433.post-61446964088007317972016-04-08T19:55:06.293-04:002016-04-08T19:55:06.293-04:00Regarding point #1, you're correct. These day...Regarding point #1, you're correct. These days the press releases are as far as I can get with many of these entities and beyond that, I'm pretty useless when it comes to getting any other "inside" info. When I asked the Big 12 about this "1st pick by FOX/ESPN based on the year" thing, the answer I received from the conference was "They do a draft of who picks when (e.g. first pick, second pick, third pick each weekend) during the summer." <br /><br />So what they seem to do is pick slots first, then do the 12 day picks around that.Matt Sarzyniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967516926073948559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137059844561398433.post-32237538516397456242016-04-08T19:48:07.910-04:002016-04-08T19:48:07.910-04:00Quite surprised as well by the ND-TX date change, ...Quite surprised as well by the ND-TX date change, although it moves it from a crowded Week 1 Saturday and gives it a nice spotlight...<br /><br />As for the game being on an ESPN platform (probably ABC as the new TV season doesn't start for a couple of weeks), it shows two things to me: (1) For all the talk about FOX having first dibs for Big XII games this season, we only know so much about the ins and puts of that deal; and (2) ESPN STILL IS ESPN...Sergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990881810412942999noreply@blogger.com