April 13, 200520 yr NFL Could Boot College Bowls Out of New Year's Day By RUDY MARTZKE, USA TODAY With Christmas and New Year's Day falling on Sunday this year, adjustments have been required in the 2005 NFL schedule, which will be announced today on NFL Network (2PM ET). The bigger changes will occur on Christmas weekend, but the NFL also has plans for the new year. The plans would affect the scheduling of some college bowl games. CBS and Fox will carry a full NFL slate of afternoon games on Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, but no evening games. Christmas Day, Fox will televise a game at 5PM and ESPN will broadcast a game at 8:30PM. The final ABC Monday Night Football game of the season will be Dec. 26. New Year's Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, CBS will televise a game at 4:30PM and ESPN will have a game at 8PM. CBS and Fox will carry full slates Sunday, Jan. 1, and will have the final game of the regular season at 8:30PM, hosted by a West Coast team. College bowl games traditionally played Jan. 1 will be moved to Jan. 2. The NFL previously announced four games in the opening week. ABC has Oakland at New England on Thursday, Sept. 8, and Philadelphia at Atlanta on Monday, Sept. 12. ESPN carries Indianapolis at Baltimore on Sunday, Sept. 11, following Fox's main doubleheader game involving Dallas at San Diego. In past years teams and networks knew the regular-season schedule a day in advance and some matchups were reported early. Now they will receive it only hours before it is announced today on a two-hour special on NFL Network, which reaches 25 million homes. "This is a big day for the fans, and we wanted everyone to get the schedule information as simultaneously as possible," NFL Network publicist Seth Palansky said Tuesday. Edited April 13, 200520 yr by greasywheels121
April 13, 200520 yr It happened I think. What should happen is NFL games are fine on Sunday but move the college games to Dec 31st. The college level would be stupid to have all the bowl games on Monday January 2nd cause people wouldn't be off from work. Do it on Saturday Dec 31st. That would make both days absoutely awesome. Saturday you have all these college games, plus two NFL games at night. Then on Sunday you have an assload of nfl games and then at night you get one of the BCS games.
April 13, 200520 yr QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Apr 13, 2005 -> 09:42 PM) It happened I think. What should happen is NFL games are fine on Sunday but move the college games to Dec 31st. The college level would be stupid to have all the bowl games on Monday January 2nd cause people wouldn't be off from work. Do it on Saturday Dec 31st. That would make both days absoutely awesome. Saturday you have all these college games, plus two NFL games at night. Then on Sunday you have an assload of nfl games and then at night you get one of the BCS games. Good idea. I would love to see that. Whether these boneheads figure that out is another thing.
April 13, 200520 yr Fox carries one game on new years, right? -- The Cotton Bowl. CBS carries one game --- opposite the Outback[ESPN] and Cap One[ABC], I can't think of the name -- Those would seem to be the only ones affected.
April 13, 200520 yr QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Apr 13, 2005 -> 04:54 PM) I think CBS has the gator? NBC -- Notre Dame
April 14, 200520 yr QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Apr 13, 2005 -> 10:13 PM) This is lame as f***, jan 1 belongs to college football, period not when new years is on sunday see the penn state rose bowl appearance last time this happened
April 14, 200520 yr I don't see why the NFL should have to move their games for NCAA football. The networks are obligated to show the games so they couldn't just choose. If the NCAA doesn't want to go head to head against the NFL, which apparently they don't, they move to Jan 2.
April 14, 200520 yr QUOTE(YASNY @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 03:06 AM) I don't see why the NFL should have to move their games for NCAA football. The networks are obligated to show the games so they couldn't just choose. If the NCAA doesn't want to go head to head against the NFL, which apparently they don't, they move to Jan 2. since monday is the legal holiday of new years this year those games where moves anyway. but your totally right
April 14, 200520 yr QUOTE(YASNY @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 04:06 AM) I don't see why the NFL should have to move their games for NCAA football. The networks are obligated to show the games so they couldn't just choose. If the NCAA doesn't want to go head to head against the NFL, which apparently they don't, they move to Jan 2. Agreed....I don't get the f*** the NFL response.
April 14, 200520 yr It's the tradition of playing on New Year's. The NFL has no place to kick the college teams off. College and the NFL have avoided each other in the past. Why not this year? It's just ridiculous. The sad thing is that the Bowls would easily maul a lowly regular season week for the NFL.
April 14, 200520 yr QUOTE(danman31 @ Apr 14, 2005 -> 04:23 PM) It's the tradition of playing on New Year's. The NFL has no place to kick the college teams off. College and the NFL have avoided each other in the past. Why not this year? It's just ridiculous. The sad thing is that the Bowls would easily maul a lowly regular season week for the NFL. The simple answer is Sept. 11th. The NFL is going to attempt to capitalize on having their opening coincide with the rah-rah flagwaving holiday that 9-11 has become. -- There will be huge american flags draped across the field. There will be a tribute to "the troops" and Pat Tillman. There will be reditions of God Bless America and Lee Greenwood tunes, maybe even a Kenny chesney sighting. And it's all gonna be transparent as f***.
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