(11-09-2020 07:53 PM)orangefan Wrote:  

(11-09-2020 05:30 PM)schmolik Wrote:  Didn't expect Liberty to be one of the losers. I guess the ACCN wanted to favor its conference teams. But a few weeks ago Liberty got on while an all conference game was demoted.

Sinclair got third or fourth pick and sixth pick. Here's what I understand the draft order to be:
- ESPN gets three picks before anyone, but I believe the previously scheduled Friday night game counts against these three. The third of these, which previously commonly ran on ESPN2 before the ACCN, will generally be assigned to the ACCN.
- ACCN, by virtue of the buyout of the Raycom contract, gets the next pick.
- Next comes FSN/Sinclair.
- ACCN then gets a leftover game from ESPN rights that used to end up on ESPNU.
- In a week in which FSN/Sinclair gets two game, they get the next, usually last, pick.
- ACCNX gets any games that are not selected for telecast.

This may not be exactly correct, but reflects the general overall process. For this week, this results may have been:

1. Syracuse at Louisville, ESPN preseason selection
2. Clemson at Florida State, ABC from ESPN
3. Georgia Tech at Miami, ACCN from ESPN
4. Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh, ACCN from Raycom
5. Liberty at NC State, FSN/Sinclair
6. Wake Forest at Duke, ACCN from ESPN
7. Abilene Christian at Virginia, FSN/Sinclair

That would pretty much guarantee at least 2 good games on ACCN every week, while still putting the very best games on ABC/ESPN/2.