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RE: If UAB wins the right to host th CUSA championship
Beat UTEP!
10-22-2018 09:31 AM
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RE: If UAB wins the right to host th CUSA championship
(10-22-2018 09:14 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  
(10-22-2018 08:59 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Conferences are willing. Hopefully CBS and ESPN are willing.

I would think conferences speaking about being "willing" would be speaking out of turn if they hadn't consulted their TV partners first. If the conference says they're willing to me that means they've already talked to TV and gotten the OK.

We're talking about C-USA and the SWAC here.
10-22-2018 11:04 AM
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RE: If UAB wins the right to host th CUSA championship
We are acting like game times have never ever been shifted before. Happens every season.
10-22-2018 07:27 PM
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RE: If UAB wins the right to host th CUSA championship
(10-21-2018 09:33 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  
(10-21-2018 08:19 PM)thebernreuter Wrote:  
(10-21-2018 08:10 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  
(10-21-2018 07:44 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  
(10-21-2018 06:20 PM)nickp Wrote:  My money is on Birmingham and C-USA figuring it out, either moving the SWAC game or holding a double header

Agreed. We've got enough time to figure it out.

The issue is TV. Both games are scheduled to be televised within an 2 hours of each other. Those times are pretty much set in stone, so no double header is possible.

Yes. Presumably both of the SWAC teams have stadiums that can handle an ESPNU broadcast. Let one of their teams host like we would be.

Is the SWAC championship even in the same ballpark as the Magic City Classic in terms of cultural significance and universal appeal, or could a SWAC on-campus stadium handle the crowd and the festivities?

I think moving the SWAC game location is easier than moving the kick time for ESPNU or whatever our broadcast channel is, but I'm not sure what quality content ESPNU is worried about scheduling around or bumping.

The city of Birmingham has a contract with the SWAC. One they have been trying to get back for years. I doubt that Birmingham is going to kick them out in the first year back. That is a guaranteed multi year contract. The CUSA championship is not guaranteed multiple years.

To get the SWAC out of Legion Field, it will require Birmingham and the SWAC and their TV network to agree to it. Highly unlikely.

I believe it's a one-year deal to host the SWAC football and basketball championships. Would be nice for al.com to actually do some reporting on the story. I know that's asking for too much from them.
10-22-2018 07:43 PM
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RE: If UAB wins the right to host th CUSA championship
Hopefully CUSA/SWAC/ESPNU/CBSSN get a contingency worked out. Would be historic for Birmingham. UAB could be the story of the year in college football if it takes care of business.
10-22-2018 07:59 PM
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