Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Alabama-Georgia --- 2:30 or 6:45 p.m.?

CBS has decided to take the dreaded six-day selection exemption before deciding which game it will broadcast on Sept. 22. The two games under consideration are Alabama-Georgia and LSU-South Carolina, with the announcement to be made Sunday.

It seems that CBS is waiting to see if Alabama beats Arkansas before it decides to show Alabama-Georgia. If the Crimson Tide loses, then CBS would probably show a match-up of unbeatens in LSU-South Carolina.

There's no other reason they would be waiting, given that Georgia, LSU and South Carolina are all facing non-conference teams they should beat easily on Saturday. Georgia hosts Western Carolina, LSU hosts Middle Tennessee State and South Carolina hosts South Carolina State.

Whichever game CBS decides not to show will be broadcast at 6:45 p.m. on ESPN. Other SEC games to be televised on Sept. 22 are Florida-Ole Miss at 11:30 a.m. on Lincoln-Financial Sports and Kentucky-Arkansas at 5 p.m. on ESPN2.

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