We'll have a more complete story up later and on the print edition, but a few nuggets from today's press conference announcing the Alabama-Clemson game in the Georgia Dome to begin 2008:
* The game will be a 7 p.m. (Central time) kickoff on either ABC or ESPN on Saturday, Aug. 30. As with Alabama's game against Florida State in 2007, it's a one-off game, meaning there are no future games between Alabama and Clemson scheduled.
* There will tentatively be a 50/50 ticket split for the game, approximately 33,000 tickets allotted to each school. The Georgia Dome seats a little over 71,000 for football, meaning there will only be about 5,000 tickets set aside for the general public.
* Alabama will release its full schedule later today, but athletic director Mal Moore confirmed that the Western Kentucky game (originally scheduled for Aug. 30) will now be played on Sept. 13. That means Alabama's four non-conference games are Clemson (Aug. 30), Tulane (Sept. 6), WKU (Sept. 13) and Arkansas State (Nov. 1). The Crimson Tide will have open dates on Oct. 11 (between Kentucky and Ole Miss) and Nov. 22 (between Miss. State and Auburn).
* Though the game is technically a neutral-site contest, Clemson will serve as the home team and dress in its purple jerseys, with Alabama the visitor dressed in white.
* The game will be sponsored by Chick-fil-A, with the Chick-fil-A Bowl's staff handling game-day management. Chick-fil-A Bowl president Gary Stokan said he hopes the game will become an annual affair, with two major schools meeting every year in the Georgia Dome to kick off the season.
One more thing, Ron Middleton to Duke is now official. Here's that link.
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Thanks for the information, late but thanks. I think that games that they are in neutral ground. They are kind of interesting because both team have the same amount of time to train in the facilities. I hope that my team Viagra Online will make to the finals.
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