UCLA game to be at 12:30 PM on ABC
(Written by kencraw)
Well, it’s two Monday’s before a Cal game, which means that it’s time for the TV announcement.
Drum roll please…
It’s ABC at 12:30 PM!
Since the Oregon at Arizona State game has lost a lot of its luster with ASU on a 4 game losing streak and Oregon getting killed by USC last weekend and then looking uninspired against UCLA, it’s not a big surprise that ABC went with the game that has the big TV markets (LA and the Bay Area) particularly with Cal back in the rankings.
It’s a relief since that’s all that was available for TV coverage unless Cal could swing another CSN-West deal at the last minute.
As a reminder, here are the remaining games and their TV coverage:
| Date | Opponent | Current TV | TV Options |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/18 | Arizona | FSN @ 7:15 | n/a |
| 10/25 | UCLA | ABC @ 12:30 | n/a |
| 11/1 | Oregon | decision 10/20 | ABC @ 12:30 or FSN @ 3:30 or ? |
| 11/8 | USC | ABC @ 5:00 | n/a |
| 11/15 | OSU | decision 11/3 | ABC @ 12:30 or FSN @ 7:15 or ? |
| 11/22 | Big Game | ? | ? |
| 12/6 | UW | guaranteed decision 11/24 | FSN @ 12:00 or ESPN(2) @ 5:00 |
It seems like the Cal vs. Oregon game would get ABC as well with the main competition being ASU at OSU, but with the UCLA game getting that same slot, perhaps not. It’s hard to believe it won’t get picked up at all with two slots availabe and it being the biggest billed game of the weekend.
That just leaves the OSU game which has a couple options and the mysterious Big Game which seems to have no options and no activity on a pick-up by CSN-West. There’s got to be something going on behind the scenes there.