Televised games give fans their fix
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the fans, especially the ones that
can’t get into our stadium or can’t
go to an away game. Financially,
there’s a plus to it”
NU graced television sets for
the first time in &20-12 loss to
University of Oregon on Sept. 19,
1953, and has played 181 times
(with a record of 125-55-1) on the
small screen over the years. Since
1977 - the first year the Huskers
were seen five times in a season -
an average of six contests per year
have been televised.
And since 1994, one year after
the program rose from a top-20
contender to a top-five con
tender, the Huskers have been
seen an average of nine times per
year.
What you find nationally is
that there are a number of teams
that carry marquee value,” Allen
said. “Fans want to watch these
teams play, regardless of what
their record is - teams like
Nebraska, Florida State, Notre
Dame, UCLA. In this league, we
are blessed with six teams of mar
quee value.”
The Big 12 has a packaged
deal with two different networks -
ABC and Fox Sports - and three
games featuring Big 12 teams are
seen nearly every week.
\ ABC gets first dibs with its 2:30
regional game - sometimes tele
vised nationwide depending on
the magnitude of the game.
ABC can choose its desired
game as late as the Monday
before the game, if it feels the wait
is necessary. The Fox Sports Net 6
[ p.m. game, shown nationally, gets
the next pick. Fox syndicated,
seen in the seven-state Big 12
region, mops up what it considers
die third-most desirable game.
Allen said the games are cho
sen not necessarily on the teams’
rankings, but on how many peo
pie will watch and ultimately how Alexander fan club?
much money the networks, con- “A lot of my family, a lot my
ference and universities will high school coaches and friends
make. don't get to come up here,”
The dawning of the new col
lege football television era was
1982, when the University of
Oklahoma and the University of
Georgia - two of the nation’s top
teams at the time - battled with
the NCAA for rights to televise its
schools’ games. They won.
Now, the power to program is
in the hands of the institutions,
and as a result, viewers can see a
football game, and usually multi
ple football games, hum 11 in the
morning until 2 a.m. Gone are the
days of the '50s, ’60s and ’70s
when+ fans were lucky to see just
three "games of the week.”
And for Huskers like starting
running back and Wentzville,
Mo., native Dan Alexander, it’s a
chance for his family and friends
in St. Louis and Chicago to see
him play.
Alexander said NU allots him
four tickets to distribute each
week, and his parents come to
every game.
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