NBC will be broadcasting Charlotte @ Maryland as a prime time game

[Pepe Silvia]

live look at NBC executives:

 

[doublewing]

Good God. Are they below Raycom Sports in the selection process?

 

[Toe]

IDK WTF this GIF is, but it came up in my search and somehow feels appropriate.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

 

[Dell Husker]

Somehow Charlotte has landed some P5 transfers. Might actually be a competitive game. Not worth prime time though

 

[Bootleg11]

Somehow Charlotte has landed some P5 transfers. Might actually be a competitive game. Not worth prime time though

I think that coach they hired, Biff Poggi, is pretty well connected. Came from Michigan I believe.

 

[nja13]

What were their other choices that day? Did they have the last pick?

 

[Mavsker]

What were their other choices that day? Did they have the last pick?

There are at least 15 better games that day

Texas @ Bama
A&M @ Miami
Purdoodoo @ VTech
Oregon @ TTech
Ok St @ Arizona St
Stanford @ USC
Wisconsin @ Washington St
Utah @ Baylor
Notre Dame @ NC St
Nebraska @ Colorado
Cincinnati @ Pitt
Auburn @ Cal
Arizona @ Miss St
Cockeye @ Cockeye St
Illinois @ Kansas

 

[Pepe Silvia]

There are at least 15 better games that day

Texas @ Bama
A&M @ Miami
Purdoodoo @ VTech
Oregon @ TTech
Ok St @ Arizona St
Stanford @ USC
Wisconsin @ Washington St
Utah @ Baylor
Notre Dame @ NC St
Nebraska @ Colorado
Cincinnati @ Pitt
Auburn @ Cal
Arizona @ Miss St
Cockeye @ Cockeye St
Illinois @ Kansas

NBC's contract with the Big 10 means it has to be a Big 10 home game and a lot of the conference is on the road that week. the options were:

Richmond @ Mich St
Temple @ Buttgers
Indianus St @ Indianus
Charlotte @ Maryland
UNLV @ Michigan
Eastern Michigan @ Minnesota
UTEP @ Northwestern
Youngstown St @ tOSU
Delaware @ Penn St

 

[doublewing]

NBC's contract with the Big 10 means it has to be a Big 10 home game and a lot of the conference is on the road that week. the options were:

Richmond @ Mich St
Temple @ Buttgers
Indianus St @ Indianus
Charlotte @ Maryland
UNLV @ Michigan
Eastern Michigan @ Minnesota
UTEP @ Northwestern
Youngstown St @ tOSU
Delaware @ Penn St

Given that list, they should have just opted out and showed Smokey and the Bandit for their prime time slot.