Let’s give you some links on this Monday afternoon.
Starting with the Capital Times from Wisconsin, Jeff Richgels writes that DirecTV is going to add the High Definition feeds of the Big Ten Network, NFL Network and FSN Wisconsin by the end of this year. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that ESPN2 will pick up the Ohio State-Minnesota game on September 29. On that same date, the Big Ten Network will pick up Michigan-Northwestern at noon and either ESPN or ABC will take the Michigan State-Wisconsin game. And from the Big XII, ABC will broadcast the Kansas State-Texas game also on September 29.
The Huntsville (AL) Times reports that College Gameday will be in Tuscaloosa for the Georgia-Alabama game.
NBC’s Sunday Night Football helped to bring the Emmy Awards on Fox down to its lowest ratings in the last decade.
If you were watching Football Night in America last night, you may have noticed Keith Olbermann was not on the show. Here’s the reason.
Bill Briggs writes an article for MSNBC on how football has become America’s Game thanks to marketing and TV.
Ray Frager in his Baltimore Sun Medium Well blog writes about the cheating discussion on the network pregame shows.
Jeffrey Flanagan of the Kansas City Star blogged the Chiefs-Bears game on CBS yesterday.
John Mehno of the Beaver County (PA) Times writes that FSN Pittsburgh is seeing falling ratings for Pirates games.
Della de Lafuente of Adweek writes about putting a face on Hispanic Sports Talk Radio.
I think that will do it. Maybe there will be an update tonight. I’m not sure.
