If your TV provider does not carry the SEC network

[Offshore Dawg]

I can see that no one has answered your question so I will.

Here is a list of games that will be on SEC Network the first 4 weeks of the year: http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEW...our-weeks.aspx

If you do not have SEC Network you will not be able to watch those games. All the others will be on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or CBS. There will be 3 football games per Saturday on SEC Network - all the other games will be on channels you currently have.

Essentially what is happening is all the games that used to be on Jefferson Pilot/Raycom, Fox Sports Net and CSS will be on the SEC Network (which is why CSS is closing their doors).

You will not be able to watch the SEC Network games via ESPN3/WatchESPN app because the SEC Network will also have it's own digital platform similar to that...and your internet provider will need to carry the SEC Network for you to have access to it. So.....if your cable provider doesn't have the SEC Network but your internet provider does then you could still watch the games streaming, however, you likely won't get to watch the Finebuam simulcast in the afternoons*.

Will the dawgs be on TV for the UAB game t6he next week

[Offshore Dawg]

I can see that no one has answered your question so I will.

Here is a list of games that will be on SEC Network the first 4 weeks of the year: http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEW...our-weeks.aspx

If you do not have SEC Network you will not be able to watch those games. All the others will be on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or CBS. There will be 3 football games per Saturday on SEC Network - all the other games will be on channels you currently have.

Essentially what is happening is all the games that used to be on Jefferson Pilot/Raycom, Fox Sports Net and CSS will be on the SEC Network (which is why CSS is closing their doors).

You will not be able to watch the SEC Network games via ESPN3/WatchESPN app because the SEC Network will also have it's own digital platform similar to that...and your internet provider will need to carry the SEC Network for you to have access to it. So.....if your cable provider doesn't have the SEC Network but your internet provider does then you could still watch the games streaming, however, you likely won't get to watch the Finebuam simulcast in the afternoons*.

Will the dawgs be on TV for the UAB game the next week

[BulldogBear]

Will the dawgs be on TV for the UAB game the next week

Not on the SEC network so I'm kind of wondering if this one will get put on ESPNU

[mparkerfd20]

As long as there is internet you will ALWAYS have access to games. Someone will stream it on Justin.tv or something similar.

[engie]

Not on the SEC network so I'm kind of wondering if this one will get put on ESPNU

Can always be sold to fox as well for one of their sports platforms... or online only with the SECNetwork app...

Just because ESPN/the SEC own their tier 3 rights now doesn't mean that they can't/won't sell those rights for individual games when advantageous to do so. Now whether they will or not is another story...

[engie]

Essentially what is happening is all the games that used to be on Jefferson Pilot/Raycom, Fox Sports Net and CSS will be on the SEC Network (which is why CSS is closing their doors).

Just to clarify --
While this is essentially true that those "rights" are what the SECNetwork is grabbing -- it definitely does not mean that the SECNetwork is going to be full with those tier 3/"mediocre" games. Past the CBS game, ESPN is free to pick and choose how they are placed -- and they are going to put games on the SECNetwork for MAXIMUM LEVERAGE in expanding it's footprint -- which will often be excellent games that would "normally" be the primetime game on ESPN. This can be clearly seen with the first couple of weeks of programming. That aTm/USCe game is the equivalent of what's traditionally on ESPN to kick off the season...and it's placed there for maximum impact on the largest market in the SEC(Texas)...

[The Croom Diaries]

Just to clarify --
While this is essentially true that those "rights" are what the SECNetwork is grabbing -- it definitely does not mean that the SECNetwork is going to be full with those tier 3/"mediocre" games. Past the CBS game, ESPN is free to pick and choose how they are placed -- and they are going to put games on the SECNetwork for MAXIMUM LEVERAGE in expanding it's footprint -- which will often be excellent games that would "normally" be the primetime game on ESPN. This can be clearly seen with the first couple of weeks of programming. That aTm/USCe game is the equivalent of what's traditionally on ESPN to kick off the season...and it's placed there for maximum impact on the largest market in the SEC(Texas)...

You're right that they could sell their rights to a game to FSN or something, and that will probably happen for UAB or USA game....or other SEC games in the first month of the season when there are 11 or 12 of them because of all the non-conference games.

But once October hits you're looking at 6-7 SEC games per week. The 11:30 game will now be on SEC network, then there was always one game on FSN and usually a game on CSS when it was Georgia vs. App State or something. Those will be on SEC Network, while the others will be on 1. CBS 2. ESPN 3. ESPN2 4. ESPNU - that covers as many as seven games per week. And sometimes ESPN or ESPN2 carries two games in a week in case there are 8. I would be surprised if FSN is able to get their hands on more than one SEC game from October 1 to the end of the season.