As the Clarion Ledger reminded fans in the Magnolia state this week, the Egg Bowl moved off its Thanksgiving timeslot at the request of ESPN and ABC, who wanted the game for the afternoon Black Friday window.
As previously reported by the Clarion-Ledger, Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter said at an alumni event at the Country Club of Jackson in June that the game is being played on Friday because ABC wanted the game on that day compared to Thanksgiving. ABC is in its first season of a 10-year contract as the exclusive broadcast partner of the SEC.
“In that negotiation, ABC came to us and said we want this date, and we wanna play at this time,” Carter said in June. “And we actually did have a little negotiating power on another game that we got scheduled at the time we wanted on the road.”
As noted in the Ole Miss game notes, it is the first time that Egg Bowl is being played on a Friday since the 2008 season, when Ole Miss came out with the 45-0 win in Oxford.
Colorado o-line lookin like hot garbage. But Sanders gotta get rid of that ball man. Bruh holding on the ball lookin for a highlight play. Either run or get rid of the ball.
Colorado o-line lookin like hot garbage. But Sanders gotta get rid of that ball man. Bruh holding on the ball lookin for a highlight play. Either run or get rid of the ball.
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