[BC] Along the lines of SB coverage

[Mike McCarthy]

There are issues to starting the early games at 11:30  CT since the west 
coast would have those games starting at 9:30AM local time.  There are a 
number of network commitments which need to be met before the games can 
start on either network. That and the NFL doesn't want to have overlapping 
games. Most normal playing time games run a little below 3:15.  So they 
decided a few years ago to go with 3:15 CT kickoffs for the 2nd game.  That 
gives the west coast 1:15 kickoff's.  A bit more palatable than 9AM 
games,,,when most of the people who watch the games are simply just getting up.

I agree that it's a huge PIA to try and track the evening shows after a 
late game has ended.  But that's life in the world of pro-sports on TV.

MM

At 10:46 AM 2/6/2006 -0500, Xmitters at aol.com wrote
>Hello:
>
>While on the subject of the Superbowl, maybe some of you TV types can answer
>this. During FB season, CBS is constantly late airing 60 Minutes to the point
>where I have stopped watching that show. That's OK with me if a game runs 
>over
>on occasion because of the character of FB, but why does it happen every
>bloody Sunday? What is the reason that the game could not start say, 30 
>minutes
>earlier? Often 60 Minutes is late getting on the air only by 15 to 30 
>minutes.
>This delay would help a lot.
>
>Now is there a legitimate logistical nightmare to starting early, or is it
>simply the arrogance of the football franchises not wanting to play nice with
>the TV networks?
>
>Jeff Glass