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4/29/2008, 10:17 PM
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AT&T Cotton Bowl plans to move to Jan. 2 in 2009
09:42 PM CDT on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
By BRIAN DAVIS / The Dallas Morning News
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AT&T Cotton Bowl officials have scored a small but important victory in their quest to join the Bowl Championship Series.
Cotton Bowl executive director Rick Baker said the 2009 and 2010 games will be played at 1 p.m. on Jan. 2 instead of the traditional 10 a.m. kickoff on Jan. 1. The subtle schedule change could provide a multitude of benefits.
Players and coaches have grumbled about the early kickoff time. An afternoon kickoff should be more to their liking. Fans can also enjoy the final game at Fair Park next season and the first game at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington without an early wake-up call, too.
Fox Sports has already agreed to the schedule change. All that's left is for the NCAA bowl certification committee to approve the move at its annual meeting Thursday in Miami. The committee is expected to rubber-stamp the change.
"By having a 1 o'clock kickoff for both years, we'll be able to do so many more things throughout the late morning through the early afternoon to set up the excitement for both games," Baker said. "Yes, we're ecstatic."
By moving to Jan. 2, the Cotton Bowl will essentially run unopposed to any other major bowl game on TV. Baker said the Cotton Bowl could provide a "seamless lead-in" to the Allstate Sugar Bowl telecast this January.
There is no BCS game currently scheduled for Jan. 2, 2010. If there are no television changes, the Cotton Bowl could have the national TV stage all to itself in the new stadium.
Fox already broadcasts the Cotton Bowl in such a way that casual observers may think it is a BCS game. Perception could become reality. If the Cotton Bowl produces strong ratings in those two afternoon slots, it may help the game's chances of becoming a legitimate part of the BCS rotation in the future.
"We certainly think that will benefit the AT&T Cotton Bowl greatly," Baker said.
AT&T Cotton Bowl plans to move to Jan. 2 in 2009
09:42 PM CDT on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
By BRIAN DAVIS / The Dallas Morning News
[email protected]
AT&T Cotton Bowl officials have scored a small but important victory in their quest to join the Bowl Championship Series.
Cotton Bowl executive director Rick Baker said the 2009 and 2010 games will be played at 1 p.m. on Jan. 2 instead of the traditional 10 a.m. kickoff on Jan. 1. The subtle schedule change could provide a multitude of benefits.
Players and coaches have grumbled about the early kickoff time. An afternoon kickoff should be more to their liking. Fans can also enjoy the final game at Fair Park next season and the first game at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington without an early wake-up call, too.
Fox Sports has already agreed to the schedule change. All that's left is for the NCAA bowl certification committee to approve the move at its annual meeting Thursday in Miami. The committee is expected to rubber-stamp the change.
"By having a 1 o'clock kickoff for both years, we'll be able to do so many more things throughout the late morning through the early afternoon to set up the excitement for both games," Baker said. "Yes, we're ecstatic."
By moving to Jan. 2, the Cotton Bowl will essentially run unopposed to any other major bowl game on TV. Baker said the Cotton Bowl could provide a "seamless lead-in" to the Allstate Sugar Bowl telecast this January.
There is no BCS game currently scheduled for Jan. 2, 2010. If there are no television changes, the Cotton Bowl could have the national TV stage all to itself in the new stadium.
Fox already broadcasts the Cotton Bowl in such a way that casual observers may think it is a BCS game. Perception could become reality. If the Cotton Bowl produces strong ratings in those two afternoon slots, it may help the game's chances of becoming a legitimate part of the BCS rotation in the future.
"We certainly think that will benefit the AT&T Cotton Bowl greatly," Baker said.