i was wondering who CBS would get to replace Nantz(who by the way, in my opinion is golf's best anchor) on the NFL that week. Greg Gumbel?
On Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 11:44:41 PM UTC-4, PGage wrote: > > So, last year for the first time the final round of the Masters was played > on split tees (getting ahead of bad weather). First group went off around > 7:30, the leaders in the final group around 9:30. According to the linked > article below they were expected to finish around 2:00 (couldn’t find > actual finish time). the Masters settles due with sudden death extra > holes, so seems unlikely even with a tie they would go past 4:00. So looks > like they could just repeat this in November and CBS could still carry > their late NFL game with little problem (except finding a replacement for > Mr. Nantz, much as Fox has to do when NFL bumps up against World Series. > > > https://www.sbnation.com/golf/2019/4/13/18309204/masters-sunday-tv-schedule-final-round-tee-times-weather-forecast > > > On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 5:57 PM daniel anderson <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> If read the rules right, WCBS would have to show Dolphins/Jets in it's >> entirety, because of contractual obligations. But the Masters is a pretty >> big event, so, maybe they would delay that game and Chiefs/Raiders. >> >> On Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 2:58:38 PM UTC-4, Joe Hass wrote: >>> >>> Over at The Athletic, Richard Deitsch interviewed Jim Nantz about The >>> Masters not being held this weekend (I can't tell if it's behind the >>> paywall or not): >>> >>> >>> https://theathletic.com/1735297/2020/04/09/jim-nantz-reflects-on-a-missed-masters-weekend/ >>> >>> Near the end, Deitsch notes that if the rescheduled dates hold (November >>> 12-15), that drops the tournament smack dab into the middle of the NFL >>> season. As CBS's number one play-by-play guy, where would Nantz be? >>> >>> “I don’t think there’s any doubt that I will be anywhere other than >>> Augusta National.” >>> >>> While I don't doubt Nantz, here is the *MUCH* bigger broadcasting >>> problem for CBS: >>> >>> Traditionally CBS goes on the air Masters Sunday at 2:30 PM ET. The >>> NFL's regularly scheduled game windows on Sunday start at 1:00 PM ET and >>> 4:05/4:25 PM ET. >>> >>> The NFL may be the biggest financial player in American sports, but The >>> Masters is by a country mile the most prestigeous. CBS and Augusta National >>> Golf Club have run on a year-to-year contract since 1956, allowing ANGC to >>> have a level of control on the broadcast that the NFL *wishes* it has. >>> >>> If the world is at a point in November when both of these events can >>> happen, what the hell is CBS gonna do? >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c8c24ead-1ab1-4a8d-ab4f-d7dc1ef7716b%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c8c24ead-1ab1-4a8d-ab4f-d7dc1ef7716b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/a7d0d2d7-63c7-4286-90d6-3ec1d394aeb2o%40googlegroups.com.
