In news likely to excite anyone who sat through Thom Brennaman's five hour marathon torture session on New Year's Day, euphemistically called the Sugar Bowl broadcast, ESPN has made a giant bid to get the broadcasting rights to the BCS bowl games starting as soon as 2010. The Disney subsidiary is reportedly offering $125 million a year for the rights, while FOX is offering $100 million a year.
Not that I want it to happen, but why can't FOX offer more? The movie "Jumper" sponsored every tackle during last year's broadcasts and the commercial breaks seemed to be measured by glacial ice core samples, not minutes. I'm surprised they didn't make me wear a corporate logo when I watched the broadcast.
Does anyone not want ESPN to win this bidding war? I'll take three Brittney Spears references for every carry by "Nomar Moreno."
The best news for Georgia fans, according to the initial version of this story on ESPN.com's site, is that the Dawgs are apparently still on track for a BCS bowl appearance in the Capital One Bowl this year! You can't complain about a season that ends with a BCS bowl bid. Oh, wait ...
Quinton
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