Did Georgia, LSU Give CBS Sports Heartache Last Saturday?
There are always risks in signing long term contracts. An underlying theme of long deals is whether or not the value will be there as the contract goes on. That is the type of risk that CBS Sports and ESPN accepted when signing the new multi-year, megabucks media rights deals with the Southeastern Conference this year. But one has to wonder if, after selecting fourth-ranked LSU at 14th-ranked Georgia for national broadcast this week, CBS Sports was suffering anxiety attacks watching this last weekend’s games. In the final analysis, the answer is probably no. 93 Yards and a Cloud of Dust: LSU’s Chad Jones runs punt back 93 yards for a touchdown, which allowed fourth-ranked LSU to hold on to a 34-24 win over Mississippi State. Steve Franz/LSU. Image courtesy of LSU Sports Information. Officially, CBS made the selection of the upcoming game last week. The backroom reality is that, as Eye on Sports Media readers learned last year, this game was most likely slated for broadcast before the s
