HoptownVol
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I may be in the minority, but I actually like both Tebow and McElroy. Although I would take Kaylee over both in a heartbeat
Yeah, McElroy is awesome...but he's gone to ESPN. Pity.
And Kaylee is cute as a button. Happy to have her join, as well.
Not gonna be able to agree with you on Tebow. Great college QB, nice guy, great values ... but turrible TV analyst.
So let's split the difference: Maria, Marcus, Booger, Kaylee, and Laura. :good!:
This should lead to a lot of national coverage that day on all ESPN networks as they cut to the SEC Network guys a lot on the main 6-7PM Sportcenter.
This Thursday night opener certainly opens us up to be talked about MUCH more then it would have been buried on Saturday.
Good move AD!:rock:
I'm just glad that for the first time in over 100 years UT is playing on a Thursday.
Against App St.
Should be awesome.
For the third year, SEC Network's traveling football pregame show will visit two Southeastern Conference schools in week one of the college football season. SEC Nation is headed to Tennessee for a special Thursday night show, September 1, to officially kick off the 2016 season, followed by Texas A&M on Saturday, Sept. 3.
Tennessee is set to play Appalachian State on SEC Network at 7:30 p.m. ET, the first opening Thursday night game for the Vols since 1896. The special kickoff show begins at 6 p.m. from the field, providing pregame coverage of the historic game.
ESPNs SEC Network is making some pre-snap adjustments to its studio and game broadcast teams in preparation for the upcoming college football season.
On Thursday, the network announced that Maria Taylor would take over as host of the SEC Nation pregame show. She replaces Joe Tessitore, who is becoming the lead play-by-play voice for ESPNs College Football Primetime game with analyst Todd Blackledge and reporter Holly Rowe.
Taylor already has plenty of hosting experience for SEC Network, occupying the anchor chair for the SEC Now news show for the past two years. She has also hosted the networks coverage of the SEC Womens Basketball Tournament and worked as sideline reporter for SEC Networks Primetime Game.
Tim Tebow, Marcus Spears and Paul Finebaum return as SEC Nations analysts. Kaylee Hartung will also continue to contribute features, while also reporting with the Brent Musburger-Jesse Palmer game broadcast team. Greg McElroy, who had been an analyst for the show, moves to the booth, though his broadcast pairing has yet to be announced. Also joining the show will be Laura Rutledge as an on-site reporter.