BCI: Last Monday, ABC/ESPN and the ACC Network exercised a six-day option on the September 25 game between BC and Virginia Tech, leaving a lot of BC fans in limbo as they try to make plans for the schools Parents' Weekend. What goes into television's decision to exercise a six-day option on a particular game?
Kelly: Our TV partners are contractually permitted to use a six-day option up to four times per season. They have had this contractual provision since 2004 so it is certainly not a new phenomenon. The purpose is to obviously place the best games in the best possible television windows and sometimes our partners consider the outcomes of certain games to be critical to that decision. Fans also need to understand that TV is often not just waiting for results from games in our conference but from games all over the country in order for them to put together the best slate of games for television. I know it is frustrating for fans (believe me I know—I probably travel to more ACC football games than anybody) when the six-day holds are in place, but in the big picture I think it is a good overall compromise with our TV partners that ultimately delivers the best overall result for all concerned more times than not.
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It's a job well done by Brian. I recommend reading the entire thing.
