H ere is the official release from UA:
TUSCALOOSA – The University of Alabama’s annual A-Day Game will be televised live to a national audience by ESPN on Saturday, April 17. A-Day is the 15th and final practice of the spring with kickoff from Bryant-Denny Stadium scheduled for 2:00 p.m. (CDT). Admission will once again be free to the public.
Over the last three years, Alabama has totaled 254,388 fans at A-Day. UA set a college football record in the spring of 2007 as a capacity crowd of 92,138 watched head coach Nick Saban’s first A-Day at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Last year’s attendance of 84,050 again led the SEC and an average of 84,796 have been on hand for the last three A-Day scrimmages at Alabama.
ESPN reaches more than 99 million households and has televised SEC sports for 27 years. Coverage was expanded last year as the 11:30 a.m. (CDT) league match-up is now an ESPN Regional Television syndication game. On-air commentators for A-Day have not yet been determined by the network.
Alabama has made 10 national television appearances in each of the last two seasons, which does not include these last two A-Day appearances on ESPN. Only Notre Dame (also with 10 the last two years) has had as many nationally televised games. Alabama’s games against South Carolina and Mississippi State were carried by ESPN while the first and last games of the season (Virginia Tech and Texas) were televised by ABC.
Alabama starts spring practice on Friday, March 12, and will then take the next week off for spring break. The second practice is scheduled for Monday, March 22.
dang I was hoping Bama was going to resort to billboards to get recognition to recruits nationwide
I know, pal. We’re sunk.
sunk is having your open date before the last game of the season.
If that’s the case, there’s about nine opponents we play next season who are not sunk.
Fearless, True, and your spring game is on closed caption TV around campus.
So, should we rent some limos like auburn did, or just use the ones we own?
I’m waiting on BIG PACHYDERM WEEKEND.
The stadium expansion should be complete correct? So there will be more room for full capacity to the NATION! RTR!!!
Making statements and more…
I keep thinking.
Skip the Big Cat Weekends, And the Limos and the Limos. And the hostesses.
Let just send a box of chocolates and a copy of a National Championship ring.