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Game Thread: 2016 National Championship: Alabama vs Clemson ESPN 7PM EST

Who wins?

  • Alabama

    Votes: 40 35.7%
  • Clemson

    Votes: 72 64.3%

  • Total voters
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ESPN2: Homers Telecast

ESPN’s Joe Tessitore and Adam Amin are doing some game-calling and interviewing, but they’re joined by alums of both teams: former Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd and former Alabama center Barrett Jones. Boyd and Jones are empowered to root hard for their teams and be huge homers while calling the game. This can be fun.

ESPNEWS: Coaches Film Room

Here’s a really cool way to take in the game, if you’re OK with listening to people talking instead of hearing the sounds of the stadium. There are few commercial breaks, while five big-time coaches sit in a room together and talk about the game:


  • Syracuse’s Dino Babers
  • Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck
  • Colorado’s Mike MacIntrye
  • Baylor’s Matt Rhule
  • Former Oregon coach Mark Helfrich
These coaches will help us understand the Xs and Os behind the game better. It’s a unique way to take in football, and we only get it once a year.

ESPNU: ESPN Voices

A bunch of ESPN commentators and personalities sitting together watching the game, in what the network calls a “living room-type setting.” They include Michelle Beadle, Keyshawn Johnson, Bill Walton, and Marcellus Wiley.

SEC Network: Finebaum Film Room

Kind of like the Coaches Film Room, but not exactly. This is Paul Finebaum, Booger McFarland, and former Alabama QB Greg McElroy watching the game together and taking calls from other viewers. Special guest: Florida coach Jim McElwain.


ESPN Classic and ESPN3: Sounds of the Game

The game without commentators, and with things like band performances included. If you just want to pretend you’re in the stadium, this is the best choice.

ESPN Goal Line: Command Center

The network describes it thusly:

A split-screen with simultaneous multiple camera views, which could include the main ESPN camera angle, the SkyCam view and isolated camera feeds of both Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and Alabama head coach Nick Saban. Enhanced statistics and real time drive charts supplement the game action.

Sounds pretty serious.

ESPN3: Hometown Radio, Data Center, SkyCam

Watch the game with either Clemson’s or Alabama’s radio announcers. Bama’s team: Eli Gold, Phil Savage, and Chris Stewart. Clemson’s: Don Munson, Rodney Williams, and Patrick Sapp. Or watch the entire game from an eagle’s eye just above the action, or watch it with a bunch of real-time stats and charts .

ESPN Radio

Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe, and Ian FitzSimmons have the call.

ESPN Deportes

Eduardo Varela and Pablo Viruega are on the TV call. A special version of SportsCenter follows the game.

ESPN Deportes Radio

Kenneth Garay and Sebastian M. Christensen have the radio call.

The game’s going out to “more than 179 countries” on ESPN International, the network says. Lots of people will be watching.

We should've done a poll concerning which channel folks will be watching it on. Once drank, I'll flip to ESPN Deportes and talk shit in Spanish so my neighbors can understand me.
 

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And somebody tell Dian that Clark/Robot Devil isn't necessarily considered a credible witness vis-à-vis one's gender
 

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Auburn cheats.
 

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Who are the refs tonight?

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I'm watching the game on DirectTV Now tonight. Wonder how much delay I'll have and if it's better/worse than SlingTV.
 

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Full dish-closure: I bet a wad-ton on Bama straight up, so...Congrats Clemson
 

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Is anyone else's OCD bothering them because the Alabama logo in the corner is on the Clemson fans side and the Clemson logo is on the Alabama fans side?
 

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Should I watch this or the Family Feud marathon on the game show network?
 

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I'm watching the game on DirectTV Now tonight. Wonder how much delay I'll have and if it's better/worse than SlingTV.
Now I'm not sayin' it's delayed, but...the score is already 6-3
 

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Why is this bullshit starting so early? Fuck the east coast... 5 o'clock bullshit...
 

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One channel should've had Lou Holtz, Les Miles and Bobby Bowden talking shit. I'd DVR it.
 

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I know Tampa Bay has hosted a lot of big events but their stadium just seems average at best. I assume the Falcons new stadium will start to host some big time stuff once it opens.
 
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