CBS Can’t Show Iron Bowl Because They’re Showing Alabama-Mississippi State This Weekend

Alabama will have to show the Egg Bowl instead of the Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn this year.

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The SEC West is a hell of a division this year, and dominate the top of the rankings. Because teams, like Ole Miss and Mississippi State, have been playing better than usual, there has been even more SEC on television then before.

CBS has aired Alabama particularly a lot this season, and will do so this weekend when No. 4 Alabama plays No. 1 Mississippi State. That game will be the last Alabama game shown on CBS this season, meaning the network won’t be able to play the clash between Alabama and their in-state rival, who

From The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger:

"There are certain appearance limitations within the agreements the SEC has with its partners. CBS has exhausted the number of appearances for Alabama this season. The Tide’s games against Florida, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and LSU were also on CBS, which has the first pick each week among SEC games."

That means they’ll likely play the Egg Bowl, which isn’t necessarily a bad game this year given the success of Mississippi State and Ole Miss, who are currently ranked 10th in the country.

In the mean time, ESPN will get the rights to televise the Iron Bowl. The game usually draws national interest, but should so again this year and maybe even more so in the past because of the way the last season ended.

Alabama will have to show the Egg Bowl instead of the Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn this year.

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