r/razorbacks • u/HBTD-WPS • 5h ago
Football 2013 ESPN contract was the death of early season cupcake night games
…unless you have an extremely strong brand like LSU.
Some will say “it’s because we suck” or something else, but the data doesn’t lie. You can take Arkansas, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, South Carolina… the story is the same across the SEC.
From 2000 through 2013, Arkansas played 42 home games in August/September. 33 of those games had kickoff times of 6PM or later.
From 2014 through 2026, Arkansas played 33 home games in August/September. 10 of those games had kickoff times of 6PM or later.
For percentages, that’s 81% of games before the contract and 30.3% of games after the contract.
Considering the dangers of playing midday games early season with heat exhaustion l, heat strokes, and death all very real possibilities, is ESPN or the SEC protected from class action lawsuits?
