Iowa-Illinois game moved to ESPN2

[Blair Sanderson]

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa football team’s (5-0, 1-0) Saturday Homecoming contest against Illinois (4-1, 1-0) has been moved from ESPNU to ESPN2. Kickoff is set for 11:01 a.m. (CT) inside Kinnick Stadium.

Other Big Ten programming changes for Saturday include, ESPN will now televise Indiana at Penn State (11 a.m. CT), while ESPNU will air Minnesota at Purdue (2:30 p.m. CT).

These changes, and those made to Saturday's Southeastern Conference and American Athletic Conference schedules, were made to accommodate the shift in venue and time of LSU – South Carolina game as a result of last week’s weather-related tragedy in the state of South Carolina.

Tickets are on sale for Iowa’s four remaining home games, and are available online at hawkeyesports.com, by calling 1-800-IA-HAWKS, or in person at the UI athletics ticket office located in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

 

[StormHawk42]

At least 5-0 was fun. Mowins pretty much guarantees a loss while I also stab my ear drums.

 

[td77]

At least 5-0 was fun. Mowins pretty much guarantees a loss while I also stab my ear drums.

And now with half the time to prepare!

 

[bagdropper]

Has an announcer change been announced?

 

[MeetTheFerentz]

I knew that dodging Beth Mowins for another week was too good to be true.

Seriously, I don't know why they couldn't just move IA-IL to ESPN and leave IN-PSU on ESPN2. It seems like the logistics would have been easier, plus the bonus of getting a ranked team on the flagship station. Oh, well. I guess those decisions are made by people who make a lot more money than I do, for doing a lot less work.

 

[IACentralHawk73]

Via the Gameday Live Twitter account, announcing crew hasn't changed due to the switch in channels, Clay Matvick is the PBP and John Congemi on color.

 

[SPGroth]

Good news for us. Our cable doesn't offer ESPNU without a package upgrade. ESPN2 it is!!

 

[markfromj]

Honesty, I have no bad word to say about Mowins.

 

[KuwaitHawk]

Say what you want to about PSU, but they are known for driving some pretty large TV ratings. That's all any of the corporate bigwigs care about.

Winner...Winner...You know the rest

 

[JStandefer]

Honesty, I have no bad word to say about Mowins.

I love how (s)he says "Canzeri for a run of nine yerds."

 

[nu2u]

So....Minnesota was kicked to the basement? ,,,,,,,and its kind of sad, the Gopher fans had such high hopes just a few short weeks ago.

 

[whatsup12579er]

I love how (s)he says "Canzeri for a run of nine yerrrrrrrrrrrrrds."

FIFY

 

[chitownUofI05]

It's not Mowins (praise the Lord).

 

[Blair Sanderson]

Mowins is still calling the PSU Game.

 

[BubsFinn]

Better channel, still no Mowins. Win, win.
Let's hope the team makes it three for three.

 

[BUCKSNDUCKS]

Don't care - I will be in section 131

 

[paladinhawk]

Via the Gameday Live Twitter account, announcing crew hasn't changed due to the switch in channels, Clay Matvick is the PBP and John Congemi on color.

Whew dodged a bullet there...

 

[mvhomerj]

Sure wish Mowins was in. Pay enough attention to the game, and announcers really don't matter. Way too much made out who, and isin't calling the game.

 

[ichawk24]

I notice the announcers much less in an Iowa game than a random game I don't care about.

 

[HawkAttackDial911]

Mine usually comes at 9 am after my coffee.

 

[millah_22]

I'd let Beth Mowins read me to sleep.

 

[DarkThunder#61]

I'm not a fan of Mowins and it's one thing to joke about her on the boards (I admit I laugh at a lot of it). I just hope our fans don't ever take this so seriously that they resort to personal attacks via more visible social media.

 

[MadDogC]

I'm not a fan of Mowins and it's one thing to joke about her on the boards (I admit I laugh at a lot of it). I just hope our fans don't ever take this so seriously that they resort to personal attacks via more visible social media.

Like wind up on Kimmel's mean celebrity tweets??? That would be funny lol...

 

[Win5002]

She is horrible!!!!

 

[uniFIGHTuniFIGHT]

She's not calling our game!

 

[ABYPFCS]

It's not Mowins (praise the Lord).

I was ready to just mute my volume on the TV. Her voice is irritating, but worse than that she talks way too much, with many incorrect statements.

There are some Color Commentators that simply don't recognize their role to just compliment the main (play by play) announcer. Mack Brown does the same thing, feeling he must talk ever time the main announcer says something.

 

[markfromj]

...she talks way too much...

There are some Color Commentators that simply don't recognize their role to just compliment the main (play by play) announcer.

Mowins does play-by-play, not color.

 

[ABYPFCS]

Mowins does play-by-play, not color.

I guess I wasn't aware of that with my TV muted after 1 minute of the broadcast.

 

[reedsposer22]

Women should not be allowed to announce games. IDGAF if it sounds sexist.

 

[Pepperman]

Mowins does play-by-play, not color.

Thankfully. Can you imagine if she and Galloway changed roles for a game? Oh my...

 

[Kinnick 4 Prez]

Women should not be allowed to announce games. IDGAF if it sounds sexist.

This.

 

[td77]

Women should not be allowed to announce games. IDGAF if it sounds sexist.

Oh, you boys are so f'in ignorant. I suppose blacks should still be enslaved? I supposed gays should be impaled. Maybe I'm exaggerating the point, but your opinion comes across as redneck and dumb. GTFO, we don't need your kind here!

 

[SigMaintHawk]

Thankfully. Can you imagine if she and Galloway changed roles for a game? Oh my...

Galloway isn't part of an announce team this year. He is a studio host.

 

[millah_22]

Women should not be allowed to announce games. IDGAF if it sounds sexist.

Wanting it to be men only doesn't make you sound sexist, it makes you sound gay.

 

[GunnerHawk]

This stinks, I had set my recording for espnu. Will not have the game when I get home on Sunday evening. Hopefully the game in 60. Only if the Hawks win!

 

[naturalmwa]

Wanting it to be men only doesn't make you sound sexist, it makes you sound gay.

I like this thinking

 

[ABYPFCS]

Women should not be allowed to announce games. IDGAF if it sounds sexist.

Nothing wrong with women announcing women's games, but not many have the insight on football. I am sure it is an attempt by ESPN to satisfy a minority hiring quota.

Also, there are many poor male announcers, but with the amount of televised games, the quality of the announcing pool gets rather thin.

 

[iammrhawkeyes]

I supposed gays should be impaled.

Ask Natural but I'm guessing that's a yes.