NFL Telecasts To Flex Their Muscles Even More

 NFL viewers are used to key games flexing and moving in to NBC Sunday Night Football late in the season as usual. This season, we already have three announced changes for SNF, including for this coming Sunday (12/11) with Dolphins vs. Chargers, and for Dec. 18th for NY Giants vs. Washington. For next weekend, three games have been moved to Saturday (12/17) and will each be shown on NFL Network. Those three will also have over the air telecasts in each local market. The marquee of those matchups will be Dolphins vs. Bills in prime time.

Because of the Saturday triple header, the Sunday triple header, and the adjoining Thursday and Monday Night Football telecasts, it means that fans can literally view eight entire NFL games for the week. The NFL has taken to making its telecast schedule even more attractive starting next year. In a long overdue move, there will be flex opportunities for ESPN on Monday Night Football. (The fact that playoff contenders will be put in to situations of having additional 'shorter rest' games late in the season is a separate discussion.) There is also expected to be an increase in the number of Monday night doubleheaders on the schedule. In addition, CBS and Fox will have a different divide of their telecast schedule starting next season. Although the AFC on CBS and NFC on Fox model remains, as of next season it only means that each network will have an equal number of "their" Conference games. In other words, no matter which Conference your favorite team is in, you'll have to check your local listings.

INDIANAPOLIS: Dan Dakich, the former Indiana University basketball player and Assistant and Interim Head Coach, is no longer hosting the midday (Noon to 3 PM) sports talk show on The Fan 107.5. (as of Dec. 8). The station was the first to make the announcement, with the Dacich announcement only saying that he is "no longer hosting", but with no reason given. His plan is to focus on his 9 AM to 11 AM show on Outkick.

COLORADO CITY AZ: You can't make this one up. KXFF 106.1 in Colorado City AZ has changed to "Fox Sports Radio Utah". How they can claim one state with all of that is confusing enough. Along with Fox Sports national programming, their regional play-by-play coverage is also spread out. They will air the Utah Jazz, and University of Utah games, along with the Las Vegas Golden Knights and Raiders. Hard to believe, but there will actually be some local flavor, with plans in the works to air Region 10 high school games.