If you didn’t go to bed early on Saturday evening because you hadn’t quite gotten your fill of college football, you may have tuned into what was the game of the year (so far) for FCS football. The Eastern Washington Eagles (5-0) defeated Big Sky Conference rival Montana (3-1) in a thrilling contest that may have already shaped the postseason landscape, at least partially.
But the mere fact that you had an option to see that game on your television is the real story here and the contest itself coming down to the final play should be all network television needs to know when making decisions like this one in the future.