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Alabama Football: ESPN’s CFP Megacast production will give more ways to watch on Monday

By Chris Dodson

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 01: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide and head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers greet after the AllState Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 01: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide and head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers greet after the AllState Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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In the past, we’ve seen ESPN step up the production range of their broadcasts of the College Football Playoff. They are now stepping it up even further for the National Championship in Atlanta. The goal is to give Alabama fans (and yes, Georgia fans) more to watch in even more different ways.

ESPN will broadcast the College Football Playoff National Championship on the mothership, ESPN. However, for those that want something a little different, ESPN is offering more ways to watch the game across 10 different ESPN platforms.

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Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Tom Rinaldi and Maria Taylor will be on the call for the traditional broadcasts on ESPN. The production will also be heavily involved, with 110 cameras inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. ESPN is debuting two new cameras: A Dual-Skycam system with another skycam higher than the traditional one and the First-and-10 Cam, which will be position inside the first down marker.

But if you’re wanting a different taste, ESPN has you covered in a variety of ways:

List of the different ways to watch the game

  • Voices (ESPNU) – This will feature five different ESPN productions operating all on their own during the game. The shows include the Dan LeBatard Show, SportCenter, NFL Live, ESPN LA and The Cool Room in NYC, where ESPN personalities will watch from the ABC Times Square studios. All the studio shows are available on ESPN3.
  • Homers Telecast (ESPN2) – Joe Tessitore will team with former Alabama standout Landon Collins and Adam Amin will team with Georgia’s Aaron Murray. This will provide a biased coverage, where both players will provide slighted commentary and analysis in real time on the field.
  • Coaches Film Room (ESPNews) – Coaches will analyze the game in real time with limited commercial breaks. Mike Bobo, Pat Fitzgerald and Kevin Sumlin are slated to appear, with more being added this weekend.
  • Finebaum Film Room (SECN) – Paul Finebaum, along with Greg McElroy and Gene Chisik, will broadcast at a location near Mercedes-Benz Stadium. They will analyze the game, as well as take calls from viewer in Finebaum fashion.
  • ESPN3 Offerings
    • Sounds of the Game – Watch the game with no commentary. Just sit back and enjoy the sounds of the stadium during the game.
    • Command Center – Split-screen view with multiple camera angles, as well as statistics.
    • Home Town Radio – Watch the ESPN telecast with Eli Gold, Phil Savage and Chris Stewart calling it synced up to the video. Or watch Georgia’s telecast…if you’re into that kind of thing.
    • Data Center – A statistic-geeks dream. Analytics, win-probability updates and social media reations. ESPN Radio’s call will be on this feed.
    • Sky Cam and High Sky Cam – Watch either of the sky cam feeds.
    • All-22 – Watch the game from high atop the stadium, seeing all 22 players on the field at the same time.

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