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[QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 1291548, member: 652"]
Here is what happened. Last year Fowler's contract expired he used leverage of FS1/NBC/CBS to get what he wanted Brent Musberger's gig doing the best college football game on ESPN. So ESPN had to give it to Fowler or risk losing him. They put Brent out to pasture on the SEC Network so Fowler could get the job he wanted and not techincally get Brent fired.

So last year Fowler got to eat his cake and have it to by hosting College Gameday AND get to play-by-play for the best game each week on ESPN. Fast forward this year Rece Davis's contract was set to expire and CBS wanted him to replace Verne Lundquist on the SEC game of the week on CBS and host college basketball during the NCAAT. Davis used this leverage to get what he wanted which was to get the hell away from having to handle Mark May and Lou Holtz each week. Thus, Davis gets College Gameday and Fowler gets to keep what he wanted which was Brent's job as the #1PBP college football guy for ESPN.

Now the obvious first replacement for Fowler would have been Joe Tessatore but he didn't have any leverage and Davis has to give up Thursday Night football on ESPN. Fans want Brent Musberger to get this slot or atleast higher than SECN, but ESPN is likely going to replace Davis with Tessatore or Dave Pasch.
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