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ESPN ‘Blimpcast’ Set to Debut During Florida State-Virginia Tech Showdown

HERO Sports by HERO Sports
August 27, 2018
ESPN ‘Blimpcast’ Set to Debut During Florida State-Virginia Tech Showdown

There have been countless innovations over the decades when it comes to televised football games. 1963 gave us the first ever instant replay. 1998 introduced a feature that's almost difficult to imagine the sport without: the yellow first-down line. This past Sunday night, NBC debuted a visual component to its telecast we didn't know we needed. The "Green Zone" shows how far the offense needs to go to get a first down (since apparently, the yellow line isn't cutting it). Now, this coming Labor Day night, ESPN is giving us the first ever "blimpcast."

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The ACC showdown on September 3 between Florida State and Virginia Tech will be the first football game ever televised fully from the famous Goodyear Blimp as part of the networks' Megacast.

While you can still catch the traditional broadcast from The Mothership featuring the no. 1 announcing team of Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit, Marty Smith and Ryan McGee will call the game simultaneously some 1,000 feet above Doak Campbell Stadium on ESPN3. 

[credit]espn blimp telecastFan at home will get to enjoy Doak Campbell Stadium like never before. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)[/credit]

The blimp first debuted during the 1955 Rose Bowl, and its presence is synonymous with the biggest and most important sporting events year-round. This is the first time, however, that an entire college football game — or NFL game for that matter — will be broadcast in its entirety from a blimp's-eye view.

The conference tilt continues the network's tradition of marquee Labor Day showdowns. Last year gave us an incredible 42-41 double-overtime win by Tennessee over Georgia Tech despite Yellow Jackets quarterback TaQuon Marshall rushing an astronomical 44 times for 249 yards and five touchdowns.

Here's hoping this year's "blimpworthy" game is just as compelling.

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