ABC paid nearly $25 million per year for the broadcast rights to the Fiesta, Sugar and Orange bowls during that time.
[6] In 1999, 2002, 2003, and 2006, Keith Jackson was the play-by-play announcer for the national championship, with Bob Griese in 1999, Dan Fouts in 2003 and 2006, and Tim Brant in 2002.
Other ESPN/ABC announcers who called the various BCS games during its eight-year run were Mike Tirico, Sean McDonough, Ed Cunningham, Kirk Herbstreit, Bob Davie, David Norrie, Terry Bowden, and Dean Blevins.
For example, Ron Franklin and Davie called the 2006 Rose Bowl for the network, and Holly Rowe was the sideline reporter.
For example, despite both the historic nature of the 2007 BCS championship game (Florida's win gave it simultaneous Division I football and basketball championships, which had never before been accomplished) and the compelling 2007 Fiesta Bowl, Fox would not allow ESPN Classic (a sister network to rights co-holder ESPN) to show the games as "instant classics."
Similarly, some ESPN programs were not allowed to show highlights of any of Fox's BCS games, at least not some days removed from them.
Also, videotape of the same game was missing from ESPN's coverage of the Gators' repeat championship win in the basketball tournament later that year.
However, footage did appear on ESPN's ESPY Awards that July and again on the SportsCenter specials "Year in Review" and "Top 10 Games" in December.