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Official Washington State Game Thread (10/21, 8:45 on ESPN)
- Thread starter Duff Man
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I'll have so much free time for other activities, that it's like they're not even playing on Saturday! Yay, Pac 12 football!
Apparently more people than an earlier game and the ratings prove that.
Some real die-hard fans in here. Take your Metamucil and head to bed, then.
It's crazy. A ton of complaints there's no national coverage, now we are on ESPN and it's too late in the evening?
It's crazy. A ton of complaints there's no national coverage, now we are on ESPN and it's too late in the evening?
Insomniacs, the mentally disturbed and degenerate gamblers, just the market niche Larry Scott was looking to fill.
Perhaps the real question is who is still watching at 1:45 a.m. eastern time.
Probably .025 of the population.
I will be. In fact there are even watch parties that happen at bars along the East Coast. Why is everyone here always in need of a nap? (UBL pending...)
guess the game ends about the time they turn the lights on for closing time.
Sykobuff
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I won't be napping, I will be at the game making music with my chattering teeth. Pullman is worse than lincoln.
Doesn't it feel like the Pac 12 is being fed the crumbs at the kid's table, though? We complain about not getting the exposure, so the adults just give us a pat on the head, throw us in the late night time slot and tell us, "beggars can't be choosers".Some real die-hard fans in here. Take your Metamucil and head to bed, then.
It's crazy. A ton of complaints there's no national coverage, now we are on ESPN and it's too late in the evening?
It is what it is, man. You can't be a .500 team and expect to get primetime slots on the major networks.
Sykobuff
Well-Known Member
Some real die-hard fans in here. Take your Metamucil and head to bed, then.
It's crazy. A ton of complaints there's no national coverage, now we are on ESPN and it's too late in the evening?
Right, that National coverage when the game ends at 2am will pay huge dividends!
Die hard? Yes I am, and going to the game, next.....
The game is kicking off at 7:30 PST for a game in Pullman. How is this unreasonable??
That's awesome, enjoy. You will see the opening kickoff at 7:45p locally, about the time most people head to the movies. What is the issue?
Sykobuff
Well-Known Member
Because, anywhere from 1:30 to 5:30 would be better for ME.
Doesn't anyone around here give a damn about the rules?!
I'd gladly take the 10 AM or noon crap time slots instead.
Sykobuff
Well-Known Member
I like day games? I like going to games where I don't have to wear a snowmobile suit to be comfortable?
I'm just being a jerk and yearning for fall afternoon football.
I am personally fine with it, as I have no problem staying up late. It is a major problem for the conference, however, and just reinforces the fact that the Pac 12 is a second tier football conference.
When CU plays is like roulette, one week early, the next late......
Sykobuff
Well-Known Member
When you guys head to a Rockies game at 7p or a Broncos Sunday night game do you sit and complain about the time then as well? I am genuinely not sure where the angst is coming from on this.
How so? Any household (HS recruit) in California that turns their TV to ESPN during primetime on the 21st will see The University of Colorado. Where's the problem?
This is a short sighted view of the situation. There are a lot of threads that address the issues the Pac is facing. This is only one of them.
A Broncos Sunday Night game that kicks off at 630 MT? Did I miss something? We are discussing this CU game that kicks off at close to 9 pm MT. Where's the comparison? There is also a fairly large difference in the media $$ in the NFL and the how the $$ is distributed in college. There's a reason the SEC and Big 10 are blowing everybody out of the water.
Not shortsighted, I just believe that the networks have done far more due diligence than you or I. If they thought that a bunch of west coast teams playing each other in the middle of the day would outperform other conferences, they would absolutely book them. Face it, it makes way more sense in every way possible to have west coast teams play during primetime in their local markets, while also filling the late spots for the East Coast. How else would you structure it?