The WAC made a name for itself by taking advantage of the Thursday evening programing slot in football. My question is, would fans be willing to show up for a 9 am Saturday morning game if their favorite SBC school was playing (assuming there is no rule precluding such early games)? Given the fact we are in the South, we would definitely be done before it got too hot outside. Plus, we would have the television all to ourselves from 9 to 11 am. It's a thought...

(07-12-2010 04:33 PM)bluephi1914 Wrote:  The WAC made a name for itself by taking advantage of the Thursday evening programing slot in football. My question is, would fans be willing to show up for a 9 am Saturday morning game if their favorite SBC school was playing (assuming there is no rule precluding such early games)? Given the fact we are in the South, we would definitely be done before it got too hot outside. Plus, we would have the television all to ourselves from 9 to 11 am. It's a thought...

Keep thinking !

(07-12-2010 04:37 PM)MG61 Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 04:33 PM)bluephi1914 Wrote:  The WAC made a name for itself by taking advantage of the Thursday evening programing slot in football. My question is, would fans be willing to show up for a 9 am Saturday morning game if their favorite SBC school was playing (assuming there is no rule precluding such early games)? Given the fact we are in the South, we would definitely be done before it got too hot outside. Plus, we would have the television all to ourselves from 9 to 11 am. It's a thought...

Keep thinking !

Umm.. no. Plus we'd be competing against Gameday. Why not compete with them head to head for those Thursday night games? Or a few Friday games.

id rather make a name for ourselves playing Tuesday night games every week. just make that night of the week Sun Belt Tuesday.

yeah, something about tailgating at 7am with french toast and mimosas doesn't scream football to me.

(07-12-2010 04:33 PM)bluephi1914 Wrote:  The WAC made a name for itself by taking advantage of the Thursday evening programing slot in football. My question is, would fans be willing to show up for a 9 am Saturday morning game if their favorite SBC school was playing (assuming there is no rule precluding such early games)? Given the fact we are in the South, we would definitely be done before it got too hot outside. Plus, we would have the television all to ourselves from 9 to 11 am. It's a thought...

A thought? For starters, we've been pretty well represented in the weeknight spots lately, beyond that, at 9am who's going to be watching? Maybe eastern based tailgaters...

We had problems with our 11am kickoff against Mississippi State last year. Thinking outside the box is always good, but it doesn't mean that the results are always good.

(07-12-2010 05:11 PM)NCowl Wrote:   yeah, something about tailgating at 7am with french toast and mimosas doesn't scream football to me.

Something tells me that if you're starting at 7am for a 9am kickoff, you're not starting early enough. 7am is a fairly reasonable time to set-up for a noon kickoff.

(07-12-2010 04:58 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  id rather make a name for ourselves playing Tuesday night games every week. just make that night of the week Sun Belt Tuesday.

Tuesday night games? Are you serious? So you want a team to face the situation of playing a Saturday and then another game the following Tuesday? No thanks.

(07-12-2010 07:34 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 04:58 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  id rather make a name for ourselves playing Tuesday night games every week. just make that night of the week Sun Belt Tuesday.

Tuesday night games? Are you serious? So you want a team to face the situation of playing a Saturday and then another game the following Tuesday? No thanks.

If you play on tuesday you are off the saturday before and the saturday after.

(07-12-2010 07:42 PM)Hemi Man Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:34 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 04:58 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  id rather make a name for ourselves playing Tuesday night games every week. just make that night of the week Sun Belt Tuesday.

Tuesday night games? Are you serious? So you want a team to face the situation of playing a Saturday and then another game the following Tuesday? No thanks.

If you play on tuesday you are off the saturday before and the saturday after.

So in your plan each SB school would play one Tuesday night each? You certainly couldn't play on a Tuesday night more than once without facing my scenario of a Saturday Tuesday game with quick turnaround.

Come to think of it, if the Tuesday night games were conference games then it wouldn't work anyway because that would be two teams each game. And how many games would air on Tuesday night? All of the league games? If so this would solve the Saturday issue, but then it alienates all the out of town fans unable to take off from work... I just don't see logistically speaking how this would work. Can you go into more detail perhaps?

(07-12-2010 07:48 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:42 PM)Hemi Man Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:34 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 04:58 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  id rather make a name for ourselves playing Tuesday night games every week. just make that night of the week Sun Belt Tuesday.

Tuesday night games? Are you serious? So you want a team to face the situation of playing a Saturday and then another game the following Tuesday? No thanks.

If you play on tuesday you are off the saturday before and the saturday after.

So in your plan each SB school would play one Tuesday night each? You certainly couldn't play on a Tuesday night more than once without facing my scenario of a Saturday Tuesday game with quick turnaround.

Come to think of it, if the Tuesday night games were conference games then it wouldn't work anyway because that would be two teams each game. And how many games would air on Tuesday night? All of the league games? If so this would solve the Saturday issue, but then it alienates all the out of town fans unable to take off from work... I just don't see logistically speaking how this would work. Can you go into more detail perhaps?

Good gawd man! We've played Middle on Tuesday...Thursday, Saturday...Let the big whigs do the thinkin'...you're gonna hurt yourself...

(07-12-2010 08:04 PM)trojanbrutha Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:48 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:42 PM)Hemi Man Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:34 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 04:58 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  id rather make a name for ourselves playing Tuesday night games every week. just make that night of the week Sun Belt Tuesday.

Tuesday night games? Are you serious? So you want a team to face the situation of playing a Saturday and then another game the following Tuesday? No thanks.

If you play on tuesday you are off the saturday before and the saturday after.

So in your plan each SB school would play one Tuesday night each? You certainly couldn't play on a Tuesday night more than once without facing my scenario of a Saturday Tuesday game with quick turnaround.

Come to think of it, if the Tuesday night games were conference games then it wouldn't work anyway because that would be two teams each game. And how many games would air on Tuesday night? All of the league games? If so this would solve the Saturday issue, but then it alienates all the out of town fans unable to take off from work... I just don't see logistically speaking how this would work. Can you go into more detail perhaps?

Good gawd man! We've played Middle on Tuesday...Thursday, Saturday...Let the big whigs do the thinkin'...you're gonna hurt yourself...

So I make a point counter to a Trojan fan's idea and you give me this response... haha. Sorry for thinking of how his idea would work logistically. I thought this was a discussion board. My bad.

(07-12-2010 08:36 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 08:04 PM)trojanbrutha Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:48 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:42 PM)Hemi Man Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:34 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 04:58 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  id rather make a name for ourselves playing Tuesday night games every week. just make that night of the week Sun Belt Tuesday.

Tuesday night games? Are you serious? So you want a team to face the situation of playing a Saturday and then another game the following Tuesday? No thanks.

If you play on tuesday you are off the saturday before and the saturday after.

So in your plan each SB school would play one Tuesday night each? You certainly couldn't play on a Tuesday night more than once without facing my scenario of a Saturday Tuesday game with quick turnaround.

Come to think of it, if the Tuesday night games were conference games then it wouldn't work anyway because that would be two teams each game. And how many games would air on Tuesday night? All of the league games? If so this would solve the Saturday issue, but then it alienates all the out of town fans unable to take off from work... I just don't see logistically speaking how this would work. Can you go into more detail perhaps?

Good gawd man! We've played Middle on Tuesday...Thursday, Saturday...Let the big whigs do the thinkin'...you're gonna hurt yourself...

So I make a point counter to a Trojan fan's idea and you give me this response... haha. Sorry for thinking of how his idea would work logistically. I thought this was a discussion board. My bad.

We have 2 Tue. night games this year. I hope it works logistically.

(07-12-2010 08:36 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 08:04 PM)trojanbrutha Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:48 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:42 PM)Hemi Man Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:34 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 04:58 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  id rather make a name for ourselves playing Tuesday night games every week. just make that night of the week Sun Belt Tuesday.

Tuesday night games? Are you serious? So you want a team to face the situation of playing a Saturday and then another game the following Tuesday? No thanks.

If you play on tuesday you are off the saturday before and the saturday after.

So in your plan each SB school would play one Tuesday night each? You certainly couldn't play on a Tuesday night more than once without facing my scenario of a Saturday Tuesday game with quick turnaround.

Come to think of it, if the Tuesday night games were conference games then it wouldn't work anyway because that would be two teams each game. And how many games would air on Tuesday night? All of the league games? If so this would solve the Saturday issue, but then it alienates all the out of town fans unable to take off from work... I just don't see logistically speaking how this would work. Can you go into more detail perhaps?

Good gawd man! We've played Middle on Tuesday...Thursday, Saturday...Let the big whigs do the thinkin'...you're gonna hurt yourself...

So I make a point counter to a Trojan fan's idea and you give me this response... haha. Sorry for thinking of how his idea would work logistically. I thought this was a discussion board. My bad.

I'm sure USA has played plenty of Tuesday games as...oh wait. Nevermind. I forgot high school games are on Fridays.

(07-12-2010 08:36 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 08:04 PM)trojanbrutha Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:48 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:42 PM)Hemi Man Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 07:34 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 04:58 PM)Burn the Horse Wrote:  id rather make a name for ourselves playing Tuesday night games every week. just make that night of the week Sun Belt Tuesday.

Tuesday night games? Are you serious? So you want a team to face the situation of playing a Saturday and then another game the following Tuesday? No thanks.

If you play on tuesday you are off the saturday before and the saturday after.

So in your plan each SB school would play one Tuesday night each? You certainly couldn't play on a Tuesday night more than once without facing my scenario of a Saturday Tuesday game with quick turnaround.

Come to think of it, if the Tuesday night games were conference games then it wouldn't work anyway because that would be two teams each game. And how many games would air on Tuesday night? All of the league games? If so this would solve the Saturday issue, but then it alienates all the out of town fans unable to take off from work... I just don't see logistically speaking how this would work. Can you go into more detail perhaps?

Good gawd man! We've played Middle on Tuesday...Thursday, Saturday...Let the big whigs do the thinkin'...you're gonna hurt yourself...

So I make a point counter to a Trojan fan's idea and you give me this response... haha. Sorry for thinking of how his idea would work logistically. I thought this was a discussion board. My bad.

Is this comment relevant or not? Hellz naw...irrelevant!

(07-12-2010 04:33 PM)bluephi1914 Wrote:  "... Given the fact we are in the South, we would definitely be done before it got too hot outside. Plus, we would have the television all to ourselves from 9 to 11 am. It's a thought...

Son, that's the MIDDLE OF THE FREAKING NIGHT! Hell no, I would DVR it when I wake up at the crack of NOON -- a 9 AM kickoff? Bad_idea_JEANS, bro

(07-13-2010 01:21 AM)airtroop Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 04:33 PM)bluephi1914 Wrote:  "... Given the fact we are in the South, we would definitely be done before it got too hot outside. Plus, we would have the television all to ourselves from 9 to 11 am. It's a thought...

Son, that's the MIDDLE OF THE FREAKING NIGHT! Hell no, I would DVR it when I wake up at the crack of NOON -- a 9 AM kickoff? Bad_idea_JEANS, bro

Get used to waking up slightly early if youre gonna play football with the big boys

9am games are ridiculous though. and im not a fan of Tuesday games either... but I can deal with the occasional Tuesday game.

Id love to slide in on a Thursday or Friday night. though admittedly Friday Nights would be impossible because High school Football is so big around here

(07-12-2010 06:52 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(07-12-2010 05:11 PM)NCowl Wrote:   yeah, something about tailgating at 7am with french toast and mimosas doesn't scream football to me.

Something tells me that if you're starting at 7am for a 9am kickoff, you're not starting early enough. 7am is a fairly reasonable time to set-up for a noon kickoff.

yeah, I know, I was just throwing out a time before the game started, the point is if 7am is TOO early, then tailgating at 4am is ungodly!