Temple game to be on ESPNU 10/14 @ 11 a.m.

[Matt from A700]

When's the last time we had a winnable game on national television?

Unfortunately, this may be too early for me to make that day.

[KingDL1]

11:00 a.m. start, that will really impact our tailgate in a poor way. 

I'm not happy at all about these short-notice game times or what we are getting stuck with. 

[Big Z]

Way too early

[bstnsportsfan3]

Mimosas and breakfast food for the tailgate! count me in

[Big Z]

Just now, bstnsportsfan3 said:

Mimosas and breakfast food for the tailgate! count me in

Kegs and eggs 

[KingDL1]

1 minute ago, bstnsportsfan3 said:

Mimosas and breakfast food for the tailgate! count me in

Nice Tony, I had several folks planning on this tailgate to be the one to show up for.  But now just a few of us die-hards. 

[ADLER]

44 minutes ago, Matt from A700 said:

When's the last time we had a winnable game on national television?

 

Sad, but Temple is thinking the same thing.

[GMG_Dallas]

Not an uncommon start time for nationally televised games... TX/OU is at 11 am almost every year and none of them complain that it's too early. USC/Colorado was at 10 am local time this past Saturday. Come on, now.

[KingDL1]

1 minute ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Not an uncommon start time for nationally televised games... TX/OU is at 11 am almost every year and none of them complain that it's too early. USC/Colorado was at 10 am local time this past Saturday. Come on, now.

Whats your point they have huge followings, and people will camp out. It's not our crowd whether it should be or not. 

[MeanGreenGlory]

17 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Not an uncommon start time for nationally televised games... TX/OU is at 11 am almost every year and none of them complain that it's too early. USC/Colorado was at 10 am local time this past Saturday. Come on, now.

This. National exposure is good for the brand—especially for a game that we can win.  

[GMG_Dallas]

8 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

Whats your point they have huge followings, and people will camp out. It's not our crowd whether it should be or not. 

My point is complaining about an early start time is silly. Big following or not is irrelevant. If people want to show up, they will. You want a program in a good conference with nationally televised games but don't want the scheduling that comes with it. If tailgating is that important to you, go to bed early and wake up even earlier. The weather forecast shows a beautiful day with a high in the mid 80s. There's plenty to look forward to with an early start time.

I feel some would complain about being gifted a $100 bill if it were wrinkled.

[KingDL1]

4 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

My point is complaining about an early start time is silly. Big following or not is irrelevant. If people want to show up, they will. You want a program in a good conference with nationally televised games but don't want the scheduling that comes with it. If tailgating is that important to you, go to bed early and wake up even earlier. The weather forecast shows a beautiful day with a high in the mid 80s. There's plenty to look forward to with an early start time.

I feel some would complain about being gifted a $100 bill if it were wrinkled.

And then there is the reality that the gameday atmosphere is shot in the foot, and the attendance will be incredibly light. 

I don't see it as a gift at all. 

[GMG_Dallas]

1 minute ago, KingDL1 said:

And then there is the reality that the gameday atmosphere is shot in the foot, and the attendance will be incredibly light. 

I don't see it as a gift at all. 

Would you prefer televised games on a Wednesday? There's only so many TV slots on Saturdays.

I'm not going to go through every AAC schools' schedules but SMU hosted La Tech at 11 am and played at TCU at 11 am. Tulane hosted UAB at 11 am. Tulsa hosted Northern Illinois at 11 am. ECU had a home game in the same time slot but it was at noon local time since they're in a different time zone. All that to say, the 11am (central zone) time slot is a TV programming slot that needs to be filled and if it gets us a televised game without playing on a Wednesday, I'll take it.

[golfingomez]

1 hour ago, KingDL1 said:

11:00 a.m. start, that will really impact our tailgate in a poor way. 

I'm not happy at all about these short-notice game times or what we are getting stuck with. 

[KingDL1]

4 minutes ago, golfingomez said:

Are you going to be at this game? 

[golfingomez]

Just now, KingDL1 said:

Are you going to be at this game? 

not a chance

[Matt from A700]

42 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

Whats your point they have huge followings, and people will camp out. It's not our crowd whether it should be or not. 

Screw 11 a.m., we're still trying to convince today's undergrads that Apogee DATCU didn't get any further away after Covid and the pedestrian bridge isn't that scary.

[DentonLurker]

I’ll take the Saturday national broadcast exposure over a 6p kick with less than 20k in the building any day.

[KingDL1]

7 minutes ago, DentonLurker said:

I’ll take the Saturday national broadcast exposure over a 6p kick with less than 20k in the building any day.

ESPN U has like a Hundred channels are they not all national regardless of time? Or is this one guaranteed to be carried nationally on cable TV outlets? 

[UNTLifer]

1 hour ago, Big Z said:

Kegs and eggs 

Bloody Mary's and Balls.

For those bitching about the time, what would the perfect time be for you?

Edited October 2, 2023 by UNTLifer

[Green Crazy]

28 minutes ago, DentonLurker said:

I’ll take the Saturday national broadcast exposure over a 6p kick with less than 20k in the building any day.

This.

 

1 hour ago, KingDL1 said:

And then there is the reality that the gameday atmosphere is shot in the foot, and the attendance will be incredibly light. 

I don't see it as a gift at all. 

The difference in attendance from a 11AM game to a 6 PM game will be negligible. The exposure,  regardless if nation wide or just our region and their's would be far greater than the 2-4k difference in butts in the seats.  

And who do you think this effects more, the student attendance or the alumni attendance? Students should at the least want to be in the stands to possibly be seen on "national" TV.  Tailgaters who were planning on tailgating a 6pm game will most likely still tailgate at 11am.  

[greenjoe]

That means the gates open at 9:00.  I’ll get there about 9:30.  Waffles with bacon, please.

[NT80]

1 hour ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Would you prefer televised games on a Wednesday? There's only so many TV slots on Saturdays.

 

 

If we were forced to stay in CUSA this year, this would be our game time choices this week....🥺

 

Wednesday, October 4th
Jacksonville State at Middle Tennessee	7:00 pm	ESPNU / ESPN Video
FIU at New Mexico State	8:00 pm	CBSSN / CBS Video
Thursday, October 5th
Sam Houston at Liberty	6:00 pm	CBSSN / CBS Video
Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech	7:00 pm	ESPNU / ESPN Video

Edited October 2, 2023 by NT80

[UNTcrazy727]

34 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

ESPN U has like a Hundred channels are they not all national regardless of time? Or is this one guaranteed to be carried nationally on cable TV outlets? 

ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU all broadcast games on Saturday and every game is nationally televised. Here's how last weekend looked.

 

Edited October 2, 2023 by UNTcrazy727

[NT80]

44 minutes ago, KingDL1 said:

ESPN U has like a Hundred channels are they not all national regardless of time? Or is this one guaranteed to be carried nationally on cable TV outlets? 

You're thinking of ESPN+ which is only streaming, and carries multiple games.  ESPN-U is a single linear channel, like ESPN, ESPN-2, NBC, etc.