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The Red River Shootout is always an early game so it would be a huge departure from the norm for it to be a night game. Other games that could preempt us would be the listed Oregon @ Cal matchup, Washington @ USC, or Stanford @ Notre Dame from the Pac 10; North Carolina @ Miami and Maryland @ Georgia Tech from the ACC, or maybe Michigan/Michigan State (which is slotted for 3:30 on ESPN and the Big Ten is not supposed to be in the mix for the prime time slot that week, but in TV, everything is negotiable).
If I were a betting man, I'd put my money on the ACC or Pac 10 landing the October 7th game with either UNC/Miami or Oregon/Cal, especially since the Red River Shootout is likely to be a national game kicking off at 11 on ABC.
ISU's best bet for this slot would be that December 2nd game.
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I relieze that traditionally it is a early game, and the cotton bowl does not have lights. But we are looking at the possibility of 2 top 10, maybe even top 5 teams in the nation squaring off. With the TV money that would be thrown their direction to get them on prime time on a Saturday night, I just dont see how they could turn it down and bring in some portable lights.
