Yyyyeahh..... I don't see that happening. (The bolded part--not the part about CPR advancing the program.)Quote:
Originally Posted by CycloneWarning
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Yyyyeahh..... I don't see that happening. (The bolded part--not the part about CPR advancing the program.)Quote:
Originally Posted by CycloneWarning
I love Thursday night games and they work well with my work schedule.
That is ISU's cut.Quote:
Originally Posted by SCNCY
ABC and Thursday ESPN are roughly the same...between $300K and $330K for a league game. It's more for a nonconference game.
FSN, Versus and Saturday ESPN are about $165K.
GREAT IDEA! If they could get this deal, then I would be for another Thursday night game.Quote:
Originally Posted by CycloneWarning
A Thursday night conference game would be a lot of fun, and great for the program if it's on ESPN. I'm all for it.
ISU's luck thou is it would be an away game that thy would play in thou
I support the first game of the year on Thursday nights and would support a conference Thursday night game on ESPN for the obvious reasons.
I don't want to become what Colorado has done the past couple years where they play like all their non-conference games on Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays, etc. to assure they be televised.
Sorry, but that makes no sense to me. What's ESPN's motivation for showing our opener vs. Directional Midwestern State University on a Thursday night? There are plenty of other schools that would be more than willing to let ESPN carry one of their conference games on a Thursday night without carrying their opener on a Thursday as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by XLK9
How many other CFB games are televised on that first Thursday? (I'm asking because I really don't know b/c I'm at the ISU game.) I'm guessing there aren't too many games being played that day - that might be motivation for ESPN to 'kick-off' their CFB coverage.Quote:
Originally Posted by dustinal
Whaddathink?
I could be wrong, but I think other games have been televised on that night. I'm not saying we couldn't get it on ESPN once in a while, but I don't see it happening on a yearly basis, and I certainly don't see how ISU has any leverage to make ESPN carry it as part of a deal to put a conference game on a Thursday later in the year.Quote:
Originally Posted by XLK9
There were 9 games played last Sept 3rd, not sure how many were televised.Quote:
Originally Posted by XLK9
2 were on ESPN, 1 on ESPNU, and 1 on the Mtn.
I love tailgating on Saturdays over rushing home from work to go to the game and dragging my behind all day on Friday, BUT another Thursday night game that would be nationally televised would be great for the program so I had to say yes.
I only support the thursday game if its televised and getting us a paycheck. Doing it every so often (or every other year) for the opening game is one thing... but every year favors one group of fans every year and slights another.
The "attendance on labor day weekend" statistics show that it is at best a wash for whether putting it on a thursday actually increases attendance, so if we're not on TV, let's get it back on saturday, the traditional game for college football.
I didnt much like the thursday game as a student, and i definitely dont like it now that i'm away from ames. It kills the tailgating atmosphere as half the crowd is rushing just to make it in time for kickoff.
On a side note, with two 09 bowl teams in the opening game, one would think that we would have a decent chance of tv either way, wouldnt we?
Thursday games can be inconvenient, but the good of the program must be considered first and foremost. A national TV audience on a network that people actually watch is a good thing which we should be endorsing and supporting.
I think most people are on board with this. The problem is, being on thursday hasnt gotten us on TV for our opener.Quote:
Originally Posted by usedcarguy