Still no game-times for Miami and Georgia Tech

[Nashville Panther]

This BS has gotta stop. It’s completely inconvenient for fans who need to travel for games- book hotel, arrange work and family schedules to not have the game times set - 3 weeks out.

NCAA needs to change this policy soon.

 

[ratking17]

Make a hotel booking and then cancel

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

It's been this way for what, 15 years now? 20? More?

As long as everyone likes their tv money it isn't going to stop.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Oh, and one more thing. The NCAA does more than enough wrong. Let's not also blame them for something they have nothing at all to do with.

 

[ThePanthers]

This BS has gotta stop. It’s completely inconvenient for fans who need to travel for games- book hotel, arrange work and family schedules to not have the game times set - 3 weeks out.

NCAA needs to change this policy soon.

NCAA has nothing to do with this. It's the conferences and the TV partners.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

This BS has gotta stop. It’s completely inconvenient for fans who need to travel for games- book hotel, arrange work and family schedules to not have the game times set - 3 weeks out.

NCAA needs to change this policy soon.

Any conference can set their own game times well in advance. The networks will just give them much less money.

 

[PittFamily2]

This BS has gotta stop. It’s completely inconvenient for fans who need to travel for games- book hotel, arrange work and family schedules to not have the game times set - 3 weeks out.

NCAA needs to change this policy soon.

It is what it is and will never change buts its not good for the out of towners who plan ahead travel long distances to games, especially when people travel in on gameday.
Nooners are bad news when it comes to football games. Otherwise noon is perfect.

 

[wbrpanther]

This BS has gotta stop. It’s completely inconvenient for fans who need to travel for games- book hotel, arrange work and family schedules to not have the game times set - 3 weeks out.

NCAA needs to change this policy soon.

Game times are announced 12 days in advance. Around 11 AM today for Miami. get used to it. It's called TV money.

 

[Las Panteras]

This BS has gotta stop. It’s completely inconvenient for fans who need to travel for games- book hotel, arrange work and family schedules to not have the game times set - 3 weeks out.

NCAA needs to change this policy soon.

I assume you live in Nashville

Which means....no matter what time the miami game, no matter how you are getting here, you are coming in Friday and leaving
Sunday

As for Tech, assume it's a noon game. Tech stinks, it wont be a night game.

Leave Nashville early and hang out in ATL until kickoff. There are worse places to be on a Saturday.

Since the game wont be at night, drive home after the game.

Your in your bed by midnight.

Problem solved.

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

so whats the consensus on Miami? We are hoping best case for 3:30pm, correct? I think SMF or someone else said the the ACCN already has duke v unc for the 8pm game and i don't think this game is near big enough to get prime time billing on abc or espn..

Could espn or espnU pick it up for 3:30pm or does the ACCN get that option first?

 

[Nashville Panther]

It's been this way for what, 15 years now? 20? More?

As long as everyone likes their tv money it isn't going to stop.

Afraid you are right

 

[Elsalvador]

Noon on ESPN or ESPN2 for Miami.

 

[TIGER-PAUL]

gosh darn! Heinz and nutting and alco

 

[Brokklee]

12:00

 

[PittFamily2]

How do we end up with a noon game.

No respect for PITT or jus the bad luck of the draw.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

How do we end up with a noon game.

No respect for PITT or jus the bad luck of the draw.

We got either the best or the second best ACC slot of the day. How is that no respect or bad luck? Would we rather be on the regional sports networks or the ACCN rather than on ESPN?

 

[SoufOaklin4Life]

How do we end up with a noon game.

No respect for PITT or jus the bad luck of the draw.

Espn or espn2 means no respect?
try harder to fake indignation

 

[bayardstreet]

I am hoping for a late afternoon or evening start for the Georgia Tech game. I will be at the game and would enjoy most of the morning and afternoon screwing off in midtown Atlanta. I have gotten real good at screwing off since retiring. I was thinking of starting a retirement business where I coach people on how to screw off.

 

[PittFamily2]

Espn or espn2 means no respect?
try harder to fake indignation

Well I can say you are a pathetic wind bag.
Atleast JoethePantherFan presented so sound reasoning and facts that make sense but you're just a talking empty head.

 

[PittFamily2]

We got either the best or the second best ACC slot of the day. How is that no respect or bad luck? Would we rather be on the regional sports networks or the ACCN rather than on ESPN?

Looking at it from that point of view makes sense.

I thought we liked later games do attendance purposes but I guess a lot of fans like noon.

An empty stadium on nat TV / ESPN isn't a good look for PITT.

 

[SoufOaklin4Life]

Well I can say you are a pathetic wind bag.
Atleast JoethePantherFan presented so sound reasoning and facts that make sense but you're just a talking empty head.

National tv does not equal disrespect

that’s common sense

 

[SoufOaklin4Life]

Looking at it from that point of view makes sense.

I thought we liked later games do attendance purposes but I guess a lot of fans like noon.

An empty stadium on nat TV / ESPN isn't a good look for PITT.

Attendance doesn’t very much regardless

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

We got either the best or the second best ACC slot of the day. How is that no respect or bad luck? Would we rather be on the regional sports networks or the ACCN rather than on ESPN?

it's all the same as long as it's on an HD channel too me.. i don't differentiate between espnU HD, epsp2 HD or ACCN HD.. pushing 572 on my remote or 829 on my remote takes the same effort and the picture is just as clear.. 8pm on ABC or even espn is a different story of course but i expect the 8pm ABC game will most likely be ohio state because well, that's how it's been the last 5 years..

home game times matter of course but we got enough threads talking about when we all like to go to north shore on Saturdays so i'll refrain..

 

[Pitt79]

We got either the best or the second best ACC slot of the day. How is that no respect or bad luck? Would we rather be on the regional sports networks or the ACCN rather than on ESPN?

I might go to that game so 3:30 on Raycom would be better for me, as I'd rather start getting drunk at 1:00pm instead of 10:00am. Noon, is just the absolutely worst time for a game. Even pushing it to 1:00-1:30 would be a big improvement.

 

[FreeportPanther]

Well I can say you are a pathetic wind bag.
Atleast JoethePantherFan presented so sound reasoning and facts that make sense but you're just a talking empty head.

I see you made another friend in the Buffet family! LOL

 

[JoseLind13]

Make a hotel booking and then cancel

Exactly... most hotels still allow 100% free cancellation 3 weeks out.

That is how I handled the PSU game this year.... booked night prior and game day months in advance and then cancelled game day, when noon was announced.

 

[Dointhatrag]

I blame the Pirates home playoff game for this early start....oh wait.