No Thanksgiving Egg Bowls.
Thank you.
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Thank you.
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My wish for the new AD first directive...
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Does the AD even have any pull on when it is played or is it basically Disney/ESPN telling when it will be?
I like it on Thanksgiving. Home years I get to eat lunch with the fam with no expectation of hanging around all afternoon. Away years we all hang out together and watch game with our weekend being free.
I do understand it is a problem for people that live further away though. My group is only 1.5 hours away.
I do understand it is a problem for people that live further away though. My group is only 1.5 hours away.
Dr Mr or Mrs AD,
Do not listen to this man, he is just mad he has to miss some eating time.
Thank You,
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I used to not mind it but now that I have kids it's pretty much impossible for me to make the 3 hour drive down for the game and fulfil my family responsibilities.
It was fine in 2001 when the NFL wasn’t airing a game at the same time. Now there’s not nearly the extra publicity.
Move it back to Saturday. Heck I would even settle for a Friday night Egg Bowl akin to what Florida and FSU are doing this year. We did play it on Friday in 2007 and 2008 but it was an early kick, that wasn’t much better than Thanksgiving night.
Move it back to Saturday. Heck I would even settle for a Friday night Egg Bowl akin to what Florida and FSU are doing this year. We did play it on Friday in 2007 and 2008 but it was an early kick, that wasn’t much better than Thanksgiving night.
The biggest issue that I have with it being on Thanksgiving, is that it completely kills the gameday atmosphere and in game atmosphere. What should be heated and intense environment, is just killed.
Get Bracky to give you a list of everything that was against the rules 3 years ago, and do those things.
agreed on killing the gameday vibe. I don’t like to rush through thanksgiving to get to the game. Let me enjoy my fatness gluttony
When it was the only game, it was great for national exposure. Now, there are NFL games, other college games etc.
Put it back on Saturday.
Put it back on Saturday.
Did you go to a game between 97-99. During those years the stadium and tailgating was electric.
The same things that keep people from going to regular games are probably compounded for Thanksgiving games. So I get why people want to move away from Thursday. I think Friday is the worst idea. Not everyone has the Friday after Thanksgiving off.
Agreed… it’s not as bad when the egg bowl is at ole miss but sucks when it’s in Starkville and I gotta abandon thanksgiving plans to go to Starkville
Would not mind it moving. I suppose it’s OK for those who have families full of MSU fans. My extended family has zero interest, I’d rather just enjoy the holiday and worry about the egg bowl a different day.
Tell Leach we're gonna do better on our end with NIL now you have to make sure Egg Bowl Winning % > 50% Going Forward.
+1
There is a reason the Egg Bowl is on Thanksgiving and not the Iron Bowl....it ruins the all-around relaxed vibe of thanksgiving, is a pain in the *** logistically, and all around just sucks for both MSU and OM fans. If it were a net positive, the matchup wouldn't be MSU vs OM. We are just being used as the suckers to fill a spot nobody else really gets fired up to fill.
Don't get me wrong - I'm all about lazy time Thanksgiving evening football watching, but I want it relaxed. Don't make me work for it or get emotionally invested in that time slot.
The good news here is Texas and Texas A&M used to play on Thanksgiving. I strongly suspect ESPN is going to want that game on Thanksgiving and move us to Saturday
I love it being on Thanksgiving when its in Starkville, gives me an excuse to get away from the relatives that I don't much care to be around in the first place. As for games in Oxford, I went to one football game there 48 years ago (KY vs Rebels) and haven't and won't go back ever again
I enjoy it all being over two days earlier.
There have been some pretty good thursday night game atmospheres. There have been some pretty dead Saturday after Thanksgiving ones. I think the basic answer is be good and your atmosphere will be good, be bad and you are going to have to work to get a good atmosphere.
But currently, I'm on the fence about whether Saturday after thanksgiving or Thanksgiving night is worse. Ticketed attendance is suffering because of more competition, and I think Thursday has the benefit of not having the "competition" increased. It's the same challenges regarding family and thanksgiving. ON the other hand, whatever else is competing for fans time to attend games, I think most of it is decreased on the weekend of thanksgiving, primarily talking about travel sports. But whatever it is, I think that's a pretty dead weekend so you just have to worry about hunting, travel (which may be increased), and the normal competition of sitting at home watching all the games in a comfortable, easy atmosphere.
My bet is Saturday is better for attendance and atmosphere, but I don't know.
Depending on how the CFP schedule plays out, there is a chance the Egg Bowl could move to the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Leach doesn't have anything to do with NIL. He had to be forced to even mention it.
This is me to a tee. I am not thrilled with leaving family on Thanksgiving to drive to Starkville but do enjoy watching the game in Oxford on TV with said family.
My mistake; didn't mean to insinuate he did; just the new AD will provide better crootin' for Leach via NIL and Leach in turn reciprocate by winning Egg Bowls.
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