Ohowihate game time. Safe to say Fox Big Noon game?
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Yes. Another Fox sabotage at an opportunity to have a huge home field advantage with a night game at the Beav. I really hate the Fox connection with the B1G.
Big Noon came about so OSU and UM would never have to play a Whiteout game at night vs PSU.
A Nooner as dictated by the B1G.
They don’t like it when the lights come on at Beaver Stadium.
They don’t like it when the lights come on at Beaver Stadium.
Was there really a question on this from day one? There's a reason this wasn't our Whiteout guys. It was a Fox Noon from day 1. I'm not sure what the confusion here is?
It was dictated by the television contract draft. Read up how that works.
No idea…but I’m sure it’s strongly correlated to the demographic that watches games at 3:30, and the demographic that watches 7pm games.
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I've yet to find anyone our age that likes a Noon kick for these huge games. Look back at the OP. He's hoping for it.
I don't think it's a conspiracy but those FOX Noon ratings may drop considerably as the demographic gets younger during the TV contract.
You can’t take the bag then question the manner in which the bag was given
I should have explained.
I’m attending a game at Grand Valley State University with a 3:00 kick off.
My son and I want to see the Ohowihate game, and obviously, a 3:30 KO would cause conflicts. We’d be watching the Penn State game if it does KO at 3:30.
That’s my reasoning for my desire for a noon kick.
I would much rather this game kicked off at 7:00 under the lights.
I don’t have a strong opinion either way. Advantages of a noon game, and advantages of a late game.
Certainly on par with the way we’re generally treated by the B1G. 2nd class citizens for life!
Noongame, night game, who gives a s***! Just win baby, just win. Plus, if we can stay the course as well as Ohio State, that game sets up as a possible 1 vs 2 matchup.
Fox sucks, waking up and drinking coffee to watch a game at 10 am in Colorado. I hate watching college and NFL games on Fox. Premier games like OhowIhate should be night time white outs. Phuc*um !
Penn State plays 7 home games ,they should have say into the starting times of at least 2
but definitely one of those games.
2025 Oregon Night, 2026 USC Night, 2027 Michigan Night, 2028 Ohio St. Night. seems fair to me.
but definitely one of those games.
2025 Oregon Night, 2026 USC Night, 2027 Michigan Night, 2028 Ohio St. Night. seems fair to me.
Again, I'm sure that this could be negotiated in the next TV contract...and as a result, I'm sure that each school will leave $ on the table in doing so. With a $700 Million stadium renovation on the horizon, I'm sure that PSU ICA wants/needs to maximize revenue as much as possible and would have no interest in such a provision.
Big Noon is all about OSU and UM look how many times they have been at those two places, they will go to some other places but mainly C-bus and Ann Arbor, Just ask Urban about the whiteout at night says it worth 7 points and Harbaugh had to take a timeout before the first play of the game at a Whiteout at night. No victim here just the truth- OSU and UM hate playing PSU at night in the whiteout.
Wait, so you're telling me that the network that often has the first choice is often going to cover games of one of the top 2 schools over the last several years? What's next, ESPN spends more weeks of Sunday Night Baseball covering the Yankees/Dodgers than the Marlins/Rockies, or Monday Night Football does more Chiefs games than Browns games? You do realize that these networks are trying to make money, right?
And Urban can say whatever he wants, but a Whiteout certainly isn't worth 7 points.
For the record, are you suggesting that broadcast networks don't pre-consult with conference administrators before making time slot decisions?
That's what the next 4 years of the Whiteout could be and should be. In reality we'll be lucky to get a Whiteout for one of those games.
That's exactly what I'm saying. The networks pay big money to put any game at any slot they want. The fact that Fox wants thier top games at Noon is a product of the network draft.
A night game in Nov in Beaver Stadium could be pretty uncomfortable. Better have foot warmers and a great coat and gloves or you may go home without toes. A night game white out can generate enthusiasm but if everyone is frozen it could do the opposite.
When does a business give up any power they have when they don’t have to? You do something like this once, you’ll be expected to do so again.
I want to watch a noon game as often as I'd like to eat a scone..... like NEVER....
I love the White Outs, they seem like another 3 point advantage, but money talks.
I'm trying to remember what start times were in the 60's, & 70's probably 1:00 PM.
I'm trying to remember what start times were in the 60's, & 70's probably 1:00 PM.
Yep. Look at it this way, if we sucked for a couple of years we wouldn't have to play on Fox. Maybe FS1 but not Fox Noon.
Nah Not with the weather in the Northeast these days More likely 50-60 degrees than 20-30 degrees IMO
How about a night playoff game in December against one of those southern teams?
50-60 degrees after the sun goes down still feels pretty cold. I’ve made that mistake hunting many times.
Big Noon came about because FOX recognized that ESPN was ignoring that timeslot (putting weak games there) and CBS was dominating the ratings at 3:30 with the main SEC game so that they pushed top games in noon ET and that noon FOX broadcast has been the highest rated window for college football a couple of years.
It was a smart move by FOX that allowed them to carve out a notable place in the college football broadcast hierarchy despite a head starts from other networks.
It won't be as valuable this year since they lost access to Texas and Oklahoma home games, but should still be pretty good overall.
They do not. Outside of broad strokes like confirming the details of how the TV selections work when signing a contract. TV networks sign a deal and then they execute that deal in a fashion that benefits the network the most.