Best Guess When OSU Kickoff Will Be Set

Usually 12 days before the game.  Occasionally the networks can wait until six days.  I don't think they've waited until six days for OSU any recent year. 

When The Game is played in the Big House, it's almost always at noon. Down at the Snake Pit is a different story, they'll sometimes do 1:00 or 3:30...again, best guess. I googled the last few games and they've all been noon starts.

Noon. Bo said there will never be a 3:30 game at The Big House in November again and to my knowledge there hasn't been any since he said that. 2007 game against ohio was noon and it was a big game, same with 05 and 03 and so on.

I thought it was basically always noon without exception.

The lights could change the start time this year

Always at noon in AA, but who knows if the new lights will tempt a 330 start.

The game is played at High Noon, unless of course the suits get in there and ruin it.

Also, check flint for flights if you can arrange for transportation to / from ann arbor

I recall a 1:00 start time somewhat recently (think that was at Cbus) and 2006 game was definitely 3:30 because ABC was pimping #1 vs. #2. Hasn't been anything but noon in AA for years and years.

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I'd like a 3:30 game.  Lights, camera, action suckeyes!

I hope for a noon game for selfish reasons. I love the early morning tailgate and it allows me to get home after the game by 6 or 7 at night instead of 9 or later

Hey, you know what, if I see one more thread about this I am going to drown a puppy in puppy blood. THE COI WILL PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS ON AUGU... oh wait, I see now. My bad. I guess that's just becoming a knee-jerk reaction for me whenever I see threads that mention OSU.

Carry on.

Back in the day, games always started at 1:30.  It was only ABC then.  But since TV has expanded, as has their choices of games, schools have had to deal with the noon or 3:30 start times.

Bo hated the later start times.  I am feeling since lights are in, 3:30 games in November may come.  Perhaps not right away.  I still think Bo's sentiments are still directing Michigan’s choice of start times in late season home games.  Again, it will depend on how the ND game goes.  If everyone behaves themselves, 3:30 in November may come sooner as these tend to be billed as marquee games.

I think the rule is ABC has at least one B1G game at 3:30 every week, reserved for a marquee game.    With Iowa/Nebraska playing Friday, the games November 26 are:

OSU at UM

Illinois at Minnesota

MSU at Northwestern

PSU at Wisky

Purdue at Indiana

Unless Northwestern/MSU is for the Legends division title the only other game big enough would be Wisky/PSU.   If UM and OSU are both highly ranked I can see ABC/ESPN lobbying hard for the late kickoff.

we should not have a 3:30 start time in November.   It is just too cold.   Although I also agree the suits will muck it up.   Bo will be pissed.

Hey Bo?  A little help here?

Noon or one. Do it for Bo. Do it fir coach Carr. Do it because the vest is gone.

There are three factors I can think of:

1. Tradition and precedent. This means a likely 12 noon start. (My personal preference.)
2. Weather. Despite the lights, and the NFL playing into January, I can see administrators avoiding a late start due to temperature, darkness, and snow. Remember also that the game is now on November 26, two days after Thanksgiving and a week later than it used to be. The avg. high that date in AA is 42, avg. low is 29, mean of 35, and record low of 10. This is actually 2 - 3 degrees colder than the avg high/low one week earlier. This makes the possibility of snow even higher. While the "snow bowl" is a huge part of Michigan/Ohio State lore, think what it would be like if a "snow bowl" game started at 3:30, or 7, or 8pm, instead of 12 noon. The parking, the roads, the whole thing, would be much, much worse with a game ending at 10pm then a game ending around 3:30pm. At least in the NFL, there is city infrastructure (i.e., hotel rooms in Chicago) that would allow for a weather emergency. I cannot see the roads and the city of Ann Arbor being able to cope with 60,000 plus people in 12 plus inches of falling snow.
3. Money. This is the one wild card you can't predict. If someone wanted to pay Michigan enough to play a later game, maybe it would be worth it. If I understand correctly, the game with Alabama in Dallas will net Michigan MORE than a home game. I suppose if ABC wanted to pony in a couple million extra for a late start, it might be worth it.

Its always been noon at the Big House as far as I can remember