October 15th, 2012 at 11:44 AM ^
Little strange it's going to be on the deuce. Thought it would have been an ABC lock for sure since it's Michigan's first trip to lincoln in exactly 50 years.
October 15th, 2012 at 11:48 AM ^
Its because we're going up against Mississippi St -Alabama and ND-Oklahoma. But yes, a little strange to be on ESPN 2 for a night game.
October 15th, 2012 at 11:50 AM ^
October 15th, 2012 at 11:54 AM ^
Usually the 8:00 ABC game is where Game Day is and hence, Kirk and Brent would call that game. There are times that hasn't happened this year, but that is what traditionally happens. It doesn't matter anyway. ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, they're all the same network. What matters is that it's a night game and will be on national television. I'm guessing the commentators will be Todd Blackledge and Brad Nessler.
October 15th, 2012 at 11:51 AM ^
October 15th, 2012 at 11:55 AM ^
Baseball sucks anyway.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:06 PM ^
nothing against baseball but no body cares about it. 2 of those 3 college games will draw a higher viewing rating then a World Series game.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:26 PM ^
is where I put one of those "Not Sure if Serious" photos.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:30 PM ^
i am serious. nd/stanford out drew the tigers/yanks game just this past weekend. and there was 3 other college games going on at the same time. bama/miss st will crush the viewer rankings for a world series game.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:34 PM ^
October 15th, 2012 at 12:35 PM ^
October 15th, 2012 at 12:44 PM ^
I believe you meant "STAEEs".
October 15th, 2012 at 12:52 PM ^
oh yeah i agree with. i was more talking about national attention more then anything.
October 15th, 2012 at 1:15 PM ^
October 15th, 2012 at 4:49 PM ^
I love SEC football. I know a lot of people in Big Ten nation don't like hearing that, but their night games are the best (other than M of course).
October 15th, 2012 at 1:25 PM ^
No, it really won't. Last years WS Game 3 more than tripled the rating of the college football games it was up against (ND-USC and a OU-TT/Washington-Stanford mirror). The WS did 3.2/10 (rating/share) while ND-USC did .8/2 and the ABC game did .7/2. It should be noted that UW-MSU was on ESPN at the same time, but there's no way that that outdid the World Series.
You might be on firm ground arguing that the collective rating of all college football will outpace the WS, but no college game, and certainly not one with a regional following like 'Bama-MSU, is going to draw more viewers than a network broadcast World Series game. The reason that Stanford/ND outdrew the Yankees/Tigers is that one was on a network and the other was on cable.
Here's the info on last year:
October 16th, 2012 at 12:46 AM ^
Just to add to the above, it turns out that the Tigers game on TBS had a higher rating than the ND game. My bad for trusting that the OP was reporting accurately.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:08 PM ^
I don't see the conflict. To me, Michigan football trumps any other sporting event, without any debate.
October 15th, 2012 at 11:54 AM ^
Am I the only one who's mildly annoyed that we're playing a night game on Halloweekend? Oh well, I guess you can file this with all the other comments from people whining about noon vs 3:30 games (which is a fight that I don't have a dog in).
October 15th, 2012 at 11:56 AM ^
The game will be over by 11:00ish, so there will be plenty of time to party for Halloween.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:09 PM ^
That's basically why I'm annoyed. We should be at a party/the bar by 10 PM.
Probably helps get the Husker crowd pretty amped up to have a night game, as well.
October 15th, 2012 at 11:57 AM ^
/we are outraged about this right? I can't keep track of what I'm mad about anymore
October 15th, 2012 at 11:58 AM ^
October 15th, 2012 at 12:00 PM ^
I don't see a reason to go back.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:04 PM ^
October 15th, 2012 at 12:08 PM ^
I'll be there as well. As a transplant into Omaha, I will be tailgating will all my co-workers (Husker fans), so I hope this game goes a lot like last year's.
October 15th, 2012 at 1:59 PM ^
We're making the drive from Colorado and it's my husband's birthday weekend. Not sure how I'm going to top this present.
October 15th, 2012 at 2:29 PM ^
sounds like this woman is asking for a little help from the blog-men of MGoBlog about additional "presents" for her husband's birthday .... My first suggestion is ... uh ... oh perhaps this should be a separte thread ? uh wait - never mind ... I don't see this going well.
Go Blue!
October 15th, 2012 at 4:21 PM ^
Um, I know how. You've got a long drive, right? Ask him to drive, then make him glad you did.
October 15th, 2012 at 5:48 PM ^
Whoa, let's not get all East Lansing here guys.
October 15th, 2012 at 10:37 PM ^
I'm driving down from Minnesota for the game! Go Blue!
October 15th, 2012 at 12:11 PM ^
I love night games, because it allows me to watch the game in real time. With young kids, watching live during the day is tough, so my wife and I DVR the games, and go on complete media blackout from kickoff until we turn on the game after the kids go to sleep. No phones, bberries, internet, TV, etc. Trying to avoid places to eat lunch that have TVs can be a real pain.
Night games avoid all of that stress, so for me, I don't care what channel it is on.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:35 PM ^
Next weekend will be my ultimate test as I'm flying the family out to the UM-MooU game.
I'll have to go dark until Tuesday to watch the NU-vs-UNL on DVR since they play in Evanston during the Michigan game, & I plan to watch my DVR of MNF first.
The other challenge will be avoiding the flight crew announcing the final of the Detroit-vs-Chicago game when we land Monday night. In the age of DVR's & smartphones, it drives me nuts that flight crews still do this. We were all just on a sh!tty plane w/ no wi-fi, it's obvious that we all did not see the games.. so go ahead spoil it for everyone, it's not like we could click twice to see the socres on our own if we chose to.
/rant.
October 15th, 2012 at 5:13 PM ^
Going dark at the Big House with regards to the Northwestern-Nebraska score probably won't be possible. They announce the scores of other B1G games inside the stadium.
October 15th, 2012 at 5:42 PM ^
But usually they only flash it on the scoreboard. They only actually give the scores out loud once per game, or so it seems. If you plug your ears during that one time and make sure to avoid the board the other times, you can pull it off.
Speaking of which, at Purdue last week it was really weird. They actually showed video highlights of another game in progress (Wisconsin-Illinois), but didn't flash the score on the board anywhere. I saw a Wisconsin guy score but had no idea what the score was. No other games were mentioned.
October 15th, 2012 at 4:51 PM ^
My GOD I hope I never have children. I know it will eventually happen (one is the limit), but I really hope I shoot blanks. I just don't want the responsibility of raising a child and this post further illustrates why.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:25 PM ^
..."say it all."
The game will be broadcast at 8 ET, 7 CT. Perform your own time zone calculation for your viewing location of choice or circumstance.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:46 PM ^
An 8 PM start is actually ideal for me that weekend, as I have all sorts of family coming in for a gathering in the afternoon and probably would not get to see it as it aired otherwise. We should be home by 8 PM, and since the kids start their so-called "journey towards bedtime" at 8 PM sharp, they can get ready for bed and fall asleep in front of the game while my wife and I watch (although I watch far more intently than my wife does). That works for me - that's a nice family-friendly primetime event for my house.
October 15th, 2012 at 1:03 PM ^
I would be going to the game, as I used to live in Omaha, but now I'm Indiana and can't make the trip.
October 15th, 2012 at 1:28 PM ^
October 15th, 2012 at 1:17 PM ^
Kickoff used be 7:00 p.m. Now it's later. Oh well.
October 15th, 2012 at 1:51 PM ^
..."be there", 7 pm CT is the right time.
October 15th, 2012 at 1:30 PM ^
Does anyone have any inside info on the game time for the Minnesota game? We are heading up there and have no idea when kickoff might be. The ticket office says the networks only need to provide them a 72 hour heads up on the kickoff time....
thanks
October 15th, 2012 at 4:54 PM ^
Unfortunately I have a fucking wedding to go to on November 3, so I'm hoping MN is a noon game. Seriously, weddings simply should not be allowed during football season. I just think it is inconsiderate. Do you really want some people at your wedding, hating you for making them miss football, or leaving the room constantly to check football on TVs if possible, or worse, having people stay in a room with TVs and not even be in the hall celebrating with you?
October 15th, 2012 at 5:48 PM ^
October 15th, 2012 at 1:47 PM ^
If you have dish can you still call them and order the BigTen Network just for a day? My dad did this the other year and they charged him 5 dollars or something. Does anyone know if this is possible??
October 15th, 2012 at 1:57 PM ^
just call them and find out?
-ballsack out
October 15th, 2012 at 2:17 PM ^
Maize and Blue Bibs shining in the Lincoln Lights.
October 15th, 2012 at 2:57 PM ^
Lame. Saturday night on haloween weekend is for parties (college student here). Guess I'll just get a late start for those. Wonder if that will affect Nebraska's student section at all?