Several Michigan Football gametimes announced
Per @UMichFootball, we now have some set times and networks.
9/1 at Notre Dame (7:30pm/NBC)
9/8 vs Western Michigan (Noon/FS1)
9/15 vs SMU (3:30pm/BTN)
10/6 vs Maryland (Noon/TV TBA)
10/20 at Michigan State (TBA/Fox or FS1)
11/24 at Ohio State (Noon/FOX)
12/1 B1G Championship (8:17pm/FOX)
Countdown clock is an hour off, on the late side. I would suggest updating, to avoid tuning in around late 2Q, with the game already in hand and Wimbush looking terrified on the sideline. User results may vary.
Never mind.
Wimbush is going to realize early on that he's standing on the tracks and the train is coming right through South Bend.
Jim's face after the first couple of hits on him.
Those of us living in Europe can pay for a subscription to ESPN player which USED to show all of the good Michigan games (and numerous others).
Now most of the good games are on cursed fox, and they do not have a system where people outside the country can subscribe for streaming.
We are left with the free streaming sites which are WAY better than nothing, but far lower quality and reliability compared to direct streaming.
Even BTN has an inernational streaming system. If anyone hears of fox adding this kind of service please post it on the board. Thanks.
I honestly think the streams at r/CFBStreams are much better in quality than the ESPN streams. I actually had to stop using the ESPN stream during the Michiga-Florida opener last year and switch to a reddit stream.
Thank you. I will try the Reddit streams.
No surprise, the Notre Dame game is in prime time. Mike Tirico on the call, right? He's called great Michigan games in twilight before.
I was thinking GameDay would probably be there, but I don't know what their relationship is with NBC. I know they've done FOX games in the past. Guessing they might go to Auburn/Washington or Alabama/Louisville instead, but neither are on a campus.
The night game on ABC is the Orlando one (Bama/Louisville), but since the other game is in Atlanta, I suppose both are in play.
The relationship with NBC is irrelevant. College Gameday has a well-established practice of going to big games regardless of broadcasting network. It is true that in weeks where there is no clear leader some accomodation will be made for their own network games and/or the logistical challenge of flying Kirk to his night game, but they do a good job spreading the wealth around. Some of their most memorable shows have been from Notre Dame, including the first ever on-campus remote in 1993 for the ND-FSU matchup (which aired on NBC).
If Michigan-Notre Dame is the biggest game of the day, they'll go there. However, Auburn-Washington looks like it might be at least as attractive as ours, and it's easier logistically, so they may lean that way instead. Neither Michigan nor Notre Dame are going to get huge amounts of pre-season hype.
They still draw the most eyeballs for a regular season game. I don't think Auburn/Washington is going to move the needle too much, even though it's a great cross-sectional game.
Michigan-ND will draw more viewers than Auburn-Wash by a wide margin.
I'm just grateful Herbsheep isn't calling the game. That homer can go straight to hell. Man that guy is the epitome of suck in everything that is anything. I actually muted the last 3 quarters in 2016 at the toilet shoe because I would've threw the laptop at the 64 inch listening to that jag off. If there is any person that should never announce a game, it should definitely not ever be a former bucnut when they are playing The Wolverines. One of the dumbest things you can do in broadcasting. He's such a miserable fuck in that game.
I'm making the trip to the Penn State game. Hoping for an evening start. (Yes, I realize that's a November game).
Let the noon start vs 3:30 start vs UTL debates begin!!
That Minnesota game was great! Watching MSU/PSU at Crisler before the game, then walking into Michigan Stadium with less than a hour before game time. I went with some of my friends and that was the first time they went to the Big House. Great time had by all! Don't really know why the hate for night games...
A few brief comments
- There's a difference between hate and prefer.
- I'm one for balance . . . . some night games, some noon games, some 3:30 games.
- The fact is, I can't attend night games in AA, because of other commitments. So I prefer day games.
- Even beyond that, as regards balance, I love having breakfast, walking to the stadium on a comfortable bright sunny day with the leaves falling down gently.
- Night games can be electric. But I think it makes more sense for Big games . . . ND, MSU, PSU, maybe Wisconsin. If you have 6 games at night, they kind of cease to be special.
If I'm making the trip for the game, I want as much tailgating time as possible because the pregame atmosphere is my favorite thing in life ever (non-kid/wife category). An RV is optimal and worth the effort for one trip per season - it stretches pregaming into Friday evening and makes the postgame nitecap that much more convenient.
I'll say it again. No going on the road to Iowa City, whatever town the Nittanys play in and Madison for night games. It's suicide. They drink too much and are way too obsessed with beating Michigan.
Here is my proposal for the home schedule:
85% Noon Games
15% 3:30 Games
Night Games reserved for huge non-OSU games (Mostly ND, otherwise maybe MSU, or another especially good matchup: PSU and Wisconsin right now).
No more than one home night game per 2 years!
I think I talked about it at the time, but that was such a fun game! Especially considering the weather. Most enjoyable game of last year that I went to somehow.
Victors Lot was a mud bowl/pond, and everybody was miserable. They announced the gates were opening late, things weren't good.
And then someone took out their phone and checked out what was currently going on at Kinnick....
Everybody got a second wave of energy, and I'm pretty sure the stadium ended up filling up for a great showing of the RBs.
Thank you Iowa for cheering us up!
Is bleh.
an aggressive offense will give Don Brown a chance to unleash hell and see what we have right before the B1G season gets going. They'll be past the opening day jitters and hype and ready to setle in, so having a team that can test them a bit is a good thing. Feeding the beast, iron sharpening iron, and all that stuff.
for ABC/ESPN/ESPN2. Disney must have taken that with the "4th pick" in the B1G draft (OSU/U-M 1st to Fox, PSU/OSU 2nd to Disney, U-M/MSU 3rd to Fox). Figure they're already looking to that as an ABC Prime Time game.
That would seem to increase the likelihood of PSU @ U-M on the same day being a Fox day game. There were 2 B1G games simultaneous on Prime Time between Fox/Disney last year but that will be more the exception than the rule.
Its going to be weird to not even have the ability to watch a game. Thank you Comcast
The 1982 game was the first ever night game in Notre Dame stadium history. Although I didn't answer your question (honestly Idk the answer), I have trimmed the possible timeline quite a bit
94 was a day game. Notre Dame went quite a while playing games only in the afternoon under the NBC contract, but the recent explosion of prime-time night games moved some of their big ones back under their lights.
We played during the day in 86 and won. We played at night in 88 and 90 and lost both. I don't recall for 92, but that was a tie. 98, 2002, 2004, and 2008 (wasn't it rainsoaked?) were daytime losses. 06 and 10 were glorious daylight victories, obviously, with 2010 being our last victory there.
'92 was daytime.
2012: Lost 13-6. (Outgained them in total yards but Denard threw about 75 interceptions.)
Denard only threw 74 picks. Vin Smith threw the 75th on a halfback pass. : (
I think Teo was credited with three picks. One pass hit him right in his chest. One was tipped up in the air for anyone to grab. Nope, not a good game.
Yes there were some real stinkers in there over the years.
But I am watching your 2006 masterpiece right now which is just [kisses fingers] MWHAAAA!!! Beautiful!
This comment here is for all of you who incorrectly prefer 3:30, or even worse, night games over Noon to neg.
BRING IT ON BITCHES I AIN'T SCURRED
At that point, I think it's more about the comparison between The Game and the Iron Bowl. If The Game is obviously going to be better, then it will be at 3:30 and CBS can choose whether or not to keep the Iron Bowl at 3:30 or not.
They're not starting at noon "because that's how Bo liked it" or for any of the other reasons you suggest. They're starting at noon because that's when the TV network has dictated it will start.