Common Ground - Call to Action-Bowl Schedule
I just glanced at the bowl schedule and find it infuriating that again, the Capital One, Outback and Gator Bowl are all being played at the same time. How stupid is that.
I understand Delaney's "dominate New Years Day (ignore the games are all Jan. 2)", but how about spacing them out. I personally loved the 11:00am Outback kickoff. Can we start a petition to Delaney for future years.
11:00am - Outback
2:00pm - Gator
5:00pm - Capital One
8:30 - Rose Bowl
Now, that would be dominating New Years' Day!!!!
November 4th, 2011 at 9:00 AM ^
Just sayin
November 4th, 2011 at 9:12 AM ^
Just sayin
November 4th, 2011 at 9:19 AM ^
Well, unless you want to blame the eleven AD's around at the time. Either way, it's the Big Ten Commissioner's office that you'd need to talk to. He's the one that sets the contracts for the tie-ins, and I'm sure the scheduling is contractual. He's not going to let them move to Christmas Eve, what makes anyone think the bowls could reschedule to 8:00 to compete with the Rose Bowl?
Saying Delany doesn't control bowls would be akin to saying DB didn't have anything to do with us playing in Dallas. They're the ones who sign the contracts to do these things.
November 4th, 2011 at 9:01 AM ^
I personally enjoy watching the B1G continuously during bowl season. Having games all at the same time forces me to watch a couple of other schools I really couldn't care about. Other than the NC game, I typically don't watch other conference's games. So yeah, I'll second that.
November 4th, 2011 at 9:03 AM ^
The bowl games are on the 2nd? This is because of the NFL isn't it? I guess I'm taking a vacation day from work for that day...How dumb.
November 4th, 2011 at 9:06 AM ^
I would hope that most businesses close for Jan. 2nd. With New Years Eve and Day falling on the weekend, but yeah, that sucks.
November 4th, 2011 at 9:12 AM ^
I'm in the travel industry; we close approximately never. One of the few downsides...
November 4th, 2011 at 9:22 AM ^
I hear the Flu will be going around that day.
November 4th, 2011 at 10:13 AM ^
sport blogs. They have yet to find a way to stop it.
November 4th, 2011 at 10:40 AM ^
Just hook up 3 tvs...
November 4th, 2011 at 2:39 PM ^
typically holidays are given a weekday to be "celebrated" even if the actual holiday falls on a weekend. When the fourth of july is on a weekend day I still get that Monday off.
It is ridiculous if it is not deemed a holiday. Football is the new years day holiday FGS.
November 4th, 2011 at 9:13 AM ^
Even dumber...school goes back on the 2nd and my son is very upset that he will miss bowl games that day. He almost has his mom convinced to let him skip.
November 4th, 2011 at 10:10 AM ^
I see a flat tire on the way home from holiday travels on January 1 in your future. Unfortunately, that setback is going to cause your son to miss school on the 2nd . . .
November 4th, 2011 at 9:59 AM ^
dating back to before the NFL, TV, or anything else. They've always moved to the 2nd if the 1st is on a Sunday and the other bowls have always followed suit.
November 4th, 2011 at 11:31 AM ^
The bowl games are on the 2nd? This is because of the NFL isn't it? I guess I'm taking a vacation day from work for that day...How dumb.
It's not really a product of the "new" college football in which conference membership is determined by TV contracts and games are played on Tuesdays just to whore for attention. I hate that the Shiteater.com Bowl is played on January 8 or whenever as much as the next guy, but moving the New Year's Day bowls to Jan. 2 if Jan. 1 is a Sunday has been done for quite a while. Competing with the NFL just isn't smart.
November 4th, 2011 at 11:37 AM ^
I guess I had never noticed before (mostly because I was either in High school or college the last time this was an issue). I certanly don't blame the "new politik" of college football for it...just sucks either way.
November 4th, 2011 at 9:30 AM ^
I still question why you post on this board. I mean it's cool, it's just a question of why.
November 4th, 2011 at 9:56 AM ^
Its because he is rational
November 4th, 2011 at 10:04 AM ^
We have a petition going on the MSU board I particpate on. I figure the more Big Ten fans that can get to Delaney the better.
November 4th, 2011 at 10:00 AM ^
he can't get elsewhere. And I approve; more voices = more better.
November 4th, 2011 at 9:32 AM ^
its like the day after st patricks day. its a non given national sick day
November 4th, 2011 at 9:35 AM ^
I saw that too and was quite pissed. I did however take the January 2nd as a vacation day so I can get my Big Ten Footbaaaaaw on! Wife will go to work, send the kid to daycare, and bam drunk by noon.
November 4th, 2011 at 9:50 AM ^
I like your thoughts but the Rose Bowl isn't moving off their time. They have the whole sunset thing going on.
November 4th, 2011 at 9:57 AM ^
Then put the Cap One game at 8:30. I'd still watch. Or stagger the start time so there is some overlap, but having all three kickoff at 1:00pm is just awful IMO.
November 4th, 2011 at 10:35 AM ^
Turn your living room into this:
November 4th, 2011 at 10:55 AM ^
You're doing it wrong.
November 4th, 2011 at 1:02 PM ^
I kind of like flipping back and forth among 3 games at once. I have gotten so good at it that I can see everything simultaneously, kinda of how each movie frame makes up a continuous moving image because they go by so fast.
Drives my wife nuts. She won't even stay in the same room.
November 4th, 2011 at 11:20 AM ^
How'd you get in my house?
November 4th, 2011 at 12:28 PM ^
I have a new goal in life
November 4th, 2011 at 10:37 AM ^
why are these games on January 2nd when they could be on saturday December 31st?
November 4th, 2011 at 10:39 AM ^
Unless Michigan is in the Rose Bowl, how many of us will watch it when it ends at 11:30 on NYE? And we're the hardcore fans.
November 4th, 2011 at 10:55 AM ^
Sweet. My office is closed that day. 1/2/12 is the observed federal holiday, so I think most places should be closed. Clearly not some schools, though, which is crap.
November 4th, 2011 at 10:58 AM ^
Just think if someone had just awoken from a coma for 10 years .... they would think they died, and went to HELL.
Go Blue!
November 4th, 2011 at 11:07 AM ^
I hate it too. Being a fan of college football in general I watch a lot of the bowl games anyways, but I'd really prefer them to space out the Big10 games more. Seems pretty ridiculous to have the 3 biggest games (outside of the BCS) on at exactly the same time.
November 4th, 2011 at 12:38 PM ^
Understand you concern but I thought that Rose and Orange had unwritten agreement years ago. Not positive but I thought that:
Rose Bowl always at 5:00pm EST due to Rose Parade in AM and not wanting to conflict with other games.
Orange Bowl usually follows at 8:00pmish. At halftime they have an incredible light show at halftime hence why this is played at night.
Neither want to play at the same time as each other. None of the other bowls matter though
November 4th, 2011 at 12:40 PM ^
I absolutely loved when they played this game at 11am, unless Michigan was playing in it. There's something awesome about waking up to breakfast, bloody marys, and B1G football simultaneously. Sometimes I get jealous of those who live in PST.
November 4th, 2011 at 12:58 PM ^
Do they also plan to follow the stupidity of last year and put all of these games on ESPN instead of ABC? I'm pretty sure that was the primary reason the bowl viewership was way down last year. I know plenty of people who don't get all of the ESPNx channels since they are on a budget and only get basic cable.
November 4th, 2011 at 5:28 PM ^
I sense that I will need to send the car back to the body shop sometime around New Year's....guess I can't make it to work for a few days during bowl season.