That's the thing I don't understand either. Why does the B1G or anyone else care about the time of this game? I assume we are not pre-empting anyone else and that interest in Rutgers-Texas State is basically confined to a Rutgers audience. So what are we "screwing up" if a Saturday noon game is changed to a later time or even a different day? If there's a explanation, outside of "tradition," why this can't be the case, I'd be interested in understanding that.
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That's the thing I don't understand either. Why does the B1G or anyone else care about the time of this game? I assume we are not pre-empting anyone else and that interest in Rutgers-Texas State is basically confined to a Rutgers audience. So what are we "screwing up" if a Saturday noon game is changed to a later time or even a different day? If there's a explanation, outside of "tradition," why this can't be the case, I'd be interested in understanding that.
I think it was the Sept 10, 2016 home opener where Rutgers ran out of water. The temperature in New Brunswick hit 93 with a dew point of 71 that day.
For comparison, the high temps/dewpoints on that day for the schools you mentioned were:
Maryland 95/70
South Carolina 93/69
Oklahoma 78/56
Texas Tech 78/55
TCU 84/65
Clemson 95/63
Georgia Tech 93/63
So only Maryland and Clemson were hotter, but only by 2 degrees, and Clemson had a much lower dew point, so even though it was slightly hotter it was less oppressive. Only Maryland and South Carolina had dew points anywhere near Rutgers.
Exactly. This game could've been Sat 330 or evening, or Fri night (fulfilling our Fri night commitment)...Thurs night too.
This is where TV determined it falls. That's it.
You should have been around for the great "*** Cushion Caper" last year. Rutgers sold seat cushions inside the stadium but those entering with any purchased from the year before had to either throw them away or walk back and put them in their car. That was capitalism at it's finest.
how have you guys not caught on to TV and its influence yet?
BTN needs live programming and it's is probably showing Minnesota on Thursday and MSU on Friday already. Therr are contractual obligations that need to be filled and even if only NJ residents watch this game they still make more on advertising for live sports than some taped studio show. prefer to go back to ESPN360?
Obviously you have never been in Alabama, Florida, or Georgia, if you had you couldn't possibly compare it to N.J.
WE took The kids to Disney World in November, and my wife vowed never ever go to Florida again.
My father moved the family to Florida, we came back to N.J. within a year. vowing never again (much to hot for them) us
kids didn't mine but parents just couldn't take the heat. WE also been to Georgia and Alabama, it was plain torture.
I only asked for an explanation which you provided. I get the needs of BTN Network and live programming. I was just curious why all those factors can't be preserved if the game started at a different time or day. I found the current 2018 BTN schedule which seems to indicate the late games run solo on BTN. Everyone else gets stacked up at noon OR they play on a different day:
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
TIME (ET) MATCHUP TV LINKS
TBD Akron @ Nebraska FOX
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TBD Kent State @ Illinois BTN
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TBD Indiana @ Florida Intl Tickets »
TBD Northern Illinois @ Iowa BTN
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12:00 PM Texas State @ Rutgers BTN
Tickets »
12:00 PM Texas vs. Maryland* Tickets »
12:00 PM Oregon State @ Ohio State
Tickets »
3:30 PM Appalachian State @ Penn State BTN
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7:30 PM Michigan @ Notre Dame Tickets »
http://www.espn.com/college-football/conferences/schedule/_/id/5/big-ten-conference
Thank you. There is zero comparison between New Jersey's "heat" and the Deep South on a regular basis, let alone Florida.
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Um, yes.
This is the situation for Week 1. Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Maryland are all either playing on days other than Saturday or in games that fall under the opposing conference's television contract.
That leaves six B1G games, which were scheduled:
Oregon State at Ohio State (ABC, noon)
Texas State at Rutgers (B1G, noon)
Kent State at Illinois (B1G, noon)
Northern Illinois at Iowa (B1G, 3:30)
Appalachian State at Penn State (B1G, 3:30)
Akron at Nebraska (FOX, 8 p.m.)
I'm not certain, but I assume FOX had the first pick of games and chose to highlight the Huskers, always a draw, especially with a new HC. Ohio State against another P5 opponent is an easy choice for that national ABC window.
Talking about the other four games, I think it's clear the more attractive matchups were placed in the 3:30 slots. Where did you want RU to go?
Accept it. TV rules.
LMAO, quite the leap and distortion, as I never said it wasn't hot anywhere else, but carry on with your new friend.
Again, the schools have some say for these type of BS games and BTN has multiple TV windows each timeslot, so you're wrong. This being on a BTN overflow channel regionally at 330 or at night was the move.
Respectfully, you are wrong and ZMR512 proved it. Plus, Rutgers is lucky to be getting a national BTN game with this awful matchup and you should be thanking them instead of selfishly arguing for a time that better fits your personal schedule.
Your meter is usually calibrated much better. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
You are certainly a person who just can't let go...Don't care if it is 90, 91, 95 - all are hot. NJ hot is the same as Maryland hot, Georgia hot, etc... we do not live in Arizona. Regardless, noon game Sept 1 just sucks. no matter how you cut it. And I don't really care about anyone else or anywhere else.