Friday night Egg Bowl

[dorndawg]

It just don’t sit right with me. I prefer Thanksgiving day, but Saturday is perfectly fine. Friday just feels bush league, even if it is a day off for lots of folks.

 

[GloryDawg]

I think it a Friday Afternoon game but I agree.

 

[dorndawg]

I think it a Friday Afternoon game but I agree.

That’s what I meant to say

 

[GloryDawg]

That’s what I meant to say

I probably should have been that guy. I knew you probably knew.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

2:30 ABC

 

[msudawg1200]

What's it matter? It's been played on Thanksgiving night, Saturday afternoon and night, and Black Friday a couple of times also in the last 25 or so years. It's on national TV. Much better than the 1:00 kickoffs in Jackson with no TV I grew up with.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

I am probably in the minority, but I like it on Friday afternoon. A lot of people love it on Thanksgiving. It doesn't matter now, but it was difficult on Bird Day.

 

[ETK99]

Most people have to work on Friday afternoons, It's a bad decision. Just put it on Saturdays and be done with it.

 

[patdog]

I am probably in the minority, but I like it on Friday afternoon. A lot of people love it on Thanksgiving. It doesn't matter now, but it was difficult on Bird Day.

I like any time but thanksgiving. But this looks like a 1-off. I think it’ll be thanksgiving again next year.

 

[The Cooterpoot]

I'd prefer nobody see this beat down, we've got a team made for radio.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

It just don’t sit right with me. I prefer Thanksgiving day, but Saturday is perfectly fine. Friday just feels bush league, even if it is a day off for lots of folks.

For folks who go to the game, any day but Thanksgiving is fine.

 

[Wesson Bulldog]

Play it first game of year every year.

 

[The Cooterpoot]

 

[QuaoarsKing]

For folks who go to the game, any day but Thanksgiving is fine.

If you want to go to a family dinner, that is. If you want an acceptable excuse to not go, the Thursday Egg Bowl is pretty awesome.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

It's just another game for some. It didn't used to be that way, but it is now.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

It just don’t sit right with me. I prefer Thanksgiving day, but Saturday is perfectly fine. Friday just feels bush league, even if it is a day off for lots of folks.

Saturday at 11 am would be good this year

 

[cowbell88]

Saturday at 11 am would be good this year

Sunday morning at 2am

 

[hatfieldms]

What's it matter? It's been played on Thanksgiving night, Saturday afternoon and night, and Black Friday a couple of times also in the last 25 or so years. It's on national TV. Much better than the 1:00 kickoffs in Jackson with no TV I grew up with.

Actually for this particular game I wish it was a 1:00 game with no tv

 

[leeinator]

It just don’t sit right with me. I prefer Thanksgiving day, but Saturday is perfectly fine. Friday just feels bush league, even if it is a day off for lots of folks.

IMO, this game should start at midnight on Friday. That would be a plus plus.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

The season ending on Friday instead of Saturday gives our staff more time to go out recruiting**

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

It doesn’t really matter to me when it’s played but if there was a preference I would say Saturday.

 

[HumpDawgy]

Well, it is fitting for us to play on a Friday since we are basically a high school team.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

It’s also across from the Chiefs/Raiders so the TV bump is pretty much nil

 

[The Cooterpoot]

The season ending on Friday instead of Saturday gives our staff more time to go out recruiting**

You laugh but they've got recruits coming in Saturday

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

It just don’t sit right with me. I prefer Thanksgiving day, but Saturday is perfectly fine. Friday just feels bush league, even if it is a day off for lots of folks.

Our Football program has been bush league since Cohen was hired as AD.

 

[Drebin]

I like any time but thanksgiving. But this looks like a 1-off. I think it’ll be thanksgiving again next year.

A&M - Texas is gonna be the new Thanksgiving game on ESPN.

 

[HarveyDogMan]

I'm glad it's not being played on Saturday. It would ruin an otherwise enjoyable day of football.

 

[Ranchdawg]

 

[Negative Waves]

They need to put it on at 11:30 Saturday, bring back the old JP Sports 3 Daves, and let us relive the bad old days. That's the broadcast this years game deserves.

 

[Mr. Cook]

I probably should have been that guy. I knew you probably knew.

I knew you both probably knew, so it’s all good******

 

[PBRME]

They need to put it on at 11:30 Saturday, bring back the old JP Sports 3 Daves, and let us relive the bad old days. That's the broadcast this years game deserves.

I’d be happy with this year it just being on the radio with some Jack sound bites thrown in.

 

[patdog]

A&M - Texas is gonna be the new Thanksgiving game on ESPN.

Maybe, but probably not. SEC doesn't want the NFL competition for one of its premier games. Looks like Texas vs A&M will be a Friday game going forward (it's Saturday this year but according to this article SEC wanted it on Friday but couldn't make the schedules work on late notice). So, Egg Bowl probably isn't staying on Friday. Interestingly, there is no Thanksgiving game this year. So my guess is Egg Bowl goes to Thanksgiving if there is a Thanksgiving game going forward, or Saturday if there's not.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/will-longhorns-aggies-thanksgiving-game-return/

 

[MStateU]

Give me Thanksgiving Egg Bowl!!!

Downvotes go right there. Ha.

 

[Drebin]

Maybe, but probably not. SEC doesn't want the NFL competition for one of its premier games. Looks like Texas vs A&M will be a Friday game going forward (it's Saturday this year but according to this article SEC wanted it on Friday but couldn't make the schedules work on late notice). So, Egg Bowl probably isn't staying on Friday. Interestingly, there is no Thanksgiving game this year. So my guess is Egg Bowl goes to Thanksgiving if there is a Thanksgiving game going forward, or Saturday if there's not.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/will-longhorns-aggies-thanksgiving-game-return/

We'll see. Egg bowl always draws ratings even with NFL competition. UT/A&M was a traditional Thanksgiving game for years.

 

[onewoof]

Bet me that Dartz wont have over 500 yards passing

 

[dorndawg]

We'll see. Egg bowl always draws ratings even with NFL competition. .

Viewership was pretty abysmal in 2023 (especially considering it was a primetime game), which is probably why we are relegated to Friday now:

Thanksgiving (11/23) sports ratings: NFL, college hoops, Egg Bowl hit highs

The NFL was customarily massive -- and college basketball made a few waves as well -- on Thanksgiving Day.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

 

[LexSCDOG]

Grew up in Ms(Jackson). Season Ticket holder till 2019 Moved to SC after college. Loved eating Turkey and heading up to Vegas when it was on Thanksgiving. Came back to almost all Eggs through yrs, when I had my parents there other relatives. Now close relatives are gone. Back in 2021, we stayed in a Starkville hotel after the game, the only restaurant open was Buffalo Wild wings that I remember and a 2 hr wait. Probably was always that way but I was heading to Jackson after the game anyway.. Could not even get a pizza delivered. I get it every one is off, but if you have 62k in town, national TV, the only TV game and the town can't support it, don't do it.

 

[Mr. Cook]

Irrelevant. If it’s a day ending with the letter “Y,” we will lose**********

 

[HumpDawgy]

Bet me that Dartz wont have over 500 yards passing

I'm sure he will have over a 90% completion rating if he has to throw the ball at all.

 

[Dawg84]

It just don’t sit right with me. I prefer Thanksgiving day, but Saturday is perfectly fine. Friday just feels bush league, even if it is a day off for lots of folks.

By moving from Thanksgiving, it kind of took away, what little spice the Egg Bowl had going for it!