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A Few USF FB Kickoff Times Announced

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TDS has a rant about this as well.

A 4pm start conflicts with sorority rush.

FFS, USF, get it together!

 

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Bausfkid
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To hot, to cold, to late, to early, a Thursday or Friday, a bad opponent, a bad stadium, another game is on, to expensive, no freebies, the list goes on and on.  Its a wonder we draw 18K.  

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4pm is no excuse for low attendance. It is a shame USF is not getting 50k for every game 

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The heat will be unbearable for a game that early in the season.  Unless, of course, a good thunderstorm rolls through and cools things off while delaying the game for an hour or two.  Seems like a br

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1 hour ago, charsibb said:

FFS, USF, get it together!

Not sure USF had a say in the matter ....

One silver lining is those "fans" who may have skipped game to watch FSU-Alabama might make it to the stadium now...

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2 minutes ago, Triple B said:

Not sure USF had a say in the matter ....

 

They had a say in scheduling rush, and banned any changes, apparently.

 

2 minutes ago, Triple B said:

 

One silver lining is those "fans" who may have skipped game to watch FSU-Alabama might make it to the stadium now...

Now, THAT's funny!

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14 hours ago, Triple B said:

My ire is apparently misguided ... Per JK, "Honestly, we don't know the logic behind the shift from a conventional 7 p.m. kickoff, only that it's TV's call."

Just another reason to ******* hate ESPN ...

We are the first ESPN3 game of the day. There are 7 games after ours that kickoff between 6 and 8pm (http://www.espn.com/college-football/schedule). I don't buy the "blame ESPN" argument. Athletics had to have a say in this.

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1 hour ago, DC said:

We are the first ESPN3 game of the day. There are 7 games after ours that kickoff between 6 and 8pm (http://www.espn.com/college-football/schedule). I don't buy the "blame ESPN" argument. Athletics had to have a say in this.

The only remotely feasible reason for USF initiating the move would be to avoid going against the FSU-Bama broadcast that could potentially hurt the butts in seats. In all our existence, I'm sure there were plenty of marquis matchups that our home opener went against but never affected our start time. Until something more definitive comes out, JK's statement is the best reason we have. 

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I would never miss a USF home game to watch another game, but I am really looking forward to watching the FSU v. Bama match-up, so I am going to take the positive approach here and hope this helps improve attendance. 

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11 minutes ago, Triple B said:

The only remotely feasible reason for USF initiating the move would be to avoid going against the FSU-Bama broadcast that could potentially hurt the butts in seats. In all our existence, I'm sure there were plenty of marquis matchups that our home opener went against but never affected our start time. Until something more definitive comes out, JK's statement is the best reason we have. 

I think that is the most plausible reason. While it's unfortunate that we have to pander to FSU fans, it's the reality we face.

The bigger issue is that we need to seriously increase the quality of our schedule. Week 1, Tulsa plays OK State, and Temple plays Notre Dame. We need to consistently secure marquee week 1 match ups like that. The Notre Dame opener in 2011 was a fantastic way to start the season.

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15 minutes ago, DC said:

The bigger issue is that we need to seriously increase the quality of our schedule. Week 1, Tulsa plays OK State, and Temple plays Notre Dame. We need to consistently secure marquee week 1 match ups like that. The Notre Dame opener in 2011 was a fantastic way to start the season.

From an excitement perspective, I'd agree it's a big jolt to jump from the relative inactivity of summer into a big P5 game. But from a readiness perspective I hate this idea with passion. Much prefer to have a big game for our week 4 matchup, and some lower D1 school to decimate with--mistakes--in week 1.

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The Ocho strikes again

 

 

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So I guess the answer is never schedule Stony Brook because the sororities don't show up?

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