[CrazedZooChimp]

[quote author=CrazedZooChimp link=topic=13725.msg143259#msg143259 date=1448313185]

The real question is why are we slaves to Notre Dames scheduling, we don't get any money from them.  Or do Stanford and Low APR U still refuse to play Big Game Thanksgiving weekend too, for some reason?

last I heard there was still of exceedingly large proportions resistance to having Big Game the week of Thanksgiving

- Stanford closes for the week
- Low APR U closes Wed-Fri

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I'd be willing to bet money every other University in the Pac-12 (and country) take several days off for Thanksgiving, because, you know, EVERYONE does that.  What makes us special?  Our tiny fan bases that won't want to come back early or live far away?  Why should the conference make special exceptions for that?

As for ND, I don't have a problem playing them every year, but we (and $C) for some reason agree to let them come to California every Thanksgiving weekend.  I guess it's OK since we don't want to play Kal that weekend, but sure seems we could we say to ND, "hey, we'd love to keep playing you guys, but let's schedule that game in September like every other non-conference game.  It's not our problem you guys don't want to be in a conference."  I guess it means we can sell out a Thanksgiving weekend game, which apparently we think we can't do for Big Game...

[CrazedZooChimp]

[quote author=CrazedZooChimp link=topic=13725.msg143259#msg143259 date=1448313185]

The real question is why are we slaves to Notre Dames scheduling, we don't get any money from them.  Or do Stanford and Low APR U still refuse to play Big Game Thanksgiving weekend too, for some reason?

last I heard there was still of exceedingly large proportions resistance to having Big Game the week of Thanksgiving

- Stanford closes for the week
- Low APR U closes Wed-Fri

[/quote]

I'd be willing to bet money every other University in the Pac-12 (and country) take several days off for Thanksgiving, because, you know, EVERYONE does that.  What makes us special?  Our tiny fan bases that won't want to come back early or live far away?  Why should the conference make special exceptions for that?

As for ND, I don't have a problem playing them every year, but we (and $C) for some reason agree to let them come to California every Thanksgiving weekend.  I guess it's OK since we don't want to play Kal that weekend, but sure seems we could we say to ND, "hey, we'd love to keep playing you guys, but let's schedule that game in September like every other non-conference game.  It's not our problem you guys don't want to be in a conference."  I guess it means we can sell out a Thanksgiving weekend game, which apparently we think we can't do for Big Game...