Apologies if this has been published before on the CARDboard, but David Shaw is none too happy with Fox for scheduling the opener at 9 a.m. pacific time.
https://theathletic.com/news/stanford-co...oi6ZUaKg9c
Stanford coach David Shaw said Friday he is “pissed off at Fox” for giving the Cardinal a noon ET/9 a.m. PT kickoff time for their season opener on Sept. 4 against Kansas State in Arlington, Texas. The game will air on FS1.
It reminds me of when I lived in the DC Metroplex and the Giants came to play the Nationals on July 4. Because the city had to plan for fireworks among other things, they mandated that the game begin at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time...8:30 a.m. body clock time for the SF Giants.
My young son was out visiting and we went to the game. He had remembered from his club sports days that there was a propensity for eastern schools to schedule games very early to give their teams an advantage over schools from the west coast. So he predicted the Giants would get clobbered, which they did. Bumgarner's first six pitches included two doubles and two home runs. Game over...
And we all remember the 9 a.m. body clock time Stanford vs. Texas opener on 9/4/99, won by Texas 69-17. So I understand Coach Shaw's frustration. Of course, one year later, Stanford won an evening game at home vs. Texas, 27-24
https://theathletic.com/news/stanford-co...oi6ZUaKg9c
Stanford coach David Shaw said Friday he is “pissed off at Fox” for giving the Cardinal a noon ET/9 a.m. PT kickoff time for their season opener on Sept. 4 against Kansas State in Arlington, Texas. The game will air on FS1.
It reminds me of when I lived in the DC Metroplex and the Giants came to play the Nationals on July 4. Because the city had to plan for fireworks among other things, they mandated that the game begin at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time...8:30 a.m. body clock time for the SF Giants.
My young son was out visiting and we went to the game. He had remembered from his club sports days that there was a propensity for eastern schools to schedule games very early to give their teams an advantage over schools from the west coast. So he predicted the Giants would get clobbered, which they did. Bumgarner's first six pitches included two doubles and two home runs. Game over...
And we all remember the 9 a.m. body clock time Stanford vs. Texas opener on 9/4/99, won by Texas 69-17. So I understand Coach Shaw's frustration. Of course, one year later, Stanford won an evening game at home vs. Texas, 27-24
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