[Papa John]

Shaw's not the only one complaining about kick-off times, from the Oklahoma AD on the OU/NU 11am CT kick-off

"We are bitterly disappointed that the great Oklahoma-Nebraska rivalry, on the 50th anniversary of the Game of the Century, will kick off at 11 a.m. [local time]," Castiglione said in a statement. "We tried every possible avenue to proactively make our case. The Big 12 Conference also supported our strenuous efforts to secure a more traditional time that would honor this game and our fans. However, in the end, our TV partner chose to exercise its full contractual rights and denied our requests."

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...y-nebraska

Comparing Oklahoma-Nebraska to Stanford-K-State is apples-to-oranges. Oklahoma and Nebraska are on the same time zone, so both teams are equally disadvantaged.

K-State may not be playing on its home field--or in its home state--but both Dallas and Manhattan, KS are on Central time. Stanford is the only team that is disadvantaged. Add to that the fact that AT&T stadium will be nothing close to a neutral site. K-State students and locals will make the 7-hour drive to Dallas in droves, and there's a huuuge alumni presence in the DFW area as well.

And while TV revenue is responsible for a big chunk of what coaches are paid, coaches who lose more than they win are fired and get paid nothing. I don't think David Shaw makes a comment like this on the spur of the moment. I think that, three months out, he is trying to get the time of the game changed in order to increase Stanford's chances of winning. If the game time doesn't change, which is the likely scenario, maybe Stanford will arrive a day or two earlier to acclimate.

So I think it's great that David Shaw stood up for his team and spoke out about this.

[Papa John]

Shaw's not the only one complaining about kick-off times, from the Oklahoma AD on the OU/NU 11am CT kick-off

"We are bitterly disappointed that the great Oklahoma-Nebraska rivalry, on the 50th anniversary of the Game of the Century, will kick off at 11 a.m. [local time]," Castiglione said in a statement. "We tried every possible avenue to proactively make our case. The Big 12 Conference also supported our strenuous efforts to secure a more traditional time that would honor this game and our fans. However, in the end, our TV partner chose to exercise its full contractual rights and denied our requests."

https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...y-nebraska

Comparing Oklahoma-Nebraska to Stanford-K-State is apples-to-oranges. Oklahoma and Nebraska are on the same time zone, so both teams are equally disadvantaged.

K-State may not be playing on its home field--or in its home state--but both Dallas and Manhattan, KS are on Central time. Stanford is the only team that is disadvantaged. Add to that the fact that AT&T stadium will be nothing close to a neutral site. K-State students and locals will make the 7-hour drive to Dallas in droves, and there's a huuuge alumni presence in the DFW area as well.

And while TV revenue is responsible for a big chunk of what coaches are paid, coaches who lose more than they win are fired and get paid nothing. I don't think David Shaw makes a comment like this on the spur of the moment. I think that, three months out, he is trying to get the time of the game changed in order to increase Stanford's chances of winning. If the game time doesn't change, which is the likely scenario, maybe Stanford will arrive a day or two earlier to acclimate.

So I think it's great that David Shaw stood up for his team and spoke out about this.