08-09-2023, 01:47 PM
The mention of tailgaters above reminds me of one reason I'm cautious about possible connection with B1G or ACC:
Last fall, I planned to get my tailgate group together for one last 'gate for the BYU game. Then the game itself was scheduled for 8pm, and folks started dropping out. Face it, games that start long after darkness has fallen lose some of their appeal.
We will have a lot of such games if we join a conference that is mostly/entirely located in other time zones.
Of course, the BYU game turned out to be significant because it represented the last hurrah of David Shaw, but that's a different issue.
Last fall, I planned to get my tailgate group together for one last 'gate for the BYU game. Then the game itself was scheduled for 8pm, and folks started dropping out. Face it, games that start long after darkness has fallen lose some of their appeal.
We will have a lot of such games if we join a conference that is mostly/entirely located in other time zones.
Of course, the BYU game turned out to be significant because it represented the last hurrah of David Shaw, but that's a different issue.