[Goose]

Apparently Larry Scott is exploring the possibility of having some games with a 9 a.m. PT starting time.  This seems to be in response to criticism about the late starts, particularly the 10 p.m. ET and later starts.  It would also create a PAC-12 game in the Noon ET time slot.  For those of us who travel a distance to Stanford games, a 9 a.m. start would require travel the day before.  Query the impact on the usual tailgate, which is part of the fun of attending the game.

I think it is pretty simple. The early start games will be very very poorly attended. It will be too early to really tailgate. Many people want to sleep in on Saturday. I think it will actually produce worse attendance than "PAC-12 after dark" games. Hopefully, it won't actually happen. Many people don't much like noon games. Anything before 11:00 has no chance at attracting any fans.

[Goose]

Apparently Larry Scott is exploring the possibility of having some games with a 9 a.m. PT starting time.  This seems to be in response to criticism about the late starts, particularly the 10 p.m. ET and later starts.  It would also create a PAC-12 game in the Noon ET time slot.  For those of us who travel a distance to Stanford games, a 9 a.m. start would require travel the day before.  Query the impact on the usual tailgate, which is part of the fun of attending the game.

I think it is pretty simple. The early start games will be very very poorly attended. It will be too early to really tailgate. Many people want to sleep in on Saturday. I think it will actually produce worse attendance than "PAC-12 after dark" games. Hopefully, it won't actually happen. Many people don't much like noon games. Anything before 11:00 has no chance at attracting any fans.