9 or More B1G Friday Night Games are Coming for the 2024 Season. Looks like they will be on FOX (IOWA at UCLA on Nov 8; 8:00pm CT)
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November at night can be either tank and t-shirt weather or can be light jacket. I went to a music festival this past November and was very comfortable in a tank top.
Either way, not too shabby!
Well Rutgers just got handed two of them.
The first one at home in September versus Washington
The second in October versus USC. Unfortunately for Rutgers fans in New Jersey The game is at USC I will be starting at 8:00 p.m. PCT which means it will be airing at 11:00 p.m. Eastern. Fortunately this is one of the games that MrScrew and I are attending in person
The first one at home in September versus Washington
The second in October versus USC. Unfortunately for Rutgers fans in New Jersey The game is at USC I will be starting at 8:00 p.m. PCT which means it will be airing at 11:00 p.m. Eastern. Fortunately this is one of the games that MrScrew and I are attending in person
The week Iowa plays at UCLA should be the semi finals or first weekend at the Dome. The playoffs will be three of the five Fridays in Nov.
Or “Those are all over by November dates”? Which is it?
Most aren’t it in the playoffs, true. It’s just the biggest games of the HS football season is all.
Sadly, it is not.
Rutgers fans on the East coast working on plans for pajama watch parties as we speak.
I was responding to other people's posts. I'm not the one who seems to be getting emotional about this issue. But whatever. It's just an opinion.
playing the West Coast teams & traveling across 3 time zones are not gonna be fun for Maryland & Rutgers
and 11 pm kick offs where the game gets over at 2:30ish in the morning? Wow. Who will be awake?
it's all about the money, of course....
How so? Because we now play 2 games on Friday? Just curious what your thoughts are. I prefer Saturday games but TV is what dictates all of this, unfortunately.
The quick turn around, for one thing, sucks, but the bye the following week after the UCLA game at least is one good thing.
Sat Nov 2..........vs Wisconsin
Fri Nov 8...........at UCLA
Sat Nov 16.......BYE
Sat Nov 23........at Maryland
The good old days when Friday was for high school football, Saturday was for college and Sunday was for the NFL are unfortunately over.
The last time we had a weeknight West Coast game I recorded it and got up early the next morning to watch it. Ends up we beat Washington State! I'm hoping for the same versus USC and I get to see it in person
Despite the pains associated with a Fri night game at the Rose Bowl, it’s kinda nice for those traveling and have Sun AM flights. I was more worried about a Sat night game. Now we have all day Sat to do LA stuff and can get to bed early if necessary.
Unfortunately, we knew this crap was coming 7 months ago (in October). I guess we should be thankful we play every year on Black Friday because hopefully that means we avoid Friday night games more often than not moving forward.
Hopefully Beth makes her case that we already play on Friday once/year; that's enough.
They averaged 41,953 in 2022 and 47950, last year (boosted by a crowd of 71K for Colorado). There's probably not a worse place for a Friday night game.
When UCLA was added people talked about what a great venue the Rose Bowl was. No. It's certainly an iconic building and the Rose Bowl game is special. But it's a lousy home field for UCLA, 28 miles from campus.
I'm guessing they put Iowa there on a Friday night hoping it would boost attendance by drawing SoCal Iowa fans.
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Man, adding these West coast teams sure has made things interesting.
And what will TV ratings be when people on the east coast are in bed & not watching?
On the east coast, the game kicks off at 9 pm and won't end until around 12:30 am.
Kirk hates West coast trips. I am sure he's not thrilled about this Friday night game at UCLA, either.
UCLA has a new head coach. I don't think they are gonna be very good.
I also think 10-2 is do-able. Heck, imo, 11-1 is possible if Cade stays healthy all season. The schedule is favorable. Our new OC/QB coach seems competent.
Iowa's 2024 schedule:
- vs. Illinois State, August 31, 2024
- vs. Iowa State, September 7, 2024
- vs. Troy, September 14, 2024
- at Minnesota, September 21, 2024
- at Ohio State, October 5, 2024
- vs. Washington, October 12, 2024
- at Michigan State, October 19, 2024
- vs. Northwestern, October 26, 2024
- vs. Wisconsin, November 2, 2024
- at UCLA, November 8, 2024
- at Maryland, November 23, 2024
- vs. Nebraska, November 29, 2024
9pm they should just be getting home from a night out and ready to flip on the tv.
What's your guess as to UCLA's record by the time we play them? That would also tamp down any desire for their fans to show up.
I'd say they have maybe 4 wins going into our game against us. So 4-4-ish
Yep.
And hopefully the offense is clicking right off the bat because it sure would be nice to be 4-0 heading into the game on Oct 5 at Columbus.
- vs. Illinois State, August 31, 2024
- vs. Iowa State, September 7, 2024
- vs. Troy, September 14, 2024
- at Minnesota, September 21, 2024
- at Ohio State, October 5, 2024
Guessing 3-5. I think Chip Kelly got the hell out of there for more than one reason, including the roster that he had coming back.
UCLA's schedule:
Aug 31 at Hawaii
Sep 14 vs Indiana
Sep 21 at LSU
Sep 28 vs Oregon
Oct 5 at Penn State
Oct 12 vs Minnesota
Oct 19 at Rutgers
Nov 2 at Nebraska
Nov 8 vs IOWA
I could definitely see a team like Rutgers beating them in Jersey.Guessing 3-5. I think Chip Kelly got the hell out of there for more than one reason, including the roster that he had coming back.
UCLA's schedule:
Aug 31 at Hawaii
Sep 14 vs Indiana
Sep 21 at LSU
Sep 28 vs Oregon
Oct 5 at Penn State
Oct 12 vs Minnesota
Oct 19 at Rutgers
Nov 2 at Nebraska
Nov 8 vs IOWA
Me, too. As @MrsScrew would say, I think RU finally has their sheet together with Greg Schiano in charge.
