Anybody know anything on this yet? I’m probably in the minority here, but I’m pulling for the 11am game on Fox. It seems here lately that if it’s at night in Kinnick against ranked PSU they get the better of Iowa.
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I'm not gonna buy into superstition. Fingers crossed for 7pm primetime. Kinnick @ Night is one of our best marketing tools, and this game is shaping up to be epic so far.
I am hoping for a night game. State Golf Meet is that weekend and won't make the game if it is before 6:00.
OU-Texas is that week so I'm guessing that will be the 11am game on Fox. Other potential big matchups are Bama/A&M which I'm guessing is the CBS 230 game but there is also Georgia/Auburn game so maybe CBS will do a night game which they do from time to time to air both or one of the other networks gets one of the games most likely the latter. Other matchup of teams currently ranked are ND/VT (NBC?) and Arkansas/Ole Miss. Iowa-PSU has a very good chance of being the ABC primetime game or 230 at the very least. No clue how it works out with which what network has first dibs on it.
I don't care what time it is but I do think the night game atmosphere would be better than an 11 am time.
FOX has the Iowa Penn State and USC Utah games
Yeah because we have traditionally done so well in 11am starts.
Would be too high profile for FS1
You pulling for 11am since Nebraska maybe plays later that day?
Every game besides the Orange Bowl in 2002 was 11am.
If FOX also had USC/Utah, it would make sense to have the Iowa/PSU as their Big Noon Saturday game given the other game is in mountain time
I was just basing that off of MikeyHawk’s post above. Can’t confirm that it’s true
Edit: just checked USC’s schedule and it looks like the game is in California, and the channel is either FOX or FS1, so that could set up a 6:00 game on FOX and then a 9:00 game on FS1 for USC/Utah
The B1G won't want their biggest game of the week competing with Ohio St, who plays at 11 AM that day.
My guess for B1G and big games being played that day:
11AM BTN - Mich St - Rutgers
11AM ESPN or FOX - Maryland - Ohio St
11AM ABC - Texas - Okla
11AM SECN - Arkansas - Ole Miss
2:30PM BTN - Wisky - Illinois
2:30PM ABC - Michigan - Nebraska
2:30PM ACCN - ND - Va Tech
2:30PM CBS - Georgia - Auburn
6PM ESPN - South Carolina - Tennessee
6PM FS1 - Utah - USC
7PM FOX - Penn St - Iowa
7PM CBS - aTm - 'Bama
My guess for B1G and big games being played that day:
11AM BTN - Mich St - Rutgers
11AM ESPN or FOX - Maryland - Ohio St
11AM ABC - Texas - Okla
11AM SECN - Arkansas - Ole Miss
2:30PM BTN - Wisky - Illinois
2:30PM ABC - Michigan - Nebraska
2:30PM ACCN - ND - Va Tech
2:30PM CBS - Georgia - Auburn
6PM ESPN - South Carolina - Tennessee
6PM FS1 - Utah - USC
7PM FOX - Penn St - Iowa
7PM CBS - aTm - 'Bama
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Yeah, I want our biggest home game in years, perhaps the biggest since Wisky '04 or even Michigan '91, to be an 11 AM start because of some scheduling quirk 19 years ago....
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Both games are listed as FOX or FS1, so they can be played at the same time on different networks, as I predicted above.
Unless PSU and/or Iowa start losing some games.
Right. I imagine that it depends somewhat on how all teams perform between now and then. If Utah and USC continue to play .500 ball, then I’m sure there is no problem playing both games at the same time. If both teams win out before their matchup, they may want to show the games at different times to avoid splitting viewers
Yes, and it will probably be Maryland-Ohio St.
Although it's not officially stated, my guess is that Fox network was planning on both IA-PSU and UT-USC to be prime time games, with one on FOX and the other on FS1, depending on how the season shakes out. One does not have to be the 11AM game.
The Iowa State game that year was dark by the time it ended, so it wasn’t an 11:00 start.
I think a lot will depend if PSU can be beat Auburn. I can't speak for all PSU fans, but after 2020 I don't think any game in the Big Ten is a gimme for PSU. When you have a streaky QB you just never know what the game is going to be like. Not sure how we got to #10 after only two games. Win against Auburn and Iowa, and win every game in between and it will be justified. Also will help if Wisconsin can beat ND and Michigan.
Playing against Iowa is always stressful, but when you see how much talent you develop it's easy to see why the games are so competitive. Off the top of my head the only I can recall not being competitive in recent years are 2020, 2016, and 2013.
I'm going to the game so I much rather prefer a 7pm kickoff as tailgating in Iowa City is always fun. I think playing at night in Kinnick would be tougher on Penn State and any road team. PSU has won some close ones, but those teams were decent. PSU has the Whiteout this week and those tend to be against the better teams so our record is just over .500 in Whiteouts. It's not like we are play Temple or Rugters in those games.
Auburn may not be on top of SEC, but they have plenty of good players and athletes. They can beat PSU just as easily as we can beat them. Glad the game is at home this year.
Iowa State was a 5:00 pm start and Utah State was a 2:30 kickoff. Everything else was 11:00 am.
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If it were a rainy day, a 7pm kick would suck balls.I think a lot will depend if PSU can be beat Auburn. I can't speak for all PSU fans, but after 2020 I don't think any game in the Big Ten is a gimme for PSU. When you have a streaky QB you just never know what the game is going to be like. Not sure how we got to #10 after only two games. Win against Auburn and Iowa, and win every game in between and it will be justified. Also will help if Wisconsin can beat ND and Michigan.
Playing against Iowa is always stressful, but when you see how much talent you develop it's easy to see why the games are so competitive. Off the top of my head the only I can recall not being competitive in recent years are 2020, 2016, and 2013.
I'm going to the game so I much rather prefer a 7pm kickoff as tailgating in Iowa City is always fun. I think playing at night in Kinnick would be tougher on Penn State and any road team. PSU has won some close ones, but those teams were decent. PSU has the Whiteout this week and those tend to be against the better teams so our record is just over .500 in Whiteouts. It's not like we are play Temple or Rugters in those games.
Auburn may not be on top of SEC, but they have plenty of good players and athletes. They can beat PSU just as easily as we can beat them. Glad the game is at home this year.
Does BTN have a night game every Saturday or not once we get to league play?
Call the athletic dept and ask for Gary.
Like a noon kickoff is going to grab more casual viewers than a 7 PM kick.
Big Noon Kickoff to me says that Fox doesn’t believe it can truly compete with the Mouse. If it really felt like it could, it would make its premier game prime time too. Kinnick at night is a very, very special environment. The Penn State game needs this.
The only way it would be an "excellent chance" is if Iowa or PSU stumble prior to that game.
Ohio St is already slated for noon, and there is NO WAY ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH that there would be as high a profile B1G game as an undefeated, top 10 matchup between Iowa and Penn St competing against the Ohio St game. That would also give the B1G 3 noon games (including MSU-Rut) with only 2 other games that day.
I think it is much more likely that Ohio St is the FOX Big Noon game, as this is likely FOX's last chance to get them there until the Michigan game.
Being reported James Franklin is in fact interested in USC job. So this may be his last time in Iowa City. We need a nice farewell for him.
Franklin to USC and Campbell to Penn State??????
Franklin to USC and Campbell to Penn State??????
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