Get Ready For Thursday Night Football from B10?

[BlockR]

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[Tango Two]

It is a loser going up against NFL football.

 

[mikemarc1]

Makes too much sense.

The signs are there...this is happening, imo.

 

[vkj91]

Makes too much sense.

The signs are there...this is happening, imo.

What was it three weeks ago we had posters arguing from multiple schools with us about this

 

[RU4Real]

I can see it happening. The NFL started running Thursday night games after the Big East implosion and the subsequent marginalization of the NCAA Thursday night games. The Big 10 (or the SEC, if we're being fair and honest) could easily compete for ratings against the usually shitty games the NFL puts up on Thursday nights.

 

[mikemarc1]

Also, id think if this happens and schools agree..

It will be a marquee matchup in these Thursday night slots.

 

[oldman87]

Well, we are the B1G East after all.

 

[e5fdny]

I can see it happening. The NFL started running Thursday night games after the Big East implosion and the subsequent marginalization of the NCAA Thursday night games. The Big 10 (or the SEC, if we're being fair and honest) could easily compete for ratings against the usually shitty games the NFL puts up on Thursday nights.

With the hubris of the leadership of both I don't doubt they believe that.

 

[WhiteBus]

Thursday night home conference games at Yankee Stadium. Looking forward to that :cool2:

 

[PatrickRU92]

would take 50 Thursday night games over 1 game on a sh***y baseball field

 

[oldman87]

It would be funny if they pick the RU-MD game.

 

[mdk01]

Thursday night home conference games at Yankee Stadium. Looking forward to that :cool2:

 

[WhiteBus]

Ah, the old nuclear attack drill.

 

[MoobyCow]

This I understand. If you can pick certain games to highlight with less competition that makes sense. I don't really like them personally, because it is difficult schedule wise for me to get there, maybe take time from work, get a babysitter etc. At least I can understand the reasoning.

 

[RU848789]

Love Thursday night games - would love to have one a year at Rutgers Stadium. Many of my favorite RU football memories are from awesome Thursday night games - I assume I don't need to recount these for fans. Love being the only game in town (for college), since pro football is irrelevant to me and tons of people don't have/watch NFL Network (~60% market penetration) anyway.

 

[Ataylor1989x]

I think everyone would agree that the Thursday night win over Louisville was in large part so special and memorable because it was Thursday. But yeah, against the NFL, that's tough, although every sports bar in America would have both games on,

 

[mikemarc1]

Love Thursday night games - would love to have one a year at Rutgers Stadium. Many of my favorite RU football memories are from awesome Thursday night games - I assume I don't need to recount these for fans. Love being the only game in town (for college), since pro football is irrelevant to me and tons of people don't have/watch NFL Network (~60% market penetration) anyway.

Agree with most of your post, but Thurs. Night games are on CBS and NBC now which EVERYONE gets. So much more competition than NFL Net.

 

[RUChoppin]

would take 50 Thursday night games over 1 game on a sh***y baseball field

A thousand times, this.

 

[RU848789]

Agree with most of your post, but Thurs. Night games are on CBS and NBC now which EVERYONE gets. So much more competition than NFL Net.

Shows you how much attention I pay to the NFL, lol...

 

[ColonelRutgers]

I think everyone would agree that the Thursday night win over Louisville was in large part so special and memorable because it was Thursday. But yeah, against the NFL, that's tough, although every sports bar in America would have both games on,

Because we were in fourth rate league in the Big East that had to prostitute itself to get noticed. While I'm already complaining about conference football games in the Bronx and conference basketball games at MSG, let me just throw my hate for Thursday Night games onto the fire.

 

[KnightsofChrome]

It is a loser going up against NFL football.

NFL football is going up against the B1G. I think the NFL loses on Thursday nights.

 

[Tango Two]

NFL football is going up against the B1G. I think the NFL loses on Thursday nights.

Nothing beats NFL football ratings wise...nothing...

 

[mdk01]

Ah, the old nuclear attack drill.

"Duck and Cover"

 

[e5fdny]

With the hubris of the leadership of both I don't doubt they believe that.

This is the kind of thinking I was talking about...

NFL football is going up against the B1G. I think the NFL loses on Thursday nights.

 

[oldman87]

I rarely watch NFL anymore so I'd give it a 1 star rating.

 

[eceres]

I hate this. Do Tues of Wed when there is no nfl. Guarantee bye week around it so you have sat, 10-11 day break, Tues/Wed, 11-12 day break, sat game.

You do 7 per season with each time having 1 a year. Maybe 14, 1 home, 1 away per year.

 

[FanuSanu52]

The only idea worse than going up against the NFL ... Tuesday or Wednesday games.

 

[vascosg]

I continue to love quotes like this from the article:

'More importantly, the Big Ten is also home to some of the biggest markets (New York, Chicago and Washington).'

 

[newell138]

Is that really going to protect you from a nuke?

 

[vkj91]

We don't need to compete with NFL ratings. We simply need to do better than whatever that channel would have had on without a game.

 

[PaKnight]

It is a loser going up against NFL football.

How many colleges games including other B1G games are competition for every Saturday game?

 

[PaKnight]

We don't need to compete with NFL ratings. We simply need to do better than whatever that channel would have had on without a game.

Probably BTN.

 

[vkj91]

Probably BTN.

Then we need better ratings than som wbug show being played for third time or a PSU classic win over Army. Think they will be ok.