I miss the morning Black Friday Rutgers games.

[jay_hq]

I get the financial aspect of all these changes.

But I miss those Big East games.
I miss the Black Friday games which was pretty much a tradition after Thanksgiving for a few years.
I miss playing Syrcause and Pitt every season. Same with Louisville and a few others.
I miss winning.

The Big East was great for actual football on the field for us.

There I said it!

 

[bigmatt718]

I'd rather play a Black Friday night game vs Maryland every year. Do a DH with Nebraska-Iowa game. They play the day game, we play the night game.

 

[brgRC90]

One of the main features of college football for a long time was tradition. Now money rules. Money doesn't always make things better.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

I get the financial aspect of all these changes.

But I miss those Big East games.
I miss the Black Friday games which was pretty much a tradition after Thanksgiving for a few years.
I miss playing Syrcause and Pitt every season. Same with Louisville and a few others.
I miss winning.

The Big East was great for actual football on the field for us.

There I said it!

I too miss the regional BE rivalries but I ever liked Black Friday games.

RU now plays a bunch of midwestern teams with little juice/hatred

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

Nothing like that game against an 0-11 Cal that we lost on BF under Terry Shea.

 

[Southern Gentleman]

Arkansas plays at Missouri today at 3:30 Eastern time.

I would appreciate your support!

Go Hogs Go!

 

[Doctor Worm]

I'd rather play a Black Friday night game vs Maryland every year. Do a DH with Nebraska-Iowa game. They play the day game, we play the night game.

The B1G will be scheduling Black Friday doubleheaders. My guess is that there will be two day games, but I don't know that.

 

[RU#1fan]

Arkansas plays at Missouri today at 3:30 Eastern time.

I would appreciate your support!

Go Hogs Go!

Go Hogs !

 

[LotusAggressor]

I get the financial aspect of all these changes.

But I miss those Big East games.
I miss the Black Friday games which was pretty much a tradition after Thanksgiving for a few years.
I miss playing Syrcause and Pitt every season. Same with Louisville and a few others.
I miss winning.

The Big East was great for actual football on the field for us.

There I said it!

I miss competent offense.

 

[e5fdny]

I'd rather play a Black Friday night game vs Maryland every year. Do a DH with Nebraska-Iowa game. They play the day game, we play the night game.

Hmm…Not a bad idea. 👍

 

[huskersalways]

The B1G will be scheduling Black Friday doubleheaders. My guess is that there will be two day games, but I don't know that.

I can see them adding a game or 2 on Fridays. What I doubt you see is a night game on BF. The Big 10 was really reluctant to add night games in the first week of November and has stood pat on none after the first weekend. If there are more added it will involve 11:00am CST and the 2:30-3:00 start times.

 

[RUTGERS95]

10yrs ago many would have sold their first born to be in BIG and now the complaining about rivalries etc.. unreal

 

[Local Shill]

people miss things like the 2004 Thanksgiving game vs. UConn that kicked off at 10:30 am?

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

I miss competent offense.

I miss offensive touchdowns that our offense scores.....for us.

 

[e5fdny]

10yrs ago many would have sold their first born to be in BIG and now the complaining about rivalries etc.. unreal

I’m the one who would rather play more B1G games than less. 5H and 5A would be fine by me. Zipper schedule and we get them all sooner than later.

FYI…the B1G schedule for this weekend should be the way it ends every season. Add USC vs. UCLA and it’s perfect.

people miss things like the 2004 Thanksgiving game vs. UConn that kicked off at 10:30 am?

Didn’t like that one then or if it happened now.

A night game, sure.

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

10yrs ago many would have sold their first born to be in BIG and now the complaining about rivalries etc.. unreal

Not sure where you're getting that conclusion from 95.
I see folks just missing the BF game with perhaps the OP missing the local teams and competitive play. Don't see them as complaining.

 

[Doctor Worm]

people miss things like the 2004 Thanksgiving game vs. UConn that kicked off at 10:30 am?

We had a Black Friday home game against Louisville some years back, 11:00AM kickoff. Bilal Powell ran roughshod.

 

[bac2therac]

We had a Black Friday home game against Louisville some years back, 11:00AM kickoff. Bilal Powell ran roughshod.

Empty stadium on cold day

No one misses these meaningless Friday games

 

[RUTGERS95]

Empty stadium on cold day

No one misses these meaningless Friday games

exactly

we've got an attendance problem as it is without compounding it on BF.

 

[e5fdny]

Empty stadium on cold day

No one misses these meaningless Friday games

exactly

we've got an attendance problem as it is without compounding it on BF.

It might not be our choice.

So that being said I’d rather it be a night one if we get picked for this “honor” (quotes intentional).

 

[TM514]

Nothing like that game against an 0-11 Cal that we lost on BF under Terry Shea.

Wasn't that the postponed after 9/11 game? Greg first year. Call wanted a win and pushed to make up the game

 

[retired711]

Nothing like that game against an 0-11 Cal that we lost on BF under Terry Shea.

Greg was the coach; it was his first year (2001). That was the game postponed because of 9/11. And Cal went into the game 0-10, not 0-11.

 

[Doctor Worm]

Empty stadium on cold day

No one misses these meaningless Friday games

True, but that's because up to now, those meaningless Friday games have been, y'know, meaningless.

A meaningful Black Friday game would be very attractive IMO.

 

[retired711]

Greg was the coach; it was his first year (2001). That was the game postponed because of 9/11. And Cal went into the game 0-10, not 0-11.

Hard as it may be to believe, Kyle Boller, a future NFL starter, was QB for Cal. He was a junior. He had a great arm, but he didn't know how to float the ball and he was bad at reading defenses. The next year, Jeff Tedford, the new Cal coach and himself a former collegiate QB, straightened Boller out.

 

[LotusAggressor]

Hard as it may be to believe, Kyle Boller, a future NFL starter, was QB for Cal. He was a junior. He had a great arm, but he didn't know how to float the ball and he was bad at reading defenses. The next year, Jeff Tedford, the new Cal coach and himself a former collegiate QB, straightened Boller out.

So that can be taught.

 

[retired711]

So that can be taught.

Yes! What can't be taught is arm strength and a level of intelligence great enough to understand what the coach is trying to teach.

 

[DennisHajekRC84]

Greg was the coach; it was his first year (2001). That was the game postponed because of 9/11. And Cal went into the game 0-10, not 0-11.

I stand corrected.

 

[WhiteBus]

I hate the fact that we are playing today at the same time as Ohio State/Michigan, basically the Big Ten Championship. Have to admit that I'll be viewing that game more.

 

[bigmatt718]

I hate the fact that we are playing today at the same time as Ohio State/Michigan, basically the Big Ten Championship. Have to admit that I'll be viewing that game more.

You're not alone. Our game which is meaningless outside of bragging rights vs 2 undefeated teams which feature 1 or even both ending up in the playoffs.

 

[WhiteBus]

You're not alone. Our game which is meaningless outside of bragging rights vs 2 undefeated teams which feature 1 or even both ending up in the playoffs.

Where you watching it today?

 

[bigmatt718]

Where you watching it today?

Not sure yet. Are you going to O'Neals on 3rd and South?

 

[WhiteBus]

Not sure yet. Are you going to O'Neals on 3rd and South?

Yes for second half. First quarter at Wissahickon Brewing after a bike ride with others.

 

[The RUT]

Rutgers got their ass kicked on the field in the big East for many many years lmao.

Greg made the big East great on the field for us.

Greg will do the same with the B1G.

People just have to chill and trust the dude.