Iowa game time

[Raritan83]

is it due to be announced today?

 

[saltpepperketchup]

is it due to be announced today?

Tomorrow around noon

 

[Plum Street]

What are we guessing here ? Noon ?

 

[ecojew]

hoping for 3:30.

 

[RAA-1]

Good chance we are the 3:30 game on BTN. Only 7 games involving B1G teams on the 24th as conference play begins. Last week there were 14 games as all played OOC teams.

One game Nebraska vs Northwestern is already scheduled for 7:30 PM. It is likely that PSU vs Michigan and Wisconsin vs MSU get picked up by ABC/ESPN leaving Iowa for the 3:30 game. All the other games are much less attractive.

 

[RU205]

Hoping for a 3:30 start

 

[Fishky]

Please be 330

 

[mikemarc1]

Good chance we are the 3:30 game on BTN. Only 7 games involving B1G teams on the 24th as conference play begins. Last week there were 14 games as all played OOC teams.

One game Nebraska vs Northwestern is already scheduled for 7:30 PM. It is likely that PSU vs Michigan and Wisconsin vs MSU get picked up by ABC/ESPN leaving Iowa for the 3:30 game. All the other games are much less attractive.

I thought I read there was no 330 BTN window that week. Might be totally wrong though.

 

[bac2therac]

pray for 330

 

[32prosper]

Please 330

 

[Leonard23]

I thought I read there was no 330 BTN window that week. Might be totally wrong though.

According to Matt Sarz's site, ESPN doesn't have 330 available on 9/24 but BTN does.

 

[mikemarc1]

According to Matt Sarz's site, ESPN doesn't have 330 available on 9/24 but BTN does.

Maybe that's what I read...thanks for the clarification.

 

[needmorecowbell]

According to Matt Sarz's site, ESPN doesn't have 330 available on 9/24 but BTN does.

ESPN only? Or all ESPN networks?

 

[needmorecowbell]

ESPN only? Or all ESPN networks?

It looks like ESPN is n/a for 3:30 but there is a 3:30 game on ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews and BTN.

 

[RUbacker]

Tomorrow around noon

3:30

 

[Local Shill]

According to Matt Sarz's site, ESPN doesn't have 330 available on 9/24 but BTN does.

Matt predicted noon on ESPNU.
Can only hope he misfired on that one.

 

[Leonard23]

Matt predicted noon on ESPNU.
Can only hope he misfired on that one.

He's usually pretty good at these predictions
:weary::gun:

 

[mikemarc1]

He's usually pretty good at these predictions
:weary::gun:

Let's hope espn decides not to put PSU and Pitt on at same time..

 

[Leonard23]

Let's hope espn decides not to put PSU and Pitt on at same time..

Well, I think those 330 guesses are also pretty good.

 

[Local Shill]

There's also a 4 p.m. ESPN News slot that they've used the past couple years. I don't expect it, but at least it opens one more possibility to stay out of the dreaded nooner.

One final time, here are the available windows:

 

[ScarletKid2008]

what time should we know today about the RU vs Iowa kick-off time ?

 

[nj124]

Good chance we are the 3:30 game on BTN. Only 7 games involving B1G teams on the 24th as conference play begins. Last week there were 14 games as all played OOC teams.

One game Nebraska vs Northwestern is already scheduled for 7:30 PM. It is likely that PSU vs Michigan and Wisconsin vs MSU get picked up by ABC/ESPN leaving Iowa for the 3:30 game. All the other games are much less attractive.

I believe that under the "old" TV contract still in effect, any B1G games on ABC regional must include an alternate "reverse mirror" feed (usually ESPN2). That insures all 50 states see the game without "internet only" feeds in some regions. RU-Iowa has no chance for ABC regional, but one of the 2 games above may take away one of the ESPN networks. Results of this logic are that chances of BTN are increased.

Has anyone heard if the mandatory "reverse mirror" is still in effect with the new Fox and ESPN contracts?

 

[Local Shill]

One 3:30 slot that we had a shot at filled: West Virginia-BYU on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Matt predicted noon on ESPNU.
Can only hope he misfired on that one.

Shill,
When do they normally announce the game times?

 

[mikemarc1]

One 3:30 slot that we had a shot at filled: West Virginia-BYU on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.

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Whelp, at least Matt misfired on that one.

 

[Local Shill]

More bad news - Purdue-Nevada is 3:30 on ESPN News (guess the 4 p.m. time slot in Matt's spreadsheet was wrong). We needed that to be a nooner.

Definitely not looking good right now.

 

[Local Shill]

I believe that under the "old" TV contract still in effect, any B1G games on ABC regional must include an alternate "reverse mirror" feed (usually ESPN2). That insures all 50 states see the game without "internet only" feeds in some regions. RU-Iowa has no chance for ABC regional, but one of the 2 games above may take away one of the ESPN networks. Results of this logic are that chances of BTN are increased.

Has anyone heard if the mandatory "reverse mirror" is still in effect with the new Fox and ESPN contracts?

You'd have to guess yes, but I don't think that's been discussed anywhere yet. Good question.

 

[Local Shill]

Six-day option exercised for PSU-Michigan and MSU-Wisconsin. Really surprising to see them use one so early in the season.

 

[Local Shill]

Damn - it's at noon. This sucks. 3 straight nooners.

 

[mikemarc1]

Noon. Abc or espn.

Confirmed.

 

[needmorecowbell]

What a load of crap! Noon

 

[mikemarc1]

No complainimg. Get our behinds in the seats...abc noon is a big time slot, though espn2 at noon sucks.

 

[needmorecowbell]

If it's ABC (and we play well) it will be worth the early start.

 

[Tango Two]

Noon. Abc or espn.

Confirmed.

Nice

 

[G- RUnit]

Ugh!!! Be careful what we wish for lol...

 

[mikemarc1]

Actually noon on espn2 or abc. Big difference in perception. Ha.

Wonder when they chose network.

 

[PiscatawayMike]

 

[mildone]

Just sent email to our tailgate crew suggesting we start tailgating the night before. Dinner, drink all night, breakfast, game.

Perfect.

 

[Burning_Knights]

Acc just announced that Fsu at USF for is the noon game on abc

 

[mikemarc1]

Acc just announced that Fsu at USF for is the noon game on abc

I'd assume the abc noon window is regional that week.

Meaning in florida, that will be abc game and ru will be espn2.

Everywhere else, ru is abc and fsu is espn2.
(OR vice versa)

We will see.