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Mike Coleman
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Idaho game time

Posted: 8/14/2014 10:52:22 PM

Trying to make travel plans. Anyone heard anything? Is it really TBA only one month out?

catfan28
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RE: Idaho game time

Posted: 8/15/2014 12:20:55 AM

Was told by ticket rep it is a virtual lock for 7pm. New ESPN deal mandates schools cannot release times until 10 days in advance...but little to no chance this one gets picked up for the tube.

For those curious, was also told EIU is 2pm and Akron is 2pm. But there is a good likelihood 'Kron gets picked up for TV and is at 3:30.

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RE: Idaho game time

Posted: 8/15/2014 7:57:49 AM

Have to love TV!

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RE: Idaho game time

Posted: 8/15/2014 12:50:50 PM

If you look at the Week 4 schedule on ESPN's website, about 2/3 of the game times are still TBA.

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RE: Idaho game time

Posted: 8/15/2014 2:37:51 PM

Not just Week 4, but Week 4 and beyond. My guess is that they don't know which teams will be good enough for certain times slots until then. They don't want to get too hasty and schedule a team that's possibly 0-3 heading into Week 4 on ESPN or ESPN2. They're waiting for things to shake out, and holding everyone up in the process. CBS doesn't have their SEC game times listed yet either for Week 4.

Last Edited: 8/15/2014 2:38:29 PM by GoCats105

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RE: Idaho game time

Posted: 8/19/2014 5:18:58 PM

GoCats105 wrote:

My guess is that they don't know which teams will be good enough for certain times slots until then. They don't want to get too hasty and schedule a team that's possibly 0-3 heading into Week 4 on ESPN or ESPN2. They're waiting for things to shake out, and holding everyone up in the process. CBS doesn't have their SEC game times listed yet either for Week 4.

100% correct. Typically three-ish weeks out, teams get slotted into times at least, although sometimes network can be assigned even later (not so much for us, but noon/3:30 games on ESPN or 2 might flipflop, for example.

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RE: Idaho game time

Posted: 8/22/2014 5:03:32 PM

OUAA has announced a 4:30-6:30 tailgate for the Idaho game. Does the alumni association know something about a 7 p.m. kickoff?

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RE: Idaho game time

Posted: 8/22/2014 9:57:10 PM

Senior Fan wrote:

OUAA has announced a 4:30-6:30 tailgate for the Idaho game. Does the alumni association know something about a 7 p.m. kickoff?

Probably got the same info I did. Told there's little chance the game gets on TV, so 7pm it is...

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RE: Idaho game time

Posted: 8/25/2014 2:26:46 PM

I got a kids club mailing today. It lists Idaho as a 7pm, and Eastern Illinois on the 27th as 2pm.

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RE: Idaho game time

Posted: 8/25/2014 6:40:58 PM

That seems to follow the pattern of the last 2 years of having the game against the FCS team be a afternoon game.

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RE: Idaho game time

Posted: 8/25/2014 10:21:36 PM

davepi2 wrote:

That seems to follow the pattern of the last 2 years of having the game against the FCS team be a afternoon game.

I wonder if there's a chance that this game might be televised. EIU is much better than the usual VMI or Martian team that we usually play for the FCS game. If I recall correctly, EIU came very close last year to upsetting a B1G team.

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RE: Idaho game time

Posted: 8/25/2014 10:33:42 PM

OhioCatFan wrote:

davepi2 wrote:

That seems to follow the pattern of the last 2 years of having the game against the FCS team be a afternoon game.

*** EIU was much better than the usual FCS team LAST YEAR, before they lost their QB and coaching staff (or at least head coach). It remains an open question how good they are this year until they take the field. By the time our game comes around in week 4, they could be 0-3 or 3-0 (much like us).

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