Because those two are the frontrunners and the "control your own destiny" games

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Nov 25, 2024
10:14:18am

CameronG Truly Addicted User

If ISU and ASU both win then BYU's game is irrelevant and not important which is what that late slot is basically.

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CameronG

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Why does BYU keep getting the flipping 8:15 pm time slot? So frustrating. Can’t we have day games?

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

10:06am

We lost and are less relevant. If we had won we’d likely have had an earlier

tkh9

10:07am

How is our game less relevant than KSU-ISU or ASU-UA? All three are CCG contenders v noncontenders.

Yllage Vidiot

10:11am

The outcome of their games has more implications then ours. Win and they're in

RealSimsShadY

10:13am

Because those two are the frontrunners and the "control your own destiny" games

CameronG

10:14am

KSU-ISU are central time zone. A late game makes no sense.

MarylandFan

10:17am

Others in this thread seem to think we would have this time slot no matter what. Not sure that “more relevant” games

Yllage Vidiot

10:22am

If we were getting this timeslot no matter what, they would have announced the

tkh9

10:26am

BYU gets numbers for ESPN in that slot

Jesse Pinkman

10:07am

I don't get why this is hard to understand.

PointEmblems

10:12am

But why does it have to be every game? My out of town kids can’t do the late game. I’m just feeling badly for them.

Yllage Vidiot

10:18am

And yes, I know we had one that wasn’t late. But having mostly “vampire Cougs” games stinks.

Yllage Vidiot

10:19am

This is modern CFB where everything is dictated by TV networks

CameronG

10:20am

$$$$

RGGeemer

10:25am

Then why did they wait until today to decide the time? If BYU is $$$ at night, why not announce weeks ago?

Yllage Vidiot

10:28am

Because FOX wanted to see if they wanted to pick up BYU during the day if they

RGGeemer

10:28am

Mountain time slot in a conference with mostly central and eastern

cougaman

10:08am

I was just at a BYU game this weekend that was at 1:30

Crowd Factor

10:10am

Talking Utah not Arizona, my friend. Game temp in Tempe was 80, would have been 70 at night. Provo 40 v 25 degrees.

Yllage Vidiot

10:13am

Did you read the post or just the headline?

Crowd Factor

10:23am

Yep. I’m telling you why it matters in the real world.

Yllage Vidiot

10:29am

You asked why. I’m telling you why—in the real world frame of reference.

Crowd Factor

10:34am

ESPN loves us in that timeslot. Always has.

RGGeemer

10:11am

Opportunity cost. The change in viewership for our game between the 2 times is

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