2019 Ohio State Season Thread

[ELA]

OSU vs. TTUN is a noon tradition, that I am surprised hasn't at least made the jump to 3:30. For the amount of money FOX paid for that game alone, why are showing when the left coast is still hitting the snooze button? (7/8pm start is a hard sell with weather, but both stadiums have lights, and 7:00pm end isn't enough time to allow that much of a temp drop.)

I've emailed Gene and encourage others to do the same, asking to have uniforms return to the tradition ones for The Game. I'm ok with alternates, use them for the Big OOC, and for PSU, and/or whoever from the West. But it just burns me up watching the highlight reals of M*ch playing all these rando teams, I mean Buckeye alternates.

It was 3:30 for the #1 vs. #2 game, I believe that's the only time.

Granted forever it was at 1, even after noon became the standard.

I still think you get more eyeballs being the lone big game at noon, than one of several at 8, but it's a hard theory to test.

[MaximumSam]

Feel I heard somewhere Fox trying to move their biggest games to noon.  I don't hate noon, preferable to a night game, but 3:30 is my favorite time.  Get a good warmup game before the main event.

[Mdot21]

It was 3:30 for the #1 vs. #2 game, I believe that's the only time.

Granted forever it was at 1, even after noon became the standard.

I still think you get more eyeballs being the lone big game at noon, than one of several at 8, but it's a hard theory to test.

It brings eyeballs regardless. 

But I’d bet a top 5 matchup played at 8 would smash viewing records.

[Cincydawg]

OSU and UM have huge alumni numbers, not to mention that both states have fairly large populations and they are the major program (historically).

ND and USC could garner a lot of eyeballs if both are top five.  ND at UGA may get some ratings on TV, but nothing historic.

[847badgerfan]

Ohio State always seems to have 3-4 of the top-10 rated TV games every year.

[Cincydawg]

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/Top-10-highest-rated-college-football-games-on-TV-in-2018-126048068/#126048068_10

[847badgerfan]

There's 4 for OSU.

[CWSooner]

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/Top-10-highest-rated-college-football-games-on-TV-in-2018-126048068/#126048068_10

It would be good if the default setting for links would open a new tab rather than going to the linked sight within the same tab.
Drew?

[FearlessF]

you don't have a "back" button on your mouse?

[847badgerfan]

you don't have a "back" button on your mouse?

I do, but you have to hit "back" like 20 times to get out of that one. I gave up and just came back the old fashioned way.

[FearlessF]

oh, I thought it may have been a "Sooner" problem

[CWSooner]

oh, I thought it may have been a "Sooner" problem

Heh!

There you go thinkin' again.

[betarhoalphadelta]

OSU vs. TTUN is a noon tradition, that I am surprised hasn't at least made the jump to 3:30. For the amount of money FOX paid for that game alone, why are showing when the left coast is still hitting the snooze button? (7/8pm start is a hard sell with weather, but both stadiums have lights, and 7:00pm end isn't enough time to allow that much of a temp drop.)

Seriously? Who's still hitting the snooze button at 9 AM? It's not like we're in Hawaii's time zone or something...

I actually like* the noon games. If it's a day that I have something else planned, I can watch the Purdue game, be done by essentially the end of lunchtime, and then have the rest of the day open to do what I want to do. 

Pretty much my favorite time slots are either the noon game or the 8:30 PM game, because either one gives me a huge chunk of open time during the day. I either get the entire afternoon and evening free, or I get the entire morning and afternoon free. It's those 3:30 PM kickoffs that I can't stand, because that means my morning is spent waiting around for the game and then I only have the evening available. 

* I don't like the lack of prestige of getting those noon ESPN2 or BTN type games, but that's due to a lack of prestige not a lack of preference for when to watch them. 

[FearlessF]

I don't understand the idea of doing "something" other than watching college football on a fall Saturday