Late games

[Jeff Mull]

What's up with UT playing all these late days games? Makes it difficult for the players to wait all day most Saturdays.

 

[DaddyChad]

What's up with UT playing all these late days games? Makes it difficult for the players to wait all day most Saturdays.

Hmm. I would’ve thought most players preferred night games.

 

[Doberman]

It’s when the big boys play. Embrace it.

The alternative is to suck again, and play at noon on SEC Network.

 

[gordonr24]

It’s the byproduct of being relevant and good again.

If this is the old 5-7 or 7-5 Tennessee teams from 09-21, it would be a lot more noon games on the SEC Network or another secondary ESPN network.

Get used to playing night games. We will be playing those for years to come, as long as we are good. ESPN wants to showcase its best teams in primetime and the teams that draw viewers.

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

I recall us playing Kentucky at night a good bit even before this current staff. I personally prefer the afternoon game but it is what it is. The new TV deal has the night game as the "primetime" game instead of 3:30 EST and ABC/ESPN need the best team who will bring in the most viewers. UT brings the audience AND the team is really good.

 

[boeninghaus]

on one hand its awesome that we are hitting Prime time TV slots, but my old self is struggling driving back to Nashville late AF every Saturday night.

 

[Dadof2Vols]

UTEP is 1 pm, so that time should make people happy including my wife…..

 

[#1n51&98]

Because night games at Neyland are spectacular and it creates the best home field advantage in college football.

 

[Volador]

Cuz fahr werks suxs dering da day

 

[TheDirector]

What's up with UT playing all these late days games? Makes it difficult for the players to wait all day most Saturdays.

prime time​

noun​

Radio and Television.

1. the hours, generally between 8 and 11 p.m., usually having the largest audience of the day.

 

[TnVol!]

Both teams are playing a night game. I don't see it being a problem for the players of either team.

 

[ksgovols]

Don't we already have a thread about this? Geezus! If it's past your bedtime, you can record and watch Sunday morning......

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

There seem to be more night games in the SEC overall this year. Probably due to the broadcasting change up where we went totally ABC/ESPN and conference expansion.

 

[Starchief13VFL]

on one hand its awesome that we are hitting Prime time TV slots, but my old self is struggling driving back to Nashville late AF every Saturday night.

Why God invented Holiday Inn

 

[Volfan1000]

What's up with UT playing all these late days games? Makes it difficult for the players to wait all day most Saturdays.

Tennessee is the SEC's and tv's 2024 media darlings with a superlative defense and an $8 million dollar quarterback leading the way.

 

[boeninghaus]

Why God invented Holiday Inn

Yeah so I'm old and cheap.. lol

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

I like them because I work Saturdays

 

[just bob]

For my own selfish reasons I would prefer a 6pm gametime.

 

[PA Vol]

I just hate waiting all day to watch lol

 

[WillisWG]

May be the one time I agree with LK

Lane Kiffin Voices Disappointment With SEC Scheduling, Calls Out LSU But Not Tennessee | Rocky Top Insider

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin voiced his disappointment with the SEC scheduling on Monday and called out LSU but not Tennessee.

www.rockytopinsider.com

If the schedule stands, Ole Miss will have only had one night game at home this season and no SEC night games. Kiffin was asked about his thoughts on the Rebels’ upcoming afternoon games to close out the season on Monday.

“Yeah, I think that’s proven over time in NFL and college,” Kiffin said about the environment of night games compared to afternoon games. “Playing at night in electric atmospheres is a home-field advantage and it’s tough when you’ve got to do that as an opposing team. So that’s been proven for a long time. So who went at night? LSU gets to play at night again, I guess? Shocker. That’s two for two for them.”

 

[HalfullVol]

Ole Miss doesn’t really have a great night game vibe.

Tailgating in the Grove during the day with the beautiful coeds is where it’s at for the Rebels.

They don’t deserve night games.

 

[vols 30]

I really believe some of y'all wished we were 4-3 and playing at noon on SEC+ every week. That way you can still catch Dateline at 9pm before going to bed at 10pm

 

[J C Higgins]

Some of us remember when there were no night games at Neyland.

And it hasn't been that long ago that only a handful of games were telecast each Saturday. Sometimes one or two games each Saturday or 4 regional games.

I once drove 3 hours from Denver to Goodland, Kansas with a couple of other Vol fans to see the Vols on TV because the game wasn't carried in Denver. We were told it would be carried as far west as Goodland so made motel reservations, drove there, checked in the motel, went and bought a couple of six packs, went back and settled in to watch the game. It wasn't carried there.! Drove 3 hours back home!!

 

[Carl Pickens]

Cuz fahr werks suxs at nights

I uhgreee. Days dowd a hale doo

 

[LittleVol]

I love night games because I’m 3 hours behind.
So after the game is done it’s still like 7 pm here in the Left Coast