Game Thread Orange & Blue Game

[soflagator]

Just got an email that it’s on Thursday again, April 13. Why are we insisting on this? Completely kills a great tradition of playing a game on a beautiful spring Saturday. This may be my biggest issue so far simply because it makes no sense and impacts the fans.

 

[URGatorBait]

I'm trying to understand the reasoning for not having it on a Saturday

 

[CaribGator]

Thursday is the new woke Saturday...

maybe the staff figured that playing on a Thursday would be a good fit with a season schedule of noon starts on SEC Alternate ...

 

[Joegator96]

Meh! Is it going to be on TV?

 

[gatorev12]

It's probably a tv thing: ESPN can't guarantee a spot for us on Saturdays in April over Bama, georgia, LSU, Clemson, and whomever else that'll deliver ratings and is projected to have a good season next year.

Two straight 6-6 seasons is why we're here, unfortunately.

 

[URGatorBait]

It's probably a tv thing: ESPN can't guarantee a spot for us on Saturdays in April over Bama, georgia, LSU, Clemson, and whomever else that'll deliver ratings and is projected to have a good season next year.

Two straight 6-6 seasons is why we're here, unfortunately.

ESPN has like 50 channels though
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, SECN, SECN+, ACCN, ACCN+, The Ocho, any other conference that has their own stations and unlimited ESPN+ stations

I don't buy the can't guarantee a spot line.

And here's the current slate of spring games:

Spring Football Game Schedule | FBSchedules.com

View the 2023 Spring football game schedule at FBSchedules.com. The schedule will be updated as dates, time, and TV are announced.

fbschedules.com

 

[Gatordiddy]

ESPN has like 50 channels though
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, SECN, SECN+, ACCN, ACCN+, The Ocho, any other conference that has their own stations and unlimited ESPN+ stations

I don't buy the can't guarantee a spot line.

And here's the current slate of spring games:

Spring Football Game Schedule | FBSchedules.com

View the 2023 Spring football game schedule at FBSchedules.com. The schedule will be updated as dates, time, and TV are announced.

fbschedules.com

lol... let's see if they put it on the ACCN

 

[URGatorBait]

lol... let's see if they put it on the ACCN

Helps if you read revs post

 

[Oklahoma Gator]

I actually loved Friday night. Totally worked, get off work a little early and head out, maybe stay the night in Gainesville or ocala but Thursday makes it impossible for anyone who doesn’t live in a 50 mile radius

 

[gatorev12]

ESPN has like 50 channels though
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, SECN, SECN+, ACCN, ACCN+, The Ocho, any other conference that has their own stations and unlimited ESPN+ stations

I don't buy the can't guarantee a spot line.

And here's the current slate of spring games:

Spring Football Game Schedule | FBSchedules.com

View the 2023 Spring football game schedule at FBSchedules.com. The schedule will be updated as dates, time, and TV are announced.

fbschedules.com

Right, but when it gets to having it on the "main" channels of ESPN & ESPN2 that have national distribution, the number of available slots starts going down a bit.

Florida as a program wants the biggest audience & exposure available (for obvious reasons); but a Saturday afternoon or evening spot might not have been available between all the other sports ESPN is contractually obligated to televise.

 

[Gatorraid81]

Isn't the Utah game on a Thursday as well? Stricklin does nothing in the fans best interest. Didn't Mac start this crap with taking the Spring Game off Saturday?

 

[jdh5484]

I may have gone if it was on a Saturday early afternoon.

Admin could give a crap about working families.

 

[soflagator]

I may have gone if it was on a Saturday early afternoon.

Admin could give a crap about working families.

Really feel like this is Napier, not the admin. I kind of understood last year to kind of grab some attention with a new staff that wanted the spotlight. But there are no signs that it accomplished anything, and it made it difficult for many fans that had always looked forward to that little weekend of football in spring. Doing it again makes no sense.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Really feel like this is Napier, not the admin. I kind of understood last year to kind of grab some attention with a new staff that wanted the spotlight. But there are no signs that it accomplished anything, and it made it difficult for many fans that had always looked forward to that little weekend of football in spring. Doing it again makes no sense.

hire a prostitute, dumper.

 

[Double Gator Dad]

Yet another example of how far the program has fallen.
We’re clearly in the second tier in the SEC at this point.

 

[soflagator]

hire a prostitute, dumper.

On a random Monday? It’s like you don’t know me at all.

 

[B52G8rAC]

Yet another example of how far the program has fallen.
We’re clearly in the second tier in the SEC at this point.

Or how much academic reputation and integrity has risen. You know we are the number one public university in the conference. First tier.

 

[AlexDaGator]

Alex.

 

[jdh5484]

Really feel like this is Napier, not the admin. I kind of understood last year to kind of grab some attention with a new staff that wanted the spotlight. But there are no signs that it accomplished anything, and it made it difficult for many fans that had always looked forward to that little weekend of football in spring. Doing it again makes no sense.

Admin is my codeword for BN.

Trying to keep "you know who" from having a meltdown.

 

[AuggieDosta]

While I do not like it on Thursday, the University has more students in attendance for Thursday events than they do for Saturday. Overall attendance will be down as less traveling/working fans will choose to attend.