Best guesses for Western Michigan kick time?

[cusefan15]

Hoping we avoid the noon time slots for all home games this year!

 

[OrangeXtreme]

My guess: Noon on the ACCN.

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

Hoping we avoid the noon time slots for all home games this year!

Good news - we're already 33% of the way to making your hopes come true!

 

[JeffCuse]

I'm coming up for Clemson, BC, and Wake. Waiting on WMU time to make a last minute call on that but its a long shot...likely the only way i do it is if its a rare mid-day type kickoff (although I have a hunch it will be a nooner as well)

 

[JeremyCuse]

My guess: Noon on the ACCN.

Do we know if the ACC is going to say with the 12:30 kicks versus Noon, that half hour was clutch for tailgates.

 

[upperdeck]

well considering the acc network has a noon game week 1 and a 11am game week 2 and a noon game week 3. probably a good chance noon games are gonna happen

 

[JeremyCuse]

Checked week 2 as week 1 is all over the place time wise for games but so is week 2

There are two Fri night games at 8pm
On Sat there is an 11am Game Pitt
2 noon Games US and VA-Tech
A 12:30 Game NC State vs Western Carolina - Some foreshadowing for a game time for Holy Cross
A 2PM Game Ga-Tech
2 3:30 Games Clemson and BC
2 6pm games FSU and Duke
A 7 Pm game - Lville
And an 8pm Game UNC vs Miami

Seems like the windows will be Noon, 12:30, 3:30, 6 and then a later game. Looks like 2 and 4pm will come into play in different weeks.

 

[cusefan15]

Checked week 2 as week 1 is all over the place time wise for games but so is week 2

There are two Fri night games at 8pm
On Sat there is an 11am Game Pitt
2 noon Games US and VA-Tech
A 12:30 Game NC State vs Western Carolina - Some foreshadowing for a game time for Holy Cross
A 2PM Game Ga-Tech
2 3:30 Games Clemson and BC
2 6pm games FSU and Duke
A 7 Pm game - Lville
And an 8pm Game UNC vs Miami

Seems like the windows will be Noon, 12:30, 3:30, 6 and then a later game. Looks like 2 and 4pm will come into play in different weeks.

Looking at week 4 there looks there should be prime candidates for the 12 o clock games, between Central Michigan-Miami App state-North Carolina, Old Dominion-Virginia, Elon-Wake Forest. I feel all those games should be considered lower than Syracuse-Western Michigan. With that said I have no Idea if ACC considers the noon kickers to be higher in the pecking order than say 3:30-4:00 kicks.

 

[JeremyCuse]

Looking at week 4 there looks there should be prime candidates for the 12 o clock games, between Central Michigan-Miami App state-North Carolina, Old Dominion-Virginia, Elon-Wake Forest. I feel all those games should be considered lower than Syracuse-Western Michigan. With that said I have no Idea if ACC considers the noon kickers to be higher in the pecking order than say 3:30-4:00 kicks.

I suspect one of the two games between WMU and Holy Cross will be a 3:30 or 4 type of game. I think one of the two could even get one of those outlier times of like 6 or 8pm but that maybe a stretch.

As you noted its a bit unclear how the ACC is structuring the pecking order but I think the old school thought of the later the start the better probably still holds true. The problem I see right is there is no consistency for trying to forecast the times. For example in week 2 NC State is playing their 1AA game at 12:30 while Duke is playing their game against a 1AA at 6pm. BC plays Richmond at 3:30pm and Lville plays E. Kentucky at 7pm. In week 3 there is a 1AA game at Noon and another 12:30 and another 4pm. Duke then plays MTSU at 7pm.

I don't think SU would get back to back Noon games so I think we can rule that out for WMU and Holy Cross but I have no idea how the ACC will assign the times assuming ESPN doesn't want the WMU game for say ESPN 2 or U. Does the school have any say or is it the luck of the draw or is there some other criteria. I think with the games you outlined for WMU it makes sense for SU to play a later game but HC could be almost anytime.

 

[Consigliere]

Looks like 3 ACC teams have byes that week - Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Duke.

Guessing BC @ Rutgers will be a Big 10 network game. And I'm thinking UCF @ Pitt will get an ESPN slot. That leaves 8 games to slot. ACC Network will get 3 of them.

Charlotte @ Clemson
Ball State @ NC State
App State @ UNC
WMU @ Syracuse
Elon @ Wake Forest
ODU @ Uva
UCF @ Pitt
CMU @ Miami

Not sure what the contractual set up is for 2019 - anyone know? - but I like our chances of avoiding a nooner.

Holy Cross could be the nooner with FanFest scheduled after the game I'm sure we would prefer that to a night game.

Duke plays Va. Tech Friday night that week. Miami and Louisville are on byes and UVa is at Notre dame where ND owns the rights on NBC.

That leaves 7 games to slot. ACC Network will get 3.

Duke @ Va tech
Clemson @ UNC
Delaware @ Pitt
Holy Cross @ Syracuse
Ga Tech @ Temple
NC St @ FSU
Wake @ BC

Not sure who has the rights for Temple and would expect the 4 conference matchups to get consideration for broader distribution and the ACCN prime time slot.

 

[Chris02M]

regional sports network package is still happening so 1 or 2 will be there.id lean conference matchups to espn , non conference to rsn and acc network but maybe acc puts fsu on acc network to force carriage agreement

 

[Chris02M]

i also expect 1 early start (noon)and 1 at330 or 4 start for the next 2 games

 

[JeremyCuse]

Looks like 3 ACC teams have byes that week - Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Duke.

Guessing BC @ Rutgers will be a Big 10 network game. And I'm thinking UCF @ Pitt will get an ESPN slot. That leaves 8 games to slot. ACC Network will get 3 of them.

Charlotte @ Clemson
Ball State @ NC State
App State @ UNC
WMU @ Syracuse
Elon @ Wake Forest
ODU @ Uva
UCF @ Pitt
CMU @ Miami

Not sure what the contractual set up is for 2019 - anyone know? - but I like our chances of avoiding a nooner.

Holy Cross could be the nooner with FanFest scheduled after the game I'm sure we would prefer that to a night game.

Duke plays Va. Tech Friday night that week. Miami and Louisville are on byes and UVa is at Notre dame where ND owns the rights on NBC.

That leaves 7 games to slot. ACC Network will get 3.

Duke @ Va tech
Clemson @ UNC
Delaware @ Pitt
Holy Cross @ Syracuse
Ga Tech @ Temple
NC St @ FSU
Wake @ BC

Not sure who has the rights for Temple and would expect the 4 conference matchups to get consideration for broader distribution and the ACCN prime time slot.

Do we know what the ACC network specific game times are ie the time slots each week?

 

[JeremyCuse]

Looks like 3 ACC teams have byes that week - Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Duke.

Guessing BC @ Rutgers will be a Big 10 network game. And I'm thinking UCF @ Pitt will get an ESPN slot. That leaves 8 games to slot. ACC Network will get 3 of them.

Charlotte @ Clemson
Ball State @ NC State
App State @ UNC
WMU @ Syracuse
Elon @ Wake Forest
ODU @ Uva
UCF @ Pitt
CMU @ Miami

Not sure what the contractual set up is for 2019 - anyone know? - but I like our chances of avoiding a nooner.

Holy Cross could be the nooner with FanFest scheduled after the game I'm sure we would prefer that to a night game.

Duke plays Va. Tech Friday night that week. Miami and Louisville are on byes and UVa is at Notre dame where ND owns the rights on NBC.

That leaves 7 games to slot. ACC Network will get 3.

Duke @ Va tech
Clemson @ UNC
Delaware @ Pitt
Holy Cross @ Syracuse
Ga Tech @ Temple
NC St @ FSU
Wake @ BC

Not sure who has the rights for Temple and would expect the 4 conference matchups to get consideration for broader distribution and the ACCN prime time slot.

Good point about fanfest, I think Holy Cross could easily be a 12:30 game.

 

[Chris02M]

Do we know what the ACC network specific game times are ie the time slots each week?

i believe 1230, 4 and 730 most weeks

 

[JeremyCuse]

i believe 1230, 4 and 730 most weeks

Thats not to bad to be honest, you almost want an ACC Network game versus a regional nooner. I think WMU looks like a great candidate for that 4pm slot. Holy Cross probably 12:30 unfortunately unless its a regional game then a nooner.

 

[Consigliere]

Do we know what the ACC network specific game times are ie the time slots each week?

Assuming the noon, 4 p.m., 7:30 p.m. they have posted for September 14 will be their routine

 

[cusefan15]

Is the fan fest confirmed after the game? If that is the case than Su will try to push the ACC into scheduling us in the early window of games. Theres no way there gonna have a night game, than do fan fest after that game.

 

[TexanMark]

Oh...dark early

 

[PhatOrange]

hoping for 4p then

 

[Consigliere]

Is the fan fest confirmed after the game? If that is the case than Su will try to push the ACC into scheduling us in the early window of games. Theres no way there gonna have a night game, than do fan fest after that game.

I imagine it is dependent upon the game time but I heard there will be some pre game events on the quad then the opportunity to come down on the field with selfie stations, etc. and select players post game.