Duke Kickoff : 12 PM / ACC Network

[richmondcuse03]

It's no coincidence that the SU vs Miami game got a 3:30 kick last year. Both teams had really good records and the ACC wanted to showcase that game a bit. SU's problem is that they also like SU for mid size matchups that draw viewers. See last years Ga-Tech and VA-tech games, both decent matchups that got prime Noon kicks. SU's stuck in a weird spot where they're not elite enough to get the night kicks but not nearly bad enough to get the CW 4pm kicks either.

well said and backed up by the viewership data as we're firmly in the middle. our basketball brand is still stronger and you see it reflected in times there.

 

[FloridaCuse]

well said and backed up by the viewership data as we're firmly in the middle. our basketball brand is still stronger and you see it reflected in times there.

Two Big Mondays this coming year. At Duke and at NC. Should do well in the ratings. No harm in riding their coattails.

 

[tbonezone]

nooner again ?

 

[Cusefan95]

That was my point, that for TV Noon starts have gain traction for bigger games then 15-20 years ago when save from some one offs most of the Noon games were dregs with big games at 3:30 and night.

Syracuse was bad when the Noon starts were the rage for bad teams so we got a bunch. Now that were improved were still getting a lot of noon starts because our games are usually fairly decent and were not a bottom feeder ( you even saw this the last few years of the Dino era).

What is your definition of “improved”? It feels like yours is excessively generous. I’ll say my definition of “improved” equals “ranked” for the purposes of this discussion. And Syracuse being improved is only one part of the equation - who are we playing? If we define a higher profile game as one between ranked teams, those have remained extremely rare - and most since 2018 got a 3:30 pm kickoff. Miami last year is an example.

A lot of games between ranked and unranked teams historically ended up at noon. If Ohio State fans are upset about their games vs Grambling and Ohio being nooners - their fans are delusional. Those were often noon games for decades now. They have a legitimate beef with the Texas game being at noon, as that is the shining example of a very high profile game which was normally 7:30-8:00 kickoff getting put at noon.

If we’re ranked, and our opponents is ranked, and we get a noon kickoff - I’d be perturbed. Any other case getting upset at a noon kickoff is bizarre, because those are the types of games that have been noon kickoffs for at least thirty years. “Noon games gaining traction” is something for Ohio State fans to gripe about - but it doesn’t effect Syracuse kickoff times.

 

[upperdeck]

the texas osu game was at noon because Texas chose noon game time.

 

[JeremyCuse]

the texas osu game was at noon because Texas chose noon game time.

The game was at Ohio State, Texas had zero say in the game time.

You maybe referencing moving thr game back a day that they did turn down.

 

[upperdeck]

The game was at Ohio State, Texas had zero say in the game time.

You maybe referencing moving thr game back a day that they did turn down.

I heard an interview on XM with OSU that said Texas declined the invitation to play the game at night and chose noon in the contract . TV and OSU wanted to move the game to night.