Hope we get more home games at night this season as well. I am over noon kickoffs, especially when it's still hot like summer throughout September.
I'm loving the 8PM kickoff at WKU!
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Kind of surprised on some of those. BTN for the Iowa game? 7:30 pm for the Idaho game?
Other than Biscuits and Gravy, eggs, bacon and Bloodies at the tailgate...I hate noon starts.
My understanding was that networks would have scheduled IU for more night games if it had a mascot. There is a clause in many contracts that games after 7 pm have to square off teams that have brand appeal to the younger demographic through the school mascot. Gets more youth eyeballs on the t.v. IU essentially didn’t follow that formula which puts them squarely in the non-prime spots.
Heard some games this year may start at 10:30 am and be only televised on Al Jazeera. That may end up being IU unless it gets the mascot.
Heard some games this year may start at 10:30 am and be only televised on Al Jazeera. That may end up being IU unless it gets the mascot.
I just got a crazy idea,what we need is a Big Red Crimson Buffalo for a mascot
And the Steam Calliope back in the end zone, too!! Am I the only one who remembers this thing from the 70’s? If so, I’m really old.
Yes, I remember that thing. I used to take my kids to the homecoming parade and that thing was so loud that you had to cover your ears. May be why I can’t hear well today?
They still have it. They fixed it up and bring it out at homecoming.
My crew will hopefully be in Bowling Green for a Hoosier victory. Plan on making a trip to Bloomington for a conference game as well.
My avatar 2nds this post...🇺🇸🏅The Fightin’ Hoosier Bison!
He says what we need is a bison enclosure on game day..., (with plenty of tasty forage)...💰
There you go... All that's left is for the responsible humans to chose the site...🐿😎
Thanks. Somehow I learned about that even though the actual event was before I came to IU in 1964.
Man, look at that large portable fire hydrant in the background....C’mon Ox, let’s go take a leak.The bulldog was named Ox and he was here in 1959 (before my time) until around 1963.
Bonus points if you know the guy in the baseball hat and black pants next to Big Red.
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I remember when Reds owner Marge Schott was in a picture with the Buffalo Bison mascot. The caption identified which one was Schott, which I thought was hilarious.
Vince Lombardi? I mean Jeff Brohm🤣
Bonus points if you know the guy in the baseball hat and black pants next to Big Red.
Is the mascot one of his brothers? There's a distinct resemblance there... Maybe WKy just modeled the head after his...
So they have a penis for a mascot?
Bonus points if you know the guy in the baseball hat and black pants next to Big Red.
No. The penis is the head coach. The fuzzy red thing with the big eyes is the mascot.
I’ll be there tailgating with the camper. My coworker who is a UK fan is going too. His mom and both brothers are WKU grads.
Cincinnati game time is likely chosen by ESPN or Fox. Anticipate that will be a National TV (early game). The WKU game is obviously not appealing to the networks (it is on CBSSports cable network), so WKU made the choice to play late and give their fans a night game against a ranked opponent.
agree IU @ WKU doesn't have national appeal, but what network has rights to the game is a matter of who owns the home team's rights.
if IU was the home team, it would be on BTN or Fox or an ESPN.
that said, i'll assume CBS picked the kick time.
that said, the B10 didn't do IU any favors this yr with the scheduling.
in fact, i'd say the B10 really stuck it to IU big time in the hind quarters.
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