Playoff game times??

[Panther-at-Arms]

I don't think this was covered in another thread, but if it was I apologize.

Does anyone know, IF we get a home game the 29th, what time the game would be? Also, I seem to remember there being Thursday night playoff games...do they still do that or am I confused?

[Waverly_Panther]

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I don't think this was covered in another thread, but if it was I apologize.

Does anyone know, IF we get a home game the 29th, what time the game would be? Also, I seem to remember there being Thursday night playoff games...do they still do that or am I confused?

There is a Friday day game during the first week of playoffs. Last year, Delaware played Delaware St. That game was on ESPN. I would guess they are doing this again this year. I don't ever remember a Thursday night game. Also, one of the semi-final games is on Friday night and one is on Saturday night. I think the times are to be determined, though.

[Newsbreaker]

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A Thursday night game would be on Thanksgiving. That's not going to happen, IMO.

[Matboz]

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agree with Newsbreaker ... no Thursday playoff games .. but they will likely have a Friday game ... and feature it on ESPN

[Panther-at-Arms]

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It's been awhile since I was in college and going to all the games, so I'm sure the games were Friday and not Thursday. Just trying to get my ducks in row to hopefully go to a playoff game.

[JayJ79]

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Here is the listing from the official NCAA handbook:

2008 Championship
First Round—November 29 at on-campus sites
Quarterfinals—December 6 at on-campus sites
Semifinals—December 12 and 13 at on-campus sites
Final—December 19 at W. Max Finley Stadium/Davenport Field, Chattanooga, Tennessee

And here is the TV listing from espn (doesn't cover every game in the first round, but it lists the timeslots they have set aside for the games supposedly)

Nov 29 FCS first round 12:00 p.m. ESPNUHD

Dec 6 FCS quarterfinal No. 1 12:00 p.m. ESPN360
Dec 6 FCS quarterfinal No. 2 2:00 p.m. ESPN360
Dec 6 FCS quarterfinal No. 3 3:30 p.m. ESPN360
Dec 6 FCS quarterfinal No. 4 7:00 p.m. ESPN360

Dec 12 FCS semifinal No. 1 8:00 p.m. ESPN2HD, ESPN36-
Dec 13 FCS semifinal No. 2 4:00 p.m. ESPN2HD, ESPN360

Dec 19 FCS national championship 8:00 p.m. ESPN2HD, ESPN360

[Jonsoup]

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Here is the listing from the official NCAA handbook:



And here is the TV listing from espn (doesn't cover every game in the first round, but it lists the timeslots they have set aside for the games supposedly)

Thanks for posting Jayj79

[Panther-at-Arms]

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So does TV determine the start time or does the hosting school???

[06panther10]

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Don't we have a little bit of say, regarding the time of the game?

[JayJ79]

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So does TV determine the start time or does the hosting school???

ESPN pulls the strings, and the NCAA is the marionette.....
Dance, monkey. Dance!

Okay, so maybe it's not that bad. But NCAA does seem to often cave to ESPN's whims.

[JayJ79]

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Don't we have a little bit of say, regarding the time of the game?

Hartzell last year seemed to indicate that the schools could suggest their preferences for which game time they got, when it came to the TV slots.

And I'd imagine that if the game isn't on TV, there might be a bit more flexibility.

[TheMacHouse]

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I would say it is almost a guarantee that App St will get the TV game on the Saturday of the first round games even though they will probably play S Carolina St and it will be a blowout.

All other games not on TV which will be the rest the schools can set the time I believe. Last year the first round game for UNI was at 7PM.

[UNI MadCat]

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I dont think we've ever played a 1st round home game that hasn't been on Saturday night. Of course, there's never been this much TV coverage either so that changes things obviously if you have a chance to be on. But Saturday night seems to be the best for getting people back from holiday travel.

[UNIBear]

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I hope it's a little later on Saturday night, versus the 4 PM start...

[Panther Cat]

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I remember that last year we thought we were going to get the ESPN game on Friday night, or at least one of the TV games and that didn't happen. I believe Farley and Hartzell were pettitioning for one of those but never got it. I think it will be hard for us to get first round TV game if we don't get a highly ranked team. But that's just my thoughts?