ANOTHER day game – Oregon at Utah 1:30 kick

[therealu]

Hate the day games – was hoping this game would be under the lights.

[utefansince79]

We’ve had a total of about 2 minutes of cloud total in all our day games combined so far.

[Ghost of the HEB]

Good lord. All 5 home kickoffs in the sunlight, and 4 straight at 1 or 1:30. And of course Colorado at UCLA gets the 5:30 MT ABC slot. UCLA’s hundreds of fans gotta be stoked for that.

Someone do something about this.

[Xanthis]

FOX had the first pick for these games, per source. https://t.co/yZNSAZcSVk

— John Canzano (@johncanzanobft) October 16, 2023

Fox had the first pick and they took Oregon vs Utah.

[The Miami Ute]

Well, you never know. If Utah beats USC and Oregon beats Wazzu this weekend, there’s a chance that both sneak into the AP Top 10. That might make FOX reconsider the time slot. I would much prefer a night game due to the difference in atmosphere. Glad all of my tickets are on the West side of the stadium.

[Central Coast Ute]

Glad I’m not the only one that’s going to miss PAC 12 after dark

[DrahtUte]

These day games are really screwing up my hunting season.

[Tony (admin)]

The day games really hurt tailgating too!

[pedro]

Why do I get the feeling the Colorado game will be at 9:00 at night with a temp of 5 degrees and frozen snow\rain on the ground?

[bopahull]

Just like old times when 1 o’clock starts were standard that late in the season and later starts were played earlier in the season. Unfortunately, I suspect this will be the last afternoon game of the year and the next couple we’ll be freezing our buns off with 8PM starts in snow storms.

[utefansince79]

As noted above, when I first followed Utah football, September/October games played in the evening and November games in the early afternoon with the entire schedule of dates/times known at the first of the season. (So no waiting until the week before the game if you can commit to any other event/activity on that upcoming game date). Of course games were very seldom on TV so for road games we listened to Bill Marcroft on KALL 910.

[Ute Bc]

I guess I am just getting old. I love these day games. Always thought college football was built for Saturday afternoons.

[2008 National Champ]

I’m with you completely. Wake up, some hair of the dog, shower and head to the tailgate. Watch game, head for a power nap and then go out for the evening.

I’ve never wanted to fill my Saturday with honey-do’s and errands trying to pass the time until a game kept me up past midnight. Sunday’s are family day. Saturday is me day

[OldAsDirtUte]

I heartily agree!
I love Saturday afternoon games. It makes no sense to me to sit freezing, after dark.

[Ghost of the HEB]

College football might be built for afternoons, but RES + night = better football and better crowd

[22Ute22]

This is not ideal. I feel like Utah plays better at night, and this will be the dark mode game. Why haven’t we gotten any late starts this season?

[bopahull]

It’s been too warm and sunny. We have to wait until it really gets cold to have night games.

[MontanaUte]

I love the day games. Everyone complained about the late night kickoffs. Now everyone is complaining that they are not kicking off late. Nothing sucked more than an 8:30 kickoff, in November, and Utah was playing Colorado on the PAC12 network.

Most of the day games have been on national tv and not the PAC 12 network too.

[Tlsute]

Couldn’t agree more with this.
I have read an overwhelming amount of comments on this board over the last several years about how awful the 8:00 PM start times are(which I unequivocally agree with).
Now I see mostly complaints about how awful these 1:00-1:30 kick times are.
The exposure for the program is so much better with these kick times.
Better for the recruiting, better for the fans, better for the players(IMO).
I agree with the assertion it is what college football is made for, nothing better than a Saturday afternoon(with the pops) or whatever your viewing situation looks like.