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VTHokie2000
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If you look at the bowl schedule now (dates and times), then there are a

lot more slots available because more people are off from work or school during the holiday. If we start to see a sudden increase in Week 0/Week 1 neutral site games (call them bowl games if you must), then I will be curious to see how many time slots will be available to them. If you have multiple neutral site games competing against other in the same time slots, then what are the TV ratings for each of those games and how did those ratings compare to when the "bowl game" was played in December in its normal date and time? ESPN currently owns the vast majority of the bowl games now. If it has a similar ownership of the neutral site games, then will it want to have its property competing against its or have a similar TV schedule as the current bowl schedule? ** Edited by VTHokie2000 at 12/8/2025, 7:55:06 PM
Posted: 12/08/2025 at 07:04 PM ET
(In response to this post by HOO86)

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Rick Neuheisel has been reading your posts Stech
HOO86 12/08/25 05:05 PM ET
So bowls would just be more neutral site week 1 games?
HokieAl 12/08/25 07:44 PM ET
Making bowl games count as a season kickoff would definitely draw viewers
Pylons 12/08/25 08:29 PM ET
P4 do neutral site games, and the G6 will do home and away games.
Stech 12/08/25 08:14 PM ET
Why bother calling them "bowl games" if teams are going to do home and away
VTHokie2000 12/08/25 08:26 PM ET
Don’t have to call them that, I really don’t care what they call them, but
Stech 12/08/25 08:37 PM ET
Teams may currently have no problem selling out their 70-80K seat stadiums
VTHokie2000 12/09/25 09:02 AM ET
There are 40 Bowl Games
HOO86 12/08/25 08:07 PM ET
If you look at the bowl schedule now (dates and times), then there are a
VTHokie2000 12/08/25 07:04 PM ET
You are SO CLOSE to the right answer
PadrosWindup 12/08/25 07:45 PM ET
Point number 4 was the best reason. Oh, how fb has given us refuge.**
IB4TECH 12/08/25 08:57 PM ET
I have no problem with that. It's an opportunity for a lot of schools to
IB4TECH 12/08/25 06:00 PM ET
Bowl games are OOC can you imagine opening up with WVU or UT every year?
Stech 12/08/25 06:07 PM ET
It's too brilliant. The powers will never agree to it. ; )**
IB4TECH 12/08/25 06:09 PM ET
they might**
ancient alien 2018 12/08/25 07:19 PM ET
Haha!!!**
Stech 12/08/25 06:22 PM ET
LOL I am good w/ Rick saying this, but he should have referenced me. 🤣🤣
Stech 12/08/25 05:13 PM ET