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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
Thread Replies (16)
Rick Neuheisel has been reading your posts Stech
-- HOO86
Dec 08, 2025 at 05:05 PM ET
HOO86
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12/08/25 05:05 PM ET
So bowls would just be more neutral site week 1 games?
-- HokieAl
Dec 08, 2025 at 07:44 PM ET
HokieAl
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12/08/25 07:44 PM ET
Making bowl games count as a season kickoff would definitely draw viewers
-- Pylons
Dec 08, 2025 at 08:29 PM ET
Pylons
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12/08/25 08:29 PM ET
P4 do neutral site games, and the G6 will do home and away games.
-- Stech
Dec 08, 2025 at 08:14 PM ET
Stech
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12/08/25 08:14 PM ET
Why bother calling them "bowl games" if teams are going to do home and away
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 08, 2025 at 08:26 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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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
Dec 08, 2025 at 08:37 PM ET
Stech
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12/08/25 08:37 PM ET
Teams may currently have no problem selling out their 70-80K seat stadiums
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 09, 2025 at 09:02 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/09/25 09:02 AM ET
If you look at the bowl schedule now (dates and times), then there are a
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-- VTHokie2000
Dec 08, 2025 at 07:04 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/08/25 07:04 PM ET
You are SO CLOSE to the right answer
-- PadrosWindup
Dec 08, 2025 at 07:45 PM ET
PadrosWindup
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12/08/25 07:45 PM ET
Point number 4 was the best reason. Oh, how fb has given us refuge.**
-- IB4TECH
Dec 08, 2025 at 08:57 PM ET
IB4TECH
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12/08/25 08:57 PM ET
I have no problem with that. It's an opportunity for a lot of schools to
-- IB4TECH
Dec 08, 2025 at 06:00 PM ET
IB4TECH
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12/08/25 06:00 PM ET
Bowl games are OOC can you imagine opening up with WVU or UT every year?
-- Stech
Dec 08, 2025 at 06:07 PM ET
Stech
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12/08/25 06:07 PM ET
It's too brilliant. The powers will never agree to it. ; )**
-- IB4TECH
Dec 08, 2025 at 06:09 PM ET
IB4TECH
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12/08/25 06:09 PM ET
they might**
-- ancient alien 2018
Dec 08, 2025 at 07:19 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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12/08/25 07:19 PM ET
LOL I am good w/ Rick saying this, but he should have referenced me. 🤣🤣
-- Stech
Dec 08, 2025 at 05:13 PM ET
Stech
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12/08/25 05:13 PM ET