Kickoff times set for first three games

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CuseJacket said:
Lol, didn't know what you were talking about and then found it. That's funny.
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I don't have a Twitter account or I would have responded to him. I know ESPN does some screwy things, but to even think that they would schedule a 7:30AM kick off in the states is absurd. Now if he is actually aware of the time difference and is objecting to the fact that a later afternoon or night game in Dublin would have made it better, then I would agree. But I think he was probably just stupid. LOL
 

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Man, after Friday night at the Michigan St game with my friends who drink (A lot) and having to drink my traditional crown during our game at 7:30 the next morning as well as the other dozen games Saturday I already know my Sunday and possibly Monday are going to be rough.
 
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I mean an afternoon kick that made the kick here around 10am would've been a lot more reasonable. I have to get up at 6ish in AL to watch the first freakin game of the season.
 

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Supersizethatorder-mutt said:
The objection someone posted to the 7:30 start for the BC game must not realize there's a 5 hour difference between here and Dublin.
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So i guess they couldnt have kicked off at 5pm dublin time noon here? I guess that the stadium doesnt have lights maybe?

Let me restate. Lights adequate for the sport of football with site lines etc
 
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forensicbuzz said:
It's Ireland. The sun won't set until after 8 pm local time in September.
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Tv requires lights on pre sunset....its an actual tv rule. So even if the sun sets lets say at 8:15 the lights need to be on properly well before that. A 3.5 hour game means even a 4 pm kickoff could require some lights to be on especially if its rainy which it often is there or overcasty

Next time at bds for a 3:30 watch this....they turn the lights on around halftime for games where the sunsets around 7:30 or 8 and they are always on during rain games
 
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33jacket said:
Tv requires lights on pre sunset....its an actual tv rule. So even if the sun sets lets say at 8:15 the lights need to be on properly well before that. A 3.5 hour game means even a 4 pm kickoff could require some lights to be on especially if its rainy which it often is there or overcasty

Next time at bds for a 3:30 watch this....they turn the lights on around halftime for games where the sunsets around 7:30 or 8 and they are always on during rain games
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I understand. I was poking at Ireland being so far north. In June, it gets dark (twilight ends about 11:45pm and begins about 3am). Because the Gulf Stream makes Ireland such a temperate climate, people don't realize Dublin is closer to the North Pole than Edmonton, Alberta.

That being said, Aviva Stadium is a state-of-the-art pitch. I think people are going to be blown away with it. It's a great place to see a soccer game, and will be the same for football. Been there many times (my wife is Irish).

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Didn't they originally announce a 930am EST start time? Wonder what changed. 730am EST does kill a lot of TV viewers.
 
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I'm just hoping the good guys can pull out this dub so I can watch the rest of the games that will be on all day. Gonna be tough to watch 10 hours of college football after an opening game loss.


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