Six Day Hold for Miami Game - 7pm Kick

[TechCubed]

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

That means yet another noon start. DAMN

 

[takethepoints]

If we win at UNC and da U loses at Puke - and I bet they will - then I don't think this will be a noon game. If both teams win or we lose at UNC (absit omen), it's noon for sure.

I believe I've mentioned that I really hate noon games? Just in case: I really hate noon games.

 

[jeffgt14]

Noon White Out games are embarrassing.

 

[Ibeeballin]

I’m pretty sure all teams are guaranteed a night gm and go on a limb and say this will be ours

 

[Longestday]

Perhaps they are eyeing the uva game as our night game?

 

[gtg970g]

I thought each team could make a request which is not guaranteed to be fulfilled but typically is. Usually we make our request for the homecoming game to be 330 or at night but this season we either didn't make the request or is was unfulfilled, game was a nooner.

 

[MikeJackets1967]

Noon White Out games are embarrassing.

Have a noon blue out game

 

[Deleted member 2897]

As a reminder to the board, there are rules like "Each team is given an X", "Each team can request a Y", but those do not apply to Georgia Tech.

 

[MikeJackets1967]

As a reminder to the board, there are rules like "Each team is given an X", "Each team can request a Y", but those do not apply to Georgia Tech.

I guess GT is considered the bottom of the barrel in the ACC by the networks and the ACC officials

 

[GTRX7]

North Carolina at Duke announced for 12:20 on Raycom. Maybe that is good? Haven't we been that game a couple of times at home already this season? Two other games on hold too:

Saturday, Nov. 10
North Carolina at Duke, 12:20 p.m., Raycom
Liberty at Virginia, 3 p.m., RSN
Florida State at Notre Dame 7:30 p.m., NBC (previously announced)
Clemson at Boston College (six-day hold)
Miami at Georgia Tech (six-day hold)
Virginia Tech at Pitt (six-day hold)

 

[UgaBlows]

Why would our game be a noon if GT and Miami both win this wknd?

 

[jgtengineer]

If UNC Duke is the ACC network game, Us vs Miami might be the espn2 night game. Clemson BC will probably get ESPN night billing or 3:30 because Clemson. I could see VT vs Pitt being the noon espn game that day following gameday.

 

[gtwcf]

Why would our game be a noon if GT and Miami both win this wknd?

Likely would be a good follow up for College Gameday.

I'm hoping for a cold night game, ala 2008.

 

[TechCubed]

Never heard there was a "guarantee" for a night game every season. Seems like the ACC doesn't have a ton of leverage week-to-week on forcing TV to put a team in certain time slot (ESPN pays a lot of money for that right). Though they've been on the road, we've already had two night games (Louisville and VT).

Here's an ACC piece on scheduling and how they handle requests:
https://theacc.com/news/2018/1/17/acc-football-schedule-q-a.aspx

 

[RyanS12]

Like Ibee said, we get one night game a year we can request. This game makes sense. A white out, Calvin Johnson night and playing a named program like a Miami is big. I actually thought the Clemson game would’ve been at night but this is our 2nd biggest home game in terms of name brand.

 

[TheTechGuy]

I guess GT is considered the bottom of the barrel in the ACC by the networks and the ACC officials

Ironically, if my memory is correct, GT does well in the ratings department. This has hurt us in the past, networks use us to get ratings during noon games instead of sticking us on ESPNU at night.

 

[boger2337]

What are the odds Miami is a 330 or later game and what are the odds the Virginia game is a night game?

 

[JacketFromUGA]

I guess GT is considered the bottom of the barrel in the ACC by the networks and the ACC officials

Actually we lose out a lot because we AREN'T the bottom of the barrel.

Being in the middle of the barrel is the reason we're constantly under a 6 day hold. Like @TheTechGuy said we pull a pretty consistent rating neither super high but never super low either.

 

[Gold1]

We will request night but then they will give us a noon game