BigTen opener..... Night game????????

[Creed]

I have not done research but it seems that Wisc wins a lot of big games at home at night. I know they have beat OSU 2 or 3 times at Camp Randall at night.

[kchusker_chris]

I've heard Bo mention before that he doesn't like night games. Kids wake up - fart around for half the day, then are expected to go out and play a game.

 

Doesn't mean much but...

2010: 4-3 in night games, with 3 of those wins being Western Kentucky, South Dakota State, and Kansas State. 6-1 in day games.

2009: 6-1 in night games, with 3 of those wins being Florida Atlantic, Louisiana-Laf, Kansas State. Big wins over Missouri (Thurs.), Oklahoma, Arizona. 4-3 in day games.

2008: 2-3 in night games, with both wins against Western Michigan and New Mexico State. 7-1 in day games.

 

7 of Bo's 12 losses at night. We know Bo gets cranky in the evening - see Texas A&M. Bo needs his sleep. 2:30 game seems fine w/ me.

[Nebula]

Anyone, anywhere, any time. That's got to be our mindset. If we're afraid to play at Camp Randall at night, what does that say about this team?

 

Bring it on. Shine the spotlight. Let's go.

Yep. Bring 'em on. We have the athletes and the coaches to play with anyone, anytime.

[bigg10]

come on I know Nebraska is up to playing Wiskey at nite. Besides Iowa, I think that will be your most exciting game. I know new places and all (like State and even MN), but the two that will be grindhouse to me are Ia and Wi. I dont think Oh will even make to to conference play without a loss and I think you all will be their 2nd loss. I know they have depth, but what they are facing is not any easy one, lots of meetings with b10 and ncca, both players and staff. That kind of distraction is surly going to affect them. Besides they barely escaped Iowa for several years now and Wiskey always plays them tough. I just think you all are hoping for more than you'll get from Oh this year. I could be wrong but even if I am not they will bounce back for 2012.

 

Wiskey= nite game

Iowa= black friday

[tmfr15]

Wisconsin is tough, day or night. No doubt about that. I suppose a night game would make it a bit tougher. Actually, I don't worry about the difficulty of this game, I worry about Bo's ability to manage this team's emotions against new foes, tough foes, in unique settings with high stakes week in and week out. First game plays out fairly easily, then I worry about Fresno as a trap game. I know we will be up for Washington, but worry about Wyoming because of the setting and the impending start of the Big 10 slate. Wisconsin will require all our focus, but so will Ohio State...then a break with Minnesota and its right back in the grinder all the way to the finish. Managing emotions will be key week in and week out.

[okaive]

I cannot wait to see this game under the lights. Will be exciting for sure.

[kchusker_chris]

Wisconsin is tough, day or night. No doubt about that. I suppose a night game would make it a bit tougher. Actually, I don't worry about the difficulty of this game, I worry about Bo's ability to manage this team's emotions against new foes, tough foes, in unique settings with high stakes week in and week out. First game plays out fairly easily, then I worry about Fresno as a trap game. I know we will be up for Washington, but worry about Wyoming because of the setting and the impending start of the Big 10 slate. Wisconsin will require all our focus, but so will Ohio State...then a break with Minnesota and its right back in the grinder all the way to the finish. Managing emotions will be key week in and week out.

I worry about Bo's ability to manage his own emotions -- the team will be just fine

[BOJ]

"There has been talk about it," Bielema told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "Nothing has been confirmed. If I'm a person who watches Big Ten football I know that is a pretty big game.

 

"I think if we're doing things right and Nebraska continues to (win) it will be a showcase game."

http://my.journalstar.com/post/Husker_Extra_Group/Husker_Extra/blog/under_the_lights_in_madison.html

 

Apparently their has been talk about the Wisconsin game being a night game according to Bielema.

 

I personally love atmosphere of a night game. To me this has a feel of a 2:30 like game. With us playing Ohio Light next week, I would think that would be the big showcase game. That the BigTen and ESPN/ABC networks want..... Gameday, night game, all the bells and whistles it brings. Plus it being the first game back for Tressel and his boys.

 

 

Here is a list of possible ABC/ESPN day and night games.

 

Nebraska vs. Wisconsin

Michigan State vs. Ohio State

Arizona vs. USC

GT vs. NC State

Miss. State vs. Georgia

Kentucky vs. LSU

Alabama vs. Florida

Clemson vs. Virginia Tech (at VT you know ESPN loves some VT)

Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (at Jerry World you know Jerry would push for a night game, Texas A&M is the hometeam)

Auburn vs. South Carolina (at South Carolina)

 

I tried to include the games that ESPN/ABC would pickup like the 3 SEC games obviously CBS would pick the best one, then ESPN would get the next pick.

 

On the same note, when do the BigTen TV schedules come out. Also how do they select the games. For example do we know 2 or 3 weeks advance or much further away than that.

 

Sometimes we won't know the BiG Network schedule until that week, because the Network just picks up the games that their other partners have not (i.e., ABC and ESPN) so if some things are going really well for say a Northwestern, when they play say Illinois if ABC or ESPN thinks people are going to watch it that week, they will pick it up and the Network won't air it. Other games we will know weeks in advance as scheduled for the Network because both ABC and ESPN already told the Network they don't want that game (these are usually the very early non-conference games). So long story short, we will know some weeks in advance and others not so much.

 

I am sure that some of the early Nebraska non-conference games will be aired on the Network and if you live in Nebraska and have the Network you will get to see it as the Network airs the games regionally, that is if Ohio state has a non-conference game on the Network at the same time as Nebraska, tOSU game will be aired in Ohio and the Nebraska game will be aired in Nebraska.

 

Edit: And after rereading your post, I apologize if that wasn't what you were asking at all. I saw Big Ten tv schedule and thought of the network. Oops...

[It'sNotAFakeID]

Wisconsin will be tough no matter when we play them...might as well make it a night time game shown nationwide so everyone can watch to see if Bo is going to throw a fit and then make a big effort to show him every time there is a bad play/penalty on Nebraska when they play tOSU next week.

[Ratt Mhule]

I've heard Bo mention before that he doesn't like night games. Kids wake up - fart around for half the day, then are expected to go out and play a game.

 

So does the other team...its not like our team is at any disadvantage because we have to sit around all day. How come other teams can do it, but we can't? How come high school kids do it every Friday? And they go to school the whole day and then expected to go out and play a game. That is the lamest excuse for playing a night game I've ever heard, sitting around all day and then expected to play a game. If Bo can't get a team focused, that has to do with him, not the time of the game.

[iowahusker09]

it just clicked to me how many 230 and 7 pm games that we played in the big 12. Get ready for a lot of games to start at 11 boys. Last year I think Iowa played one night game (psu) and one 230 game (sparty) at home. Is husker nation mentally prepared to crack open the first one at 530 am all year?

[Caven]

For some reason I thought the Big Ten rarely ever played conference night games?

 

The Big 10 has a no night games in November rule. Through the first two months however, there is almost always 1 Big 10 game in the 6 or 7 pm timeslot (usually 7).

 

 

 

it just clicked to me how many 230 and 7 pm games that we played in the big 12. Get ready for a lot of games to start at 11 boys. Last year I think Iowa played one night game (psu) and one 230 game (sparty) at home. Is husker nation mentally prepared to crack open the first one at 530 am all year?

 

Iowa State, Wisconsin, Ohio State and Michigan State were all 2:30 games this year for Iowa. We actually only had the other 2 non-conference games that were 11 am games at home. I would guess that Nebraska will probably only end up with at most 2 home games that are at 11 this year - and possibly not even that many since the ones that typically would (the early non-con home games) will be more likley to be highligted due to interest in the new team. You might actually get by with no 11 am games this first year.

[blasted_imposter]

Heck no, I don't want that happening. Camp Randall is already one of the toughest places to play in CFB, it doesn't need to be intensified by a night game.

 

orly.

 

 

wisconsin, and the rest of the big ten, is going to be shocked at how difficult it is to run the ball against the blackshirts this fall.

linky

 

Your v a g i n a is showing.

 

 

OMG NOOOOOOOOO NOT THE BIG SLOW TEN NOOOOOOO

 

Here's how it really go: the worst performing (vs. their BCS peers this past season), slowest, most strategically backwards football conference in the country has lined up all their prize chickens for NU to decapitate this fall.

 

 

Goody goody gumdrops.

[kchusker_chris]

Heck no, I don't want that happening. Camp Randall is already one of the toughest places to play in CFB, it doesn't need to be intensified by a night game.

 

orly.

 

 

wisconsin, and the rest of the big ten, is going to be shocked at how difficult it is to run the ball against the blackshirts this fall.

linky

 

Your v a g i n a is showing.

 

 

OMG NOOOOOOOOO NOT THE BIG SLOW TEN NOOOOOOO

 

Here's how it really go: the worst performing (vs. their BCS peers this past season), slowest, most strategically backwards football conference in the country has lined up all their prize chickens for NU to decapitate this fall.

 

 

Goody goody gumdrops.

You sir, have been blocked. Tired of seeing your meaningless rambles...

[ADS]

Heck no, I don't want that happening. Camp Randall is already one of the toughest places to play in CFB, it doesn't need to be intensified by a night game.

 

orly.

 

 

wisconsin, and the rest of the big ten, is going to be shocked at how difficult it is to run the ball against the blackshirts this fall.

linky

 

Your v a g i n a is showing.

 

 

OMG NOOOOOOOOO NOT THE BIG SLOW TEN NOOOOOOO

 

Here's how it really go: the worst performing (vs. their BCS peers this past season), slowest, most strategically backwards football conference in the country has lined up all their prize chickens for NU to decapitate this fall.

 

 

Goody goody gumdrops.

What in the hell are you talking about? Good grief Charlie Brown.