Big Ten Announces 2017 Friday Night Primetime Schedule

[Saunders]

Big Ten schools announced football games to be televised in Friday primetime during the 2017 season. The games, which will be televised by ESPN and FOX, are as follows:

Fri., Sept. 1 Washington at Rutgers
Fri., Sept. 1 Utah State at Wisconsin
Fri., Sept. 8 Ohio at Purdue
Fri., Sept. 29 Nebraska at Illinois
Fri., Oct. 13 Northwestern at Maryland
Fri., Oct. 27 Michigan State at Northwestern

http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110816aab.html

[bugeater17]

 

Big Ten schools announced football games to be televised in Friday primetime during the 2017 season. The games, which will be televised by ESPN and FOX, are as follows:

Fri., Sept. 1 Washington at Rutgers

Fri., Sept. 1 Utah State at Wisconsin

Fri., Sept. 8 Ohio at Purdue

Fri., Sept. 29 Nebraska at Illinois

Fri., Oct. 13 Northwestern at Maryland

Fri., Oct. 27 Michigan State at Northwestern

http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110816aab.html

 

If we have to play in a Friday night game I am pretty happy with it being away and the opponent (Illinois).

[GBRHouston]

I'm glad that they're pinning the bad games on Fridays instead of doing what the Pac-12 does and try to put good games in non-Saturday timeslots.

[ColoradoHusk]

As someone not in Nebraska, I am excited for a different night to watch the 'Skers. GBR.

[BigRedBuster]

Absolutely pathetic move by the conference.

 

The only fractionally close saving grace on this is that it's an away game so we wouldn't be trying to get recruits here that weekend.

[cornstar]

Absolutely pathetic move by the conference.

 

The only fractionally close saving grace on this is that it's an away game so we wouldn't be trying to get recruits here that weekend.

I pretty much agree.

[jjamuss]

Greed sucks.

[Mavric]

How many Husker fans were at Illinois last year? Probably not as many next year but perhaps the novelty draws some to counter.

 

Not nearly as big of a deal as some are trying to make it out to be. Not ideal but not terrible either. And we have it out of the way until at least 2020.

[ColoradoHusk]

How many Husker fans were at Illinois last year? Probably not as many next year but perhaps the novelty draws some to counter.

 

Not nearly as big of a deal as some are trying to make it out to be. Not ideal but not terrible either. And we have it out of the way until at least 2020.

Is the B1G mandate to play in a Friday game once every 3 years, or to host a Friday game once every 3 years.

 

EDIT: According to the OWH release last week, it says "Nebraska will host one of these Friday night games every three years. The 2017 Friday night schedule is expected to be announced within the next week, but Nebraska has received no indication that it will play a Friday night home game next season"

[TAKODA]

Absolutely pathetic move by the conference.

 

The only fractionally close saving grace on this is that it's an away game so we wouldn't be trying to get recruits here that weekend.

Agree, +1

 

For the almighty $.

 

There will be a time in the future that the market will be overly saturated and the value will be lost. Book it!

[Count 'Bility]

i love the big tens' release. Saying how much they care about high school football and how they know how important it is.. buttttt..........we're gonna put games on friday anyway.

 

 

easy solution. JUST DONT DO IT.

[BigRedBuster]

There is absolutely NO REASON for this. None. Absolutely NONE!!!!!

[Redux]

Well hopefully we will be atteactive enough to recruits that they will still want to visit a different weekend if we end up playing a Friday home game. Sky isn't falling yet because of this.

[ColoradoHusk]

Well hopefully we will be atteactive enough to recruits that they will still want to visit a different weekend if we end up playing a Friday home game. Sky isn't falling yet because of this.

I have no idea why people are flipping out over the recruiting aspects of this decision. Yes, home game visits are an important aspect to recruiting, but it's one home game over a 3 year period. It's not the end of the world.

[BigRedBuster]

 

Well hopefully we will be atteactive enough to recruits that they will still want to visit a different weekend if we end up playing a Friday home game. Sky isn't falling yet because of this.

I have no idea why people are flipping out over the recruiting aspects of this decision. Yes, home game visits are an important aspect to recruiting, but it's one home game over a 3 year period. It's not the end of the world.

 

Because it IS a big deal.