BTN Primetime Kickoffs announce (Fresno, Minnesota, @ Northwestern)

[Saunders]

BTN today announced a loaded 2016 Saturday primetime football schedule that will feature the 2015 Big Ten Champion and College Football Playoff semifinalist Michigan State Spartans twice, the conference’s 2015 West Division Champion Iowa Hawkeyes twice and perennial power Nebraska three times among its 10 games across nine key Saturday nights. Of the 10 games, seven feature teams that finished ranked in the final AP Top 25 poll. - See more at:

http://btn.com/2016/05/09/btn-announces-2016-primetime-football-schedule/#sthash.iTp18ciW.dpuf

 

[Saunders]

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[famoustitles]

Nice.

Do they always set up the times to this many games so far in advance? And when can we expect a time slot for the Oregon game?

Really liking These late starts for a couple home games. should help us be able to get recruits to Lincoln on Satudays

 

[Landlord]

Nice.

Do they always set up the times to this many games so far in advance? And when can we expect a time slot for the Oregon game?

Really liking These late starts for a couple home games. should help us be able to get recruits to Lincoln on Satudays

The Oregon game will likely be decided the week before.

 

[garn]

Nice.

Do they always set up the times to this many games so far in advance? And when can we expect a time slot for the Oregon game?

Really liking These late starts for a couple home games. should help us be able to get recruits to Lincoln on Satudays

The Big 10 always announces their night games in advance, ESPN/ABC night games were announced a couple of weeks ago. I'm guessing the Oregon game will be a reverse mirror 2:30 telecast.

 

[Red Five]

Nice.

Do they always set up the times to this many games so far in advance? And when can we expect a time slot for the Oregon game?

Really liking These late starts for a couple home games. should help us be able to get recruits to Lincoln on Satudays

The Oregon game will likely be decided the week before.

Incorrect, we'll know Oregon sometime soon. Non-conference games are almost always set very early. Its the conference games that are subject to the 1 or 2 week window.

For past reference, here when our prior marquee non-conference game times were set:

2015 Miami - 5/15

2014 Maimi - 4/15

2013 UCLA - 6/7

2012 UCLA - 6/14

 

[Landlord]

Nice.

Do they always set up the times to this many games so far in advance? And when can we expect a time slot for the Oregon game?

Really liking These late starts for a couple home games. should help us be able to get recruits to Lincoln on Satudays

The Oregon game will likely be decided the week before.

Incorrect, we'll know Oregon sometime soon. Non-conference games are almost always set very early. Its the conference games that are subject to the 1 or 2 week window.

For past reference, here when our prior marquee non-conference game times were set:

2015 Miami - 5/15

2014 Maimi - 4/15

2013 UCLA - 6/7

2012 UCLA - 6/14

What determines when/as part of what tier or whatever those games get decided?

 

[GSG]

 

[Saunders]

Nice.

Do they always set up the times to this many games so far in advance? And when can we expect a time slot for the Oregon game?

Really liking These late starts for a couple home games. should help us be able to get recruits to Lincoln on Satudays

The Oregon game will likely be decided the week before.

Incorrect, we'll know Oregon sometime soon. Non-conference games are almost always set very early. Its the conference games that are subject to the 1 or 2 week window.

For past reference, here when our prior marquee non-conference game times were set:

2015 Miami - 5/15

2014 Maimi - 4/15

2013 UCLA - 6/7

2012 UCLA - 6/14

What determines when/as part of what tier or whatever those games get decided?

It'll be Tier 1 (ABC/ESPN)because it's a marquee OOC game. They'll decide when they get all their games ready and do it at once.

 

[Red Five]

Nice.

Do they always set up the times to this many games so far in advance? And when can we expect a time slot for the Oregon game?

Really liking These late starts for a couple home games. should help us be able to get recruits to Lincoln on Satudays

The Oregon game will likely be decided the week before.

Incorrect, we'll know Oregon sometime soon. Non-conference games are almost always set very early. Its the conference games that are subject to the 1 or 2 week window.

For past reference, here when our prior marquee non-conference game times were set:

2015 Miami - 5/15

2014 Maimi - 4/15

2013 UCLA - 6/7

2012 UCLA - 6/14

What determines when/as part of what tier or whatever those games get decided?

I don't know what determines it. But the past few years the non-conference schedule kick times have always been known by end of June.

Last year:

BYU - 6/12

South Alabama - 4/13

Miami - 5/15

So Miss - 5/14

 

[knapplc]

#relevant

https://twitter.com/ESPN_BigTen/status/729703022956150786

 

[Red Five]

Anyways, I love that the B1G has finally dropped their "no night games in November" policy. Good to see them move into the 1990s.

You can't expect things to move too fast in this conference. It took until 2008 for them to drop the rule of no games on Thanksgiving weekend.

 

[Saunders]

#relevant

https://twitter.com/ESPN_BigTen/status/729703022956150786

Between the ESPN networks and BTN, Big Ten-scheduled night kickoffs in 2016 feature Nebraska in a league-high five games, followed by Ohio State (4), Northwestern, Iowa and Penn State (3), Michigan State, Wisconsin, Michigan and Rutgers (2), Illinois, Indiana, Maryland and Minnesota (1).

 

[ScottyIce]

Get excited. Imagine if Oregon/Nebraska rocks and rolls it's way to a possible night game or even dare I say, GAMEDAY?

 

[Flood]

I love night games. I can't get home to Lincoln often, and watching on TV is more fun at night, at least for me. Plenty of time to get the smoked ribs or brisket done, watch some early games, etc.

We could end up with quite a string of night games this year. Our two road games are Wisconsin and OSU, leading up to Minnesota. I suppose there's a chance they all end up at night. After that Maryland and then Iowa (Black Friday).

Has the Black Friday game ever been played at night? I'm too old to remember.