Do you want Thursday night games?

[Al_4_State]

This would be tight, but who do we play on the road this year that would have to accept a Thursday night game to get on TV? Maybe Colorado?

-K-State: I assume with the Arrowhead deal that moving it to Thursday isn't an option.
-Texas/Oklahoma: I assume these games will have no trouble getting tv coverage on a Saturday either way. Maybe if OU looks to have another down year, but that still seems unlikely.

Good points. I hope Colorado doesn't get the nod, because I'm planning on going to that game this fall.

 

[MNCyGuy]

Good points. I hope Colorado doesn't get the nod, because I'm planning on going to that game this fall.

None of our non-con games are on the road other than Iowa, right?

 

[Al_4_State]

None of our non-con games are on the road other than Iowa, right?

Correct. Both Utah and UCONN are next year, though.

 

[MNCyGuy]

Correct. Both Utah and UCONN are next year, though.

who is our fourth this year, I can think of NIU, Utah, and Iowa?

 

[gocubs2118]

who is our fourth this year, I can think of NIU, Utah, and Iowa?

UNI

 

[MNCyGuy]

UNI

now I feel stupid

 

[weR138]

I voted no, but if it is to get a wide TV audience, then yes, I would be ok with it. :smile:

I voted yes.

Any TV games we can guaranteee are worth it.

If people are upset about multiple Thursday games, then they need to drop the Thursday opener and take the Thursday conference game.

I would love to see ISU on ESPN and I think it is long overdue for the Big 12 to push for some Thursday night games. It is a great slot with no other football on and I would watch B12 games every week on Thursday if they were on. As it is I watch the Big East and sometimes the MAC games when they are on Thursday nights.

When someone asks you if you want to be on ESPN you say YES!

Seriously, we should never turn down the chance to get a game on ESPN. I don't care if it is Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, whatever. If they say we can play at a certain time and get on the air, we do it.

People always throw out the money and exposure issues for obstacles to advancing our program, this increases both. It may inconvenience some fans, which sucks, but if you really want to ***** about it, be sure to make your check out to the ISU AD for $300k first.

As for the season opener, if we can finally find a way to get it on TV on Thursday great, if not, we might as well move it back to Saturday.

yes, if we are on prime time tv only

I hate the Thursday games but I have always said if they were on good TV (Such as ESPN) it is something we should be doing.

Good point. If we can get a Thursday road game on TV that would be awesome. Lately we have had issues getting sme of our road on real TV (not internet). To upgrade to ESPN would be sweet.[/QUOTE]



If we can get any conference games on ESPN we must do it.

 

[CyDude16]

I'm down for one thursday night game a year. THe first one, thats about it.

 

[ISU4Life]

I did vote no on the Thursday night games due to tailgating, but this would change only if it is on TV

 

[MNCyGuy]

People that voted no and then said they'd vote yes if it was on tv, please read the actual posts before voting in a poll.

 

[Rogue52]

Since this poll question was directly from an athletic department survey, I suspect we will be having a Big 12 Conference game on Thursday night in the near future assuming we are appealing to ESPN.

Nebraska vs. I-State in Ames???

 

[kcclone33]

Are we voting for Thursday night conference games? If so it's a definite no. But if in non-con games then I'm fine with it.

 

[cyhiphopp]

Are we voting for Thursday night conference games? If so it's a definite no. But if in non-con games then I'm fine with it.

The proposition is that we would have a Thursday night conference game, but it would be televised nationaly on ESPN.

It's worth it!

 

[MNCyGuy]

Let's play all of our games on Thursday. It'll be our thing, like blue turf or having sex in a restroom.

 

[DaddyMac]

Do I want Thursday night games? Not really.

But this is a much more attractive offer and easier sell than our opener against a nobody that is prety much only on MediaCom.

Probably mentioned already - but if this is a conference thing, is it possible that this falls into November? Not crazy about night games at ALL in Nov when the weather can be pretty damn cold.

 

[thatguy]

YES. Any national TV exposure is worth whatever reasons you people don't want them.

 

[TruClone]

I could be wrong, but I think other games have been televised on that night. I'm not saying we couldn't get it on ESPN once in a while, but I don't see it happening on a yearly basis, and I certainly don't see how ISU has any leverage to make ESPN carry it as part of a deal to put a conference game on a Thursday later in the year.

Naysayer!

 

[cyingreen]

I don't like Thursday night games because of the inconvenience for those who work the standard 40 hr. week, 7 or 8 a.m. to 4 or 5 p.m. Being self employed myself, it doesn't really matter to me. We were told that if we had the first game on Thursday night, it would make things easier for those going away for Labor Day celebrations, students, and the BIG plus, assured wide spread TV coverage. Seems like we've had as many games barely covered by TV as we've had major coverage. If we can have guaranteed ESPN, or Fox or Comcast or whoever is doing the regional sports channels now, I'd be inclined to think Thursday night games worth the extra bother. Really, I do believe that with Coach Rhoads at the helm, we're going to be in a situation where fans are going to come, regardless of the day or time.

 

[Goothrey]

As a student, no.