It isn't about missing a Hokie game and recording it. It's about the high schools losing the money from the gates and concession sales. All the other sports in Montgomery County schools exist off football raised money. Just imagine how hard it is in Blacksburg and Christiansburg to compete with the Maroon and Orange Monster called Hokie Football for advertising and donations. I know you all mean well , but you don't live here and understand what losing 1/2 a gate for 1 of 5 home games can do. Let Whit miss 1 home game and reduce it to 5 home games and listen to the whining thennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. I have missed 2 Hokie home games in 29 years and both games THE INDIANS were on the road in the playoffs , and they both were Wahoo games.
Have to agree with 1bburg here. You have to consider the impact on high school playing on a day other than Friday. Impact on school day. The tradition is there for the kids to socialize after the game and that is hard to do on a school nite. Friday should be left to high school. Saturday is the traditional college day. Thursday night was OK too. Nothing wrong with moving it to Tuesday I guess. If ESPN wasn't such the monopoly it is you could schedule college games on Monday night and poach the NFL. That would teach them from scheduling Thursday night a traditionally college night. Or schedule Sunday games. Yes I know that would lower ratings but it works both ways. Start poaching the NFL for ratings and they would change their tune. BUT NO > >>>> ESPN owns both so they are not going to poach their own ratings.
Go To Your High School game !!!! There is no reason for comparisons, Attendance for High School has been dropping off for years . I live in the NRV , and folks that go to these games have kids playing or it's a rival game. You like out it's a loss , So go to your High School game. Simple. Friday Night College Games are here to Stay , VT will have one this year and maybe none for awhile. Goodness !!!! And IF you want the Games on Tuesday or Wednesday. Go Buy you a network and Get the Money Ready ....
What HS game am I supposed to be going to? I'm a 30 year old guy who works and lives abroad. The only time I spent living in Virginia were my 4 years in Blacksburg when I attended VT. Not all of us are 50 year old dudes who live in the vicinity of where they attended HS or have children in HS. I couldn't care less about the attendance of a HS football game. As long as VT is on TV I really don't care what night of the week it is, though I'd prefer Friday over Thursday.
Pack, I think that was the first time that ESPN purposed Friday night football to the ACC, some high school coaches in NC came out saying they wouldn't entertain any college coaches of schools that played on Friday nights. Then ND came along and the ACC redid the TV deal and agreed to 5 Friday night games a season with 1 always on Black Friday. I think your coaches now don't have a choice. It's to be done on a rotation basis.
