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OregonDucks
Oregon Is Faster
Schools don't want to play on Thursday night so it's hard to find matchups. Back in the day when not every game was on TV teams were glad to do it in order to get exposure and it was a big deal. Now it's just a pain in the ass for schools, the students and fans.
I don't see the situation improving unless they start throwing bonus dollars at the schools that play on Thursdays.
Let's face it other P5 schools make fun of conference members that have to play on Thursdays.
This is the reason I'm totally over Thursday night games. It was cool to get a primetime game when else you likely wouldn't, but now since basically every game is on some major channel, Thursday games throw off planning for games for the team and are just another home game I can't get to
Good points, but at the same time I think primetime still applies to Thursday night games. Obviously it started off as mid majors using the night to get exposure, but as time went on major conferences got on board and there were some big games played on Thursdays.
With the whole every game is now televised on Saturday's, sure it is, but doesn't mean you are primetime and doesn't mean you get more of an audience. Your game may be on TV Saturday, but its buried on CBS Sports Network while big games are airing on CBS/ABC/ESPN and FOX.