mannc Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 There is absolutely no good reason we aren’t watching opening day games today. Until 20 years ago, this was opening day in the NFL. Pushing the regular season (and playoffs) deeper into winter is bad for fans and players. Will we see NFL games on Labor Day Weekend again? 6 10 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boco357 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 I can find a thousand things to do Labor Day weekend and when they extend the season hope it's later into February. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBoots8 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 I think if/when we go to an 18 game schedule we will be adding to the start of the league year, not the end. It seems to make sense to kick off on a 3 day weekend but with many people getting in their last vacation of the year they may be concerned viewership would be lower as a result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxum Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 They tried it before and had much lower ratings. Since number of people buying broadcast services is more important now they may think of changing it to get 18 game schedules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 9 minutes ago, Punching Bag said: They tried it before and had much lower ratings. Since number of people buying broadcast services is more important now they may think of changing it to get 18 game schedules. When they go to 18 they will start the season to make sure the SB lands on Presidents Day weekend IMO 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 As long as they scheduled the games for 1:00pm on Sunday, I don’t care when the season starts, 😁👍🍸🚬 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GETTOTHE50 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Football should be pushed back to after the first week of fall. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 This shouldn't be complicated. They obviously don't want anyone wearing white pants to NFL games. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 The NFL doesn't want to step on the NCAA's feet. They're already pissing on the laws by having Friday night games this season. There is literally a law stopping the NFL from playing on Fridays and Saturdays during high schoolm and college seasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted September 1 Author Share Posted September 1 (edited) On 9/1/2024 at 3:34 PM, boyst said: The NFL doesn't want to step on the NCAA's feet. They're already pissing on the laws by having Friday night games this season. There is literally a law stopping the NFL from playing on Fridays and Saturdays during high schoolm and college seasons. There is a grand total of one college football game today. There is no reason not to be playing NFL games today. Edited September 2 by mannc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerome007 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 4 hours ago, boyst said: There is literally a law stopping the NFL from playing on Fridays and Saturdays during high schoolm and college seasons. There is? I thought it was a tradition, and done out of courtesy. I was wrong ha ha. And as mentioned already, they had lower ratings when starting on Labor Day Weekend, so nope, they won't do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 3 hours ago, mannc said: There is a grand total of one college football game today. There is no reason not to be playing NFL games todsy. The NIL killed most all interest in NCAA for me. I don't follow it anymore. 15 minutes ago, Jerome007 said: There is? I thought it was a tradition, and done out of courtesy. I was wrong ha ha. And as mentioned already, they had lower ratings when starting on Labor Day Weekend, so nope, they won't do it. Yes. Federal law that college and high school get Friday and Saturday games between two dates. It was since the merger and I think part of the compromise to allow them to merge being a monopoly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Nah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 15 minutes ago, boyst said: The NIL killed most all interest in NCAA for me. I don't follow it anymore. I completely understand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Didn't it used to be? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) 4 hours ago, mannc said: There is a grand total of one college football game today. There is no reason not to be playing NFL games todsy. And the funny part is that when I turned on ABC to watch it, DirecTV has a blank screen saying they are in a fight with Disney over fees! So....no ABC, ESPN etc for DirecTV subscribers. Edited September 2 by SoCal Deek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 5 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: And the funny part is that when I turned on ABC to watch it, DirecTV has a blank screen saying they are in a fight with Disney over fees! So....no ABC, ESPN etc for DirecTV subscribers. ABC is working here but ESPN has the pissing match screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Starting on a holiday weekend/last weekend before a lot of kids go back to school sounds awful. It's perfect as is IMO. It will be interesting to see what they do when they go to 18 games. Like someone else mentioned Superbowl on presidents Day weekend is perfect and makes sense. But aren't they also talking about an extra bye week? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 7 hours ago, boco357 said: I can find a thousand things to do Labor Day weekend and when they extend the season hope it's later into February. All signs seem to indicate they want the Superbowl as late as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maynard Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Nah, it’s our significant others last free weekend with us. Leave it alone. My wife knows what’s a coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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