Marv Levy Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I remember in my college years in the mid 90's, it was always the start of the season on Labor Day Weekend. You would start your classes on a Wednesday, have Friday and Saturday to party, Sunday was kickoff and Monday was the hangover holiday. Tuesday, you would go back to classes, recalling what a blurred, but fun weekend it was. We used to have a pig roast at our Fraternity house on Sunday and watch as many games that were on. I really missed that tradition. Now its all corporate greed and sponsors and $$$ so they can have it start next Thursday. I know its been like that for awhile now, but just wanted to bring it up because the other way was the best. Anyone have any thoughts on that? LETS GO BUFFALO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l< j Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Given your screen name, I assume you mean the 1890s. kj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv Levy Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Given your screen name, I assume you mean the 1890s. kj You are a riot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I remember in my college years in the mid 90's, it was always the start of the season on Labor Day Weekend. You would start your classes on a Wednesday, have Friday and Saturday to party, Sunday was kickoff and Monday was the hangover holiday. Tuesday, you would go back to classes, recalling what a blurred, but fun weekend it was. We used to have a pig roast at our Fraternity house on Sunday and watch as many games that were on. I really missed that tradition. Now its all corporate greed and sponsors and $$$ so they can have it start next Thursday. I know its been like that for awhile now, but just wanted to bring it up because the other way was the best. Anyone have any thoughts on that? LETS GO BUFFALO!! actually they moved week 1 to the week after labor day weekend before they started having games on Thursday nights because they thought they were losing viewers and attendance at the games due to the holiday weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I think that the first Thursday night game should come in week 2. The season should begin on Sunday with all teams (save the Monday night teams) playing. It's sort of like when MLB "kicks off" the season with two teams playing in Japan. Opening day should involve all teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWatch Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 The reason they moved the game was TV ratings not attendees. They do not care about no shows as long as people pay as a number of teams have season ticket holders who some years do not attend but keep season tickets to preserve seats (i.e. Deadskins). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 The reason they moved the game was TV ratings not attendees. That's right...Labor Day weekend is one of the worst TV weekends of the year...not many want to spend the last weekend of the summer cooped indoors, so the NFL vowed several years ago not to start the season Labor Day weekend...which also leads to the Super Bowl being played in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 That's right...Labor Day weekend is one of the worst TV weekends of the year...not many want to spend the last weekend of the summer cooped indoors, so the NFL vowed several years ago not to start the season Labor Day weekend...which also leads to the Super Bowl being played in February. No it doesn't, the Super Bowl is played in February because of the NFL cancelling its games the weekend after September 11th, and playing them after the original schedule was completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Given your screen name, I assume you mean the 1890s. kj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 That's right...Labor Day weekend is one of the worst TV weekends of the year...not many want to spend the last weekend of the summer cooped indoors, so the NFL vowed several years ago not to start the season Labor Day weekend...which also leads to the Super Bowl being played in February. No it doesn't, the Super Bowl is played in February because of the NFL cancelling its games the weekend after September 11th, and playing them after the original schedule was completed. The NFL moved the opening weekend to the week after Labor Day in 2001. But there was no bye week between the Conference Championship and the SB that year, so with the switching of the games, it pushed the SB to February. In 2003 they put the bye week back in case something happened again, needing to move games around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 You are a riot! Ralph: You're a riot, Alice. You're a regular riot. Hope they like those jokes on the moon, 'cause that's where you're goin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 In 2003 they put the bye week back in case something happened again, needing to move games around. That's only a fraction of the reason: the Super Bowl bye week was primarily installed, permanately BTW, to insure the Super Bowl is played in February, the big TV ratings sweeps month. Installing the bye week actually has very little with a catastrophy contingency plan...the NFL is simply going after the biggest TV money available. Surpised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 The very first TBD home-opener tailgate was a Sunday night game on Labor Day weekend. That was the absolute perfect schedule for us -- eat-drink-and-be-merry all day long before heading into the stadium, and most of us had Monday off. Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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