Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic... Peete2Affholter Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 1,961 Likes Received: 1,996 Dec 1, 2017 #1 ...that this game was televised on a FRIDAY at freakin' FIVE PM! WTF, Larry Scott? Seriously? Even high school games wait until 7:30pm, to let people who might actually want to watch the game get home from work and get to the game. Scheduling the Conference Championship Game at this time all but guaranteed that almost nobody would watch it, and few of those who otherwise wanted to could not because they were driving home or otherwise taming care of their Friday evening errands, like I was. I had to settle for listening to the bulk of the game on the radio. Ventura Trojan likes this.
...that this game was televised on a FRIDAY at freakin' FIVE PM! WTF, Larry Scott? Seriously? Even high school games wait until 7:30pm, to let people who might actually want to watch the game get home from work and get to the game. Scheduling the Conference Championship Game at this time all but guaranteed that almost nobody would watch it, and few of those who otherwise wanted to could not because they were driving home or otherwise taming care of their Friday evening errands, like I was. I had to settle for listening to the bulk of the game on the radio.
Thunderpunch Junior Member WeAreSc Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 14 Likes Received: 15 Dec 1, 2017 #2 ESPN also has a quote from Scott about Friday night games. “We added a parameter that says you cannot schedule a team to play a Friday night road game after a Saturday road game,” Scott said. “Hindsight's 20/20. If we could re-engineer some things, there would probably be a long list of things we'd do differently. “But, you know, no one's got the benefit of doing that.” He needs to see an eye doctor, because we all saw that before the season started. earlthegoat, Ventura Trojan and sctrojan2006 like this.
ESPN also has a quote from Scott about Friday night games. “We added a parameter that says you cannot schedule a team to play a Friday night road game after a Saturday road game,” Scott said. “Hindsight's 20/20. If we could re-engineer some things, there would probably be a long list of things we'd do differently. “But, you know, no one's got the benefit of doing that.” He needs to see an eye doctor, because we all saw that before the season started.
Fyton82 Points Member Joined: Sep 6, 2017 Messages: 359 Likes Received: 543 Dec 1, 2017 #3 This moronic fool panders to the East Coast TV market while knowing (or should know) most of his core West Coast market is sitting in traffic on the way home from work at 5pm on Friday night. Maybe if Tennis Boy scheduled the game on a Saturday, they wouldn't have had to tarp over the tens of thousands of empty seats in the upper deck. Peete2Affholter, earlthegoat, CrownoftheValley and 2 others like this.
This moronic fool panders to the East Coast TV market while knowing (or should know) most of his core West Coast market is sitting in traffic on the way home from work at 5pm on Friday night. Maybe if Tennis Boy scheduled the game on a Saturday, they wouldn't have had to tarp over the tens of thousands of empty seats in the upper deck.
DaFireMedic Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 6,935 Likes Received: 9,577 Dec 1, 2017 #4 It happened to work out for me as I had most of the day off, but I can see the difficulty in getting home from work on a Friday night. Regarding scheduling, Larry Scott has apparently said that the Pac-12 scheduling was done poorly and played a role in keeping Pac-12 teams out of the CFP. "That the Pac-12 commissioner lobbied for a Pac-12 team in the playoff conversation wasn’t surprising, but Scott’s stance on his two-loss champion was too little, too late. In fact, it’s fair to look at the schedule the conference handed USC this season -- which included 12 consecutive weeks without a bye -- and come away thinking it contributed to the Trojans finishing on the outside looking in." Edit: Looks like Thunderpunch and I are quoting the same article. Ventura Trojan, TrojanFireHorse12, Thunderpunch and 1 other person like this.
It happened to work out for me as I had most of the day off, but I can see the difficulty in getting home from work on a Friday night. Regarding scheduling, Larry Scott has apparently said that the Pac-12 scheduling was done poorly and played a role in keeping Pac-12 teams out of the CFP. "That the Pac-12 commissioner lobbied for a Pac-12 team in the playoff conversation wasn’t surprising, but Scott’s stance on his two-loss champion was too little, too late. In fact, it’s fair to look at the schedule the conference handed USC this season -- which included 12 consecutive weeks without a bye -- and come away thinking it contributed to the Trojans finishing on the outside looking in." Edit: Looks like Thunderpunch and I are quoting the same article.
aimeedee Points Member Joined: Aug 25, 2017 Messages: 8,782 Likes Received: 1,731 Dec 1, 2017 #5 Worked for me in the central time zone! And now we get to relax and enjoy the weekend slate. Ventura Trojan likes this.
Ventura Trojan Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 630 Likes Received: 512 Dec 1, 2017 #6 Left work from woodland hills at 4:00. Destroyed multiple speed limits and traffic laws. Arrived at supermarket in Simi Valley at 4:45. Purchase beer and chicken wings for the Traegger. Arrived at home 4:55. Threw chicken on the grill. Cracked a cold one. Missed kick off. Was in chair for first play. Come on man give us a break. Game should've been played on a Saturday Peete2Affholter and TrojanRB like this.
Left work from woodland hills at 4:00. Destroyed multiple speed limits and traffic laws. Arrived at supermarket in Simi Valley at 4:45. Purchase beer and chicken wings for the Traegger. Arrived at home 4:55. Threw chicken on the grill. Cracked a cold one. Missed kick off. Was in chair for first play. Come on man give us a break. Game should've been played on a Saturday
uscmule Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 46 Likes Received: 43 Dec 1, 2017 #7 You should also plan ahead! Ventura Trojan likes this.
aimeedee Points Member Joined: Aug 25, 2017 Messages: 8,782 Likes Received: 1,731 Dec 1, 2017 #8 My son noted that the stupid Pac desire for Friday night games, so the conference could have sole attention, damaged the power of the conference, not just with USC. Every top ranked team in the conference lost a Fri night road game. earlthegoat and TrojanFireHorse12 like this.
My son noted that the stupid Pac desire for Friday night games, so the conference could have sole attention, damaged the power of the conference, not just with USC. Every top ranked team in the conference lost a Fri night road game.
Poodlemothra Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 745 Likes Received: 525 Dec 1, 2017 #9 Seriously? I live in Florida and one of SC's games STARTED at 10:45 pm. Another at 10:00 pm. Some other Pac 12 games start at 11:00 pm every freaking weekend. Don't think that's about the East Coast audience, it's always about the Networks. Ventura Trojan likes this.
Seriously? I live in Florida and one of SC's games STARTED at 10:45 pm. Another at 10:00 pm. Some other Pac 12 games start at 11:00 pm every freaking weekend. Don't think that's about the East Coast audience, it's always about the Networks.
901 Club Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 12,637 Likes Received: 22,657 Dec 1, 2017 #10 That coast will never have the appetite to see West Coast teams play that those that live on this coast do. If he was at Goodyear he’d send most of the snow tires to the L.A. market because there’s obviously an unexploited market here, and let the northeast make do. DJ4SC likes this.
That coast will never have the appetite to see West Coast teams play that those that live on this coast do. If he was at Goodyear he’d send most of the snow tires to the L.A. market because there’s obviously an unexploited market here, and let the northeast make do.
CrownoftheValley Junior Member Joined: Aug 24, 2017 Messages: 14,443 Likes Received: 33,049 Dec 1, 2017 #11 Larry Scott is a liar
