Central Michigan Kent St

User avatar
ASUchipman
Posts: 306
Joined: Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:38 am
Has thanked: 151 times
Been thanked: 164 times

Central Michigan Kent St

Unread post by ASUchipman » Wed Nov 18, 2015 10:09 pm

I was flipping channels and found Central Michigan Kent State football on ESPN I bet there isn't 1000 people at that game. It's pretty sad.

User avatar
YesAppCan
Posts: 5880
Joined: Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:52 pm
School: Appalachian State
Location: Greensboro
Has thanked: 1605 times
Been thanked: 568 times

Re: Central Michigan Kent St

Unread post by YesAppCan » Thu Nov 19, 2015 6:34 am

I saw that chipman... I do wonder if trading Saturday for Tuesday w/TV is worth it.

User avatar
ASUchipman
Posts: 306
Joined: Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:38 am
Has thanked: 151 times
Been thanked: 164 times

Re: Central Michigan Kent St

Unread post by ASUchipman » Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:05 am

I have been noticing Tuesday and Wednesday games on ESPN. The crowds are off at these games. I also dont think its good for the players. You either have to play Saturday and then turn around and play again on Tuesday or Wednesday. Or hopefully you have a bye week and then play. Either way you end up playing two games in a 4 day span. That isnt good and probably gets a lot of kids hurt. Im not even in favor of Thursday night games.

appfanz
Posts: 747
Joined: Thu Aug 09, 2012 5:32 pm
School: Appalachian State
Has thanked: 231 times
Been thanked: 146 times

Re: Central Michigan Kent St

Unread post by appfanz » Thu Nov 19, 2015 8:05 am

I believe anyone who plays on a Tuesday or Wednesday doesn't have a game the previous Saturday. Now Thursday is a different story.......

EastHallApp
Posts: 6817
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:34 pm
School: Appalachian State
Location: Raleigh
Has thanked: 3415 times
Been thanked: 2967 times

Re: Central Michigan Kent St

Unread post by EastHallApp » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:03 am

appfanz wrote:I believe anyone who plays on a Tuesday or Wednesday doesn't have a game the previous Saturday. Now Thursday is a different story.......
I believe that's the case too - or the following Saturday. It's actually a better setup than the Thursday games, plus you don't have to compete with the NFL for viewers.

User avatar
AtlAppMan
Posts: 2299
Joined: Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:23 pm
School: Appalachian State
Location: ATL
Has thanked: 111 times
Been thanked: 1579 times

Re: Central Michigan Kent St

Unread post by AtlAppMan » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:45 am

I think the MAC is a bit different than most other conferences when they consider attendance vs midweek games (Tue-Thur). They have NEVER had respectable attendance for Saturday games. You have to take that into consideration. I am not a big fan of many non-Saturday games but in today's TV world the occasional Thurs game does present some value as it positions you in a slot with much less TV competition. I reiterate for App, "occasional" is the key. Two home games for me (I attended both this year) is a stretch but there was some National PR value achieved. I bet you if we had taken care of StAte like we did GaSouthern we would have entered the top 25 after that game partially because we got a national stage to do it on.

bcoach
Posts: 4875
Joined: Tue Sep 04, 2012 4:49 pm
School: Appalachian State
Has thanked: 1601 times
Been thanked: 1790 times

Re: Central Michigan Kent St

Unread post by bcoach » Thu Nov 19, 2015 1:07 pm

Friday High School
Saturday College
Sunday Pro
Done
Then for absolute sure any college team that plays on Friday night should be shunned by every high school coach in the country.

EastHallApp
Posts: 6817
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:34 pm
School: Appalachian State
Location: Raleigh
Has thanked: 3415 times
Been thanked: 2967 times

Re: Central Michigan Kent St

Unread post by EastHallApp » Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:54 pm

bcoach wrote:Friday High School
Saturday College
Sunday Pro
Done
Understand your preference, but that ship sailed 45 years ago.

WASU 93
Posts: 1758
Joined: Sat Sep 05, 2015 10:51 pm
School: Appalachian State
Has thanked: 986 times
Been thanked: 1171 times

Re: Central Michigan Kent St

Unread post by WASU 93 » Thu Nov 19, 2015 3:01 pm

Tuesday night games have been struggling with attendance issues for years. It's too hard on the alumni and even the students have other commitments. Plus, families with school aged kids are not going to show.
It's merely selling your soul for exposure on the mother ship. Short term gain, long term detriment.

User avatar
proasu89
Posts: 1887
Joined: Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:33 am
School: Appalachian State
Has thanked: 1011 times
Been thanked: 853 times

Re: Central Michigan Kent St

Unread post by proasu89 » Thu Nov 19, 2015 8:31 pm

bcoach wrote:Friday High School
Saturday College
Sunday Pro
Done
Then for absolute sure any college team that plays on Friday night should be shunned by every high school coach in the country.
Hey Ward, June asked me to let you know that dinner's ready. :D

Post Reply Previous topicNext topic

Return to “Other Schools' Athletics”