Troy question

[scatman77]

Anyone have an idea why the Troy game is on Friday instead of Saturday? Seems odd and being an old timer from 35 years of high school football I don't like colleges intruding on Friday. Plus it's not in the normal routine for our guys.

[AppStateNews]

My guess is because most people thought Troy would be in the running for conference championship and it could come down to this game -- including ESPN. When it became clear that wasn't the case, ESPN didn't put it on one of their channels.

[EastHallApp]

Yeah it’s a little more common on Thanksgiving weekend (we’re one of 15 FBS games that day). However it’s a little hard to see the benefit with no TV coverage, and it doesn’t appear the ESPN networks have a ton else in terms of football that evening.

At least we get an extra day before the title game I guess.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

My guess is because most people thought Troy would be in the running for conference championship and it could come down to this game -- including ESPN. When it became clear that wasn't the case, ESPN didn't put it on one of their channels.

Contracts are back and forth and give and take from both sides but the SB football contract should be written so that any non-Saturday game will be on TV and not just streaming. I can see moving times around (I don't like that personally but give on this point if the TV money is much better for the inconvenience) but not dates and anything not on a traditional college game day should be on TV, otherwise why get in the way of other levels of play like HS. If a team bombs and the game is not compelling then too bad just show the game. It the game is scheduled on a Saturday and there are a ton of TV options for more compelling games then let ESPN shuffle around what is being shown and put the less-compelling game on ESPN+.

I can make exceptions for crazy weather that might dictate a make-up game or safety issues with travel but the reality is that those types of issues are not that happening that often.

[hapapp]

Its playoff time here in VA and plenty of HS teams are playing Saturday games. At this point of the season I don't think a Friday game is as much of an issue.

[Stonewall]

They thought it might be a huge matchup and wanted the potential to telecast it on one of the three. Didn’t work out.

[Cro-Magnon App]

Bad decision. 40 years in high school athletics, and I PROTEST!
And by the way, Go Watauga!

[AppStFan1]

They thought it might be a huge matchup and wanted the potential to telecast it on one of the three. Didn’t work out.

I wish they would move the game back to Saturday. They indeed thought this could be a game between 2 teams with say 9-10 wins but it did not work out. Short weeks always scare me. Would have been better to play Texas State on Thursday or Friday at home and then at Troy next Saturday but we don't get that choice.

[Stonewall]

Agree. No fan of weeknight games.

[Seattleapp]

Troy just got beat by 50 points. We have no business losing this game no matter what day of the week it’s on

[Apptrain]

I believe we should throw the Troy game in order to give Louisiana home field thus giving us a better shot at a fast surface and of not playing another bad weather game in Boone. Just kidding, mostly.

[Appalachman]

Two games at the same once is both depressing and exciting. Had wanted to go to Troy and would be there if Saturday, but super excited staying here and cheer on the 12-1 Watauga ‘neers. Playoff football is still awesome! Maybe they’ll at least sync up the plays so I can watch one live and one streaming as the other game signals in plays. Or perhaps even better, by dominating early, the Apps have it out of reach by 730 local kickoff. Great football in the high country these days! Go ‘neers all around!