SIAP: Rutgers Kickoff Time (11/30)?

[NittanyLionFan]

SIAP (thought that there was a thread but didn't find it with both a search function and scrolling through several pages of threads, lol!) and - I know! - Indiana, Indiana, Indiana and then OSU, OSU, OSU. I seem to recall someone posting that each conference team is televised by BTN at least twice, which would seem to indicate that the Rutgres @ PSU game will be on BTN (see number of times each team appeared on BTN so far this season to include future announced games as of this a.m.). I would guess that Wisconsin @ Minnesota, as a potential B1G West playoff game or at least a big game would be picked up by another network. There are some other compelling stories (Indiana playing for an 8th win [lol], MSU probably playing to become bowl eligible barring an upset at Michigan today), but nothing so compelling that one would think that the other games could be off the table for BTN. Does BTN avoid putting the PSU game on at noon so as to avoid taking some eyeballs off of the Ohio State @ Michigan game? Of Rutgres' nine (!) appearances on BTN this season, five were at noon (including Michigan but not Ohio State). All that to say who knows and why even speculate, lol. ;-) Anyhow, I am hoping that all of this points to a 3:30 p.m. kick so that a 5 a.m. departure is not required that morning! Go Lions!

Iowa @ Nebraska (FRI BTN) (Iowa 2 times on BTN/Nebraska 5 times on BTN)
Ohio State @ Michigan (SAT Fox noon) (3/2)
Indiana @ Purdue (6/5)
Rutgers @ PSU (9/1)
Maryland @ MSU (5/3)
Northwestern @ Illinois (4/8)
Wisconsin @ Minnesota (4/3)

 

[anon_is9z1n0h3zblb]

SIAP (thought that there was a thread but didn't find it with both a search function and scrolling through several pages of threads, lol!) and - I know! - Indiana, Indiana, Indiana and then OSU, OSU, OSU. I seem to recall someone posting that each conference team is televised by BTN at least twice, which would seem to indicate that the Rutgres @ PSU game will be on BTN (see number of times each team appeared on BTN so far this season to include future announced games as of this a.m.). I would guess that Wisconsin @ Minnesota, as a potential B1G West playoff game or at least a big game would be picked up by another network. There are some other compelling stories (Indiana playing for an 8th win [lol], MSU probably playing to become bowl eligible barring an upset at Michigan today), but nothing so compelling that one would think that the other games could be off the table for BTN. Does BTN avoid putting the PSU game on at noon so as to avoid taking some eyeballs off of the Ohio State @ Michigan game? Of Rutgres' nine (!) appearances on BTN this season, five were at noon (including Michigan but not Ohio State). All that to say who knows and why even speculate, lol. ;-) Anyhow, I am hoping that all of this points to a 3:30 p.m. kick so that a 5 a.m. departure is not required that morning! Go Lions!

Iowa @ Nebraska (FRI BTN) (Iowa 2 times on BTN/Nebraska 5 times on BTN)
Ohio State @ Michigan (SAT Fox noon) (3/2)
Indiana @ Purdue (6/5)
Rutgers @ PSU (9/1)
Maryland @ MSU (5/3)
Northwestern @ Illinois (4/8)
Wisconsin @ Minnesota (4/3)

Ever since the FOX contract started, ESPN has put one B1G game at noon (Indiana v Purdue both times) and the rest of the B1G games were at 3:30 or 4:00. So BTN at 3:30 is a pretty good guess but I wouldn't bet the rent money on it. Since FOX owns part of BTN they could pull the game for FOX or FS1, especially after we beat OSU.

 

[84Lion]

Should know on Monday, unless it's a six-day hold, which would be rather pointless given that Rutgres-PSU MUST be on BTN. I agree, 3:30 seems most likely.

 

[interrobang]

I'd be surprised if it's noon.