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I guess it was wishful thinking that the WLOCP would ever be a night game again...
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:12 am
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:12 am
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Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:13 am to finchmeister08
I'm cool with the afternoon time for the WLOCP.
Most people I know are as well.
Most people I know are as well.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:19 am to finchmeister08
It probably has to do with UF getting blasted by 20+ points in the last 3 meetings or something…
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:24 am to finchmeister08
It’s never been realistic to think this game will be a night kick off again.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:26 am to finchmeister08
Honestly I prefer the 3:30 slot for CFB games in general.
UGA used to have a rule (long since removed due to ESPN influence) that no home game could start at 6:00 or later. This was in place because a large number of UGA fans travel to Athens and back for the game and they preferred to give them some time to sober up before driving home.
We used to have our ESPN "6:00" games have an official start time of 5:59 because of that and would never have home 7:00 games.
UGA used to have a rule (long since removed due to ESPN influence) that no home game could start at 6:00 or later. This was in place because a large number of UGA fans travel to Athens and back for the game and they preferred to give them some time to sober up before driving home.
We used to have our ESPN "6:00" games have an official start time of 5:59 because of that and would never have home 7:00 games.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:57 am to DawginSC
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UGA used to have a rule (long since removed due to ESPN influence) that no home game could start at 6:00 or later.
I'm gonna need a link on that because in all my life I've never heard such a thing.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:59 am to WG_Dawg
Yeah, this is news to me.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 12:02 pm to WG_Dawg
I don’t remember this rule either. I think that years ago there might have been a rule that November games in Athens should not start later than 7pm due to the colder weather. It’s been a long time and I’m not sure but I seem to recall that happening
Posted on 5/15/24 at 12:08 pm to SaturdayNAthens
There was something in the B1G about night games in November, IIRC, but that's justifiable.
Coldest game I've ever been to was the DSOR in Athens in 2014. It had to be in the teens on the field. At least if felt like it.
Coldest game I've ever been to was the DSOR in Athens in 2014. It had to be in the teens on the field. At least if felt like it.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 12:17 pm to finchmeister08
Didn’t multiple people die the last time it was a night game?
Also, WLOCP should be 3:30 forever and always.
Also, WLOCP should be 3:30 forever and always.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 1:01 pm to VoxDawg
I remember my coldest game being the WLOCP in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA in the early 90s.
They were having some freaky weather. It was unexpected and weird. Strange gray skies and cold as hell. Never been so cold and I’ve sat with UGA fans in the snow in Lexington.
They were having some freaky weather. It was unexpected and weird. Strange gray skies and cold as hell. Never been so cold and I’ve sat with UGA fans in the snow in Lexington.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 1:04 pm to VoxDawg
There was a very cold game 15-20 years ago in Athens. Probably against
Ole Miss. It was cold as hell and raining. When we left the game ice was forming on the trees and grass.
Ole Miss. It was cold as hell and raining. When we left the game ice was forming on the trees and grass.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 1:40 pm to WG_Dawg
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I'm gonna need a link on that because in all my life I've never heard such a thing.
It was in effect in the late 90's when I was a student. I'm guessing in ended in the early 2000's. I remember reading a student newspaper article about it explaining why the kickoff was scheduled at 5:59.
I can't prove the rule, but I can show you a home game box score and how it started before 6:00.
UGA vs Auburn in 1997. 5:57 kickoff.
LINK
So while I can't "prove" the rule was there other than my memory, that was the reason I was told that UGA didn't have any 7:00 ESPN/ESPN2 home games while I was in school in the 90's. They were all the 6:00 kickoffs (and officially were set to 5:59, even if the game actually started after 6:00)
Posted on 5/15/24 at 1:44 pm to NFLSU
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It probably has to do with UF getting blasted by 20+ points in the last 3 meetings or something…
It's because neither school wants it as a night game again after a lot of incidents in 2002. Multiple students from both schools died that day, IIRC.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 3:27 pm to WG_Dawg
the last georgia night game that i remember was 2008 vs Bama on September 27.
Bama's website says this game started at 6:45pm. eastern/central isn't mentioned.
Bama's Website
UGA's website says TBA.
UGA's website
Nearly dark at kickoff.
Bama's website says this game started at 6:45pm. eastern/central isn't mentioned.
Bama's Website
UGA's website says TBA.
UGA's website
Nearly dark at kickoff.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 3:35 pm to finchmeister08
We had 3 kickoff times last season at 6:00 or later.
UT Martin 6:00
UAB 7:30
UK 7:00
ETA: Ole Miss was a night game too
UT Martin 6:00
UAB 7:30
UK 7:00
ETA: Ole Miss was a night game too
This post was edited on 5/15/24 at 3:37 pm
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