Gregg Posted March 11 Posted March 11 https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-may-add-thanksgiving-eve-game-this-season-expanding-holiday-schedule/ar-AA1YlEaY?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=69b1ad0be0384039bd542107efb8a595&ei=30 Quote
BigAl2526 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 That would be brutal for the participating teams unless both were coming off byes or maybe one bye and the other coming off a Thursday night game the previous week. In the latter case. it wouldn't be very fair to the team coming off a Thursday night game. 2 1 1 Quote
wagne591 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Hi for one stopped watching football on Thanksgiving Thursday night games Wednesday night games Friday night games Saturday games unless it’s the end of the season unless the bills are playing. The product got too washed down and the games are pretty boring 3 1 Quote
Kirby Jackson Posted March 11 Posted March 11 2 minutes ago, wagne591 said: Hi for one stopped watching football on Thanksgiving Thursday night games Wednesday night games Friday night games Saturday games unless it’s the end of the season unless the bills are playing. The product got too washed down and the games are pretty boring So if they put the Rams/Seahawks, for example, on TV the night before Thanksgiving, you’re out? Chargers vs. Ravens on Black Friday would be a nonstarter for you? Quote
Augie Posted March 11 Posted March 11 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: So if they put the Rams/Seahawks, for example, on TV the night before Thanksgiving, you’re out? Chargers vs. Ravens on Black Friday would be a nonstarter for you? I’ll come clean and be perfectly honest - I probably wouldn’t watch. It’s not my little protest or anything, it’s just that the NFL has done so much to saturate the market that I’m getting sick of Roger and the league as a whole. I just don’t care about the NFL very much, because squeezing games in on a Wednesday night just for more viewers tells me they don’t care much about the integrity of the game, so why should I care? Thursday night games don’t provide adequate rest and preparation for teams or players. Wednesday night? Now you’re just %$&*ing greedy. Even if they were both coming off a bye, I still don’t like it. I used to be all in on everything the NFL had to offer. The Sunday highlights during Monday Night Football used to be must see TV. Now? I just watch the Bills and I even missed a game this season completely because I had something better to do. That is a first. Some may question my “fan-hood”, but I’m not obligated to buy all the crap they are selling. . Edited March 11 by Augie 5 3 2 Quote
BobbyC81 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 I don’t think I’ve ever heard the day before Thanksgiving referred to as Thanksgiving Eve. is the day before Easter “Easter Eve”? Quote
Gregg Posted March 11 Author Posted March 11 Just now, BobbyC81 said: I don’t think I’ve ever heard the day before Thanksgiving referred to as Thanksgiving Eve. is the day before Easter “Easter Eve”? It is known as one of the biggest bar nights of the year. Bar, beer, football. Good combination. I wouldn't want to risk driving that night as cops are out looking to issue DUI's more so than a regular night out. Quote
Captain Hindsight Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Just one more night I can ask my wife to do the kids bedtimes.... Quote
BritBill Posted March 11 Posted March 11 4 minutes ago, BobbyC81 said: I don’t think I’ve ever heard the day before Thanksgiving referred to as Thanksgiving Eve. is the day before Easter “Easter Eve”? Holy Saturday Quote
BobbyC81 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 2 minutes ago, Gregg said: It is known as one of the biggest bar nights of the year. Bar, beer, football. Good combination. I wouldn't want to risk driving that night as cops are out looking to issue DUI's more so than a regular night out. Bar, beer, beets, football! Quote
bigK14094 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 It would be Maximizing Revenue for the league wrt broadcasting the playing schedule. It has nothing to do w fair play or the fans. Its about the Benjamins. JUst keeping it honest here. 1 Quote
Mango Posted March 11 Posted March 11 (edited) 17 hours ago, Augie said: I’ll come clean and be perfectly honest - I probably wouldn’t watch. It’s not my little protest or anything, it’s just that the NFL has done so much to saturate the market that I’m getting sick of Roger and the league as a whole. I just don’t care about the NFL very much, because squeezing games in on a Wednesday night just for more viewers tells me they don’t care much about the integrity of the game, so why should I care? Thursday night games don’t provide adequate rest and preparation for teams or players. Wednesday night? Now you’re just %$&*ing greedy. Even if they were both coming off a bye, I still don’t like it. I used to be all in on everything the NFL had to offer. The Sunday highlights during Monday Night Football used to be must see TV. Now? I just watch the Bills and I even missed a game this season completely because I had something better to do. That is a first. Some may question my “fan-hood”, but I’m not obligated to buy all the crap they are selling. . The game just isn't the same product as hockey, basketball, etc. and that's putting recoverytime aside. Football doesn't have any flow to it. It's not an "I'll catch the 4th quarter after my work dinner" or "I missed tuesdys I'll catch Thursday" game or league. It's stop and start. 20 seconds of full attention one minute to grab a beer. For forever you could count on that almost entirely on Sunday afternoons. The more the league tries to force that square peg into a round hole the more it starts to chip away at the product. I watch a lot more random games early (football is back!) and late season (assuming playoff implications). But I make almost no effort for SNF, MNF, or TNF these days for most of the year. Edited March 12 by Mango 1 1 Quote
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted March 11 Posted March 11 4 hours ago, wagne591 said: Hi for one stopped watching football on Thanksgiving Thursday night games Wednesday night games Friday night games Saturday games unless it’s the end of the season unless the bills are playing. The product got too washed down and the games are pretty boring Ratings would disagree 3 hours ago, BobbyC81 said: Bar, beer, beets, football! Are you mixing in beets for their antioxidant properties? Quote
BobbyC81 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 4 minutes ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said: Ratings would disagree Are you mixing in beets for their antioxidant properties? No, continuing the reference to The Office character Dwight Schroot. 1 Quote
BillsPride12 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Out of all of the things the NFL keeps changing and toying around with over the recent years this is at the bottom of the list of things that upset me. I will say though Thanksgiving Eve has traditionally been a night the Sabres play at home and a fun night out. Think I would probably continue on with that tradition over watching an NFL game unless the Bills were playing in it. Quote
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Just now, BobbyC81 said: No, continuing the reference to The Office character Dwight Schroot. Ok … I’m one of those losers who never watched “The Office”, and I’ve been told I’d like it. Quote
Doc Brown Posted March 11 Posted March 11 5 hours ago, BigAl2526 said: That would be brutal for the participating teams unless both were coming off byes or maybe one bye and the other coming off a Thursday night game the previous week. In the latter case. it wouldn't be very fair to the team coming off a Thursday night game. I'd assume it was a bye week but that would stink for the players not getting a full week off. Quote
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