Belk Bowl Conflict

[yraciv]

Wonder if they can push back the start on our SEC opener vs. Florida 2 hours.  Belk Bowl starts at 4:30 and FL game starts at 6.  I really wanted to have a rocking crowd for one of our biggest home games, but the crowd is going to be sparse competing against a bowl game.

[hobhog]

Move it up to a noon game. Doubtful anyone will go after bowl game. It won't end until around 8 - not enough time to get to BWA.

[Danny J]

Move it up to a noon game. Doubtful anyone will go after bowl game. It won't end until around 8 - not enough time to get to BWA.

I agree...noon would be great however many will be working. It's just a bad thing all around because we will need a large crowd to help our energy even though I hate the thought of need a large crowd to get motivated.

[PonderinHog]

I agree...noon would be great however many will be working. It's just a bad thing all around because we will need a large crowd to help our energy even though I hate the thought of need a large crowd to get motivated.

Even better would be to move it back to 8:00, open the doors at 4:00 and have a Hog Belk Bowl watch party before the basketball game.

[TexArkHogFan]

Not the first time.  I can't remember the year, but I think I recall playing Texas at their place at the same time our bowl game was going on.  Maybe some of the historians on here can find that.

[TexArkHogFan]

Even better would be to move it back to 8:00, open the doors at 4:00 and have a Hog Belk Bowl watch party before the basketball game.

Game is on TV.  TV calls the shots. 

[Wisco Pig]

Not the first time.  I can't remember the year, but I think I recall playing Texas at their place at the same time our bowl game was going on.  Maybe some of the historians on here can find that.

January 4, 2011 -- The basketball team was throttled in Austin, 79-46, and the football team lost to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl.

[WhenPigsFly]

Game is on TV.  TV calls the shots.

This.  SEC Network already has an 8pm game scheduled.   I would be totally shocked to see our game moved.

[Hogdomer]

January 4, 2011 -- The basketball team was throttled in Austin, 79-46, and the football team lost to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl.

It also happened last year.  Football won and basketball team was pounded by Texas A&M.

[lstewart]

Yes, this stinks. We have season tickets for both football and basketball. I have been to every home basketball game, but this will be a tough decision. Hate to skip the basketball game, but would rather not know football results if I was going to record it. I know at the basketball game they will be giving updates. Stinks.....!

[onebadrubi]

As mentioned before this happened.  I believe Long even tried to get Texas to accommodate a time change and they refused.  Arkansas got throttled.

[HF#1]

This always seems to happen to us.

[mbgrulz]

There is a reason they made DVR...Go watch the Hog BB team and then come home and start the FB game.

[hogsanity]

There is a reason they made DVR...Go watch the Hog BB team and then come home and start the FB game.

Yea cause no one at the bball game will be the jack-a-ninny telling everyone the score to the Fb game.

[HogFansReunited]

Yea cause no one at the bball game will be the jack-a-ninny telling everyone the score to the Fb game.

The announcers will announce the score every 10 minutes anyway. No way to go to the basketball game and not hear the score to the football game.

[GuvHog]

This.  SEC Network already has an 8pm game scheduled.   I would be totally shocked to see our game moved.

All they have to do is clear the switch with all 4 teams involved. It isn't that hard to do.

[onebadrubi]

All they have to do is clear the switch with all 4 teams involved. It isn't that hard to do.

I also wonder how hard is it for some people to fact check the things they say on here, you wouldn't think that would be hard to do either, would you?

[WhenPigsFly]

All they have to do is clear the switch with all 4 teams involved. It isn't that hard to do.

And you don't suppose there was a reason TV scheduled our game early in the first place (as if we WANTED to be the early game)?

[yraciv]

The late game in question is A&M and Tennessee, which both are off to lackluster starts.  Other questionable game with more a better timeslot/coverage is Vandy & LSU at 8:00 on ESPN U.

[razorback1829]

Yeeaaaaaa... it's not even a question with my crew. We'll be at the basketball game yelling our asses off! Bowl season is very very overrated.

[hogsanity]

Yeeaaaaaa... it's not even a question with my crew. We'll be at the basketball game yelling our asses off! Bowl season is very very overrated.

There are 14 or so chances left to see the basketball team play, 20+ if you count road games on tv, but there is only chance to see the fb team until next Sept, so many will probably choose to watch the football game. Of course this would be the year we start SEC play in Dec.

[mbgrulz]

Yea cause no one at the bball game will be the jack-a-ninny telling everyone the score to the Fb game.

Haha very true... I HATE when people feel the need to update me on the score!

[hogsanity]

Haha very true... I HATE when people feel the need to update me on the score!

of topic, but I was calling a football game the night of the TCU game, and we were not done until after the hog game, and there was some dude standing at the gate telling everyone the score to the hogs game as they left. I am really surprised someone did not pop him in the mouth.