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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Unless it directly affects the Pats I put the Monday and Thursday games completely out of my mind.
I know Philly played Green Bay last night, but I didn't watch, and don't even know who won yet.
I just don't care enough.
Unless it directly affects the Pats I put the Monday and Thursday games completely out of my mind.
I know Philly played Green Bay last night, but I didn't watch, and don't even know who won yet.
I just don't care enough.
High School football. That would be a ratings disaster along with a PR disaster. Which is why they left Friday alone in the first place.
It also, in effect, protects high school football and college football game attendance by blacking out pro football games locally on Friday evenings and Saturdays during those sports' regular seasons; these measures effectively outlawed the broadcasting (and, in practice, the playing) of NFL games on those days, since virtually all of the country is within 75 miles of at least one high school game on every Friday night in September and October.
>>#2 Having it only for teams who are coming off a bye weekHere is how the NFL should do Thursday night football
#1 Opening year Thursday game is fine
#2 Having it only for teams who are coming off a bye week
So you have it week 1. Then it comes back for weeks 5-14 and not every team gets one which is fine. If you want every team to get one have a few double header Thursday night games when you have 4 teams coming off a bye. Why is that so hard?
Not only will this make it safe but also it will make the games better. Also if it is not every week it makes it a little more special when they do it.
Probably illegal, anyways. From the Wikipedia entry on the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961:
The colleges wouldn't suffer, but the league might. They'd be stupid to take on college football on Saturdays.Another reason that the league is pushing for some international teams. No problem with that 75 mile radius in Canada, Mexico or Europe..
That being said, while I kinda get the Highschool/Friday prohibition I don't see any reason in 2016 that college games should have the same protection. They wouldn't suffer at all from it.
By week 10 the players are beat to ****. None of them should be expected to play with just 3 days to prepare.I would say drop Thursday night Football. If not then play on thanksgiving and on if they keep it. Maybe play thursday night football weeks 11-16. That's it 5 weeks.