Indiana game (Sept. 20th): 6:30pm CT, NBC

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mhuml32
Is Big Noon Kickoff always a noon start game? Or are they more flexible like gameday?
 
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illinoistradition
redwingillini11 said:
Dang bruv. We are the better team, but that environment is going to be insane. Don’t like it very much considering the home cooking they are going to get from the refs.
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We have some guys on the team that still remember that 2022 game. If that's not motivation enough, I don't know what is. But yes, that environment will likely be good.
 
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Illinijoe
Outside shot at Gameday?

They just went to Oklahoma.

Only real choice is our game or Missouri / South Carolina. SEC bias is big with espn so probably this one but maybe an outside shot at a top ten team on road against top 25
 
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sbillini
Illinijoe said:
Outside shot at Gameday?

They just went to Oklahoma.

Only real choice is our game or Missouri / South Carolina. SEC bias is big with espn so probably this one but maybe an outside shot at a top ten team on road against top 25
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Does Gameday go to games ESPN/ABC isn't televising? I didn't think they do.
 
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kyillinifan
I was at the 22 game. Where I was sitting couldn't tell if Hightower caught that pass in the end zone. I never could find a replay of the catch. Walking to the game we got cussed out by some drunk Ind students. Bunch of drunk kids. They were in house leading up to the stadium. If I were younger oh well. Go Illini. Why isn't a home game for us? We were in Bloomington last time.
 
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Fighter of the Nightman
sbillini said:
Does Gameday go to games ESPN/ABC isn't televising? I didn't think they do.
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Yeah, I think they go to OSU/Michigan quite often (which is always, always, always 11:00 am on FOX), and they were at Texas/OSU in Week One (as was Big Noon Kickoff). As I said in my last post, it's not like they're allergic to the Big Ten, and they won't be frightened off by a game that is technically "owned" by FOX ... they'll just need to be convinced that it is way better than their SEC alternatives.

FWIW, these were their stops last year:

Color Key
Both Teams are SEC or ACC
SEC Home Game vs. Non-SEC/ACC Team
Big Ten Home Game vs. SEC/ACC Team
Big Ten vs. Big Ten Game


W1 - #7 Notre Dame at #20 Texas A&M
W2 - #3 Texas at #10 Michigan
W3 - #16 LSU at South Carolina
W4 - #6 Tennessee at #15 Oklahoma
W5 - #2 Georgia at #4 Alabama
W6 - #8 Miami (FL) at Cal
W7 - #2 Ohio State at #3 Oregon
W8 - #5 Georgia at #1 Texas
W9 - Washington at #13 Indiana
W10 - #4 Ohio State at #3 Penn State
W11 - #11 Alabama at #14 LSU
W12 - #7 Tennessee at #12 Georgia
W13 - #5 Indiana at #2 Ohio State
W14 - #3 Texas at #20 Texas A&M
W15 - #2 Texas vs. #5 Georgia (Atlanta, GA for SEC Championship Game)

So they featured at least one "ESPN-aligned" team in 11 out of 15 weeks. Of the 5 total weeks (out of 15) that they went to a Big Ten school, one was vs. an SEC opponent (Texas at Michigan), and the other four were the exact scenarios I have tried to describe - a "can't miss" story where they just had to be there (an example the previous year was when they would go to Colorado even when they didn't have the game). Games like #2 OSU at #3 Oregon or #5 Indiana at #2 OSU were just too good to pass up, even though both were on Big Ten networks.
 
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Illinifan533
kyillinifan said:
I was at the 22 game. Where I was sitting couldn't tell if Hightower caught that pass in the end zone. I never could find a replay of the catch. Walking to the game we got cussed out by some drunk Ind students. Bunch of drunk kids. They were in house leading up to the stadium. If I were younger oh well. Go Illini. Why isn't a home game for us? We were in Bloomington last time.
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You’re forgetting the 48-45 OT shootout win in Champaign in 2023. Don’t blame you for wanting to forget that season, though.
 
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mhuml32
Fighter of the Nightman said:
Yeah, I think they go to OSU/Michigan quite often (which is always, always, always 11:00 am on FOX), and they were at Texas/OSU in Week One (as was Big Noon Kickoff). As I said in my last post, it's not like they're allergic to the Big Ten, and they won't be frightened off by a game that is technically "owned" by FOX ... they'll just need to be convinced that it is way better than their SEC alternatives.

FWIW, these were their stops last year:

Color Key
Both Teams are SEC or ACC
SEC Home Game vs. Non-SEC/ACC Team
Big Ten Home Game vs. SEC/ACC Team
Big Ten vs. Big Ten Game


W1 - #7 Notre Dame at #20 Texas A&M
W2 - #3 Texas at #10 Michigan
W3 - #16 LSU at South Carolina
W4 - #6 Tennessee at #15 Oklahoma
W5 - #2 Georgia at #4 Alabama
W6 - #8 Miami (FL) at Cal
W7 - #2 Ohio State at #3 Oregon
W8 - #5 Georgia at #1 Texas
W9 - Washington at #13 Indiana
W10 - #4 Ohio State at #3 Penn State
W11 - #11 Alabama at #14 LSU
W12 - #7 Tennessee at #12 Georgia
W13 - #5 Indiana at #2 Ohio State
W14 - #3 Texas at #20 Texas A&M
W15 - #2 Texas vs. #5 Georgia (Atlanta, GA for SEC Championship Game)

So they featured at least one "ESPN-aligned" team in 11 out of 15 weeks. Of the 5 total weeks (out of 15) that they went to a Big Ten school, one was vs. an SEC opponent (Texas at Michigan), and the other four were the exact scenarios I have tried to describe - a "can't miss" story where they just had to be there (an example the previous year was when they would go to Colorado even when they didn't have the game). Games like #2 OSU at #3 Oregon or #5 Indiana at #2 OSU were just too good to pass up, even though both were on Big Ten networks.
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Why color code both ACC teams as the same as an SEC choice? That a third door. My interpretation from the above is (a) we want to go to an SEC game, especially if they are the home team or it's two SEC teams facing each other, (b) we will go to a Big Ten game, but need to be convinced, and (c) we will only consider games without an SEC or B1G team in unique or dire situations (#Calgorithm, Deion).
 
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Toews
Any guesses for USC? Since NBC primetime is taken we seem like we have a good chance at Big Noon.
 
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