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B1G announces primetime football schedule for 2012

  • gorocks99
    Aug. 31
    Boise State at Michigan State, 8 p.m., ESPN

    Sept. 1
    Indiana State at Indiana, 8 p.m., Big Ten Network

    Sept. 8
    Vanderbilt at Northwestern, 8 p.m., BTN

    Sept. 15
    Notre Dame at Michigan State, 8 p.m., ABC
    Utah State at Wisconsin, 8 p.m., BTN
    Ball State at Indiana, 8 p.m., BTN

    Sept. 22
    Syracuse at Minnesota, 8 p.m., BTN
    Louisiana Tech at Illinois, 8 p.m., BTN

    Sept. 29
    Wisconsin at Nebraska, 8 p.m., ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2

    Oct. 6
    Nebraska at Ohio State, 8 p.m., ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2

    Oct. 13
    Ohio State at Indiana, 8 p.m., BTN

    Oct. 20
    Penn State at Iowa, 8 p.m., BTN

    Oct. 27
    Ohio State at Penn State, 6 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
    Michigan at Nebraska, 8 p.m., ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2

    http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/48974/big-ten-announces-primetime-schedule
  • Hb31187
    Michigan has only 1 primetime game eh? Well aside from ND and Bama that is
  • dlazz
    gorocks99;1151709 wrote:Aug. 31
    Boise State at Michigan State, 8 p.m., ESPN
    Holy shit, didn't know this game was taking place.

    Will watch.
  • FatHobbit
    gorocks99;1151709 wrote: Oct. 13
    Ohio State at Indiana, 8 p.m., BTN
    WTF? Are there absolutely no other games being played that day?
  • ts1227
    FatHobbit;1151717 wrote:WTF? Are there absolutely no other games being played that day?

    The only way Indiana is going to get a prime time game on TV at home is if they do something like this. ABC family of networks isn't going to put fucking Indiana on at 8 when they have half of the BCS conferences (including better B1G games) at their disposal, so BTN will, against an opponent that will bring ratings
  • FatHobbit
    ts1227;1151727 wrote:The only way Indiana is going to get a prime time game at home is if they do something like this. ABC family of networks isn't going to put fucking Indiana on at 8 when they have half of the BCS conferences (including better B1G games) at their disposal, so BTN will, against an opponent that will bring ratings
    They do have another game against Indiana State earlier in the season, but I don't mind another team getting the spotlight so from IU's perspective it does make sense. I guess I was just thinking from an OSU point of view.
  • gorocks99
    Hb31187;1151710 wrote:Michigan has only 1 primetime game eh? Well aside from ND and Bama that is
    Yeah ... this is only the games with a B1G home team. ND and Bama will be primetime for Michigan as well.
  • vball10set
    We've got 20 of us going down for the weekend for this game---it's gonna' be a looooong ass day!!!


    Oct. 6
    Nebraska at Ohio State, 8 p.m., ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2
  • se-alum
    Has a regular season OSU game ever started at 6pm??
  • vball10set
    se-alum;1151738 wrote:Has a regular season OSU game ever started at 6pm??
    good question--I don't know of too many games that start at 6pm period (E.S.T.)
  • FatHobbit
    se-alum;1151738 wrote:Has a regular season OSU game ever started at 6pm??
    I tried to look it up, but I can't find anything that has the times. (I thought ESPN used to, but they don't now unless you look at each game. I'm too lazy for that.)
  • ts1227
    vball10set;1151749 wrote:good question--I don't know of too many games that start at 6pm period (E.S.T.)

    ESPN rarely varies from noon, 3:30, and 7:30-8. I wonder what the full day schedule looks like that day?
  • LJ
    FatHobbit;1151717 wrote:WTF? Are there absolutely no other games being played that day?
    I feel like since the BTN came on air that Minnesota and Indiana try to get their home games against OSU at night
  • se-alum
    LJ;1151763 wrote:I feel like since the BTN came on air that Minnesota and Indiana try to get their home games against OSU at night
    I'd say it's more the BTN doing it, rather than the schools. Being the B1G network, they are going to try to get all the teams equal exposure, so why not make sure the bad teams get good ratings by having them against the team with the biggest fanbase.
  • THE4RINGZ
    Vanderbilt at Northwestern is must see t.v.
  • dave
    THE4RINGZ;1151778 wrote:Vanderbilt at Northwestern is must see t.v.
    jeopardy?
  • Classyposter58
    Pretty pumped for that Ball State/Indiana game. You know how those boys from Muncie can bring it

    In all seriousness though I'm thinking about going for that Boise State game. What a schedule for MSU though, Boise, ND, OSU and Nebraska all at home this season
  • vball10set
    Classyposter58;1152148 wrote:Pretty pumped for that Ball State/Indiana game. You know how those boys from Muncie can bring it

    In all seriousness though I'm thinking about going for that Boise State game. What a schedule for MSU though, Boise, ND, OSU and Nebraska all at home this season
    It'll be interesting to see how good Boise St. will be without Moore :confused:
  • enigmaax
    vball10set;1151749 wrote:good question--I don't know of too many games that start at 6pm period (E.S.T.)
    I want to say that ESPN2 has a somewhat standard start time of 6pm. I'm not positive about the frequency it happens, but I do distinctly remember a few games (including a couple that I've been to) starting at that time on ESPN2 because I always thought it was an odd time, as well.

    Another possible factor is the game that follows it? A 6p Eastern start would probably still allow for an 8p or so local start in the Mountain zone. I doubt many games start much later than that locally.
  • Pick6
    kind of surprised OSU-Wisconsin isnt primetime.
  • LJ
    Pick6;1152255 wrote:kind of surprised OSU-Wisconsin isnt primetime.
    I'm not, the game is in November ;)
  • goosebumps
    The OSU nebraska game should be a great game to watch
  • dlazz
    vball10set;1152183 wrote:It'll be interesting to see how good Boise St. will be without Moore :confused:

    I have a feeling they'll be okay.
  • WebFire
    Hb31187;1151710 wrote:Michigan has only 1 primetime game eh? Well aside from ND and Bama that is
    3 in the same season are more than enough.
  • WebFire
    se-alum;1151768 wrote:I'd say it's more the BTN doing it, rather than the schools. Being the B1G network, they are going to try to get all the teams equal exposure, so why not make sure the bad teams get good ratings by having them against the team with the biggest fanbase.
    Michigan/Purdue game starts at 4. :confused: