No more 9PM games!!

[brookslouky]

This may not mean much to you guys, but 5am comes early for your boy. No more late games this season! Thank you!!!

Also, let's please SMASH the orange Thursday. THERE WILL BE BLOOD!!!

 

[ymmot31]

I remember back in the Pitino days when Rick complained to ESPN about too many 9 o'clock games. Can't remember if anything came of it though.

 

[CatPhight]

Hate 9pm home games

 

[Lempface]

Hate 9pm home games

Love Hell Bent for Leather/Killing Machine. One of their best, been meaning to complement you

 

[preacherfan]

I remember back in the Pitino days when Rick complained to ESPN about too many 9 o'clock games. Can't remember if anything came of it though.

RMK complained years ago when it first started. That is one of the few things I agree with him on.

 

[CatPhight]

Love Hell Bent for Leather/Killing Machine. One of their best, been meaning to complement you

 

[Kycatspaws]

 

[clevenger32]

I have never understood why since the majority of schools in the SEC are in the central time zone, why, when there are two SEC games on the same night, why in the world they don't allow a game in the eastern time zone to be in the 7:00 PM slot and the central time game to be in the late slot. I would think that UK, UT, UF, UG, and USC could get that addressed. 9:00 PM eastern is terrible but it is not as bad as it used to be years ago when it was 9:30 PM.

Made me smile though a couple of weeks ago when we played Missouri at 9. The play by play guy who obviously had never been to a game a Rupp, in amazement made the statement about it was incredible that on a week night against a less than stellar opponent, that there were 23,000 fans packed into Rupp. Veteran color guy and former UK assistant Joe Dean, Jr. chuckled and said, if this game tipped at midnight, all of them would be here!

 

[Aike]

I have never understood why since the majority of schools in the SEC are in the central time zone, why, when there are two SEC games on the same night, why in the world they don't allow a game in the eastern time zone to be in the 7:00 PM slot and the central time game to be in the late slot. I would think that UK, UT, UF, UG, and USC could get that addressed. 9:00 PM eastern is terrible but it is not as bad as it used to be years ago when it was 9:30 PM.

Made me smile though a couple of weeks ago when we played Missouri at 9. The play by play guy who obviously had never been to a game a Rupp, in amazement made the statement about it was incredible that on a week night against a less than stellar opponent, that there were 23,000 fans packed into Rupp. Veteran color guy and former UK assistant Joe Dean, Jr. chuckled and said, if this game tipped at midnight, all of them would be here!

TV controls it completely. Teams play at 9 because ESPN says so.

 

[Pulaski Cat Fan]

This may not mean much to you guys, but 5am comes early for your boy. No more late games this season! Thank you!!!

Also, let's please SMASH the orange Thursday. THERE WILL BE BLOOD!!!

Try 330 AM. I used to handle it no problem, but I guess getting older will do that to you. I sure feel your pain.lol

 

[Teachable Moe]

This may not mean much to you guys, but 5am comes early for your boy. No more late games this season! Thank you!!!!

Agree. I'm retired so the demands of 5AM aren't there, but I definitely don't need the late night adrenaline surge.

 

[Robcatt24]

Hell, do any of you guys remember when there were 9:30 games?

I would come home from work, shower, eat, and take a nap.

Those sucked.

 

[Lempface]

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My fav:

 

[OHcatfan]

9pm games are awful!

 

[ZenCatFan73]

 

[bucsrule8872]

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Probably my favorite Priest song (even though it is a cover song).

 

[DeerTurkHunter1]

Never say never, still could be one or two in the tourney.

 

[Hopmix]

Living in cali... I love the 9pm games. Keep them coming !!

 

[Kydude04]

I don't mind the 9 PM games but probably because they are 8 PM here in Bowling Green.

 

[CatPhight]

Probably my favorite Priest song (even though it is a cover song).

Priest covers are a good thing

 

[Smashcat]

The earlier the better.

 

[UKWildcatT]

I have never understood why since the majority of schools in the SEC are in the central time zone, why, when there are two SEC games on the same night, why in the world they don't allow a game in the eastern time zone to be in the 7:00 PM slot and the central time game to be in the late slot. I would think that UK, UT, UF, UG, and USC could get that addressed. 9:00 PM eastern is terrible but it is not as bad as it used to be years ago when it was 9:30 PM.

Made me smile though a couple of weeks ago when we played Missouri at 9. The play by play guy who obviously had never been to a game a Rupp, in amazement made the statement about it was incredible that on a week night against a less than stellar opponent, that there were 23,000 fans packed into Rupp. Veteran color guy and former UK assistant Joe Dean, Jr. chuckled and said, if this game tipped at midnight, all of them would be here!

What always irked me is when 2 teams in the CST would play in the 7 game, while UK (EST) would get the 9 pm game

 

[BlueTick2]

Bobby Knight refused to play at 9.
So they did not make him.

ESPN needs UK more than UK needs ESPN

 

[CharlieT71059]

9 pm is 8 pm for me, I would rather they be 2 hours earlier

 

[DCFseattle]

Living in cali... I love the 9pm games. Keep them coming !!

I'm not in California, but i love me some 6pm Pacific start time.

 

[notelvis]

I keep telling my wife that we need to move to either the mountain or pacific time zones when I retire so that basketball games with 9pm eastern tips will end before my bedtime!

 

[DCFseattle]

I keep telling my wife that we need to move to either the mountain or pacific time zones when I retire so that basketball games with 9pm eastern tips will end before my bedtime!

That's not even the best part.

During the nfl season, games start at 10am and it goes all day, until it's time to sleep for work Monday. And i can open a beer as soon as the first game kicks off without the woman womaning at me for it.

 

[Hopmix]

I'm not in California, but i love me some 6pm Pacific start time.

I know right. Actually can make it home. Enjoy the game. Everyone in my office knows I'm a die hard and not to schedule anything with me during a UK game. I lock my office door and you can only come in if you're wearing blue. But I catch some heat when I'm locking my door at 4pm on a Thursday. Lol.

 

[UKGrad93]

I prefer the 8 PM games being in the Central time zone. I barely have time to get home from work with the 6 PM tip. With the 8 PM game, I can get home, get things done before watching the game.

 

[Supafuzz75]

I sleep til 10 daily myself so every day is like a weekend.. Time is not of a problem with me..

 

[anon_9qtxg60vqzy0y]

Children please!! Us older folk grew up watching UK on tape delay. Game wouldn'the come on til 11:30. And even if you knew the outcome, you still watched it.

 

[DCFseattle]

Children please!! Us older folk grew up watching UK on tape delay. Game wouldn'the come on til 11:30. And even if you knew the outcome, you still watched it.

How cold is the toilet water?

 

[Hopmix]

I grew up listening to wson 860 am radio and caywood. Then pretending like I was asleep long enough to wait out my mom so I could catch the tape delay at 11.

 

[JCatfan77]

Didn't UK recently play some NCAA tournament games that were closer to 10:00? I'll watch the games no matter the time without complaints.

 

[83Cat]

How cold is the toilet water?

I don't know how cold it is, but it is deep.

 

[bucsrule8872]

Priest covers are a good thing

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Agreed, except on rare occasions (Johnny B. Goode).

 

[MegaBlue05]

I work noon to ???? most weekdays, so I prefer the 9 p.m. tips. Sometimes I can make it home by early second half if the day went well.

I also did a lot of tape delay watching with my dad as a kid. I had to take naps on game days. Lol.

Side question: When did EVERY game of a season become available via live TV broadcast?

 

[CatInNC]

East coast cbb fans be:

 

[KyCatFan]

Yeah the old tape delay UK Network games were rough. I would try to not see the score so the 11:30 game wouldn't be ruined. Even though I wouldn't know the outcome, it still lost some of the excitement for me for some reason knowing the game wasn't live. Similar to when I record a game to watch when I get home from somewhere. Never as good as watching it live and the temptation to peek at the score is strong.

I do hate the 9 pm games for two reasons. One is the inevitable 7 pm game running long and it ruins the recording with the game starting on another station. The second is having to stay up until at least 11 on nights I have to get up at 4 am. I always said the Eastern time zone games should be earlier so the fans can get to bed at a reasonable time. Let the Central time zone be for the late games. That way it is only an 8 pm start instead of 9.

 

[Lempface]

Agreed, except on rare occasions (Johnny B. Goode).

I didn't like that one at first but the instrumental section saves it for me. Amazing lead stacking there. It's a grower for sure.