Why was the time and network of our bowl game changed?

NFL flex

 

Yup. Because the Raiders (and Patriots) suck.

 

Most of us dont want to see the mess and I doubt anyone else does.

 

What does the NFL have to do with it? There are three Saturday games, all on NFL Network. Raiders play Sunday. ABC has BYU-SMU in the Saturday 7:30 slot.

 

Found my own answer - due to Raiders game time being moved up Sunday so giving more time to prepare the stadium. So yea because the Raiders and Pats suck.

 

The NFL “flexed” the Raiders game to earlier on Sunday which kicked our game in their stadium to earlier on Saturday so they could turn the field over.

 

Beat me by a hair.

 

Or, a wafer-thin mint

 

One of my favourite Monty Python scenes!

 

Because screw the NFL.

 

It's good to move it up to 2:30 to get it over with (and with less eyewitnesses than in prime time). Dinner at 7:30 and there should be a good movie on Turner Classic Movies at 8.

 

We tend not to fare well with a 11:30 am start time..

 

Well the game is 11:30 Pacific time. 2:30 EST.

 

I knew I didn't have that right....

 

It's fine at 230. Right? Did you really want to suffer through the entire Saturday on the east coast to see this, falling asleep while yelling at the TV at around 1030 that night?

No!

Day drinking it is

 

No Fun League.

 

Or morning. The pre-game festivities apparently start at 830am now. I am gonna hold out until 930 haha

 

This “flex” took away the last chance I had to bring my 5 year old to his first gator game. was planning to drive into Vegas just in time to catch the game and leave after the game because of my plans for that weekend. Can’t make it to Vegas in time for a 230 kick though. Super bummed!!! This disappointment though has pushed the wife to agreed to a road trip for the Utah game though so that may end up being a good thing.

 

sounds like you got a better deal