2016 BC vs. GT in Ireland?

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

Based on the article it sounds like the game would be played Labor Day Weekend. That's good from a travel standpoint.

I don't think you read the article so well...

. TheScore.ie understands a deal is in place that will see Boston College host Georgia Tech at Headquarters though it is likely the game will be moved from the last weekend in August to avoid any repeat of the events of 2014.

[2014 Eagle]

Dublin was a cool city till the Celtic Tiger boom, then it became a velvet rope rip off the tourists destinstion. Still, I'd go, drive into the game from cork or Galway or Belfast.

If you'd prefer to stay in Cork or Belfast over Dublin, I am willing to venture that you have never been to either city. Galway I could agree with though. Once you get away from Temple Bar, Dubin is no more of a rip off than any other city.

I hope that I will be able to make it to this game, should be good craic!

[Brooklyneagle]

Only an amadán of an eejit wouldn't want to go to this game. (Pace tua, Campion.)

[DrJackRyan]

Dublin was a cool city till the Celtic Tiger boom, then it became a velvet rope rip off the tourists destinstion. Still, I'd go, drive into the game from cork or Galway or Belfast.

Are you talking about Cork City and Galway City? Or County Cork and County Galway?

I can't recommend Cork City over Dublin and it also is like a 3-4 hour drive. It's like saying you would stay in Portland, Maine and then drive to a game in Boston.

[ATLeagle]

Based on the article it sounds like the game would be played Labor Day Weekend. That's good from a travel standpoint.

I don't think you read the article so well...

. TheScore.ie understands a deal is in place that will see Boston College host Georgia Tech at Headquarters though it is likely the game will be moved from the last weekend in August to avoid any repeat of the events of 2014.

I suspect the article is off. BC and GT could ask the NCAA for a waiver to start the season early, but I don't think a random Saturday game played in August is as valuable to ESPN as a early game on the official kickoff weekend.

[commavegarage]

3:30 stand alone the week before maybe? 830 start local time?

[dtwalrus]

Cue the complaints about the 2016 home schedule. It looks like the GT game is officially set to be moved from Alumni to Ireland.

http://www.the42.ie/college-american-fo ... 2-Jun2015/

[31southst]

Cue the complaints about the 2016 home schedule. It looks like the GT game is officially set to be moved from Alumni to Ireland.

http://www.the42.ie/college-american-fo ... 2-Jun2015/

I believe Bates said he would never give up a home game for this at one of the town halls so curious what ends up happening.

[HJS]

Cue the complaints about the 2016 home schedule. It looks like the GT game is officially set to be moved from Alumni to Ireland.

http://www.the42.ie/college-american-fo ... 2-Jun2015/

I believe Bates said he would never give up a home game for this at one of the town halls so curious what ends up happening.

Bates also said he was about to release a master plan about 2 years ago. He also said he'd conduct a nationwide search when looking for new coaches. Bates says a lot of things.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

Cue the complaints about the 2016 home schedule. It looks like the GT game is officially set to be moved from Alumni to Ireland.

http://www.the42.ie/college-american-fo ... 2-Jun2015/

I believe Bates said he would never give up a home game for this at one of the town halls so curious what ends up happening.

Bates also said he was about to release a master plan about 2 years ago. He also said he'd conduct a nationwide search when looking for new coaches. Bates says a lot of things.

bates doesn't appear to be as greasy as gene but he does seem to share some of the same do-nothing attitude.

sure, sure - he talks a big game but what has he really done? implemented that wristband on shea policy - super!!!! hired a mac coach that can't close on recruits - awesome!!!!

he hasn't even filled in the corners or put ac in conte.

i'm not quite to "nobody could possibly be worse than gdf/chris crane" but... i can see it approaching on the horizion

[twballgame9]

Bates is fine.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

Bates is fine at lying.

agreed
by the way, i don't really care that much but it's fucking boring around here and i'm just trying to stir some shit

[RegalBCeagle]

Cue the complaints about the 2016 home schedule. It looks like the GT game is officially set to be moved from Alumni to Ireland.

http://www.the42.ie/college-american-fo ... 2-Jun2015/

I like how the article mentions that these games bring around 55,000 "fans" to the game and into the local economy. Not sure who's selling that malarkey, but I'm guessing that BC/GT combined might bring 5,500 to that game.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

Cue the complaints about the 2016 home schedule. It looks like the GT game is officially set to be moved from Alumni to Ireland.

http://www.the42.ie/college-american-fo ... 2-Jun2015/

I like how the article mentions that these games bring around 55,000 "fans" to the game and into the local economy. Not sure who's selling that malarkey, but I'm guessing that BC/GT combined might bring 5,500 to that game.

i'd agree with you if you mean $5,500 or even €5,500 but there will not be 5,500 that travel to ireland to see either one of these teams

[CollegeFanatic55]

http://www.campussports.net/college-foo ... d-in-2016/

[dtwalrus]

Cue the complaints about the 2016 home schedule. It looks like the GT game is officially set to be moved from Alumni to Ireland.

http://www.the42.ie/college-american-fo ... 2-Jun2015/

I like how the article mentions that these games bring around 55,000 "fans" to the game and into the local economy. Not sure who's selling that malarkey, but I'm guessing that BC/GT combined might bring 5,500 to that game.

i'd agree with you if you mean $5,500 or even €5,500 but there will not be 5,500 that travel to ireland to see either one of these teams

As much as I hate giving up a home game for this, I'll be going.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

Cue the complaints about the 2016 home schedule. It looks like the GT game is officially set to be moved from Alumni to Ireland.

http://www.the42.ie/college-american-fo ... 2-Jun2015/

I like how the article mentions that these games bring around 55,000 "fans" to the game and into the local economy. Not sure who's selling that malarkey, but I'm guessing that BC/GT combined might bring 5,500 to that game.

i'd agree with you if you mean $5,500 or even €5,500 but there will not be 5,500 that travel to ireland to see either one of these teams

As much as I hate giving up a home game for this, I'll be going.

and you'll be one of the few people in the arena with pigment in their skin

[DrJackRyan]

[commavegarage]

BC, Ga. Tech will play Sept. 3, 2016 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium (12:30 p.m. local/7:30 a.m. ET) sources told @ESPN

[MilitantEagle]

I'm sure I'll go. Should be fun.

[DomingoOrtiz]

BC, Ga. Tech will play Sept. 3, 2016 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium (12:30 p.m. local/7:30 a.m. ET) sources told @ESPN

Ha! Even when we play a "home" game in Ireland we get shafted with the start time!
The only good news here is that we will not have a Labor Day weekend home game in 2016.

[commavegarage]

BC, Ga. Tech will play Sept. 3, 2016 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium (12:30 p.m. local/7:30 a.m. ET) sources told @ESPN

Ha! Even when we play a "home" game in Ireland we get shafted with the start time!
The only good news here is that we will not have a Labor Day weekend home game in 2016.

thats true. I'm 0 for our last infinity labor day games. Feel like the acc should know by now that 95% of our alums have cape, island, hampton, upstate new york or shore homes

[BCMurt09]

My mom's big regret, she always tells us, is that she hasn't taken me and my brother to Ireland yet. This will be a great chance.

Saving the pennies already.

[PhillyandBCEagles]

BC, Ga. Tech will play Sept. 3, 2016 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium (12:30 p.m. local/7:30 a.m. ET) sources told @ESPN

Ha! Even when we play a "home" game in Ireland we get shafted with the start time!
The only good news here is that we will not have a Labor Day weekend home game in 2016.

Why the fuck would they play this game at 1230 local?!?

Night time local is early afternoon Eastern time. Christ.

[commavegarage]

BC, Ga. Tech will play Sept. 3, 2016 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium (12:30 p.m. local/7:30 a.m. ET) sources told @ESPN

Ha! Even when we play a "home" game in Ireland we get shafted with the start time!
The only good news here is that we will not have a Labor Day weekend home game in 2016.

Why the fuck would they play this game at 1230 local?!?

Night time local is early afternoon Eastern time. Christ.

because they're trying to make it as true of a home game as possible

[claver2010]

home schedule in 2016:

UMass, Clemson, Ville, Cuse...

lot of holes to fill for Bradster with not a lot of schools having an opening

[ATLeagle]

BC, Ga. Tech will play Sept. 3, 2016 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium (12:30 p.m. local/7:30 a.m. ET) sources told @ESPN

Ha! Even when we play a "home" game in Ireland we get shafted with the start time!
The only good news here is that we will not have a Labor Day weekend home game in 2016.

Why the fuck would they play this game at 1230 local?!?

Night time local is early afternoon Eastern time. Christ.

because they're trying to make it as true of a home game as possible

Live sports in the morning do very well in the ratings compared to SportsCenter or other highlights shows. ESPN would love to have one morning game a week if they could. That is why you see more and more 11 AM starts each season. This will be a big push of all day games. It wouldn't surprise me if they have a midnight start for a west coast game.

[twballgame9]

I'm a BC fan and I won't watch that game live if I stay home. ESPN makes boat loads of cash but they are not infallible. If morning sports beat sportscenter, it is because ESPN already fucked up sportscenter.

[Bryn Mawr Eagle]

BC, Ga. Tech will play Sept. 3, 2016 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium (12:30 p.m. local/7:30 a.m. ET) sources told @ESPN

Ha! Even when we play a "home" game in Ireland we get shafted with the start time!
The only good news here is that we will not have a Labor Day weekend home game in 2016.

Why the fuck would they play this game at 1230 local?!?

Night time local is early afternoon Eastern time. Christ.

because they're trying to make it as true of a home game as possible

Live sports in the morning do very well in the ratings compared to SportsCenter or other highlights shows. ESPN would love to have one morning game a week if they could. That is why you see more and more 11 AM starts each season. This will be a big push of all day games. It wouldn't surprise me if they have a midnight start for a west coast game.

This is exciting, but I'm just scratching my head about the start time. While the 7:30 a.m. start time kind of stinks on the east coast, think about the west. The game will be at 4:30 a.m. in the Pacific time zone. I can't see them getting good ratings for this broadcast at those times. It would seem to be a no-brainer to push this back so that it starts at 9:30 or 10 a.m eastern so that there are at least a few pople up on the west coast to watch too.

[DrJackRyan]

BC, Ga. Tech will play Sept. 3, 2016 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium (12:30 p.m. local/7:30 a.m. ET) sources told @ESPN

Ha! Even when we play a "home" game in Ireland we get shafted with the start time!
The only good news here is that we will not have a Labor Day weekend home game in 2016.

Why the fuck would they play this game at 1230 local?!?

Night time local is early afternoon Eastern time. Christ.

because they're trying to make it as true of a home game as possible

Live sports in the morning do very well in the ratings compared to SportsCenter or other highlights shows. ESPN would love to have one morning game a week if they could. That is why you see more and more 11 AM starts each season. This will be a big push of all day games. It wouldn't surprise me if they have a midnight start for a west coast game.

This is exciting, but I'm just scratching my head about the start time. While the 7:30 a.m. start time kind of stinks on the east coast, think about the west. The game will be at 4:30 a.m. in the Pacific time zone. I can't see them getting good ratings for this broadcast at those times. It would seem to be a no-brainer to push this back so that it starts at 9:30 or 10 a.m eastern so that there are at least a few pople up on the west coast to watch too.

Per one of the other posters, the West Coast will get that midnight game that not many East Coast folks will watch to in some ways balance out. It seems they want a continuous feed of football from 7AM to 3AM.