Additional Kickoff Times Set For 2025 Cal Football Season

So IMO I think that 7:30 games help in some circumstances, not so much on others:


First I would point out that a 7:30pm start in EDT is an advantage....hear me out:
You get a start that most people might still be tuned into college sports on the East Coast, plus less noise from other prominent matchups. Plus @4:30 p.m. PDT, you can watch and still go out to dinner or that cocktail party, kids school play or swingers party with your significant other on Saturday night after the game.

If the VATech game were on ESPN it might actually get a decent audience but....meh ACC network

So

As to the Berkeley/ 7:30 start in terms of desirability to watch in EDT in descending order.

1-North Carolina, this is an OK start time with the hype around Belichick circus, great time to shine for the bears

2 - - Minn, Big Ten matchup, midwest interest

3 -@OSU, meh...not great because of regional nature but first week so lots of pent up demand to watch all day and it will have eyeballs


Big Gap

3 @SDSU, nobody outside of California (fanbases) and CFB diehards are tuning into this one plus CBSsports, does anyone outside of the mountain west tune in to that?


IMO The biggest problem is ACC network, Last 8 Games are set for ACC broadcasts, is that set in stone?

AUOso said:

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So IMO I think that 7:30 games help in some circumstances, not so much on others:


First I would point out that a 7:30pm start in EDT is an advantage....hear me out:
You get a start that most people might still be tuned into college sports on the East Coast, plus less noise from other prominent matchups. Plus @4:30 p.m. PDT, you can watch and still go out to dinner or that cocktail party, kids school play or swingers party with your significant other on Saturday night after the game.

If the VATech game were on ESPN it might actually get a decent audience but....meh ACC network

So

As to the Berkeley/ 7:30 start in terms of desirability to watch in EDT in descending order.

1-North Carolina, this is an OK start time with the hype around Belichick circus, great time to shine for the bears

2 - - Minn, Big Ten matchup, midwest interest

3 -@OSU, meh...not great because of regional nature but first week so lots of pent up demand to watch all day and it will have eyeballs


Big Gap

3 @SDSU, nobody outside of California (fanbases) and CFB diehards are tuning into this one plus CBSsports, does anyone outside of the mountain west tune in to that?


IMO The biggest problem is ACC network, Last 8 Games are set for ACC broadcasts, is that set in stone?

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Are you reading some of the 730p PT times as ET?
"CBS Sports Network" is it's own channel, not to be confused with "CBS Sports."

mbBear said:

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AUOso said:

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So IMO I think that 7:30 games help in some circumstances, not so much on others:


First I would point out that a 7:30pm start in EDT is an advantage....hear me out:
You get a start that most people might still be tuned into college sports on the East Coast, plus less noise from other prominent matchups. Plus @4:30 p.m. PDT, you can watch and still go out to dinner or that cocktail party, kids school play or swingers party with your significant other on Saturday night after the game.

If the VATech game were on ESPN it might actually get a decent audience but....meh ACC network

So

As to the Berkeley/ 7:30 start in terms of desirability to watch in EDT in descending order.

1-North Carolina, this is an OK start time with the hype around Belichick circus, great time to shine for the bears

2 - - Minn, Big Ten matchup, midwest interest

3 -@OSU, meh...not great because of regional nature but first week so lots of pent up demand to watch all day and it will have eyeballs


Big Gap

3 @SDSU, nobody outside of California (fanbases) and CFB diehards are tuning into this one plus CBSsports, does anyone outside of the mountain west tune in to that?


IMO The biggest problem is ACC network, Last 8 Games are set for ACC broadcasts, is that set in stone?

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Are you reading some of the 730p PT times as ET?
"CBS Sports Network" is its own channel, not to be confused with "CBS Sports."

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CBS Sports Network doesn't report ratings, like many of the conference networks. So that game won't help our ratings either way.

Also, the VaTech game is on ESPN, not ACC Network.

AUOso said:

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IMO The biggest problem is ACC network, Last 8 Games are set for ACC broadcasts, is that set in stone?

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No those games are TBD. Could be ESPN, ABC, CW, or ACC Network. I expect a lot of them to be ACCN (because they don't look like exciting matchups), but not all. I would be shocked if any were on ABC.