I remain convinced that we should play all of our games at 7:00. That accommodates people who work on Saturdays. It makes it easier for parents who have youth activities during the day. It also helps folks who just need to spend Saturday working on household chores.
7:00 starts would end about 9:45; still plenty of time for people to go out on the town. For college students, 9:45 on Saturday is just the beginning of their evening.
Some will suggest that it gets too cold late in the year. True, but the last playoff games were at night for tv, well attended, and I remember that at least the James Madison game was quite cold. Anyway, our afternoon games in November have been a disaster at the gate recently, so why not try something different?
This is what frustrates me. We cling to formulas that don't work and seem afraid or too lazy to innovate. Play a full year's schedule at 7:00 and see what happens.
