So if a team like Ohio State doesn't want the perception out there that they played on a Friday night, they could've said no. It also didn't stop Oregon, Miami, USC, Cal, etc. from playing at home. Of course I know it affects the recruiting more for the home team, but how much exactly? It's not like we are agreeing to play EVERY one of our games on Friday night, or that this is the only weekend we could host recruits. We're swapping a most likely hot-ass noon September game for a night game at BDS on prime time ESPN. I can tell you this, there are way more people out there that don't go to high school games on Friday night than there are that do. You aren't making any argument other than the fact that you don't like it. There's also the fact that ACC has a contract with ESPN and this may have been more out of our hands than is being led to believe. The conference gets shared revenue from these games too, so there's also the added pressure not to turn down these types of opportunities, because I can assure you ESPN would have found somebody else to play in that spot and get that $$.
Alot of you probably missed this quote from Ken in the AJC also:
"It does mean that one group of people that Collins has particularly sought to make an impression on — recruits — will be almost unanimously unable to attend. The athletic department is exploring the possibility of treating a different group, such as first responders or military personnel, to the game-day experience normally offered to recruits."
This is progressive, forward thinking by our staff. Getting GT in primetime spotlight. Getting another night game at BDS. You can't make everybody happy all of the time.
