Question: Have you heard anything for potential night games this season? I know MSU and Minnesota were mentioned over the summer. Any update? -- @realbeerbaron
Answer: Still nothing definitive on that front, and there might not be until 12 days before either kickoff -- MSU is drawing nearer and nearer -- because of the way the new TV contract works. Those are still the two games that are potential night games, and Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel recently said Michigan has agreed to host three night games in the next two seasons. Frankly, looking ahead to 2018, it looks like there are two better night-game TV options from among this group -- Nebraska on Sept. 22, Wisconsin on Oct. 13 and Penn State on Nov. 3. So with that in mind, it seems the Michigan-Michigan State game on Oct. 7 fits the bill.
Also consider that Miami-Florida State was originally scheduled to be the primetime game on ABC that night, but with rescheduling, the time and network are no longer set in stone. Perhaps I’m showing a regional bias here, but looking at the rest of the college games that day, Michigan-Michigan State looks awfully appealing, while in Week 10 there are games across the country that likely have more appeal than Michigan and Minnesota -- no offense to the Little Brown Jug.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...s-speights-feet-secondary-thoughts/105613992/
Answer: Still nothing definitive on that front, and there might not be until 12 days before either kickoff -- MSU is drawing nearer and nearer -- because of the way the new TV contract works. Those are still the two games that are potential night games, and Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel recently said Michigan has agreed to host three night games in the next two seasons. Frankly, looking ahead to 2018, it looks like there are two better night-game TV options from among this group -- Nebraska on Sept. 22, Wisconsin on Oct. 13 and Penn State on Nov. 3. So with that in mind, it seems the Michigan-Michigan State game on Oct. 7 fits the bill.
Also consider that Miami-Florida State was originally scheduled to be the primetime game on ABC that night, but with rescheduling, the time and network are no longer set in stone. Perhaps I’m showing a regional bias here, but looking at the rest of the college games that day, Michigan-Michigan State looks awfully appealing, while in Week 10 there are games across the country that likely have more appeal than Michigan and Minnesota -- no offense to the Little Brown Jug.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...s-speights-feet-secondary-thoughts/105613992/
