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re: I guess it was wishful thinking that the WLOCP would ever be a night game again...
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:57 am to DawginSC
Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:57 am to DawginSC
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UGA used to have a rule (long since removed due to ESPN influence) that no home game could start at 6:00 or later.
I'm gonna need a link on that because in all my life I've never heard such a thing.
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Posted on 5/15/24 at 11:59 am to WG_Dawg
Yeah, this is news to me.
Posted on 5/15/24 at 12:02 pm to WG_Dawg
I don’t remember this rule either. I think that years ago there might have been a rule that November games in Athens should not start later than 7pm due to the colder weather. It’s been a long time and I’m not sure but I seem to recall that happening
Posted on 5/15/24 at 1:40 pm to WG_Dawg
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I'm gonna need a link on that because in all my life I've never heard such a thing.
It was in effect in the late 90's when I was a student. I'm guessing in ended in the early 2000's. I remember reading a student newspaper article about it explaining why the kickoff was scheduled at 5:59.
I can't prove the rule, but I can show you a home game box score and how it started before 6:00.
UGA vs Auburn in 1997. 5:57 kickoff.
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So while I can't "prove" the rule was there other than my memory, that was the reason I was told that UGA didn't have any 7:00 ESPN/ESPN2 home games while I was in school in the 90's. They were all the 6:00 kickoffs (and officially were set to 5:59, even if the game actually started after 6:00)
Posted on 5/15/24 at 3:27 pm to WG_Dawg
the last georgia night game that i remember was 2008 vs Bama on September 27.
Bama's website says this game started at 6:45pm. eastern/central isn't mentioned.
Bama's Website
UGA's website says TBA.
UGA's website
Nearly dark at kickoff.
Bama's website says this game started at 6:45pm. eastern/central isn't mentioned.
Bama's Website
UGA's website says TBA.
UGA's website
Nearly dark at kickoff.
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