Does only having 2 home Saturday SEC games hurt recruiting?

Yes.

Means we've got 2 big games that most of our recruits will actually be able to make it to vs 4 normally.

If we win all the Thursday games and perform well in the ones the recruits are there for(only Alabama and LSU), it might not hurt us too badly though. I imagine a bunch of recruits will still make it to the Egg Bowl

It hurts big time because of visit opportunities. Saturday games are best for recruiting visits. If you must do a Thursday night, the earlier in the year the better since most kids line up more visits at the end.


But don't pretend like its a killer. If you went undefeated and only played on Thursday night, you would recruit better than going 4-8 on all Saturdays

Surely there is no way it could actually HURT recruiting. I mean all I've heard about on other MSU boards is how wonderful all this great exposure is and how no way should we turn these tremendous opportunities down due to a trivial little thing like inconvenience to the fans that actually bother to get off their butts and show up at the game. Once these national recruits see us on not one but two Thursday night ESPN broadcasts they will instantly be mesmerized and will probably commit right on the spot. I mean 2 Thursday night games should easily net a Top 10 recruiting class given the great benefits we'll receive from moving these games. I mean who freakin' cares about playing college football on a Saturday. On a serious note though I will say that moving the Egg Bowl to Thanksgiving day does at least make more logistical and viewership sense than moving the KY game.

No. I think I would prefer it if I was a big time recruit. I get to miss some school and be in Starkvegas on a Thursday night.

Not so sure a lot of recruits are big on taking official visits ON Thanksgiving Day. I mean its only the second biggest family holiday after Christmas.

We probably not be able to fill our class.