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• I'd be in favor of 7:30pm games on weeknights, 7pm games on Saturdays, and 2pm games on Sundays. (NT) -- ramMan, Tue April 26, 2005 09:10:16
  • Agree with ramMan-7:30 weeknights-more Saturday night games @ 7 and 2 pm Sunday (NT) -- whm, Tue April 26, 2005 12:19:14
    • I think we can be flexible on Saturdays -- some @ 2, some @ 4, and some @ 7. I agree on Sunday but would prefer to avoid Sunday games. Moving weeknight games to 7:30 makes the most sense. I have yet to talk to anyone who doesn't support the move. (NT) -- bfg, Wed April 27, 2005 11:28:37

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• For weeknights I would like to see 7:45pm or 8:00pm. Coming from NJ with all the traffic and trying to get a quick bite to eat before the game makes a later start better for some of us. The game would be over by 10:00pm which isn't all that late. (NT) -- JCMB, Tue April 26, 2005 10:00:49

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• I'll take 7:30 please. 7 is too early for a show or sporting event in town never mind accounting for travel to the Bronx. (NT) -- JMac, Tue April 26, 2005 10:35:22

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• With a 7:30 start will I be able to get back to my dorm room for the start of the O.C? (NT) -- John Q Student, Tue April 26, 2005 10:39:21

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• A 7:00 PM start on a wednesday night leaves out a lot of our student fan base. Wednesday night is the time when a lot of students have their night calsses, which for FCRH begin at 6:00 and end at 8:20 and for CBA begin at 6:30 and end at 9:15. Considering this, by pushing back the start time by an extra half hour to 7:30, these students will atleast be able to catch a good portion of the second half. It seems to me, as a student leader of the Sixth Man Club, that the students and Alumni are in agreement in pushing back the start time. This would absolutely boost the attendance of the students through the matter of convenence. I also have no problem with starting the game at 8:00 as well, I don't know if it is too late for others who would be travelling to the game, but it seems like it would provide the opportunity to grab a bite to eat out on Arthur Ave. as opposed to grabbing a Sodexho Dog or waiting an hour at Dagger's. (NT) -- Ram6it, Tue April 26, 2005 12:19:57
  • I take many CBA night classes and they almost always end before 8:30. Never have I been in a class until 9:15, and some nights we're usually out by 8. I wouldn't mind leaving a 6:30 class more than half of the way through for a 7:30 start to the game, but 7:00 is just too early. I'm all for pushing it back. (NT) -- Marco (CBA 07), Tue April 26, 2005 13:08:53
    • Interesting comments from you and Ram6it b/c I've been told, not by students, that students prefer the 7 PM start. (NT) -- bfg, Tue April 26, 2005 14:25:14
      • Now that is unusual information that you got. What reasons has this non-student given you with regards to students preferring the 7pm start? (NT) -- Ram6it, Tue April 26, 2005 17:08:48
        • I was told that students prefer a 7 PM start b/c it doesn't break up their night like a 7:30 start would. I never understood that logic. (NT) -- bfg, Tue April 26, 2005 18:58:57
          • Nor do I understand the logic myself. Considering the excitement level at some of the games this year, it seems to me that a Fordham basketball game would make a student's night rather than break it up. (NT) -- Ram6it, Tue April 26, 2005 21:11:40
  • I agree, a 7:30pm start would be much easier for students to catch a good portion of the games. I often had to skip out of quite a few CBA Wednesday night classes at the break to catch the 2nd half of the games during my time at FU. (NT) -- Air Hej '02, Tue April 26, 2005 20:58:54

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• I think 7:30pm is the ideal weeknight starting time. Saturday and Sunday games a 2pm start makes sense - it gives people more time to run weekend errands, etc. so they can relax and enjoy the game and then have an evening dinner on Arthur Avenue. Some game starting times will be dictated by TV scheduling, and hopefully this will increase now that we are improving. (NT) -- Rambacker, Tue April 26, 2005 12:53:22
  • I've been advocating a later start for years. Even 7:15 would make a difference for some. But 7:30 makes the most sense. Also I'd like to see Saturday afternoon games start anywhere from 2 to 4; it would allow people more time to do other things early in the day and plan a dinner out afterward. (NT) -- RC74, Tue April 26, 2005 13:06:33
    • Agreed on 7:30pm during the week, definitely makes the most sense considering how far we're hoping fans will travel. As for Saturday times I think 2pm is just too early for most fans (except students of course). A 4pm start time would allow for fans to do their errands and studying during the day, finish the afternoon off with a game, and still get out to the restaurants and/or downtown. A 7pm start on a Saturday night would be good for a few big games that we are hoping to turn into really big marketable events (complete with dinner and reception packages) and perhaps even TV coverage. (NT) -- DamnRam, Tue April 26, 2005 16:32:32

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• My buddies have no problem with the 7 PM start times. No change will be made! (NT) -- Mr. McLaughlin, Wed April 27, 2005 10:27:48

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• A 7:30 or 8 starting time for weeknight games would be better. I could go home get my car and drive to Rose Hill in time for the game. (NT) -- RickFC77, Wed April 27, 2005 22:14:55