High schools are not competing colleges for audiences on Friday night.

Personally, I believe that is a red herring.

I do not believe there are any folks who were planning on going down to there local high school on Friday night who changed their minds because a college game was on TV.

If a person is interested in watching high school football, then they will go watch high school football regardless of what's on TV.

Atlee HS is about 1.5 miles from my house. You know when was the last AHS game I watched. It was the last home game played their in 1994, the year my daughter graduated. I only went to the games in 1994 and the 2 years prior because she was in the marching band.

In response to this post by hokiehead

Posted: 11/08/2016 at 07:33AM

Big Ten will be playing Friday Night Games in 2017 -- HOO86 11/02/2016 3:20PM

Most of you guys are looking at this the wrong way -- MBHokie90 11/03/2016 7:43PM

I now prefer Friday to Thursday. -- Atlee Hokie 11/08/2016 07:39AM

Exactly - a novelty game for lower-tier programs to boost interest -- lawhokie 11/06/2016 5:52PM

Don't bet on that. You'll see the bigger programs on Fri nite -- marcbvtgm 11/07/2016 08:51AM

Hate this. leave the HS game night alone! -- hokiehead 11/03/2016 10:59AM

High schools are not competing colleges for audiences on Friday night. -- Atlee Hokie 11/08/2016 07:33AM

I found putting another post together that in the Big Ten footprint, -- jmanatVT 11/04/2016 11:10AM

High School games are played Thursday, Friday and Saturday...no longer all -- Stech 11/03/2016 12:38PM

Within the state of VA, I believe Handley HS still plays its home games -- VTHokie2000 11/03/2016 1:31PM

I'm sure our upcoming home games with the BIG will be on Friday. ** -- Mr. Touchdown 11/03/2016 10:45AM

Cool, Rutgers and Purdue will be happy ** -- Hamburger 11/03/2016 08:00AM

Thursday's been a graveyard since NFL went to Thursday -- marcbvtgm 11/02/2016 9:38PM

Why a graveyard? NFL ratings are down, its Thursday game stink -- WestyHokie 11/03/2016 11:15AM

Yeah, but even with ratings down, the NFL destroys everybody else... -- reestuart 11/03/2016 12:26PM

Plus there are now at least 2 college games on in east coast prime time ** -- marcbvtgm 11/05/2016 08:07AM

ACC has been doing it for several years -- mrcaniac 11/02/2016 10:02PM

You gotta love this quote from the Rutgers coaches wife. -- UEMcGill 11/02/2016 9:30PM

When ECU was forced to play on Friday, High School coaches in NC boycotted. ** -- LHSHokie 11/02/2016 8:56PM

It's the past and those coaches are gone -- Mercury 11/03/2016 08:58AM

Good for college BB fans -- EDGEMAN 11/02/2016 6:35PM

I hated Fridays at first, but in retrospect, they are a million times -- reestuart 11/02/2016 3:34PM

Sent Whit an email in regard to this last off season...... -- HOKIESHARK 11/03/2016 08:09AM

Yes, a thousand times yes. ** -- Gobbler-100 11/03/2016 02:32AM

I did like the 7:00 start this year. ** -- Lead Dog 11/02/2016 5:30PM

You must not live/work in a metropolitan area. ** -- marcbvtgm 11/02/2016 9:39PM

Burbs north of Bmore. ** -- Lead Dog 11/03/2016 11:50AM

Retired? ** -- marcbvtgm 11/05/2016 08:10AM

Me too - not so tired the next day ** -- HokieMJL 11/02/2016 8:11PM

Especially now that the NFL is playing on Thursdays.... -- Freddyburg Hokie 11/02/2016 4:03PM

Yep. Shockingly enough, I was wrong when I thought it was stupid. ** -- reestuart 11/02/2016 4:20PM

Good night to have 0 recruits watching! ** -- jmanatVT 11/02/2016 3:28PM

High schools are not competing colleges for audiences on Friday night.

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