Why don't the Niners ever play a 4PM game when they play in the east coast?

Goldson38 · 2010-12-06T15:22:34-08:00

I was thinking about this yesterday everytime the Niners play in the east coast or any other state that is 3 hours ahead of the west coast it's always an early game. Why don't they ever get to play a team at 4pm which would be 1pm on the west coast. Just a thought.

Dec 6, 2010 at 3:23 PM

susweel
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Cuz the NFL hates us.

Dec 6, 2010 at 3:30 PM

mikeyc2281
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because the set it up that games on the east coast start at 1 and 4pm... which means... 10-1 here on the west?? imagine being in Hawaii and watching 7 am and 10am....

Dec 6, 2010 at 3:34 PM

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Originally posted by susweel:
Cuz the NFL hates us.

One of the few comments from weel I will co-sign. It would just be too fair if they played at that reasonable time.

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Dec 6, 2010 at 3:37 PM

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Originally posted by mikeyc2281:
because the set it up that games on the east coast start at 1 and 4pm... which means... 10-1 here on the west?? imagine being in Hawaii and watching 7 am and 10am....

Did it. I grew up 6 years on Oahu and caught my fair share of early morning games as a kid. It's not that big a deal. Now look what time they get the Pro Bowl.

~Ceadder

Dec 6, 2010 at 3:43 PM

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Originally posted by Ceadderman:
Originally posted by mikeyc2281:
because the set it up that games on the east coast start at 1 and 4pm... which means... 10-1 here on the west?? imagine being in Hawaii and watching 7 am and 10am....

Did it. I grew up 6 years on Oahu and caught my fair share of early morning games as a kid. It's not that big a deal. Now look what time they get the Pro Bowl.

~Ceadder

as a military guy, I have lived everywhere it seems. Calif or Col are good time zones, the east coast time zone is brutal sometimes. Last night I was up so late trying to watch football. Hell the MNF game doesnt even start until 8:30 tonight. It sucks. I also don't like waking up in the morning and waiting until 1 to watch football. Alaska time was OK, but the monday night games start at 4:30. Most are just getting off work. Hawaii was too early for me.

Dec 6, 2010 at 3:43 PM

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because it works out perfectly that way and doesn't overrun the sunday night game.

Dec 6, 2010 at 3:45 PM

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East Coast Bias, pure and simple.

Remember when the Pats had to play 2 back-to-back games in the West (Niners & Chargers) in 2008? Well Kraft complained, and Goodell made sure it'll never happen again.

Dec 6, 2010 at 3:49 PM

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Originally posted by mikeyc2281:
because the set it up that games on the east coast start at 1 and 4pm... which means... 10-1 here on the west?? imagine being in Hawaii and watching 7 am and 10am....

Bucs and the Falcons played yesterday @ 4:00.

Dec 6, 2010 at 3:53 PM

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It's the man keeping us down!

Dec 6, 2010 at 3:56 PM

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Originally posted by obx49:
Originally posted by mikeyc2281:
because the set it up that games on the east coast start at 1 and 4pm... which means... 10-1 here on the west?? imagine being in Hawaii and watching 7 am and 10am....

Bucs and the Falcons played yesterday @ 4:00.

those aren't west coast teams

Dec 6, 2010 at 3:58 PM

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Originally posted by D_Niner:
It's the man keeping us down!

I hate that guy.

Dec 6, 2010 at 4:02 PM

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Originally posted by WestCoast:
Originally posted by obx49:
Originally posted by mikeyc2281:
because the set it up that games on the east coast start at 1 and 4pm... which means... 10-1 here on the west?? imagine being in Hawaii and watching 7 am and 10am....

Bucs and the Falcons played yesterday @ 4:00.

those aren't west coast teams

Exactly, they aren't west coast teams and played at 4:00 when they should have played at 1:00 just like all the other east coast teams. I agree with the OP, if a west coast team travels to the east coast then they should at least get a 4:00 game, right?

Dec 6, 2010 at 4:06 PM

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Originally posted by obx49:
Originally posted by WestCoast:
Originally posted by obx49:
Originally posted by mikeyc2281:
because the set it up that games on the east coast start at 1 and 4pm... which means... 10-1 here on the west?? imagine being in Hawaii and watching 7 am and 10am....

Bucs and the Falcons played yesterday @ 4:00.

those aren't west coast teams

Exactly, they aren't west coast teams and played at 4:00 when they should have played at 1:00 just like all the other east coast teams. I agree with the OP, if a west coast team travels to the east coast then they should at least get a 4:00 game, right?

I'm probably wrong with this, but at least for bay area teams, it seems they make it so the raiders and niners are never both home or away at the same time. So if the niners played at 4:00pm ET, it would conflict with the raiders home game at 1:00. It probably has to do with TV rights.

[ Edited by blunt_probe on Dec 6, 2010 at 4:06 PM ]

Dec 6, 2010 at 4:09 PM

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cause we need more time to watch film