And I appreciate the fact that each viewer has his/her own viewing idiosyncrasies. And though I called out @LTbear individually, I didn't mean to call him out specifically. He has his own idiosyncrasies as someone who prioritizes regional games. But I was talking about him more as a stand-in for the generic college-football fan nationwide.
And I think the scheduling and appeal to the generic college-football fan is what makes these moves so interesting. The B1G and the Big XII (and presumably soon the ACC) are going to be able to offer television inventory from 11:00 AM CT when its first games start straight through to 1:30 AM CT when the West Coast games end. More than 14 hours of football--four different time slots.
That's something the SEC can't offer. And until last year, it's not something anyone even really considered.
And it does kind of raise the possibility of fragmentation of the college-football audience. This year, if I'm a fan of the Big XII, I can watch only three games. If I want a late-night game, it's going to be a PAC 12 game. And let's be real honest--that 11:00 game is likely to be a dog that I don't really care about. I mean, I'm sure someone probably cares about Iowa State and UCF, but I don't. So I'd be inclined to watch the SEC or B1G 11:00 kickoff instead.
But next year, with more teams across more time zones, I can (and maybe should) be more focused on the Big XII if I were still a Big XII fan. The PAC 12 will be gone; and that late-night game is going to be a Big XII conference game. And with four more schools, and consequently more inventory, there's a somewhat increased chance that the 11:00 game is one that is of interest.
Point being, I could see a scenario in which the trend toward national superconferences actually (and paradoxically) makes college-football fans more narrowly focused on their conference of choice.
No--they're not going to make every home game a night game. But I expect they will have USC and UCLA playing a lot more night games than they currently do.
But between USC, UCLA, Washington, and Oregon, someone is going to be playing a late-night game every Saturday.