Schedule Changes

I don't know why you guys are whining about this. Just get a personal assistant to keep track of this stuff for you.

Mildred takes care of it for me....

They announced the schedule change for the Florida game at the season-ticket holder kickoff-event on 16 August; it's been on the website-schedule since that date. The revised time is also printed on the tickets for the Florida game, and on the free team poster that they hand out at the games.

All of the above also applies for the Santa Clara women's game on 2 November, whose time is 1:30pm rather than the 2:30pm time that the pocket schedule lists.

The most recent announcement was apparently just a reminder for folks whose primary source of information is the pocket schedule.

The Oregonian sports section also mis-stated the game time as 7:00 pm in this morning's paper. That probably is why the school re-announced the time.

Okay, i'm not so miffed now.

Kind of a little twist for ya'all to chew on: (or, I can top you, I can top you...)

I have a Pilots 2008 schedule printed out from the Pilots website that is dated 7/26/2008 (the date I printed it).

The Florida game is listed at 6pm.

I have a feeling this was decided some time ago. However, with the pocket schedule listing at 7pm, I am guessing there was a communication breakdown along the way.

After having worked in the heat of the business meat-grinder for over 30 years before becoming disabled, I can vouch for the fact that this does happen, even to the best of crews, on occasion. It's when it happens regularly that you might start looking for a new employer. Just a thought.

This doesn't happen with the Pilots athletic department very often, does it?

I just re-checked my season ticket for tonight's game, which was handed out at the preseason scrimmage last month, and it says 6 p.m. Since the ticket printers knew long ago that this was an early game, it should not have been a surprise. An odd time, but not a last-minute switcheroo accoording to the ticket. Maybe someone else had the time wrong.

Remember the days before Merlo lights when there were no night games? Now us working folk can still get to the early games, I5 traffic willing.

The lights have changed everything.

Given day workers a chance to see Friday games. Increased attendance. Changed the atmosphere to electric and even magical on the right night. Made the match more of a "happening".

That's not to discount the atmosphere and fun of a day game. I just find night games really exciting.

purple haze wrote:
Remember the days before Merlo lights when there were no night games?

FANatic wrote:
The lights have changed everything.

Yes and yes. When I was in school the drum squad was just getting started and we would only get a few students on a weekend afternoon. Seems like people had other things to do. Now, the whole drum squad shows up in costume to every game and the students are out in force, along with the crowd. I actually hadn't gotten back to Merlo since I graduated in 03, and I have to say game under the lights just makes things different and adds some energy to the air. I love it.

Is this thing working yet? FAN 9-22-2008 6:56am

It appears to be. 9-22-08 7:37 am

Everything appears back to normal. There are some posts that are now gone (most of yesterday's). I blame this all on Purple Haze's first day as Uber Coach.

You know how the first day is on the job.... a little "hinky"

Geezer - Whatever that "thing" is at the end of your post, (and gosh it is UGLY), I have to admit the fact that it is dancing makes it one of the best emoticons I've seen.

But if I look at it too long, it makes me itch.

Get used to it. It's one of the standard ones now available on the Pilotnation Smiley's menu. A couple of other appeared also, due to the diligence of our forum admins.

Sure enough Florida talked about being tired after their redeye from Portland Friday night even though they still won. I guess they are saying they could have won by more if they had not been jet lagged.