Do you like the TIMEZONE you live in for sports/gambling?

Fishhead · Sep 9, 2005

Not me!

The PDT was so much better for me than this crazy EDT that its not even close!

Having NFL games on Sunday begin at 10AM instead of 1PM is just one glaring example!

How bout you posters?

Doug · Sep 9, 2005

It's all relative. Somewhere on Earth the sun is setting, elsewhere it's rising, at the same time. It matters to your schedule only

Fishhead · Sep 9, 2005

DougJ said:
It's all relative. Somewhere on Earth the sun is setting, elsewhere it's rising, at the same time. It matters to your schedule only

Interesting and very calculating theory, I think.

:think2:

viking611 · Sep 9, 2005

I'm central time zone and think that is perfect...think the west coast is too late and east coast way too early!

REDEYE · Sep 9, 2005

Its the main reason I would never move from the West coast

Dante · Sep 9, 2005

YES I love MTN time!! MNF starts a 7PM here and is over by 10:30 ish....

NFL sundays start 11am

arty:

WorldNumberOne · Sep 9, 2005

i with you fish. its very tough to stay up and watch all the late starts..

and i can sleep as late as i want..

i never make it through a 9 pm nlf game. probably why i dont bet a lot of monday nighters..

jeffksu · Sep 9, 2005

fish you're right on ...the west coast is by far the best for me...i've been on east coast and hated that..for example sat. u have football on out here in vegas at 7:30 am til about 10:30 sat night...that's great for me...thanks jeffksu

WildBill · Sep 9, 2005

East coast is best though for those most interested in handicapping and holding down a day job. If you are an action junkie who wants to watch all your bets come in I suppose being out West is the best option.

JimmyHoffa · Sep 9, 2005

We're definately spoiled out here on the west coast. Aside from the MNF time zone advantage, baseball viewing is great as we get all the later games at 7pm instead of 10pm eastern start times. I often think of the east coast viewers when I'm watching a game at 9:30pm here. How can east coast kids even become sports literate when so many games are on late?

6nout · Sep 9, 2005

Well down here the night game starts at 11AM and the bookies go to sleep just after I had my wheatbix.

sherman · Sep 9, 2005

I am fine with it, though I've never lived in another time zone...

DrunkenHorseplayer · Sep 9, 2005

West is best; I can't even imagine having to wait until noon for college and 1 pm for pro football. I'd almost be done drinking before it started.

D2bets · Sep 9, 2005

Yes, central is about right. NFL starts right at noon. College foots generally begin at 11am. MNF at 8pm.

volhound · Sep 9, 2005

it is interesting how the same guy(sports fan) living on the west coast would lead his life and spend his time differently than if he lived on the east coast.

We definately have to wait on the action in the east, sometimes it would be nice to wake up and turn on a football game, but on the other hand , we in the east get more time to prepare for a day of betting on football.

Also, we get a chance to get our chores done and have something to work toward on gameday.

but it sure would be nice to be awake for the 4th quarter of MNF, but on the flip side of that, we can get some midnight action on the hawaii game, if we are going to be up and want to make a play.

interesting topic,
I have only experieced the EST, so I will truly never know what I might be missing

Dawoofdaddy · Sep 9, 2005

After a Friday night of boozing, how would I get up at 7am to watch pregame shows and 9am kickoffs?

:drink:

djking · Sep 9, 2005

i'm moving to hawaii so all the kickoffs will start sooner for me. long live hawaii stand time zones :suomi:

Insiders · Sep 9, 2005

I used to live in central time zone and now in AZ. I perfer central to this by far!

BoZZi · Sep 9, 2005

nothing better then staying up for that 15 inning playoff marathon between two teams in the west.....game is usually over by 11 30 pm and u can still get in a good nights sleep.....while on the east coast u either have to stay up until 2 30....which is kind of cool in a way but then would have to get through the next day on little sleep or just miss a classic...