I grew up on the east coast and moved out west when I was 21. At first it was disorienting. However, once you acclimate to the time it is fantastic.
NFL starts at 10 am so you have a little more time than you lead on. College games do start at 9 and it is great. Before I got married (when I was going out and getting wrecked all the time) I would just wake up and lie in bed during the first games flipping back and forth. It was fantastic just watching games from bed. After first games I would leave and get something to eat (lunch time). Best part is that games are over by roughly 10, which still leaves plenty of time to go out. MNF is a happy hour event after work instead of an all night affair like it is on the east coast, that too is nice.
The worst part about being on the west coast is that you miss the noon (eastern) ABC games. West Coast ABC doesn't start carrying games until noon (Pacific) and then typically they have the second game as some crappy pac 10 affair. That is the worst part, having to watch USC run roughshod through the Pac 10 or some shit OSU team playing Cal or Stanford or UCLA or whatever. I resolved that by getting east and west coast feeds of the networks so I don't have to watch as much Pac 10 football.
The most disorienting thing is going to/living in Hawaii. We were there on vacation during the NBA playoffs in 2006, roll out of bed, go to the pool at like 9:30 or so and the playoff game was not only on but one was OVER
