Any idea when the game time will be announced for this game? It would help a lot in making the travel plans.
So I got some answers:
-- The CU Athletic Department is operating under the assumption that this game will be able to host full capacity. CU is the only D1 program in the state that has not announced 100% capacity for 2021 season yet and they are a bit salty about it. Apparently it's a holdup with Boulder County, but they believe it will be sorted out soon enough.
-- As far as the gametime (this is really not going to make anyone's lives easier):
1. The game is under Pac12 TV rights, so under normal circumstances, the Pac12 will decide 12 days before kickoff on the kickoff time and TV assignment.
2. Under those circumstances, the game could start anytime between 12-8pm MST. He said that if CU were to beat A&M or Minnesota beats Ohio St, obviously the national profile of the game will be higher and it's more likely to be an 8pm start (Maybe FS1?). If both teams lose those openers and come into the game 1-1, then it's more likely it will be a 1pm kick.
3. CU is making a request to use one of their three 12-day exemptions on this Minnesota game. In that case, they will find out the time well ahead of time. He said they will know in mid-June whether they get that exception.
Hope that helps a bit, but if you're trying to fly in on Saturday, you probably need to land by 9:30am (at absolute latest) to play it safe. Traffic on 36 going into Boulder the couple hours before the games gets pretty hairy. Also, based on the possibility of a night game, I'd say any thought of flying out Saturday night would be major gambling.
