Giants vs. 'Skins to Open Season - The Postgame Pub

Raider1one · 03-27-2008, 10:18 AM

The NFL's Thursday night season opener will match the Super Bowl-champion New York Giants and the Washington Redskins, with the game possibly starting an hour-and-a-half earlier to avoid clashing with the Republican National Convention.

The game is now scheduled for 8:30 p.m. EDT on Sept. 4 — the concluding night of the Republican convention — and will be televised by NBC. League spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday that the NFL is talking with the network about changing the game's starting time to 7 p.m.

The Super Bowl winner traditionally hosts the game. The Redskins' participation was confirmed by a person familiar with the NFL schedule who spoke on condition of anonymity because the league has not announced it. The highlight games of the NFL's first weekend will be announced Monday during league meetings in Palm Beach, Fla. The rest of the schedule will be announced later next month.

**Phistar** · 03-27-2008, 11:02 AM

stupid gay republican convention . . .

we all know damn sure football is 1234567890 times more important than that crap!

SkinsFan · 03-27-2008, 05:51 PM

Awesome!!! We get to take down the Super Bowl champs as the first game of the season.

03-27-2008, 10:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Raider1one PGP PIMP Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: WEST COAST Posts: 418 vCash: 2702 Donate Rep Power: 9	Giants vs. 'Skins to Open Season The NFL's Thursday night season opener will match the Super Bowl-champion New York Giants and the Washington Redskins, with the game possibly starting an hour-and-a-half earlier to avoid clashing with the Republican National Convention. The game is now scheduled for 8:30 p.m. EDT on Sept. 4 — the concluding night of the Republican convention — and will be televised by NBC. League spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday that the NFL is talking with the network about changing the game's starting time to 7 p.m. The Super Bowl winner traditionally hosts the game. The Redskins' participation was confirmed by a person familiar with the NFL schedule who spoke on condition of anonymity because the league has not announced it. The highlight games of the NFL's first weekend will be announced Monday during league meetings in Palm Beach, Fla. The rest of the schedule will be announced later next month. Last edited by Sweets; 05-19-2008 at 02:05 AM. Reason: Added team icon

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SkinsFan PGP Bench Warmer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 165 vCash: 2501 Donate XBL Gamertag: mojobo Rep Power: 5	Re: Giants vs. 'Skins to Open Season Awesome!!! We get to take down the Super Bowl champs as the first game of the season. __________________