I’ll have the call of New Trier (10-1) at Huntley (11-0) on Friday night 7PM on the NFHS Network. As you all know, it's the only football game in Illinois that night.
Huntley is playing its final home game of the season (guaranteed at LOY or IGN next week) and chasing its first semifinal since 2001. New Trier is looking for its first semifinal since 1982. With those stakes, that place could be absolutely rocking....and it'll be 28 degrees.
There’s a bigger opportunity here, too. If the audience shows up online, I’d love to take those numbers to the IHSA and make a case for featuring one quarterfinal on Friday night each year. Give two programs a standalone spotlight before Saturday’s full slate.
This is something that I've had casual conversations with over the years to add more spotlight games. How you do that is more complicated unfortunately. But added data (viewership and subscriptions) allows me to strengthen that argument. Honestly two teams with no deep football pedigree make this perfect to showcase.
Share the link (when I get it) tune in, spread the word with your football people. Let’s see what this window can draw.
LINK: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ihsa/gam70d66fe174
Huntley is playing its final home game of the season (guaranteed at LOY or IGN next week) and chasing its first semifinal since 2001. New Trier is looking for its first semifinal since 1982. With those stakes, that place could be absolutely rocking....and it'll be 28 degrees.
There’s a bigger opportunity here, too. If the audience shows up online, I’d love to take those numbers to the IHSA and make a case for featuring one quarterfinal on Friday night each year. Give two programs a standalone spotlight before Saturday’s full slate.
This is something that I've had casual conversations with over the years to add more spotlight games. How you do that is more complicated unfortunately. But added data (viewership and subscriptions) allows me to strengthen that argument. Honestly two teams with no deep football pedigree make this perfect to showcase.
Share the link (when I get it) tune in, spread the word with your football people. Let’s see what this window can draw.
LINK: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ihsa/gam70d66fe174
