I have been complaining about games starting late for a long time. I believe 7:30 local should be the latest any game to start. Living in the Mountain Time Zone, there have been many times I'm falling asleep by halftime of a MW or Pac-12 game. Start times of 8:30-9:00PM are problematic. Games don't end until after midnight and what about a lightning delay. There is a high frequency of lightning here at USAFA, the San Diego State game had an 88 minute delay after a 5:00 kickoff. In 2011, Oklahoma State at Tulsa was scheduled to start at 9:10CT but finally kicked off at a quarter past midnight and ended after 3:30 in the morning. I don't know what the weather was during the day but if the game had a normal start time they might have had a chance to finish before the severe weather arrived. It's ridiculous to schedule starts so late. A family can't go; why spend $20 (or whatever the cost) on a ticket when the kids are sleeping through the game, they can sleep at home for free. More people in the stands means more real fans who could become donors.