Maryland game time: 7:30

[Waquoit]

... do I invest 2 hours watching basketball and then forego the last 5 minutes to get to my seat on time?

Yes

 

[TheRogers]

Do you have a source for this explanation? If this is true, they're idiots. Sunset is at 7:01 in East Hartford. And many Jews don't end the holiday until dusk, which is 7:29. That really doesn't leave them much time to eat for the first time in 25 hours, change out of their suits, and get to the game. Oh well. Maybe I can convince them to show it on the big screen at the UConn Hillel during the break fast.

Not to worry. The gentiles at The Rent won't get to their seats until 9:00pm ;-)

 

[CTpessimist]

I have a weird thought, observant Jews wouldnt be fans of college football - most of the games are on Saturdays after all. And technically every Saturday is supposed to be just as important as Yom Kippur... the middle of the road American Jews just dont follow it like that. That being said, most folks go to services in the morning until about 1 pmish and any time after 3 PM would have been good enough for me.

 

[kibblesnbits]

Looking at the national schedule and taking into account time zones, there are only 3 games involving FBS teams that are starting later:

Marshall @ Ohio 8 ET
Western Michigan @ Northwestern (9ET = 8CT)
Oregon State @ Utah (10 ET = 8 MT)

Every other game starts earlier than 7:30 local time. UConn probably moved the game as late as they could contractually, but Hartford is relatively East in its time zone so it's barely after sunset. Not being Jewish I didn't realize the dusk to dusk interpretation, which makes it an even tighter margin. That's unfortunate, but I hope most Jewish fans will be able to attend and cheer on the Huskies to victory. For those that cannot, they have my sympathy as I know what it is like to have to miss events for family or religious priorities. It was my call (OK, sometimes "aided" by my wife) but I always felt it was the right thing.