Heya - I should be able to get the game thread bot up and running in the next couple of weeks, though maybe not for the first preseason game.
I don’t think we really need scheduled threads for anything else yet, given that most are designed to prevent post traffic overload. That’s not really a problem here yet :)
The bot I’m working on is open source- unless you are really interested in getting into modding, I can help you get it set up and running once it is ready. It has a nice web interface and is fairly user friendly.
Got watch the threads at /c/philly_test@fanaticus.social. This link isn't working on lemmy.world, but your instance should be ok. I'm testing the bot using the Texans / Pats game today.