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Jun
12
ESPN Adds A Whole Slew of Games To Its 2012 College Football Schedule
This came into the Fang’s Bites inbox last week, but due to my family commitments, I couldn’t post it until now. This is from ESPN regarding its 2012 college football schedule. This adds 68 games to an already extensive schedule. These include contests from the Big East, Big Ten, Mid-American, SEC, Sun Belt and WAC.
Some of the contests include Texas A&M’s first-ever game as a member of the Southeastern Conference. There will also be 8 Big Ten home games in the first three weeks of the 2012 season.
In addition, ESPN will air Penn State at Ohio marking the debut of new Nittany Lion coach Bill O’Brien, marking the first time that Joe Paterno will not be overseeing the PSU program dating back to 1966.
Here’s what ESPN is saying about its schedule.
Sixty-Eight College Football Games Added to ESPN’s 2012 Schedule
ESPN continues to build its extensive 2012 college football schedule, adding 68 games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. The matchups involve home games from the SEC, Big Ten, BIG EAST, Mid-American, Sun Belt and Western Athletic conferences. The announcement also includes the MEAC/SWAC Challenge and six ESPNU Thursday night telecasts from the two prominent HBCU (Historically Black College/University) leagues.
In the first three weeks, ESPN will televise games from all 11 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences plus BYU, Notre Dame and Navy. Additional selections, including home games from the SEC, Pac-12 and Big 12, will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
Every game will also be available via WatchESPN, which delivers live access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 on PCs, smartphones and tablets to fans who receive ESPN’s linear networks as part of their video subscription from Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks or Verizon FiOS TV.
Highlights:
- Five additional season-kickoff games on Thursday, Aug. 30: the opening night will be highlighted by an ESPN doubleheader beginning with South Carolina at Vanderbilt at 7 p.m. ET followed by the previously announced Washington State at BYU game at 10:15 p.m. ESPNU will televise Texas A&M’s first game as a member of the Southeastern Conference when the Aggies visit defending Western Athletic Conference champion Louisiana Tech at 7:30 p.m.
- Eight home Big Ten Conference games in the first three weeks of the season, highlighted by a 3:30 p.m. game on ABC and ESPN2 each Saturday: Southern Mississippi at Nebraska (Sept. 1), Air Force at Michigan (Sept. 8) and Navy at Penn State (Sept. 15).
- Including two previously announced games, ESPN networks will cover the debut of eight head coaches with their new team in the first weekend: Tim Beckman (Illinois), Terry Bowden (Akron), Paul Chryst (Pittsburgh), Ellis Johnson (Southern Miss), Bill O’Brien (Penn State) and Kevin Sumlin (Texas A&M); previously announced games include Larry Fedora (North Carolina against Elon Saturday, Sept. 1, at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN3) and Mike Leach (Washington State at BYU Thursday, Aug. 30, at 10:15 p.m. on ESPN).
- ESPN’s telecast of Penn State against Ohio (Saturday, Sept. 1, at noon) will mark the debut of Nittany Lions head coach Bill O’Brien, the school’s first new head coach in 46 years.
- Three defending conference champions in the opening weekend: Louisiana Tech (WAC), Northern Illinois (MAC) and Southern Mississippi (Conference USA).
- ESPNU will televise three games involving Big Ten teams on the first two Saturdays of the season, including a doubleheader from the state of Illinois on September 1: Western Michigan at Illinois at noon followed by Iowa vs. Northern Illinois from Chicago’s Soldier Field at 3:30 p.m. ESPNU will also televise Michigan State at Central Michigan on September 8 at 3:30 p.m.
- Multiple games involving teams ranked in a preseason College Football Live preseason top 25 poll.
ESPN will provide the most extensive multiplatform college football coverage with more than 450 regular-season and postseason games, concluding with the Discover BCS National Championship, across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN Regional Television, ESPN Radio, ESPN 3D, ESPN Mobile, ESPN GamePlan and ESPN Goal Line. In addition to game action, ESPN will deliver news, analysis, features and highlights across College GameDay, College Football Live and multiple other television shows as well as ESPN.com, ESPN Radio and ESPN The Magazine.
Newly Announced ESPN 2012 College Football Telecasts (additional selections will be announced later):
Date Time (ET) Game Network Thu, Aug 30 7 p.m. South Carolina at Vanderbilt ESPN 7 p.m. Central Florida at Akron ESPN3* 7 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Ball State ESPN3* 7:30 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Louisiana Tech (from Independence Stadium – Shreveport, LA) ESPNU 7:30 p.m. Massachusetts at Connecticut ESPN3 & BIG EAST Local Package Fri, Aug 31 TBD Villanova at Temple ESPN3* Sat, Sep 1 Noon Ohio at Penn State ESPN Noon Northwestern at Syracuse ESPN2 Noon Western Michigan at Illinois ESPNU 3:30 p.m. Southern Mississippi at No. 17 Nebraska ABC & ESPN2** 3:30 p.m. Iowa vs. Northern Illinois (from Solider Field – Chicago) ESPNU 6 p.m. Youngstown State at Pittsburgh ESPN3* 7 p.m. Tennessee-Chattanooga at South Florida ESPN3* Sun, Sep 2 Noon MEAC/SWAC Challenge Presented by Disney: Bethune-Cookman vs. Alabama State (from Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium – Orlando) ESPN Sat, Sep 8 Noon Central Florida at No. 20 Ohio State ESPN2 Noon Maryland at Temple ESPNU Noon NC State at Connecticut ESPN3 & BIG EAST Network 3:30 p.m. Air Force at No. 10 Michigan ABC & ESPN2** 3:30 p.m. No. 12 Michigan State at Central Michigan ESPNU 3:30 p.m. Indiana at Massachusetts ESPN3* 3:30 p.m. Howard at Rutgers ESPN3 & BIG EAST Local Package 7 p.m. Memphis at Arkansas State ESPN3* 7 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette at Troy ESPN3* TBD Texas Tech at Texas State TBD Thu, Sep 13 7:30 p.m. Mississippi Valley State at Southern ESPNU Sat, Sep 15 Noon California at No. 20 Ohio State ABC Noon Arkansas State at No. 17 Nebraska ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU Noon No. 19 Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU 3:30 p.m. Navy at Penn State ABC & ESPN2** 3:30 p.m. North Carolina at Louisville ABC & ESPN2** 7 p.m. Rice at Louisiana Tech ESPN3* 7 p.m. Delaware State at Cincinnati ESPN3* 7 p.m. Mississippi State at Troy ESPN3* 8 p.m. Colorado State at San Jose State ESPN3* Wed, Sep 19 7 p.m. Kent State at Buffalo ESPNU Thu, Sep 20 7:30 p.m. Arkansas Pine Bluff at Alabama State ESPNU Sat, Sep 22 Noon Massachusetts at Miami (OH) ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week 2 p.m. Connecticut at Western Michigan ESPN3* 3:30 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Pittsburgh ESPN3* 4:30 pm South Florida at Ball State ESPN3 7 p.m. Louisville at Florida International ESPNU or ESPN3 7 p.m. Southern Mississippi at Western Kentucky ESPN3* 8 p.m. New Mexico at New Mexico State ESPN3* TBD Kansas at Northern Illinois ESPNU or ESPN3 Thu, Sep 27 7:30 p.m. Morgan State at North Carolina A&T ESPNU Sat, Sep 29 Noon Buffalo at Connecticut ESPN3 & BIG EAST Network Noon Ball State at Kent State ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week 8 p.m. UNLV at Utah State ESPN3* TBD Nevada at Texas State TBD Sat, Oct 6 Noon Buffalo at Ohio ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week 7 p.m. UNLV at Louisiana Tech ESPN3 & WAC Syndication Sat, Oct 13 4 p.m. Utah State at San Jose State ESPN3 & WAC Syndication Thu, Oct 18 7:30 p.m. Hampton at NC Central ESPNU Sat, Oct 20 Noon Northern Illinois at Akron ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week 1 p.m. Army at Eastern Michigan ESPN3* 3:30 pm Pittsburgh at Buffalo ESPN3 7 p.m. Idaho at Louisiana Tech ESPN3 & WAC Syndication TBD Cincinnati at Toledo ESPNU or ESPN3 Thu, Oct 25 7:30 p.m. Delaware State at Morgan State ESPNU Sat, Oct 27 Noon Northern Illinois at Western Michigan ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week 3:30 pm Kent State at Rutgers ESPN3 & BIG EAST Local Package Sat, Nov 3 4 p.m. Texas-San Antonio at Louisiana Tech ESPN3 & WAC Syndication TBD Western Michigan at Central Michigan ESPN3* Sat, Nov 10 3:30 p.m. Navy at Troy ESPN3* Sat, Nov 17 Noon Rutgers at Cincinnati ESPN3 & BIG EAST Network Noon Kent State at Bowling Green ESPN3 & MAC Game of the Week Thu, Nov 22 4 p.m. Tuskegee at Alabama State ESPNU Sat, Nov 24 3 p.m. Idaho at Utah State ESPN3 & WAC Syndication * ESPN3 exclusive game
** Reverse mirror in which ESPN2 will regionalize two games on ABC to markets not receiving the telecasts
More college football stuff coming up.
Mar
09
College Basketball Viewing Picks for 03/10 & 03/11/12, All Times Eastern
Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports
Saturday, March 10
College GameDay — ESPN, noon
Men’s
ACC Tournament, Atlanta, GA
Semifinals
North Carolina State vs. North Carolina — ACC Network/ESPN, 1 p.m.
Florida State vs. Duke — ACC Network/ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
America East Championship, Stony Brook, NY
Vermont at Stony Brook — ESPN, 11 a.m.
Atlantic 10 Tournament, Atlantic City, NJ
Semifinals
UMass vs. St. Bonaventure — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m.
Dayton vs. St. Louis — CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
Big East Championship, New York, NY
Cincinnati vs. Louisville — ESPN/ESPN 3D, 9 p.m.
Big Ten Tournament, Indianapolis, IN
Semifinals
Michigan State vs. Wisconsin — CBS, 1 p.m.
Michigan vs. Ohio State — CBS, 3:30 p.m.
Big 12 Championship, Kansas City, MO
Baylor vs. Missouri — ESPN, 6 p.m.
Big West Championship, Anaheim, CA
Long Beach State vs. UC-Santa Barbara — ESPN2, 10 p.m.
Conference USA Championship, Memphis, TN
Marshall vs. Memphis — CBS, 11:30 a.m.
MAC Championship, Cleveland, OH
Akron vs. Ohio — ESPN2, 8 p.m.
MEAC Championship, Winston-Salem, NC
Bethune-Cookman vs. Norfolk State — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
Mountain West Championship, Las Vegas, NV
San Diego State vs. New Mexico — NBC Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Pac-12 Championship, Los Angeles, CA
Arizona vs. Colorado — CBS, 6 p.m.
SEC Tournament, New Orleans, LA
Semifinals
Kentucky vs. Florida — ABC, 1 p.m.
Vanderbilt vs. Mississippi — ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Southland Championship, Katy, TX
Lamar vs. McNeese State — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
SWAC Championship, Garland, TX
Mississippi Valley State vs. Texas Southern — ESPNU, 8 p.m.
WAC Championship, Las Vegas, NV
New Mexico State vs. Louisiana Tech — ESPN2, midnight
Women’s
Big South Tournament, High Point, NC
Liberty vs. Charleston Southern — SportSouth, 1:30 p.m.
High Point vs. Radford — SportSouth, 4 p.m.
Big 12 Championship, Kansas City, MO
Baylor vs. Texas A&M — Fox Sports Net, noon
CAA Tournament, Upper Marlboro, MD
Semifinals
Delaware vs. UNC-Wilmington — Comcast SportsNet (Mid-Atlantic Plus/New England), CSS, The Comcast Network, noon
James Madison vs. Drexel — Comcast SportsNet (Mid-Atlantic Plus/New England), CSS, The Comcast Network, 2:30 p.m.
Conference USA Championship, Memphis, TN
UTEP vs. Tulane — CBS Sports Network, 8 p.m.
MAC Championship, Cleveland, OH
Central Michigan vs Eastern Michigan — STO, 1 p.m.
MEAC Championship, Winston-Salem, NC
Howard vs. Hampton — ESPNU, 4 p.m.
Missouri Valley Tournament, St. Charles, MO
Semifinals
Missouri State vs. Creighton — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest, 2:30 p.m.
Drake vs. Wichita State — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest, 5 p.m.
Mountain West Championship, Las Vegas, NV
San Diego State vs. New Mexico — NBC Sports Network, 4 p.m.
Pac-12 Championship, Los Angeles, CA
Stanford vs. Cal — Fox Sports Net, 2:30 p.m.
WAC Championship, Las Vegas, NV
Louisiana Tech vs. Fresno State WAC Sports Network, 6 p.m.
Sunday, March 11
Men’s
College GameDay — ESPN2, 11 a.m./ESPN, noon
Bracketology — ESPN, 3 p.m.
ACC Championship, Atlanta, GA
North Carolina vs. Florida State — ACC Network/ESPN, 1 p.m.
Atlantic 10 Championship, Atlantic City, NJ
St. Bonaventure vs. Xavier — CBS, 1 p.m.
Big Ten Championship, Indianapolis, IN
Michigan State vs. Ohio State — CBS, 3:30 p.m.
SEC Championship, New Orleans, LA
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt — ABC, 1 p.m.
NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show — CBS, 6 p.m.
Bracketology — ESPN, 7 p.m.
NCAA Hardcore Brackets — truTV, 7 p.m.
Bracket Breakdown — CBS Sports Network, 8 p.m.
Crunch Time — ESPNU, 8 p.m.
Duke ’91 & ’92: Back to Back — truTV, 8 p.m.
Bracketology — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
NIT Selection Show — ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Tournament Countdown: The Experts — ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.
Women’s
Big South Championship, High Point, NC
Liberty vs. High Point — SportSouth, 4 p.m.
CAA Championship, Upper Marlboro, MD
Delaware vs. Drexel — Comcast SportsNet (Mid-Atlantic/New England/Philadelphia)/CSS, 12:30 p.m.
Horizon League Championship
Green Bay vs. Detroit — ESPNU, 1 p.m.
Missouri Valley Championship, St. Charles, MO
Creighton vs. Drake — Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest, 3 p.m.
Northeast Championship, Fairfield, CT
Monmouth at Sacred Heart — ESPNU, 3 p.m.
Mar
05
Championship Week Conference Tournament TV Schedules
Ok, let’s provide the college basketball tournament conference tournament schedules plus TV networks that will air the games.
You’ll see each of the games included in the Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks, but this is also a one stop shopping post for you as well.
Bookmark this and I’ll also update this as the days progress. All times are Eastern.
ACC TOURNAMENT, PHILIPS ARENA, ATLANTA, GA
First Round — Thursday, March 8
#8 Maryland vs. #9 Wake Forest– ACC Network/ESPNU, noon
#5 North Carolina State vs. #12 Boston College — ACC Network/ESPNU, 2:30 p.m.
#7 Clemson vs. #10 Virginia Tech — ACC Network/ESPNU, 7 p.m.
#6 Miami (FL) vs. #11 Georgia Tech — ACC Network/ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 9
#1 North Carolina vs. #8 Maryland — ACC Network/ESPN2, noon
#4 Virginia vs. #5 North Carolina State — ACC Network/ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
#2 Duke vs. # 10 Virginia Tech — ACC Network/ESPN2, 7 p.m.
#3 Florida State vs. #6 Miami (FL) — ACC Network/ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Saturday, March 10
#1 North Carolina vs. #5 North Carolina State — ACC Network/ESPN, 1 p.m.
#2 Duke vs #3 Florida State — ACC Network/ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 11
#1 North Carolina vs. #3 Florida State — ACC Network/ESPN, 1 p.m.
AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP, STONY BROOK ARENA, STONY BROOK, NY
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#2 Vermont at #1 Stony Brook — ESPN2, 11 a.m.
ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT, BOARDWALK HALL, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
First Round — Tuesday, March 6
#9 Duquense at #8 UMass– Atlantic10.com, 7 p.m.
#12 Charlotte at #5 St. Joseph’s — Atlantic10.com, 7 p.m.
#10 Richmond at #7 LaSalle — Atlantic10.com, 7 p.m.
#11 George Washington at #6 Dayton — Atlantic10.com, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Temple vs. #8 UMass — A10 Network, noon
#4 St. Bonaventure vs. #5 St. Joseph’s– A10 Network, 2:30 p.m.
#2 St. Louis vs. #7 LaSalle — A10 Network, 6:30 p.m.
#3 Xavier vs. #6 Dayton — A10 Network, 9 p.m.
Semifinals — Saturday, March 10
#8 UMass vs. #4 St. Bonaventure — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m.
#2 St. Louis vs. #3 Dayton — CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 11
#3 Xavier vs. #4 St. Bonaventure — CBS, 1 p.m.
BIG EAST TOURNAMENT, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, NY
First Round — Tuesday, March 6
#16 DePaul vs. #9 UConn — ESPN2, noon
#13 Pittsburgh vs. #12 St. John — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
#15 Providence vs. #10 Seton Hall — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
#14 Villanova vs. #11 Rutgers — ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.
Second Round — Wednesday, March 7
#8 West Virginia vs. #9 UConn — ESPN, noon
#5 Georgetown vs. #13 Pittsburgh — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
#7 Louisville vs. #10 Seton Hall — ESPN, 7 p.m.
#6 South Florida vs. #14 Villanova — ESPN, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#1 Syracuse vs. #9 UConn — ESPN, noon
#4 Cincinnati vs. #5 Georgetown — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
#2 Marquette vs. #7 Louisville — ESPN, 7 p.m.
#3 Notre Dame vs. #6 South Florida — ESPN, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Syracuse vs. #4 Cincinnati — ESPN, 7 p.m.
#7 Louisville vs. #3 Notre Dame — ESPN, 9:30 p.m.
Championship, Saturday, March 10
#4 Cincinnati vs. #7 Louisville — ESPN, 9 p.m.
BIG SKY TOURNAMENT, DAHLBERG ARENA, MISSOULA, MONTANA
Semifinals — Tuesday, March 6
#2 Weber State vs. #3 Portland State — Altitude, 7:30 p.m.
#1 Montana vs. #4 Eastern Washington — Altitude, 10 p.m.
Championship — Wednesday, March 7
#2 Weber State vs. #1 Montana — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT, BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
First Round — Thursday, March 8
#8 Iowa vs. #9 Illinois — Big Ten Network, 11:30 a.m.
#5 Indiana vs. #12 Penn State — Big Ten Network, 2 p.m.
#7 Northwestern vs. #10 Minnesota — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
#6 Purdue vs. #11 Nebraska — ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Michigan State vs. #8 Iowa — ESPN, noon
#4 Wisconsin vs. #5 Indiana — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
#2 Michigan vs. #10 Minnesota — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
#3 Ohio State vs. #6 Purdue — Big Ten Network, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Saturday, March 10
#1Michigan State vs. #4 Wisconsin — CBS, 1:30 p.m.
#2 Michigan vs. #3 Ohio State — CBS, 4 p.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 11
#1 Michigan State vs. #3 Ohio State — CBS, 3:30 p.m.
BIG 12 TOURNAMENT, SPRINT CENTER, KANSAS CITY, MO
First Round — Wednesday, March 7
#8 Oklahoma vs. #9 Texas A&M — Big 12 Network, 7 p.m.
#7 Oklahoma State vs. #10 Texas Tech — Big 12 Network, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#4 Baylor vs. #5 Kansas State — ESPN2, 12:30 p.m.
#1 Kansas vs. #9 Texas A&M — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
#2 Missouri vs. #7 Oklahoma State– Big 12 Network, 7 p.m.
#3 Iowa State vs. #6 Texas — Big 12 Network, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#4 Baylor vs. #1 Kansas — Big 12 Network/ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.
#2 Missouri vs. #6 Texas — Big 12 Network/ESPNU, 10 p.m.
Championship, Saturday, March 10
#4 Baylor vs. #2 Missouri — ESPN, 6 p.m.
BIG WEST TOURNAMENT, HONDA CENTER, ANAHEIM, CA
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#3 UC-Santa Barbara vs. #6 Pacific — Big West.TV, 3 p.m.
#2 Cal State Fullerton vs. #7 UC-Irvine — Big West.TV, 5:30 p.m.
#1 Long Beach State vs. #8 UC-Davis — Big West.TV, 9 p.m.
#4 Cal Poly vs. No. 5 UC-Riverside — Big West.TV, 11:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Long Beach State vs. #7 UC-Irvine — ESPN3.com, 9:30 p.m.
#3 UC-Santa Barbara vs. #4 Cal Poly — ESPNU, midnight
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#1 Long Beach State vs. #3 UC-Santa Barbara — ESPN2, 10 p.m.
COLONIAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, RICHMOND COLISEUM, RICHMOND, VA
Championship — Monday, March 5
Drexel vs. VCU — ESPN, 7 p.m.
CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT, FEDEX FORUM, MEMPHIS, TN
First Round — Wednesday, March 7
#7 Rice vs. #10 East Carolina — CSS, 1 p.m.
#6 Marshall vs. #11 SMU — CSS, 3:30 p.m.
#8 UTEP vs. #9 Houston — CSS, 7:30 p.m.
#5 UAB vs. #12 Tulane – CSS, 10 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#2 Southern Mississippi vs. #10 East Carolina — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m.
#3 Tulsa vs. #6 Marshall– CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
#1 Memphis vs. #8 UTEP– CBS Sports Network, 7:30 p.m.
#4 Central Florida vs. #5 UAB– CBS Sports Network, 10 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#2 Southern Mississippi vs. #6 Marshall — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m.
#1 Memphis vs. #4 Central Florida — CBS Sports Network, 6:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#6 Marshall vs. #1 Memphis — CBS, 11:30 a.m.
HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, ATHLETICS-RECREATION CENTER, VALPARAISO, IN
Championship — Tuesday, March 6
Detroit at Valparaiso — ESPN, 9 p.m.
METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, MASSMUTUAL CENTER, SPRINGFIELD, MA
Championship — Monday, March 5
#2 Fairfield vs. #4 Loyola (MD) — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, QUICKEN LOANS ARENA, CLEVELAND, OH
Second Round — Wednesday, March 7
#12 Northern Illinois vs. #8 Western Michigan — STO, 7 p.m.
#11 Central Michigan vs. #7 Toledo — STO, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#4 Kent State vs. #8 Western Michigan — STO, 7 p.m.
#3 Ohio vs. #11 Central Michigan — STO, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Akron vs. #4 Kent State — STO, 7 p.m.
#2 Buffalo vs. #3 Ohio — STO, 9:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#1 Akron vs. #3 Ohio — ESPN2, 8 p.m.
MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, JOEL COLISEUM, WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#4 Bethune-Cookman vs. #2 Norfolk State — ESPNU, 1 p.m.
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, THOMAS & MACK CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#1 San Diego State vs. Boise State — the mtn., 3 p.m.
#4 Colorado State vs. #5 TCU — the mtn., 5:30 p.m.
#2 New Mexico vs. #7 Air Force — the mtn., 9 p.m.
#3 UNLV vs. #6 Wyoming — the mtn., 11:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#1 San Diego State vs. #4 Colorado State — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.
#2 New Mexico vs. #3 UNLV — CBS Sports Network, 11:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#1 San Diego State vs. #2 New Mexico — NBC Sports Network, 7 p.m.
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, WELLNESS CENTER, BROOKLYN, NY
Championship — Wednesday, March 7
#3 Robert Morris vs. #1 LIU — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
PAC-12 TOURNAMENT, STAPLES CENTER, LOS ANGELES, CA
First Round — Wednesday, March 7
#8 Washington State vs. #9 Oregon State — Fox Sports Net, 3 p.m.
#5 UCLA vs. #12 USC — Fox Sports Net, 5:30 p.m.
#7 Stanford vs. #10 Arizona State — Fox Sports Net, 9 p.m.
#6 Colorado vs. #11 Utah — Fox Sports Net, 11:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#1 Washington vs. #9 Oregon State — Fox Sports Net, 3 p.m.
#4 Arizona vs. #12 UCLA — Fox Sports Net, 5:30 p.m.
#2 Cal vs. #7 Stanford — Fox Sports Net, 9 p.m.
#3 Oregon vs. #6 Colorado — Fox Sports Net, 11:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#9 Oregon State vs. #4 Arizona — Fox Sports Net, 9 p.m.
#2 Cal vs. #6 Colorado — Fox Sports Net, 11:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#4 Arizona vs. #6 Colorado — CBS, 6 p.m.
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, SOJKA PAVILION, LEWISBERG, PA
Championship — Wednesday, March 7
#1 Bucknell vs. #2 Lehigh — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, NEW ORLEANS ARENA, NEW ORLEANS, LA
First Round — Thursday, March 8
#8 LSU vs. #9 Arkansas — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
#5 Alabama vs. #12 South Carolina — SEC Network, 3:30 p.m.
#7 Mississippi vs. #10 Auburn — SEC Network, 7:30 p.m.
#6 Mississippi State vs. #11 Georgia — SEC Network, 10 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Kentucky vs. #8 LSU — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
#4 Florida vs. #5 Alabama — SEC Network, 3:30 p.m.
#2 Tennessee vs. #7 Mississippi — SEC Network, 7:30 p.m.
#3 Vanderbilt vs. #11 Georgia — SEC Network, 10 p.m.
Semifinals — Saturday, March 10
#1 Kentucky vs. #4 Florida — ABC, 1 p.m.
#7 Mississippi vs. #3 Vanderbilt — ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 11
#1 Kentucky vs. #3 Vanderbilt — ABC, 1 p.m.
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, U.S. CELLULAR CENTER, ASHEVILLE, NC
Championship — Monday, March 5
Davidson vs. Western Carolina — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, LEONARD E. MERRILL CENTER, KATY, TX
Semifinals — Thursday, March 8
#2 Stephen F. Austin vs. #3 Lamar — Southland TV, 7 p.m.
#1 Texas-Arlington vs. #4 McNeese State — Southland TV, 9:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#3 Lamar vs. #4 McNeese State — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
SOUTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, THE SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER, GARLAND, TX
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#1 Mississippi Valley State vs. #2 Texas Southern — ESPNU, 8 p.m.
SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT, SIOUX FALLS ARENA, SIOUX FALLS, SD
Semifinals — Monday, March 5
#1 Oral Roberts vs. #4 Western Illinois — Fox College Sports Central/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.
#2 South Dakota State vs. #6 Southern Utah — Fox College Sports Central/Fox Sports Detroit, 9:30 p.m
Championship — Tuesday, March 6
#4 Western Illinois vs. #2 South Dakota State — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, THE SUMMIT ARENA, HOT SPRINGS, AR
Semifinals — Monday, March 5
#5 North Texas State vs. #9 Arkansas State — CSS/Cox Sports Television, 7 p.m.
#3 Denver vs. #7 Western Kentucky — CSS, 9:30 p.m.
Championship — Tuesday, March 6
#5 North Texas State vs. #7 Western Kentucky — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, ORLEANS ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NV
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#6 Hawaii vs. #2 New Mexico State — WAC Sports Network, 9 p.m.
#1 Nevada vs. #5 Louisiana Tech — WAC Sports Network, 11:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#2 New Mexico State vs. #5 Louisiana Tech — ESPN2, 11:59 p.m.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, ORLEANS ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NV
Championship — Monday, March 5
#1 St. Mary’s vs. #2 Gonzaga — ESPN, 9 p.m.
Feb
24
College Basketball Viewing Picks For 02/25 & 02/26, All Times Eastern
Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
Saturday, February 25
College GameDay live from Storrs, CT — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m./ESPN, 8 p.m.
11 a.m.
Robert Morris at Quinnipiac — ESPNU
noon
Virginia Tech at Duke — ACC Network
Vanderbilt at Kentucky — CBS
Northeastern at Delaware — Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS/The Comcast Network
Notre Dame at St. John’s — ESPN2
Women’s: DePaul at Louisville — Big East Network: MASN/SNY
1 p.m.
Boston College at Wake Forest — Fox Sports Net: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports North Plus/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports West/NESN
LaSalle at Fordham — YES
1:30 p.m.
Iowa State at Kansas State — Big 12 Network
Oklahoma at Baylor — Big 12 Network
Drake at Wichita State — Fox College Sports Central/Comcast SportsNet Chicago Plus/Fox Sports Midwest
LSU at Mississippi — SEC Network
2 p.m.
St. Louis at URI — A-10 Network: Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/Cox Sports RI
UCLA at Arizona — CBS
Villanova at Georgetown — CBS
Texas A&M at Oklahoma State — ESPN2
Boise State at Wyoming — the mtn.
2:30 p.m.
Maryland at Georgia Tech — ACC Network
NC State at Clemson — ACC Network
3 p.m.
St. Francis at Sacred Heart — Fox College Sports Atlantic
4 p.m.
Texas at Texas Tech — Big 12 Network
Missouri at Kansas — CBS
Lafayette at American — CBS Sports Network
Drexel at Old Dominion — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
North Carolina at Virginia — ESPN
Creighton at Indiana State — ESPN2
Hawaii at Louisiana Tech — ESPN Plus
Memphis at Marshall — Fox Sports Net (national)
Air Force at UNLV — NBC Sports Network
Arkansas at Auburn — SEC Network
Florida at Georgia — SEC Network
5 p.m.
Rutgers at Seton Hall — ESPNU
Houston Baptist at North Dakota — Fox College Sports Central
6 p.m.
Purdue at Michigan — Big Ten Network
Portland at BYU — BYU TV
UMass at Dayton — CBS Sports Network
Mississippi State at Alabama — ESPN
George Mason at Virginia Commonwealth — ESPN2
Women’s: Oklahoma at Texas — Fox Sports Net (national)
7 p.m.
Temple at St. Joseph’s — ESPNU
New Mexico at TCU — the mtn.
8 p.m.
Nebraska at Michigan State — Big Ten Network
UTEP at Central Florida — CBS Sports Network
Richmond at Xavier — ESPN2
Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky — Fox College Sports Atlantic
USC at Arizona State — Fox College Sports Central/Fox Sports Prime Ticket/Fox Sports Arizona
Washington at Washington State — Fox College Sports Pacific/Root Sports Northwest
Tennessee at South Carolina — Fox Sports Net: Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports
Women’s: Texas Tech at Texas A&M — Fox Sports Net (national)
9 p.m.
Syracuse at UConn — ESPN
Northwestern at Penn State — ESPNU
10 p.m.
Colorado State at San Diego State — the mtn.
Nevada at Fresno State — WAC Sports Network
11 p.m.
Cal Poly at UC-Santa Barbara — ESPNU
Sunday, February 26
noon
Cincinnati at South Florida — Big East Network: Altitude/Cox Sports Television/MASN/SNY
Maine at Stony Brook — CBS Sports Network
Women’s: Indiana at Purdue — Big Ten Network
1 p.m.
Indiana at Minnesota — ESPN
Women’s: Boston College at Miami — Fox Sports Net: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports South/NESN/Sun Sports Plus
Women’s: Central Florida at Houston — Fox Sports Net (national)
1:30 p.m.
Women’s: Kentucky at Mississippi State — ESPNU
2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Louisville — CBS
Women’s: Minnesota at Penn State — Big Ten Network
Women’s: UMass at Xavier — CBS Sports Network
3 p.m.
Women’s: Duke at North Carolina — ESPN2
Women’s: Washington State at Washington — Fox Sports Net (national)
3:30 p.m.
Women’s: Old Dominion at James Madison — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
Women’s: Florida at Tennessee — ESPNU
Women’s: Mississippi at Auburn — Fox Sports Net: Fox Sports North Plus/Fox Sports Southwest Plus/SportSouth/Sun Sports Plus
4 p.m.
Wisconsin at Ohio State — CBS
Women’s: Ohio State at Nebraska — Big Ten Network
5 p.m.
Women’s: LSU at Georgia — ESPN2
5:30 p.m.
Cal at Colorado — Fox Sports Net (national)
6 p.m.
Iowa at Illinois — Big Ten Network
Florida State at Miami (FL) — ESPNU
7:30 p.m.
Oregon at Oregon State — Fox Sports Net
8 p.m.
Akron at Ohio — ESPNU
Jan
27
College Basketball Viewing Picks For 01/28 & 01/29/2012, All Times Eastern
Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
Saturday, January 28
College GameDay live from Tucson, AZ — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.
11 a.m.
Ball State at Ohio — ESPNU
noon
Wake Forest at Clemson — ACC Network
Hofstra at Northeastern — Comcast SportsNet New England/MSG Plus/The Comcast Network
St. John’s at Duke — ESPN
Marquette at Villanova — ESPN2
Women’s: Notre Dame at St. John’s — Big East Network: MASN/Root Sports Pittsburgh/SNY
12:30 p.m.
Women’s: Kansas State at Oklahoma State — Fox Sports Net (national)
1 p.m.
Texas at Baylor — CBS
West Virginia at Syracuse — ESPNU
George Washington at Fordham — YES
Women’s: St. Bonaventure at LaSalle — CBS Sports Network
1:30 p.m.
Texas Tech at Missouri — Big 12 Network
Arkansas at Alabama — SEC Network
Mississippi State at Florida — SEC Network
2 p.m.
St. Louis at UMass — A-10 Network: Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS
James Madison at George Mason — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Delaware at Drexel — The Comcast Network
2:30 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Maryland — ACC Network
3 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Morehead State — ESPNU
Tulsa at SMU — Fox Sports Net (national)
Women’s: Purdue at Iowa — Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m.
Wyoming at Boise State — the mtn.
4 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech — Big 12 Network
William & Mary at Old Dominion — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/CSS
Georgetown at Pittsburgh — ESPN
Purdue at Northwestern — ESPN2
Colorado at UCLA — Fox College Sports Pacific/Fox Sports Prime Ticket
San Diego State at Colorado State — NBC Sports Network
Kentucky at LSU — SEC Network
5 p.m.
Colgate at Holy Cross — CBS Sports Network
Northern Iowa at Illinois State — ESPNU
Washington State at Arizona State — Fox College Sports Atlantic/Root Sports Northwest/Fox Sports Arizona
Women’s: Rice at Houston — Fox Sports Net (national)
5:30 p.m.
Women’s: Western Kentucky at Florida International — Fox College Sports Central
6 p.m.
Cincinnati at Rutgers — Big East Network: Altitude/Fox Sports Ohio/MASN/SNY
Auburn at Tennessee — ESPN2
TCU at New Mexico — the mtn.
7 p.m.
URI at Dayton — Cox Sports RI
Washington at Arizona — ESPN
Butler at Wisconsin-Green Bay — ESPNU
Xavier at Charlotte — Fox College Sports Atlantic/Fox Sports Ohio
South Carolina at Mississippi — Fox Sports Net (regional)
Women’s: Oregon at Oregon State — Fox Sports Net (national)
7:30 p.m.
Western Kentucky at Florida International — Fox College Sports Central
8 p.m.
Louisville at Seton Hall — Big East Network: MASN/SNY
Illinois at Minnesota — Big Ten Network
Virginia at NC State — ESPN2
UNLV at Air Force — the mtn.
9 p.m.
St. Mary’s at BYU — ESPNU
Wichita State at Drake — Fox College Sports Central/Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest
9:30 p.m.
Fresno State at New Mexico State — WAC Sports Network/Fox Sports Arizona Plus
10 p.m.
Hawaii at Idaho — ESPN Plus
11 p.m.
Cal State-Fullerton at Long Beach State — ESPNU
Utah at USC — Fox College Sports Pacific/Fox Sports Prime Ticket
Sunday, January 29
noon
Notre Dame at UConn — Big East Network: Altitude/Bright House/Cox Sports Television/MASN/SNY
New Hampshire at Vermont — CBS Sports Network
Women’s: Marshall at Tulane — Fox Sports Net (national)
1 p.m.
Miami (FL) at Boston College — ACC Network
Michigan at Ohio State — CBS
Women’s: Ohio State at Minnesota — Big Ten Network
Women’s: NC State at Virginia Tech — Fox Sports Net (regional)
1:30 p.m.
Women’s: Rutgers at Georgetown — ESPNU
2 p.m.
Women’s: Charlotte at Temple — CBS Sports Network
Women’s: Iowa State at Texas A&M — Fox Sports Net (national)
Women’s: Auburn at Mississippi — Fox Sports Net (regional)
3 p.m.
Women’s: Penn State at Michigan State — ESPN2
3:30 p.m.
Women’s: Florida State at Virginia — ESPNU
4 p.m.
Women’s: UCLA at Colorado — Fox Sports Net (national)
5 p.m.
Women’s: Tennessee at Georgia — ESPN2
6 p.m.
Iowa at Indiana — Big Ten Network
Georgia Tech at North Carolina — ESPNU
6:30 p.m.
Oregon State at Oregon — Fox Sports Net (national)
8 p.m.
Indiana State at Evansville — ESPNU
8:30 p.m.
Stanford at Cal — Fox Sports Net (national)
Jan
20
College Basketball Viewing Picks for 01/21 & 01/22/2012, All Times Eastern
Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
Saturday, January 21
College GameDay live from Pittsburgh, PA — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m./ESPN, 8 p.m.
11 a.m.
Maryland at Temple — ESPNU
noon
Fordham at St. Bonaventure — A-10 Network: Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/CSS/The Comcast Network
Wake Forest at Boston College — ACC Network
Rutgers at Georgetown — Big East Network: Bright House/Cox Sports Television/MASN/SNY
Alabama at Kentucky — CBS
Purdue at Michigan State — ESPN
Women’s: Texas at Oklahoma — Fox Sports Net (national)
1 p.m.
Xavier at Dayton — ESPN2
Villanova at St. John’s — ESPNU
Women’s: St. Joseph’s at Xavier — CBS Sports Network
1:30 p.m.
Kansas State at Oklahoma State — Big 12 Network
South Carolina at Auburn — SEC Network
2 p.m.
Michigan at Arkansas — CBS
Missouri at Baylor — ESPN
Central Florida at UAB — Fox Sports Net (national)
Women’s: West Virginia at Pittsburgh — Big East Network
2:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Clemson — ACC Network
3 p.m.
Indiana State at Creighton — ESPN2
Cincinnati at West Virginia — ESPNU
Women’s: Wyoming at Colorado State — CBS Sports Network
Women’s: Utah Valley at North Dakota — Fox College Sports Central
3:30 p.m.
Boise State at TCU — the mtn.
4 p.m.
Oklahoma at Texas A&M — Big 12 Network
UConn at Tennessee — CBS
Kansas at Texas — CBS
Northeastern at Drexel — Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS/The Comcast Network
Towson at George Mason — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet Philadephia
URI at LaSalle — Cox Sports RI
Florida State at Duke — ESPN
UCLA at Oregon — Fox Sports Net (national)
Mississippi at Georgia — SEC Network
5 p.m.
UMass at Richmond — CBS Sports Network
San Francisco at Portland — Comcast SportsNet California Plus/Comcast SportsNet Northwest
6 p.m.
Syracuse at Notre Dame — ESPN
Arizona at Colorado — Fox College Sports Central/Fox Sports Arizona
LSU at Florida — Fox Sports Net (regional)
Colorado State at Wyoming — the mtn.
7 p.m.
Marquette at Providence — Big East Network: Bright House/Cox Sports RI/SNY
Mississippi State at Vanderbilt — ESPN2
Long Island at Wagner — ESPNU
8 p.m.
Ohio State at Nebraska — Big Ten Network
BYU at Pepperdine — BYU TV/Fox Sports West
Old Dominion at VCU — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS/The Comcast Network
Oakland at Oral Roberts — Fox College Sports Central
9 p.m.
Louisville at Pittsburgh — ESPN
Murray State at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville — ESPNU
10 p.m.
New Mexico at UNLV — CBS Sports Network
Air Force at New Mexico State — the mtn.
Fresno State at Nevada — WAC Sports Network
10:30 p.m.
USC at Oregon State — Fox College Sports Atlantic/Fox Sports Prime Ticket/Root Sports Northwest
11 p.m.
Long Beach State at Cal-Santa Barbara — ESPNU
Sunday, January 22
noon
NC State at Miami (FL) — ACC Network
Penn State at Indiana — Big Ten Network
Women’s: URI at St. Louis — CBS Sports Network
1 p.m.
Women’s: North Carolina at NC State — Fox Sports Net (regional)
1:30 p.m.
Women’s: South Carolina at Vanderbilt — ESPNU
2 p.m.
Wisconsin at Illinois — Big Ten Network
Lehigh at Lafayette — CBS Sports Network
2:30 p.m.
Women’s: Texas Tech at Iowa State — Fox Sports Net (national)
3 p.m.
Women’s: Iowa at Penn State — ESPN2
Women’s: Arkansas at LSU — Fox Sports Net (regional)
3:30 p.m.
Women’s: Maryland at Duke — ESPNU
4 p.m.
Northwestern at Minnesota — Big Ten Network
4:30 p.m.
Women’s: Colorado at Arizona — Fox Sports Net (national)
5 p.m.
Women’s: Louisville at Georgetown — ESPN2
6 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Virginia — ESPNU
6:30 p.m.
Women’s: Washington State at Cal — Fox Sports Net (national)
8 p.m.
Drake at Northern Iowa — ESPNU
8:30 p.m.
Women’s: Memphis at UAB — Fox Sports Net (national)
Jan
06
College Basketball Viewing Picks For 01/07 & 01/08/2012, All Times Eastern
Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports
Saturday, January 7
11 a.m.
College GameDay — ESPNU
Florida at Tennessee — ESPN2
noon
Virginia Tech at Wake Forest — ACC Network
Georgetown at West Virginia — Big East Network/Cox Sports Television/MASN/SNY
Duke at Georgia Tech — ESPNU
Xavier at Fordham — Fox College Sports Atlantic/Fox Sports Ohio/YES
1 p.m.
Nebraska at Illinois — Big Ten Network
1:30 p.m.
Baylor at Texas Tech — Big 12 Network
Missouri at Kansas State — Big 12 Network
Auburn at Vanderbilt — SEC Network
Mississippi at LSU — SEC Network
2 p.m.
St. John’s at Cincinnati — Big East Network/MSG Network/Fox Sports Ohio/MASN
Kansas at Oklahoma — ESPNU
Washington at Utah — Fox Sports Net (national)
women’s: Michigan State at Penn State — CBS
2:30 p.m.
Boston College at North Carolina — ACC Network
3 p.m.
Ohio State at Iowa — Big Ten Network
women’s: Wagner at Monmouth — Fox College Sports Atlantic
4 p.m.
Marquette at Syracuse — Big East Network/MASN/SNY
Iowa State at Texas A&M — Big 12 Network
Florida State at Clemson — ESPN2
Notre Dame at Louisville — ESPNU
South Carolina at Kentucky — SEC Network
women’s: UConn at Notre Dame — CBS
5 p.m.
Troy at Western Kentucky — Fox College Sports Atlantic
women’s: Ohio State at Michigan — Big Ten Network
6 p.m.
Seton Hall at Providence — Big East Network/Cox Sports RI/MASN/SNY
San Francisco at BYU — BYU TV
Miami (FL) at Virginia — ESPNU
Fresno State at Idaho — WAC Sports Network
women’s: UCLA at Arizona — Fox Sports Net (national)
7 p.m.
Richmond at URI — CBS Sports Network
Alabama at Georgia — Fox Sports Net (regional)
Oklahoma State at Texas — Longhorn Network
8 p.m.
UConn at Rutgers — Big East Network/MASN/SNY
Murray State at Austin Peay — ESPNU
South Dakota State at Oral Roberts — Fox College Sports Central
9 p.m.
Memphis at UAB — CBS Sports Network
Mississippi State at Arkansas — CSS
Nevada at Utah State — WAC Sports Network
10:30 p.m.
Arizona State at UCLA — Fox College Sports Central/Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports West
Sunday, January 8
noon
DePaul at Villanova — Big East Network
Indiana at Penn State — Big Ten Network
1 p.m.
women’s: Maryland at North Carolina — Fox Sports Net (regional)
women’s: Memphis at UTEP — Fox Sports Net (national)
1:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Michigan — CBS
women’s: Louisville at St. John’s — ESPNU
2 p.m.
UMass at LaSalle — A-10 Network/Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network
women’s: Northwestern at Indiana — Big Ten Network
3 p.m.
women’s: Oklahoma at Texas A&M — Fox Sports Net (national)
3:30 p.m.
women’s: Tennessee at Arkansas — ESPNU
women’s: Mississippi State at Kentucky — Fox Sports Net (regional)
4 p.m.
women’s: Nebraska at Iowa — Big Ten Network
5:30 p.m.
Arizona at USC — Fox Sports Net (national)
6 p.m.
Purdue at Minnesota — Big Ten Network
Maryland at NC State — ESPNU
7:30 p.m.
Cal at Oregon — Fox Sports Net (national)
Dec
02
College Football Viewing Picks For Week 14, 12/03/11, All Times Eastern
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports
College GameDay live from the SEC Championship, Atlanta, GA — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.
ACC Championship, Charlotte, NC
Virginia Tech vs. Clemson — ESPN/ESPN 3D, 8 p.m.
Big Ten Championship, Indianapolis, IN
Wisconsin vs. Michigan State — Fox, 8 p.m.
Conference USA Championship, Houston, TX
Southern Mississippi at Houston — ABC, noon
SEC Championship, Atlanta, GA
LSU vs. Georgia — CBS, 4 p.m.
noon
UConn at Cincinnati — ESPN
Syracuse at Pittsburgh — ESPN
12:30 p.m.
Iowa State at Kansas State — Fox Sports Net (national)
2 p.m.
Wyoming at Colorado State — the mtn.
2:30 p.m.
UNLV at TCU — Versus
3:30 p.m.
Texas at Baylor — ABC
4 p.m.
Idaho at Nevada — WAC Sports Network
6 p.m.
New Mexico at Boise State — the mtn.
7:30 p.m.
BYU at Hawaii — ESPN2
8 p.m.
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State — ABC
Fresno State at San Diego State — CBS Sports Network
Nov
25
College Football Viewing Picks For Week 13, 11/26/2011, All Times Eastern
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports
College GameDay live from Auburn, AL — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.
noon
Ohio State at Michigan — ABC
Cincinnati at Syracuse — Big East Network
Michigan State at Northwestern — Big Ten Network
Georgia at Georgia Tech — ESPN
Rutgers at UConn — ESPN2
NCAA FCS Playoffs, 1st Round: James Madison at Eastern Kentucky — ESPNU
Rice at SMU — Fox Sports Net (national)
Iowa State at Oklahoma — FX
Tennessee at Kentucky — SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)
12:30 p.m.
Maryland at NC State — ACC Network
2 p.m.
Southern vs. Grambling at New Orleans, LA — NBC
Wyoming at Boise State — the mtn.
Nevada at Utah State — WAC Sports Network
3 p.m.
College Football Today — CBS
3:30 p.m.
Oregon State at Oregon — ABC/ESPN2
Virginia Tech at Virginia — ABC/ESPN2
Big Ten Network Channel Finder
Illinois at Minnesota — Big Ten Network
Purdue at Indiana — Big Ten Network
Alabama at Auburn — CBS
East Carolina at Marshall — CBS Sports Network
Penn State at Wisconsin — ESPN
Vanderbilt at Wake Forest — ESPNU
Missouri vs. Kansas at Kansas City, MO — Fox Sports Net (national)
Duke at North Carolina — Fox Sports Net (regional)
4 p.m.
Memphis at Southern Mississippi — CSS
New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech — ESPN Plus
6 p.m.
Air Force at Colorado State — the mtn.
7 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN
Florida at Florida State — ESPN2
Mississippi at Mississippi State — ESPNU
Texas Tech vs. Baylor at Arlington, TX — Fox Sports Net (national)
7:30 p.m.
Washington State at Washington — Versus
7:45 p.m.
Clemson at South Carolina — ESPN
8 p.m.
Notre Dame at Stanford — ABC
10 p.m.
USC at UCLA — Fox Sports Net (national)
San Diego State at UNLV — the mtn.
Nov
18
College Football Viewing Picks For Week 12, 11/19/2011, All Times Eastern
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports
College GameDay live from Houston, TX — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.
noon
Louisville at UConn — Big East Network
Big Ten Network Channel Finder
Indiana at Michigan State — Big Ten Network
Iowa at Purdue — Big Ten Network
Minnesota at Northwestern — Big Ten Network
William & Mary at Richmond — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
Maine at UNH — Comcast SportsNet New England
Nebraska at Michigan — ESPN
Wisconsin at Illinois — ESPN2
Cincinnati at Rutgers — ESPNU
Kansas at Texas A&M — Fox Sports Net (national)
Kentucky at Georgia — SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)
Harvard at Yale — Versus
12:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Duke — ACC Network
Lafayette at Lehigh — Fox College Sports Atlantic
2 p.m.
South Dakota at North Dakota — Fox College Sports Central
Minot State at Texas San-Antonio — Longhorn Network
New Mexico at Wyoming — the mtn.
2:30 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M at Orlando, FL — ESPN Classic
3 p.m.
College Football Countdown — ABC
College Football Today — CBS
Tulsa at UTEP — CBS Sports Network
Maryland at Wake Forest — Fox Sports Net (regional)
3:30 p.m.
Clemson at NC State — ABC/ESPN
Penn State at Ohio State — ABC/ESPN
Texas Tech at Missouri — ABC
Mississippi State at Arkansas — CBS
Florida Atlantic at Troy — CSS
Miami (FL) at South Florida — ESPNU
Washington at Oregon State — Fox College Sports Pacific/Root Sports Northwest
SMU at Houston — Fox Sports Net (national)
Delaware vs. Villanova at Chester, PA — The Comcast Network
Colorado State at TCU — Versus
4 p.m.
Boston College at Notre Dame — NBC
5 p.m.
Utah at Washington State — Fox College Sports Atlantic
6 p.m.
UNLV at Air Force — the mtn.
7 p.m.
LSU at Mississippi — ESPN
Vanderbilt at Tennessee — ESPNU/ESPN 3D
Central Florida at East Carolina — Fox Sports Net (national)
7:30 p.m.
Virginia at Florida State — ESPN2
Colorado at UCLA — Versus
8 p.m.
Oklahoma at Baylor — ABC
USC at Oregon — ABC
Boise State at San Diego State — CBS Sports Network
Kansas State at Texas — FX
9:30 p.m.
Arizona at Arizona State — Fox College Sports Central/Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports Prime Ticket
10:15 p.m.
Cal at Stanford — ESPN
New Mexico at BYU — ESPNU
11 p.m.
Fresno State at Hawaii — WAC Sports Network
Nov
04
College Football Viewing Picks For Week 10, 11/05/2011, All Times Eastern
Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports
College GameDay live from Tuscaloosa, AL — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ ESPN, 10 a.m.
noon
Louisville at West Virginia — Big East Network
Big Ten Network Channel Finder
Indiana at Ohio State — Big Ten Network
Minnesota at Michigan State — Big Ten Network
Michigan at Iowa — ESPN
Syracuse at UConn — ESPNU
Ball State at Eastern Michigan — ESPN Plus
Robert Morris at Central Connecticut State — Fox College Sports Atlantic
Texas Tech at Texas — FX
Vanderbilt at Florida — SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)
Brown at Yale — YES
12:30 p.m.
North Carolina at NC State — ACC Network
Virginia at Maryland — ACC Network
New Mexico at Georgia — CSS
Kansas at Iowa State — Fox College Sports Central
2 p.m.
TCU at Wyoming — the mtn.
3 p.m.
College Football Countdown — ABC
College Football Today — CBS
Duke at Miami (FL) — Fox Sports Net (regional)
3:30 p.m.
Purdue at Wisconsin — ABC/ESPN2
Stanford at Oregon State — ABC
Texas A&M at Oklahoma — ABC/ESPN2
Northwestern at Nebraska — Big Ten Network
Troy at Navy — CBS
Villanova at UMass — Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network
Mississippi at Kentucky — ESPNU
UTEP at Rice — Fox Sports Net (national)
4 p.m.
Southern Mississippi at East Carolina — CSS
Idaho at San Jose State — WAC Sports Network
5 p.m.
Northern Colorado at Northern Arizona — Fox College Sports Pacific
7 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN2
Houston at UAB — CBS Sports Network
South Carolina at Arkansas — ESPN (7:15 p.m. kickoff)
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh — ESPNU
Middle Tennessee at Tennessee — Fox Sports Net (regional)
Missouri at Baylor — Fox Sports Net (national)
Utah at Arizona — Fox College Sports Central
7:30 p.m.
Tennessee-Martin at Mississippi State — CSS
Arizona State at UCLA — Versus
8 p.m.
Kansas State at Oklahoma State — ABC/ESPN2
Notre Dame at Wake Forest — ABC/ESPN2
LSU at Alabama — CBS
New Mexico at San Diego State — the mtn.
10:30 p.m.
Boise State at UNLV — CBS Sports Network
Louisiana State at Fresno State — ESPNU
Oregon at Washington — Fox Sports Net
Oct
21
College Football Viewing Picks For Week 8, 10/22/2011, All Times Pacific
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports
College GameDay live from East Lansing, MI — ESPNU, 6 a.m./ESPN, 7 a.m.
9 a.m.
Cincinnati at South Florida — Big East Network
Indiana at Iowa — Big Ten Network
North Carolina at Clemson — ESPN
Illinois at Purdue — ESPN2
Jacksonville State at Kentucky — ESPNU
Northern Illinois at Buffalo — ESPN Plus
Kansas State at Kansas — Fox Sports Net (national)
Oklahoma State at Missouri — FX
Arkansas State at Ole Miss — SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)
Yale at Penn — Versus
9:30 a.m.
Wake Forest at Duke — ACC Network
11 a.m.
New Mexico at TCU — the mtn.
noon
College Football Countdown — ABC
College Football Today — CBS
Idado State at BYU — BYU TV
Louisiana Tech at Utah State — ESPN Plus
Boston College at Virginia Tech — Fox Sports Net (regional)
12:30 p.m.
Maryland at Florida State — ABC/ESPN2
Nebraska at Minnesota — ABC/ESPN2
Texas A&M at Iowa State — ABC
Auburn at LSU — CBS
East Carolina at Navy — CBS Sports Network
UNH vs. UMass at Foxboro, MA — Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Georgia Tech at Miami (FL) — ESPN
NC State at Virginia — ESPNU
Memphis at Tulane — Fox College Sports Central
Oregon at Colorado — Fox Sports Net (national)
Air Force at Boise State — Versus
1 p.m.
Fresno State at Nevada — WAC Sports Network
1:30 p.m.
Marshall at Houston — CSS
4 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN
Penn State at Northwestern — Big Ten Network
Army at Vanderbilt — ESPNU
Tulsa at Rice — Fox Sports Net (national)
4:15 p.m.
Tennessee at Alabama — ESPN2
4:30 p.m.
USC at Notre Dame — NBC
5 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Texas Tech at Oklahoma — ABC
Washington at Stanford — ABC
SMU at Southern Mississippi — CBS Sports Network
Wisconsin at Michigan State — ESPN
7:30 p.m.
Oregon State vs. Washington State at Seattle, WA — Fox Sports Net (national)
Sep
23
College Football Viewing Picks For 09/24/11, All Times Eastern
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports
College GameDay live from Morgantown, WV — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.
noon
Notre Dame at Pittsburgh — ABC
Toledo at Syracuse — Big East Network
Big Ten Network Gamefinder
Louisiana-Monroe at Iowa — Big Ten Network
San Diego State at Michigan — Big Ten Network
North Carolina at Georgia Tech — ESPN
Eastern Michigan at Penn State — ESPN2
Central Michigan at Michigan State — ESPNU
SMU at Memphis — Fox Sports Net (national)
Georgia at Mississippi — SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)
Cornell at Yale — Versus
12:30 p.m.
Temple at Maryland — ACC Network
2 p.m.
Bacone at Texas-San Antontio — Longhorn Network
Tennessee State at Air Force — the mtn.
3 p.m.
College Football Today — CBS
3:30 p.m.
ABC/ESPN2 Coverage Map
Colorado at Ohio State — ABC/ESPN2
Oklahoma State at Texas A&M — ABC/ESPN2
Big Ten Network GameFinder
South Dakota at Wisconsin — Big Ten Network
Western Michigan at Illinois — Big Ten Network
Arkansas at Alabama — CBS
Virginia Tech at Marshall — CBS Sports Network
UNH at Richmond — Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network
Florida State at Clemson — ESPN/ESPN 3D
UCLA at Oregon State — Fox College Sports Pacific
Cal at Washington — Fox Sports Net (national)
Southern Mississippi at Virginia — Fox Sports Net (regional)
Southern vs. Florida A&M at Atlanta — Versus
5 p.m.
Fresno State at Idaho — WAC Sports Network
6 p.m.
UConn at Buffalo — ESPN Plus
Idaho State at Northern Arizona — Fox College Sports Pacific
7 p.m.
North Dakota State at Minnesota — Big Ten Network
James Madison at William & Mary — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England
Florida at Kentucky — ESPN
Vanderbilt at South Carolina — ESPN2
Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State — ESPNU
Rice at Baylor — Fox College Sports Atlantic
Nevada at Texas Tech — Fox College Sports Central
Florida Atlantic at Auburn — Fox Sports Net (regional)
7:30 p.m.
Nebraska at Wyoming — Versus
8 p.m.
LSU at West Virginia — ABC
Tulsa at Boise State — CBS Sports Network
Georgia State at Houston — CSS/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus
Missouri at Oklahoma — FX
9 p.m.
Southern Utah at UNLV — the mtn.
10:15 p.m.
USC at Arizona State — ESPN
Oregon at Arizona — ESPN2
Sep
16
College Football Viewing Picks For 09/17/2011, All Times Eastern
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports
College GameDay live from Tallahassee, Florida — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.
noon
Auburn at Clemson — ABC
Big Ten Network Channel Finder
Eastern Michigan at Michigan — Big Ten Network
Southeast Missouri State at Purdue — Big Ten Network
Penn State at Temple — ESPN
Pittsburgh at Iowa — ESPN2
West Virginia at Maryland — ESPNU
Central Michigan at Western Michigan — ESPN Plus
Mississippi at Vanderbilt — SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)
12:30 p.m.
Duke at Boston College — ACC Network
Kansas at Georgia Tech — Fox Sports Net (regional)
1:30 p.m.
Colorado State at Colorado — Fox Sports Net (national)
2 p.m.
Louisiana-Monroe at TCU — the mtn.
3 p.m.
College Football Today (season premiere) — CBS
3:30 p.m.
ABC/ESPN Blackout Map
Texas at UCLA — ABC/ESPN
Washington at Nebraska — ABC/ESPN
Big Ten Network Channel Finder
Miami (OH) at Minnesota — Big Ten Network
South Carolina State at Indiana — Big Ten Network
Tennessee at Florida — CBS
Northwestern at Army — CBS Sports Network
Michigan State at Notre Dame — NBC
Texas Tech at New Mexico — Versus
4 p.m.
Arkansas at Virginia Tech — Fox Sports Net (regional)
Nevada at San Jose State — WAC Sports Network
6 p.m.
Navy at South Carolina — ESPN2
Lehigh at Princeton — Fox College Sports Atlantic
Washington State at San Diego State — the mtn.
6:30 p.m.
URI at UMass — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus/Comcast SportsNet New England
7 p.m.
SEC Today — CBS Sports Network
College Football Scoreboard — ESPN
Florida A&M at South Florida — Big East Network
Arizona State at Illinois — Big Ten Network
Louisville at Kentucky — ESPNU
Kent State at Kansas State — Fox College Sports Central
7:30 p.m.
Ohio State at Miami (FL) — ESPN
Troy at Arkansas — CSS
North Texas at Alabama — Fox Sports Net (regional)
8 p.m.
Oklahoma at Florida State — ABC
Syracuse at USC — FX
9:15 p.m.
Utah at BYU — ESPN2
10 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Tulsa — Fox Sports Net (national)
Hawaii at UNLV — the mtn./CBS Sports Network
10:45 p.m.
Stanford at Arizona — ESPN
Aug
29
Sirius XM Signs Contracts With 11 College Conferences For Live Sports Action
Through its contracts with IMG College and Learfield Sports, Sirius XM will be able to bring subscribers exclusive game broadcasts featuring some of the nation’s biggest conferences including the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, SEC, Pac-12 and WAC. The contracts will not only include football and basketball games, but also coaches shows.
In addition, the contracts allow Sirius XM to air the conference postseason games from football as well as basketball tournaments.
In the opening week of the college football season, Sirius XM boasts that it will have games involving all of the AP’s Top 25 teams. That’s interesting. We have the press release from Sirius XM.
SiriusXM Inks Agreement to Continue as Leader in College Sports Audio
Multi-year broadcasting agreement with IMG College and Learfield Sports gives SiriusXM listeners college football, basketball, baseball, hockey and more from 11 conferences
SiriusXM offers more live college play-by-play than any other broadcaster
NEW YORK – August 29, 2011 – Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), Learfield Sports and IMG College announced today a multi-year broadcasting agreement that will make live play-by-play broadcasts from 11 conferences available to SiriusXM listeners across the country.
Throughout the 2011-12 season and beyond SiriusXM will broadcast live college football and men’s basketball from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12 and Army, as well as men’s basketball from Xavier, Gonzaga and teams from several mid-major conferences. In addition, SiriusXM will air live select game broadcasts during the athletic season that includes women’s basketball, baseball, hockey and other sports.
SiriusXM listeners will also get access to post-season football and basketball games involving ACC, Big East and Big Ten teams and post-season basketball from the Missouri Valley, Sun Belt and West Coast conferences.
In addition, weekly shows hosted by football and basketball coaches from many programs around the country will air throughout their respective seasons on SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91, SiriusXM’s 24-hour college sports channel. Subscribers will hear weekly shows hosted by the nation’s top college football coaches including Oklahoma’s Sooner Sports Talk with Bob Stoops, Ducks Tailgate Tuesday with Oregon coach Chip Kelly, Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher Call In Show, Wisconsin’s Badger Sports Talk with Bret Bielema, Nebraska’s Bo Pelini Show, Missouri’s Tiger Talk with Gary Pinkel and many others. College basketball coaches’ shows, including those from North Carolina, Kansas, Ohio State, Purdue, Pittsburgh, Indiana and others, will begin airing this fall.
On college football’s opening week, Sep. 1-5, SiriusXM will air 59 college football games, featuring every team in the current Associated Press Top 25 poll. For a schedule of upcoming games on SiriusXM and channel assignments, visit www.siriusxm.com/collegesports.
SiriusXM is the leading broadcaster of live college sporting events. SiriusXM now offers play by play from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC, Conference USA, Sun Belt, Missouri Valley, and Western Athletic conferences, plus Notre Dame and others.
“IMG College is pleased to bring dozens of our collegiate partners’ games to SiriusXM, which has become a prime destination for college sports fans to get game broadcasts, news, information and coaches’ shows,” said Joe Potter, SVP Media Operations for IMG College. “With 172 million college sports fans coast-to-coast, SiriusXM College Sports Nation is a vital part of the fan experience.
“We’re thrilled to continue our long-standing partnership with SiriusXM,” said Learfield’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Andy Rawlings. “This is certainly great news for our school partners, who can extend their brands so that fans everywhere may follow their favorite teams as the game action unfolds.”
“We’re very pleased to work with both Learfield Sports and IMG College and their extensive portfolios of colleges and universities to provide fans with the most comprehensive college sports coverage available,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “With our unparalleled schedule of live games all year round, coaches’ shows and the daily talk and analysis on our SiriusXM College Sports Nation channel, college sports fans will have exceptional access to their favorite team from anywhere in the country.”
Access to some play-by-play broadcasts may require a subscription to the Sirius Premier or XM Premier (formerly known as “The Best of XM” and “The Best of Sirius”) programming packages.
And that’s all.
May
14
A Few Saturday Links
Today with family and relatives in town for a wedding, time is very scarce for blogging, but I have a few minutes so I’ll do as many links as I can.
The hockey world is still reeling from Derek Boogaard’s death last night. While he was an enforcer, reading stories and tweets shows you how much he was loved by teammates, fans and writers. The best article I can link you to is from Michael Russo from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune who became Boogaard’s friend when he was at the Minnesota Wild. Reporters are always told to not become too close to their subjects, but in some cases, it can’t be helped and here’s a case where Russo is able to give us some very emotional thoughts on Boogaard.
Our other big story comes from Buffalo and involves ESPN and TSN NHL analyst Matthew Barnaby who was arrested last night on multiple domestic violence charges involving two women. T.J. Pignataro of the Buffalo News says Barnaby faces arraignment this morning.
The Big Lead has video of an Albany (NY) news anchor laughing hysterically at a member of Colorado Rockies ground crew getting stuck underneath the tarp during a rain delay.
The Sports Video Group notes that TNT is on pace to get the best NBA postseason TV ratings in cable TV history.
Newsday’s Neil Best says Fox Saturday Baseball is heading for primetime tonight.
Jim Williams from the Washington Examiner writes that the NHL Conference Finals begin tonight.
Jim says there will be plenty of baseball to watch this weekend on both the national and local levels.
Stuart Korfhage in the St. Augustine (FL) Record goes inside the NBC Sports production truck during the Players Championship.
Barry Jackson from the Miami Herald says Dan LeBatard will have his own ESPN2 daytime show starting in the fall.
Ty Tagami and Christian Boone of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution report that it will take at least couple of weeks to determine the cause of death for Chicago sports anchor Daryl Hawks who was in town to cover the Bulls-Hawks series.
Daniel Paulling in the Birmingham (AL) News says ESPN.com really blew it in its insider posts regarding the death of an Alabama offensive lineman.
The Dallas Morning News discusses a new reality series produced by Fox Sports Southwest on a new college football program.
Jim Benson at the Bloomington (IN) Pentagraph is happy to have TNT airing the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
Indianapolis Business Journal notes the Indiana Pacers’ TV ratings are up even as attendance is going down.
Andrew Blankstein from the Los Angeles Times has Jay Mariotti’s lawyer calling the charges against his client “lies”.
Ferd Lewis at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser says the WAC would be willing to play on Sundays during the NFL lockout if ESPN asked.
Sox & Dawgs has the latest commercial by New Era involving 30 Rock’s Alec Baldwin and The Office’s John Krasinski.
Steve Lepore of Puck The Media says Comcast SportsNet Bay Area set record ratings for Game 7 of the San Jose Sharks-Detroit Red Wings series.
I’ll give Steve the final word on the Matthew Barnaby situation.
We’ll end it there for now.
Feb
25
College Basketball Viewing Picks For 02/26 & 02/27/2011, All Times Eastern
Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports
Saturday, February 26
College Gameday, live from Blacksburg, VA – ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Bowling Green at Miami (OH) – ESPNU
noon
Syracuse at Georgetown – CBS
Boston College at Virginia – Comcast Sports Net Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South/NESN
James Madison at Virginia Commonwealth – Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network
Missouri at Kansas State – ESPN
women’s/South Florida at Villanova – Big East Network
1 p.m.
Wichita State at Missouri State – ESPN2
1:30 p.m.
Nebraska at Iowa State – Big 12 Network
Texas Tech at Oklahoma State – Big 12 Network
Arkansas at Auburn – SEC Network
Vanderbilt at LSU – SEC Network
2 p.m.
Georgia Tech at NC State – ACC Network
Miami (FL) at Florida State – ACC Network
South Florida at DePaul – Big East Network
Temple at George Washington – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/CSS
URI vs. Fordham at East Rutherford, NJ – Cox Sports RI/Comcast Sportsnet New England
BYU at San Diego State – CBS
Central Connecticut State at Long Island – Fox College Sports
women’s/Charlotte at St. Bonaventure – CBS College Sports
3 p.m.
Memphis at Texas-El Paso – ESPN2
4 p.m.
Texas at Colorado – Big 12 Network
Florida at Kentucky – CBS
Lehigh at Holy Cross – CBS College Sports
William & Mary at Old Dominion – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Wake Forest at Clemson – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus/Fox Sports Carolinas/Fox Sports South/NESN/Sun Sports
Kansas at Oklahoma – ESPN
Arizona at UCLA – Fox Sports Net
Alabama at Mississippi – SEC Network
women’sTCU at New Mexico – the mtn.
4:30 p.m.
Michigan at Minnesota – Big Ten Network
5:30 p.m.
Colorado State at Air Force – the mtn.
6 p.m.
UAB at Houston – CBS College Sports
Mississippi State at Tennessee – ESPN
Cal at Oregon State – Fox College Sports
women’s/Oklahoma State at Texas Tech – Fox Sports Net
7 p.m.
Iowa at Illinois – Big Ten Network
Seton Hall at Notre Dame – ESPNU
South Carolina at Georgia – Fox Sports South/Sun Sports
7:30 p.m.
Arizona State at USC – Fox College Sports
8 p.m.
College GameDay, live from Blacksburg, VA – ESPN
UC-Santa Barbara at Long Beach State – ESPN2
Western Illinois at Oral Roberts – Fox College Sports
Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee – Fox College Sports
New Mexico at TCU – the mtn.
9 p.m.
Duke at Virginia Tech – ESPN
Texas A&M at Baylor – ESPNU
10 p.m.
Wyoming at BYU – the mtn.
10:30 p.m.
Boise State at Nevada – WAC Sports Network
11 p.m.
Cal-Poly at Cal State-Fullerton – ESPNU
Sunday, February 27
noon
West Virginia at Rutgers – Big East Network
UConn at Cincinnati – ESPNU
women’s/Wisconsin at Ohio State – Big Ten Network
women’s/St. Joseph’s at George Washington – CBS College Sports
1 p.m.
Boston University at Vermont – Comcast SportsNet New England
Purdue at Michigan State – ESPN
Xavier at Dayton – ESPN2
women’s/Virginia at Virginia Tech – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports South/Suns Sports South Plus
2 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Louisville – CBS
women’s/Iowa at Indiana – Big Ten Network
women’s/Marshall at East Carolina – CBS College Sports
women’s/LSU at Tennessee – ESPNU
women’s/Vanderbilt at South Carolina – Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports Southwest Plus/SportSouth
women’s/Kentucky at Auburn – SEC Network
3 p.m.
women’s/Texas A&M at Texas – Fox Sports Net
4 p.m.
Providence at Marquette – Big East Network
Indiana at Ohio State – CBS
women’s/Northwestern at Penn State – Big Ten Network
women’s/Xavier at Temple – ESPNU
5 p.m.
women’s/Baylor at Oklahoma – ESPN2
women’s/North Carolina at Duke – Fox Sports Net
6 p.m.
Northwestern at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network
7:45 p.m.
Maryland at North Carolina – Fox Sports Net
10 p.m.
Washington State at Washington – Fox Sports Net
Feb
11
College Basketball Viewing Picks for 02/12 & 02/13/11, All Times Eastern
Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports
Saturday, February 12
College GameDay, live from Philadelphia, PA – ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m.
11 a.m.
Maine at Stony Brook – ESPNU
noon
Notre Dame at South Florida – Big East Network
Northeastern at Georgia State – Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS/The Comcast Network
Syracuse at Louisville – ESPN
St. Louis at Richmond – ESPNU
IPFW at Oakland – Fox College Sports
Long Island at St. Francis – Fox College Sports
1 p.m.
Maryland at Boston College – ACC Network
North Carolina at Clemson – ACC Network
women’s/Wyoming at TCU – the mtn.
Kentucky at Vanderbilt – CBS
Temple at Dayton – ESPNU
1:30 p.m.
Oklahoma at Missouri – Big 12 Network
Texas A&M at Texas Tech – Big 12 Network
LSU at Arkansas – SEC Network
women’s/Texas at Baylor – Fox Sports Net
2 p.m.
North Carolina-Wilmington at Towson – Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network
Charlotte at URI – Cox Sports RI/MASN
Ohio State at Wisconsin – ESPN
Old Dominion at Virginia Commonwealth – ESPN2
women’s/Seton Hall at Cincinnati – Big East Network
3 p.m.
Virginia at Florida State – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports South/NESN/Sun Sports
women’s/Nebraska at Oklahoma State – Fox College Sports
3:30 p.m.
TCU at Wyoming – the mtn.
4 p.m.
DePaul at West Virginia – Big East Network
Indiana at Michigan – Big Ten Network
Iowa State at Kansas – Big 12 Network
Baylor at Texas – ESPN
North Texas at Western Kentucky – ESPN2
New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech – ESPN Plus
Oregon State at UCLA – Fox Sports Net
Georgia at South Carolina – SEC Network
Mississippi at Alabama – SEC Network
5 p.m.
James Madison at George Mason – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/The Comcast Network
women’s/Gardner-Webb at Liberty – Fox College Sports
6 p.m.
Tennessee at Florida – ESPN
Southern Mississippi at Memphis – ESPN2
Utah at BYU – the mtn.
women’s/BYU at Utah – CBS College Sports
women’s/Robert Morris at St. Francis – Fox College Sports
7 p.m.
Seton Hall at Rutgers – ESPNU
Mississippi at Auburn – Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South
8 p.m.
College GameDay, live from Philadelphia, PA – ESPN
San Diego State at UNLV – CBS College Sports
Detroit at Butler – ESPN2
8:30 p.m.
Robert Morris at St. Francis – Fox College Sports
Stanford at Washington – Fox College Sports
9 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Villanova – ESPN
Kansas State at Colorado – ESPNU
New Mexico at Colorado State – the mtn.
Fresno State at Utah State – WAC Sports Network
10 p.m.
Wichita State at Northern Iowa – ESPN2
Nevada at San Jose State – WAC Sports Network
10:30 p.m.
Oregon at USC – Fox College Sports
11 p.m.
Idaho at Boise State – ESPNU
Sunday, February 13
noon
St. John’s at Cincinnati – Big East Network
women’s/St. Louis at URI – CBS College Sports
12:30 p.m.
women’s/Penn State at Indiana – Big Ten Network
1 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech – ACC Network
NC State at Wake Forest – ACC Network
Purdue at Illinois – CBS
Marquette at Georgetown – ESPN
women’s/Boston University at Hartford – Comcast SportsNet New England
women’s/Miami at North Carolina – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South
2 p.m.
women’s/Florida at Alabama – Fox Sports Net
2:30 p.m.
women’s/East Carolina at Houston – ESPN2
women’s/Georgetown at St. John’s – ESPN2
women’s/LSU at Kentucky – ESPN2
women’s/Michigan at Michigan State – ESPN2
3:30 p.m.
Northwestern at Penn State – Big Ten Network
4 p.m.
women’s/Arizona State at Arizona – Fox Sports Net
5 p.m.
women’s/Auburn at Arkansas – ESPN2
women’s/Kansas State at Iowa State – ESPN2
women’s/NC State at Georgia Tech – ESPN2
women’s/West Virginia at Louisville – ESPN2
6 p.m.
Minnesota at Iowa – Big Ten Network
6:45 p.m.
Duke at Miami (FL) – Fox Sports Net/NESN
7 p.m.
Providence at UConn – Big East Network
8 p.m.
Southern Illinois at Creighton – ESPNU
9 p.m.
Arizona at Arizona State – Fox Sports Net
Feb
04
College Basketball Viewing Picks for 02/05 & 02/06/11, All Times Eastern
men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
Saturday, February 5
College GameDay live from Gainesville, FL – ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m.
11 a.m.
St. Louis at Xavier – ESPNU
noon
Providence at Georgetown – Big East Network
Virginia Commonwealth at James Madison – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/CSS/The Comcast Network
West Virginia at Villanova – ESPN
Butler at Cleveland State – ESPN2
1 p.m.
Clemson at Georgia Tech – ACC Network
Wake Forest at Maryland – ACC Network
Illinois at Northwestern – CBS
St. John’s at UCLA – CBS
Drake at Northern Iowa – ESPNU
1:30 p.m.
Kansas State at Iowa State – Big 12 Network
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State – Big 12 Network
Auburn at Georgia – SEC Network
South Carolina at Vanderbilt – SEC Network
women’s/Iowa State at Oklahoma – Fox Sports Net
2 p.m.
Syracuse at South Florida – Big East Network
Old Dominion at George Mason – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/CSS
Baylor at Texas A&M – ESPN
URI at Temple – ESPN2
3 p.m.
Wisconsin-Green Bay at Milwaukee – ESPNU
women’s/San Diego State at TCU – the mtn.
4 p.m.
Kansas at Nebraska – Big 12 Network
Memphis at Gonzaga – ESPN
Iowa at Indiana – ESPN2
Washington at Oregon – Fox Sports Net
Mississippi State at LSU – SEC Network
UNLV at BYU – Versus
5 p.m.
Central Michigan at Kent State – ESPNU
Alabama at Tennessee – Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports
5:30 p.m.
women’s/BYU at UNLV – the mtn.
6 p.m.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh – Big East Network
Dayton at LaSalle – CBS College Sports
NC State at Duke – ESPN
Mississippi at Arkansas – ESPN2
Arizona State at Stanford – Fox Sports Net
Air Force at Utah – the mtn.
7 p.m.
UConn at Seton Hall – ESPNU
8 p.m.
College GameDay live from Gainesville, FL – ESPN
DePaul at Louisville – Big East Network
Colorado State at Wyoming – CBS College Sports
Drexel at Delaware – Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network
Loyola Marymount at St. Mary’s – ESPN2
North Dakota State at Oral Roberts – Fox College Sports
8:30 p.m.
Montana at Northern Arizona – Fox College Sports
9 p.m.
Kentucky at Florida – ESPN
Texas Tech at Texas – ESPNU
Boise State at Utah State – WAC Sports Network
10 a.m.
Portland at Seattle – Fox College Sports
10:30 p.m.
TCU at San Diego State – the mtn.
11 p.m.
Louisiana Tech at Fresno State – ESPNU
Sunday, February 6
noon
Rutgers at Notre Dame – Big East Network
Michigan at Penn State – Big Ten Network
women’s/Fordham at LaSalle – CBS College Sports
women’s/Syracuse at Rutgers – ESPNU
women’s/NC State at Maryland – Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South
1 p.m.
Michigan State at Wisconsin – CBS
2 p.m.
American at Lehigh – CBS College Sports
Ohio State at Minnesota – ESPN
Florida State at North Carolina – Fox Sports Net/NESN
women’s/Baylor at Oklahoma State – ESPNU
3 p.m.
women’s/Purdue at Michigan State – Big Ten Network
4 p.m.
women’s/Nebraska at Colorado – Big 12 Network
women’s/SMU at Rice – CBS College Sports
women’s/South Carolina at Arkansas – ESPNU
women’s/UCLA at USC – Fox Sports Net
5 p.m.
women’s/Northwestern at Ohio State – Big Ten Network
Dec
11
Saturday Links
Let’s do some linkage on this Saturday. Trying to provide you with a full week of linkage for the first time in a while. And look for reviews of Pony Excess, the last ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, and Lombardi, HBO’s documentary on the late coach.
Here are the links.
Mike Demenchuk of Multichannel News reviews HBO’s Lombardi.
Mike Reynolds of Multichannel writes about the new Golf Channel morning show that premieres in January.
Mike says Canadian donut chain Tim Horton’s will advertise during Versus’ coverage of the NHL Heritage Classic in February.
Ryan Ballengee of Pro Golf Talk has some thoughts on the Golf Channel morning show.
CNBC’s Darren Rovell says despite polls showing LeBron James may have lost his marketing power, uniform sales prove the contrary.
Matthew Futterman and Jonathan Clegg of the Wall Street Journal report on the two fanbases of John W. Henry’s teams who are jealous of the spending on each other’s organizations.
Richard Sandomir of the New York Times says ESPN decided to tape an interview with Cam Newton in advance instead of asking him awkward questions about his father after the Heisman Trophy Presentation.
Newsday offers the best of Neil Best’s blogging from the week.
Ken McMillan of the Hudson Valley Times Herald-Record writes that Fox College Sports is in town for a national broadcast.
Jim Williams of the Washington Examiner writes about the Big Chill at the Big House, the outdoor hockey game between Michigan State and Michigan that will be available across the country today.
Jim says ESPN is ready for tonight’s Heisman Trophy presentation.
Sarah Talalay of the South Florida Sun Sentinel writes that four Miami-based athletes have made a Forbes magazine list.
The Dallas Morning News’ Barry Horn talks with NBC’s Tony Dungy about the Cowboys which is quite different than the team he saw playing against Green Bay earlier this season.
Barry previews Jerry Jones’ appearance on 60 Minutes.
Mark Norris of the Morning News talks with the director of tonight’s 30 for 30 documentary on the SMU football program.
David Barron reviews 30 for 30′s “Pony Excess” which airs tonight.
Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune recaps the funeral services for the late Ron Santo.
Robert Gagliardi of the Wyoming Tribune looks at the Mountain West/WAC moves and what it means for fans.
Diane Pucin of the Los Angeles Times writes that the Pac 10/12′s media rights will be sorted out very soon.
Steve Johnson from the San Jose Mercury News says Dish Network subscribers are losing out on seeing Sharks games as Comcast SportsNet California has been off the satellite provider since Thanksgiving.
Stephen Tsai of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports on the University of Hawaii’s decision to join the Mountain West for football and Big West Conference for other sports and what it means for its media rights revenue.
The Toronto Sports Media Blog has a breakdown of the local sports radio ratings.
Over at CBC.ca, Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean discusses how he and Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke cleared the air on a couple of issues and writes about tonight’s 3-D broadcast.
SportsbyBrooks speculates on whether Jim Gray was paid a half million dollars for his role in “The Decision”.
And that will do it for today.
Dec
03
College Football Viewing Picks For 12/04/10, All Times Eastern
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
College Gameday, live from Corvallis, OR – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.
ACC Championship, Charlotte, NC
Virginia Tech vs. Florida State – ESPN/ESPN 3D, 7:45 p.m.
Big 12 Championship, Arlington, TX
Nebraska vs. Oklahoma – ABC, 8 p.m.
Conference USA Championship, Orlando, FL
SMU at Central Florida – ESPN2, noon
SEC Championship, Atlanta, GA
South Carolina vs. Auburn – CBS, 4 p.m.
noon
Rutgers at West Virginia – ABC
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati – ESPN
2 p.m.
Troy at Florida Atlantic – ESPNU
3 p.m.
Nevada at Louisiana Tech – WAC Sports Network
Utah State at Boise State – WAC Sports Network
3:30 p.m.
College Football Today – CBS
Oregon at Oregon State – ABC
7 p.m.
Washington at Washington State – Versus
College Football Scoreboard – ESPN (7:15 p.m.)
8 p.m.
UConn at South Florida – ESPN2
10:30 p.m.
USC at UCLA – Fox Sports Net
Nov
26
College Football Viewing Picks For 11/27/10, All Times Eastern
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
College Gameday, live from Stillwater, OK – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.
noon
Michigan at Ohio State – ABC
Virginia at Virginia Tech – ACC Network
Cincinnati at UConn – Big East Network
Indiana at Purdue – Big Ten Network
Tulane at Marshall – CBS College Sports
Central Florida at Memphis – CSS
Boston College at Syracuse – ESPN
Michigan State at Penn State – ESPN2
South Florida at Miami (FL) – ESPNU
Kentucky at Tennessee – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)
12:30 p.m.
Kansas vs. Missouri at Kansas City, MO – Fox Sports Net
2 p.m.
Grambling State vs. Southern at New Orleans, LA – NBC
3 p.m.
College Football Today – CBS
3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Florida at Florida State – ABC/ESPN
Northwestern at Wisconsin – ABC/ESPN
Iowa at Minnesota – Big Ten Network
LSU at Arkansas – CBS
BYU at Utah – CBS College Sports/the mtn.
North Carolina State at Maryland – ESPN2
North Carolina at Duke – ESPNU
Washington at Cal – Fox College Sports
4 p.m.
TCU at New Mexico – Versus
7 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard – ESPN
South Carolina at Clemson – ESPN2
Mississippi State at Ole Miss – ESPNU
7:30 p.m.
Wake Forest at Vanderbilt – CSS
Oregon State at Stanford – Versus
Georgia Tech at Georgia – ESPN (7:45 p.m. start)
8 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Notre Dame at USC – ABC
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State – ABC
Houston at Texas Tech – Fox Sports Net
UNLV at San Diego State – the mtn.
10 p.m.
Idado at Fresno State – WAC Sports Network
Nov
23
A Few Tuesday Links
Let do some linkage for you on this Tuesday. Short week for many of you so this is like a Thursday. Not me, but this is good.
Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News writes that Bright House subscribers have begun to access the authenticated ESPN and ESPN3.com online.
Multichannel News notes that Fox Soccer Channel will be all over the World Cup 2018 and 2022 announcement next week.
SportsNewser’s Marcus Vanderberg says Michael Vick is on the cover of Sports Illustrated for the first time in five years.
Milton Kent of Fanhouse previews tonight’s HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.
CNBC’s Darren Rovell says the longer the NFL takes, the more likely Brett Favre won’t be suspended for allegedly sexting Jenn Sterger.
Darren writes that any talk of an NBA or NFL lockout now is way premature.
From Richard Sandomir of the New York Times, he reports that San Francisco Giants voice Jon Miller has rejected ESPN’s offer to call Sunday Night Baseball games on radio.
In the New York Daily News, Bob Raissman praises CBS’ Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf for not burying the Jets before they came back to win against Houston on Sunday.
Ken Schott of the Schenectady Gazette talks about ESPN3D being picked up by Time Warner Cable in New York’s Capital Region.
Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union says NASCAR’s ratings continue to be dwarfed by the NFL.
Pete has the NFL Week 12 TV schedule for the Capital Region.
Pete also has the college football TV schedule for Week 13.
The Washington Post’s Dan Steinberg in the DC Sports Bog has some highlights from HBO’s preview of 24/7 Capitals/Penguins.
Dan finds some old TV ads featuring former DC NFL team running back John Riggins.
Tom Jones of the St. Petersburg Times says despite low attendance, the Tampa Bay Rays’ TV ratings were high.
Scott Rabalais of the Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate says LSU football coach Les Miles received an offbeat question about being interviewed by ESPN’s Erin Andrews.
Carl Steward of the San Jose Mercury News says for the first time since joining the Giants, Jon Miller will be available to call a full season with the team.
Ferd Lewis in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser writes that the University of Hawaii is optimistic its local TV rights will be protected once the school joins the Mountain West Conference from the WAC.
Sports Media Watch says the ratings for the CBS and NBC NFL pregame shows are up.
SMW notes that Notre Dame saw decent ratings for its primetime game on NBC last Saturday.
Johnnie L. Roberts of The Wrap talks about how Turner network executives are known to spend and fly in excess, something totally different from the Ted Turner era.
I’ll end it there.
Nov
05
College Football Viewing Picks For 11/06/10, All Times Eastern
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
College Gameday live from Salt Lake City, UT – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.
noon
NC State at Clemson – ACC Network
Louisville at Syracuse – Big East Network
Big Ten Gamefinder
Iowa at Indiana – Big Ten Network
Minnesota at Michigan State – Big Ten Network
Wisconsin at Purdue – Big Ten Network
Air Force at Navy – CBS College Sports
Illinois at Michigan – ESPN
Maryland at Miami (FL) – ESPNU
Florida at Vanderbilt – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)
12:30 p.m.
Baylor at Oklahoma – Fox Sports Net
2 p.m.
UNLV at BYU – the mtn.
3 p.m.
College Football Today – CBS
Penn at Princeton – Versus
3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Nebraska at Iowa State – ABC
North Carolina at Florida State – ABC
Northwestern at Penn State – ABC/ESPN2
Washington at Oregon – ABC/ESPN2
Alabama at LSU – CBS
TCU at Utah – CBS College Sports
Maine at UMass – Comcast SportsNet New England
James Madison at Richmond – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Hawaii at Boise State – ESPNU/ESPN 3D
4 p.m.
Fresno State at Louisiana Tech – WAC Sports Network
5 p.m.
Nevada at Idaho – WAC Sports Network
6 p.m.
Wyoming at New Mexico – the mtn.
7 p.m.
Arkansas at South Carolina – ESPN
Louisiana-Lafayette at Ole Miss – ESPNU
Oklahoma at Texas A&M – Fox Sports Net
Oregon State at UCLA – Versus
8 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Arizona at Stanford – ABC
Missouri at Texas Tech – ABC
Tennessee at Memphis – CBS College Sports
Texas at Kansas State – ESPN2
10 p.m.
Colorado State at San Diego State – the mtn.
10:30 p.m.
Arizona State at USC – Fox Sports Net
Oct
22
College Football Viewing Picks For 10/23/10, All Times Eastern
Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
College Gameday live from Columbia, MO – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.
noon
Duke at Virginia Tech – ACC Network
Rutgers at Pittsburgh – Big East Network
Big Ten Network Gamefinder
Indiana at Illinois – Big Ten Network
Purdue at Ohio State – Big Ten Network
Notre Dame vs. Navy at East Rutherford, NJ – CBS
Delaware at William & Mary – Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network
Michigan State at Northwestern – ESPN
Syracuse at West Virginia – ESPN2
Penn State at Minnesota – ESPNU
Iowa State at Texas – Fox Sports Net
VMI at Charleston Southern – Fox College Sports
Ole Miss at Arkansas – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)
Penn at Yale – YES
2 p.m.
Wyoming at BYU – the mtn.
3 p.m.
College Football Countdown – ABC
3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Georgia Tech at Clemson – ABC/ESPN
Nebraska at Oklahoma State – ABC
Wisconsin at Iowa – ABC/ESPN
LSU at Auburn – CBS
Houston at SMU – CBS College Sports
UMass vs. UNH at Foxboro, MA – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
UConn at Louisville – ESPNU
Arizona State at Cal – Fox Sports Net
5 p.m.
Washington State at Stanford – Fox College Sports Pacific
6 p.m.
Colorado State at Utah – the mtn.
7 p.m.
Alabama at Tennessee – ESPN
UAB at Mississippi State – ESPNU
Texas A&M at Kansas – Fox Sports Net
South Carolina at Vanderbilt – Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports
7:30 p.m.
North Carolina at Miami (FL) – ESPN2
Georgia at Kentucky – CSS
8 p.m.
Oklahoma at Missouri – ABC
Air Force at TCU – CBS College Sports
Fresno State at San Jose State – WAC Sports Network
10 p.m.
San Diego State at New Mexico – the mtn.
10:15 p.m.
Washington at Arizona – ESPN
Oct
15
College Football Viewing Picks For 10/16/10, All Times Eastern
Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
College Gameday live in Madison, Wisconsin – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.
noon
Maryland at Clemson – ACC Network
Pittsburgh at Syracuse – Big East Network
Illinois at Michigan State – Big Ten Network
North Carolina State at East Carolina – CBS College Sports
Columbia at Penn – Comcast Network
Villanova at Maine – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Boston College at Florida State – ESPN
Minnesota at Purdue – ESPN2
Arkansas State at Indiana – ESPNU
Bryant at Monmouth – Fox College Sports
Missouri at Texas A&M – Fox Sports Net
Vanderbilt at Georgia – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)
Fordham at Yale – YES
2 p.m.
Furman at Samford – Fox College Sports Central/SportSouth
UNLV at Colorado State – the mtn.
2:30 p.m.
Western Michigan at Notre Dame – NBC
3 p.m.
College Football Countdown – ABC
College Football Today – CBS
3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Iowa at Michigan – ABC/ESPN
Texas at Nebraska – ABC/ESPN
Arkansas at Auburn – CBS
SMU at Navy – CBS College Sports
UNH at James Madison – Comcast SportsNet New England/The Comcast Network
4 p.m.
BYU at TCU – Versus
6 p.m.
South Carolina at Kentucky – ESPN2
Utah at Wyoming – the mtn.
7 p.m.
Ohio State at Wisconsin – ESPN/ESPN 3D
Mississippi State at Florida – ESPNU
Baylor at Colorado – Fox College Sports
Iowa State at Oklahoma – Fox Sports Net
McNeese State at LSU – Fox Sports Houston/Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Southwest/Sun Sports
7:30 p.m.
Arizona at Washington State – Versus
8 p.m.
Air Force at San Diego State – CBS College Sports
Boise State at San Jose State – WAC Sports Network
9:15 p.m.
Ole Miss at Alabama – ESPN2
10:15 p.m.
Oregon State at Washington – ESPN
10:30 p.m.
New Mexico State at Fresno State – ESPNU
11:30 p.m.
Nevada at Hawaii – WAC Sports Network
Oct
08
College Football Viewing Picks For 10/09/10, All Times Eastern
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
College Gameday, live from Columbia, South Carolina – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.
noon
Boston College at NC State – ACC Network (formerly Raycom Sports)
Syracuse at South Florida – Big East Network
Minnesota at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network
Richmond at UNH – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England
Indiana at Ohio State – ESPN
Illinois at Penn State – ESPN2
Central Michigan at Virginia Tech – ESPNU
Texas Tech vs. Baylor at Cotton Bowl, Dallas TX – Fox Sports Net
Tennessee at Georgia – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)
2 p.m.
Colorado State at Air Force – the mtn.
3 p.m.
College Football Countdown – ABC
College Football Today – CBS
Elon at Appalachian State – Fox College Sports Central
Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois – Fox College Sports Pacific
3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Arkansas at Texas A&M at Arlington, TX – ABC
Clemson at North Carolina – ABC/ESPN
Michigan State at Michigan – ABC/ESPN
UNLV at West Virginia – Big East Network
Alabama at South Carolina – CBS
Wyoming at TCU – CBS College Sports
Virginia at Georgia Tech – ESPNU
UCLA at Cal – Fox Sports Net
Pittsburgh at Notre Dame – NBC
6 p.m.
San Diego State at BYU – the mtn.
7 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard – ESPN
Eastern Michigan at Vanderbilt – ESPNU
Utah at Iowa State – Fox College Sports Central
Colorado at Missouri – Fox Sports Net
Oregon State at Arizona – Versus
7:30 p.m.
Purdue at Northwestern – Big Ten Network
LSU at Florida – ESPN
Auburn at Kentucky – ESPN2
8 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Florida State at Miami (FL) – ABC
USC at Stanford – ABC
Mississippi State at Houston – CBS College Sports
Toledo at Boise State – WAC Sports Network
10:30 p.m.
San Jose State at Nevada – ESPNU
Oct
01
College Football Viewing Picks For 10/02/10, All Times Eastern
Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
College Gameday live from Eugene, OR – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m.
noon
Florida State at Virginia – ACC Network
Vanderbilt at UConn – Big East Network
Ohio State at Illinois – Big Ten Network
Temple at Army – CBS College Sports
Delaware at James Madison – Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet New England
Northwestern at Minnesota – ESPN
Miami (FL) at Clemson – ESPN2/ESPN 3D
Louisville-Monroe at Auburn – ESPNU
Ohio at Eastern Michigan – ESPN Plus
Kansas at Baylor – Fox Sports Net
Alcorn State at Mississippi State – Fox Sports South/Sun Sports
Kentucky at Ole Miss – SEC Network (12:21 p.m. kickoff)
2 p.m.
TCU at Colorado State – the mtn.
Idaho at Western Michigan – WAC Sports Network
2:30 p.m.
Navy at Air Force – Versus
3 p.m.
College Football Countdown – ABC
College Football Today – CBS
3:30 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Texas vs. Oklahoma at Dallas, TX – ABC/ESPN
Virginia Tech at Duke – ABC
Wisconsin at Michigan State – ABC/ESPN
Tennessee at LSU – CBS
Cornell at Bucknell – CBS College Sports
Dartmouth at Penn – Comcast Network
Villanova at William & Mary – Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/CSS
6 p.m.
UTEP at New Mexico – the mtn.
7 p.m.
College Football Scoreboard – ESPN
Georgia Tech at Wake Forest – ESPNU
Texas Tech at Iowa State – Fox College Sports
Georgia at Colorado – Fox Sports Net
8 p.m.
ABC Coverage Map
Notre Dame at Boston College – ABC
Stanford at Oregon – ABC/ESPN2
Florida at Alabama – CBS
Marshall at Southern Mississippi – CBS College Sports
Penn State at Iowa – ESPN
Washington at USC – ESPN2
Boise State at New Mexico State – WAC Sports Network
10 p.m.
Nevada at UNLV – the mtn.
Aug
29
Doing A Lazy Sunday Blog
Looks like I don’t have to be anywhere today so it means I can blog at my leisure. Let’s do some linkage for you.
Sam Schechner of the Wall Street Journal says Time Warner Cable and Disney have made “significant progress” in their talks meaning ESPN might be safe after all.
Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News writes that the US Open’s three TV partners will be ready to provide plenty of coverage of the World’s Toughest Tennis.
Mike writes that Tennis Channel will expand its subscriber base during the US Open.
Dave Ruden from the Greenwich (CT) Time has CBS’ NFL analysts talking New York Jets.
The New York Daily News’ Bob Raissman suggests that the NFL Network should go dark. What?
In SB Nation NY, Puck The Media’s Steve Lepore says the New Jersey Devils do right by their fans.
Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union says MSG + failed to get the job done during yesterday’s Travers Stakes.
Jim Williams from the Washington Examiner has quotes from Tennis Channel analyst Jimmy Connors on the US Open.
Jim says Connors is a perfect match on the US Open.
Lou Bezjak of the Florence (SC) Morning News profiles native Wendi Nix of ESPN.
Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times talks with ESPN MLB analyst Joe Morgan about the Tampa Bay Rays.
Sarah Talalay at the South Florida Sun Sentinel writes that the Miami Dolphins are the biggest losers in the NFL.
Bob Wolfley at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says ESPN the Magazine has made its NFL picks for the upcoming season.
Don Walker also from the Journal Sentinel notes that ESPN backtracked after originally allowing sideline reporter Jenn Brown to endorse Icehouse beer.
Dan Caesar of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch talks with Fox Sports’ Joe Buck about having a rules analyst on board this season.
Dan also has the national NFL games that will be aired in St. Louis.
In the Daily Oklahoman, Mel Bracht writes that with plenty of players with local connections in the NFL, the local Fox affiliates will have plenty of games to choose from.
Mel says Fox will offer NFL games in HD whether you have it or not.
Ed Graney at the Las Vegas Review-Journal says Notre Dame still has influence as evidenced by NBC reducing commercial breaks on its football games.
Artie Gigantino has some thoughts on various Bay Area sports media issues in the San Francisco Examiner.
Daniel Lyght of the Fresno Bee says the Western Athletic Conference is forming its own TV network.
Rachel Bachman of The Oregonian interviews Oregon State University’s President on the talks to bring in a cable partner to air the NCAA Tournament with CBS.
Sports Media Watch has its weekend ratings predictions.
SMW has some various news and notes.
Joe Favorito compares two of the biggest global sports entities, the NFL and English Premier League.
Jacqueline Hadley Conrad thanks her grandmother for handing down love of baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals in particular.
We’ll end it there.
Jan
14
Doing Our Thursday Linkage
Let’s do our links for today. I think this is the earliest I’m getting the links this week. About time as well.
First, the Sports Business Daily has opened up its Morning Buzz section today and it includes news on the NFL rookie wage scale and a new advertiser in the Super Bowl.
Bradford Wernle of Advertising Age writes that Dodge has swept up exclusive domestic automaker ad rights for the Super Bowl.
USA Today’s Michael Hiestand looks at ESPN’s shifting of NASCAR races to cable.
David Tanklefsky of Broadcasting & Cable writes that Comcast is launching ESPN on Demand.
Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News notes that YES Network is the most watched regional sports network in the nation.
Writing for the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center, Dave Kindred laments missing the steroids story along with everyone else.
In the Sporting News, On The DL’s Dan Levy is dreading the ads for Chicken McNuggets during the upcoming Winter Olympics.
The Hartford Courant details ESPN’s College Gameday’s visit to the UConn campus.
Roger Cleaveland from the Waterbury (CT) Republican American looks at ESPN airing the UConn women’s game with Dick Vitale at the mic this Saturday night.
Richard Goldstein of the New York Times remembers New York City sports radio pioneer Art Rust, Jr. who died this week at the age of 82.
David Hinckley of the New York Daily News says Rust made sports talk work on the radio.
Ken McMillan from the Hudson Valley Times Herald-Record shares his thoughts on Rust’s passing.
Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union has the entire 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup TV schedule.
Laura Nachman says two Philly sports radio hosts have ensured they’ll remain in the market for a while.
Laura says a former traffic reporter has a new position with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Jim Williams from the Washington Examiner has thoughts from the Fox Sports crew on the Cowboys-Vikings game this Sunday.
Dustin Long of the Virginian-Pilot looks inside ESPN’s move to put more NASCAR Spint Cup races on cable.
Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News has Fox’s Troy Aikman saying one playoff win is not enough for the Cowboys, Jerry Jones in particular.
Barry says Aikman is touting one particular Cowboys wide receiver, but it’s not who you think.
David Barron of the Houston Chronicle says sports hit the top spots in the local TV ratings.
W. Scott Bailey in the San Antonio Business Journal writes that Fox Sports Net’s Texas affiliates will air American Hockey League games involving the Lone Star State’s teams.
Ed Sherman in Crain’s Chicago Business says local sports radio ratings continue to shoot upward.
Jim O’Donell of the Chicago Sun-Times is not a fan of ESPN’s Bobby Knight.
In the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Bob Wolfley says former Brewer Paul Molitor spoke out against Mark McGwire on Sirius XM’s MLB Home Plate.
Brian Murphy from the Idaho Statesman says Boise State topped the WAC’s TV ratings on ESPN this past season (scroll down).
Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times says Fox Sports Net debuts a new boxing series this weekend.
Chris Zelkovich of the Toronto Star has the ratings in Canada from the last weekend.
Chris says Blue Jays fans may not be able to avoid former general manager J.P. Ricciardi on their TV’s.
From Truth & Rumours, William Houston says the Toronto Maple Leafs will not suspend a former CBC producer for criticizing Don Cherry on Twitter.
The Sports Media Watch says the move of NASCAR Sprint Cup races from ABC to NASCAR continues the migration of sports events from free TV to cable.
SMW has the ratings for the recently completed college bowl season.
SMW doesn’t understand why Tim and Elisabeth Hasselbeck are switching jobs for one day.
The Eye on Sports Media’s Chris Byrne is fascinated about the opinions of ESPN’s Jay Bilas and Penn State assistant coach Jay Paterno on Lane Kiffin’s bolting to USC after just one year coaching at Tennessee.
Ian MacSpadden of TV Technology writes about CBS preparing for its Super Bowl broadcast at the Stadium Formerly Known as Joe Robbie in South Florida.
I didn’t get this press release from CBS, but Reality TV Website did regarding Jim Nantz and Fang’s Bites Fav Lara Spencer of The Insider will co-host “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials 2010″ on the night before the Big Game.
And we’re done for now.
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