The ABCs (and ESPNs) of college football: The buffet line is now open
We'd try to condense this into something more palatable, but time restrictions and a lack of trying to find a place to start require that we simply offer you this press release from the WWL, touting the upcoming post-high school pigskin slate of games (times changed from EDT to PDT):
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2008
ESPN on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN360.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN Mobile TV and ESPN Radio's 2008 college football schedule will feature the return of afternoon and primetime windows across multiple platforms; ESPN360.com offering more than 300 games; up to 10 games a week on ESPN Mobile TV and coverage of two new post-season Bowl games. The season will kick off Thursday, Aug. 28.
Combined with ESPN Regional Television's approximate 85 syndicated productions and approximately 150 games on ESPN GamePlan, ESPN's outermarket pay-per-view service, the networks will cover more than 400 games. Highlights include:
-- Primetime Action: Saturday Night Football on ABC, the first and only weekly primetime college football series on broadcast television, will return for a third season Saturdays at 5 p.m. beginning August 30. Weekly Saturday primetime telecasts on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and ESPN's Thursday and Friday night games, will also return.
-- Thursdays To Feature All BCS Conference Teams: For the first time, every game on ESPN's highly-rated Thursday night schedule will feature BCS conference teams (Big 12 games new this year), and Texas A&M at Texas will be presented in primetime on Thanksgiving (Nov. 27).
-- Every BCS Conferences: For the second consecutive year, ESPN will be the only network to offer coverage of home games from all six BCS conferences (SEC, Big Ten, ACC, Big East, Pac-10 and Big 12). In addition, ESPN on ABC and ESPN will televise the premier games from the Big Ten, ACC, BIG EAST, Pac-10 and Big 12 every week.
Yadda, yadda, yadda...
(We skip ahead to the actual schedule, which seems to have a lot of holes in it ... unless you're an alum of the Temecula Bryman school of Denistry, because TBD has a lot of games coming up):
Note: All ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Classic games will be simulcast on ESPN360.com.
AUGUST
Thur., Aug. 28
4:30 p.m. ESPNU: Vanderbilt at Miami (Ohio)
4:30 p.m. ESPN360.com: Jacksonville State at Georgia Tech
4:30 p.m. ESPN360.com: Charleston Southern at Miami
5 p.m. ESPN: N.C. State at South Carolina
6 p.m. ESPN2: Oregon State at Stanford
Fri., Aug. 29
4 p.m. ESPN Classic: Temple at Army
5 p.m. ESPN: SMU at Rice
Sat., Aug. 30
9 a.m. ESPN: Virginia Tech at East Carolina
9 a.m. ESPN2: Syracuse at Northwestern
9 a.m. ESPNU: TBD
12:30 p.m. ABC: USC at Virginia
12:30 p.m. ESPN2: Utah at Michigan
12:45 p.m. ESPNU: Delaware at Maryland
3 p.m. ESPN: Appalachian State at LSU
3:45 p.m. ESPN2: Mississippi State at Louisiana Tech
4:30 p.m. ESPNU: Boston College vs. Kent State (from Cleveland)
5 p.m. ABC: Alabama vs. Clemson (from Atlanta) or Michigan State at California
5:30 p.m. ESPN: Illinois vs. Missouri (from St. Louis)
7:30 p.m. ESPNU: Prairie View at Texas Southern
Sun., Aug. 31
11 a.m. ESPN2: ackson State vs. Hampton
12:30 p.m. ESPN: Kentucky at Louisville
SEPTEMBER
Mon. Sept. 1
1 p.m. ESPN: Fresno State at Rutgers
Thur., Sept. 4
4:30 p.m. ESPNU: Florida A&M at Delaware State
5:30 p.m. ESPN: South Carolina at Vanderbilt
Fri., Sept. 5
4 p.m. ESPN: Navy at Ball State
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
Sat., Sept. 6
9 a.m.: ESPN or ESPN2: Miami (Ohio) at Michigan
9 a.m.: ESPN or ESPN2: Ohio at Ohio State
9 a.m. ESPNU: Connecticut at Temple
10 a.m. ESPN Classic: New Hampshire at Army
12:30 p.m. ABC: Oregon State at Penn State
12:30 p.m. ESPN2: Either Mississippi at Wake Forest or Cincinnati at Oklahoma
12:30 p.m. ESPN360.com: The Citadel at Clemson
4:45 p.m. ESPNU: Richmond at Virginia
1:30 p.m. ESPN: West Virginia at East Carolina
4 p.m. ESPN2: South Florida at UCF
4 p.m. ESPN Classic: Alcorn State at Grambling State
4:30 p.m. ESPNU: Minnesota at Bowling Green
5 p.m. ESPN: Miami at Florida
7:15 p.m. ESPN2: Texas at UTEP
7:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
Thur., Sept. 11
4:30 p.m. ESPN: North Carolina at Rutgers
4:30 p.m. ESPNU: Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri State
Fri., Sept. 12
5 p.m. ESPN2: Kansas at South Florida
Sat., Sept. 13
9 a.m. ESPN or ESPN2: California at Maryland
9 a.m. ESPN or ESPN2: Florida Atlantic at Michigan State
9 a.m. ESPNU: Navy at Duke
12:30 p.m. ABC: Oregon at Purdue
12:30 p.m. ESPN: Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
12:45 p.m. ESPNU: Chattanooga at Florida State
4 p.m. ESPN2: Auburn at Mississippi State
4:30 p.m. ESPNU: Virginia at Connecticut
4:45 p.m. ESPN: Oklahoma at Washington
5 p.m. ABC: Ohio State at USC
7:30 p.m. ESPN2: Wisconsin at Fresno State
7:30 p.m. ESPNU: North Carolina A&T at Norfolk State ^
Wed., Sept. 17
5 p.m. ESPN2: Kansas State at Louisville
Thur., Sept. 18
4:30 p.m. ESPNU: Arkansas Pine-Bluff at Alcorn State
5:30 p.m. ESPN: West Virginia at Colorado
Fri., Sept. 19
5 p.m. ESPN2: Baylor at Connecticut
Sat., Sept. 20
9 a.m. ESPN: TBD
9 a.m. ESPN: TBD
9 a.m. ESPNU: TBD
12:30 p.m. ABC: Notre Dame at Michigan State
12:30 p.m. ESPN: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4 p.m. ESPN2: TBD
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4:45 p.m. ESPN: TBD
5 p.m. ABC: Georgia at Arizona State
7:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
Thur., Sept. 25
5 p.m. ESPNU: Mississippi Valley State at Alabama State
6 p.m. ESPN: USC at Oregon State
Fri., Sept. 26
5 p.m. ESPN2: Connecticut at Louisville
Sat., Sept. 27
9 a.m. ESPN: TBD
9 a.m. ESPN2: TBD
9 a.m.: ESPNU: TBD
12:30 p.m. ABC: Fresno State at UCLA
12:30 p.m. ESPN: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4 p.m. ESPN2: TBD
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4:45 p.m. ESPN: TBD
5 p.m. ABC: Illinois at Penn State
7:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
Tue., Sept. 30
5 p.m. ESPN2: Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee
OCTOBER
Wed., Oct. 1
5 p.m. ESPN: Louisiana Tech at Boise State
Thur., Oct. 2
4:30 p.m. ESPN: Pittsburgh at South Florida
4:30 p.m. ESPNU: Nicholls State at Northern Iowa
Fri., Oct. 3
5 p.m. ESPN: Cincinnati at Marshall
Sat., Oct. 4
9 a.m. ESPN: TBD
9 a.m. ESPN2: TBD
9 a.m. ESPNU: TBD
12:30 p.m. ABC: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPN2: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
3 p.m. ESPN: TBD
4 p.m ESPNU: TBD
5 p.m. ABC: Oregon at USC
5 p.m. ESPN2: Ohio State at Wisconsin
6 p.m. ESPN: TBD
7:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
Tue., Oct. 7
5 p.m. ESPN2: Troy at Florida Atlantic
Thur., Oct. 9
4:30 p.m. ESPN: Clemson at Wake Forest
4:30 p.m. ESPNU: Winston-Salem at Florida A&M
Fri., Oct. 10
5 p.m. ESPN: Louisville at Memphis
Sat., Oct. 11
9 a.m. ABC: Texas vs. Oklahoma (from Dallas)
9 a.m. ESPN: TBD
9 a.m. ESPN2: TBD
9 a.m. ESPNU: TBD
12:30 p.m. ABC: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPN: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPN2: TBD
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
5 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2: Penn State at Wisconsin
5 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2: TBD
7:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
Thur., Oct. 16
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4:30 p.m. ESPN: Florida State at N.C. State
Fri., Oct. 17
5 p.m. ESPN: Hawaii at Boise State
Sat., Oct. 18
9 a.m. ESPN: TBD
9 a.m. ESPN2: TBD
9 a.m. ESPNU: TBD
12:30 p.m. ABC: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPN2: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
1:30 p.m. ESPN: Michigan at Penn State
4 p.m. ESPN2: TBD
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4:45 p.m. ESPN: TBD
5 p.m. ABC: TBD
7:30 p.m. ESPNU: Florida A&M at Southern
Tue., Oct. 21
5 p.m. ESPN2: Ohio at Temple
Thur., Oct. 23
4:30 p.m. ESPN: Auburn at West Virginia
4:30 p.m. ESPNU: Jacksonville State at Tennessee Martin
Fri., Oct. 24
6 p.m. ESPN2: Boise State at San Jose State
Sat., Oct. 25
9 a.m. ESPN: TBD
9 a.m. ESPN2: TBD
9 a.m. ESPNU: TBD
12:30 p.m. ABC: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPN: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
5 p.m. ABC: Notre Dame at Washington
5 p.m. ESPN: Penn State at Ohio State
5 p.m. ESPN2: TBD
7:30 p.m. ESPNU: Alabama A&M at Alabama State
Sun., Oct. 26
5 p.m. ESPN: UCF at Tulsa
Tue., Oct. 28
4 p.m. ESPNU: Buffalo at Ohio
5 p.m. ESPN2: Houston at Marshall
Thur., Oct. 30
4:30 p.m. ESPN: South Florida at Cincinnati
Fri., Oct. 31
5 p.m. ESPN2: Wofford at Appalachian State
NOVEMBER
Sat., Nov. 1
9 a.m. ESPN: TBD
9 a.m. ESPN2: TBD
9 a.m. ESPNU: TBD
12:30 p.m. ABC: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPN: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4 or 5 p.m. ESPN2: TBD
4 p.m. ESPN: TBD
4:45 p.m. ESPN: TBD
5 p.m. ABC: TBD
7:30 p.m. ESPNU: South Carolina State at Delaware State
Sun., Nov. 2
5 p.m. ESPN: East Carolina at UCF
Tue., Nov. 4
4:30 p.m. ESPN2: Miami (Ohio) at Buffalo
Wed., Nov. 5
5 p.m. ESPN2 or ESPNU: Northern Illinois at Ball State
5 p.m. ESPN2 or ESPNU: Toledo at Akron
Thur., Nov. 6
4:30 p.m. ESPN: Maryland at Virginia Tech
4:30 p.m. ESPNU: Howard at South Carolina State
Fri., Nov. 7
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
6 p.m. ESPN2: Nevada at Fresno State
Sat., Nov. 8
9 a.m. ESPN: TBD
9 a.m. ESPN2: TBD
9 a.m. ESPNU: TBD
12:30 p.m. ABC: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPN: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4 p.m. ESPN2: TBD
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4:45 p.m. ESPN: TBD
5 p.m. ABC: California at USC
7:30 p.m. ESPNU: Bethune-Cookman at Hampton
Tue., Nov. 11
4 p.m. ESPN2: Ball State at Miami (Ohio)
Wed., Nov. 12
5 p.m. ESPN2 or ESPN360.com: Central Michigan at Northern Illinois
5 p.m. ESPN2 or ESPN360.com: Temple at Kent State
Thur., Nov. 13
4 p.m. ESPNU: Buffalo at Akron
4:30 p.m. ESPN: Virginia Tech at Miami
Fri., Nov. 14
5 p.m. ESPN2: Cincinnati at Louisville
Sat., Nov. 15
9 a.m. ESPN: TBD
9 a.m. ESPN2: TBD
9 a.m. ESPNU: TBD
12:30 p.m. ABC: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPN: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4 p.m. ESPN2: TBD
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4:45 p.m. ESPN: TBD
5 p.m. ABC: TBD
7:30 p.m. ESPNU: Delaware State at Norfolk State ^
Wed., Nov. 19
4 p.m. ESPN2: Ball State at Central Michigan
Thur., Nov. 20
4:30 p.m. ESPN: Miami at Georgia Tech
6 p.m. ESPNU: Grambling at Texas Southern
Fri., Nov. 21
6:30 p.m. ESPN2: Fresno State at San Jose State
Sat., Nov. 22
9 a.m. ABC: TBD
9 a.m. ESPN: TBD
9 a.m. ESPN2: TBD
9 a.m. ESPNU: TBD
12:30 p.m. ABC: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4 p.m. ESPN2: TBD
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4:45 p.m. ESPN: TBD
5 p.m. ABC: TBD
7:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
TBD: ESPN Classic: Florida Classic-Bethune Cookman vs. Florida A&M
Sun., Nov. 23
5 p.m. ESPN: Connecticut at South Florida
Tue., Nov. 25
3 p.m. ESPN360.com: Western Michigan at Ball State
4 p.m. ESPN2: Navy at Northern Illinois
Thur., Nov. 27
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
5 p.m. ESPN: Texas A&M at Texas
Fri., Nov. 28
9 a.m. ABC: West Virginia at Pittsburgh
9:30 a.m. ESPNU: Ohio at Miami (Ohio)
12:30 p.m. ABC: Colorado at Nebraska
12:30 p.m. ESPN Classic: Bowling Green at Toledo
3 p.m. ESPN2: Fresno State at Boise State
6:30 p.m. ESPN2: UCLA at Arizona State
Sat., Nov. 29
9 a.m. ESPN: TBD
9 a.m. ESPN2: TBD
9 a.m. ESPNU: TBD
12:30 p.m. ABC: TBD
12:30 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4 p.m. ESPN2: TBD
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4:45 p.m. ESPN: TBD
5 p.m. ABC: Notre Dame at USC
12:30 p.m or 5 p.m. ABC: Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
DECEMBER
Thur., Dec. 4
4 p.m. ESPNU: TBD
4:30 p.m. ESPN: Louisville at Rutgers
Fri., Dec. 5
5 p.m. ESPN2: MAC Championship Game
Sat., Dec. 6
10 a.m. ABC: ACC Championship Game
11 a.m. ESPNU: TBD
1:30 p.m. ABC: USC at UCLA
5 p.m. ABC: Big 12 Championship Game
5 p.m. ESPN: TBD
5 p.m. ESPN2: TBD
TBD: ESPN or ESPN2: Conference USA Championship Game
TBD: ESPN or ESPN2: Pittsburgh at Connecticut
TBD: ESPN or ESPN2: South Florida at West Virginia
Sat., Dec. 13
11 a.m. ESPN Classic: SWAC Championship Game (Birmingham, Ala.)
2008 COLLEGE FOOTBALL POST-SEASON SCHEDULE
Sat., Dec. 20
8 a.m. ESPN: Congressional Bowl
11:30 p.m. ESPN: New Mexico Bowl
2:30 p.m. ESPN2: St. Petersburg Bowl
5 p.m. ESPN: Las Vegas Bowl
Sun., Dec. 21
5 p.m. ESPN: New Orleans Bowl
Tue., Dec. 23
5 p.m. ESPN: Poinsettia Bowl
Wed., Dec. 24
5 p.m. ESPN: Hawaii Bowl
Fri., Dec. 26
5 p.m. ESPN: Motor City Bowl
Sat., Dec. 27
10 a.m. ESPN: Meineke Car Care Bowl
1:30 p.m. ESPN: Champs Sports Bowl
5 p.m. ESPN: Emerald Bowl
Sun., Dec. 28
5 p.m. ESPN: Independence Bowl
Mon., Dec. 29
Noon ESPN: Papajohns.com Bowl
5 p.m. ESPN: Alamo Bowl
Tue., Dec. 30
1:30 p.m. ESPN: Humanitarian Bowl
5 p.m. ESPN: Holiday Bowl
Wed., Dec. 31
9 a.m. ESPN: Armed Forces Bowl
12:30 p.m. ESPN: Music City Bowl
4:30 p.m. ESPN: Chick-fil-A Bowl
Thu., Jan. 1
8 a.m. ESPN: Outback Bowl
10 a.m. ABC: Capital One Bowl
1:30 p.m. ABC: Rose Bowl
Fri., Jan. 2
2 p.m. ESPN: Liberty Bowl
Sat., Jan. 3
9 a.m. ESPN2: International Bowl
Tue., Jan. 6
5 p.m. ESPN: GMAC Bowl
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