Friday, January 12, 2007

TV: Weekend what to watch, Friday thru Sunday, January 12,13,14, 2007

*** all times pacific; add +3 for eastern ***

Friday, January 12, 2007

  • One live game, 430pm, repeats at 1am, Lipscomb at Belmont, on Fox College Sports. If the names sound familiar, that's because these are the two teams that met in the Atlantic Sun conference final in 2006. Prediction: Belmont!
  • Repeats on Fox College Sports: Washington at Stanford (battle of three seven-footers!, Oregon at Arizona State, Oregon State at Arizona.
  • Classic BYU games on BYU-TV (commercial free!): 2000 BYU vs UNLV, 1998 BYU vs New Mexico


    Saturday, January 13, 2007
  • Game of the day: Clemson at Maryland, exclusively on ESPNU. I do not have access to ESPNU in my TV listings, so I don't have the start time handy. Prediction: Gary Williams make a statement with a 10+ point victory.
  • 8am, ESPN Gameday, morning edition on ESPN2. Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps, Hubert Davis and Reece "Bama" Davis along with the one and only Dookie Vitale!
  • 9am, West Virginia at Marquette on ESPN. Two groups of young and talented players compete. An interesting clash of styles here, promises to be an entertaining game to watch, I have to give the edge to the home team, and predict Dominic James has a field day against the 1-3-1 zone.
  • 10am, Tennessee at Ohio State on CBS. Promises to be a run and gun extravaganza when Oden is not on the floor. Prediction: Ohio State wins in a closely contested game
  • 11am, Kansas at Iowa State on ESPN. Kansas steamrolls and Paris Hilton is in tears!
  • 11am, Hope vs Calvin on CSTV
  • 1130am, Wagner at Saint Francis of PA, on Fox College Sports and regional FSNs
  • 1130am, The Battle of Los Angeles, UCLA at USC, on FSN and Fox College Sports. Prediction: Crystal ball is muddy, I see UCLA with a razor-thin margin. Game-plan wise I predict Tim Floyd will outfox Ben Howland.
  • 1130am, Wisconsin at Northwestern on CSN (Comcast Sports Net)
  • 1230pm, North Carolina at Virginia Tech or Oklahoma at Texas on ABC, with regional coverage.
  • 3pm, Inside College Basketball, brand new 30-minute show, on ABC. Start time will shift if the basketball games take longer than anticipated.
  • 1pm, 930pm, Colorado State at San Diego State on CSTV. Prediction: SDSU comfortably in a barrage of 3-pointers
  • 2pm, Washington at California on CSN. Prediction: Washington by 2.
  • 3pm, 5am, SMU at Houston on CSTV. Prediction: Houston by 20+
  • 330pm, Oregon State at Arizona State on Fox College Sports and regional FSNs. Someone has to win, this is not soccer, a draw is not possible. I predict Oregon State in double overtime.
  • 4pm, Washington State at Stanford, on Fox College Sports and regional FSNs. Prediction: Wazzu lulls the Lopez twins to sleep and wins 55-52.
  • 5pm, Louisianna Lafayette at Western Kentucky Fox College Sports and regional FSNs. Prediction: Western KY
  • 5pm, ESPN Gameday, the pre-game edition, on ESPN
  • 6pm, GAME DAY GAME! with Dick Vitale, Georgetown at Pittsburgh on ESPN. Prediction: Georgetown wins, Hibbert has a good game, Jeff Green is a major factor, Pitt hits a lot of outside shots. Vitale promotes the Broken Egg three times during the day
  • 7pm, 1030pm, Portland at Saint Mary's on CSN
  • 7pm, 1am, San Diego at Pepperdine on Fox College Sports and regional FSNs
  • 730pm, 7am, UC Irvine Ant Eaters at Pacific on CSTV. The ants are very tasty in Stockton, but I predict a home win.
  • 8pm, Gonzaga at Santa Clara on Fox College Sports and regional FSNs. A trap game for the Zags as Dick Davey has been known to bite Top-25 teams (including the 2005 national champions of North Carolina. Prediction: Gonzaga wins
  • 930pm, Midnight Madness, an in-studio recap of the day's games on ESPN. Start time may shift.
  • ESPN Full Court: Games start at 9am, and the last game starts at 6pm. Total of 18 games! I'm too lazy to type them all out :) Check ESPNPVV.com or the ESPN.com and search for keyword Full Court for exact matchups and airtimes. I believe this is the last day of the free preview (or maybe it was Friday? not 100% sure).



    Sunday, January 14, 2007
  • 230pm through 9pm on CSTV, Hoop Hall Classic, a three-game prep basketball tourney, featuring some of the top 100 players in the country. Details at Recruiting Wars
  • 1030am, Illinois at Michigan State on CBS. This game looked good on paper from a national perspective when CBS made the schedule. Now, it's more of a regional and Big-10 type of a game. Prediction: Izzo State wins, barely.
  • 11am, Seton Hall at Notre Dame, the only game on ESPN Full Court
  • 1pm, Nevada at Hawaii, tape-delayed on CSN
  • 2pm, Tip off show on Fox College Sports and regional FSNs
  • 230pm, Duke at Miami, Fox College Sports and regional FSNs. Hot off their W at Maryland, Miami is bold enough and brave enough. Sadly for them, a furious Coach K gets 95-5 of all the 50-50 calls, and Duke wins by 15+. (I want Miami to win)
  • 5pm, Oregon at Arizona, Fox College Sports and regional FSNs. This game could end up 103-102 in regulation, but usually run-and-gun games on paper, don't always materialize. There will be fast-paced action but it will probably be 93-92. Prediction: Hard to go against the Silver Fox in Tuscon. If the score is over 100, then Oregon wins, otherwise Arizona.

  • That's all folks!

    *** all times pacific; add +3 for eastern ***

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    Previewing next week
  • Student Spirit Week at ESPN, spotlighting students and fans of the game during their various broadcasts
  • two classic games per day from ESPN Classic.
  • All-day classic game marathon on Monday on CSTV
  • UConn at Pitt, North Carolina at possibly undefeated Clemson, Arizona at UCLA, and many many many more
  • Top 5 2007 player Derrick Rose vs the Oak Hill Academy on ESPN (Thursday)

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