Previewing the first full weekend of college hoops on TV!

This is the first full weekend of college hoops on TV land. We have games left and right, up and down, and all over. On top of that, CBS debuts their 2007-2008 college basketball season coverage with a double header.

The game of the weekend is the classic TV rivalry between Indiana and Kentucky on CBS. This year's game takes place at Bloomington. For a preview of this game, be sure to visit A Sea of Blue.

Arizona visiting Illinois on ESPN will be an interesting game because of Lute Olson announcing he is taking a sabbatical for 2007-2008. The latest rumors talk of a divorce between Lute and Christine, his current wife.

After that, DePaul will visit Kansas. The last time Jerry Weinwright visited Allen Fieldhouse with his Richmond Spiders he managed to sting Bill Self. Given DePaul's current fluctuations, will this be an upset city or a +40 Kansas win?

Meanwhile, Pitino tries to win game #500, at home against the flying Dayton Flyers and under-published hyper-active freshman Chris Wright. The News section at A Sea of Blue has a story linked on Pitino 500 by SI. The Dayton Flyers did manage to beat PitinoVille last season.

Another game that is very intriguing is Michigan State visiting BYU in Utah. David Rose managed to create a lot of buzz by beating PitinoVille and giving North Carolina all it could handle in back to back games in a preseason tourney in Vegas. The game will be on Versus and perhaps on BYU-TV (look for it in the religious channels section of digital cable or satellite).

Another exciting game is the classic state of Wisconsin rivarly between Marquette and Wisconsin. Marquette has the most highly thought of team of the two, Wisconsin has the home court advantage. With Majerus back in the coaching ranks, ESPN will have to send someone else to cover the game :)

Yet another game of interest, can Pitt actually win an out of conference game on the road? They are facing an underperforming Washington Huskies team in the Pacific Northwest. But the true test for Pitt comes on December 20 when they square of with the Pukies.

Still have room on your TiVo? The high flying Texas Longhorns will be playing Rice on CSTV. Will they score 100 again? Will they score 120? You decide!

Sunday has a few more games, the most interesting is the ACC Conference Season Tip Off with Boston College visiting Gary Williams at Maryland on FSN's ACC Sunday Night Hoops 2008. There's also Michael Beasley squaring off with Cal's big center DeVon Hardin. An opportunity for an NBA Draft statement, especially for DeVon Hardin who is not getting as much hype and coverage as super-frosh Michael Beasley.

Too many games and not enough tapes in your VCR? Be sure to visit and bookmark our Tech Talk special discussing TiVo, DVRs, DVD recorders, VCRs, and the like.

For airtimes and channels and more TV listings for December 2007, check our college hoops TV guide.