Football: Big East Reveals TV Slate
July 18, 2006 12:31 PM | General
July 18, 2006
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The BIG EAST Conference will be among the nation's most televised conferences once again in 2006 as the league continues multi-year deals with ABC Sports and ESPN as its broadcast network television partners.
Four games have already been selected to air on ABC, beginning on Sept. 2 when Rutgers travels to North Carolina. The following week, Syracuse will host Iowa on ABC. On Sept. 16, two games will be part of ABC's Saturday afternoon regional coverage at - Miami (Fla.) at Louisville and Michigan State at Pittsburgh. All of these ABC games will start at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time.
The BIG EAST has an extensive slate of games scheduled for ESPN or ESPN2, beginning with a Sunday night intrastate showdown between Louisville and Kentucky on Sept. 3 at 8:00 p.m. on ESPN. In all, 16 games are currently scheduled to air on either ESPN and ESPN2. In addition, two contests can be seen on ESPNU with three more games being streamed live on ESPN 360, ESPN's customized broadband service available at www.ESPN360.com.
The ESPN Regional BIG EAST Game of the Week package is one of the largest in the nation, reaching more than 30 million homes. The BIG EAST Game of the Week schedule will begin on Sept. 16 with Cincinnati at Ohio State. All games kick off at noon eastern time. A number of contests broadcast by ESPN Regional are also offered as part of the ESPN GamePlan pay subscription service. Dave Sims and John Congemi return as the ERT broadcast team, along with sideline reporter Quint Kessenich.
Two games can be seen on College Sports Television (CSTV) in `06 - the Sept. 16 game pairing USF at Central Florida and an Oct. 14 contest featuring Rutgers at Navy.
Check the BIG EAST web site at www.bigeast.org throughout the season for updated football television information. The remainder of the BIG EAST television slate will primarily be determined on a 12-day or six-day advance selection process.
THE NATIONAL SCHEDULE
The BIG EAST will have an extensive schedule of games on national television. The following telecasts were known at press time. A number of games will be added as the season progresses (games and times listed are subject to change).
ABC Sports
Sat., Sept. 2, Rutgers at North Carolina, 3:30
Sat., Sept. 9, Iowa at Syracuse, 3:30
Sat., Sept. 16, Miami (Fla.) at Louisville, 3:30
Sat., Sept. 16, Michigan State at Pittsburgh, 3:30
ESPN
Sun. Sept. 3, Kentucky at Louisville, 8:00
Thurs., Sept. 14, Maryland at West Virginia, 7:30
Sat., Sept. 23, West Virginia at East Carolina (or ESPN2), TBA
Fri., Oct. 13, Pittsburgh at Central Florida, 8:00
Fri., Oct. 20, WEST VIRGINIA at CONNECTICUT, 8:00
Sun., Oct. 22, USF at CINCINNATI, 8:00
Sun., Oct. 29, CONNECTICUT at RUTGERS, 8:00
Thurs., Nov. 2, WEST VIRGINIA at LOUISVILLE, 7:30
Thurs., Nov. 9, LOUISVILLE at RUTGERS, 7:30
Thurs., Nov. 16, WEST VIRGINIA at PITTSBURGH, 7:30
Sat., Dec. 2, CONNECTICUT at LOUISVILLE (or ESPN2), TBA
Sat., Dec. 2, RUTGERS at WEST VIRGINIA (or ESPN2), TBA
ESPN2
Fri., Sept. 8, PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI, 8:00
Sat., Sept. 9, Illinois at Rutgers, Noon
Sat., Sept. 23, West Virginia at East Carolina (or ESPN), TBA
Fri., Sept. 29, RUTGERS at USF, 8:00
Fri., Oct. 6, # Louisville at Middle Tennessee State, 8:00
Sat., Dec. 2, CONNECTICUT at LOUISVILLE (or ESPN), TBA
Sat., Dec. 2, RUTGERS at WEST VIRGINIA (or ESPN), TBA
ESPNU
Sat., Sept. 2, Virginia at Pittsburgh, 7:00
Sat., Sept. 16, Syracuse at Illinois, Noon
ESPN 360
Sat., Sept. 2, Syracuse at Wake Forest, 6:30
Sat., Sept. 9, Florida International at USF, 7:00
Sat., Sept. 16, Wake Forest at Connecticut, Noon
CSTV
Sat., Sept. 16, USF at Central Florida, 2:30
Sat., Oct. 14, Rutgers at Navy, 1:30
# - In Nashville, Tenn.
> All times Eastern and subject to change
BIG EAST Games in CAPS
ESPN REGIONAL/BIG EAST GAME OF THE WEEK
Many BIG EAST contests will be broadcast by ESPN Regional Television as part of its BIG EAST Game of the Week package.
>The following dates and games were scheduled at press time. Many picks will be made later in the season as 12-day selections (schedule subject to change).
Sat., Sept. 16, Cincinnati @ Ohio State
Sat., Sept. 30, Navy @ Connecticut or Wyoming @ Syracuse
Sat., Oct. 7, Pittsburgh @ Syracuse or Connecticut @ USF
Sat., Oct. 14, Syracuse @ West Virginia or Cincinnati @ Louisville
Sat., Oct. 21, Rutgers @ Pittsburgh or Louisville @ Syracuse
Sat., Oct. 28, Syracuse @ Cincinnati
Sat., Nov. 4, Pittsburgh @ USF
Sat., Nov. 11, Cincinnati @ West Virginia or Pittsburgh @ Connecticut or Syracuse @ USF
Sat., Nov. 18, USF @ Louisville or Rutgers @ Cincinnati or Connecticut @ Syracuse
Sat., Nov. 25, Syracuse @ Rutgers or Cincinnati @ Connecticut or USF @ West Virginia
BIG EAST STATION LINEUP
At press time, the following is the station lineup for the ESPN Regional/BIG EAST Game of the Week. The syndication network clearance report is by DMA Market. Additional Channels will be added prior to the season (Stations may not carry all games every week - check local listings or the BIG EAST web site for schedule). Local BIG EAST Markets are listed in Bold.
Rank, Designated Market Area, (DMA)
1, New York - MSG Network (RSN)
3, Chicago, Ill. - WCIU-TV (IND), WWME-TV (IND)
4, Philadelphia, Pa. - WPHL (WB), WPVI (ABC)
5, Boston, Mass. - WCVB (ABC), WMUR (ABC), WLVI (WB)
12, Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota, Fla. - WFTS (ABC)
22, Pittsburgh, Pa. - WTAE (ABC)
24, Baltimore, Md. - TBA
28, Hartford/New Haven, Conn. - WTXX (WB), WTIC (FOX)
33, Milwaukee, Wis. - WMLW (IND)
34, Cincinnati, Ohio - WBQC (UPN), WXIX (FOX)
41, Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebanon/York, Pa. - WHP (CBS), WLYH (UPN)
49, Buffalo, N.Y. - WNGS (IND)
50, Louisville, Ky. - WHAS (ABC), WBKI (WB)
51, Providence, R.I./New Bedford, Mass. - Cox
54, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa. - WOLF (FOX), WSWB (WB)
55, Albany/Schenectady/Troy, N.Y. - Time Warner Cable
64, Charleston/Huntington, W.Va. - WCHS (ABC), WVAH (FOX)
74, Portland/Auburn, Maine - WPME (IND)
76, Syracuse, N.Y. - Time Warner Cable
79, Rochester, N.Y. - Time Warner
90, Burlington, Vt./Plattsburgh, N.Y. - Time Warner
108, Springfield/Holyoke, Mass. - Cox
142, Erie, Pa. - Time Warner
149, Bluefield/Beckley/Oak Hill, W.Va. - WOAY (ABC)
151, Bangor, Maine - WBGR (PAX)
154, Wheeling, W.Va./Steubenville, Ohio - WTOV (NBC)
156, Binghamton, N.Y. - Time Warner Cable
165, Clarksburg/Weston, W.Va. - WVFX (FOX)
166, Utica, N.Y. - Time Warner Cable
173, Elmira, N.Y. - Time Warner Cable
178, Watertown, N.Y. - Time Warner Cable
