Complete details released for 2008-09 basketball schedule
Posted by kj on Monday, September 15th, 2008
Michigan State has now released all the details on start times and TV coverage for the 2008-2009 basketball schedule.
Tidbits and nuggets:
- The two exhibition games will be broadcast at BigTenNetwork.com (as opposed to on the TV network itself).
- It appears the game at IPFW will be the only game not televised.
- The Oakland game at the Palace will be broadcast by FSN Detroit. That’s a 5:00 p.m. tip-off, for anyone thinking of heading down to Auburn Hills for the game. (Saturday, December 27. I haven’t seen anything on ticket sales yet.)
- Three games will be on CBS for certain (Texas, Kansas, at Ohio State). Late season games against Wisconsin, Illinois, and Purdue could be picked up by CBS (or bumped to ESPN/BTN), as well.
- Ten games on the ESPN family of networks (plus potentially those three late-season games).
- Eleven games on BTN (plus potentially those same three games–hopefully not).
- That’s 13-16 of 29 total regular season games on national TV.
Roger Franklin has committed to Oklahoma State. He had yet to take his visit to MSU. All eyes are on Jamil Wilson now (for potentially the next six months).
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witless chumon 16 Sep 2008 at 9:16 am 1that V•io•xx is some good stuff, let me tell you…
What is the matter with the BTN not televising our game against half an eyechart (tm Gus Ganakas)? Isn’t that we have a BTN for? Or is it all just to facilitate getting Idong Ibok’s face out to the world?
Moothekowon 16 Sep 2008 at 11:12 am 2My guess is they’re trying to drive up web traffic or awareness of their website or something and figure this is a way to do it that won’t generate too much hate mail (though I think it’s a load of poop.. i don’t want to/will never want to a watch a sporting event through their website instead of on TV).
kjon 16 Sep 2008 at 11:12 am 3I assume the fact that the IPFW game is a road game creates logistical problems for BTN coverage.
The comparable game on last year’s schedule (at Bradley) was an ESPNU game.