TV for Louisville game will depend on this week

[windbane]

Posted November 06, 2006 by Brett McMurphy (blog):

We know USF isn’t looking ahead to next week’s game at Louisville - at least that’s the Bulls’ party line this week - but here’s some TV news. The USF at Louisville game Nov. 18 will be televised by ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. The possibilities: 7:45 p.m on ESPN or 7 p.m on ESPN2 or ESPNU. A decision won’t be made until Saturday night or Sunday.  The network is waiting for results of this week’s games and will decide among Rutgers at Cincinnati and a couple of ACC games (Virginia Tech at Wake Forest and Maryland at Boston College) before deciding which network will televise USF-Louisville. For USF fans making the trip to Louisville and are dying to see some hoops, the Cardinals basketball team opens the regular season the same day in Freedom Hall against Northwestern State Saturday at 1 p.m.

If Wake and Maryland are still tied for 1st place in the ACC I can't see those games not getting the ESPN 1 and 2 time slots.  Maybe they will lose this week, though (Wake plays FSU, Maryland plays Miami).  Maryland and BC would prboably be for ACC Atlantic division then, though, so we'll see.  Rutgers game would be less attractive if Louisville beats Rutgers this Thursday, so a few reasons to hope that happens.

If Wake loses this week to FSU and Louisville takes care of Rutgers, I could see the USF-Louisville game getting 1 of the top 2 TV spots there.

I'm going for ESPN 1 or 2 because I don't get ESPNU, but I would of course be heading out to a sports bar if it's on ESPNU, so either way it's a good thing that USF will be on TV I suppose.

Another reason it would be a letdown to lose to Syracuse this week, heh.

[Kyle]

I'd rather it wasnt nationally televised. We always seem to stink up the joint on national tv.

[Apis Bull]

I'd rather it wasnt nationally televised. We always seem to stink up the joint on national tv.

Wasn't last year's Louisville game on national TV?

[NormalBull]

Also, see UAB 2004.....A guy named Andre Hall ran for over 200 yards if I recall on national TV.

Normal

[Velcro]

and both triple overtime games (lville & cincy) in 2003 were nationally televised victories.

Our national tv record isn't horrible... probably around .500.

[USFPhil]

also in a loss we had a very impressive showing against Oklahoma a few years ago on National TV

[Velcro]

and I think the BGSU game was on national TV, was it not?

[80mins]

I'd rather it wasnt nationally televised. We always seem to stink up the joint on national tv.

Wasn't last year's Louisville game on national TV?

Not national, unless it was on ESPNU, because I remember watching the GameCast updates instead of the actual game.

[USF03]

Little depends on us anyway, it's on U of L's shoulders now.  They are the story, but we still have the ability to kill their story.

[Matt]

i will be glad if its not at 12pm so i can actually watch it.