FSN NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
by FOX Sports Net
COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON FSN
The BCS runs through the Pac-10 on FSN this weekend, with No. 4 Arizona State and No. 5 Oregon both facing tough battles against ranked teams. A top-5 team has lost in each of the last four weeks, but the Sun Devils and Ducks are both hoping to avoid that fate on Saturday, October 27. FSN offers up a tripleheader of Pac-10 action this weekend. In the opener, No. 5 Oregon hosts No. 12 USC, then UCLA takes on Washington State before No. 21 California takes on the Pac-10's top ranked team, No. 4 Arizona State. Before the games start, tune into the COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAY KICKOFF SHOW presented by Kyocera at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PST for the latest gridiron news, scores and analysis.
Saturday, October 27 (all times eastern)
2:30 p.m. — College Football Saturday Kickoff presented by Kyocera in FSN HD (Host Mike Goldberg and analyst D'Marco Farr)
3 p.m. — Pac-10 football presented by Kyocera in FSN HD: No. 12 USC at No. 5 Oregon (PxP - Barry Tompkins, analyst Petros Papadakis, sideline reporter Jim Watson)
6:30 p.m. — Pac-10 football presented by Kyocera: UCLA at Washington State (PxP Brian Davis, analyst Mark Rypien and sideline reporter Michael Eaves)
10 p.m. — Pac-10 football presented by Kyocera in FSN HD: No. 21 California at No. 4 Arizona State (PxP Ted Robinson, analyst Warren Moon and sideline reporter Lindsay Soto)
FSN PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW
The New England Patriots aren't just winning big every week, they're making it look as though they are taking the field against practice squads. If they get can get by AFC rival Indianapolis in a few weeks, the Pats have a reasonable road to an undefeated regular season.
On the flip side, the Miami Dolphins are playing with a second string quarterback, they lost their star running back for the season and they traded away their top wideout en route to an 0-7 record. The St. Louis Rams are playing an injured Marc Bulger at QB and a backup rookie running back behind a patchwork offensive line, resulting in a zero in the win column. This week, FSN PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW debates whether it's harder to go through a full NFL season without losing a game or trying every week to win one and being unsuccessful for an entire year.
PFP host Jay Glazer and analysts Jason Sehorn, Tim Brown and Eddie George look at the Patriots chances of joining the 1972 Dolphins as the only undefeated teams in NFL history and try to figure out how the Rams and Dolphins can win a game. FSN PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW airs on Friday, October 26 at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. local, on Saturday mornings (check local listings) and Sundays at 10 a.m. ET/ 7 a.m. PT.
BCS RATINGS SHOW and BCS BREAKDOWN
With four of the top five teams in the BCS polls facing ranked opponents this week, the BCS is again looking at the probability of major changes as the craziest season in college football history continues. FSN has the BCS covered before the weekend starts through the release of the newest rankings.
On Friday, October 26 at 6 p.m. local, BCS BREAKDOWN host Tom Helmer along with analysts Eddie George, Petros Papadakis and Gary Barnett and reporter Charissa Thompson analyze the current top 10 teams, currently in an order that no expert in the country predicted before the season started, and look at the biggest surprises and upsets of the last month.
Then on Sunday, October 28 at 10:30 p.m. local, the crew reconvenes to take an early look at the BCS rankings on the BCS RATINGS SHOW, trying to make sense of an upside down season. Helmer, Papadakis and Barnett look at the rise and fall of the nation's top teams as upsets are all but guaranteed.
BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD
BDSSP is the network's nightly sports talk show hosted by Chris Rose, alongside NBA expert John Salley, former All-Star pitcher Rob Dibble, NFL veteran Rodney Peete and BDSSP reporter Charissa Thompson. Regularly featuring fun interviews with top athletes, coaches, celebrities and entertainers, BDSSP airs weeknights at 9 p.m., 11 p.m., and 12:30 a.m. local.
THIS WEEK ON BEST DAMN:
Wednesday, October 24 — MY BEST DAMN FAVORITE PLAY: BDSSP presents the biggest names in sports and entertainment reminiscing about their favorite moments in sports
Thursday, October 25 — BEST DAMN TOP 50 SPORTS BLUNDERS
Friday, October 26 — BEST DAMN TOP 50 BASEBALL PLAYS
THE FSN FINAL SCORE
This week, FSN continues its nightly sports highlight show THE FSN FINAL SCORE. The show is 30 minutes of fast-paced highlights of the day's best moments the sports world has to offer. FINAL SCORE airs nightly at 10:30 p.m. local with repeats airing regularly.
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