FSN NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
by FOX Sports Net
COLLEGE FOOTBALLON FSN
Football fans around the country can stop watching the clock, waiting for those last seconds to tick off — college football is finally here and nobody is giving those fans more of what they crave than FSN. Kicking off the season with four games, featuring three of the best teams in the country — No. 1 USC, No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 17 UCLA*, FSN is steamrolling its way into the 2007 college football season.
FSN airs 31 Big 12 and Pac-10 conference football games this year, with 28 of those delivered in High Definition. The two conferences combined to send 14 teams to bowl games in 2006, and 2007 is shaping up to be an even better year, as consensus pre-season No. 1 USC, UCLA, Texas, California, Oklahoma and Nebraska all have their sights set on the BCS title game.
Before the games start, get the most up-to-date news, highlights and gridiron insight with COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAY KICKOFF PRESENTED BY KYOCERA, hosted by Mike Goldberg alongside analyst D'Marco Farr.
FSN's 2007 college football campaign starts on Saturday Sept. 1 at 11:30 a.m. EST/8:30 a.m. PST:
Schedule (all times eastern) — (*USA Today/Coaches poll rankings)
11:30 a.m. College Football Saturday Kickoff presented by Kyocera
12 p.m. — Dr Pepper Big 12 Football in HD: Colorado St. vs. Colorado (from Denver, CO) (PxP Joel Meyers, analyst Gary Reasons, sideline reporter Emily Jones)
3:30pm — Pac-10 Football presented by Kyocera: No. 17 UCLA at Stanford (PxP Matt Devlin, analyst Warren Moon, sideline reporter Michael Eaves)
7 p.m. — Big 12 Football presented by Kyocera in HD: North Texas at No. 8 Oklahoma (PxP Bill Land, analyst Dave Lapham, sideline reporter Jim Knox)
10:15 p.m. — Pac-10 Football presented by Kyocera in HD: Idaho at No. 1 USC (PxP Barry Tompkins, analyst Petros Papadakis, sideline reporter Jim Watson)
FIBA AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP 2007
After crushing Puerto Rico 117-78 to advance to the semi-finals, Team USA knows that one more win would secure a spot in the 2008 Olympics. But they aren't looking for just one more win, they want two and the gold.
Halfway through the second round, only America and Argentina remain undefeated. Those two teams are set to square off on Thursday night and both are assured a berth in the semifinals.
The FIBA Americas championship rounds will be played on Sunday, September 2, with the bronze medal game airing at 4 p.m. EST/1 p.m. PST and the gold medal game telecast tipping off at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST.
UPCOMING: FSN PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW
FSN's hit series, FSN PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW, returns for its third season on Friday, September 7, offering up the best information from around the NFL. The one-hour show, taped in Denver, is the first NFL preview show airing each week. Heisman Trophy winner, former Titans Pro Bowl RB Eddie George, returns for his second season behind the desk, joining PFP veteran analysts, future football Hall of Famer Tim Brown and former New York Giants Pro Bowl DB Jason Sehorn. Hosted by FOX and FSN NFL insider Jay Glazer, FSN PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW airs Fridays at 5 p.m. local, Saturday mornings (check local listings) and Sundays at 10 a.m. ET/ 7 a.m. PT.
Plus, each week, the biggest names in the game join the guys for in-depth interviews and FSN reporter Laura Okmin uncovers the best off-the-field stories about NFL players and coaches
BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD
BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD 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.
A LOOK AHEAD ON BEST DAMN:
Wednesday, August 29 — Cowboys QB Tony Romo, UFC fighter Dan Henderson, Big Ten Network host Dave Revsine
Thursday, August 30 — Best Damn Top 50 Greatest Touchdowns
Friday, August 31 — Best Damn Weird, Wild & Wacky Show
Tuesday, September 4 — FSN Pro Football Preview analyst Eddie George, former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher, actor Billy Bob Thornton
Best Damn Quotes
John Salley (saying people learn the rules of what's right and wrong by the culture in which they grow up, in a conversation about Michael Vick): "If you like to play dice with your boys, and all of a sudden you're playing dice with your boys and the cops come in and bust that dice game, is that the same thing?"
Rob Dibble responds: "At the end of the dice game, you're not electrocuting the dice."
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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