CBS Releases 2013 College Football Schedule

CBS Sports has unveiled its 2013 college football TV schedule.   CBS will televise 19 games and sixteen of them will be from the Southeastern Conference.  Most of the games that CBS will show from the SEC will not be determined until 6-12 days prior to broadcast.  But the network has confirmed that its first game will be Alabama vs. Texas A&M on Saturday, September 14th.  It will also have Air Force vs. Navy on Saturday, October 5th, as well as the Army-Navy game on Saturday, December 14th.  Finally, it will broadcast the Hyundai Sun Bowl, an ACC-Pac12 game, on December 31st.   

Full Schedule from fbschedules.com is found below:

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Network
Sat., Sept. 14	Alabama at Texas A&M	3:30 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Sept. 21	SEC Game of the Week	3:30 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Sept. 28	SEC Game of the Week	3:30 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Oct. 5	Air Force at Navy	11:30 a.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Oct. 5	SEC Game of the Week	3:30 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Oct. 12	SEC Game of the Week	3:30 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Oct. 19	SEC Doubleheader Game 1	12:00 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Oct. 19	SEC Doubleheader Game 2	3:30 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Oct. 26	SEC Game of the Week	3:30 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Nov. 2	Georgia vs. Florida (at Jacksonville, FL)	3:30 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Nov. 9	SEC Doubleheader Game 1	3:30 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Nov. 9	SEC Doubleheader Game 2	8:00 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Nov. 16	SEC Game of the Week	3:30 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Nov. 23	SEC Game of the Week	3:30 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Fri., Nov. 29	Arkansas at LSU	2:30 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Nov. 30	SEC Game of the Week	3:30 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Dec. 7	SEC Championship Game	4:00 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Sat., Dec. 14	Army vs. Navy (at Philadelphia, PA)	3:00 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com
Tue., Dec. 31	Hyundai Sun Bowl (ACC vs. Pac-12)	2:00 p.m.	CBS (HD); CBSSports.com

CBS Sports' press release can be found at this link:
http://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-sports/releases/view?id=35619


Other News:

Notre Dame QB Everett Golson has been suspended for "poor academic judgment."
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9313557/everett-golson-banned-notre-dame-fighting-irish-poor-academic-judgment

Rutgers Athletic Director Julie Hermann has been accused of abusing her players during her tenure as head coach of the University of Tennessee women's volleyball team:  http://espn.go.com/new-york/college-sports/story/_/id/9315982/rutgers-scarlet-knights-ad-julie-hermann-says-school-president-assured-job-safe

Breaking News: ACC Releases Early Season Football TV Schedule

The Atlantic Coast Conference has just released its early season TV schedule for the 2013 season.  Most of the games listed below are for the first three weeks of the season.  Also, 2013 will mark the first time that the ACC will compete as a fourteen-team league since Syracuse University and the University of Pittsburgh will join the conference on July 1st.  Dr. Pepper will sponsor the league's championship game, which will air on either ESPN or ABC on December 7th.  

Original schedule found here:  http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/052313aaa.html
More information can be found here:  http://www.fbschedules.com/2013/05/acc-announces-early-season-2013-football-tv-schedule/

2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Early Season Football Television Schedule Release
(All times Eastern) *Nonconference away games not under ACC control,times and networks to be announced at a later date #Televised regionally on ABC, on ESPN2 to the rest of the nation.
Date	Game	Network	Gametime
Aug. 29	North Carolina at South Carolina	ESPN	6 p.m.
Aug. 29	Presbyterian at Wake Forest	ESPN3	6:30 p.m.
Aug. 30	Florida Atlantic at Miami	ESPNU	7 p.m.
Aug. 31	Villanova at Boston College	ESPN3	Noon
Aug. 31	Elon at Georgia Tech	ESPN3	Noon
Aug. 31	Louisiana Tech at NC State	ACC Network	12:30 p.m.
Aug. 31	Florida International at Maryland	RSN	12:30 p.m.
Aug. 31	BYU at Virginia	ESPNU	3:30 p.m.
Aug. 31	NC Central at Duke	ESPN3	4 p.m.
Aug. 31	*Penn State vs. Syracuse	TBA	TBA
Aug. 31	Virginia Tech vs. Alabama	ESPN	5:30 p.m.
Aug. 31	Georgia at Clemson	ABC	8 p.m.
Sept. 2	Florida State at Pitt	ESPN	8 p.m.
Sept. 6	Wake Forest at Boston College	ESPN2	8 p.m.
Sept. 7	Florida at Miami	ESPN	Noon
Sept. 7	Middle Tennessee at North Carolina	ACC Network	12:30 p.m.
Sept. 7	South Carolina State at Clemson	RSN	12:30 p.m.
Sept. 7	Western Carolina at Virginia Tech	ESPN3	1:30 p.m.
Sept. 7	Oregon at Virginia	#ABC/ESPN2	3:30 p.m.
Sept. 7	Old Dominion at Maryland	ESPN3	4 p.m.
Sept. 7	*Duke at Memphis		4:30 p.m.
Sept. 7	Richmond at NC State	ESPN3	6 p.m.
Sept. 7	Syracuse at Northwestern	Big Ten Network	6 p.m.
Sept. 14	Virginia Tech at East Carolina	FSN	Noon
Sept. 14	New Mexico at Pitt	ACC Network	12:30 p.m.
Sept. 14	Louisiana-Monroe at Wake Forest	RSN	12:30 p.m.
Sept. 14	Nevada at Florida State	ESPN or ESPN2	3:30 p.m.
Sept. 14	Georgia Tech at Duke	ESPNU	3:30 p.m.
Sept. 14	Wagner at Syracuse	ESPN3	4 p.m.
Sept. 14	*Boston College at Southern California	TBA	TBA
Sept. 14	*Maryland at Connecticut	TBA	TBA
Sept. 19	Clemson at NC State	ESPN	7:30 p.m.
Sept. 26	Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech	ESPN	7:30 p.m.
Oct. 17	Miami at North Carolina	ESPN	TBA
Nov. 14	Georgia Tech at Clemson	ESPN	7:30 p.m.
Nov. 29	Miami at Pitt	ABC, ESPN or ESPN2	TBA
Dec. 7	Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship	ESPN or ABC	7:45 or 8 p.m.

2013-14 Football Bowl Schedule Revealed

Bleacher Report announced earlier today that this season's college football bowl schedule has been released to the public.  All BCS Bowls (Rose, Sugar, Orange, Fiesta, and National Championship) will be televised on ESPN and the Rose Bowl Stadium will host the BCS National Championship in Pasadena, California.   Where will your favorite team go should they become bowl eligible?  We will find out in December. 

Weekly bowl projections from Jerry Palm can be found via CBS Sports:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions

2013-14 Bowl Schedule

Dates/Times	Bowl	Venue	Matchup	TV
Sat., Dec. 21 / 2 p.m	Gildan New Mexico Bowl	University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M	Pac-12 vs. MWC	ESPN
Sat., Dec. 21 / 3:30 p.m	Las Vegas Bowl	Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev	MWC vs. Pac-12	ABC
Sat., Dec. 21 / 5:30 p.m	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho	MAC vs. MWC	ESPN
Sat., Dec. 21 / 9 p.m	R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl	Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La	C-USA vs. Sun Belt	ESPN
Mon., Dec. 23 / 2 p.m	Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg	Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla	C-USA vs. American	ESPN
Tue., Dec. 24 / 8 p.m	Sheraton Hawai`i Bow	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawai`i	C-USA vs. MWC	ESPN
Thu., Dec. 26 / 6 p.m	Little Caesars Pizza Bowl	Ford Field, Detroit, Mich	MAC vs. Big Ten	ESPN
Thu., Dec. 26 / 9:30 p.m	San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif	Army vs. MWC	ESPN
Fri., Dec. 27 / 2:30 p.m	Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md	C-USA vs. ACC	ESPN
Fri., Dec. 27 / 6 p.m	Texas Bowl	Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas	Big Ten vs. Big 12	ESPN
Fri., Dec. 27 / 9:30 p.m	Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl	AT&T Park, San Francisco, Calif	BYU vs. Pac-12	ESPN
Sat., Dec. 28 / 12 p.m	New Era Pinstripe Bowl	Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y	American vs. Big 12	ESPN
Sat., Dec. 28 / 3:20 p.m	Belk Bow	Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C	American vs. ACC	ESPN
Sat., Dec. 28 / 6:45 p.m	Russell Athletic Bowl	Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla	ACC vs. American	ESPN
Sat., Dec. 28 / 10:15 p.m	Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl	Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz. .	Big Ten vs. Big 12	ESPN
Mon., Dec. 30 / 11:45 a.m	Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl	Amon G. Carter Stadium, Ft. Worth, Texas	MWC vs. Navy	ESPN
Mon., Dec. 30 / 3:15 p.m	Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl	LP Field, Nashville, Tenn	SEC vs. ACC	ESPN
Mon., Dec. 30 / 6:45 p.m	Valero Alamo Bowl	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	ESPN
Mon., Dec. 30 / 10:15 p.m	Holiday Bowl	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	ESPN
Tue., Dec. 31 / 12:30 p.m	AdvoCare V100 Bowl .	Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La	ACC vs. SEC	ESPN
Tue., Dec. 31 / 2 p.m	Hyundai Sun Bowl	Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas	ACC vs. Pac-12	CBS
Tue., Dec. 31 / 4 p.m	AutoZone Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn	C-USA/American vs. SEC	ESPN
Tue., Dec. 31 / 8 p.m	Chick-fil-A Bowl	Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga	ACC vs. SEC	ESPN
Wed., Jan. 1 / 12 p.m	TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl	EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla	Big Ten vs. SEC	ESPN2
Wed., Jan. 1 / 12 p.m	Heart of Dallas Bowl	Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas	Big Ten vs. C-USA	ESPNU
Wed., Jan. 1 / 1 p.m	Capital One Bowl	Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla	Big Ten vs. SEC	ABC
Wed., Jan. 1 / 1 p.m	Outback Bowl	.Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla	Big Ten vs. SEC	ESPN
Wed., Jan. 1 / 5 p.m	Rose Bowl Game Presented By VIZIO	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif	BCS vs. BCS	ESPN
Wed., Jan. 1 / 8:30 p.m	Tostitos Fiesta Bowl	University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz	BCS vs. BCS	ESPN
Thu., Jan. 2 / 8:30 p.m	Allstate Sugar Bowl	Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La	BCS vs. BCS	ESPN
Fri., Jan. 3 / TBD	Discover Orange Bowl	Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla	BCS vs. BCS	ESPN
Fri., Jan. 3 / 7:30 p.m	AT&T Cotton Bowl	Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas	Big 12 vs. SEC	FOX
Sat., Jan. 4 / 1 p.m	BBVA Compass Bowl	Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala	SEC vs. American	ESPN
Sun., Jan. 5 / 9 p.m	GoDaddy Bowl	Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala	Sun Belt vs. MAC	ESPN
Mon., Jan. 6 / 8:30 p.m	VIZIO BCS National Championship	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif	BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2	ESPN

Alabama's Shattered BCS Trophy Auctioned for $105,000

I guess some things in life are worth more if they are damaged or broken.  Back in April 2012 the father of former Alabama player Carson Tinker accidentally destroyed the Crimson Tide's 2011 BCS National Championship Trophy.  This award, also known as the Coaches' Trophy, is an hand-made Waterford crystal sculpted in the shape of a football that weighs eight pounds and is valued at around $30,000.  However, someone thought it was worth at least three times that amount.  Last Sunday, a bidder bought the trophy's broken remains at an auction hosted by the University of Alabama Celebrity Golf Tournament for $105,000.  I am not sure what someone could do with a broken trophy, but at least Alabama netted $75,000 on that deal (minus $30,000 for a replacement).  

More information and pictures can be found at the following links: 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1645411-alabama-football-105000-for-a-shattered-bcs-trophy-seriously?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=college-football

http://nesn.com/2013/05/alabama-auctions-off-broken-2012-bcs-championship-trophy-for-105k-photo/

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7821303/alabama-crimson-tide-crystal-bcs-trophy-shattered-mishap

Oxbow Wins The Preakness

Congratulations to Oxbow, the winner of the 2013 Preakness Stakes.  By winning this race, Oxbow has ruined Orb's bid to win the Triple Crown, a feat that has not been done since Affirmed back in 1978.  Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth.   Enjoy the rest of the weekend everybody!

Thank you to Partymanners2 for posting this video to youtube. 

Just In: Big Ten Posts 2014 Football Schedule

Earlier today the Big Ten Conference released their league schedule for the 2014 season.   It will feature an eight-game format and new league divisions based on geography (East-West) rather than competitive balance (Leaders-Legends).  2014 will also mark the first year that Maryland and Rutgers will play as full members of the Big Ten.   In the eight game format (which will change to a nine-game schedule in 2016) each team will play all the other members of its division and two opponents from the opposite division.  The team schedules for the Big Ten's 2014 season can be found at the following website:    http://www.fbschedules.com/2013/05/2014-big-ten-football-schedules-announced/

A Map of Highest-Paid Active Public Employees.

Map from Deadspin.com:  http://deadspin.com/infographic-is-your-states-highest-paid-employee-a-co-489635228 

 

Earlier today a friend of mine sent me a link to the above map which shows the highest-paid public employees in each state.   Twenty-seven of them are football coaches, 13 are basketball coaches, one is a hockey coach (New Hampshire), the rest are either university administrators or, in the case of Nevada, a member of a medical school faculty.  From reading this map, one can see the priority we as a society place on college athletics compared to how much we pay teachers and elected officials.  For instance, according to the National Center of Education Statistics, the average annual public school teacher salary in 2010-11 was $56,069 (not sure if this number includes benefits).*  The President of the United States earns $400,000 a year, including a $50,000 expense account.+   But these salary figures are not even close to the $5,476,738 that Nick Saban received as head coach of the University of Alabama football team in 2012.^  It is important to note, however, that college coaches are paid from the revenues that their teams generate.  Still, it is something to think about as the start of 2013 college football season gets closer.  Is your state's highest-paid public employee a coach?  Any inoffensive comments on this issue are welcome. 

*http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=28
+http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/presidentialpay.htm
^http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/salaries/ncaaf/coach/

It's ORB!

Besides college football, the other major sport I follow is Horse Racing.  Right now I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb.  Will he win the Triple Crown?  Only two weeks until the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore! 

Here is a link to the youtube video of the race:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70BAs0p9enA

SEC-ESPN TV

Today's New York Times has reported that the Southeastern Conference has signed a twenty-year agreement with ESPN to create its own television network.  Each year, the new network, which will air starting in August 2014, will feature programming that will include 45 football games, 100 men's and 60 women's basketball games, 75 baseball games, and selected events from all 21 sports that the SEC currently sponsors.  In addition, each of the conference's fourteen member schools will be able to produce and develop their own content.  Currently, both parties have not disclosed how much this agreement is worth.  However, the new contract is expected to generate more revenue for the SEC, whose existing agreement with ESPN already guarantees the league $2.25 billion over 15 years.  ESPN will own and operate the new network and it will be nationally distributed through AT&T U-Verse and other cable and satellite providers.  

It remains to be seen how this new SEC-ESPN combination will affect the league's current agreement with CBS Sports.  CBS's contract with the SEC, which lasts until 2023, allows that network first choice of Saturday football games it televises at 3:30 pm Eastern.  However, as FBschedules's Kevin Kelley put it, CBS "will no longer own the 'exclusive window' for Saturday mid-afternoon games."  One other question is how the SEC will distribute revenues from its new network since it does not have a grant-of-rights agreement with its universities.  More on this story can be found at the following websites:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/sports/ncaafootball/sec-will-have-own-tv-network-starting-in-2014.html?ref=sports&_r=0
http://www.fbschedules.com/2013/05/sec-espn-sec-network-digital-platform/
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/22183322/sec-espn-announce-sec-network
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/9235260/sec-espn-announce-sec-network-2014