What East Coast Bias? Not so stoked on college football
Somebody change the channel to Fuel TV.
Today is one of those days you’re supposed to be stoked to have HDTV … but if you live on the West Coast, you better get that stoke elsewhere.
Now I’m not going to Mike Gundy (more on him later) and go on some rant about an East Coast Bias in the media. I’m no conspiracy theorist, and I know it’s just a numbers game (more schools + more people = more coverage east of the Mississippi River).
But we did name this site WCBias.com for a reason – we enjoy West Coast Sports.
Which made Week 1’s afternoon college football television schedule brutal … and made me head to the beach rather than watch a bunch of hillbilly fans root on their farmboy football teams.
Here’s that great slate we had to pick from this afternoon:
NBC: Notre Dame-Nevada, at least the Fighting Irish are ranked this year.
ABC: Georgia-Oklahoma State, “I’m a man! I’m 40!” … and, oh yeah, you ruined that “kid’s” life by the way, Coach. The only thing worse than watching Gundy’s goofy ass on the sideline is listening to Matt Millen (nice work, 31-97) commentate about it. BRUTAL.
ESPN: Missouri and Illinois, I don’t even have anything clever to say about these two.
ESPN2: Western Michigan-Michigan, two unranked teams by the way. Didn’t Michigan lose to I-AA Appalachian State a couple years back? Why would we care about this on the West Coast ESPN?
While we’re all stoked ESPN’s late-night SportsCenter has moved to L.A., so we can at least pretend like there’s going to be some more West Coast coverage, when are they going to start splitting up their coverage and offering the West Coast what it really wants – West Coast games?
If not for Fox Sports Net showing USC’s throttling San Jose State, we’d be hosed on the West Coast.
Luckily those of us on the Left Side have this little thing called the Pacific Ocean to fall back on. But more on that later, when we’ll be posting some more surf pics and video from today’s session. Stoked!
On the jump, check out ESPN’s 2009 College Football TV Schedule. Out of 150-plus games, only 26 – or one out of every six games – include a West Region team (and I’m including the ’Zonas, Boises, Hawaiis, Nevadas and Colorados in there). Surf better be good this fall.
ESPN’s 2009 college football schedule All times Eastern of course
| Date | Game Matchup | Time | Network |
| Thu., Sept. 3 | South Carolina at NC State | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Sept. 3 | North Texas at Ball State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Thu., Sept. 3 | Oregon at Boise State | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Sept. 4 | Tulsa at Tulane | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Navy at Ohio State | Noon | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Minnesota at Syracuse | Noon | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Kentucky vs. Miami (Ohio) | Noon | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Jacksonville State at Georgia Tech | 1 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Northeastern at Boston College | 2 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Georgia at Oklahoma State | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Baylor at Wake Forest | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Western Michigan at Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Jackson State at Mississippi State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Missouri vs. Illinois | 3:40 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Middle Tennessee at Clemson | 6 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | William & Mary at Virginia | 6 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | The Citadel at North Carolina | 6 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Dick’s Sporting Goods Cowboys Classic BYU vs. Oklahoma |
7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Louisiana Tech at Auburn | 7 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Charleston Southern at Florida | 7 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Connecticut at Ohio | 7 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Western Carolina at Vanderbilt | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Alabama vs. Virginia Tech |
8 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Maryland at California | 10 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | LSU at Washington | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern | 10:30 p.m. (tape delay) |
ESPNU |
| Sun., Sept. 6 | Grambling St. vs. South Carolina St. | 2 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sun., Sept. 6 | Ole Miss at Memphis | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Mon., Sept. 7 | Cincinnati at Rutgers | 4 p.m. | ESPN |
| Mon., Sept. 7 | Miami at Florida State | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Sept. 10 | Clemson at Georgia Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Sept. 10 | Florida A&M at Winston-Salem State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Fri., Sept. 11 | Colorado at Toledo | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | Fresno State at Wisconsin | Noon | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | Central Michigan at Michigan State | Noon | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | North Carolina at Connecticut | Noon | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | Marshall at Virginia Tech | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | Kent State at Boston College | 2 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | Notre Dame at Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | BYU at Tulane | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | TCU at Virginia | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | East Carolina at West Virginia | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | UCLA at Tennessee | 4 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | Jacksonville State at Florida State | 6 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | James Madison at Maryland | 6 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | South Carolina at Georgia | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | Vanderbilt at LSU | 7 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | Mississippi State at Auburn | 7 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | Kansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | USC at Ohio State | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | Utah at San Jose State | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Thu., Sept. 17 | Georgia Tech at Miami | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Sept. 17 | Howard at Florida A&M | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Fri., Sept. 18 | Boise State at Fresno State | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | California at Minnesota | Noon | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | East Carolina at North Carolina | Noon | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Louisville at Kentucky | Noon | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Ohio State vs. Toledo (at Cleveland) | Noon | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | USC at Washington | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Arizona at Iowa | 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Nebraska at Virginia Tech | 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Utah at Oregon | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Indiana at Akron | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Middle Tennessee at Maryland | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Navy at Pittsburgh | 6 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Louisiana-Lafayette at LSU | 7 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Mississippi State at Vanderbilt | 7 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Iowa State at Kent State | 7 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Southeastern Louisiana at Mississippi | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN360.com |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Georgia at Arkansas | 7:45 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | West Virginia at Auburn | 7:45 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Texas Tech at Texas | 8 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Hampton at North Carolina A&T | 10:30 p.m. (tape delay) |
ESPNU |
| Thu., Sept. 24 | Ole Miss at South Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Sept. 25 | Missouri at Nevada | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 26 | California at Oregon | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Sept. 26 | Pittsburgh at NC State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sept. 26 | Notre Dame at Purdue | 8 p.m. | ABC or ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 26 | Iowa at Penn State | 8 p.m. | ABC or ESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 26 | Texas Tech at Houston | 9:15 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sept. 26 | Bethune-Cookman at Norfolk State | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU (tape delay) |
| Wed., Sept. 30 | Hawaii at Louisiana Tech | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Oct. 1 | Colorado at West Virginia | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Oct. 1 | Alcorn State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Fri., Oct. 2 | Pittsburgh at Louisville | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Oct. 3 | USC at California | 8 p.m. | ABC |
| Tue., Oct. 6 | Middle Tennessee at Troy | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Oct. 8 | Colgate at Princeton | 7 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Thu., Oct. 8 | Nebraska at Missouri | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Oct. 9 | Louisiana Tech at Nevada | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Oct. 10 | Michigan at Iowa | 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Tue., Oct. 13 | Arkansas State at Louisiana-Monroe | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Wed., Oct. 14 | Boise State at Tulsa | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Oct. 15 | Cincinnati at South Florida | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Oct. 15 | Howard at Morgan State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Fri., Oct. 16 | Pittsburgh at Rutgers | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Oct. 17 | Oklahoma vs. Texas | Noon | ABC |
| Sat., Oct. 17 | Minnesota at Penn State | 3:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN |
| Wed., Oct. 21 | Tulsa at UTEP | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Oct. 22 | Prairie View A&M at Southern | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Thu., Oct. 22 | Florida State at North Carolina | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Oct. 23 | Rutgers at Army | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Oct. 24 | Oregon State at USC | 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Tue., Oct. 27 | East Carolina at Memphis | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Oct. 29 | North Carolina at Virginia Tech | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Oct. 30 | West Virginia at South Florida | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Oct. 31 | Michigan at Illinois | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Oct. 31 | Penn State at Northwestern | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Oct. 31 | USC at Oregon | 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sun., Nov. 1 | Marshall at UCF | 8:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| Tue., Nov. 3 | Bowling Green at Buffalo | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Nov. 5 | Virginia Tech at East Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Nov. 6 | Boise State at Louisiana Tech | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Nov. 7 | USC at Arizona State | 8 p.m. | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sun., Nov. 8 | Nevada at San Jose State | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Tue., Nov. 10 | Ohio at Buffalo | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Wed., Nov. 11 | Toledo at Central Michigan | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Nov. 12 | South Florida at Rutgers | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Nov. 12 | Texas Southern at Grambling State | 9 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Fri., Nov. 13 | West Virginia at Cincinnati | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Fri., Nov. 13 | Temple at Akron | 8:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Nov. 14 | Notre Dame at Pittsburgh | TBD | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sun., Nov. 15 | East Carolina at Tulsa | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Wed., Nov. 18 | Central Michigan at Ball State | 6 or 8 p.m. | ESPNU or ESPN2 |
| Wed., Nov. 18 | Buffalo at Miami (Ohio) | 6 or 8 p.m. | ESPNU or ESPN2 |
| Thu., Nov. 19 | Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois | 6:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Thu., Nov. 19 | Colorado at Oklahoma State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Nov. 20 | Akron at Bowling Green | 5:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Fri., Nov. 20 | Boise State at Utah State | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Nov. 21 | Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN Classic |
| Tue., Nov. 24 | Ball State at Western Michigan | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Thu., Nov. 26 | Tuskegee at Alabama State | 4 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Thu., Nov. 26 | Texas at Texas A&M | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Nov. 27 | Nebraska at Colorado | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Fri., Nov. 27 | Rutgers at Louisville | TBD | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Fri., Nov. 27 | Illinois at Cincinnati | TBD | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Fri., Nov. 27 | Nevada at Boise State | TBD | ESPN2 |
| Fri., Nov. 27 | Pittsburgh at West Virginia | TBD | ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Nov. 28 | Notre Dame at Stanford | 8 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Nov. 28 | Navy at Hawaii | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Thu., Dec. 3 | Oregon State at Oregon | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Dec. 4 | Marathon MAC Championship Game | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | Southern at Texas Southern | 2 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | Arizona at USC | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game | 8 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | Wisconsin at Hawaii | TBD | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | South Florida at Connecticut | TBD | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | Cincinnati at Pittsburgh | TBD | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | West Virginia at Rutgers | TBD | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | C-USA Championship Game | TBD | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Dec. 12 | SWAC Championship Game | 2 p.m. | ESPN Classic |
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SEC,Big 12,Big 10, ACC, Big East all the way. Dark horse Uten, FSU, OU, MSU
Hillbillies?
Farmboy football?
Hey, don;t you know that Pembertonian is a graduate of Indiana University, located in the heartland?
We’re feeling your pain and thus doing everything possible to move Ohio State’s game with USC to 10 pm CST so that the spoiled children have time to pick up a few bottles Veuve Clicquot Pucci and pound or two of moose cheese before kickoff.
Tman? How’s that wine and cheese tasting?