Pac-10, Big Ten and Big East to cut down the nets in HD

by Steven Kim posted Mar 3rd 2008 at 7:57AM

Big Ten, Pac 10, Big East NCAA tournaments in HD

Oh yeah, more good news for college hoops fans. Fans of Pac-10, Big Ten and Big East NCAA men's basketball will not take a backseat to the ACC, and will be treated to their conference tournaments in HD as well. The Big East tournament will be covered by ESPN HD. The Big Ten series gets help from, The Big Ten Network (naturally), ESPN2 and ESPN. And the tournament for this year's critic-favorite, the Pac 10, will be on Comcast SportsNet (with the championship on CBS). Check the schedule listings below and start lining up your multi-tuner setup plan!

2008 Big East Tournament High Definition Schedule
3/12 - 12:00 PM - Opening Round #8 vs #9 - ESPN (720p)
3/12 - 2:00 PM - Opening Round #5 vs #12 - ESPN (720p)
3/12 - 7:00 PM - Opening Round #7 vs #10 - ESPN (720p)
3/12 - 9:00 PM - Opening Round #6 vs #11 - ESPN (720p)
3/13 - 12:00 PM - Quarterfinals #1 vs #8/#9 - ESPN (720p)
3/13 - 2:00 PM - Quarterfinals #4 vs #5/#12 - ESPN (720p)
3/13 - 7:00 PM - Quarterfinals #2 vs #7/#10 - ESPN (720p)
3/13 - 9:00 PM - Quarterfinals #3 vs #6/#11 - ESPN (720p)
3/14 - 12:00 AM - Semifinals Game 2 - ESPN (720p)
3/14 - 7:00 PM - Semifinals Game 1 - ESPN (720p)
3/15 - 9:00 PM - Finals - ESPN (720p)

2008 Big Ten Tournament High Definition Schedule
3/13 - 12:00 PM - Opening Round #8 vs #9 - Big Ten (1080i)
3/13 - 2:30 PM - Opening Round #7 vs #10 - ESPN 2 (720p)
3/13 - 5:00 PM - Opening Round #6 vs #11 - ESPN 2 (720p)
3/14 - 12:00 PM - Quarterfinals #1 vs #8/#9 - ESPN (720p)
3/14 - 2:30 PM - Quarterfinals #4 vs #5 - ESPN (720p)
3/14 - 6:30 PM - Quarterfinals #2 vs #7/#10 - Big Ten (1080i)
3/14 - 9:00 PM - Quarterfinals #3 vs #6/#11 - Big Ten (1080i)
3/15 - 1:40 PM - Semifinals - CBS (1080i)
3/15 - 4:00 PM - Semifinals - CBS (1080i)
3/16 - 3:30 PM - Championship - CBS (1080i)

2008 Pac-10 Tournament High Definition Schedule
3/12 - 9:30 PM - Opening Round #8 vs #9 - CSN (1080i)
3/12 - 11:30 PM - Opening Round #7 vs. #10 - CSN (1080i)
3/13 - 3:00 PM - Quarterfinal #4 vs #5 - CSN (1080i)
3/13 - 5:30 PM - Quarterfinal #1 vs #8/#9 - CSN (1080i)
3/13 - 9:00 PM - Quarterfinal #3 vs #6 - CSN (1080i)
3/13 - 11:30 PM - Quarterfinal #2 vs #7/#10 - CSN (1080i)
3/14 - 10:00 PM - Semifinal Game 1 - CSN (1080i)
3/14 - 11:30 PM - Semifinal Game 2 - CSN (1080i)
3/15 - 6:00 PM - Championship - CBS (1080i)

Filed under: CBS, ESPN-HD, Sports

Tags: ACC, basketball, Big East, Big Ten, CBS, Comcast, ESPN, ESPN2, NCAA, Pac 10, SportsNet, tournament

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Peter @ Mar 3rd 2008 8:36AM

Too Bad 90% of Oregon and Washington won't be able to see the Pac-10 Games. No Comcast Sports Net on Dish, DirecTV or any of the other major cable companies.

Smart move Pac-10 - Alienate your fanbase.

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Bzydad @ Mar 3rd 2008 8:42AM

Same here in AZ,I have Comcast but no CSN.Bad TV contract for football now this,thanks Hansen.

Neutral

Miggity @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:58AM

Step 1.) Comcast provides rrrreally crappy Motorola HD-DVR boxes and few HD Channels
Step 2.) I leave Comcast after 6 replacement HD-DVR's all of which "stutter" and suck
Step 3.) Comcast creates CSN and brokers some A$ININE deal to get blazers and pac-10 sports
Step 4.) I switch to Dish Network's HDOnly package which has every single HD Channel they offer EXCEPT Fox Sports NW for some reason.
Step 5.) I watch the Ducks...
Step 6.) :(

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mony @ Mar 3rd 2008 1:12PM

Actually, its not ComcastSportsNet its Fox Sports Net that will be televising these games. If you get Fox Sports NEt you should get these games. In many markets (DC, Philly,maybe SF), the local FSN affiliate is the Comcast Sports Net (but in other areas I don't think so (Boston?, Oregon?).

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Matt @ Mar 3rd 2008 5:40PM

FSN will carry the tournament nationally. In Chicago, New England, Baltimore/Washington and Philly, it will be on the local Comcast SportsNet that partners with FSN. The CSNs in Oregon & Sacramento do not partner with FSN, so FSN Northwest and FSN Bay Area have the games there.

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Bzydad @ Mar 3rd 2008 5:57PM

Saw the change on the original article,but I wouldn't put it past General Hansen to make a deal like it.

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