By Eddie Mayrose
New York Jets Both Lucky and Good
The Jets went into Cincinnati last Saturday having spent as much time defending their Wild Card position 
as they had preparing for the game, itself. Blasted for having punched their ticket through the generosity of the Bengals and Indianapolis Colts; two teams with nothing to play for that had virtually rolled over and played dead for Gang Green in the season’s final two games, the Jets took the field with a little something more at stake than just a playoff game. They wanted to prove they belonged.
And prove it they did, behind Mark Sanchez’s best contest of the season. They sent the Bengals home for the winter in a performance that, while not as dominating as the previous week’s, saw them control every facet of the game from start to finish. Head Coach Rex Ryan had raised more than a few eyebrows with some of his pre game statements; like calling his Jets the Super Bowl favorites, but his charges made him look like a prophet, for the first round at least, and have some thinking that maybe Ryan is crazy like a fox.
While the Jets are still the longest of long shots, there is a budding sense among players and fans alike that something special could actually happen. Cursed for most of their existence by some of the most excruciating losses and disappointments the NFL has seen, these Jets have actually had the breaks go their way over the last month. Their late season matchups with Indy and Cincy could not have been better timed, the myriad of teams that needed to lose in order for the Jets to advance did just that, there could not have been a better first round matchup than the one they drew with the Bengals and, finally, Baltimore’s rout of New England brought a second round tilt with San Diego; a daunting foe, indeed, but a far more favorable opponent than Peyton Manning and the Colts. Are these guys really the Jets?
The one thing Big Rexy and his boys need to guard against, however, is the idea that they’re now playing 
with house money; as if last week’s win validated a successful season and whatever happens next doesn’t matter. While each of those points is true, to a degree, the NFL offers a very small window for teams chasing a title. No matter how young, no matter how talented, franchises can never be sure how many opportunities they’ll get for championship glory. The Jets should know this better than any as their Super Bowl drought is longer than every team but the Detroit Lions and is marred by missed field goals, snapped Achilles tendons and muddy fields. Ryan has given every indication that he’ll keep his foot on the gas pedal and his team’s confidence seems to be growing because of it. Now, let’s see how much of the newfound good fortune they can transport to San Diego.
Open Mouth, Insert Foot
In the aftermath of the Jets’ first round victory came the post game comments of SNY commentator Adam Schein and WFAN host Mike Francesa. Schein, on the SNY post game show Saturday night, came 
down very hard on punter Steve Weatherford, who was held out of the game due to illness, according to the team. Schein, who gives no impression of ever having worn a football helmet, questioned Weatherford’s character; stating that the illness had better be serious. The Jets would later reveal that Weatherford had been diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat, something he’ll need to have surgically corrected in the off season.
That revelation did nothing to dissuade Francesa, who went down the same path Sunday morning, only to be corrected by a colleague. That he was unaware that the punter’s condition had been made public the night before is not surprising as his indifference is exceeded only by his arrogance. Each of these gas bags missed what was obvious to most: that since Weatherford was, in fact, on the sideline and in uniform, his condition must have been very serious for the Jets to hold him out of the game. But, hey, why let the facts get in the way of sounding like a big, tough ballplayer?
NCAA Basketball Shill Vitale Loses Credibility
After thirty years, it’s time for ESPN’s lead hypocrite, Dick Vitale, to pack up his self-proclaimed “one eyed ziggy” act and go away forever. While it’s always been difficult to stomach the superfluous nonsense he spews during his network’s broadcasts, he now regularly ignores and, in fact, rewrites the history of the 
coaches and programs whose fannies he chooses to smooch.
During Tuesday’s matchup of Florida and Kentucky, Vitale went into a rant about Mark McGwire, repeating what he’d said that morning on “Mike and Mike”. He used the term “cheater” numerous times, referring to how sick he was of the steroid mess in baseball and how he sought refuge by talking up the game between the Wildcats and Gators. A game that, incidentally, featured one of the college game’s more infamous cheaters, John Calipari, who’d been identified as such just weeks before by Vitale’s ESPN colleague, Bob Knight. Not surprisingly, Vitale chose to ignore the issue. Not only was much of the telecast filled with Vitale’s praise for Calipari’s coaching ability, a graphic soon popped up naming the Kentucky coach as Vitale’s selection as Coach of the Year through this point in the season. Finally, he mentioned that Calipari is attempting to become only the second coach to take three teams to the Final Four. A complete rewriting of the facts, actually, as both of Calipari’s previous trips to the Championship round with UMass and Memphis have been vacated due to NCAA infractions. According to the NCAA’s own records, Calipari’s never been to a Final Four. I guess Vitale didn’t get the news. Regardless, until he’s told by ESPN to take his ball and go home; something that, unfortunately, doesn’t seem to be imminent, any game that he works will be an extremely difficult and annoying listen.
New Jersey Devils Star Toils in Virtual Anonymity
If Devils’ goalie Martin Brodeur had been as dominant over the course of his career in any other sport or for any other New York area team, there’d already be a statue of him standing in front of a stadium.
New York Knicks Haunted in Oklahoma
During their two day stay in Oklahoma City, New York Knicks forwards Eddy Curry and Jared Jefferies complained that they were unable to sleep due to the fact that their hotel, The Skirvin, is haunted by ghosts. I’ll leave you to your own punchlines.
Mark McGwire’s Weak Apology Does Settle One Score
Why would we have expected anything different from Mark McGwire? Why would we think that, unlike all of the other steroid cheats who have come forward, sort of, that he’d be the one to completely open up 
about his own use? Sorry, wasn’t going to happen. Despite the earnest attempts of MLB Network’s Bob Costas to guide him to the full disclosure necessary for forgiveness, McGwire resisted throughout. As a result, he looked like someone who came forward only because it was a requirement for his employment with the St. Louis Cardinals. However, despite the fact that we learned very little that we didn’t already suspect, McGwire inadvertently settled one major debate about himself.
Forget his ridiculous assertions that the steroids were low dosage, that they did nothing to improve his performance or that he always wanted to come forward about his use of PED’s. It’s all nonsense. Focus, instead, on his admission that, due to his frustration with chronic injury, he decided against retirement and started using steroids in 1996 to help him overcome his physical woes and get back on the field. By that very statement, he is also confirming that in no way does he deserve to be considered for the Hall of Fame.
Prior to the ’96 season, McGwire had posted 220 HR and 657 RBI over his first ten seasons; a far cry from consideration for the Hall. He had appeared in just 74 games over the previous two seasons, prompting his thoughts of retirement. In 1996, however, McGwire embarked on a four year slugfest that saw him launch an inhuman 245 home runs. So, if we connect the dots, what McGwire actually told Costas was that, had it not been for steroids, he’d have retired with the 220 dingers that would have left him off of every voter’s ballot.
Baseball is a game in which cheating has long been revered. Hitters cork their bats while teams grow the grass high to aid slow infielders and water down the dirt to foil basestealers. The 1951 Giants won a pennant aided by an employee in the scoreboard stealing the other team’s signs, journeyman pitcher Mike Scott won a Cy Young by scuffing the ball and spitballer Gaylord Perry has a plaque in Cooperstown. Oddly, fans and players alike look at these indiscretions with a kind of twisted admiration. To that end, baseball got exactly what it asked for with these steroid cheats. I just wish they’d have a little more respect for our intelligence when they come forward and not hand us the ridiculous crap that we saw from McGwire on Monday.
By Eddie Mayrose
New York Jets In Familiar Position
It’s Groundhog Day for the Jets as the promise of a 3-0 start has been crushed under the weight of a skid that has seen them lose five of 
their last six and landed them in their annual, mid-season playoff position; outside looking in. This year’s version of “Same Old Jets” could be a little more interesting than its predecessors, though, as the characters are far more compelling. Trash talking defenders forced to eat their words because of fourth quarter ineptitude, a color blind quarterback preparing post-game cheat notes for the media and the world’s largest crybaby as the leading man. While the swoon is something all too familiar to their fans, it’s a nice gesture by the Jets to, at least, put a new spin on an old, old story.
Does Punishment Fit The Crime?
Cheap Seats regular and Jets’ season ticket holder, Lou Ricciardi, took his son, Bobby, to Sunday’s Jacksonville debacle and I’m wondering how bad young Bob’s transgression had to be that it required such severe punishment.
CBS Sports Puts Stamp of Approval on Bonehead Play
Was amazed that the play that saw Jaguars’ running back Maurice Jones-Drew take a knee on the one yard line instead of scoring the go-ahead touchdown nthat the Jets were conceding with a minute left in the contest was so well received. Jags’ coach Jack Del Rio had instructed his star to, essentially, take a dive in order to run down the clock. As if a field goal was a sure thing and the possibility of a fumble didn’t exist. This would have been a smart play had Jacksonville been up by a point instead of down. But, to pass up a certain score that would put you ahead is as ludicrous as the endorsement the play received from CBS analyst Dan Fouts. Had Jacksonville somehow failed to score, Del Rio would’ve had a long week.
New England Patriots’ Bellichick Still A Little Green
While on the subject of coaching blunders, you’d have to look long and hard to find one with results as disastrous as Bill Bellichick’s Sunday night. Not only did his fourth down gamble hand Peyton Manning the ball just twenty eight yards from a winning score, Belichick also informed his defenders that he has no faith in them. The loss could have serious repercussions come playoff time, especially if it costs New England a home game. When you see a brain cramp like that, you have to wonder if Bellichick stiill suffers some minor effects from his one afternoon as HC of the NYJ.
New York Knicks Mull Signing of Allen Iverson
So now the Knicks are mulling the signing of Allen Iverson which, after ten losses in the first eleven games, seems like a logical, next step as the season becomes the most disastrous in franchise history. Selfish, divisive and not nearly as talented as he once was, Iverson is on the verge of becoming the latest act in Donnie Walsh’s expiring-contract sideshow. Can’t wait for the first time each of Mike D’Antoni’s starters walks on to the court carrying his own ball.
Kelly Tripucka Still An All-Star
Although the Knicks may be completely unwatchable, they’re at least a good listen when Kelly Tripucka is behind the microphone. His expert analysis and delivery are as smooth as the feathery jumper he displayed during his long NBA career; a career still unjustly snubbed by The Basketball Hall of Fame.
New York Mets Hire Wally Backman to Manage Brooklyn Cyclones
I don’t know much about what caused Wally Backman to step down after just three days as Diamondbacks’ manager in 2004 and even less about what he’s done to address those issues since. But I’m positive I don’t get to decide that he doesn’t deserve the second chance given him by the Mets as manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones. I’m also sure that, if Backman does have his life in order, he’s exactly the kind of fiery personality so sorely lacking within the organization.
Big East Basketball 2009-2010 Preseason Coaches’ Poll
(First Place votes in parentheses)
1. Villanova (10)
2. West Virginia (5)
3. Connecticut (1)
4. Louisville
5. Georgetown
6. Syracuse
7. Cincinnati
8. Notre Dame
9. Pittsburgh
10. Seton Hall
11. St. John’s
12. Marquette
13. Providence
14. USF
15. Rutgers
16. DePaul
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Big East Basketball Conference Schedule 2009-2010
Mon, Nov 09 Syracuse Albany Syracuse, N.Y. 9:00 p.m. ESPNU
Wed, Nov 11 Syracuse Robert Morris Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
Thu, Nov 19 California Syracuse New York, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
Fri, Nov 20 TBA Syracuse New York, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
Fri, Nov 13 Seton Hall Saint Peter’s Newark, N.J. 7:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 13 Pittsburgh Wofford Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 13 Villanova Fairleigh Dickinson Villanova, Pa. 7:00 p.m.
World Vision Invitational
Fri, Nov 13 Providence Bryant Providence, R.I. 7:30 p.m.
Sat, Nov 14 Providence Bucknell Providence, R.I. 6:30 p.m.
Sun, Nov 15 Providence Mercer Providence, R.I. 2:30 p.m.
Fri, Nov 13 St. John’s Long Island Queens, N.Y. 7:30 p.m.
Fri, Nov 13 Connecticut William & Mary Storrs, Conn. 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Fri, Nov 13 Southern Methodist USF Dallas, Texas 8:30 p.m.
Fri, Nov 13 Marquette Centenary Milwaukee, Wis. 8:30 p.m.
Fri, Nov 13 Tulane Georgetown New Orleans, La. 9:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 14 Rutgers Marist Piscataway, N.J. 2:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 14 Notre Dame North Florida Notre Dame, Ind. 7:00 p.m.
Sun, Nov 15 Monmouth Seton Hall West Long Branch, N.J. 2:00 p.m.
Sun, Nov 15 West Virginia Loyola Morgantown, W.Va. 4:00 p.m.
Mon, Nov 16 Villanova Penn Villanova, Pa. 7:00 p.m.
Mon, Nov 16 Notre Dame St. Francis (Pa.) Notre Dame, Ind. 7:30 p.m.
Mon, Nov 16 USF Virginia Tampa, Fla. 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Mon, Nov 16 Cincinnati Prairie View Cincinnati, Ohio 7:30 p.m.
NIT Season Tip-Off
Mon, Nov 16 Connecticut Colgate Storrs, Conn. 9:00 p.m. ESPNU
Tue, Nov 17 Connecticut TBA Storrs, Conn. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Wed, Nov 25 USF Kent State Tampa, Fla. 7:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 27 TBA Connecticut New York, N.Y. 5:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
Tue, Nov 17 Georgetown Temple Washington, D.C. 4:00 p.m. ESPN
O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic
Tue, Nov 17 Pittsburgh Binghamton Pittsburgh, Pa. 5:30 p.m. ESPN2
Thu, Nov 19 Pittsburgh Eastern Kentucky Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:00 p.m.
Mon, Nov 23 Wichita St. Pittsburgh Kansas City, Mo. 7:30 p.m. ESPN2
Tue, Nov 24 TBA Pittsburgh Kansas City, Mo. 10:00 p.m. ESPN2/ESPNU
Tue, Nov 17 St. Bonaventure St. John’s Olean, N.Y. 7:00 p.m.
Hall of Fame Showcase
Tue, Nov 17 Arkansas Louisville St. Louis, Mo. 7:30 p.m. ESPN2
Sat, Nov 21 Louisville East Tenn. St. Louisville, Ky. TBA BIG EAST Network
Sun, Nov 22 Louisville Morgan St. Louisville, Ky. 1:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Mon, Nov 23 Louisville Appalachian St. Louisville, Ky. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Tue, Nov 17 Marquette Maryland-Eastern Shore Milwaukee, Wis. 8:00 p.m.
Tue, Nov 17 DePaul Columbia Rosemont, Ill. 8:30 p.m.
Wed, Nov 18 Cincinnati Toledo Cincinnati, Ohio 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network
O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off
Thu, Nov 19 George Mason Villanova San Juan, P.R. 2:00 p.m. ESPNU
Fri, Nov 20 TBA Villanova San Juan, P.R. TBA ESPNU
Sun, Nov 22 TBA Villanova San Juan, P.R. TBA ESPN2/ESPNU
Charleston Classic
Thu, Nov 19 Davidson USF Charleston Civic Center 7:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 20 TBA USF Charleston Civic Center TBA
Sun, Nov 22 TBA USF Charleston Civic Center TBA
Thu, Nov 19 Notre Dame Long Beach State Notre Dame, Ind. 7:30 p.m.
Paradise Jam
Fri, Nov 20 Northern Iowa DePaul St. Thomas, USVI 1:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 21 TBA DePaul St. Thomas, USVI 6:00 p.m.
Mon, Nov 23 TBA DePaul St. Thomas, USVI TBA
Fri, Nov 20 Cornell Seton Hall Ithaca, N.Y. 7:00 p.m.
Legends Classic
Fri, Nov 20 Rutgers Drexel Piscataway, N.J. 7:30 p.m.
Sun, Nov 22 Rutgers Vermont Piscataway, N.J. 4:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 27 Massachusetts Rutgers Boardwalk Hall 5:30 p.m. HDNet
Sat, Nov 28 TBA Rutgers Atlantic City, N.J. TBA HDNet
Philly Classic
Fri, Nov 20 St. John’s Brown Queens, N.Y. 7:30 p.m.
Fri, Nov 27 Siena St. John’s Philadelphia, Pa. TBA
Sat, Nov 28 Temple St. John’s Philadelphia, Pa. TBA
Fri, Nov 20 Alabama Providence Tuscaloosa, Ala. 8:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 21 Savannah St. Georgetown Savannah, Ga. 1:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 21 Marquette Grambling Milwaukee, Wis. 8:30 p.m.
Chicago Invitational
Sun, Nov 22 Notre Dame Liberty Notre Dame, Ind. 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Nov 24 Notre Dame Kennesaw State Notre Dame, Ind. 7:30 p.m.
Fri, Nov 27 Northwestern Notre Dame Chicago, Ill. TBA
Sat, Nov 28 TBA Notre Dame Chicago, Ill. TBA
Maui Invitational
Mon, Nov 23 Vanderbilt Cincinnati Lahaina, Hawaii 5:00 p.m. ESPN2
Tue, Nov 24 TBA Cincinnati Lahaina, Hawaii 7:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
Wed, Nov 25 TBA Connecticut New York, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
Tue, Nov 24 Syracuse Cornell Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPN360.com
Tue, Nov 24 Providence Vermont Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Nov 24 West Virginia Citadel Charleston, W.Va. 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Nov 24 Marquette South Dakota Milwaukee, Wis. 8:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Wed, Nov 25 TBA Cincinnati Lahaina, Hawaii TBA ESPN/ESPN2EU
76 Classic
Thu, Nov 26 Long Beach State West Virginia Anaheim, Calif. 2:00 p.m. ESPNU
Fri, Nov 27 TBA West Virginia Anaheim, Calif. 2:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPNU
Sun, Nov 29 TBA West Virginia Anaheim, Calif. TBA ESPN2/ESPNU
Old Spice Classic
Thu, Nov 26 Xavier Marquette Orlando, Fla. 2:00 p.m. ESPN2
Fri, Nov 27 TBA Marquette Orlando, Fla. 12:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPNU
Sun, Nov 29 TBA Marquette Orlando, Fla. TBA ESPN2/ESPNU
Fri, Nov 27 USF Florida Atlantic Tampa, Fla. 7:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 27 Syracuse Columbia Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Sat, Nov 28 Georgetown Lafayette Washington, D.C. TBA BIG EAST Network (Local)
Sat, Nov 28 Pittsburgh Youngstown St. Pittsburgh, Pa. 12:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Sat, Nov 28 DePaul Detroit-Mercy Rosemont, Ill. 2:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 28 Villanova La Salle Villanova, Pa. 3:30 p.m. ESPN2
Sat, Nov 28 UNLV Louisville Las Vegas, Nev. 4:00 p.m. Versus
Sat, Nov 28 Providence Boston College Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
Sat, Nov 28 Seton Hall Long Island Newark, N.J. 8:00 p.m.
Mon, Nov 30 Syracuse Colgate Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPN360.com
Mon, Nov 30 Seton Hall New Jersey Inst Tech Newark, N.J. 7:00 p.m.
Mon, Nov 30 Georgetown Mount St. Mary’s – MD Washington, D.C. 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
Tue, Dec 01 Northeastern Providence Boston, Mass. 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Dec 01 Cincinnati Texas Southern Cincinnati, Ohio 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Tue, Dec 01 Notre Dame Idaho St. Notre Dame, Ind. 7:30 p.m.
Wed, Dec 02 Connecticut Boston University Hartford, Conn. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Wed, Dec 02 Villanova Drexel Villanova, Pa. 7:00 p.m.
Wed, Dec 02 USF Hampton Tampa, Fla. 7:00 p.m.
Wed, Dec 02 Duquesne Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:00 p.m. CBS College Sports
Wed, Dec 02 Louisville Stetson Louisville, Ky. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Wed, Dec 02 St. John’s Stony Brook Queens, N.Y. 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Wed, Dec 02 DePaul Alabama St. Rosemont, Ill. 8:30 p.m.
Thu, Dec 03 Seton Hall Hartford Newark, N.J. 7:00 p.m.
Thu, Dec 03 Rutgers Princeton Piscataway, N.J. 7:30 p.m.
Fri, Dec 04 Pittsburgh New Hampshire Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 05 Rhode Island Providence Kingston, R.I. 1:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 05 Marquette North Carolina State Milwaukee, Wis. 3:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Sat, Dec 05 Duke St. John’s Durham, N.C. 3:30 p.m. ESPN2
Sat, Dec 05 Vanderbilt DePaul Nashville, Tenn. 4:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 05 Georgetown American University Washington, D.C. 4:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 05 Louisville Charlotte Louisville, Ky. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
Sat, Dec 05 Syracuse Maine Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Sun, Dec 06 Notre Dame Central Fla. Notre Dame, Ind. 12:00 p.m.
Sun, Dec 06 Connecticut Harvard Storrs, Conn. 1:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Sun, Dec 06 Rutgers Colgate Piscataway, N.J. 2:00 p.m.
BB&T Classic
Sun, Dec 06 Maryland Villanova Washington, D.C. 7:30 p.m. FSN
Mon, Dec 07 Providence Brown Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m.
Mon, Dec 07 Seton Hall Massachusetts Newark, N.J. 7:00 p.m.
Jimmy V Classic
Tue, Dec 08 Butler Georgetown New York, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPN
Tue, Dec 08 Indiana Pittsburgh New York, N.Y. 9:00 p.m. ESPN
Tue, Dec 08 Marquette Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis. 8:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
SEC/BIG EAST Invitational
Wed, Dec 09 St. John’s Georgia New York, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
Wed, Dec 09 Kentucky Connecticut New York, N.Y. 9:30 p.m. ESPN
Thu, Dec 10 Mississippi State DePaul Tampa, Fla. 6:30 p.m. ESPN2
Thu, Dec 10 Florida Syracuse Tampa, Fla. 9:00 p.m. ESPN
Wed, Dec 09 West Virginia Duquesne Morgantown, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Wed, Dec 09 George Washington Providence Washington, D.C. 7:00 p.m.
Wed, Dec 09 Notre Dame IU-Southeast Notre Dame, Ind. 7:30 p.m.
Wed, Dec 09 Rutgers Monmouth Piscataway, N.J. 7:30 p.m.
Wed, Dec 09 Saint Joseph’s Villanova Philadelphia, Pa. 9:00 p.m. ESPN2
Thu, Dec 10 Cincinnati Miami OH Cincinnati, Ohio 8:30 p.m. ESPN2
Sat, Dec 12 Pittsburgh Kent State Pittsburgh, Pa. 12:00 p.m. ESPNU
Sat, Dec 12 Seton Hall VMI Newark, N.J. 12:00 p.m.
Wooden Classic
Sat, Dec 12 Washington Georgetown Anaheim, Calif. 2:00 p.m. FSN
Sat, Dec 12 Rutgers TBA Piscataway, N.J. 2:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 12 Louisville Western Carolina Louisville, Ky. 4:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Sat, Dec 12 Wisconsin Marquette Kohl Center 5:00 p.m. ESPN2
Sat, Dec 12 Notre Dame Loyola Marymount Notre Dame, Ind. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 12 Providence Iona Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 12 West Virginia Coppin State Morgantown, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Sun, Dec 13 Syracuse St. Francis College (NY) Syracuse, N.Y. 1:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Sun, Dec 13 USF Central Michigan Tampa, Fla. 2:00 p.m.
Sun, Dec 13 Temple Villanova Philadelphia, Pa. 3:00 p.m. CBS College Sports
Sun, Dec 13 St. John’s Fordham Queens, N.Y. 4:00 p.m.
Sun, Dec 13 DePaul Illinois Chicago Rosemont, Ill. 6:00 p.m.
Sun, Dec 13 Xavier Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
Tue, Dec 15 Rutgers Rider Piscataway, N.J. 7:30 p.m.
Wed, Dec 16 UAB Cincinnati Birmingham, Ala. TBA
Wed, Dec 16 USF Central Fla. Tampa, Fla. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Wed, Dec 16 Louisville Oral Roberts Louisville, Ky. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Wed, Dec 16 DePaul American University Rosemont, Ill. 8:30 p.m.
Sat, Dec 19 Cleveland State West Virginia Wolstein Center TBA BIG EAST Network (Local)
Sat, Dec 19 Pittsburgh Mount St. Mary’s – MD Pittsburgh, Pa. TBA
Sat, Dec 19 Georgetown Old Dominion Washington, D.C. TBA ESPNU
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
Sat, Dec 19 San Francisco USF Las Vegas, Nev. 2:00 p.m.
Sun, Dec 20 San Diego USF Las Vegas, Nev. 2:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 19 Fordham Villanova East Rutherford, N.J. 2:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 19 Notre Dame UCLA Notre Dame, Ind. 2:00 p.m. CBS
Sat, Dec 19 DePaul Texas State Rosemont, Ill. 2:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 19 Marquette North Florida Milwaukee, Wis. 2:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 19 Rutgers New Jersey Inst Tech Piscataway, N.J. 2:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 19 Cincinnati Lipscomb Cincinnati, Ohio 2:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Sat, Dec 19 Louisville Western Kentucky Louisville, Ky. 4:00 p.m. ESPN2
Sat, Dec 19 Syracuse St. Bonaventure Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Sat, Dec 19 Seton Hall Temple Newark, N.J. 7:00 p.m.
MSG Holiday Festival
Sun, Dec 20 St. John’s Hofstra New York, N.Y. TBA
Mon, Dec 21 St. John’s TBA New York, N.Y. TBA
Sun, Dec 20 Connecticut Central Fla. Hartford, Conn. 1:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Mon, Dec 21 Providence Yale Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Dec 22 Pittsburgh Ohio Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Tue, Dec 22 Syracuse Oakland Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Tue, Dec 22 Seton Hall Navy Newark, N.J. 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Dec 22 Connecticut Maine Hartford, Conn. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Tue, Dec 22 Notre Dame Bucknell Notre Dame, Ind. 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Dec 22 Florida Gulf Coast DePaul Fort Myers, Fla. 7:05 p.m.
Tue, Dec 22 Rutgers Saint Peter’s Piscataway, N.J. 7:30 p.m.
Tue, Dec 22 Cincinnati Winthrop Cincinnati, Ohio 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Wed, Dec 23 Georgetown Harvard Washington, D.C. 12:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
Wed, Dec 23 Louisville Louisiana-Lafayette Louisville, Ky. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Wed, Dec 23 Villanova Delaware Villanova, Pa. 7:00 p.m.
Wed, Dec 23 St. John’s Bryant Queens, N.Y. 7:00 p.m.
Wed, Dec 23 West Virginia Ole Miss Morgantown, W.Va. 7:30 p.m. ESPN2
* Sat, Dec 26 Seton Hall West Virginia Newark, N.J. 3:30 p.m. CBS
Sun, Dec 27 Connecticut Iona Hartford, Conn. TBA ESPNU
Sun, Dec 27 Louisville Radford Louisville, Ky. 1:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Sun, Dec 27 Marquette Presbyterian Milwaukee, Wis. 2:00 p.m.
* Mon, Dec 28 Pittsburgh DePaul Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
Mon, Dec 28 North Carolina Rutgers Smith Center 8:30 p.m. ESPN2
* Tue, Dec 29 West Virginia Marquette Morgantown, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Tue, Dec 29 Seton Hall Syracuse Newark, N.J. 9:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Wed, Dec 30 Louisville USF Louisville, Ky. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Wed, Dec 30 Cincinnati Connecticut Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Wed, Dec 30 Notre Dame Providence Notre Dame, Ind. 9:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Thu, Dec 31 Georgetown St. John’s Washington, D.C. 8:00 p.m. ESPN2
Fri, Jan 01 Purdue West Virginia West Lafayette, Ind. 2:30 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Jan 02 Connecticut Notre Dame Hartford, Conn. 12:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Jan 02 Syracuse Pittsburgh Syracuse, N.Y. 12:00 p.m. BEN-GW
* Sat, Jan 02 Marquette Villanova Milwaukee, Wis. 3:30 p.m. ESPN2
Sat, Jan 02 Kentucky Louisville Lexington, Ky. 3:30 p.m. CBS
Sat, Jan 02 Virginia Tech Seton Hall Cancun, Mexico 7:30 p.m. ESPN2
* Sat, Jan 02 Rutgers Cincinnati Piscataway, N.J. 8:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sun, Jan 03 DePaul Georgetown Rosemont, Ill. 2:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Sun, Jan 03 St. John’s Providence Queens, N.Y. 5:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Mon, Jan 04 Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Jan 05 USF Notre Dame Tampa, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Wed, Jan 06 West Virginia Rutgers Morgantown, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Wed, Jan 06 Syracuse Memphis Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Wed, Jan 06 Providence Louisville Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
Wed, Jan 06 Cincinnati Cal State Bakersfield Cincinnati, Ohio 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Wed, Jan 06 Marquette Georgetown Milwaukee, Wis. 8:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Wed, Jan 06 Villanova DePaul Villanova, Pa. 8:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Wed, Jan 06 Connecticut Seton Hall Storrs, Conn. 9:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sat, Jan 09 Georgetown Connecticut Washington, D.C. 12:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Jan 09 Louisville St. John’s Louisville, Ky. 12:00 p.m. BEN-GW
* Sat, Jan 09 Villanova Marquette Villanova, Pa. 2:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Sat, Jan 09 Seton Hall Cincinnati Newark, N.J. 6:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sat, Jan 09 Providence Rutgers Providence, R.I. 8:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sat, Jan 09 Notre Dame West Virginia Notre Dame, Ind. 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sun, Jan 10 Syracuse USF Syracuse, N.Y. 2:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Mon, Jan 11 Louisville Villanova Louisville, Ky. 7:00 p.m. ESPN
* Wed, Jan 13 St. John’s Cincinnati New York, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Wed, Jan 13 Connecticut Pittsburgh Hartford, Conn. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Wed, Jan 13 USF West Virginia Tampa, Fla. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Wed, Jan 13 Rutgers Syracuse Piscataway, N.J. 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Thu, Jan 14 Georgetown Seton Hall Washington, D.C. 7:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
* Thu, Jan 14 DePaul Providence Rosemont, Ill. 9:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
* Sat, Jan 16 Pittsburgh Louisville Pittsburgh, Pa. 12:00 p.m. BEN-GW
* Sat, Jan 16 West Virginia Syracuse Morgantown, W.Va. 12:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Jan 16 Cincinnati Notre Dame Cincinnati, Ohio 4:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Jan 16 USF Rutgers Tampa, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ESPN360.com
* Sun, Jan 17 Villanova Georgetown Philadelphia, Pa. 12:00 p.m. BEN-GW
* Sun, Jan 17 St. John’s DePaul Queens, N.Y. 2:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Sun, Jan 17 Marquette Providence Milwaukee, Wis. 4:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
Sun, Jan 17 Michigan Connecticut Ann Arbor, Mich. 4:30 p.m. CBS
* Mon, Jan 18 Notre Dame Syracuse Notre Dame, Ind. 7:00 p.m. ESPN
* Wed, Jan 20 Pittsburgh Georgetown Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Wed, Jan 20 Connecticut St. John’s Hartford, Conn. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Wed, Jan 20 Cincinnati USF Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Wed, Jan 20 Rutgers Villanova Piscataway, N.J. 8:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
Wed, Jan 20 Marshall West Virginia Charleston, W.Va. 9:00 p.m. OTH
* Wed, Jan 20 DePaul Marquette Rosemont, Ill. 9:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Thu, Jan 21 Seton Hall Louisville Newark, N.J. 7:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
* Sat, Jan 23 Georgetown Rutgers Washington, D.C. 12:00 p.m. BEN-GW
* Sat, Jan 23 St. John’s Villanova New York, N.Y. 12:00 p.m. ESPN
Sat, Jan 23 West Virginia Ohio State Morgantown, W.Va. 2:00 p.m. CBS
* Sat, Jan 23 Notre Dame DePaul Notre Dame, Ind. 2:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Sat, Jan 23 Syracuse Marquette Syracuse, N.Y. 2:00 p.m. ESPNU
Sat, Jan 23 Connecticut Texas Storrs, Conn. 4:00 p.m. CBS
* Sat, Jan 23 Providence USF Providence, R.I. 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sun, Jan 24 Louisville Cincinnati Louisville, Ky. 12:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sun, Jan 24 Seton Hall Pittsburgh Newark, N.J. 2:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Mon, Jan 25 Syracuse Georgetown Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Jan 26 DePaul West Virginia Rosemont, Ill. 8:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Tue, Jan 26 Marquette Rutgers Milwaukee, Wis. 9:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Wed, Jan 27 Providence Connecticut Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Wed, Jan 27 Villanova Notre Dame Philadelphia, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ESPN
* Thu, Jan 28 USF Seton Hall Tampa, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
* Thu, Jan 28 Pittsburgh St. John’s Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Jan 30 West Virginia Louisville Morgantown, W.Va. 12:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Jan 30 Connecticut Marquette Hartford, Conn. 12:00 p.m. BEN-GW
Sat, Jan 30 Georgetown Duke Washington, D.C. 1:00 p.m. CBS
* Sat, Jan 30 DePaul Syracuse Rosemont, Ill. 2:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sat, Jan 30 Rutgers Notre Dame Piscataway, N.J. 6:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Sat, Jan 30 Cincinnati Providence Cincinnati, Ohio 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sun, Jan 31 USF Pittsburgh Tampa, Fla. 1:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Mon, Feb 01 Louisville Connecticut Louisville, Ky. 7:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Feb 02 Syracuse Providence Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Tue, Feb 02 Villanova Seton Hall Villanova, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Tue, Feb 02 Rutgers St. John’s Piscataway, N.J. 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Wed, Feb 03 Marquette DePaul Milwaukee, Wis. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Wed, Feb 03 West Virginia Pittsburgh Morgantown, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Wed, Feb 03 Georgetown USF Washington, D.C. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Thu, Feb 04 Notre Dame Cincinnati Notre Dame, Ind. 9:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
* Sat, Feb 06 Providence Marquette Providence, R.I. 12:00 p.m. BEN-GW
* Sat, Feb 06 Georgetown Villanova Washington, D.C. 12:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Feb 06 St. John’s West Virginia New York, N.Y. 12:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Feb 06 Louisville Rutgers Louisville, Ky. 4:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sat, Feb 06 Pittsburgh Seton Hall Pittsburgh, Pa. 6:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sat, Feb 06 Connecticut DePaul Storrs, Conn. 8:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sun, Feb 07 Notre Dame USF Notre Dame, Ind. 12:00 p.m. BEN-GW
* Sun, Feb 07 Cincinnati Syracuse Cincinnati, Ohio 2:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Mon, Feb 08 West Virginia Villanova Morgantown, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. ESPN
Mon, Feb 08 Pittsburgh Robert Morris Pittsburgh, Pa. 8:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Tue, Feb 09 Providence Georgetown Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Wed, Feb 10 Syracuse Connecticut Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPN
* Thu, Feb 11 Seton Hall Notre Dame Newark, N.J. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Thu, Feb 11 St. John’s Louisville New York, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
* Fri, Feb 12 Pittsburgh West Virginia Pittsburgh, Pa. 9:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Feb 13 Connecticut Cincinnati Hartford, Conn. 12:00 p.m. BEN-GW
* Sat, Feb 13 Villanova Providence Philadelphia, Pa. 2:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Feb 13 Marquette USF Milwaukee, Wis. 8:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Sun, Feb 14 Seton Hall DePaul Newark, N.J. 12:00 p.m. BEN-GW
* Sun, Feb 14 Syracuse Louisville Syracuse, N.Y. 1:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sun, Feb 14 Rutgers Georgetown Piscataway, N.J. 4:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sun, Feb 14 Notre Dame St. John’s Notre Dame, Ind. 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Mon, Feb 15 Villanova Connecticut Philadelphia, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Feb 16 USF Cincinnati Tampa, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Tue, Feb 16 DePaul Rutgers Rosemont, Ill. 9:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Wed, Feb 17 Louisville Notre Dame Louisville, Ky. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Wed, Feb 17 Providence West Virginia Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Wed, Feb 17 St. John’s Seton Hall Queens, N.Y. 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Thu, Feb 18 Georgetown Syracuse Washington, D.C. 7:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
* Thu, Feb 18 Marquette Pittsburgh Milwaukee, Wis. 9:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
* Sat, Feb 20 West Virginia Seton Hall Morgantown, W.Va. 12:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Feb 20 USF St. John’s Tampa, Fla. 12:00 p.m. BEN-GW
* Sat, Feb 20 DePaul Louisville Rosemont, Ill. 2:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Feb 20 Rutgers Connecticut Piscataway, N.J. 4:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sun, Feb 21 Pittsburgh Villanova Pittsburgh, Pa. 12:00 p.m. CBS
* Sun, Feb 21 Cincinnati Marquette Cincinnati, Ohio 2:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Mon, Feb 22 Connecticut West Virginia Hartford, Conn. 7:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Feb 23 Louisville Georgetown Louisville, Ky. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Tue, Feb 23 Seton Hall Rutgers Newark, N.J. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Tue, Feb 23 Providence Syracuse Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Wed, Feb 24 Notre Dame Pittsburgh Notre Dame, Ind. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Wed, Feb 24 Cincinnati DePaul Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Wed, Feb 24 St. John’s Marquette Queens, N.Y. 7:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Wed, Feb 24 Villanova USF Villanova, Pa. 9:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sat, Feb 27 St. John’s Pittsburgh New York, N.Y. 12:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Sat, Feb 27 Georgetown Notre Dame Washington, D.C. 12:00 p.m. CBS
* Sat, Feb 27 West Virginia Cincinnati Morgantown, W.Va. 2:00 p.m. BEN-GW
* Sat, Feb 27 Rutgers DePaul Piscataway, N.J. 4:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Feb 27 USF Providence Tampa, Fla. 7:00 p.m. ESPN360.com
* Sat, Feb 27 Syracuse Villanova Syracuse, N.Y. 9:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sun, Feb 28 Seton Hall Marquette Newark, N.J. 12:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sun, Feb 28 Connecticut Louisville Storrs, Conn. 2:00 p.m. CBS
* Mon, Mar 01 West Virginia Georgetown Morgantown, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Mar 02 Syracuse St. John’s Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Tue, Mar 02 Cincinnati Villanova Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Tue, Mar 02 DePaul USF Rosemont, Ill. 7:30 p.m. ESPNU
* Tue, Mar 02 Marquette Louisville Milwaukee, Wis. 9:30 p.m. ESPNU
* Wed, Mar 03 Notre Dame Connecticut Notre Dame, Ind. 7:00 p.m. ESPN
* Thu, Mar 04 Rutgers Seton Hall Piscataway, N.J. 7:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
* Thu, Mar 04 Pittsburgh Providence Pittsburgh, Pa. 9:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
* Fri, Mar 05 DePaul St. John’s Rosemont, Ill. 8:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sat, Mar 06 Villanova West Virginia Philadelphia, Pa. 12:00 p.m. CBS
* Sat, Mar 06 Georgetown Cincinnati Washington, D.C. 12:00 p.m. ESPN360.com
* Sat, Mar 06 USF Connecticut Tampa, Fla. 2:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sat, Mar 06 Marquette Notre Dame Milwaukee, Wis. 2:00 p.m. BIG EAST Network
* Sat, Mar 06 Louisville Syracuse Louisville, Ky. 2:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Mar 06 Pittsburgh Rutgers Pittsburgh, Pa. 4:30 p.m. BIG EAST Network (Local)
* Sat, Mar 06 Providence Seton Hall Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m. ESPN360.com
* Conference Games
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2009-2010 Big XII Conference Schedule
Fri, Nov 13 Texas Tech South Dakota Basketball Travelers Duel in the Desert; Lubbock, Texas 6:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 13 Iowa State Idaho St. Ames, Iowa 7:00 p.m. MC
Fri, Nov 13 Kansas Hofstra Lawrence, Kan. 7:00 p.m. JTV
Fri, Nov 13 Baylor New Mexico Waco, Texas 7:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 13 Kansas State Loyola-Chicago Manhattan, Kan. 7:00 p.m. FSNKC
Fri, Nov 13 Texas A&M Alcorn St. College Station, Texas 7:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 13 Colorado Arkansas Pine-Bluff Boulder, Colo. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 14 Oklahoma Mount St. Mary’s – MD Norman, Okla. TBA
Sat, Nov 14 Nebraska USC Upstate Lincoln, Neb. TBA
Sat, Nov 14 Oklahoma State Seattle University Stillwater, Okla. TBA
Sat, Nov 14 Texas Tech Texas A&M Corpus Christi Basketball Travelers Duel in the Desert; Lubbock, Texas 6:00 p.m.
Sun, Nov 15 Texas UC Irvine O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic; Austin, Texas 1:00 p.m. ESPNU
Sun, Nov 15 Baylor Hartford Waco, Texas 1:30 p.m.
Sun, Nov 15 Texas Tech Oregon State Basketball Travelers Duel in the Desert; Lubbock, Texas 3:00 p.m.
Sun, Nov 15 Kansas State Western Illinois Manhattan, Kan. 3:00 p.m. FSNKC
Sun, Nov 15 Iowa State Chicago State Ames, Iowa 6:00 p.m.
Mon, Nov 16 Baylor Southern U. Waco, Texas 7:00 p.m.
Mon, Nov 16 Colorado Coppin State Boulder, Colo. 7:00 p.m. FSNRM
Mon, Nov 16 Southern Methodist Texas A&M Dallas, Texas 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Nov 17 Missouri UT Martin Columbia, Mo. 7:00 p.m. MSN
Tue, Nov 17 Drake Iowa State Des Moines, Iowa 7:00 p.m. DTV
Tue, Nov 17 Oklahoma Monroe Norman, Okla. 7:00 p.m. SSN
Tue, Nov 17 Kansas Memphis Hall of Fame Classic; St. Louis, Mo. 9:00 p.m. ESPN
Wed, Nov 18 Colorado Texas Southern Boulder, Colo. 7:00 p.m. FSNRM
Wed, Nov 18 Saint Louis Nebraska St. Louis, Mo. 7:00 p.m. FSNMW
Wed, Nov 18 Oklahoma State Southern U. Stillwater, Okla. 7:00 p.m.
Wed, Nov 18 Texas Western Carolina O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic; Austin, Texas 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
Thu, Nov 19 Kansas State Boston University O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tipoff; San Juan, Puerto Rico 6:30 p.m.
Thu, Nov 19 Kansas Central Arkansas Hall of Fame Classic; Lawrence, Kan. 7:00 p.m. JTV
Thu, Nov 19 Texas Tech Northwestern State Lubbock, Texas 7:00 p.m. TTSN
Fri, Nov 20 Kansas State TBA O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tipoff; San Juan, Puerto Rico TBA ESPNU
Fri, Nov 20 Texas A&M Samford College Station, Texas 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 21 Nebraska TCU Lincoln, Neb. TBA
Sat, Nov 21 Texas Tech Lamar Lubbock, Texas 1:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 21 Oklahoma State North Texas Stillwater, Okla. 1:00 p.m. CSN
Sat, Nov 21 VCU Oklahoma Richmond, Va. 6:30 p.m.
Sun, Nov 22 Kansas State TBA O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tipoff; San Juan, Puerto Rico TBA
Sun, Nov 22 Iowa State Mississippi Valley State Chicago Invitational; Ames, Iowa 1:00 p.m.
Sun, Nov 22 Missouri Texas Pan American South Padre Island Invitational; Columbia, Mo. 1:00 p.m. MSN
Sun, Nov 22 Baylor Hardin-Simmons Waco, Texas 4:30 p.m.
Mon, Nov 23 Colorado Gonzaga EA Sports Maui Invitational; Maui, Hawaii 1:00 p.m. ESPN2
Mon, Nov 23 Texas Iowa O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic; Kansas City, Mo. 9:00 p.m. ESPN2
Tue, Nov 24 Texas TBA O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic; Kansas City, Mo. TBA ESPNU/2
Tue, Nov 24 Colorado TBA EA Sports Maui Invitational; Maui, Hawaii TBA ESPN/ESPN2
Tue, Nov 24 Nebraska UMKC Lincoln, Neb. 7:00 p.m. FSNMW
Tue, Nov 24 Stephen F. Austin Texas Tech Nacogdoches, Texas 7:00 p.m. TTSN
Tue, Nov 24 Oklahoma State Prairie View A&M Stillwater, Okla. 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Nov 24 Iowa State Tennessee State Chicago Invitational; Ames, Iowa 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Nov 24 Missouri Chattanooga South Padre Island Invitational; Columbia, Mo. 7:00 p.m. MSN
Wed, Nov 25 Colorado TBA EA Sports Maui Invitational; Maui, Hawaii TBA
Wed, Nov 25 Oklahoma San Diego Great Alaska Shootout; Anchorage, Alaska TBA
Wed, Nov 25 Kansas Oakland Hall of Fame Classic; Lawrence, Kan. 7:00 p.m. JTV
Thu, Nov 26 Oklahoma Houston Great Alaska Shootout; Anchorage, Alaska TBA
Thu, Nov 26 Texas A&M Clemson 76 Classic; Anaheim, Calif. 3:30 p.m. ESPN2
Thu, Nov 26 Baylor Alabama Old Spice Classic; Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 5:30 p.m. ESPN2
Fri, Nov 27 Texas A&M TBA 76 Classic; Anaheim, Calif. TBA ESPN/U
Fri, Nov 27 Baylor TBA Old Spice Classic; Lake Buena Vista, Fla. TBA ESPN2/U
Fri, Nov 27 Iowa State Saint Louis Chicago Invitational; Chicago, Ill. 5:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 27 Kansas Tennessee Tech Hall of Fame Classic; Lawrence, Kan. 7:00 p.m. JTV
Fri, Nov 27 Oklahoma State Bradley Las Vegas Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. 7:00 p.m.
Fri, Nov 27 Missouri Old Dominion South Padre Island Invitational; South Padre Island, Texas 7:30 p.m. FCS
Sat, Nov 28 Missouri TBA South Padre Island Invitational; South Padre Island, Texas TBA FCS
Sat, Nov 28 Iowa State TBA Chicago Invitational; Chicago, Ill. TBA
Sat, Nov 28 Oklahoma TBA Great Alaska Shootout; Anchorage, Alaska TBA
Sat, Nov 28 Oklahoma State TBA Las Vegas Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. TBA
Sat, Nov 28 Texas Tech Samford Lubbock, Texas 3:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 28 Kansas State IUPUI Kansas City, Mo. 3:30 p.m. FSNKC
Sun, Nov 29 Texas A&M TBA 76 Classic; Anaheim, Calif. TBA ESPN2/U
Sun, Nov 29 Baylor TBA Old Spice Classic; Lake Buena Vista, Fla. TBA
Sun, Nov 29 Rice Texas Houston, Texas 3:00 p.m. CBS-CSN
Sun, Nov 29 Southern California Nebraska Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series; Los Angeles, Calif. 4:00 p.m. FSN
Tue, Dec 01 Colorado San Francisco Boulder, Colo. 7:00 p.m. FSNRM
Tue, Dec 01 Kansas State Fort Hays State Manhattan, Kan. 7:00 p.m. FSNKC
Wed, Dec 02 Iowa State Northern Iowa Ames, Iowa 7:00 p.m. MC
Wed, Dec 02 Tulsa Oklahoma State Tulsa, Okla. 7:00 p.m.
Wed, Dec 02 Nebraska Texas Pan American Lincoln, Neb. 7:00 p.m.
Wed, Dec 02 Kansas Alcorn St. Lawrence, Kan. 7:00 p.m. JTV
Wed, Dec 02 Oklahoma Arkansas Norman, Okla. 8:00 p.m. SSN
Wed, Dec 02 Texas A&M Prairie View A&M College Station, Texas 8:00 p.m.
Wed, Dec 02 Vanderbilt Missouri Nashville, Tenn. 8:30 p.m. ESPNU
Thu, Dec 03 Texas Tech Washington Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series; Lubbock, Texas 6:00 p.m. ESPN2
Thu, Dec 03 Texas Southern California Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series; Austin, Texas 8:00 p.m. ESPN2
Thu, Dec 03 Arizona St. Baylor Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series; Tempe, Ariz. 9:30 p.m. FSN
Fri, Dec 04 Texas A&M Akron Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series; College Station, Texas 7:00 p.m. FSNSW
Fri, Dec 04 Oregon State Colorado Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series; Corvallis, Ore. 10:00 p.m. FSN
Sat, Dec 05 Kansas State Washington State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series; Manhattan, Kan. 11:00 a.m. ESPNU
Sat, Dec 05 Oklahoma State UTSA Stillwater, Okla. 3:00 p.m. CSN
Sat, Dec 05 Missouri Oregon Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series; Columbia, Mo. 4:00 p.m. ESPNU
Sat, Dec 05 California Iowa State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series; Berkeley, Calif. 10:00 p.m. ESPNU
Sun, Dec 06 Creighton Nebraska Omaha, Neb. 4:00 p.m.
Sun, Dec 06 UCLA Kansas Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series; Los Angeles, Calif. 4:30 p.m. FSN
Sun, Dec 06 Oklahoma Arizona Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series; Norman, Okla. 6:00 p.m. ESPNU
Mon, Dec 07 Texas A&M North Texas College Station, Texas 7:00 p.m. FSNSW
Mon, Dec 07 Colorado Colorado Christian Boulder, Colo. 7:00 p.m.
Mon, Dec 07 Texas Long Beach State Austin, Texas 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
Tue, Dec 08 TCU Texas Tech Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m.
Tue, Dec 08 Kansas State Xavier Manhattan, Kan. 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
Wed, Dec 09 Kansas Radford Lawrence, Kan. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
Wed, Dec 09 Oral Roberts Missouri Tulsa, Okla. 7:00 p.m. MSN
Wed, Dec 09 Oklahoma Centenary Norman, Okla. 8:00 p.m. SSN
Thu, Dec 10 Nebraska Chicago State Lincoln, Neb. 7:00 p.m. FSNMW
Thu, Dec 10 Colorado St. Colorado Fort Collins, Colo. 7:30 p.m. The Mtn.
Fri, Dec 11 Iowa State Iowa Ames, Iowa 7:00 p.m. CTN
Sat, Dec 12 Kansas La Salle Kansas City, Mo. 1:00 p.m. ESPN
Sat, Dec 12 Texas Texas State Austin, Texas 3:00 p.m. LSN
Sat, Dec 12 Utah Oklahoma Salt Lake City, Utah 3:00 p.m. Versus
Sat, Dec 12 Texas A&M New Mexico Houston, Texas 5:00 p.m. FSNSW
Sat, Dec 12 UNLV Kansas State Las Vegas, Nev. 6:00 p.m. FSNKC
Sat, Dec 12 Nebraska Oregon State Lincoln, Neb. 7:00 p.m. FSNMW
Sat, Dec 12 Missouri Fairleigh Dickinson Columbia, Mo. 7:00 p.m. MSN
Sun, Dec 13 Oklahoma State Arkansas Pine-Bluff Stillwater, Okla. 3:00 p.m.
Tue, Dec 15 Texas Texas Pan American Austin, Texas 7:00 p.m. LSN
Tue, Dec 15 Baylor Jackson St. Waco, Texas 7:00 p.m.
Wed, Dec 16 Stanford Oklahoma State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series; Stanford, Calif. 9:00 p.m. FSN
Sat, Dec 19 Kansas State Alabama Coors Classic; Mobile, Ala. TBA
Sat, Dec 19 Kansas Michigan Lawrence, Kan. 11:00 a.m. ESPN
Sat, Dec 19 Texas North Carolina Arlington, Texas 1:00 p.m. ESPN
Sat, Dec 19 Missouri Arkansas Pine-Bluff Columbia, Mo. 7:00 p.m. MSN
Sat, Dec 19 Wichita St. Texas Tech Wichita, Kan. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 19 Nebraska Jackson St. Lincoln, Neb. 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Dec 19 Texas A&M Citadel College Station, Texas 8:00 p.m.
Sun, Dec 20 Iowa State Bradley Ames, Iowa 1:00 p.m. MC
Sun, Dec 20 Baylor UT Arlington Waco, Texas 2:00 p.m. FSNSW
Mon, Dec 21 Oklahoma UTEP All-College Classic; Oklahoma City, Okla. 5:30 p.m. ESPN2
Mon, Dec 21 Kansas State Arkansas Pine-Bluff Manhattan, Kan. 7:00 p.m. FSNKC
Mon, Dec 21 Oklahoma State La Salle All-College Classic; Oklahoma City, Okla. 7:30 p.m. ESPN2
Tue, Dec 22 Colorado Cal St. Northridge Boulder, Colo. 5:30 p.m. FSNRM
Tue, Dec 22 Texas Michigan State Austin, Texas 6:00 p.m. ESPN2
Tue, Dec 22 Texas Tech Stanford Lubbock, Texas 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Dec 22 Iowa State North Dakota Ames, Iowa 7:00 p.m. MC
Tue, Dec 22 Nebraska Tulsa Las Vegas Classic; Las Vegas, Nev. 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Dec 22 Kansas California Lawrence, Kan. 8:00 p.m. ESPN2
Tue, Dec 22 Washington Texas A&M Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series; Seattle, Wash. 10:00 p.m. FSN
Wed, Dec 23 Nebraska TBA Las Vegas Classic; Las Vegas, Nev. TBA
Wed, Dec 23 Missouri Illinois St. Louis, Mo. 8:30 p.m. ESPN2
Sun, Dec 27 Missouri Austin Peay Columbia, Mo. 2:00 p.m. MSN
Tue, Dec 29 Texas Gardner-Webb Austin, Texas 5:00 p.m. LSN
Tue, Dec 29 Colorado Yale Boulder, Colo. 7:00 p.m. FSNRM
Tue, Dec 29 Oklahoma State Pacific University Stillwater, Okla. 7:00 p.m. CSN
Tue, Dec 29 Kansas State Cleveland State Manhattan, Kan. 7:00 p.m. FSNKC
Tue, Dec 29 Nebraska Southern Utah Lincoln, Neb. 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Dec 29 Kansas Belmont Lawrence, Kan. 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
Tue, Dec 29 New Mexico Texas Tech Albuquerque, N.M. 8:00 p.m. CBS-CSN
Wed, Dec 30 Missouri UMKC Columbia, Mo. 7:00 p.m. MSN
Wed, Dec 30 Arkansas Baylor Fayetteville, Ark. 8:00 p.m. ESPN2
Thu, Dec 31 Gonzaga Oklahoma Spokane, Wash. 9:00 p.m. ESPN2
Fri, Jan 01 Texas Tech McNeese State Lubbock, Texas 2:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 02 South Carolina Baylor Columbia, S.C. 12:00 p.m. FSN
Sat, Jan 02 Oklahoma State Rhode Island Uncasville, Conn. 1:00 p.m. ESPNU
Sat, Jan 02 Tulsa Colorado Tulsa, Okla. 1:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 02 Missouri Georgia Columbia, Mo. 3:00 p.m. MSN
Sat, Jan 02 Nebraska Maryland-Eastern Shore Lincoln, Neb. 3:00 p.m.
Sat, Jan 02 Texas Texas A&M Corpus Christi Austin, Texas 3:30 p.m. LSN
Sat, Jan 02 Temple Kansas Philadelphia, Penn. 4:30 p.m. ESPN2
Sun, Jan 03 Iowa State Houston Ames, Iowa 1:00 p.m. MC
Sun, Jan 03 Texas Tech UTEP Lubbock, Texas 2:00 p.m. TTSN
Mon, Jan 04 Oklahoma Maryland-Eastern Shore Norman, Okla. 7:00 p.m. SSN
Tue, Jan 05 Arkansas Texas Fayetteville, Ark. 6:00 p.m. ESPN/2
Tue, Jan 05 Texas A&M North Dakota College Station, Texas 7:00 p.m. FSNSW
Tue, Jan 05 Colorado Miami OH Boulder, Colo. 7:00 p.m. FSNRM
Tue, Jan 05 Nebraska Southeastern Louisiana Lincoln, Neb. 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Jan 05 Oklahoma State Coppin State Stillwater, Okla. 7:00 p.m.
Wed, Jan 06 Missouri Savannah St. Columbia, Mo. 7:00 p.m. MSN
Wed, Jan 06 Baylor Morgan St. Waco, Texas 7:00 p.m.
Wed, Jan 06 Kansas Cornell Lawrence, Kan. 7:00 p.m. JTV
Wed, Jan 06 Iowa State Duke Chicago, Ill. 9:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Sat, Jan 09 Texas Colorado Austin, Texas 12:30 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Jan 09 Missouri Kansas State Columbia, Mo. 1:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Sat, Jan 09 Texas A&M Nebraska College Station, Texas 3:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
Sat, Jan 09 Iowa State North Dakota State Ames, Iowa 3:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Jan 09 Baylor Oklahoma Waco, Texas 5:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Jan 09 Oklahoma State Texas Tech Stillwater, Okla. 7:00 p.m. TTSN/CSN
Sun, Jan 10 Tennessee Kansas Knoxville, Tenn. 12:30 p.m. CBS
* Mon, Jan 11 Oklahoma Oklahoma State Norman, Okla. 8:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Jan 12 Kansas State Texas A&M Manhattan, Kan. 6:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Tue, Jan 12 Colorado Baylor Boulder, Colo. 7:00 p.m. FSNRM
* Wed, Jan 13 Iowa State Texas Ames, Iowa 7:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Wed, Jan 13 Nebraska Kansas Lincoln, Neb. 8:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Wed, Jan 13 Texas Tech Missouri Lubbock, Texas 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Jan 16 Kansas Texas Tech Lawrence, Kan. 12:30 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Jan 16 Colorado Kansas State Boulder, Colo. 2:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Jan 16 Baylor Oklahoma State Waco, Texas 3:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Jan 16 Texas Texas A&M Austin, Texas 5:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Jan 16 Nebraska Iowa State Lincoln, Neb. 7:00 p.m. CTN/FSNMW
* Mon, Jan 18 Kansas State Texas Manhattan, Kan. 8:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Jan 19 Texas A&M Oklahoma College Station, Texas 7:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Wed, Jan 20 Texas Tech Iowa State Lubbock, Texas 6:30 p.m. TTSN
* Wed, Jan 20 Kansas Baylor Lawrence, Kan. 8:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Wed, Jan 20 Oklahoma State Colorado Stillwater, Okla. 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Jan 23 Texas A&M Colorado College Station, Texas 12:30 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Jan 23 Iowa State Kansas Ames, Iowa 1:00 p.m. ESPN
Sat, Jan 23 Connecticut Texas Storrs, Conn. 3:00 p.m. CBS
Sat, Jan 23 Baylor Massachusetts Waco, Texas 3:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Jan 23 Kansas State Oklahoma State Manhattan, Kan. 3:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Jan 23 Missouri Nebraska Columbia, Mo. 5:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Jan 23 Texas Tech Oklahoma Lubbock, Texas 7:00 p.m. SSN/TTSN
* Mon, Jan 25 Kansas Missouri Lawrence, Kan. 8:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Jan 26 Baylor Kansas State Waco, Texas 7:00 p.m. FSNKC/FSNSW
* Wed, Jan 27 Oklahoma State Texas A&M Stillwater, Okla. 6:30 p.m. ESPN2
* Wed, Jan 27 Oklahoma Iowa State Norman, Okla. 8:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Wed, Jan 27 Texas Texas Tech Austin, Texas 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Wed, Jan 27 Colorado Nebraska Boulder, Colo. 8:00 p.m. FSNRM
* Sat, Jan 30 Nebraska Oklahoma Lincoln, Neb. 12:30 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Jan 30 Missouri Oklahoma State Columbia, Mo. 1:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Sat, Jan 30 Texas Baylor Austin, Texas 3:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Jan 30 Kansas State Kansas Manhattan, Kan. 6:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Jan 30 Texas A&M Texas Tech College Station, Texas 8:00 p.m. FSNSW
* Sat, Jan 30 Iowa State Colorado Ames, Iowa 8:00 p.m. CTN
* Mon, Feb 01 Oklahoma State Texas Stillwater, Okla. 8:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Feb 02 Nebraska Kansas State Lincoln, Neb. 7:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Wed, Feb 03 Baylor Iowa State Waco, Texas 6:30 p.m. FSNSW
* Wed, Feb 03 Colorado Kansas Boulder, Colo. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Wed, Feb 03 Missouri Texas A&M Columbia, Mo. 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Feb 06 Texas Tech Oklahoma State Lubbock, Texas 12:30 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Feb 06 Iowa State Kansas State Ames, Iowa 1:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Sat, Feb 06 Colorado Missouri Boulder, Colo. 2:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Feb 06 Texas A&M Baylor College Station, Texas 3:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Feb 06 Oklahoma Texas Norman, Okla. 3:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Feb 06 Kansas Nebraska Lawrence, Kan. 5:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Mon, Feb 08 Texas Kansas Austin, Texas 8:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Feb 09 Oklahoma Texas Tech Norman, Okla. 7:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Wed, Feb 10 Missouri Iowa State Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m. CTN/MSN
* Wed, Feb 10 Nebraska Baylor Lincoln, Neb. 8:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Sat, Feb 13 Baylor Missouri Waco, Texas 12:30 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Feb 13 Oklahoma State Oklahoma Stillwater, Okla. 1:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Feb 13 Texas Nebraska Austin, Texas 3:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Feb 13 Texas Tech Texas A&M Lubbock, Texas 4:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Sat, Feb 13 Kansas State Colorado Manhattan, Kan. 5:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Feb 13 Kansas Iowa State Lawrence, Kan. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Mon, Feb 15 Texas A&M Kansas College Station, Texas 8:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Feb 16 Baylor Texas Tech Waco, Texas 7:00 p.m. FSNSW
* Wed, Feb 17 Kansas State Nebraska Manhattan, Kan. 6:00 p.m. FSNMW/FSNKC
* Wed, Feb 17 Iowa State Oklahoma State Ames, Iowa 7:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Wed, Feb 17 Colorado Oklahoma Boulder, Colo. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Wed, Feb 17 Missouri Texas Columbia, Mo. 8:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Sat, Feb 20 Oklahoma State Baylor Stillwater, Okla. 12:30 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Feb 20 Texas Tech Texas Lubbock, Texas 1:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Feb 20 Iowa State Texas A&M Ames, Iowa 3:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Feb 20 Kansas Colorado Lawrence, Kan. 3:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Feb 20 Oklahoma Kansas State Norman, Okla. 5:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Sat, Feb 20 Nebraska Missouri Lincoln, Neb. 5:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Mon, Feb 22 Kansas Oklahoma Lawrence, Kan. 8:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Feb 23 Texas Tech Kansas State Lubbock, Texas 7:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Wed, Feb 24 Missouri Colorado Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m. MSN
* Wed, Feb 24 Iowa State Nebraska Ames, Iowa 6:30 p.m. FSNMW/CTN
* Wed, Feb 24 Baylor Texas A&M Waco, Texas 8:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Wed, Feb 24 Texas Oklahoma State Austin, Texas 8:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Sat, Feb 27 Colorado Iowa State Boulder, Colo. 11:30 a.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Feb 27 Oklahoma Baylor Norman, Okla. 12:30 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Feb 27 Texas A&M Texas College Station, Texas 1:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Feb 27 Oklahoma State Kansas Stillwater, Okla. 3:00 p.m. CBS
* Sat, Feb 27 Nebraska Texas Tech Lincoln, Neb. 3:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Feb 27 Kansas State Missouri Manhattan, Kan. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
* Mon, Mar 01 Texas Oklahoma Austin, Texas 8:00 p.m. ESPN
* Tue, Mar 02 Texas Tech Baylor Lubbock, Texas 7:00 p.m. TTSN
* Tue, Mar 02 Nebraska Colorado Lincoln, Neb. 7:00 p.m. FSNMW
* Tue, Mar 02 Iowa State Missouri Ames, Iowa 7:00 p.m. MSN/CTN
* Wed, Mar 03 Kansas Kansas State Lawrence, Kan. 7:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Wed, Mar 03 Texas A&M Oklahoma State College Station, Texas 8:00 p.m. ESPN2
* Sat, Mar 06 Oklahoma Texas A&M Norman, Okla. 11:00 a.m. ESPN
* Sat, Mar 06 Oklahoma State Nebraska Stillwater, Okla. 12:30 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Mar 06 Missouri Kansas Columbia, Mo. 1:00 p.m. CBS
* Sat, Mar 06 Colorado Texas Tech Boulder, Colo. 2:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Sat, Mar 06 Baylor Texas Waco, Texas 3:00 p.m. ESPN
* Sat, Mar 06 Kansas State Iowa State Manhattan, Kan. 5:00 p.m. Big 12 Network
* Conference Games
By Eddie Mayrose
The NY Jets? …. “Listen to your father, kid.”
November 27, 1994; Jets vs. Dolphins at the Meadowlands. New York came into the 
matchup looking to gain a tie with Miami atop the standings in the AFC East as well as the inside track to the division title. With a possible playoff appearance on the table, Jet fans were keyed up from the tailgates in the parking lot through the pre-game introductions. When the home team scored to stretch its lead to 24-6 with less than four minutes left in the third quarter, Giants Stadium sounded just like Shea used to during the days of the Sack Exchange. All that stood between Gang Green and a return to glory was eighteen more minutes of dominating football and four extremely winnable games against inferior opponents over the last month of the season. Sure, that’s all.
I had been fortunate enough to score four tickets to the game through the courtesy of a friend. I’d given up my own season subscription seven years earlier because, quite frankly, I hated everything about the Meadowlands. I hated the Turnpike, the tolls, the traffic, the parking lot, the turf, the wind and, most of all, the losing. God, they always lost! I’d go home with a headache every week and for what? They always lost! But now, with a fiery young coach and a battle for first place with the hated Dolphins as incentives, I decided to accept the tickets and take my three young boys, ages seven, five and four. They’d all just started playing various levels of flyweight football and had been watching games with me all season. They’re excitement built throughout the week until they were beside themselves when the game finally kicked off. By the time Boomer Esiason hit Johnny Mitchell in the end zone to put the Jets up by eighteen, all three were convinced that they were watching the greatest football team in the world. If only they’d known.
Our seats were in the lower section; about the five yard line on the home side of the field. We were, naturally, sitting amongst Jet fans but, as we were using someone else’s tickets, didn’t know any of them. When Miami QB Dan Marino closed out the third quarter with a TD pass to Mark Ingram and a two point conversion to Irving Fryar, I threw my head back and said to no one in particular, “We’re going to lose this game”. My oldest, Terrence, couldn’t believe my pessimism. “Dad, you gotta be kidding. We’re still up ten, Boomer’s having a great game and there’s only one quarter left. There’s no way we lose.” Before I could respond, the guy sitting behind us, obviously a seasoned Jet fan and, until that moment, a total stranger, leaned up in his seat, looked at my son and said, “Listen to your father, kid.” And, as if it was the period on the end of his sentence, the game immediately turned ugly.
Esiason would fumble three times in that fourth quarter and throw two interceptions.
Marino would find Ingram for two more scores, the second in the final minute courtesy of the now infamous “Fake Spike” that gave the Dolphins the victory. The Jets would go on to lose all of their remaining games, fire Pete Carroll and usher in the disastrous Rich Kotite era that produced a 3-29 record over two seasons. “Listen to your father, kid.”
As a recovering Jetaholic, myself, I try to steer other Jet addicts away from the evil teases thrown at them by our favorite team because, as surely as Lucy will always pull that football away from Charlie Brown and watch him land on his ample head, the Jets will break your heart every time. Vinny Testaverde’s set to lead Bill Parcells’ heavily favored Jets to the Super Bowl? Not with a snapped Achilles, he won’t. Jets on the verge of ousting Pittsburgh from the 2004 playoffs and advancing to the AFC title game? Doug Brien misses, not one, but two game winning field goals. Man-genius? Beginner’s luck. Brett Favre leads Jets to 8-3 record? Favre goes color blind in 1-4 finish while Chad Pennington wins the division for the Dolphins. Jet fans are so starved for even a small measure of success, they’ll jump at anything resembling hope. And, just like Lucy, Gang Green pulls the football away every time and laughs as they land on their heads. “Listen to your father, kid.”
So, here we are again. Despite the low expectations accompanying a first-time Head Coach and a rookie quarterback, the Jetsies started the season with three straight wins; including one where they completely dominated the invincible Patriots and Tom Brady. Certainly, this season would be different. Rex Ryan’s brought a new attitude to the organization, the defense is the best in the league, there’s a relatively easy three game stretch coming up and the Hall of Fame in Canton is clearing space for the bust of Mark Sanchez. There’s no way Lucy pulls the ball away this time. Is there? Well, right on cue, Rex Ryan developed a severe case of “Herm Edwards Clockophobia” in Miami, the defense couldn’t stop a backup QB from Harvard last week and Mark Sanchez suddenly has more interceptions than endorsements. Leave it to the Jets to make a 3-3 record seem miles worse than the 1-5 start many had predicted. And the fans? They’re laying on their heads in the Meadowlands parking lot because, stunningly, Lucy pulled the football away yet again. “Listen to your father, kid.”
I got an email after the Miami loss from Cheap Seater Lou Ricciardi, a Jetaholic attempting recovery but prone to lapses such as this one: “Now that they’ve sucked me in again this year”, he wrote, “I am not jumping off the bandwagon and saying, ‘same old Jets’, just yet.” “If, however, they lose one of the next two games, then I will.” If ?! If ?! Poor, Lou. Landed on his head again. But, if it’s any comfort to him, or fellow Cheap Seaters Brendan Grady, Jack O’Sullivan, Mike Walsh and any other Jetaholics that need assistance, there is hope. No matter how many times the Jets convince you that this is finally the year, no matter how many past warnings have gone unheeded and no matter how strong your instinct to jump back up on that bandwagon, there is a cure. It will save you. All you need to do, the next time thousands of Jetaholics start racing at Lucy to kick that football, is to take a step back, close your eyes and wait for the wisdom of that anonymous Jet fan who’d seen enough. I promise, if it’s what you truly want, that you’ll hear his voice above the din of your television or the roar of the crowd and you’ll be safe. Such simple advice; but it’ll save you a broken heart. ”Listen to your father, kid.”
