ESPN Full Court

[SaturnSweater]

For you die hard college basketball fans and subscribers to the Dish Network, they are having a free preview of the Full Court package starting tomorrow through the rest of the week. In the past, Direct TV subscribers have also gotten this free preview as well.

[ShowinGoldyLove]

I believe Comcast has the same week-long free preview too...at least I've been seeing some commercials for it...

[SelectionSunday]

Comcast is offering the free preview as well. Channels 701-706 for those of you who get Comcast digital in Maple Grove-Golden Valley area.

A sample?

In the 11 a.m. time slot alone, there are 4 games: Georgia Tech-Maryland (701), NC State-Clemson (702), Tennessee-Georgia (703) and West Virginia-Marquette (704).

At 1 it's Vandy-Kentucky (702) and Notre Dame-Seton Hall (703). Much, much more after that.

[MNSnowman]

I pulled this off of Dish Network's site (see link (http://www.dishnetwork.com/packages/ppv/sports/basketball/fullcourtSchedule.aspx)) -- all times are Eastern. (for Dish subscribers, click the link and it'll show the channel numbers)

1/10/09 12:00 PM Georgia Tech at Maryland
1/10/09 12:00 PM NC State at Clemson
1/10/09 12:00 PM Tennessee at Georgia
1/10/09 12:00 PM West Virginia at Marquette
1/10/09 1:30 PM Oklahoma at Kansas State
1/10/09 1:30 PM Texas Tech at Baylor
1/10/09 2:00 PM DePaul at Pittsburgh
1/10/09 2:00 PM Vanderbilt at Kentucky
1/10/09 2:00 PM Seton Hall at Notre Dame
1/10/09 3:00 PM Sam Houston State at Stephen F. Austin
1/10/09 4:00 PM Iowa State at Texas
1/10/09 4:30 PM Connecticut at Cincinnati
1/10/09 6:00 PM Ole Miss at Florida
1/10/09 7:30 PM Syracuse at Rutgers
1/10/09 8:00 PM Mississippi State at Arkansas
1/10/09 8:00 PM Wright State at Valparaiso
1/10/09 8:00 PM Oakland at Oral Roberts
1/10/09 9:00 PM Utah State at New Mexico State

1/11/09 12:00 PM St. John's at Pittsburgh
1/11/09 1:30 PM LSU at Alabama
1/11/09 4:00 PM Weber State at Eastern Washington

1/13/09 8:00 PM Kansas State at Kansas

1/14/09 7:30 PM Vermont at Boston University
1/14/09 7:30 PM Rutgers at Cincinnati
1/14/09 8:00 PM Florida at Auburn
1/14/09 8:00 PM Nebraska at Iowa State
1/14/09 9:00 PM Maryland at Miami
1/14/09 9:00 PM Wake Forest at Boston College

1/15/09 8:00 PM Butler at Loyola Chicago
1/15/09 9:00 PM Fresno State at Utah State

I think the "free week" ends on 1/16, but if it goes through next Saturday as well:

1/17/09 12:00 PM Georgia Tech at NC State
1/17/09 12:00 PM Maryland at Florida State
1/17/09 12:00 PM South Florida at West Virginia
1/17/09 1:30 PM Iowa State at Missouri
1/17/09 1:30 PM Oklahoma State at Baylor
1/17/09 2:00 PM Syracuse at Connecticut
1/17/09 2:00 PM Arkansas at Florida
1/17/09 3:00 PM Texas State at Central Arkansas
1/17/09 3:30 PM Wake Forest at Clemson
1/17/09 3:30 PM Kansas at Colorado
1/17/09 4:00 PM LSU at Ole Miss
1/17/09 4:00 PM Valparaiso at Loyola Chicago
1/17/09 4:00 PM Texas at Texas Tech
1/17/09 6:00 PM South Carolina at Tennessee
1/17/09 6:00 PM Kansas State at Nebraska
1/17/09 8:00 PM Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
1/17/09 9:00 PM Boise State at Utah State
1/17/09 10:00 PM Fresno State at Nevada

[SaturnSweater]

According to my interactive guide the 1/17 Saturday games are part of the free preview as well.

The Syracuse @ UCONN game is definitely the marquee matchup.

[gophersfan]

Free Preview is on Directv also. as St John's @ Pittsburgh is on now.