College Football on TBS
Introduction '''''College Football on TBS''''' was the American presentation of the TBS cable channel's regular season college football television package.
History ===Initial coverage===TBS became the first cable station to nationally broadcast college football live when it began airing games during the 1982 season. The games were aired under a special "supplemental" television contract with the NCAA. ESPN followed later the same year, starting with a simulcast of the Independence Bowl match-up between Kansas State and the University of Wisconsin on December 11, 1982, which was the first college football game shown live on ESPN.When TBS (or WTBS as it was officially known at the time) first broadcast college football in 1982, they aired a package of live  Division I-AA games on Thursday night and Division I-A games on Saturday. games. WTBS was only able to show teams that had not been on national television in 1981.There were a maximum of four teams that had been on regional television on two occasions. Meanwhile, ABC and CBS had the right to take away a game from WTBS as long as it did so no later than the Monday before the game. Bob Neal and Tim Foley were the booth commentators for WTBS during this period. Meanwhile, Craig Sager, Paul Hornung and Pepper Rodgers anchored the pregame show for WTBS.By 1984, WTBS started (primarily) carrying SEC games. On June 8 of that year, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that allowed individual schools to control their own TV rights. That began the conference syndication packages in earnest and to the glut of games that continues to this day. TBS' coverage from this era was essentially the forerunner to the ESPN's Thursday/Saturday night packages.===2002–2006 coverage===TBS dropped college football after the 1992 season and left the field for several years. However, it again broadcast college football games from 2002–2006, showing Big 12 and Pac-10 matchups. These were broadcast on the network as part of a sublicensing agreement with Fox Sports Net, who is the national cable partner for both conferences. TBS' coverage was originally known as ''Big PlayStation Saturday'', but this was dropped before the final season. The network aired two games a week for the first four seasons of the contract but dropped to one for some weeks during the final season.====Theme music====Nickelback's (featuring Kid Rock and Dimebag Darrell) 2003 cover of Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" was used as the theme song for TBS' ''Saturday Night College Football'' telecasts. In the show's open, the song is accompanied by a drumline and cymbalists, while clips of the two teams playing the night's featured game are interspersed throughout.TBS would also use the ''NFL on TNT'' theme c. 1997 (dubbed "Warrior Dance" and composed by Edd Kalehoff) for their Carquest/MicronPC.com Bowl and Senior Bowl coverage and their ''Saturday Night College Football'' coverage from 2002–2003.
Games on TBS (Division I-A games only) === 1980s ======= 1982 ====DateHome TeamAway TeamHost ConferenceSept. 2 (Thurs. )UNLV0'''BYU'''27Pacific CoastSept. 4Texas A&M16'''Boston College'''38SWCSept. 11'''SMU'''51Tulane7SWCSept. 19'''Tulsa'''25Oklahoma State15Missouri ValleySept. 25'''Indiana'''17Syracuse10Big TenOct. 2TCU0'''Arkansas'''35SWCOct. 9Virginia0'''Clemson'''48ACCOct. 16Oregon State17'''Washington'''34Pac-10Oct. 23'''Kansas State'''36Kansas7Big EightOct. 30'''San Diego St.'''21Utah17WACNov. 6'''Mississippi'''45Tulane14SECNov. 13'''Florida State'''49Louisville14IndependentNovember 25 Virginia @ Virginia Tech  Additional Thursday game West Virginia vs. Rutgers (at Giants Stadium)==== 1983 ====DateHome TeamAway TeamHost ConferenceOct. 8'''Tennessee'''20LSU6SECOct. 29'''South Carolina'''31NC State17IndependentNov. 5Vanderbilt8'''Kentucky'''17SECNov. 12Tennessee10'''Ole Miss'''13SECNov. 24Tulane7'''LSU'''20IndependentThere was no football telecast on September 24 as Notre Dame was playing against Miami in prime time on CBS. There also was no football telecast on November 26 as TBS instead, aired a Louisville-Kentucky basketball game with Skip Caray and Joe Dean on the call.December 3 Air Force @ San Diego StateAdditional Games:Hawaii @ New MexicoWest Virginia @ Maryland==== 1984 (SEC Full Package begins) ====DateHome TeamAway TeamHost ConferenceNotesSept. 8Florida21LSU21SECSept. 15'''Georgia Tech'''16Alabama6ACCSept. 22Tulane26'''Kentucky'''30IndependentSept. 29'''Auburn'''29Tennessee10SECOct. 13'''Georgia'''18Ole Miss12SECOct. 20'''Georgia'''62Vanderbilt35SECOct. 27Kentucky7'''Georgia'''37SECNov. 10'''Florida'''27Georgia0SECGame played in Jacksonville, FloridaNov. 17Kentucky17'''Florida'''25SECNov. 24Mississippi State3'''Ole Miss'''24SECDec. 1Vanderbilt13'''Tennessee'''29SEC==== 1985 ====DateHome TeamAway TeamHost ConferenceSept. 14'''Georgia'''17Baylor14SECSept. 21'''Florida State'''19Memphis Tigers16 ACCSept. 28Vanderbilt20'''Alabama'''40SECOct. 12'''Auburn'''59Florida State26SECOct. 19Alabama14'''Tennessee'''16SECOct. 26'''Georgia'''26Kentucky6SECNov. 2Ole Miss0'''LSU'''14SECNov. 9'''Vanderbilt'''31Kentucky24SECNov. 16'''Tennessee'''34Ole Miss14SECNov. 23Kentucky0'''Tennessee'''42SECNov. 30'''Tennessee'''30Vanderbilt0SEC'''Georgia Tech'''20Georgia16ACCOther games in 1985August 31 Noon ET Florida State @ Tulane, 7:30 ET Washington State @ Oregon        September 28 7:30 ET Boston College @ ArmyOklahoma State @ WashingtonSeptember 21 7:30 ET Oklahoma @ Minnesota==== 1986 ====DateHome TeamAway TeamHost ConferenceSept. 6'''Alabama'''42Vanderbilt10SECSept. 13Tennessee23'''Mississippi State'''27SECSept. 20Florida State10North Carolina17IndependentSept. 27'''Michigan'''20Florida State16Big TenOct. 4'''Georgia'''14Ole Miss10SECOct. 18'''Georgia'''38Vanderbilt16SECOct. 25'''Georgia Tech'''14Tennessee13ACCNov. 1Mississippi State3'''Alabama'''38SECNov. 8'''Kentucky'''34Vanderbilt22SECNov. 15Ole Miss10'''Tennessee'''22SECNov. 22'''Ole Miss'''24Mississippi State3SECNov. 29'''Georgia'''31Georgia Tech24SECOther GamesIllinois @ NebraskaMichigan State @ Arizona StateOhio State @ PurdueNotre Dame @ Navy (in Baltimore)Iowa @ Minnesota==== 1987 ====DateHome TeamAway TeamHost ConferenceNotesSept 5'''Miami'''31Florida4IndependentSept 12Mississippi State10'''Tennessee'''38SECSept 19Alabama14'''Florida'''23SECat BirminghamSept 26Tennessee20Auburn20SECOct 3'''Tennessee'''38California12SECOct 17'''LSU'''34Kentucky9SECfirst telecast from LSU's Tiger StadiumOct 24'''Georgia'''17Kentucky14SEC Oct 31Vanderbilt27Rutgers13SECNov 7'''Georgia'''23Florida10SECat Jacksonville, FloridaNov 14'''Florida'''27Kentucky14SEC==== 1988 ====DateHome TeamAway TeamHost ConferenceNotesSept 10'''Auburn'''20Kentucky10SECSept 17Tennessee9'''LSU'''34SECSept 24'''South Carolina'''23Georgia10IndependentOct 1Kentucky27'''Alabama'''31SECOct 8Alabama12'''Ole Miss'''22SECOct 15'''Vanderbilt'''24Florida9SECOct 22'''Kentucky'''16Georgia10SECOct 29'''LSU'''31Ole Miss20SECNov 5'''Georgia'''26Florida3SECGame played in Jacksonville, FloridaNov 12Mississippi State3'''LSU'''20SECNov 26'''Georgia'''24Georgia Tech3SEC==== 1989 ====DateHome TeamAway TeamHost ConferenceNotesSept 2Florida State26'''Southern Miss'''30IndependentGame played in Jacksonville, FloridaFlorida19'''Ole Miss'''24SECSept 16'''Georgia'''15Baylor3SECSept 23'''Alabama'''15Kentucky3SECSept 30Vanderbilt14'''Alabama'''20SECOct 14Vanderbilt16'''Georgia'''35SECOct 28LSU39'''Tennessee'''45SECNov 4'''Alabama'''23Mississippi State10SECNov 11Florida10'''Georgia'''17SECGame played in Jacksonville, FloridaNov 18Georgia3'''Auburn'''20SECDec 2'''Tennessee'''17Vanderbilt10SEC=== 1990s ======= 1990 ====DateHome TeamAway TeamHost ConferenceNotesSept 8Mississippi State7'''Tennessee'''40SECSept 15Alabama13'''Florida'''17SECSept 22'''Vanderbilt'''24LSU21SECSept 29'''Florida'''34Mississippi State21SECOct 13Georgia12'''Ole Miss'''28SECOct 27'''Florida State'''27LSU3IndependentNov 3Mississippi State0'''Alabama'''22SECNov 10'''Florida'''38Georgia7SECGame played in Jacksonville, FloridaNov 17Kentucky15'''Florida'''47SECNov 24'''Tennessee'''42Kentucky28SECDec 1Georgia23'''Georgia Tech'''40SEC==== 1991 ====DateHome TeamAway TeamHost ConferenceNotesSept 7'''Mississippi State'''13Texas6SECSept 14'''Tennessee'''30UCLA16SECSept 21'''Tennessee'''26Mississippi State24SECSept 28'''Florida'''29Mississippi State7SECPlayed at Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FloridaOct 5Auburn9'''Southern Miss'''10SECOct 19Kentucky26'''LSU'''29SECOct 26'''Georgia'''49Kentucky25SECNov 2'''Alabama'''13Mississippi State7SECNov 16'''Georgia'''37Auburn27SECNov 23'''Tennessee'''16Kentucky7SEC=== 2000s ======= 2002 ====DateGameKickoff Time (Eastern Time)Host ConferenceSaturday, Sept 14UNLV at Oregon State7:00 p.m.Pac 10Saturday, Sept 21USC at Kansas State7:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Sept 28South Florida at Oklahoma7:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Oct 5Washington State at USC7:00 p.m.Pac 10Saturday, Oct 12Texas Tech at Iowa State7:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Oct 19UCLA at California7:00 p.m.Pac 10Saturday, Oct 26Nebraska at Texas A&M7:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Nov 2UCLA at Washington7:00 p.m.Pac 10Saturday, Nov 9Iowa State at Kansas State7:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Nov 16Arizona State at USC7:00 p.m.Pac 10Saturday, Nov 23Texas Tech at Oklahoma7:00 p.m.Big 12==== 2003 ====DateGameKickoff Time (Eastern Time)Host ConferenceSaturday, Sept 6LSU at Arizona10:00 p.m.Pac 10Saturday, Sept 13Oregon at Arizona10:00 p.m.Pac 10Saturday, Sept 27Tulane at Texas7:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Oct 4Oklahoma at Iowa State7:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Oct 11Nebraska at Missouri7:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Oct 18Washington at Oregon State10:00 p.m.Pac 10Saturday, Oct 25Oklahoma at Colorado7:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Nov 1Oregon at Washington10:00 p.m.Pac 10Saturday, Nov 8California at Oregon10:00 p.m.Pac 10Saturday, Nov 15USC at Arizona7:00 p.m.Pac 10Saturday, Nov 22Missouri at Kansas State7:00 p.m.Big 12==== 2004 ====DateGameKickoff Time (Eastern Time)Host ConferenceSaturday, Sept 11Houston at Oklahoma6:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Sept 18Clemson at Texas A&M6:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Sept 25USC at Stanford6:00 p.m.Pac-10Saturday, Oct 2Kansas State at Texas A&M6:00 p.m.Big 12Arizona State at Oregon9:15 p.m.Pac-10Saturday, Oct 9Nebraska at Texas Tech6:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Oct 16UCLA at California6:00 p.m.Pac-10Saturday, Oct 23Texas at Texas Tech6:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Oct 30Arizona State at California9:00 p.m.Pac-10Saturday, Nov 6 Oklahoma State at Texas6:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Nov 13Washington State at Arizona State6:00 p.m.Pac-10==== 2005 ====DateGameKickoff Time (Eastern Time)Host ConferenceSaturday, Sept 3Colorado State at Colorado2:30 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Sept 10Wake Forest at Nebraska6:00 pm.Big 12Saturday, Sept 17Fresno State at Oregon6:00 p.m.Pac-10Saturday, Sept 24Arizona State at Oregon State9:00 p.m.Pac-10Saturday, Oct 1Arizona at California6:00 p.m.Pac-10Saturday, Oct 8Texas Tech at Nebraska3:00 p.m.Big 12California at UCLA6:30 p.m.Pac-10Saturday, Oct 15Oklahoma at Kansas6:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Oct 22Oregon State at UCLA6:00 p.m.Pac-10Saturday, Oct 28 Texas at Oklahoma State6:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Nov 6Stanford at USC9:00 p.m.Pac-10==== 2006 ====DateGameKickoff Time (Eastern Time)Host ConferenceSaturday, Sept 2UAB at Oklahoma6:00 p.m.Big 12BYU at Arizona9:15 p.m.Pac-10Saturday, Sept 9Minnesota at California6:00 p.m.Pac-10Saturday, Sept 16Arizona State at Colorado6:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Sept 23UCLA at Washington6:00 p.m.Pac-10Saturday, Sept 30USC at Washington State6:00 p.m.Pac-10Saturday, Oct 7Missouri at Texas Tech6:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Oct 14Baylor at Texas6:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, Oct 28Texas at Texas Tech6:00 p.m.Big 12Saturday, November 4Washington at Oregon2:30 p.m.Pac-10Oklahoma State at Texas6:00 p.m.Big 12
Commentators ===Play-by-play===* Gary Bender* Chip Caray* Skip Caray* Kevin Harlan* Verne Lundquist* Bob Neal* Lindsey Nelson* Ron Thulin* Pete van Wieren===Color commentators===* Trev Alberts* Charles Davis* Archie Griffin* Pat Haden* Paul Hornung* Tim Foley* Mark May* Alan Page* Tom Ramsey* Dave Rowe* Sam Wyche===Sideline reporters===* Erin Andrews* Marc Fein* Craig Sager===Studio hosts===* Kevin Christopher* Marc Fein* Ernie Johnson, Jr.* Craig Sager===Studio analysts===* Brian Bosworth* Paul Hornung* Pepper Rodgers===See also===* List of Champs Sports Bowl broadcasters (1995 (December)–2000)* List of Gator Bowl broadcasters (1993–1994)* List of Insight Bowl broadcasters (1989–1991)* List of Outback Bowl broadcasters (1983–1986)
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