Schedules are starting to trickle... here's what we know so far:

Week #1
Friday, Sept. 1
Boston College @ N. Illinois tba CBSSN

Saturday, Sept. 2
Kent State at Clemson Noon ESPN
NC State vs. South Carolina (in Charlotte) 3pm ESPN
Temple at Notre Dame 3:30 PM NBC
Florida State vs. Alabama 8pm ABC

Sunday, Sept. 3
West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech (in Landover) 7:30pm ABC

Monday, Sept. 4
Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech (in Atlanta) 8pm ESPN

Future Games on National TV (per Matt Sarzniak):

WEEK 3
Saturday, Sept. 16
Miami (Fla.) at Florida State, 8 p.m. (ABC)

And the non-Saturday games:
WEEK FIVE
Friday, September 29
Miami at Duke

WEEK SIX
Thursday, October 5
Louisville at NC State

WEEK SEVEN
Thursday, October 12
Georgia Tech at Miami

Friday, October 13
Clemson at Syracuse

WEEK NINE
Friday, October 27
Florida State at Boston College

WEEK ELEVEN
Thursday, November 9
North Carolina at Pitt

WEEK THIRTEEN
Friday, November 24
Miami at Pitt
Virginia Tech at Virginia

Any guesses which network the Louisville vs Purdue game will be on? Don't see it listed. Possibly ESPN2? Since the game is a "neutral" site in Indianapolis could it land on the Big Ten Network?

(05-25-2017 04:25 PM)rednblackattack Wrote:  Any guesses which network the Louisville vs Purdue game will be on? Don't see it listed. Possibly ESPN2? Since the game is a "neutral" site in Indianapolis could it land on the Big Ten Network?

B1GN or even Fox.

(05-25-2017 05:16 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

(05-25-2017 04:25 PM)rednblackattack Wrote:  Any guesses which network the Louisville vs Purdue game will be on? Don't see it listed. Possibly ESPN2? Since the game is a "neutral" site in Indianapolis could it land on the Big Ten Network?

B1GN or even Fox.

I'm a bit surprised this was not announced on ESPN or ESPN2

(05-25-2017 06:28 PM)rednblackattack Wrote:  

(05-25-2017 05:16 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

(05-25-2017 04:25 PM)rednblackattack Wrote:  Any guesses which network the Louisville vs Purdue game will be on? Don't see it listed. Possibly ESPN2? Since the game is a "neutral" site in Indianapolis could it land on the Big Ten Network?

B1GN or even Fox.

I'm a bit surprised this was not announced on ESPN or ESPN2

If it's considered a Purdue home game then Fox/B1GN would have first rights I believe.

(05-25-2017 06:51 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

(05-25-2017 06:28 PM)rednblackattack Wrote:  

(05-25-2017 05:16 PM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

(05-25-2017 04:25 PM)rednblackattack Wrote:  Any guesses which network the Louisville vs Purdue game will be on? Don't see it listed. Possibly ESPN2? Since the game is a "neutral" site in Indianapolis could it land on the Big Ten Network?

B1GN or even Fox.

I'm a bit surprised this was not announced on ESPN or ESPN2

If it's considered a Purdue home game then Fox/B1GN would have first rights I believe.

Actually, it would go into the pool of games that weekend and either Fox or ESPN could pick it (or if neither wants it, it goes to BTN).

Notre Dame's home kick times and networks have been announced, so we know the following ND home games in its series with the ACC:

Week 9
Saturday, October 28
NC State at Notre Dame, 3:30 pm, NBC

Week 10
Saturday, November 4
Wake Forest at Notre Dame, 3:30 pm, NBC

We also know:

Week 4
Friday, September 22
Virginia at Boise St., 8 pm, ESPN/2

(05-31-2017 08:38 AM)orangefan Wrote:  Notre Dame's home kick times and networks have been announced, so we know the following ND home games in its series with the ACC:

Week 9
Saturday, October 28
NC State at Notre Dame, 3:30 pm, NBC

Week 10
Saturday, November 4
Wake Forest at Notre Dame, 3:30 pm, NBC

We also know:

Week 4
Friday, September 22
Virginia at Boise St., 8 pm, ESPN/2

Good points!

BTW, I think more schedule is coming out today.

From ACCFootballRx: Week 1, 2017 TV Schedule Factoid

Some interesting things are starting to come out about the schedule for opening week...

Visiting Team - Home Team ---- Time(ET) - Nat'l TV

Thursday, August 31
Presbyterian -- Wake Forest -- TBD ------ TBD

Friday, September 1
Boston College - N Illinois -- TBD ------ CBSSN

Saturday, September 2
Louisville ----- Purdue ------ TBD ------ TBD (Indianapolis)
NC Central ----- Duke -------- TBD ------ TBD
Bethune-Cookman - Miami ------- TBD ------ TBD
Youngstown St -- Pittsburgh -- TBD ------ TBD
California ----- N Carolina -- TBD ------ TBD
Wm & Mary ------ Virginia ---- TBD ------ TBD
Kent State ----- Clemson ----- 12:00PM -- ESPN
S Carolina ----- NC State ---- 3:00PM --- ESPN (Charlotte)
Temple --------- Notre Dame -- 3:30PM --- NBC
Alabama -------- Florida St -- 8:00PM --- ABC (Atlanta)

Sunday, September 3
W Virginia ----- Virginia Tech 7:30PM --- ABC (DC)

Monday, September 4
Tennessee ------ Georgia Tech 8:00PM --- ESPN (Atlanta)

Besides the fact that so many ACC games are on national TV, notice the big-time neutral site games: except for Louisville vs. Purdue, they are all under the ACC TV contract. ESPN lists NC State (vs. S Carolina), Florida State (vs. Alabama), Virginia Tech (vs. W Virginia) and Georgia Tech (vs. Tennessee) as the "home" team in all four of those games.

What does all that mean? For one thing, it means count the TV ratings for those games under the ACC's TV contract. So when Disney audits ESPN's books, they see good value for ACC football. But Disney won't be the only one taking a look -- when ESPN goes to sell the ACC Network to cable providers, you can be sure the Worldwide Leader in Sports will use these ratings to help sell it.

Louisville vs Purdue 7:30PM on Fox
Louisville @ UNC - Noon on ABC, ESPN & ESPN2
Louisville vs. Clemson - 3:30pm on ABC, ESPN & ESPN2

http://www.thecardinalconnect.com/kickof...ree-games/

SUMMARY (so far):

by TV Network
ABC 5 to 9
Fox 1
NBC 2
ESPN/2 11 to 15
ESPNU/News 4
ACCN+ 12
ACCN/RSN 3
CBSSN 3

by Time Slot
Noon-ish 13
3 PM-ish 11
Prime-Time 21

Pitt @Penn State on Sept. 9, will be nationally televised by ABC and kick off at 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 16 Pitt home against Oklahoma State will have a noon start. It will be shown regionally on ABC and to the rest of the nation on ESPN2.

Wow! The first three weeks of the season are going to provide an incredible showcase for the ACC on major outlets:

Saturday, September 2
NOON Kent St. at Clemson ESPN
3:00 PM N.C. St. v. So. Carolina ESPN
7:30 PM Louisville v. Purdue FOX
8:00 PM Florida St. v. Alabama ABC

Sunday, September 3
7:30 PM West Virginia v. Virginia Tech ABC

Monday, September 4
8:00 PM Georgia Tech v. Tennessee ESPN

Saturday, September 9
NOON Louisville at North Carolina ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
3:30 PM Pittsburgh at Penn St. ABC
7:00 PM Auburn at Clemson ESPN

Saturday, September 16
NOON Oklahoma St. at Pittsburgh ABC/ESPN2 (reverse mirror)
NOON Notre Dame at Boston College ESPN
3:30 PM Clemson at Louisville ABC or ESPN
8:00 PM Miami at Florida State ABC

I count ten separate ACC schools making appearances, and this doesn't even include games on ESPNU and other national outlets.

All eyes on us...

These will either be glorious victories or embarrassing defeats. No quarter sought, none given.