University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Football Completes Florida Preparations
8/31/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 31, 2006
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The Golden Eagle football team completed preparations for its season opening game at No. 7/8 Florida today.
"We had a good day today," Head Coach Jeff Bower said. "We were pretty sharp today. We really were."
The team will fly to Gainesville on Friday afternoon. With no more practice preparation, Bower said the focus now turns to finalizing the mental preparation.
"The most important time is right now," Bower said. "The physical part is over. Now there's a lot of mental work, studying tape, studying game plans, scouting reports and tendencies. You've got to be repetitious with it."
Saturday's game will be the fifth meeting between Florida and Southern Miss, with Florida holding a 4-0 series advantage. It will be the first meeting since the 1997 season, a 21-6 Florida victory. The two teams first met back in 1973, with Florida winning a 14-13 contest in Tampa, Fla. The other two meetings came in the 1992 and 1994 seasons, with Florida winning 24-20 and 55-17 respectively.
The Southern Miss - Florida game this Saturday will be shown on a pay-per-view basis on Sun Sports Network to viewers on participating cable systems, satellite systems and commercial establishments throughout Florida and on ESPN GamePlan to fans outside the state of Florida.
Viewers in the Hattiesburg / Comcast Cable market should call 1-800-COMCAST to order. Customers must have a digital cable box, but ESPN GamePlan packages cannot be ordered by remote through your digital box. The one day cost is $21.95 and will allow viewers the opportunity to view all the games being shown on ESPN GamePlan that day. Fans in Hattiesburg are also encouraged to watch the game at Buffalo Wild Wings, the official viewing establishment of the Golden Eagles.
Fans outside the states of Mississippi and Florida, should call/contact their local cable/satellite company for further details on how to order the package.
Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m., and will be televised live on ESPN Game Plan. To order the broadcast, contact your local cable provider or satellite company, but you must have digital cable to receive the game. The game can be heard on the Southern Miss ISP Network, or by logging onto SouthernMiss.com.
