2008 GREEN POWER SPORTS TOUR SCHEDULE

19-week schedule, with more than 100+ events, beginning Aug. 25 and ending Jan. 2, 2009. All times listed are local; all venues noted are football unless otherwise indicated.

Most of “Open Dates” listed to be completed once 2008-09 NBA, NHL and collegiate basketball and hockey schedules are released this summer. As a result, schedule is tentative and subject to change.

2008 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE

August/September Fill-ins (7 Open Dates):

(1) NHL exhibition: Vancouver

(3) Canadian junior hockey/high-attended minor league hockey: (filler when other high-attended venues are not playing): Portland, Seattle, Vancouver

(6+) Minor League baseball, including playoffs (filler when other high-attended venues are not playing): Pacific Coast League, California League, Golden League, Northwest League, Pioneer League

General geography: Primarily west

*Green Machine will visit multiple National Parks, which promote green energy, in mid-to-late September

WEEK 1

M 8/25 Seattle@San Diego-5 PM (NFL)

T 8/26 San Diego Hall of Champions Museum

T 8/26 Arizona@San Diego (MLB)

W 8/27 @Visalia (Minor League Baseball)

R 8/28 Oregon State@Stanford (ESPN2)

F 8/29 San Diego@San Francisco (NFL)

Sa 8/30 Michigan State @ Cal, 5pm 

Su 8/31 @Bakersfield (Minor League Baseball)

WEEK 2

M 9/1 Tennessee@UCLA-5 PM (ESPN)

T 9/2 San Diego@Los Angeles (MLB)

W 9/3 OPEN DATE (Minor League Baseball playoffs)

R 9/4 OPEN DATE (Minor League Baseball playoffs)

F 9/5 OPEN DATE (Minor League Baseball playoffs)

Sa 9/6 OPEN DATE (Minor League Baseball playoffs)

Sa 9/6 Stanford@Arizona State-7 PM

Su 9/7 Carolina@San Diego (NFL) (afternoon)

Su 9/7 "BioWillie" Willie Nelson concert, Valley Center, CA (evening)

WEEK 3

M 9/8 Denver@Oakland (NFL)

T 9/9 OPEN DATE (Minor League Baseball playoffs)

W 9/10 Texas@Seattle (MLB)

R 9/11 OPEN DATE (Minor League Baseball playoffs)

F 9/12 OPEN DATE (Minor League Baseball playoffs)

Sa 9/13 Oklahoma @ Washington, 445pm

Su 9/14 San Francisco@Seattle (NFL)

WEEK 4

M 9/15 – Olympic National Park, Washington

T 9/16 – Olympic National Park/San Juan Islands, Washington

W 9/17 – San Juan Islands, Washington

R 9/18 Mount Saint Helens National Monument, Washington

F 9/19 Oregon Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, Portland

F 9/19 “Friday Night On Campus” @Oregon/of “Animal House” fame

Sa 9/20 Boise State@Oregon

Su 9/21 Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Oregon

WEEK 5

M 9/22 Fort Rock State Natural Area, Oregon

T 9/23 Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

W 9/24 Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon

R 9/25 USC@Oregon State (ESPN)

F 9/26 Umatilla National Forest, Washington

Sa 9/27 Oregon@Washington State and/or Central Washington@Montana (tbd)

Su 9/28 Kaniksu National Forest/Thompson Falls State Park, Montana ####################################################################

2008 OCTOBER SCHEDULE

October Fill-ins (16 Open Dates):

(3) NBA: Minnesota, Denver, Utah

(5) NHL: Minnesota, Colorado, St. Louis, Chicago, Nashville

(4) Men’s College Hockey-North Dakota, Minnesota, Univ. of Denver, Colorado College

(1) Other: College/Minor League hockey (only if none of above fills in an open date below): Saint Cloud State, Nebraska-Omaha, Miami-Ohio, Ohio State

(21) (end of October, possibly) Men’s College Hoop: Vanderbilt, Louisville, Butler, Indiana State, Purdue, Valparaiso, Dayton, Xavier, Illinois, Marquette, Wichita State, Southwest Missouri State, Creighton, Wisconsin, Iowa State, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, St. Louis University, Michigan State, Western Kentucky

General geography: From Rocky Mountain toward the east

WEEK 6

M 9/29 Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho

T 9/30 Craters of the Moon National Park, Idaho

W 10/1 Humanitarian Sports Museum/Idaho Sports Hall of Fame, Boise, Idaho

W 10/1 Louisiana Tech@Boise State, Idaho (ESPN)

R 10/2 Oregon State@Utah (Versus)

F 10/3 (Tentative) BYU@Utah State

Sa 10/4 Navy@Air Force and/or Texas@Colorado (tentative, tbd)

Su 10/5 Tampa Bay@Denver (NFL)

WEEK 7

M 10/6 Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, Denver

T 10/7 OPEN DATE

W 10/8 OPEN DATE

R 10/9 OPEN DATE

Sa 10/11 Colorado@Kansas (tentative), may move to 10/25, 11/1 or 11/15

Su 10/12 Detroit@Minnesota (NFL), (tentative) may move to 11/2 or 11/9

WEEK 8

M 10/13 Columbus Day Parade, venue TBD

T 10/14 OPEN DATE

W 10/15 OPEN DATE

R 10/16 (Tentative) BYU@TCU (Versus)

F 10/17 OPEN DATE

Sa 10/18 (Tentative) Texas Tech@Texas A&M, may move to 10/11, 11/1 or 11/8

Su 10/19 OPEN DATE

WEEK 9

M 10/20 OPEN DATE

T 10/21 OPEN DATE

W 10/22 OPEN DATE

R 10/23 OPEN DATE

F 10/24 OPEN DATE

Sa 10/25 Oklahoma@Kansas State (tentative), may move 10/4 or 11/15

Su 10/26 OPEN DATE

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2008 NOVEMBER SCHEDULE

November Fill-ins (10 Open Dates):

(21) Men’s College Hoop: Vanderbilt, Louisville, Butler, Indiana State, Purdue, Valparaiso, Dayton, Xavier, Illinois, Marquette, Wichita State, Southwest Missouri State, Creighton, Wisconsin, Iowa State, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, St. Louis University, Michigan State, Western Kentucky

(5) NBA: Seattle/Oklahoma City, Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Indiana

General geography: predominantly Great Lakes/Midwest

WEEK 10

M 10/27 OPEN DATE

T 10/28 Houston@Marshall (ESPN)

W 10/29 OPEN DATE

R 10/30 South Florida@Cincinnati (ESPN)

F 10/31 OPEN DATE, Halloween festivities, tbd

Sa 11/1 Pittsburgh@Notre Dame (NBC)

Su 11/2 Detroit@Chicago-Noon, then New England@Indianapolis-8 PM or Jacksonville@Cincinnati (NFL) (tentative, tbd), may move 10/19 or 11/16

WEEK 11

M 11/3 OPEN DATE

T 11/4 (Tentative) Miami-Ohio@Buffalo (ESPN2)

W 11/5 (Tentative) Northern Illinois@Ball State (ESPN2 or ESPNU)

R 11/6 Denver@Cleveland (NFL) (tentative) may move to 11/2

F11/7 OPEN DATE

Sa 11/8 Kansas State@Missouri, may move to 10/11 or 10/25/ *Veterans Day Parade, venue tbd

Su 11/9 Indianapolis@Pittsburgh (NFL) (tentative), may move to 10/26, 11/16 or 11/20

WEEK 12

M 11/10 OPEN DATE, possibly *Veterans Day Parade, venue tbd

T 11/11 Ball State@Miami-Ohio (ESPN2)

W 1/12 (Tentative) Temple@Kent State (ESPN2)

R 11/13 (Tentative) Buffalo@Akron (ESPNU)

F 11/14 OPEN DATE

Sa 11/15 Purdue@Iowa, may move to 10/18 or 11/8

Su 11/16 Houston@Indianapolis (NFL) (tentative)

WEEK 13

M 11/17 Cleveland@Buffalo (NFL) (tentative) may move to 10/19 or 11/2

T 11/18 OPEN DATE

W 11/19 OPEN DATE

R 11/20 Cincinnati@Pittsburgh (NFL) (tentative)

F 11/21 (Tentative)Buffalo@Bowling Green or Miami-Ohio@Toledo

Sa 11/22 Indiana@Purdue, may move to 10/25 or 11/1

Su 11/23 Chicago@St. Louis (NFL), may move to 10/19 or 11/2

WEEK 14

M 11/24 OPEN DATE

T 11/25 OPEN DATE

W 11/26 OPEN DATE

R 11/27 Thanksgiving Day Parade, venue TBD

F 11/28 LSU@Arkansas (CBS)

Sa 1/29 Oklahoma@Oklahoma State

Su 11/30 OPEN DATE

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2008 DECEMBER SCHEDULE

December Fill-ins (20 Open Dates):

(6) NBA: Phoenix, Portland, Seattle/Oklahoma City, Golden State, Lakers/Clippers, Sacramento

(4) NHL: Phoenix, San Jose, Anaheim, Los Angeles

(16) Men’s College Hoop: LSU, Texas, Texas A&M, New Mexico, Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, USC, Stanford, Cal, Oregon, UNLV, Oklahoma State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Loyola Marymount

Other: Minor League hockey (only if none of above fills in an open date below)

General geography: Primarily southwest, west

* The Green Machine will be showcased in at least three holiday parades this month, dates/venues tbd

WEEK 15

M 12/1 Jacksonville@Houston (NFL)

T 12/2 OPEN DATE

W 12/3 (Tentative) Middle Tennessee@Louisiana-Lafayette

R 12/4 OPEN DATE

F 12/5 OPEN DATE

Sa 12/6 Arizona State@Arizona (ESPN or ESPN2)

Su 12/7 St. Louis@Arizona (NFL)

WEEK 16

M 12/8 OPEN DATE

T 12/9 OPEN DATE

W 12/10 OPEN DATE

R 12/11 OPEN DATE

F 12/12 OPEN DATE

Sa 12/13 OPEN DATE

Su 12/14 New England@Oakland (NFL)

WEEK 17

M 12/15 OPEN DATE

T 12/16 OPEN DATE

W 12/17 OPEN DATE

R 12/18 OPEN DATE

F 12/19 OPEN DATE

Sa 12/20 @Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas, NV(opponents, tbd) (ESPN)

Su 12/21 OPEN DATE

WEEK 18

M 12/22 OPEN DATE

T 12/23 OPEN DATE

W 12/24 OPEN DATE

R 12/25 (Tentative) West Coast NBA Christmas Day (opponents, tbd)

F 12/26 OPEN DATE

Sa 12/27 (Tentative) @New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, NM (opponents, tbd)

Su 12/28 @Independence Bowl, Shreveport, LA (opponents, tbd) (ESPN)

WEEK 19

M 12/29 @Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, TX (opponents, tbd) (ESPN)

W 12/30 OPEN DATE

T 12/31 @Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX (opponents, tbd)

W 1/1 @New Year’s Day Parade, venue in Texas, tbd

R 1/2 @ Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX (opponents, tbd) (FOX)

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