I can't wait until 5 pm. How to fill the time until then? I could go out for a long walk, but it is raining (a rare sight, but a welcome one). I could go to a movie, but I would be thinking about the game and would lose track of the plot. I could read a book, but I would be thinking about the game and would lose track of the plot. I could listen to music, but I would be thinking about the game and would lose track of the lyrics.
So I might as well watch some football. And here is a complete listing of the choices, courtesy of SB Nation-
Time | Road | Home | TV | Streaming |
Noon ET | Rutgers | No. 11 Michigan State | Big Ten Network | btn2go.com |
Noon ET | No. 25 Minnesota | No. 23 Nebraska | ESPN | espn.go.com/watchespn |
Noon ET | Kansas | No. 21 Oklahoma | FS1 | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |
Noon ET | Indiana | No. 6 Ohio State | Big Ten Network | btn2go.com |
Noon ET | Charleston Southern | No. 10 Georgia | SEC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
Noon ET | Marshall | UAB | American Sports Network | |
Noon ET | Eastern Kentucky | Florida | SEC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
Noon ET | Fordham | Army | CBSSN | |
Noon ET | Northwestern | Purdue | ESPNU | espn.go.com/watchespn |
Noon ET | Penn State | Illinois | ESPN2 | espn.go.com/watchespn |
Noon ET | SMU | UCF | ESPNews | espn.go.com/watchespn |
Noon ET | South Alabama | South Carolina | FSN | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |
Noon ET | UTSA | Western Kentucky | FSN MSG+ | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |
Noon ET | Robert Morris | Duquesne | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
Noon ET | Elon | James Madison | ASN, CSN | |
Noon ET | Gardner-Webb | Monmouth | American Sports Network | |
Noon ET | Central Conn. State | St Francis | NEC Front Row | |
12:30 p.m. ET | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest | ACC Network | |
12:30 p.m. ET | Columbia | Brown | FCS-Atlantic | |
12:30 p.m. ET | Penn | Cornell | Ivy League Digital | |
12:30 p.m. ET | Yale | Harvard | NBCSN | stream.nbcsports.com |
1 p.m. ET | Washington State | No. 13 Arizona State | Pac-12 Network | pac-12.com/live |
1 p.m. ET | Western Michigan | Central Michigan | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
1 p.m. ET | Louisiana Tech | Old Dominion | FCS | |
1 p.m. ET | Liberty | Coastal Carolina | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
1 p.m. ET | UT-Martin | Eastern Illinois | WEIU |
1 p.m. ET | Dartmouth | Princeton | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
1 p.m. ET | Colgate | Bucknell | Patriot League Network | |
1:30 p.m. ET | New Mexico | Colorado State | ROOT Sports | |
1:30 p.m. ET | Citadel | Virginia Military | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
2 p.m. ET | Eastern Michigan | Ball State | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
2 p.m. ET | Bethune-Cookman | Florida A&M | ESPN Classic | espn.go.com/watchespn |
2 p.m. ET | Jacksonville State | SE Missouri State | OVC Digital Network | |
2 p.m. ET | Indiana State | Western Illinois | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
3 p.m. ET | Savannah State | BYU | BYUtv | |
3 p.m. ET | Tulsa | Houston | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
3:30 p.m. ET | No. 16 Wisconsin | Iowa | ABC or ESPN2 | espn.go.com/watchespn |
3:30 p.m. ET | No. 15 Arizona | No. 17 Utah | ESPN | espn.go.com/watchespn |
3:30 p.m. ET | No. 8 Ole Miss | Arkansas | CBS | cbssports.com |
3:30 p.m. ET | Boston College | No. 3 Florida State | ABC or ESPN2 | espn.go.com/watchespn |
3:30 p.m. ET | FIU | North Texas | American Sports Network | |
3:30 p.m. ET | Georgia State | No. 22 Clemson | CSN, RSN | espn.go.com/watchespn |
3:30 p.m. ET | No. 24 Louisville | Notre Dame | NBC | stream.nbcsports.com |
3:30 p.m. ET | Maryland | Michigan | Big Ten Network | btn2go.com |
3:30 p.m. ET | Syracuse | Pittsburgh | ESPNU | espn.go.com/watchespn |
3:30 p.m. ET | Texas Tech | Iowa State | FSN | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |
3:30 p.m. ET | Tulane | East Carolina | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
3:30 p.m. ET | Chattanooga | Furman | American Sports Network | |
3:30 p.m. ET | Lehigh | Lafayette | CBSSN | |
3:30 p.m. ET | New Hampshire | Maine | NBCSN | stream.nbcsports.com |
3:30 p.m. ET | Youngstown State | North Dakota State | NBC ND | espn.go.com/watchespn |
4 p.m. ET | Western Carolina | No. 1 Alabama | SEC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
4 p.m. ET | Stanford | California | FS1 | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |
4 p.m. ET | South Florida | Memphis | ESPNews | espn.go.com/watchespn |
4 p.m. ET | ULM | New Mexico State | Altitude | espn.go.com/watchespn |
4 p.m. ET | Southern Utah | Northern Arizona | FSN | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |
4 p.m. ET | Central Arkansas | Sam Houston State | Southland TV | espn.go.com/watchespn |
4 p.m. ET | Sacramento State | UC Davis | CSN-CA | |
4:30 p.m. ET | Colorado | No. 2 Oregon | Pac-12 Network | pac-12.com/live |
5 p.m. ET | Appalachian State | Louisiana | espn.go.com/watchespn | |
5 p.m. ET | Tenn Tech | Austin Peay | OVC Digital Network | |
5 p.m. ET | Missouri State | Northern Iowa | CSN | |
5:10 p.m. ET | Montana State | Montana | ROOT Sports | |
7 p.m. ET | Samford | No. 14 Auburn | ESPNU | espn.go.com/watchespn |
7 p.m. ET | Florida Atlantic | Middle Tennessee | ASN, CSN | |
7 p.m. ET | Miami | Virginia | ESPN2 | espn.go.com/watchespn |
7:30 p.m. ET | Oklahoma State | No. 7 Baylor | FOX | foxsports.com/foxsportsgo |
7:30 p.m. ET | Vanderbilt | No. 4 Mississippi State | SEC Network | espn.go.com/watchespn |
7:30 p.m. ET | No. 20 Missouri | Tennessee | ESPN | espn.go.com/watchespn |
7:30 p.m. ET | Richmond | William & Mary | NBCSN | stream.nbcsports.com |
8 p.m. ET | Cincinnati | Connecticut | CBSSN | |
8 p.m. ET | No. 19 USC | No. 9 UCLA | ABC | abc.go.com/watch-live |
10:15 p.m. ET | Boise State | Wyoming | ESPN2 | espn.go.com/watchespn |
10:30 p.m. ET | Fresno State | Nevada | ESPNU | espn.go.com/watchespn |
10:30 p.m. ET | Oregon State | Washington | Pac-12 Network | pac-12.com/live |
11 p.m. ET | UNLV | Hawaii | Oceanic | themw.com/#!/watch-live |
First thing, you should cross off any game involving an SEC team. Now that this is taken care of, you still have about 1000 choices, or so it seems.
My recommendation would be to stick with the Big 10 and Pac-12. First up is #25 (College Football Playoff ranking) Minnesota at #23 Nebraska, at 9am Pacific on ESPN. These teams are only one game behind Wisconsin in the Big 10 West, and Minnesota plays at Wisconsin next weekend. So this is must win time.
Pac-12 play kicks off with Washington State at #13 Arizona State. Game time is 10 am Pacific on the Pac-12 Network. Arizona State is favored by 16 for a reason (more to do with WSU than with ASU, IMO).
Then we move to the biggest game in the Pac-12 this week not counting our game. #15 Arizona is at #17 Utah. I am personally rooting for Utah, one to give Arizona three losses and two to make our loss to Utah look more palatable down the road. Game time is 12:30 Pacific on ESPN.
And finally, there is "Big Game" on Fox Sports 1 at 1 pm, as Stanford travels to Berkeley. Thanks to Stanford's downward arc and Berkeley's upward arc, this game features two teams with identical records. The winner becomes bowl eligible and the loser is on the brink of elimination with only one more game to play next weekend. How the mighty have fallen.
This is your Saturday open thread for other college football action. Fire away with your comments and observations.