Final Football Weekend TV Selections have been made
Although it has been long known, we are set for a nooner, there are some other games you may want to watch that weekend.
Rutgers somehow ended up getting on FOX. I guess scoring 7 points on Michigan is worthy of national broadcast? Rutgers has played 10 games this year on BTN and 1 game on FSN. Is there a rule that every Big Ten team must be on FOX each year or some other rule like that?
Big Ten
Nebraska at Iowa – Noon, FOX (Fri.)
Michigan at Ohio St. – Noon, FOX
Purdue at Indiana – Noon, ESPN2
Illinois at Northwestern – 3:30pm, BTN
Maryland at Penn St. – 3:30pm, ABC
Minnesota at Wisconsin – 3:30pm, ESPN or ESPN2
Rutgers at Michigan St. – 4pm, FOX
Other Big Games
Oklahoma at West Virginia – 8pm, ESPN (Fri.)
Washington at Washington St. – 8:30pm, FOX (Fri.)
Georgia Tech at Georgia – Noon, SECN
Auburn at Alabama – 3:30pm, CBS
South Carolina at Clemson – 7pm, ESPN
Notre Dame at USC – 8pm, ABC
November 12th, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^
Check out the primetime games this coming weekend:
FOX: Kansas @ Oklahoma
ABC: Cincinnati @ UCF
ESPN: Duke @ Clemson
ESPN2: UAB @ Texas A&M
HOT GARBAGE
November 12th, 2018 at 1:14 PM ^
I bet A&M thought they had a nice little scrimmage set up for the annual SEC Plays A Baby Seal Week when they scheduled UAB. Whoops. The Blazers, in just their second season since the program was shuttered, are 9-1 and nationally ranked (#25) for the first time in program history.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:31 PM ^
The penultimate weekend of college football has been garbage for years now. The SEC teams all schedule FCS or garbage FBS opponents for a virtual bye before their rivalry games. That means 20% of the college football inventory for the week is guaranteed to be garbage. B1G usually does not do primetime games this late in the season. Clemson and FSU almost never have a big game the week before their in-state rivalry games. Have to hope that you get a good primetime game from the Pac-12 or Big 12.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:45 PM ^
True points about the SEC and ACC; note also that the B1G often clears some space for Michigan and Ohio State. Wound up not being the case last year, but Indiana is theoretically lighter as these things go. We never play MSU or PSU this late.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:57 PM ^
True, I have noticed the late season Rutgers and Indiana games are slowly becoming a tradition. The outlier is coming though. 2025: Michigan plays @PSU and OSU back-to-back to end the season. Assuming the B1G has not rid itself of its Rutgers infestation by then.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:47 PM ^
I disagree that prime time will be hot garbage. Cincinnati is 9-1 with their only loss of the season being at Temple in OT. They play some good defense and could knock off UCF.
UAB is an awesome story. They are 9-1 and right on the edge of being ranked in the AP poll after shutting down their football program following the 2014 season. Could be fun to watch them knock off aTm.
Throw in Iowa State and Texas and there is the potential for some fun football Saturday night.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:49 PM ^
Great Caesar's ghost. That can't be right.
(checking.....)
I'm either going to have a really clean house Sunday morning or be hung over as hell after a bar night.
November 12th, 2018 at 2:23 PM ^
The OP forgot: Yale @ Harvard at Fenway Park, noon, ESPNU.
November 12th, 2018 at 9:19 PM ^
Game to watch this week is WVU @OK ST at 3:30pm. O/U is 87.5*!
*Made up number is made up.
November 12th, 2018 at 12:59 PM ^
That Oklahoma/WVU game is going to be like 65-64 with 1500 yards of combined offense.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:13 PM ^
1st half or 2nd?
November 12th, 2018 at 1:25 PM ^
8PM night game at Morgantown, WV in November? Have fun OU.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:47 PM ^
Isn’t that the same slot that was occupied by that Pitt-WVU upset that landed us RR?
Edit: it’s a Friday game, biggest Black Friday game that I can remember in years. That also comes close to assuring us that Gameday will be in Columbus.
Beat Indiana. Beat Ohio.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:01 PM ^
May this be the year we turn the tide for The Game and win on the recruiting field because of our success as a team. Please oh please let this happen.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:02 PM ^
Also, am I the only one who gets nervous every time The Game is discussed? Winning will make that feeling go away.
Go Blue!
November 12th, 2018 at 1:05 PM ^
If we get a fair shake with the officiating this time, we are winning this game. You can just sense it. The vibe, the energy, whatever you want to call it, is strong right now for a Michigan win.
November 12th, 2018 at 2:46 PM ^
It has the same feeling as 2003 did. The better team is hungry and it's angry.
It's going to happen and its going to happen big.
November 12th, 2018 at 9:21 PM ^
Was an out of state Frosh in '04...
Not great [timing] Bob.
November 12th, 2018 at 4:14 PM ^
Absolutely agree with this take. Unless Michigan is just a different team in this game and we turn the ball over multiple times and look nothing like our last 4-5 games, we are the better team. If we play like we have been, we should win this game from and equal officiating standpoint.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:03 PM ^
Did Fox have a choice to pass on the 4pm Rutgers at MSU game? The ratings on that will have to be their worst game all season. Especially opposite the Iron Bowl.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:05 PM ^
It makes me laugh to see that MSU is aligned with Rutgers to end the season now on Rivalry Week.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:35 PM ^
Is rutger disrespekting us?
Also, don't forget, msu's real rival is Ohio State.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:06 PM ^
Also, in case you are sick of the NFL on Thanksgiving, the Egg Bowl is at 6:30pm on ESPN.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:19 PM ^
Will watch.
See ya family...
November 12th, 2018 at 2:48 PM ^
Me too. The Egg Bowl is always great pure college football. The record of the two team never matters.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:18 PM ^
Someone smarter than me can chime in on this (Alton would surely know) but I think that each Big Ten team has to appear on FOX (or FS1?) at least once due to the updated TV contracts that went into effect last season.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:20 PM ^
My Roku remote is going to get a workout on Friday night as I bounce back and forth between the ESPN and FSGo apps for OU/WVU and the Apple Cup.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:48 PM ^
Since the other games featuring highly ranked teams are on Friday (OU vs WVU and U-Dub vs WSU), what are the chances that GameDay will be in Columbus for a Top 10 match-up between Michigan and OSU? I'd say that it's pretty good except that both teams have already been featured on GameDay twice this year (although not in Columbus). Michigan (@ ND and Wisconsin). Ohio State (neutral with TCU and @ PSU).
November 12th, 2018 at 1:50 PM ^
Hilarious to think that TCU was once considered a top team. What are they now, 4-6?
November 12th, 2018 at 2:17 PM ^
And they were doing quite well against Ohio State until a pick six and a penalty on TCU's following kickoff return for a TD set OSU up for a 12 point lead.
November 12th, 2018 at 1:54 PM ^
I would say there's a very good chance. Then they'll go to the SEC championship game the following weekend since it's shaping up to be a rematch in the Big Twelve and the B1G and ACC title games will likely feature one team with 3-4 losses.
November 12th, 2018 at 9:20 PM ^
Yeah, I’d put money on Columbus (assuming both teams win this week) followed by Bama-Georgia.
Of course, I thought they’d end up at Yankee Stadium this weekend because ESPN stuff. Shocked me by going to UCF.
November 12th, 2018 at 2:04 PM ^
I remember in the 90's, the final two weeks of the college football season (overall) was more appetizing. The majority of the teams finished the Saturday before Thanksgiving. We would beat Ohio State at noon, as that was the norm. (sigh). Later that day, there were always major games between Florida/Florida State, the Iron Bowl, sometimes LSU/Arkansas, sometimes ND/USC.
The day after Thanksgiving was always Texas/Texas A&M at noon, Nebraska/Colorado at 3:30 and the Egg Bowl at night. Eventually that game got moved to Thanksgiving night.
But there will be NO complaints from me if we beat OSU in two weeks and there are nothing but ho-hum games to watch afterwards.
November 12th, 2018 at 2:12 PM ^
Nothing but leftovers that day, my friend.
November 12th, 2018 at 2:18 PM ^
That Rutger vs MSU game ... Woof. The offenses of both teams are going to be offensive.
And Purdue has to travel to Indiana for its last game? First team to score 3 points wins.
November 12th, 2018 at 2:58 PM ^
Dude, it’s The Situation Trophy. Probably the most prestigious in all of College Football.
November 12th, 2018 at 8:12 PM ^
Only one game matters that weekend brother.