Today's Schedule of Games
There are only four P5 conferences playing today, as the SEC decided to take the week off. Honestly, I don't get why the networks don't say "SEC, if you want all of this TV $$$ you will play real games in November. We ain't running no charity here."
At noon, I'll be scouting Ohio State at Maryland. And I will be rooting for Ohio State not to lose. There, I said it.
We have to beat them anyway to have a legit good season, might as well have them be in the top ten when we do it. Unlike many others, I think we would actually have a very strong case over a 1-loss Alabama that does not even win it's conference. A win over a top ten Ohio State is a key part of that.
Syracuse at Notre Dame at 2:30. I don't think this is happening. We are going to have to take care of our own business.
At 3:30, West Virginia at Oklahoma St. looks kind of trappy.
Oh look, USC at UCLA is today. I didn't even know that. Man that rivalry has sunk low.
Our game at 4:00:
WIN THE GAME! NOBODY GET HURT!
WIN THE GAME! NOBODY GET HURT!
WIN THE GAME! NOBODY GET HURT!
The end.
At night, AFTER WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF BUSINESS, Cincinnati at UCF I guess. I got nothing.
SATURDAY, NOV 17, 2018
GAME TIME TV
Arkansas at Miss. State 12:00 PM ESPN
The Citadel at Alabama 12:00 PM SECN
Colgate at Army 12:00 PM CBSS
Idaho at Florida 12:00 PM ESPU
Michigan St. at Nebraska 12:00 PM FOX
Middle Tenn. at Kentucky 12:00 PM SECN
Northwestern at Minnesota 12:00 PM BTN
Ohio St. at Maryland 12:00 PM ABC
Pittsburgh at Wake Forest 12:00 PM
Penn St. at Rutgers 12:00 PM BTN
South Florida at Temple 12:00 PM ESNN
TCU at Baylor 12:00 PM FS1
NC State at Louisville 12:20 PM
Utah at Colorado 1:30 PM PACN
FIU at Charlotte 2:00 PM ESP3
Utah St. at Colorado St. 2:00 PM ATSN
VMI at Old Dominion 2:00 PM ESP+
Syracuse at Notre Dame 2:30 PM NBC
Georgia St. at App. St. 2:30 PM ESP+
UT-San Antonio at Marshall 2:30 PM FCBK
UL-Monroe at Arkansas St. 3:00 PM ESP+
Nevada at San Jose St. 3:00 PM ESP3
W. Carolina at North Carolina 3:00 PM
Boston College at Florida St. 3:30 PM ESP2
Bowling Green at Akron 3:30 PM ESP3
Iowa at Illinois 3:30 PM BTN
Louisiana Tech at So. Miss 3:30 PM
Miami (Fla.) at Virginia Tech 3:30 PM ESPN
Missouri at Tennessee 3:30 PM CBS
Tulsa at Navy 3:30 PM CBSS
Texas St. at Troy 3:30 PM ESP+
Texas Tech at Kansas St. 3:30 PM ESPU
USC at UCLA 3:30 PM FOX
Virginia at Georgia Tech 3:30 PM
Wisconsin at Purdue 3:30 PM BTN
West Virginia at Oklahoma St. 3:30 PM ABC
Air Force at Wyoming 4:00 PM ESNN
Indiana at Michigan 4:00 PM FS1
Liberty at Auburn 4:00 PM SECN
Massachusetts at Georgia 4:00 PM SECN
Oregon St. at Washington 4:30 PM PACN
Ga. Southern at Coastal Carolina 5:00 PM ESP+
South Alabama at Louisiana 5:00 PM ESP3
Duke at Clemson 7:00 PM ESPN
UAB at Texas A&M 7:00 PM ESP2
Connecticut at East Carolina 7:00 PM CBSS
Kansas at Oklahoma 7:30 PM FOX
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt 7:30 PM SECN
Rice at LSU 7:30 PM ESPU
Stanford at California Postponed PACN
Chattanooga at South Carolina 7:30 PM SECN
UTEP at W. Kentucky 7:30 PM beIN
Cincinnati at UCF 8:00 PM ABC
Iowa St. at Texas 8:00 PM
New Mexico St. at BYU 10:15 PM ESP2
Arizona at Washington St. 10:30 PM ESPN
Arizona St. at Oregon 10:30 PM PACN
San Diego St. at Fresno St. 10:30 PM CBSS
UNLV at Hawaii 11:00 PM
November 17th, 2018 at 9:01 AM ^
That is a poor slate for November. Would be worth checking on Georgia Tech if they weren't opposite the Michigan game - could it be one of those years that option attack is running crisply enough to give Georgia fits next weekend?
November 17th, 2018 at 9:16 AM ^
Even though Georgia isn't in the Top 4, Georgia Tech upsetting Georgia sure would be nice. It would put a damper on the Armageddon situation in which Georgia beats Alabama in the SEC title game.
November 17th, 2018 at 11:21 AM ^
I doubt it. Strong defenses don't tend to struggle too much with the option. It's teams like OU that are all offense but can't get their defense off of the field that should be on upset alert in those games. But that's not Georgia.
November 17th, 2018 at 9:06 AM ^
Here's a fancy schmancy schedule link with some nice aesthetically pleasing graphics:
http://gameviewingguide.com/cfb
November 17th, 2018 at 9:20 AM ^
I must say that really is aesthetically pleasing. Thanks for the great link!
November 17th, 2018 at 9:27 AM ^
In the old MGoBlog you could just copy and paste it directly into a Board thread.
I don't know how to do it in MGoBlog 3.0. You probably can't.
November 17th, 2018 at 10:15 AM ^
This is awesome! Now the secretary no longer has to prepare Saturday schedules!
November 17th, 2018 at 3:36 PM ^
Thanks again for posting this!
November 17th, 2018 at 9:16 AM ^
The two PAC12 After Dark games could be interesting. People think Arizona might have something for WSU, and ASU is playing for the PAC12 South title. LMAO!!! Herm Edwards!!!!
Wow, how the PAC12 has fallen this year...
November 17th, 2018 at 9:31 AM ^
I really like the PAC12 After Dark games even though they seldom mean anything on the national scene.
I enjoyed last week's Cal - USC game, despite the fact that they were both unranked and not really in the picture for the PAC12 CG.
It's just pure college football for its own sake.
November 17th, 2018 at 9:47 AM ^
So, who does Mike Tirico secretly root for today in a NBC home game for network moguls in NYC, Syracuse v. Irish? Just curious to hear how he handles the call. Yankee Stadium used to be the home of the New York football Giants, the original Yankee Stadium.
And I am old enough to admit once attending a game in the 60's at the old Yankee Stadium between the St. Louis Cardinals and Giants. The sight lines were pretty good for that configuration of the stadium, even with all its pillars. Remember it was a cold December Sunday and the guys came out in warmups with cloth caps.
November 17th, 2018 at 10:47 AM ^
Where there still grid lines on the field back then? ;-)
No Astro turf or Turf Grass back then, just hard earth and mud (by mid November!)
I went to a Lions/Bears game in the mid sixties at Tiger stadium, maybe early Dec, froze little kyster off. They had a first base/left field orientation as i recall, with poles, some really bad seats, some good ones too.
November 17th, 2018 at 9:32 AM ^
I wish I could share your optimism about us getting in over a 1-loss Alabama. I personally might buy your argument, but I really don't think the committee would.
I'll be rooting for OSU to lose because in my opinion, we have to win out regardless, and even if we do win out, a 1-loss 'Bama is getting in ahead of us no matter what. That's ridiculous, but the committee is not reasonable. So might as well root for OSU to lose.
November 17th, 2018 at 9:52 AM ^
We are definitely in over 1-loss bama. We would have better quality wins and more of them. Alabama's loss would be later in the season, and their only quality wins would be LSU and a slipping Miss St. Compound that with a weaker OOC schedule than Michigan. Also, conference championship losers don't go to the playoffs.
November 17th, 2018 at 10:32 AM ^
On paper, we should easily be in over an SEC Championship Game-losing Alabama if we win out.
Their big win would be over likely 2-loss LSU that was top 5 when they played. Our big win would be over likely 2-loss OSU that was top 10 when we played. Slight edge to Alabama.
Their one loss would be in the SEC CG on a neutral field in December. Um, not that great for THE GREATEST TEAM OF ALL DAMN TIME!! Our one loss would be in the first game of the year on the road at night to undefeated ND. Advantage Michigan.
We would clearly have more wins over top 25 teams than Alabama. Advantage Michigan.
We would have a Conference Championship, one of the 4 key criteria of the CFP committee. Alabama . . . would not. Advantage Michigan.
On paper, there really is no contest. If Alabama gets in over us, it would be as some kind of "lifetime achievement award" in consideration for past seasons . . . but not for this season.
Fans and the media might do that, but The CFP committee is supposed to be beyond that kind of feelingsball thing.
November 17th, 2018 at 10:56 AM ^
You're entitled to your opinion, but you're wrong. There's no chance a CG losing Alabama gets in over a CG winning Michigan. If, somehow, OSU wins out, then yeah - there's a decision to make about Bama losing and getting in. But not with Michigan winning...
November 17th, 2018 at 9:35 AM ^
Also, if anyone is interested in the D2 playoffs, three Michigan teams are in action today:
Hillsdale (Go Chargers!) @ Kutztown (Andre Reed’s school), noon
Harding @ Ferris, 1 pm
NW Missouri State @ GVSU, 1 pm
November 17th, 2018 at 9:37 AM ^
Beat Yale!
November 17th, 2018 at 10:05 AM ^
USC-UCLA taking place today isn't a bad remark on the rivalry; USC always plays UCLA a week earlier when it hosts Notre Dame, because ND visits thanksgiving weekend. When USC plays at ND the game is in October.
The USC-UCLA isn't anything impressive this year, but that's because the teams stink. They'll be back.
November 17th, 2018 at 10:41 AM ^
It's not because it takes place today, they always do that as you said.
It's because it's a game that has completely fallen off the radar and has gotten zero publicity. I forgot all about it. I've heard more about Arizona at Washington St.
For those of us of a certain age, it was a Michigan-Ohio State and Oklahoma-Nebraska level game that was always in the national spotlight.
November 17th, 2018 at 11:01 AM ^
I miss that OK-Nebraska rivalry. That was a rivalry for all the right reasons... Natural, just like M-OSU, USC-UCLA, Auburn-Bama...
(BTW, Auburn = Alabama Usually Beats Us 'Round November)
November 17th, 2018 at 10:29 AM ^
Minnesota -2 over NW??
November 17th, 2018 at 11:17 AM ^
Northwestern's not good. They've been relying on luck/opponent dorfs all year.
November 17th, 2018 at 11:31 AM ^
South Florida at Temple looks like the only remotely competitive noon game, but who knows, maybe Minnesota could show up at home against Northwestern and make it a game. I'll be surprised if West Virginia escapes Oklahoma state. Notre Dame v Syracuse could go in any direction: blowout by either team, or close win by either team. Every other game on the schedule looks like a foregone conclusion, though.
November 17th, 2018 at 11:52 AM ^
I'll definitely check out Harvard - Yale. Classic college football from another era.
November 17th, 2018 at 11:48 AM ^
I am irrationally intrigued by Arizona-WSU after dark.