Week 3 College Football TV Schedule

Another week, another weekend of football.  The schedule below was provided by the mothership, so don't jam me up if something isn't correct--I'm just trying to help.  If you want to see what SBN corporate has to say about the games go here.  Else, you are stuck with my take on things.

Friday

I guess this one wins by default.  I really don't know much about either team but do know Boise is typically tough out there.  I'll watch it if I am near a television (though I believe that tonight is the season premiere of "Shark Tank," so the first hour of this game is likely off the table).

Saturday

Early Games

UCLA/Nebraska is the clear premier game.  Otherwise, there is little that interests me early on.  Fresneck at Colorado may be one to flip to at 2 and VPI/ECU is a regional game that may answer a question or two but overall the early games are still a bust with no interesting conference games ongoing.

Afternoon Games

3:00 starts a more interesting slate of games.  BC at USC kicks us off.  Both teams suck but the thought of Lane Kiffen getting fired halfway through the season makes most any USC game relevant and one to watch and ultimately (hopefully) laugh about.  Did anyone out there know that Alabama travels to College Station "looking for revenge"?  First I've heard of it too...this is clearly the game everyone in America is focusing on Saturday.  Johnny Football vs. The Sabanator.  Clearly my television will be tuned to CBS looking for the Tide to Roll tomorrow.  Nevada/FSU does interest me.  I have taken a liking to Nevada since I started examining the Pistol formation several years ago.  While I don't expect the folks from out West to beat the Seminoles, it does give me an excuse to scout a little more Florida State football.  Tennessee at Oregon should be a bloodbath, but it will be a nationally televised bloodbath and UT is involved...that is enough to get a couple updates for sure.  I'll be interested in following the Ga Tech / Due score to see where these teams are in comparison to one another.

Evening / Late Games

I would love to see Cal put up a good fight against Ohio State.  If you are like me, you look forward to any Buckeye pitfall and Cal on the road could at least make this interesting.  Vandy at SCar will likely dominate the evening viewing though I am also interested in the Mississippi State @ Auburn contest.  Notre Dame gets prime coverage at Purdue though I really am interested in the Mississippi Bears head over to Texas.  Unfortunately, I don't believe I get the Longhorn Network.  Texas screwed Ole Miss into this with contract language on a contract signed prior to this big network evolution.  Sucks for the rest of the country but in typical Texas fashion they do whatever they want out there.  Late night features Wisconsin traveling out to Sun Devil-land for a 10:30 kick on ESPN.

Overall, this weekend shapes up much nicer than last week from my perspective.  Clearly the Bama game is the big one.  Carolina hosts a Vandy team that could give them some trouble.  In addition to the Gamecocks, there are a handful of intriguing games after the sun goes down.  Additionally, Clemson is off so the blood pressure should remain at a reasonable level during Saturday football viewing.  Should be another good football weekend.