Tuesday, November 25, 2008

On the tube: Thanksgiving edition

Not much that isn't worth watching as we begin to wrap up the season. I'll be busily preparing an over-the-top extravagant feast for 24 on Saturday, so there'll be more listening than watching. Here's the deal this week:

Must watch:
Texas A&M at Texas (7 p.m. Thursday, ESPN): The Aggies always, no matter how awful they are, to have the Longhorns' number. Could make the Big 12 South less messy.
West Virginia at Pittsburgh (11 a.m. Friday, ABC): Mountaineers need to win.
Fresno State at Boise State (5 p.m. Friday, ESPN2): Bulldogs are as blue collar as their coach's facial hair. They've got a sliver of a chance to win in Boise.
Auburn at Alabama (2:30 p.m. Saturday, CBS): Bama should win, but there's also that chance to screw with the BCS.
Baylor at Texas Tech (2:30 p.m. Saturday, Versus): Not much of a chance for Baylor in Lubbock, but the Bears could play spoiler.
Oregon at Oregon State (6 p.m., Versus): Win for OSU means roses; loss means they depend on the Trojans to throw one away.
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State (7 p.m. Saturday, ABC): The biggest game in college football. My prediction? Oklahoma State has its moments, but the Sooners are simply too much.

Must watch if you care about the ACC:
Most everybody who wins has a chance to go to the title game.
Georgia Tech at Georgia (11 a.m. Saturday, CBS): Very tough game for Paul Johnson and crew.
Miami at NC State (11 a.m. Saturday, ESPN Gameplan): NC State has picked up some surprising wins lately.
South Carolina at Clemson (11 a.m., ESPN2): In August, this game would have been huge.
Virginia at Virginia Tech (11 a.m., ESPN): Hokies most likely to win the Coastal Division.
Florida at Florida State (2:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2): Gators look unstoppable.
Maryland at Boston College (2:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2): Terps are the least consistent team in the conference. BC needs to cross fingers, put together a scoring drive or two.

1 comment:

Jake Batsell said...

Ian! Where's the love for Friday night ASU v. UCLA on ESPN2? It's a bowl elimination game, for cryin' out loud ...