Friday, November 14, 2008

On the tube

Watch these:
11 a.m.: Navy at Notre Dame (CBS) -- Notre Dame continues to redeem itself. Midshipmen try to make it two in a row.
11:30 a.m.: Texas at Kansas (FSN) -- Longhorns need a win to stay in contention for a three-way Big 12 South tie.
2:30 p.m.: North Carolina at Maryland (ESPN Gameplan in Big 12 Land) -- Fight for ACC control.
6 p.m.: USC at Stanford (Versus) -- The Cardinal can help Oregon State or Cal make it to the Rose Bowl.
7 p.m.: Boston College at Florida State (ESPN Gameplan) -- I hate you, ABC/ESPN, for forcing us to watch Oklahoma State at Colorado. FSU is going for a Blackout Night. BC has a chance to stay in contention for a trip to the ACC championship.

Flip to it when you can:
11 a.m.: Ohio State at Illinois (ESPN) -- Buckeyes almost maybe possibly could steal the Big 10 crown. Illinois fights for bowl eligibility, a year after a Rose Bowl appearance.
2:30 p.m.: Cal at Oregon State (ESPN Gameplan) -- Either could back their way into the Rose Bowl.
7 p.m.: Tulsa at Houston (CBSC) -- Will be an offensive shootout, with two of the top producers in the NCAA.

Don't even bother:
11 a.m.: Rutgers at South Florida (ESPN Gameplan) -- South Florida may be the worst bowl-eligible team in the Big East.
2:30 p.m.: Minnesota at Wisconsin (ESPN) -- Exhibit 963 for why I don't really like the Big 10.
5:30 p.m.: Missouri at Iowa State (FSN) -- Hyper-regional interest only.
6 p.m.: UConn at Syracuse (ESPNU) -- Would rather watch the non-televised Texas A&M at Baylor.
7 p.m.: Oklahoma State at Colorado (ABC) -- This might have mattered if, say, the Cowboys had beaten Texas and/or Texas Tech. Instead, the geniuses at ABC/ESPN are serving up a big dud in prime time.

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