Sunday, October 29, 2023

CFB TV Guesses for 2023 Week 11 (11/7/23-11/11/23)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. 

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. It is also possible that a window could be eliminated or the time of a window could shift slightly to accommodate a network's needs.

Instead of cluttering up these posts even more, I'll try to keep track of the unique conference TV arrangements in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations:

* The following games are set for a particular time or TV network family, but not both:
  • Washington State at California (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU)
  • Pitt vs. Syracuse (3:30pm)
  • New Mexico at Boise State (FOX, FS1, FS2)
  • Yale at Princeton (ESPN Networks)
* NBC has a Big Ten doubleheader with games at 3:30pm and 7:30pm, plus a Peacock exclusive at 12pm.  Their primetime game has already been set though.
* Yes, I know the Georgia sixth game exception is out there.  I'm not electing to use it here because I do have a decent option in Florida at LSU.
* FOX has a quadruple header, but has already selected their noon game.
* The FS1 window set for 9:45pm ET seems to be telegraphing that the New Mexico at Boise State game will air there.  MW games on FOX Sports must be slotted to start at 7:45pm local time at the latest.
* Colorado needs one more Pac-12 game and this is the place to do it in my opinion.
* With Liberty at 8-0, I thought this was a good chance to showcase them on a Saturday even if its just on ESPNU.
* With both Duke and North Carolina losing on Saturday, I struggled a bit to find a 3rd ABC worth game.  Since we're in six day pick season, might see one more used on the ACC and Big 12.  Would be the last they can use on ACC as it would be number 4.

Tuesday 11/7
7pm CBSSN: Central Michigan at Western Michigan
7pm ESPNU: Ball State at Northern Illinois
7:30pm ESPN2: Ohio at Buffalo

Wednesday 11/8
7pm CBSSN: Bowling Green at Kent State
7:30pm ESPNU: Akron at Miami (OH)
7:30pm ESPN2: Eastern Michigan at Toledo

Saturday 11/11
12pm ABC: Texas Tech at Kansas
12pm ESPN: Alabama at Kentucky
12pm ESPN2: Duke at North Carolina
12pm FS1: Oklahoma State at UCF
12pm BTN: Minnesota at Purdue
12pm ESPNU: Yale at Princeton
12pm SECN: Auburn at Arkansas
12pm ACCN: NC State at Wake Forest
12pm Peacock: Indiana at Illinois
2pm The CW: Virginia Tech at Boston College
2pm Pac-12: Arizona at Colorado
3:30pm ABC: West Virginia at Oklahoma
3:30pm CBS: Florida at LSU
3:30pm NBC: Rutgers at Iowa
3:30pm FOX: Texas at TCU
3:30pm ESPN: Baylor at Kansas State
3:30pm ESPN2: Washington State at California
3:30pm FS1: Maryland at Nebraska
3:30pm BTN: Northwestern at Wisconsin
3:30pm ESPNU: Old Dominion at Liberty
3:30pm ACCN: Pitt vs. Syracuse
4pm SECN: Vanderbilt at South Carolina
5:30pm Pac-12: Stanford at Oregon State
7pm FOX: USC at Oregon
7pm ESPN: Ole Miss at Georgia
7pm ESPN2: Tennessee at Missouri
7pm FS1: Iowa State at BYU
7pm NFLN: Georgia Southern at Marshall
7:30pm ABC: Miami (FL) at Florida State
7:30pm ESPNU: Tulsa at Tulane
7:30pm SECN: Mississippi State at Texas A&M
8pm ACCN: Georgia Tech at Clemson
9:45pm FS1: New Mexico at Boise State
10:30pm FOX: Utah at Washington
10:30pm ESPN: Arizona State at UCLA

Streaming
Memphis at Charlotte
Temple at South Florida
Rice at UTSA
East Carolina at Florida Atlantic
Cincinnati at Houston
Sam Houston at Louisiana Tech
FIU at Middle Tennessee
NM State at WKU
UConn at James Madison
Texas State at Coastal Carolina
App State at Georgia State
Troy at ULM
Arkansas State at South Alabama

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Six Day Guesses for 11/4/23

Quick set of guesses based on openings and the slots to fill for 11/4.  Remember that the 7pm game for FOX Sports is scheduled for FS1 unless there's no need for a World Series Game 7, when it would get elevated to FOX.

As of this writing, I am assuming a Texas win over BYU and an Oklahoma State win over Cincinnati.

12pm ABC: Notre Dame at Clemson
12pm FOX: Kansas State at Texas
3:30pm ABC: Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
3:30pm ESPN: Florida State at Pitt
7pm FOX/FS1: BYU at West Virginia 
7pm ESPN: Kansas at Iowa State
7:30pm ESPN2: Houston at Baylor

I assumed that the Big 12 selection order was the following: FOX (12pm), ABC/ESPN (3:30pm), ESPN (7pm), FOX/FS1 (7pm), ESPN2.  

I think there's a case to be made that FOX will take Oklahoma-Oklahoma State ahead of Kansas State Texas even with Oklahoma losing today to Kansas.  This would be the last instance of Bedlam until/unless the two Oklahoma schools agree on a way to continue the series.

Monday, October 23, 2023

CFB TV Confirmations for 2023 Week 10 (10/31/23-11/4/23)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for Week 10 (10/31/23-11/4/23) from the (mostly) twelve day selection process that most TV networks adhere to. Most conferences have the possibility of having all or part of their scheduled games held for a six day hold for the start time and/or the TV network. The list of available TV windows are based on media websites, TV listings and press releases. They can change based on the needs of the broadcaster or the conference.

Here's what I guessed based on the available openings (they will prove to be incorrect), along with the games that have already been set

There's also a handful of rules that both conferences and TV networks have put into their agreements which affect these selections, which are updated weekly and can be found here.

All times Eastern

Tuesday 10/31
7pm ESPNU: Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
7:30pm ESPN2: Buffalo at Toledo

Wednesday 11/1
7pm ESPN2: Ball State at Bowling Green
7:30pm ESPNU: Kent State at Akron

Saturday 11/4

Games on Six Day Hold

ACC options: 12pm ABC or 3:30pm ABC or ESPN

Notre Dame at Clemson
Florida State at Pitt

Big 12 options: 12pm ABC, 12pm FOX, 3:30pm ABC, 3:30pm ESPN, 7pm ESPN, 7pm FS1 (moves from FS1 to FOX if no World Series Game 7), 7:30pm ESPN2

Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
Kansas State at Texas
BYU at West Virginia
Kansas at Iowa State
Houston at Baylor

12pm CBS: Ohio State at Rutgers
12pm ESPN: Texas A&M at Ole Miss
12pm ESPN2: Arkansas at Florida
12pm FS1: Nebraska at Michigan State
12pm BTN: Wisconsin at Indiana
12pm ESPNU: Jacksonville State at South Carolina
12pm SECN: UConn at Tennessee
12pm ESPN+: Howard at South Carolina State
1pm ESPN+: Kennesaw State at Sam Houston
2pm CW: Georgia Tech at Virginia
2pm Pac-12: Arizona State at Utah
2pm ESPN+: Navy at Temple
3pm ESPN+: South Florida at Memphis
3pm ESPN+: UTSA at North Texas
3pm ESPN+: Florida Atlantic at UAB
3pm ESPN+: Louisiana at Arkansas State
3:30pm CBS: Missouri at Georgia
3:30pm FOX: Penn State at Maryland
3:30pm ESPN2/ESPNU: Tulane at East Carolina
3:30pm ESPN2/ESPNU: James Madison at Georgia State
3:30pm FS1: UCF at Cincinnati
3:30pm BTN: Illinois at Minnesota
3:30pm ACCN: Virginia Tech at Louisville
3:30pm Peacock: Iowa vs. Northwestern
3:30pm ESPN+: Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion
3:30pm ESPN+: Merrimack at UMass
3:30pm ESPN+: Norfolk State at North Carolina Central
3:30pm ESPN+: Delaware State at Morgan State
4pm SECN: Auburn at Vanderbilt
4pm ESPN+: Charlotte at Tulsa
4pm ESPN+: ULM at Southern Miss
5:30pm Pac-12: California at Oregon
6pm NFLN: Marshall at App State
6pm ESPN+: Middle Tennessee at NM State
7pm FS2: Utah State at San Diego State (moves to FS1 if no World Series Game 7)
7pm ESPN+: Georgia Southern at Texas State
7:30pm ABC: Washington at USC
7:30pm NBC: Purdue at Michigan
7:30pm ESPNU: SMU at Rice
7:30pm SECN: Kentucky at Mississippi State
7:45pm CBS: LSU at Alabama
8pm ACCN: Miami (FL) at NC State
9pm Pac-12: Stanford at Washington State
9pm ESPN+: WKU at UTEP
10pm ESPN: Oregon State at Colorado
10:30pm FS1: UCLA at Arizona

Sunday, October 22, 2023

CFB TV Guesses for 2023 Week 10 (10/31/23-11/4/23)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. 

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. It is also possible that a window could be eliminated or the time of a window could shift slightly to accommodate a network's needs.

Instead of cluttering up these posts even more, I'll try to keep track of the unique conference TV arrangements in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations:

* Games already set for time or TV:
  • Utah State at San Diego State (FOX Sports)
  • Notre Dame at Clemson (ABC)
* CBS has a noon Big Ten selection along with their primetime SEC doubleheader.  CBS gets the top two SEC choices for the week.  Both SEC windows for CBS are exclusive, meaning that all SEC games on ESPN/2/U must air at 12pm.
* At the moment, I'm assuming CBS is not using a 6th appearance exception for Georgia.  If they want to air the Georgia-Tennessee game on 11/18 or Ole Miss-Georgia on 11/11, they'll need to use one of their exceptions to air six games from a school.  My understanding is they have four of the six appearance exceptions to use for the 15 year contract.  By my count, they've used the exception once in the previous 14 seasons (2009 Florida) so it should be available to use again.
* In terms of top selections for conferences who split their rights between multiple networks, I gave CBS top Big Ten choice along with their weekly top choice in the SEC. Top Pac-12 choice went to ABC/ESPN and top Big 12 choice went to FOX.
* FOX Sports' primetime choices may end up being able to be elevated from their pay TV platforms up one level depending on the need for Game 7 of the World Series.  I have set it up that way.  Same with the FS2 window at for 7pm ET.  I'm assuming it could be on FS1 or FS2 and moved it to 8pm.  FS1 may schedule a late evening window, but I'm assuming that it won't exist due to the flexibility needed.
* The MEAC has the possibility of a ESPNU game at either 12pm or 3:30pm ET.

Tuesday 10/31
7pm ESPNU: Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
7:30pm ESPN2: Buffalo at Toledo

Wednesday 11/1
7pm ESPN2: Ball State at Bowling Green
7:30pm ESPNU: Kent State at Akron

Saturday 11/4
12pm ABC: Notre Dame at Clemson
12pm CBS: Ohio State at Rutgers
12pm FOX: Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
12pm ESPN: Texas A&M at Ole Miss
12pm ESPN2: Arkansas at Florida
12pm FS1: UCF at Cincinnati
12pm BTN: Wisconsin at Indiana
12pm BTN: Nebraska at Michigan State
12pm ESPNU: UConn at Tennessee
12pm SECN: Auburn at Vanderbilt
2pm CW: Georgia Tech at Virginia
2pm Pac-12: Arizona State at Utah
3:30pm ABC: Kansas State at Texas
3:30pm CBS: Missouri at Georgia
3:30pm FOX: Penn State at Maryland
3:30pm ESPN: BYU at West Virginia
3:30pm ESPN2: Tulane at East Carolina
3:30pm FS1: California at Oregon
3:30pm BTN: Illinois at Minnesota
3:30pm ESPNU: Norfolk State at North Carolina Central
3:30pm ACCN: Miami (FL) at NC State
3:30pm Peacock: Iowa vs. Northwestern
4pm SECN: Jacksonville State at South Carolina
5:30pm Pac-12: Stanford at Washington State
7pm ESPN: Florida State at Pitt
7pm ESPN2: James Madison at Georgia State
7pm NFLN: SMU at Rice
7:30pm ABC: Washington at USC
7:30pm CBS: LSU at Alabama
7:30pm NBC: Purdue at Michigan
7:30pm ESPNU: Georgia Southern at Texas State
7:30pm SECN: Kentucky at Mississippi State
8pm FOX/FS1: Kansas at Iowa State
8pm FS1/FS2: Utah State at San Diego State
8pm ACCN: Virginia Tech at Louisville
10pm ESPN: Oregon State at Colorado
10:30pm Pac-12: UCLA at Arizona

Streaming
Charlotte at Tulsa
Florida Atlantic at UAB
Navy at Temple
UTSA at North Texas
South Florida at Memphis
Houston at Baylor
Kennesaw State at Sam Houston
Middle Tennessee at NM State
WKU at UTEP
Marshall at App State
Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion
ULM at Southern Miss
Louisiana at Arkansas State
Merrimack at UMass

Monday, October 16, 2023

CFB TV Confirmations for 2023 Week 9 (10/28/23)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for 10/28/23 from the (mostly) twelve day selection process that most TV networks adhere to. Most conferences have the possibility of having all or part of their scheduled games held for a six day hold for the start time and/or the TV network. The list of available TV windows are based on media websites, TV listings and press releases. They can change based on the needs of the broadcaster or the conference.

Here's what I guessed based on the available openings (they will prove to be incorrect), along with the games that have already been set

There's also a handful of rules that both conferences and TV networks have put into their agreements which affect these selections, which are updated weekly and can be found here.

All times Eastern

Six Day Holds
Florida State at Wake Forest
Virginia at Miami (FL)
Duke at Louisville
North Carolina at Georgia Tech
Clemson at NC State

Openings for the ACC in no particular order: 12pm ABC, 2pm CW, 3:30pm ABC or ESPN (wherever BYU at Texas doesn't air), 3:30pm ACCN and 8pm ACCN.

12pm CBS: Indiana at Penn State
12pm FOX: Oklahoma at Kansas
12pm ESPN: South Carolina at Texas A&M
12pm ESPN2: Houston at Kansas State
12pm FS1: West Virginia at UCF
12pm BTN: Maryland at Northwestern
12pm ESPNU: Tulsa at SMU
12pm ACCN: UConn at Boston College
12pm ESPN+: Howard at Delaware State
1pm ESPN+: Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan
2pm ESPN+: Morgan State at Norfolk State
3pm ESPN+: Memphis at North Texas 
3:30pm FOX: Oregon at Utah
3:30pm ABC or ESPN: BYU at Texas
3:30pm ABC or ESPN: 
3:30pm FS1: Purdue at Nebraska
3:30pm BTN: Michigan State at Minnesota
3:30pm SECN: Mississippi State at Auburn
3:30pm CBSSN: Miami (OH) at Ohio
3:30pm ESPN+: East Carolina at UTSA
3:30pm ESPN+: Iowa State at Baylor
3:30pm ESPN+: Southern Miss at Appalachian State
3:30pm ESPN+: Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State
4pm ESPN2: Tulane at Rice
4pm ESPNU: Prairie View A&M at Florida A&M
4pm Pac-12: USC at California
5pm ESPN+: Louisiana at South Alabama
5pm ESPN+: Arkansas State at ULM
5:30pm FS2: Wyoming at Boise State
6pm NFLN: Marshall at Coastal Carolina
7pm ESPN: Tennessee at Kentucky
7pm FS1: Washington at Stanford
7pm ESPN+: Troy at Texas State
7:30pm ABC: Colorado at UCLA
7:30pm NBC: Ohio State at Wisconsin
7:30pm SECN: Vanderbilt at Ole Miss
8pm ESPN2: Cincinnati at Oklahoma State 
8pm ESPNU: Old Dominion at James Madison
8pm Pac-12: Washington State at Arizona State
10:30pm ESPN: Oregon State at Arizona
10:30pm FS1: UNLV at Fresno State

Sunday, October 15, 2023

CFB TV Guesses for 2023 Week 9 (10/28/23)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. 

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. It is also possible that a window could be eliminated or the time of a window could shift slightly to accommodate a network's needs.

Instead of cluttering up these posts even more, I'll try to keep track of the unique conference TV arrangements in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations:

* The following games have been set for a time slot, a time slot range or with a specific TV partner:
  • Purdue at Nebraska (12pm, 3:30pm or 4pm)
  • Wyoming at Boise State (FOX Sports)
  • UNLV at Fresno State (FOX Sports)
* CBS has no selection from the SEC as they preselected their game.  Their 12pm window is for the Big Ten.
* FOX has no primetime window due to the World Series.
* FS2 has a 5:30pm window listed, but the time for these windows can change.
* NFL Network has a 7pm window.
* CBSSN has a MAC selection at 3:30pm
* A SWAC game on ESPNU seems likely.  Two games were set aside this week with the designation of TBD instead of ESPN+.  When this occurred a few weeks back, a game was set for ESPNU.  Those games are: 
  • Jackson State at UAPB
  • Prairie View A&M at Florida A&M
* Two MEAC games are also being held for an ESPNU wildcard.
  • Howard at Delaware State
  • Morgan State at Norfolk State
* I gave NBC top Big Ten choice, FOX top PAC-12 choice and ABC top Big 12 choice.

All times Eastern

12pm ABC: Florida State at Wake Forest
12pm CBS: Indiana at Penn State
12pm FOX: BYU at Texas
12pm ESPN: West Virginia at UCF
12pm ESPN2: Tulane at Rice
12pm FS1: Houston at Kansas State
12pm BTN: Purdue at Nebraska
12pm BTN: Maryland at Northwestern
12pm ESPNU: Morgan State at Norfolk State
12pm SECN: Mississippi State at Auburn
12pm ACCN: Virginia at Miami (FL)
2pm CW: UConn at Boston College
3pm Pac-12: Washington at Stanford
3:30pm ABC: Colorado at UCLA 
3:30pm ESPN: Duke at Louisville
3:30pm ESPN2: Old Dominion at James Madison
3:30pm BTN: Michigan State at Minnesota
3:30pm ACCN: North Carolina at Georgia Tech
3:30pm CBSSN: Miami (OH) at Ohio
4pm FOX: Oregon at Utah
4pm FS1: Cincinnati at Oklahoma State 
4pm ESPNU: Prairie View A&M at Florida A&M
4pm SECN: Vanderbilt at Ole Miss
5:30pm FS2: Wyoming at Boise State
7pm ESPN: Tennessee at Kentucky
7pm ESPN2: Iowa State at Baylor
7pm NFLN: Memphis at North Texas
7:30pm ABC: Oklahoma at Kansas
7:30pm NBC: Ohio State at Wisconsin
7:30pm FS1: UNLV at Fresno State
7:30pm ESPNU: Troy at Texas State
7:30pm SECN: South Carolina at Texas A&M
8pm ACCN: Clemson at NC State
10pm Pac-12: Washington State at Arizona State
10:30pm ESPN: USC at California
11pm FS1: Oregon State at Arizona

Streaming
Tulsa at SMU
East Carolina at UTSA
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Louisiana at South Alabama
Arkansas State at ULM
Marshall at Coastal Carolina
Southern Miss at Appalachian State

Monday, October 9, 2023

CFB TV Confirmations for 2023 Week 8 (10/19/23 & 10/21/23)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for 10/14/23 from the (mostly) twelve day selection process that most TV networks adhere to. Most conferences have the possibility of having all or part of their scheduled games held for a six day hold for the start time and/or the TV network. The list of available TV windows are based on media websites, TV listings and press releases. They can change based on the needs of the broadcaster or the conference.

Here's what I guessed based on the available openings (they will prove to be incorrect), along with the games that have already been set

There's also a handful of rules that both conferences and TV networks have put into their agreements which affect these selections, which are updated weekly and can be found here.

All times Eastern

Week 8
Thursday
7:30pm ESPN: James Madison at Marshall
7:30pm ESPN2: Rice at Tulsa

Saturday

Six Day Holds
Wisconsin at Illinois - 3:30pm, NBC or FS1
Minnesota at Iowa - 3:30pm, NBC or FS1

12pm ABC: UCF at Oklahoma
12pm FOX: Penn State at Ohio State
12pm ESPN: Mississippi State at Arkansas
12pm ESPN2: Memphis at UAB
12pm BTN: Rutgers at Indiana
12pm ESPNU: Norfolk State at Howard
12pm ACCN: Boston College at Georgia Tech
12pm CBSSN: Western Michigan at Ohio
12pm ESPN+: Baylor at Cincinnati
2pm ESPN+: Akron at Bowling Green
2pm ESPN+: Charlotte at East Carolina
2pm ESPN+: ULM at Georgia Southern
3:30pm ABC: Washington State at Oregon
3:30pm CBS: Tennessee at Alabama
3:30pm ESPN: Oklahoma State at West Virginia
3:30pm ESPN2: North Texas at Tulane
3:30pm BTN: Northwestern at Nebraska
3:30pm SECN: South Carolina at Missouri
3:30pm ACCN: Pitt at Wake Forest
3:30pm ESPN+: Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
3:30pm ESPN+: Central Michigan at Ball State
3:30pm ESPN+: Buffalo at Kent State
4pm FOX: Texas at Houston
4pm ESPNU: Toledo at Miami (OH)
6pm ESPN+: UTSA at Florida Atlantic
6:30pm CW: Virginia at North Carolina
7pm ESPN: Ole Miss at Auburn
7pm ESPN2: TCU at Kansas State
7pm FS1: Texas Tech at BYU
7pm NFLN: App State at Old Dominion
7pm ESPN+: Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State
7:30pm ABC: Duke at Florida State OR Clemson at Miami (FL)
7:30pm NBC: Michigan at Michigan State
7:30pm SECN: Army West Point at LSU
8pm FOX: Utah at USC
8pm ESPNU: Georgia State at Louisiana
8pm ACCN: Duke at Florida State OR Clemson at Miami (FL)
9pm FS2: Nevada at San Diego State
10:30pm ESPN: UCLA at Stanford
10:30pm FS1: Arizona State at Washington

Sunday, October 8, 2023

CFB TV Guesses for 2023 Week 8 (10/21/23) and AAC Week 13 Date Changes

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. 

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. It is also possible that a window could be eliminated or the time of a window could shift slightly to accommodate a network's needs.

Instead of cluttering up these posts even more, I'll try to keep track of the unique conference TV arrangements in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations:

* The following games had either their start time or TV network family set in advance: 
  • Rutgers at Indiana (12pm)
  • Wisconsin at Illinois (12pm, 3:30pm or 4pm)
  • Nevada at San Diego State (FOX Sports)
* NBC has one of their two Big Ten doubleheaders.
* FS1 has NASCAR Trucks in the early afternoon instead of a CFB game.
* NFL Network is back in the picture with an ESPN G5 sublicense at 7pm.
* CBSSN once again has a 12pm MAC selection.
* An FS2 window has been listed for 8:30pm ET
* A bonus set of selections exists for the Thursday night games on ESPN & ESPN2, plus the two AAC games moving to Friday 11/24 for TV. 
* I'm very aware that strong hints have been provided by both NBC and FOX to their selections on 10/21.
* Ended up dropping an ACC Network window at 12pm to fill the main ESPN linear slots.
* I moved up the late FS1 window to 10:15pm for BYU to host.
* For those curious, I gave FOX the top choice across all three conferences they share rights with ESPN (Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12)

Week 13 AAC Date Moves
Memphis at Temple
UTSA at Tulane

Week 8
Thursday
7:30pm ESPN: James Madison at Marshall
7:30pm ESPN2: Rice at Tulsa

Saturday
12pm ABC: Duke at Florida State
12pm FOX: Penn State at Ohio State
12pm ESPN: TCU at Kansas State
12pm ESPN2: Baylor at Cincinnati
12pm BTN: Rutgers at Indiana
12pm ESPNU: ULM at Georgia Southern
12pm SECN: South Carolina at Missouri
12pm CBSSN: Western Michigan at Ohio
3:30pm ABC: Texas at Houston
3:30pm CBS: Tennessee at Alabama
3:30pm NBC: Minnesota at Iowa
3:30pm ESPN: Washington State at Oregon
3:30pm ESPN2: North Texas at Tulane
3:30pm FS1: Wisconsin at Illinois
3:30pm BTN: Northwestern at Nebraska
3:30pm ACCN: Boston College at Georgia Tech
4pm FOX: UCF at Oklahoma
4pm ESPNU: Toledo at Miami (OH)
4pm SECN: Mississippi State at Arkansas
4pm Pac-12: UCLA at Stanford
6:30pm CW: Pitt at Wake Forest
7pm ESPN: Ole Miss at Auburn
7pm ESPN2: Georgia State at Louisiana
7pm FS1: Oklahoma State at West Virginia
7pm NFLN: UTSA at Florida Atlantic
7:30pm ABC: Clemson at Miami (FL)
7:30pm NBC: Michigan at Michigan State
7:30pm ESPNU: Memphis at UAB
7:30pm SECN: Army West Point at LSU
8pm FOX: Utah at USC
8pm ACCN: Virginia at North Carolina
8:30pm FS2: Nevada at San Diego State
10:15pm FS1: Texas Tech at BYU
10:30pm ESPN: Arizona State at Washington

Streaming Exclusives
Charlotte at East Carolina
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
Akron at Bowling Green
Central Michigan at Ball State
Buffalo at Kent State
Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State
App State at Old Dominion

Monday, October 2, 2023

CFB TV Confirmations for 2023 Week 7

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for 10/14/23 from the (mostly) twelve day selection process that most TV networks adhere to. Most conferences have the possibility of having all or part of their scheduled games held for a six day hold for the start time and/or the TV network. The list of available TV windows are based on media websites, TV listings and press releases. They can change based on the needs of the broadcaster or the conference.

Here's what I guessed based on the available openings (they will prove to be incorrect), along with the games that have already been set

There's also a handful of rules that both conferences and TV networks have put into their agreements which affect these selections, which are updated weekly and can be found here.

All times Eastern

Six Day Holds Used
Syracuse at Florida State - 12pm or 7:30pm ABC
Miami (FL) at North Carolina - 12pm or 7:30pm ABC

12pm CBS: Georgia at Vanderbilt
12pm FOX: Indiana at Michigan
12pm ESPN: Arkansas at Alabama
12pm ESPN2: Georgia Southern at James Madison
12pm FS1: Iowa State at Cincinnati
12pm BTN: Michigan State at Rutgers
12pm ESPNU: Temple at North Texas
12pm CBSSN: Kent State at Eastern Michigan
12pm Peacock: Ohio State at Purdue
2pm ESPN+: Toledo at Ball State
2pm ESPN+: Navy at Charlotte
3pm Pac-12: California at Utah
3:30pm ABC: Oregon at Washington
3:30pm CBS: Texas A&M at Tennessee
3:30pm NBC: Illinois at Maryland
3:30pm ESPN: BYU at TCU
3:30pm ESPN2: Florida Atlantic at South Florida
3:30pm FS1: Kansas at Oklahoma State
3:30pm BTN: UMass at Penn State
3:30pm SECN: Florida at South Carolina
3:30pm ACCN: Wake Forest at Virginia Tech
3:30pm ESPN+: Akron at Central Michigan
3:30pm ESPN+: Bowling Green at Buffalo
3:30pm ESPN+: Miami (OH) at Western Michigan
4pm FOX: Iowa at Wisconsin
4pm ESPNU: Ohio at Northern Illinois
6:30pm CW: Louisville at Pitt
7pm ESPN: Auburn at LSU OR Missouri at Kentucky
7pm ESPN2: Marshall at Georgia State
7pm FS1: Kansas State at Texas Tech
7pm Pac-12: Arizona at Washington State
7pm ESPN+: ULM at Texas State
7:30pm SECN: Auburn at LSU OR Missouri at Kentucky
8pm FOX: UCLA at Oregon State
8pm ESPNU: UAB at UTSA
8pm ACCN: NC State at Duke
9:45pm FS1: Boise State at Colorado State

Sunday, October 1, 2023

CFB TV Guesses for 2023 Week 7 (10/14/23)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. 

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. It is also possible that a window could be eliminated or the time of a window could shift slightly to accommodate a network's needs.

Instead of cluttering up these posts even more, I'll try to keep track of the unique conference TV arrangements in a separate post.  

A few notes and considerations:

* Several games have either had their start time range locked in or were selected in advance by a network family, but without a game time set:
  • Michigan State at Rutgers (12pm)
  • Illinois at Maryland (12pm, 3:30pm or 4pm)
  • UMass at Penn State (3:30pm)
  • Boise State at Colorado State (FOX Sports)
* CBS has a SEC doubleheader at 12pm & 3:30pm.  The 3:30pm game is the top choice for the conference, but ESPN gets a pair of selections before CBS chooses their 12pm game.
* NBC's Big Ten night game moves up to 3:30pm again due to a Notre Dame night game.  They also have a noon Peacock exclusive.
* ESPN does not have a late evening window.  They have a Top Rank boxing card instead.  They do have a weeknight Pac-12 game also (Stanford at Colorado).
* CBSSN has a 12 day selection for the MAC.
* I deleted one SECN window since there's only six games for the conference this week and CBS has an extra game compared to most other weeks
* ACCN only has two windows scheduled, 3:30pm & 8pm.
* For selection order purposes, I gave FOX Sports the top Big Ten and Big 12 choices.  It was revealed by Jon Wilner of Bay Area News Group that ESPN has the top Pac-12 choice.

All times Eastern

12pm ABC: Miami (FL) at North Carolina
12pm CBS: Auburn at LSU
12pm FOX: Ohio State at Purdue
12pm ESPN: Missouri at Kentucky
12pm ESPN2: Georgia Southern at James Madison
12pm FS1: Iowa State at Cincinnati
12pm BTN: Michigan State at Rutgers
12pm ESPNU: Florida Atlantic at South Florida
12pm CBSSN: Toledo at Ball State
12pm Peacock: Illinois at Maryland
3:30pm ABC: Syracuse at Florida State
3:30pm CBS: Texas A&M at Tennessee
3:30pm NBC: Indiana at Michigan
3:30pm ESPN: Kansas at Oklahoma State
3:30pm ESPN2: Marshall at Georgia State
3:30pm FS1: Arizona at Washington State
3:30pm BTN: UMass at Penn State
3:30pm ESPNU: Ohio at Northern Illinois
3:30pm ACCN: Louisville at Pitt
4pm FOX: Iowa at Wisconsin
4pm SECN: Georgia at Vanderbilt
4pm Pac-12: California at Utah
6:30pm CW: Wake Forest at Virginia Tech
7pm ESPN: Arkansas at Alabama
7pm ESPN2: Kansas State at Texas Tech
7pm FS1: Boise State at Colorado State
7:30pm ABC: Oregon at Washington
7:30pm ESPNU: Temple at North Texas
7:30pm SECN: Florida at South Carolina
8pm FOX: BYU at TCU
8pm ACCN: NC State at Duke
10:30pm FS1: UCLA at Oregon State

Streaming Exclusives
UAB at UTSA
Navy at Charlotte
Kent State at Eastern Michigan
Akron at Central Michigan
Bowling Green at Buffalo
Miami (OH) at Western Michigan
ULM at Texas State