CFB TV Guesses for 2020 Week 8 (10/24/20)

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.

Big Ten, and possibly Mountain West, games will now be part of the 12 day selections as their season will start on 10/23 & 10/24.

Considerations (you might want to read these instead of skipping past them)

* ESPN2 is carrying UFC prelims from 12-2pm ET. At this time, they will start carrying games at 2pm ET.

* FOX added a 2nd broadcast network game window after selecting Nebraska at Ohio State. My expectation was that this was for the Big 12, and I think that was the original plan, but as we come into the weekend, I think a Big Ten game is better served being placed there. The network's primetime window is reserved for World Series Game 4.  If you're looking at the minimum required number of games that FOX has to air on their broadcast network from the Big 12, they are right at that six game minimum.

* I don't know if there's been a change as to the number of appearances a SEC team can make on CBS with CBS's regular season game schedule reduced from 15 to 11. I'm hesitant to use Alabama at Tennessee & Georgia at Kentucky if the appearance maximum has decreased from five to four, so I went with Missouri at Florida.

* It hasn't been announced, but with Houston at Navy being set for 3:30pm, I am assuming that Mercer at Army is being changed to a 12pm start, allowing for a pair of Mountain West games to possibly air on CBSSN in the evening.

* I have no idea how Hawai'i's games will be split amongst MW rightsholders and their Spectrum Sports PPV package. I assume some games will air on Spectrum Sports, so their game this week I've listed on.  Boise State's game at Hawai'i is controlled by CBS Sports, so almost all other Hawai'i games could be pay-per-view games to get Hawai'i their money.

* As of this morning, I don't have a good handle on the BTN, FS1 & FS2 telecast windows. One listing service has 3:30pm & 11pm for FS1, so I added 12pm & 7pm on my own & adjusted the 11pm window to 10:30pm per MW rules that a FOX Sports game can't start later than 7:45pm local time. On Friday 10/23 at 6pm ET there happens to a To Be Announced window, so I don't know if that worth watching with respect to a game being moved there. 

12pm ABC: Notre Dame at Pitt

12pm ESPN: Penn State at Indiana

12pm FS1: Baylor at Texas

12pm ESPNU: Tulane at UCF

12pm SEC: Georgia at Kentucky

12pm BTN: Maryland at Northwestern

12pm ACC: NC State at North Carolina

2pm ESPN2: Kansas at Kansas State 

2pm FS2: New Mexico at Colorado State

3:30pm ABC: Iowa State at Oklahoma State

3:30pm CBS: Missouri at Florida

3:30pm FOX: Illinois at Wisconsin

3:30pm ESPN: Syracuse at Clemson

3:30pm FS1: Oklahoma at TCU

3:30pm ESPNU: Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina

3:30pm BTN: Iowa at Purdue

3:30pm ACC RSN: Georgia Tech at Boston College

4pm SEC: Auburn at Ole Miss

4pm ACC: Virginia Tech at Wake Forest

5:30pm ESPN2: West Virginia at Texas Tech

7pm ESPN: Alabama at Tennessee

7pm FS1: Utah State at Boise State 

7pm ESPNU: Louisiana Tech at UTSA

7pm CBSSN: Wyoming at Nevada

7pm ACC RSN: Florida State at Louisville

7pm KAIL & Spectrum PPV: Hawai'i at Fresno State

7:30pm ABC: Michigan at Minnesota

7:30pm SEC: South Carolina at LSU

7:30pm BTN: Rutgers at Michigan State

8pm ACC: Virginia at Miami (FL)

9pm ESPN2: Cincinnati at SMU

10:15pm ESPN: Texas State at BYU

10:30pm FS1: Air Force at San Jose State

10:30pm CBSSN: UNLV at San Diego State

 

ESPN3 or ESPN+

Temple at Memphis

ULM at South Alabama

Georgia State at Troy

Chattanooga at WKU

Middle Tennessee at Rice

UTEP at Charlotte

CFB TV Confirmations for 2020 Week 7 (10/17/20)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for 10/17 from the twelve day selection process that most TV networks adhere to. Most conferences have the possibility of having all or part of their games held for a six day hold of the start time. 

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.

(Here's the deal - I don't really have a great handle as to the TV slots, so what I'll do is list the games not yet set for TV, then reorder them by time as they're set. That way you'll see the list of games set for TV along with the one(s) you're waiting on).

12pm ESPN2: Cincinnati at Tulsa

12pm FS1: Kansas at West Virginia

12pm ESPNU: Texas State at South Alabama

12pm ACC RSNs: Liberty at Syracuse

12pm ESPN+: Navy at ECU

12pm ESPN+: USF at Temple

3:30pm ABC: UCF at Memphis

3:30pm ESPN: LSU at Florida

3:30pm ESPN2: Ole Miss at Arkansas

3:30pm ESPN3: Eastern Kentucky at Troy

3:30pm ACC RSN: Duke at NC State

4pm SEC: Texas A&M at Mississippi State

4pm ACC: Virginia at Wake Forest

7pm ESPN: North Carolina at Florida State

7:30pm ABC: Oklahoma State at Baylor

7:30pm ESPN2: Southern Miss at UTEP

8pm ESPNU: FIU at Charlotte

8pm ACC: Boston College at Virginia Tech

Six day hold

Clemson at Georgia Tech - 12pm ABC or ACCN

Pitt at Miami (FL) - 12pm ABC or ACCN

Kentucky at Tennessee - 12pm ESPN or SECN

Auburn at South Carolina - 12pm ESPN or SECN

CFB TV Guesses for 2020 Week 7 (10/17/20)

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.

After this week, Big Ten games will now be part of the 12 day selections as their season will start on 10/23 & 10/24.  It is possible that the Big Ten games in Week Eight will be set ahead of the 12 day selection process.

Six day holds used

ACC: 1 (9/19)

Big 12: 1 (10/3)

SEC: 1 (10/10)

Here's what I'm thinking

* Had both schools won, UCF at Memphis would have been my ABC primetime game. CBS already has a strong game at night with Georgia at Alabama, so my thought was to throw the American a bone & maybe fulfill a few required appearances. 

* The ACC RSN doubleheader threw a wrench into things. Likely would have had North Carolina at Florida State on ESPN instead but had to move things down the line so that the ACC Network gets its three games as currently listed plus the RSN doubleheader.

* It is unclear to me whether a Big 12 game will air on FS1. Some listings have a 12pm ET game & others do not. If there is one on FS1, move Kansas at West Virginia there, move UCF at Memphis to primetime ESPN and put Navy at ECU on mid afternoon ESPN2. 

* The feeling I get is that ESPN is making sure they put at least one American game on ESPN+ each week to keep focus on that platforms for those schools' fans as it will carry a lot of their games in the future.

12pm ABC: Pitt at Miami (FL)

12pm ESPN: Texas A&M at Mississippi State

12pm ESPN2: Kentucky at Tennessee

12pm ESPNU: FIU at Charlotte

12pm SEC: Auburn at South Carolina

12pm ACC: North Carolina at Florida State

12pm ACC RSNs: Liberty at Syracuse

3:30pm ABC: Oklahoma State at Baylor

3:30pm ESPN: LSU at Florida

3:30pm ESPN2: UCF at Memphis

3:30pm ESPNU: Southern Miss at UTEP

3:30pm ACC: Duke at NC State

3:30pm ACC RSN: Virginia at Wake Forest

4pm SEC: Ole Miss at Arkansas

7pm ESPN: Kansas at West Virginia

7pm ESPN2: Cincinnati at Tulsa

7pm ESPNU: Texas State at South Alabama

7:30pm ABC: Clemson at Georgia Tech

7:30pm ACC: Boston College at Virginia Tech

ESPN3 or ESPN+

Navy at ECU

USF at Temple

Eastern Kentucky at Troy

CFB TV Confirmations for 2020 Week 6 (10/10/20)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for 10/10 from the twelve day selection process that most TV networks adhere to. Most conferences have the possibility of having all or part of their games held for a six day hold of the start time. 

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). If you have trouble accessing my site to see games that have already been set, it may be temporarily down. I ask that you please try back in a few minutes

(Here's the deal - I don't really have a great handle as to the TV slots, so what I'll do is list the games not yet set for TV, then reorder them by time as they're set. That way you'll see the list of games set for TV along with the one(s) you're waiting on).

12pm ABC: Virginia Tech at North Carolina

12pm ESPN2: Texas State at Troy

12pm ESPNU: ULM at Liberty

12pm SECN: South Carolina at Vanderbilt

12pm ACCN: NC State at Virginia

12:30pm ACC RSN: Duke at Syracuse

3:30pm ABC: Texas Tech at Iowa State

3:30pm ESPN2: UTSA at BYU

4pm FOX: Kansas State at TCU

4pm ESPNU: Middle Tennessee at FIU

4pm SECN: Arkansas at Auburn

4pm ACCN: Pitt at Boston College

6pm ESPN: Alabama at Ole Miss

7pm ESPN+: ECU at USF

7:30pm ABC: Miami (FL) at Clemson

7:30pm ESPN2: UTEP at Louisiana Tech

7:30pm SECN: Mississippi State at Kentucky

8pm ESPNU: Charlotte at North Texas

9pm ESPN: Missouri at LSU

Six Day Hold for the following games

Tennessee at Georgia - 12pm ESPN or 3:30pm CBS

Florida at Texas A&M - 12pm ESPN or 3:30pm CBS

Games To Be Slotted for TV

Central Arkansas at Arkansas State

CFB TV Guesses for 2020 Week 6 (10/10/20)

Here are the games already set for television and/or webcast. Here are the known available telecast windows. Please understand that my site has been intermittently unavailable.  I've tried working with the hosting company but they don't see a problem, so I may need to find a new host when I have time.

I have done my best to list what TV windows are out there. Every listing service has a little different schedule for these networks. 

12pm ABC: Texas Tech at Iowa State

12pm ESPN: Arkansas at Auburn

12pm ESPN2: Texas State at Troy

12pm ESPNU: ULM at Liberty

12pm SECN: Mississippi State at Kentucky

12pm ACCN: Pitt at Boston College

12:30pm ACC RSN: Duke at Syracuse

3:30pm ABC: UTSA at BYU

3:30pm CBS: Tennessee at Georgia

3:30pm ESPN2: UTEP at Louisiana Tech

3:30pm ESPNU: Charlotte at North Texas

4pm FOX: Kansas State at TCU

4pm SECN: South Carolina at Vanderbilt

4pm ACCN: NC State at Virginia

6pm ESPN: Alabama at Ole Miss

7pm ESPN2: ECU at USF

7pm ESPNU: Middle Tennessee at FIU

7:30pm ABC: Miami (FL) at Clemson

7:30pm SECN: Missouri at LSU

7:30pm ACCN: Virginia Tech at North Carolina

9pm ESPN: Florida at Texas A&M

ESPN3 or ESPN+

Central Arkansas at Arkansas State

Admin Stuff For 2020

A few things

* To be clear, I do hope as much football is played as possible in 2020 and spring 2021 for the FCS conferences choosing to play at that time. I'm not going to banter about my feelings about medical directives & safety plans, and to be clear, I don't care about your opinion on the matter. My site or Twitter account won't be used for that. I have other places to banter those opinions and you likely do to.

* Over the past week, you have likely encountered periods of time, whether its minutes or hours, where my site has either encountered an error when viewing a season or a week, or if the front page is completely down. I'm sorry you've had to experience that.

I'm extremely frustrated and exasperated that you've had to experience that. My experience with my website host's support services have been extremely poor. I have made one of their suggested updates, but I don't believe it has remedied the issue. I do have a couple other tricks up my sleeve that I may try before I look to go website host shopping, but my desire to do that would be outside of sports being in season, so that would be the summer.

* It is a bit stressful to a) deal with the game cancelations that come at random times and b) the questions about "What is network X going to do? What games are they going to move? Why did they move that game?". Coupled with the website instability, plus the regular stresses of daily life, my anxiety has been a bit high. So I won't be trying to forecast schedule changes if and when they do occur. I'm just going to follow them as best I can to keep the site's accuracy as a schedule and repository for upcoming TV.

Situations like the added C-USA games on linear TV channels and ESPN+ carrying UCF at ECU while its on ABC - those I'll do my best to get answers about. Some entities are more willing to answer and discuss TV related items than others. Things like game X being cancelled and how its going to be replaced aren't going to get my attention.

* The available TV windows each week aren't going to be 100% accurate and this season even moreso. RSNs are posting their intended listings for a future date closer to that date instead of the two weeks in advance that I'm accustomed to. Events being added throughout the fall, whether it was the NBA, WNBA, golf, combat sports and others are eating up windows that would normally be planned for college football, and now might be needed for games with the return to play of the Big Ten, Mountain West and Pac-12, along with the MAC voting on their plan in the near future.

* Men's basketball TV schedule announcements could come thick and fast, leaving me with an avalanche of schedules to have ready. Normally the top ten or so conferences would have this information released as smaller conferences finalize their windows through October. Right now, we're waiting to see how non-conference games will be played alongside multi-team events. Getting schools committed to those events, placing them in bubble-like environments and then getting TV time or streaming plans in place are no doubt occurring right now.

CFB TV Confirmations for 2020 Week 5 (10/3/20)

This post will be updated as announcements come out for start times for 10/3 from the twelve day selection process that most TV networks adhere to.  Most conferences have the possibility of having all or part of their games held for a six day hold of the start time.  

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).  I would provide you a link to my site, but it is down due to a server attack (I'm not the only site affected).  I hope it will be up later today.

(Here's the deal - I don't really have a great handle as to the TV slots, so what I'll do is list the games not yet set for TV, then reorder them by time as they're set.  That way you'll see the list of games set for TV along with the one(s) you're waiting on).

12pm ABC: Baylor at West Virginia

12pm ESPN2: Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina

12pm ESPNU: ECU at Georgia State

12pm ACCN: NC State at Pitt

3:30pm ABC or ESPN: North Carolina at Boston College

3:30pm ABC or ESPN: Oklahoma State at Kansas

3:30pm ESPN2: Memphis at SMU

3:30pm FS1: Texas Tech at Kansas State

3:30pm ESPN+: USF at Cincinnati

4pm ESPNU: Charlotte at Florida Atlantic

4pm ACCN: Virginia Tech at Duke

4pm ACC RSNs: Jacksonville State at Florida State

5pm ESPN3: WKU at Middle Tennessee

7pm ESPN+: Georgia Southern at ULM

7:30pm ESPN2: Tulsa at UCF

8pm ESPNU: Troy at South Alabama

8pm ACCN: Virginia at Clemson

Six Day Hold for 12pm FOX or 7:30pm ABC

Oklahoma at Iowa State

TCU at Texas