Seth's Saturday Watchlist: 10/19/24
There's so much sports and so little time.
Saturdays are sacred. It's the one day of the week, especially in the fall and winter, when I am fully at peace. No work. No stress. Just sports.
During the college football season, I try to jam-pack as many games into my viewing schedule as possible. That task is already difficult to manage, but once October rolls around, it becomes almost impossible. The MLB, NHL, NBA, and college football compete for my attention simultaneously. How in the world do I manage all that?
For the last several years, I've created a solution. Every Friday evening—say around 11:30 PM—I sculpt a schedule for the following day in my head. The mental gymnastics usually go like this:
What am I watching in the early window? What is on the primary screen, and what is on the rest? Wait, how many screens do I need? Crap, I don't think I have enough screens. Will my WiFi even be able to handle all that streaming? Wow, this is unorganized.
You're right, me from the past. It is unorganized. It’s way too unorganized for the fine people that read this SubStack. That's why I've created this post. Today is going to be a glorious day of sports, and it's important to know what to watch and when to watch it. Without further ado, here's what I'm watching today.
Note: All rankings are from the D Poll for Week 8 and all times are CST.
Early Window
Primary Screen: #22 Nebraska @ #15 Indiana (11 AM - FOX)
Secondary Screen: #5 Miami @ Louisville (11 AM - ABC/ESPN+)
Third Screen: East Carolina @ #23 Army (11 AM - ESPN2)
Keeping an eye on it:
Arizona State @ Cincinnati (11 AM - ESPN+)
Auburn @ Missouri (11 AM - ESPN)
Afternoon Window
Primary Screen: #12 Alabama @ #11 Tennessee (2:30 PM - ABC/ESPN+)
Secondary Screen: #13 Notre Dame @ Georgia Tech (2:30 PM - ESPN)
Third Screen: Colorado @ Arizona (3 PM - FOX)
Keeping an eye on it:
#14 Texas A&M @ Mississippi State (3:15 PM - SEC Network)
Michigan @ Illinois (2:30 PM - CBS/Paramount+)
Evening Window
Primary Screen: #10 LSU @ Arkansas (6 PM - ESPN)
Secondary Screen: #8 Georgia @ #1 Texas (6:30 PM - ABC/ESPN+)
Third Screen: New York Yankees @ Cleveland Guardians (7:08 PM - TBS)
Keeping an eye on it:
#17 Kansas State @ West Virginia (6:30 PM - FOX)
UCF @ #6 Iowa State (6:30 PM - FS1)
Late Window
Primary Screen: TCU @ Utah (9:30 PM - ESPN)
Today has the potential to be a sports Saturday that we all remember for a long time. Tennessee and Alabama play in an essential elimination game for the SEC title. Georgia and Texas are going to dance the night away in Austin in what could be the game of the year. Indiana is on the verge of being 7-0 in Curt Cignetti's first season as the head coach. The New York Yankees can advance to their first World Series since 2009 (I'm on my hands and knees praying to the Lord Jesus Christ that this does not happen). Needless to say, today could be life-changing for some people. Is that a bit of an overreaction? Perhaps. But if I was a Texas fan and my team beat Georgia at home in a raucous environment, I think I might call that life-changing.
As is the case on most Saturdays in the fall, there are so many other games not listed above that I wish I could get my eyes on. It's just too loaded of a day. I hope this guide can give people some clarity on what's happening and when. It's imperative to be prepared heading into the best day of the week.