What's Up This (Long) Weekend? 8/30-9/3/2012
/Thursday, 8/30/2012
- UMASS at UCONN: Fill in your favorite 1996 NCAA Tournament reference here...but this one features a future 2012 opponent in UMASS (scout 'em Copernicus) and a 2013 opponent in UCONN. Marvel at their stadium, which holds 40,000....which just might fit our travelling entourage next year. 7:30PM on ESPN3 (that's the internet, grandpa)
- Minnesota at UNLV: Cheers to the Gophers for picking a sweet trip for their opener. Plus, with an 11pm kick, you can watch college football on a weeknight until 3am! 11:00PM on CBS College Sports
Friday, 8/31/2012
- #24 Boise State at #13 Michigan State: I've taken a vow to not talk shit on these internets until after we face each other, so here it is for posterity: Friday night primetime for Sparty vs. The Lords of the Blue Field. 8:00PM on ESPN
Saturday, 9/1/2012
- Notre Dame vs. Navy in Dublin: Get a taste of what it is like to live on the west coast and wake up for those noon kicks. Double bonus for it not being on NBC. 9:00AM on CBS.
- Miami (OH) at Ohio State: Would you believe this is the best of the noon kicks on opening weekend? Noon, BTN
- Northern Iowa vs. #12 Wisconsin: And would you believe this is the best of the 3:30 kicks? New season, new poached QB for the Badgers. 3:30PM ABC/ESPN2
- #8 Michigan vs. #2 Alabama: Might be a good one. 8PM, ABC
Sunday, 9/2/2012
- Kentucky vs. #25 Louisville: One of two Sunday games before the NFL takes that day over. The other is SMU at Baylor at 6:30PM. 3:30PM ESPN
Monday, 9/3/2012
- Georgia Tech at #16 Virginia Tech: Da da da daaaaaah. Ba dum, ba dum. Monday night football features the team that handed us that Sugar Bowl. 8PM, ESPN