(09-20-2017 08:37 AM)MplsBison Wrote:  Major TV games schedule for week 4 (OTA + ESPN ... no other networks have shown yet that they can make it to the top 10):

Noon slot -- NC St at FSU (ABC/ESPN2 split), TX Tech at Houston (ABC/ESPN2 split), TA&M at Ark (ESPN)
Afternoon slot -- Alabama at Vandy (CBS), USC at Cal (ABC), TCU at Okla St (ESPN), Michigan at Purdue (FOX)
Evening slot -- Miss St at Georgia (ESPN), Penn St at Iowa (ABC), Notre Dame at Mich St (FOX)
Late slot -- UCLA at Stanford (ESPN)


- Might seem odd that CBS didn't choose MSU at UGA, with both teams being ranked, 3-0, and having a quality P5 win ... until you read stever's post #11 in this thread and see just how dominate Alabama is in the ratings game. On the other hand, not sure how much power CBS has to dictate game times in the SEC? Maybe the MSU/UGA game was already set for an evening time and CBS needed an afternoon game only? Don't know

- Prediction for top viewership game this week: Alabama/Vandy or Penn St/Iowa
- seems up for grabs, as there are no blockbuster matchups of top brands. And we know that west coast people just won't watch college football on TV like folks do east of the Mississippi

I believe the games were chosen prior to last Saturday- meaning the huge MSU upset win over LSU wasn't factored in. You can totally understand it. Also, Vandy coming off an upset win of their own.