(10-21-2026 12:46 AM)The Beaver Wrote:  Maybe they think people might actually want to watch ranked, undefeated UCLA?

Well I don't know if UCLA is must see TV yet.

UCLA at Oregon, 3.13M
Wisconsin at UCLA, 2.05M

By contrast two down teams, Penn State at Michigan, drew 4.5M.

Nov. 7 Speculation:

It has been speculated that CBS has the first pick and will use it on Oregon-Ohio State. They were certainly not expecting Oregon to have fallen so badly but it's still Ohio State and they have to take it.

CBS Big Time: Oregon at Ohio State, 3:30pm

NBC has no game because of Notre Dame.

Back in Week 3 FOX got a prime time game when NBC aired a Notre Dame home game so there's precedent they will again.

FOX: Michigan State at Michigan, Big Nooner, UCLA at Minnesota, 7:30pm

Meanwhile Peacock has a 7pm ET window.

Peacock: Penn State at Washington, 7pm

BTN: Rutgers at Wisconsin, 12:30pm, Iowa at Northwestern, 4:15pm

Iowa and Northwestern are two of the three Big Ten teams to have not played a BTN game, this is a way to kill two birds with one stone.

FS1: Maryland at Purdue, noon

(11-01-2026 05:48 AM)schmolik Wrote:  Nov. 14 Speculation:

FOX Big Nooner: Northwestern at Ohio State
CBS Big Time: Michigan at Oregon
NBC Big Saturday Night: USC at Indiana

When in doubt just make OSU the Big Nooner and more recently just make USC the NBC game. Could FOX actually take USC-Indiana over Northwestern-Ohio State? This year FOX has won three consecutive Big Nooners in a row with Indiana (of course one of those had IU playing OSU and that game drew way more than the other two:) Yes I know OSU lost last night to USC but conventional wisdom is when you have a chance to take Ohio State you take them. Of course I'm assuming it's FOX's choice and not NBC's choice.

The unwritten rule is Michigan refuses to play night games although since they are playing in Oregon an NBC game would kick off at 4:30pm in Eugene so would that count as a night game? If we see Michigan-Oregon on NBC then obviously it depends on local time and I can see the Big Ten arranging for Michigan to play West Coast games in November in the future to get them on NBC.

Rest:
Illinois at UCLA is Friday night.

BTN has only two slots but could always double dip.

BTN: 12:30pm: Wisconsin at Maryland, 4:15pm: Purdue at Iowa and Washington at Michigan State
FS1: noon: Nebraska at Rutgers, 7pm: Minnesota at Penn State

Yeah I'm giving PSU a night game!

Iowa still needs a BTN game, it's either Purdue or Illinois.
Northwestern and USC also need BTN games but NW-OSU and USC-Ind seem destined for networks. NW still has Minn and Ill, USC will almost certainly play Maryland on BTN.

Nov. 14 official:



FOX gets NW/OSU as I predicted.
CBS gets USC/Ind.
NBC will either take Minn/PSU or Pur/Iowa.

Mich/Ore gets dumped to FS1 at 3:30pm. Why wouldn't it air on NBC in prime time? If I had to guess, Michigan didn't want to play a night game.

Iowa will not play vs. Purdue on BTN which means Iowa-Illinois is guaranteed to be on BTN (Nebraska-Iowa will be on CBS on Black Friday).

Hey I said Minnesota-Penn State would be a night game! I was right! Should we have another White Out?

(11-02-2026 05:02 PM)schmolik Wrote:  Nov. 14 official:



FOX gets NW/OSU as I predicted.
CBS gets USC/Ind.
NBC will either take Minn/PSU or Pur/Iowa.

Mich/Ore gets dumped to FS1 at 3:30pm. Why wouldn't it air on NBC in prime time? If I had to guess, Michigan didn't want to play a night game.

Iowa will not play vs. Purdue on BTN which means Iowa-Illinois is guaranteed to be on BTN (Nebraska-Iowa will be on CBS on Black Friday).

Hey I said Minnesota-Penn State would be a night game! I was right! Should we have another White Out?

It will be a Grey Out, on account of all the empty seats.

(11-07-2026 07:58 PM)schmolik Wrote:  Nov. 21 Big Ten Speculation:

Matt Sarznyiak hints of some scheduling:

This eliminates some possibilities for OTA games (not that Maryland/USC was likely going to be an OTA game anyway).

Also according to Matt, NBC has a noon ET window. They will not have a prime time game due to SMU at Notre Dame. Remember NBC hosted a Week 0 USC game and a Week 1 Sunday game (Apple Cup) so this noon ET special is the last "makeup" game this season for NBC for the three Notre Dame pre-emptions.

The good news for Ohio State fans who hate Big Nooners? If your team sucks and fans tune out if your team gets blown out, FOX doesn't want you anymore.

FOX Big Nooner: USC at Michigan
CBS Big Time 3:30: Ohio State at Nebraska

Special NBC noon: Rutgers at Penn State
Special FOX Prime Time: Indiana at Washington (9pm ET) - FOX has a basketball game scheduled, Michigan at Villanova, 7pm ET.

NBC Prime Time: SMU at Notre Dame, 7:30pm (Announced)

Only remaining scheduled game:
Northwestern at Minnesota, 3:30pm, Peacock

(Oregon at Michigan State was already scheduled for Friday Night)