the yahngorithmWatch guide
A quadbox plan for the day — the 4 best games to have on at every point, ranked by projected competitiveness, pace, ranked-team stakes, and rivalries. Once games kick off it re-ranks on the live score (ESPN): a one-score game late jumps the board, a blowout drops to the bench.
4 games · 1 viewing window
6:00 PM CT
115
Sam HoustonConference USA
LibertyConference USAFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
LIB revengeSHSU off bye
215
Missouri StateConference USA
Western KentuckyConference USAFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
MOST off bye
315
South AlabamaSun Belt
Arkansas StateSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
ARST short weekUSA short weekUSA revenge
415
South FloridaAmerican Athletic
UTSAAmerican AthleticFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UTSA short weekUSF short week
Windows use an estimated ~3h40m per game and a 45-min kickoff-clustering window, and change only when the top 4 actually change. Live scores come from ESPN on each refresh — a finished game frees its slot, an in-progress one holds it even if it runs long. Once a later window starts, the finished ones collapse into “earlier windows today.”