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.
46 games · 2 viewing windows
6:30 PM CT3 of 4 slots — that's everything live
11:00 PM CT
out: MEM, WASH, APPin: KU, CIN, ASU, ND
115
KansasBig 12
Kansas StateBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
KU revenge
215
CincinnatiBig 12
West VirginiaBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
CIN off byeCIN revenge
315
Arizona StateBig 12
13Texas TechBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
TTU off byeTTU revengeASU travel
415
3Notre DameFBS Independents
11BYUBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
ND travel
next best (6)
15
ArkansasSEC
VanderbiltSECFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
14Penn StateBig Ten
19MichiganBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
MICH off bye
15
FloridaSEC
1TexasSECFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
TEX revenge
15
Louisiana TechSun Belt
UL MonroeSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
ULM off bye
15
TroySun Belt
LouisianaSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
Georgia StateSun Belt
James MadisonSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
GAST off bye
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.”