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.
8 games · 5 viewing windows
11:00 AM CT1 of 4 slots — that's everything live
2:30 PM CT2 of 4 slots — that's everything live
in: UNT
4:00 PM CT2 of 4 slots — that's everything live
out: LSUin: SJSU
5:00 PM CT
in: BOIS, SDSU
115
North TexasAmerican Athletic
NavyAmerican AthleticFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UNT off byeUNT travel
215
San José StateMountain West
NevadaMountain WestFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
315
Boise StatePac-12
Washington StatePac-12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
BOIS off bye
415
San Diego StatePac-12
Colorado StatePac-12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
9:00 PM CT
out: UNT, SJSU, BOISin: GAST, USU, NDSU
115
San Diego StatePac-12Colorado StatePac-12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
215
Georgia StateSun Belt
Arkansas StateSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
315
Utah StatePac-12
Texas StatePac-12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
USU off bye
415
North Dakota StateMountain West
New MexicoMountain WestFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
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.”