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.
41 games · 4 viewing windows
6:00 PM CT2 of 4 slots — that's everything live
7:00 PM CT3 of 4 slots — that's everything live
in: NEB
8:00 PM CT
in: UNM
115
Virginia TechACC
16SMUACCFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
VT off bye
215
South FloridaAmerican Athletic
East CarolinaAmerican AthleticFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
315
NebraskaBig Ten
IllinoisBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
NEB revenge
415
New MexicoMountain West
NevadaMountain WestFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
NEV revenge
11:00 PM CT
out: VT, USF, NEBin: TCU, MSU, GAST
115
New MexicoMountain WestNevadaMountain WestFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
NEV revenge
215
TCUBig 12
ArizonaBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
315
Michigan StateBig Ten
19MichiganBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
MICH lookaheadMSU off bye
415
Georgia StateSun Belt
App StateSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
next best (6)
15
ColoradoBig 12
Arizona StateBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
Old DominionSun Belt
Coastal CarolinaSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
MarshallSun Belt
Georgia SouthernSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
MRSH revenge
15
South AlabamaSun Belt
LouisianaSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UL off byeUSA revenge
15
CincinnatiBig 12
22HoustonBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
HOU off bye
15
UCFBig 12
KansasBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UCF revenge
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.”