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.
47 games · 4 viewing windows
11:00 AM CT
115
Mississippi StateSEC
8Ole MissSECFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
MSST short week
215
ToledoMid-American
OhioMid-AmericanFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
315
NebraskaBig Ten
18IowaBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
NEB revenge
415
BuffaloMid-American
AkronMid-AmericanFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
BUF revenge
6:30 PM CT2 of 4 slots — that's everything live
out: MSST, TOL, NEB, BUFin: TEX, MINN
8:00 PM CT3 of 4 slots — that's everything live
in: WVU
11:00 PM CT
out: TEX, MINNin: LSU, AUB, MRSH
115
West VirginiaBig 12
17UtahBig 12FBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
WVU travel
215
7LSUSEC
ArkansasSECFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
ARK revenge
315
AuburnSEC
10AlabamaSECFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
AUB revenge
415
MarshallSun Belt
UL MonroeSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
next best (6)
15
LouisianaSun Belt
Georgia StateSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
Louisiana TechSun Belt
Georgia SouthernSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
Coastal CarolinaSun Belt
James MadisonSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
JMU off bye
15
Southern MissSun Belt
Old DominionSun BeltFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
UTEPMountain West
Northern IllinoisMountain WestFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UTEP travel
15
UABAmerican Athletic
North TexasAmerican AthleticFBS 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.”