Pregame: Illinois at Washington, Saturday, October 25th, 2:30pm CT, BTN

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Birdus
The BIG games for me this week are USC against Notre Dame and Washington against Michigan. What if USC and Washington wins and then we beat Washington convincingly?
 
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Bucktown
Fighter of the Nightman said:
RE: The TV time, I have a break between meetings ... here's my best shot. For starters, here is the Big Ten slate that weekend (with current AP rankings):

Michigan at Michigan State
UCLA at #3 Indiana
Northwestern at #25 Nebraska

Minnesota at Iowa - Confirmed for 11:00 am or 2:30 pm
Wisconsin at #8 Oregon - Confirmed for 2:30 pm or later
Illinois at Washington - Confirmed for 2:30 pm or later
Rutgers at Purdue - Confirmed for 11:00 am on BTN

And here are the Big XII games, which is relevant for FOX's Big Noon Kickoff selection:

Oklahoma State at #7 Texas Tech - Confirmed for 3:00 pm on ESPN2 or ESPNU
Baylor at #24 Cincinnati - Confirmed for 3:00 pm on ESPN2 or ESPNU
Houston at Arizona State - Confirmed for 7:00 pm on ESPN2 or ESPNU
TCU at West Virginia - Confirmed for 5:00 pm on ESPN Plus
#15 BYU at Iowa State - Confirmed for 2:30 pm on FOX
Kansas at Kansas State - Confirmed for 11:00 am on TNT
Colorado at #23 Utah - Confirmed for 9:15 pm on ESPN

So here are my random ramblings!
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1. Unless something gets switched up, it's interesting that all of the Big XII games are scheduled ... so FOX will have its 11:00 am game be a Big Ten game. And given the time zone constraints alluded to above, the PST games are eliminated and these are the options:

--- Michigan at Michigan State
--- UCLA at #3 Indiana
--- Minnesota at Iowa
--- Northwestern at #25 Nebraska

With that in mind and counting this upcoming weekend, FOX has gone to Michigan (x2), Illinois (x2), Ohio State and Northwestern so far in the Big Ten. So it would be their first trip to all four of those locations this season.

2. Notre Dame is on a bye week this weekend, so they are irrelevant to NBC's decisions. NBC can theoretically pick whatever game they want (given their #1/2/3 pick order that week, of course), but you'd think they are EVER so slightly more likely to choose a game on the West Coast? I'm honestly not sure how that works at all with FOX agreeing to not make any West Coast games at 9:00 am local time ... gentleman's agreement or a clause?

3. As others have mentioned, FOX will have Game 2 of the World Series some time in the evening on this Saturday. With the Mariners up 2-0 and heading back to Seattle, and the Dodgers up 1-0 after playing once on the road, I would say the overall odds that Game 2 of the World Series would be in the PST are fairly high. Would NBC accommodate that and not "compete" in either the LA or Seattle media markets with a primetime Big Ten game? Hard to say. I'm not sure physical location matters that much for this stuff, but it's worth noting that the Mariners actually CAN'T host Game 2 at home no matter who they might play in the World Series, as they have the worst regular season record of the teams remaining ... so there is a zero chance that a World Series game is actually taking place in Seattle this Saturday.

3. Regarding "confirmed" first picks or ones that seem super, super obvious to me, this is what we have so far:

--- FOX: W1 Texas/Ohio State, W15 Ohio State/Michigan
--- CBS: W4 Michigan/Nebraska
--- NBC: W5 Oregon/Penn State, W3 Texas A&M/Notre Dame

So if that is accurate, CBS has two first pick weekends left, and NBC has one. It's also clear some weekends that a network had last pick (e.g., NBC with W2 Boston College/MSU or FOX with W3 Oregon/Northwestern), but I don't know if I can go down that rabbit hole, haha ... maybe tomorrow! :ROFLMAO:

4. With all that in mind, here is my total guess FOX's "wish list," as they have the highest odds of having the first pick on any given weekend:

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1. UCLA at #3 Indiana ... Gives them an excuse to head to Bloomington, and UCLA (given their resurgence) is actually one of Indiana's more appealing home games left.
2. Michigan at Michigan State ... Especially if Michigan beats Washington, I think they'll like the excuse to cover a rivalry game involving Michigan but that is at a location they have not visited.
3. Minnesota at Iowa - Confirmed for 11:00 am or 2:30 pm ... Iowa is reliable to put on a good pregame show/atmosphere, and it is still a rivalry. If Iowa beats PSU (and improves to 5-2) and Minnesota beats Nebraska (and improves to 5-2), I think this becomes more appealing than Northwestern/Nebraska, simply because Northwestern is not a great draw. However...
4. Northwestern at #25 Nebraska ... It seems like BNK has not been to Lincoln for a while, and if Northwestern beats Purdue and Nebraska wins at Minnesota, this all of a sudden looks like a sneakily interesting game.

In the event FOX is the first pick, it then makes the pool of games smaller for CBS and NBC. Not sure if CBS/NBC would prefer one of the four games above over Illinois/Washington or Wisconsin/Oregon anyway, but it's worth noting.

TL;DR

I think we will be at either 2:30 pm on CBS, 6:30 pm on NBC or 2:30 pm on BTN/FS1 (if we are already on BTN/FS1, I don't think the conference would put Washington in the same window at night as the Mariners World Series game). I AM going to predict that Illinois/Washington is actually a very appealing game for this weekend, so my STILL random guess (wow, I wasted a lot of time!!) is...

If Mariners Are in World Series
60% for 2:30 pm on CBS
25% for 2:30 pm on BTN/FS1
15% for 6:30 pm on NBC (not ideal, but it will still draw decent ratings if it's the best NBC has!)

If Mariners Are NOT in World Series
40% for 2:30 pm on CBS
40% for 6:30 pm on NBC
20% for 2:30 pm on BTN/FS1
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#108      
DERV64
BrownTown said:
I like Illinois in a bad weather game vs. Washington.
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Why? They have a very good rb and a QB that can move, we have struggled to run consistently and have relied on the passing game.
 
#114      
Curbelo Fanboy
There comes a point in the development of a program where you start consistently winning these kind of games on the road. We've been pretty solid on the road the last few years. Washington is a step up in class from most of those teams we beat on the road. Maybe similar to Nebraska early last year tho probably a bit better than that. The good programs win these type of games more often than not.

Would be another Bret stamp on this program.
 
#115      
bluemountain
Washington is a very good team and they are playing with a chip on their shoulder due to their not being ranked. I would prefer they beat UM this weekend, ideally in a close, hard-fought game.

I have marked this one as a loss since the start of the season but am going to flip - I now think we will win it. Our improved defensive performance vs OSU will carry over and we will play vintage Bielema ball and make fewer mistakes than UW.
 
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Birdus
Just got through listening to Kirk Curbstreet and his bud Joey. They mentioned Michigan, USC, Nebraska and Washington as the possible 4th team. We were kicked out to the curb. Went on to trash the BIG as a whole and lift up the high and mighty SEC. BIAS never stops at ESPN.
 
#122      
PNWIllini
IllinoisIntegrity said:
Husky stadium is the perfect combo of crowds, noise, location, views, traditions. Considering those factors, probably the best stadium in the new B1G. A road win there would be notable, even when they're not ranked.
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“The greatest venue in college football.”

Those rain shields reflect crowd noise down and on the field.

As has been noted elsewhere, Pacific Northwest crowds show up expecting to play a role in disrupting the opposition. The reflected noise from the rain shields is a feature of all stadiums - from middle school on up.

They grow up here believing it’s their job to make noise regardless of the situation.

Expect to need to deal with loads of stadium noise.
 
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BZuppke
PNWIllini said:
“The greatest venue in college football.”

Those rain shields reflect crowd noise down and on the field.

As has been noted elsewhere, Pacific Northwest crowds show up expecting to play a role in disrupting the opposition. The reflected noise from the rain shields is a feature of all stadiums - from middle school on up.

They grow up here believing it’s their job to make noise regardless of the situation.

Expect to need to deal with loads of stadium noise.
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Briefly: Screw em. Big Ten football is coming your way Huskwees. Buckle up. I really feel we will physically beat them up.
 
#124      
Rebounding Dog
Trashing the BIG…. watch again as the next national champ will be a BIG! Again! Eventually they will have no choice to see the truth!
 
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