College Football Week 9 - TV Schedule, Game Times, and Open Thread

College football always brings out the crazies.  Am I right Temple fans?

(By the way, enjoy your College Gameday experience this weekend, Owl fans.  Be sure to say "hi" to Cuog fans)

On the field, there is a bevy of compelling matchups for you as a discerning college football fan to concern  yourself with and, if necessary, cancel Halloween for your children over.  Here are some things that I'll be watching:

• The Oregon / ASU matchup is very interesting not just because it is a #Pac12AfterDark game, but it involves two struggling teams who still have enough runway to become factors again in their respective division.  I covered my pick right here, in case you are interested.  I'll be very curious to see how Vernon Adams handles the clever blitzing that we are sure to see out of Todd Graham's defense.  Keep in mind that VA came to Oregon in order to improve his NFL stock.  This could be a make or break game when it comes to establishing his draftability.
• #11 Florida travels to Georgia on Saturday in a game that is very important to the overall playoff picture.  If Florida can beat Georgia, their path to the SEC title game becomes very manageable.  The odds of the SEC getting a second playoff team - the loser of the SEC Championship game - goes from "remote possibility" into the realm of "plausible" if Florida meets either Alabama or LSU in that game.
• #15 Michigan travels to Minnesota in what will be the first game that the Gophers will play since head coach Jerry Kill was forced to retire due to health concerns.  Kill, as many of you know, developed epilepsy after his treatment for kidney cancer many years ago.  Recently, he's experienced two more seizures during working hours and made the heart-breaking decision to step aside so at to not be a distraction.  Anybody who knows both the Minnesota situation and the man himself can easily see that Coach Kill did more with less than just about any coach in the nation.  He is an excellent human being and I fully expect his players to come out and give Michigan just about everything they have.  I'm not calling the upset, but I think "UPSET ALERT" ought to be turned on..
• If you want my best upset pick, turn your attention to the Big 12.  #12 Oklahoma State, which has not lost a game since then true freshman Mason Rudolph made his first start of the season last year against Baylor, travels to Texas Tech.  The Red Raiders have been better - particularly on offense - than their record suggests and seem to match up relatively well against the Cowboys.  I think that this will turn into a good ol' fashioned shootout with the Red Raiders winning it at the end.

And, if you happen to see this guy whereever you might find yourself this weekend, be sure to hide your children.

Seriously, friend, those are some cute Flordia Gator fans all around you.  I get that you might be occupied with trying to calculate the volume capacity in your refrigerator, but try to enjoy yourself in the process!

CFB Week 9 Full Schedule

Thu, Oct 29, 2015
7:00 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	North Carolina	at	(23) Pittsburgh
7:30 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	West Virginia	at	(5) TCU
7:30 PM ET CBSS	Western Michigan	at	Eastern Michigan
7:30 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Buffalo	at	Miami (OH)
7:30 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Texas State	at	Georgia Southern
10:30 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	Oregon	at	Arizona State
Fri, Oct 30, 2015
7:00 PM ET ESPN2WatchESPN	Louisville	at	Wake Forest
7:00 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	East Carolina	at	Connecticut
8:00 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Louisiana Tech	at	Rice
10:15 PM ET ESPN2WatchESPN	Wyoming	at	Utah State
Sat, Oct 31, 2015
12:00 PM ET FSNFoxSportsGo	Western Kentucky	at	Old Dominion
12:00 PM ET ESPNNWatchESPN	UCF	at	Cincinnati
12:00 PM ET CBSS	South Florida	at	Navy
12:00 PM ET ESPN2WatchESPN	Illinois	at	Penn State
12:00 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Nebraska	at	Purdue
12:00 PM ET BTNBTN2Go	Rutgers	at	Wisconsin
12:00 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	(19) Mississippi	at	Auburn
12:00 PM ET SECNWatchESPN	South Carolina	at	Texas A&M
12:00 PM ET ABC	Syracuse	at	(17) Florida State
12:30 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Virginia Tech	at	Boston College
1:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Massachusetts	at	Ball State
2:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Central Michigan	at	Akron
2:30 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	UTEP	at	Southern Miss
3:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Georgia Tech	at	Virginia
3:00 PM ET FOXFoxSportsGo	USC	at	Cal
3:00 PM ET PAC12Pac-12 Live	Colorado	at	(24) UCLA
3:30 PM ET ABC/ESPN2WatchESPN	(3) Clemson	at	NC State
3:30 PM ET CBSSEC Live	(11) Florida	at	Georgia
3:30 PM ET FSNFoxSportsGo	Marshall	at	Charlotte
3:30 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	(14) Oklahoma	at	Kansas
3:30 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	(12) Oklahoma State	at	Texas Tech
3:30 PM ET ABC/ESPN2WatchESPN	Maryland	at	(10) Iowa
3:30 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Boise State	at	UNLV
3:30 PM ET CBSS	San Diego State	at	Colorado State
3:30 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Troy	at	Appalachian State
4:00 PM ET ESPNNWatchESPN	Tulsa	at	SMU
4:00 PM ET SECNWatchESPN	Tennessee-Martin	at	Arkansas
5:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Louisiana-Monroe	at	Louisiana-Lafayette
7:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Georgia State	at	Arkansas State
7:00 PM ET CBSS	Tulane	at	(16) Memphis
7:00 PM ET PAC12Pac-12 Live	Oregon State	at	(13) Utah
7:00 PM ET ESPN2WatchESPN	Vanderbilt	at	(18) Houston
7:00 PM ET ESPNUWatchESPN	Miami (FL)	at	(22) Duke
7:00 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	(15) Michigan	at	Minnesota
7:00 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Texas	at	Iowa State
7:00 PM ET ASN	Texas-San Antonio	at	North Texas
7:30 PM ET SECNWatchESPN	Tennessee	at	Kentucky
8:00 PM ET ABC	(9) Notre Dame	at	(21) Temple
8:00 PM ET ESPN3WatchESPN	Idaho	at	New Mexico State
10:30 PM ET CBSS	Air Force	at	Hawaii
10:30 PM ET ESPNWatchESPN	(8) Stanford	at	Washington State
11:00 PM ET FS1FoxSportsGo	Arizona	at	Washington