Weekend Watchdog: Turkey Day TV
When the NFL schedule came out, fans circled the Cowboys-Saints game as the highlight of Thanksgiving football.
Then the Cowboys flopped.
Sure Dallas has won two straight since chopping coach Wade Phillips. But their season is still a turkey.
The show must go on, and the Saints must win to keep pace with Atlanta in the NFC South. FOX has the festivities Thursday afternoon, after CBS opens the day with Tom Brady and the Patriots visiting Detroit. Read more
Weekend Watchdog: I want my game, NFL Network
Do you have NFL Network? It’s the most popular of the league networks, but not popular enough to make most basic cable packages.
So the second half of the season, eight games on NFL network means most fans must head to a sports bar or a friend with the upper tier programming to watch. Fans in the local cities get to watch over-the-air, but out-of-market areas like Fishersville are out of luck.
This year’s slate starts with a good one – Ravens visiting the Falcons Thursday. Teams with young quarterbacks who have had success in the past two years, and continue that in the 2010 campaign. They are among a bunch of teams with 6-2 records midway through the season, so the winner gets a big boost toward the playoffs.
Fire up the computer or catch the highlights. And wait for whatever’s left for Sunday afternoon. Read more
Weekend Watchdog: Tech vs. Tech
After losing its first two games of the season, Virginia Tech has rolled to six straight wins. Will the trend continue in the November stretch run?
The Hokies host Georgia Tech Thursday in ESPN’s Prime Time game. Since being upset by James Madison, Virginia Tech has righted its ship nicely – leading its division by two games over Georgia Tech, Miami and North Carolina.
A win Thursday puts the Hokies in great shape to spend the first Saturday of December at the ACC championship game. Then a BCS game is only one win away.
Friday, ESPN2 shows the C-USA contest between Central Florida and Houston at 8 p.m. Saturday at noon, ESPN will feature Illinois against Michigan. Read more
Weekend Watchdog: Is it too early for flex scheduling?
The NFL probably felt very good about this week’s national games – Vikings going to Green Bay Sunday night and Giants-Cowboys on Monday – until the season started.
After Sunday’s meeting, the Vikings are 2-3 and the Cowboys 1-4. People will still watch them, but it’s likely they won’t be watching them when the playoffs start.
Hey, Cowboys, which team will be in your locker room for Super Bowl XLV? Read more
Weekend Watchdog: Tide rides into prime time
Once a season, CBS shows a Southeastern Conference game in prime time. It’s a good one this week.
Top-ranked Alabama, fresh off a come-from-behind win at Arkansas, hosts Florida in a rematch of last year’s SEC championship game.
And the schools with two of the last three Heisman Trophy winners.
And the last two national champions.
Ought to be something worth watching. Even if Tim Tebow is in the NFL. Read more
Weekend Watchdog: Danica does Dover
How has Danica Patrick’s season been in the Nationwide Series? Been a long time since she’s raced there.
After appearing in just six of the first 27 races, Patrick heads to Dover Saturday for her fall tour on the Nationwide Series. She should appear in seven more races to close out the season, as the IRL has only one more race to run in 2010.
The flag drops on ESPN2 Saturday at 3 p.m.
Race two of the NASCAR Chase for the Cup will be at the Monster Mile Sunday at 1 p.m. on ESPN. Jimmie Johnson dropped four spots after struggling, but somehow, I bet he’ll be back near the top. Can’t say the same about Clint Bowyer. Read more
Weekend Watchdog: Conference title time
Posted by afp on December 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The weekend in TV sports
ESPN’s BCS selection show Sunday at 8:15 p.m. – and the bowl selection show at 9 p.m. – caps off the final big weekend of college football.
Top-ranked Oregon knows it’s in the BCS, and plays Oregon State in the Civil War Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ABC.
Over on CBS, No. 2 Auburn faces South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference final at 4 p.m. Read more
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