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Because most of the Top 10 have the weekend off, there's really only two games on tomorrow's schedule that could potentially impact Baylor's season in any real way: #4 Ohio State vs. Purdue and #3 Florida State vs. #7 Miami (BCS rankings, all). #1 Alabama, #2 Oregon, #5 Stanford, and of course our Baylor Bears are all on byes this week, with all of the foregoing except Alabama slated to play next Thursday.
My outlook on all of this is relatively simple: there are very few situations where it helps Baylor for a higher-ranked team to beat one beneath it. That is doubly true for teams above us. We need as many of them as possible to lose.
For one of this weekend's games, our preferred outcome is simple: if the Purdue Boilermakers could somehow beat the Ohio State Buckeyes, that would be amazing. First, we wouldn't hear any more from Ohio State fans about being undefeated. Second, we'd gain a spot leading up to our game against OU in 6 days.
The outcome of the second is a bit more complicated, but not much. Tomorrow night, the #7-ranked Miami Hurricanes travel to Tallahassee to play the #3 Florida State Seminoles. FSU is a huge favorite to win, which is either exactly what you expected from this particular outcome or contrary to everything a Top 10 matchup is supposed to be.
For Baylor's part, despite the fact that Miami is undefeated and almost sure to jump us in the BCS should they win, that's exactly what we need them to do. Miami isn't as good a team as FSU, almost surely, and is much more likely to lose later, even if they win tomorrow. But a Miami win knocks FSU from the ranks of the unbeaten, given us the opportunity to rise higher eventually. The best possible outcome would be a Miami win now with a Florida State win in the ACC Championship Game, leaving both teams with a loss.
For tomorrow, go Boilermakers and Hurricanes!
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| TIME | ROAD TEAM | HOME TEAM | CHANNEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noon ET | Army, 3-5 | at | Air Force, 1-7 | ESPNU |
| Noon ET | Virginia Tech, 6-2 | at | Boston College, 3-4 | ABC or ESPN2 |
| Noon ET | No. 24 Wisconsin, 5-2 | at | Iowa, 5-3 | ABC or ESPN2 |
| Noon ET | Southern Miss, 0-7 | at | Marshall, 4-3 | CBSSN |
| Noon ET | Illinois, 3-4 | at | Penn State, 4-3 | ESPN |
| Noon ET | No. 4 Ohio State, 8-0 | at | Purdue, 1-6 | Big Ten Network |
| Noon ET | Temple, 1-7 | at | Rutgers, 4-3 | SNY, MASN, Altitude |
| Noon ET | No. 17 Northern Illinois, 8-0 | at | UMass, 1-7 | ESPN Regional, ESPN3.com |
| 12:21 p.m. ET | Mississippi State, 4-3 | at | No. 14 South Carolina, 6-2 | SEC Network, MSG |
| 12:30 p.m. ET | North Carolina, 2-5 | at | NC State, 3-4 | ACC Network |
| 12:30 p.m. ET | Wake Forest, 4-4 | at | Syracuse, 3-4 | Regional Sports Networks |
| 1 p.m. ET | Western Kentucky, 4-4 | at | Georgia State, 0-8 | CSS, ESPN3.com, Sun Belt Network |
| 1 p.m. ET | Middle Tennessee, 4-4 | at | UAB, 2-5 | FOX College Sports |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Kent State, 2-7 | at | Akron, 2-7 | ESPN3.com |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Arizona, 5-2 | at | California, 1-7 | Pac-12 Network |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Georgia, 4-3 | vs. | Florida, 4-3 | CBS |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Minnesota, 6-2 | at | Indiana, 3-4 | Big Ten Network |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Iowa State, 1-6 | at | Kansas State, 3-4 | Fox Sports 1 |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Northwestern, 4-4 | at | Nebraska, 5-2 | Big Ten Network |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Navy, 4-3 | at | No. 25 Notre Dame, 6-2 | NBC |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | West Virginia, 3-5 | at | TCU, 3-5 | ESPNU |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | Kansas, 2-5 | at | Texas, 5-2 | Longhorn Network |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | UTSA, 3-5 | at | Tulsa, 2-5 | CSS |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | No. 8 Clemson, 7-1 | at | Virginia, 2-6 | ESPN |
| 3:30 p.m. ET | No. 21 Michigan, 6-1 | at | No. 22 Michigan State, 7-1 | ABC |
| 4 p.m. ET | San Jose State, 4-3 | at | UNLV, 5-3 | MWCConnection.com, Mountain West Network |
| 4 p.m. ET | Hawaii, 0-7 | at | Utah State, 4-4 | CBSSN |
| 5 p.m. ET | Tulane, 6-2 | at | FAU, 2-6 | ESPN 106.3 |
| 5 p.m. ET | Texas State, 5-3 | at | Idaho, 1-7 | Altitude |
| 5 p.m. ET | New Mexico State, 1-7 | at | UL Lafayette, 5-2 | ESPN3.com |
| 6 p.m. ET | No. 11 Auburn, 7-1 | at | Arkansas, 3-5 | ESPN2 |
| 6 p.m. ET | East Carolina, 5-2 | at | FIU, 1-6 | WITN |
| 7 p.m. ET | Pittsburgh, 4-3 | at | Georgia Tech, 5-3 | ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. ET | Tennessee, 4-4 | at | No. 9 Missouri, 7-1 | ESPN |
| 7 p.m. ET | No. 18 Oklahoma State, 6-1 | at | No. 15 Texas Tech, 7-1 | FOX |
| 7 p.m. ET | Eastern Michigan, 1-7 | at | Toledo, 5-3 | ESPN3.com |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Alabama State, 6-2 | at | Kentucky, 1-6 | CSS, ESPN3.com |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Arkansas State, 3-4 | at | South Alabama, 3-4 | ESPN3.com |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Colorado, 3-4 | at | No. 20 UCLA, 5-2 | Fox Sports 1 |
| 8 p.m. ET | Boise State, 5-3 | at | Colorado State, 4-4 | CBSSN |
| 8 p.m. ET | No. 7 Miami, 7-0 | at | No. 3 Florida State, 7-0 | ABC |
| 8 p.m. ET | New Mexico, 2-5 | at | San Diego State, 3-4 | FSN, ROOT |
| 9 p.m. ET | UTEP, 1-6 | at | No. 12 Texas A&M, 6-2 | ESPN2 |
| 10:30 p.m. ET | Nevada, 3-5 | at | No. 16 Fresno State, 7-0 | ESPNU |