Games to Watch: Week 4

We have more conference matchups creeping in.  It's still early to get excited about a lot, but this is the week that a lot of the groundwork for the late season drama gets laid.

Thursday
7:30 PM
Clemson at NC State, ESPN.  I don't see this being a real test for Clemson, but it is their first conference game.  Cue the ACC Wheel of Destiny, although I don't see it being too crazy for the Atlantic Division.

Saturday
Noon
UNC at Georgia Tech, ESPN.  The ACC Wheel of Destiny spins on the Coastal side.  GT went to the championship game last year, but UNC should have if they weren't sanctioned.

Marshall at Virginia Tech, ESPNU.  I finally switched TV service this summer and now get ESPNU HD.  Figures that the first VT game on that channel is one I'm going to.  Tech's last non-conference game.

12:30 PM
Pittsburgh at Duke, ACC Network.  These teams could be wildcards for the ACC Coastal.  Or, it could be the toilet bowl of the division.  Both of these teams have been on the rise, although very uneven, over the last couple of years.

3:30 PM
Tennessee at Florida, CBS.  The SEC on CBS picks some really obvious games sometimes.

West Virginia at Maryland, ESPNU.  I don't know why this one jumps out at me, other than on conference realignment merits.  I'm all for ACC teams beating non-ACC teams, but Maryland has lame duck status in the conference, since they leave for the Big Ten next year. 

Michigan State at Notre Dame, NBC.  For some reason, I kind of like Michigan State, and Notre Dame has a way of making any game interesting this year.

7 PM
Arizona State at Stanford, FOX.  This could be a key Pac-12 battle.

8 PM
Michigan at UConn OR Kansas State at Texas, ABC.  We have ourselves a split primetime game.  I'm intrigued by the choice of the first matchup, because UConn appears to be pretty horrible.  And in the second matchup, we could be see the fall of Texas.