For the past 15 weekends, I personally have enjoyed many highs with the lows few and far between and hopefully so have you. However, with the conference championship games over with and still another week until the bowl games, there will be a sudden emptiness for the college football fan.
With the "Worst Saturday of the Year" almost upon us, how will those of us with seemingly nothing to live for survive the weekend and make it to bowl season?
Those of you who just answered that question with Christmas shopping, please exit the blog now and turn in your man card. Al Gore created the internet for us to use for Christmas shopping, so make use of it.
For the rest of you, here is a quick list of things avialable to at least get you to the next best thing to college football...NFL Sunday.
- Richmond vs. Northern Iowa, ESPN, 3 pm: The second semifinal of the FCS playoffs may not be as good as the James Madison-Montana game last night, but it is still college football and, more importantly, it's a post season done right. The winner of this game will get to face Montana in Chattanooga next Friday night for the FCS Championship.
- Memphis vs. Georgetown, CBS, 1 pm: A clash of two Top 25 teams in college basketball begins CBS' weekly coverage of the sport. The Hoyas are not as powerful as they were last season, but they are still in the ridiculously strong Big East, which is a big enough challenge for any team. Memphis is still stinging from last season's loss to Kansas in the National Title game, and even moreso from this season's only loss by the same fate against Xavier. Not to be funny, but this game will more than likely come down to free throws once again for the Tigers.
- ESPN/Football Writers Association of America All-American Team announcement, ABC, 4 pm: The organization with the longest continuous All-American selections will announce their team today at four, and the Crimson Tide is sure to have some guys selected to this team. It may not match the nation's best four that were selected to the American Coaches Football Association team, but there will surely be some Alabama Crimson in the mix.
- Texas A&M vs. Alabama, CSS, 7 pm: Before I go into this game, if you are in driving distance, COME to this game. The basketball teams any kind of support you can give, and this is the biggest game of the year. Texas A&M already has a victory over a "BCS" school with last weekend's win over Arizona, but this is the Aggies first true road test. The Crimson Tide can right the ship of what has been a rocky season so far with a win in this game, and it wouldn't hurt the Tide's NCAA Tournament resume, either.
- Heisman Trophy Presentation, ESPN, 7 pm: In what may be the closest vote in Heisman history, Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy, and Tim Teobw will all be in New York when the most recognizble statue in college football is presented tonight. Tebow is going for his second straight Heisman, something that has only been done once in the history of the award (Archie Griffin, 1974-75, Ohio State). Bradford and McCoy have the numbers this season, but the argument the past few days has started to slant in McCoy's favor.
- The Greatest Game Ever Played, ESPN, 8 pm: "The Greatest Game Ever Played" between the Colts (still in Baltimore) and the Giants in 1958 was more than just the NFL Championship for that season. This game features 15 future NFL Hall of Famers, including Johnny Unitas, Vince Lombardi, and Frank Gifford. The game, played in Yankee Stadium, went into overtime and was won by a Colts' one-yard plunge by Alan Ameche. The game is widely credited with the rise of the popularity of the NFL due to the fact it was the first NFL game broadcast across the nation on NBC. ESPN has remastered the game and will be playing it in color, a first for this game.
So, there you have it. Hopefully that is enough to get you through today and on to next week, when the bowls begin. If not, I hope you and your mom have fun shopping today.
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