We shall get to the title sequence in a moment, suffice to say it represents a real statement moment for my wolven sort.

First, the morning Lesser Footy, kicked off with a monster matchup, Spurs invading Old Trafford (7:30, NBCSN).  #3 at #2, and all that separates them is goal differential, with each on 20 points.  Harry Kane v. Romelu Lukaku, easily the two best players in the League.  Yes, wake up for it.

West Brom’s hopeless home tie against Man City (NBCSN) highlights the 10:00 window.  Seriously, City’s goal differential is +28 after just 9 matches.  That’s UNLV in the early 90s material.  Liverpool and Huddersfield Town play on CNBC (hangover from winning at United?), with Arsenal v. Swans being the best of the paid/streaming fixtures.

Once again, the spotlight dance is forgettable, Chelsea/Bournemouth (12:30, NBC).  JV NFL is better.

Sunday’s doubleheader starts light, with 12th position Brighton & Hove hosting 10th place Southampton (9:30, NBCSN).  These sides are pretty boring.  Next, bigger names with shittier records, as 18th position (yikes) Everton visit 14th place Leicester, both boasting new managers – Everton’s being of the interim varietal (12:00, NBC).  Both sides should have the “new manager” burst of emotional energy, and each has more skill than they’ve shown in the early going.  Perhaps they will entertain us, until Red Zone kicks off.  Damn the British time zones shifting differently from ours.

Oklahoma State at West By God Virginia (Noon, ABC)

A tasty appetizer ahead of the loaded 3:30 window, give us all your Big 12-ish offensing, please.

Cal at Colorado (2:00, Pac12)

Super interesting for these sides to play so early in the day, and the pickins are slim early on.

NC State at Notre Dame (3:30, NBC)

Here we go!  The banner pic is from the game in Raleigh last year, played in Hurricane leftovers.  State dominated, as the foundations of this season’s team (good OL, great QB, dominant DL) were finally starting to come together, and the pitiful secondary was neutralized.  In my mind, this is still a matchup that heavily favours the wolven sort, with the chance to pick up the most important road win in perhaps the last 30-40 years of the program.  A victory surely takes NC State into the Top Ten itself for a home showdown with Clemson next weekend essentially for the division title.  No pressure, guys!

Paedo State at Ohio State (3:30, Fox)

Get.  Fucked.

Georgia at Florida (3:30, CBS)

The World’s Largest (Forgotten) Outdoor Cocktail Party, we shall see if the Gators can manage to be more than a speed bump on UGA’s road to Roll Damn Tide.

TCU at Iowa State (ABC/ESPN2)

This is a really interesting, and surprisingly important game.  Why not move it to tonight, when somebody might fucking be able to watch the thing?

Mississippi State at Texas A&M (7:15, ESPN)

Ah, the always entertaining SEC West undercard fixture.  This one could be pretty wild and back-and-forth.

Tennessee at Kentucky (7:30, SECN)

UK always manages to blow it against UT.  This seems almost served up on a silver platter for the Wildcats, so they will twist themselves in knots to fuck up.  FUN SHIT.

Washington State at Arizona (9:30, PAC12)

Everyone done forgot about BEAR DOWN Foar Midterms, but they’re 3-1 in the League.  Beat Wazzu at home, and you are looking at a title game contender.  Not ded yet, eh, Rich Rod?

USC at Arizona State (10:45, ESPN)

Fresh off a butthammering in South Bend, the Troi Boiz highlight the tweaker match in Coed Valhalla.  This always makes for interesting viewing, though I have no idea what you will get out of either football squadron.