Ladies and Gentlemen, the Weekend

By Kevin Schroeder
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Updated: December 17, 2021

It’s Friday and you know what that means!

Hit the music!

Welcome to the weekend, ladies and gentlemen! Here’s what to watch (as always, all times Eastern). For Sunday’s NFL day games, check your local listings, as broadcasts vary by location. NHL games not on national TV air on ESPN+.

Saturday

NCAAF: Boca Raton Bowl, Which No Longer Cares About Ponzi Scheme Awareness, And Thus, Can Only Be Assumed To Be Pro-Ponzi Scheme, Shame On You, Boca Raton Bowl (Game in Seriously? Guess.): Western Kentucky vs. Appalachian State, 11 A.M., ESPN

NCAAB: Butler vs. #3 Purdue (Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN), Noon, FOX

NCAAB: #18 Tennessee vs. Memphis (Game in Nashville, TN), Noon, ESPN2

GOLF: PNC Championship, 12:30 P.M., Peacock, 1:30 P.M., Golf Channel, 2:30 P.M., NBC

NCAAB: #5 Gonzaga vs. #25 Texas Tech (Game in Phoenix, AZ), 1 P.M., CBS

BOXING: Joseph Parker vs. Derek Chisora, 12 rounds in the heavyweight division, 2 P.M., DAZN

NCAAF: PUBG Mobile New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM. I’m assuming Doc sued to keep the game far away from The Arena, given it’s sponsor. Can’t confirm. Probably NDA’d.): UTEP vs. Fresno State, 2:15 P.M., ESPN

NCAAF: Some Company I’ve Never Heard Of Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA): UAB vs. #13 BYU, 2:30 P.M., ABC

NCAAB: Elon at #2 Duke, 4 P.M., ACCN

NCAAB: #10 USC vs. Georgia Tech (Game in Phoenix, AZ), 4 P.M., Pac-12 Network

NCAAB: Marquette at #22 Xavier, 4 P.M., FS1

NCAAB: Providence at #20 UConn, 5 P.M., FOX

NCAAB: North Carolina vs. #21 Kentucky (Game in Las Vegas, NV), 5:30 P.M., CBS

NCAAF: LendingTree Bowl (Mobile, AL): Eastern Michigan vs. Liberty, 5:45 P.M., ESPN

NCAAB: California Baptist at #8 Arizona, 6 P.M., Pac-12 Network

NBA: Knicks at Celtics, 7 P.M., NBATV

NHL: Maple Leafs at Canucks, 7 P.M., NHLN

NCAAB: Oklahoma State vs. #14 Houston (Game in Fort Worth, TX), 7 P.M., ESPNU

NCAAB: #19 LSU vs. Louisiana Tech (Game in Bossier City, LA), 7 P.M., ESPNU

NCAAF: Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl (Duh): Utah State vs. Oregon State, 7:30 P.M., ABC

NCAAB: Stephen F. Austin at #7 Kansas, 8 P.M., ESPN+

NFL: Patriots at Colts, 8:15 P.M., NFLN

NCAAB: Jacksonville State at #6 Alabama, 8:30 P.M., SECN

NCAAB: #13 Auburn at St. Louis, 9 P.M., CBSSN

NCAAF: New Orleans Bowl (Also Duh): #23 Louisiana vs. Marshall, 9:15 P.M., ESPN

NCAAB: #1 Baylor at Oregon, 10 P.M., ESPN2

Sunday

GOLF: PNC Championship, 11 A.M., Peacock, Noon, Golf Channel, 1 P.M., NBC

NCAAB: Southeast Louisiana at #11 Iowa State, 1 P.M., ESPN+

NCAAB: #17 Texas vs. Stanford (Game in Las Vegas, NV), 3 P.M., ABC

NBA: Nuggets at Nets, 7:30 P.M., NBATV

NFL: Saints at Buccaneers, 8:20 P.M., NBC

Here it is, your moment of zen.

Art pic.twitter.com/yUqmIChud7

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) December 16, 2021

And, a bonus:

My favorite character in the Urban Meyer Cinematic Universe is, of course, the shirtless boat guy who was allegedly hitting a bong in the mirror of Urban Meyer’s Big Ten Network live shot in 2020 pic.twitter.com/IrH6GEmRUc

— Pablo S. Torre (@PabloTorre) December 16, 2021