Things Are Happening – January 5, 2017

A. Weekend schedule

Friday, January 6 Scores Watch
Live Blog
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – [9] Georgia @ [2] LSU  LINK SECN
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – Kentucky @ Eastern Michigan  LINK ESPN3
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – Illinois-Chicago @ Michigan State  LINK BTN+
7:30 ET/4:30 PT – Arizona State @ Iowa State  LINK ISU TV
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – [3] Alabama @ [1] Oklahoma  LINK FSN
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – [13] Oregon State @ [8] Auburn  LINK SECN+
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – [24] Illinois, Ball State @ [19] Missouri  LINK SECN+
9:00 ET/6:00 PT – Utah State, TWU @ [18] Arizona  LINK  P12
Saturday, January 7
Scores Watch
Live Blog
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – New Hampshire, Bridgeport, William & Mary @ Rutgers  LINK
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – Southern Connecticut @ Towson  LINK FREE
3:00 ET/12:00 PT – Gustavus Adolphus @ UW-Oshkosh
4:00 ET/1:00 PT – Bowling Green, BYU, Temple @ [23] Penn State  LINK FREE
6:30 ET/3:30 PT – Ohio State @ Pitt  LINK ACCN
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – [7] Michigan @ [6] Utah  LINK  P12
7:00 ET/4:00 PT – [17] Arkansas @ [4] UCLA  LINK  P12
7:30 ET/4:30 PT – [25] George Washington v. Yale (@ Boston, MA)
7:30 ET/4:30 PT – [14] Denver @ [16] Minnesota LINK BTN+
8:00 ET/5:00 PT – Winona State @ Air Force  FREE
Sunday, January 8 Scores Watch
Live Blog
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – West Virginia @ Maryland  LINK BTN+
1:00 ET/10:00 PT – UW-Eau Claire, Hamline @ Central Michigan FREE
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – [5] Florida @ NC State ESPN3
2:00 ET/11:00 PT – [22] Iowa, Western Michigan, Lindenwood @ Northern Illinois  LINK NIU TV
Monday, January 9 Scores Watch
10:00 ET/7:00 PT – [11] Stanford, San Jose State, UC Davis, Sacramento State @ [10] Cal  LINK

Here we are. Here we be. The NCAA season. I’m commandeering these Things Are Happening posts for the NCAA weekend schedules now because…that’s what’s happening. Note that, of the top 25 teams, Nebraska, Boise State, and Washington will not be competing the first weekend, and the Northern California five don’t go until Monday.

Also be aware that older schedules had the Auburn/Oregon State meet beginning at 7:00 ET/4:00 PT, but it is now scheduled for 8:00 ET/5:00 PT. I’m interested in this one, but because of the timing, it’s going to get third-most-important-meet-right-now treatment.

If the streaming link doesn’t say “FREE,” it requires a cable log-in or a specific stream subscription depending on the meet. The ESPN3 links require only an internet log-in, so those are your best bet without cable subscriptions. For the others, try borrowing a log-in from someone you know (if you know people, which you really shouldn’t), otherwise you have my permission to stream them “illegally.” Shhh. My permission means a whole lot. If you’re not in the US, illegal streams are basically your option (unless you want to pay for the Pac-12 international subscription), so please be comfortable with the level of your ad blocker. Or the level of your wanting to know about hot Asian singles.

The schedule will continue to be updated with the remaining links as they become available. Continue reading Things Are Happening – January 5, 2017