There’s some pretty decent games coming up this weekend.

It’s a bye weekend for Nebraska. My daughter is back from school near Los Angeles for the weekend. I’m sure you guys all have lots of plans.

If they involve football, here are the best choices for you to watch:

Oklahoma vs Texas (11:00 AM, Fox Sports 1)

The Red River Shootout involves two teams that are shadows of their former great selves.... HAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA. No, I’ll just stop there. It should be fun to watch in the morning.

The moment it stops being fun you can turn to....

Iowa at Minnesota (11:00 AM, ESPN2)

And see which one of Nebraska’s future opponents may offer a better challenge. Iowa’s season isn’t going nearly as well as they thought it would be, while Minnesota had a pretty good thing going until they lost to Penn State last week.

You know why you want to watch this one. I don’t have to tell you.

#9 Tennessee at #8 Texas A&M (2:30 PM, CBS)

The Vols have “survived and advanced” in most of their games this season (how ‘bout that ending against Georgia?) and now they face their toughest opponent (so far) on the road.

You watch this because Tennessee has been crazy fun in coming back from deficits and you don’t know what’s going to happen next. Maybe their luck runs out. Maybe they go up against the Crimson Tide undefeated.

#25 Virginia Tech at #17 North Carolina (2:30 PM, ABC)

This game is going to be played, probably in heavy rain. That alone should make it more interesting. More interest comes with the Hokies’ new offense that actually scores points and matched with Bud Foster’s defense might make Tech a consistent contender in the ACC.

North Carolina has an explosive offense as well, but may be slowed considerably by weather. It’s a good option for flipping back and forth with Texas A&M/Tennessee.

Indiana at #2 Ohio State (2:30 PM, ESPN)

This may be more interesting than it looks, at least for a quarter or two. At least you get a look at two more of Nebraska’s opponents. Ohio State is the best team in the land. Indiana could beat them. If they did, it’d be the first time since 1988 (the two teams tied in 1990). These two teams have met 85 times, with the Buckeyes owning a 72-9-4 record.

#5 Washington at Oregon (6:00 PM, Fox)

Everyone tuned in last Friday night to see a good game between Washington and Stanford and what they saw was a 44-6 demolition of the Cardinal. The Huskies haven’t beaten the Ducks in their last 12 straight games, and they look like they’re in position to do to Oregon what they did to Stanford.

You watch this one to see the team that will mash the rest of the Pac-12 and be in the College Football Playoff.

#1 Alabama at Arkansas (6:00 PM, ESPN)

I don’t really expect this to be much of a game, but everyone kind of likes it when BERT gets it, so when you get bored watching Washington run the same play and gain 23 yards a time against Oregon you can flip over to this and watch basically the same thing.

I don’t really expect the Hogs to put up much of a fight here.

#23 Florida State at #10 Miami (7:00 PM, ABC)

This game may or may not be played due to Hurricane Matthew. Miami has gotten off to a 4-0 start, while the ‘Noles have struggled after having high expectations. FSU will be the toughest opponent

LSU at #18 Florida

Postponed or cancelled. We’ll see which over the long run.

Big Ten

Big Ten Football Week 6 Preview in MS Paint Infographics - Off Tackle Empire

Previewing Week 6 for those of you who don’t want to read

Rutgers sure has a lot of weird beef with Michigan. Losing will probably add more! - SBNation.com

This is not a rivalry or even a good series, so why can't they get along? Let's run through it.

Can the Ohio State defense stop the explosive Indiana passing attack? - Land-Grant Holy Land

It's not just because Indiana upset Michigan State -- the Hoosiers are a solid team this year.

Michigan Will Be Out For Blood Against Rutgers - On the Banks

Saturday’s game against Michigan has been long promoted as a "Stripeout" for fans attending. It is a variation on the previously popular "Blackout" games that Rutgers held in the past.

HATER’S GUIDE: THEEEEEEEEEEE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - The Crimson Quarry

O-H... N-O!

Purdue Football: Life in a Welfare State - More from Doug Griffiths - Hammer and Rails

The former of editor of Gold and Black Illustrated continues to drop bombs on our beloved school.

Behind Enemy Lines: Purdue Boilermakers - The Champaign Room

Travis Miller of Hammer and Rails joins us to discuss this weekend’s matchup versus Purdue.

Know Your Foe, Week 6: Maryland Terrapins - Black Shoe Diaries

Get to know the Terps.

Game Preview: Penn State vs. Maryland - Black Shoe Diaries

Can the Lions build on last weekend’s emotional win?

Iowa Football Opponent Preview: Minnesota Gophers - Black Heart Gold Pants

On the road again...

Minnesota Football vs Iowa: Q&A with Black Heart Gold Pants - The Daily Gopher

The managing editor of the Hawkeyes’ SB Nation blog explains what the heck has happened to the birds of Iowa City this season

Polling data shows that a majority of Ohio residents think Ohio State would beat the Browns - Land-Grant Holy Land

This is sad and completely on brand for Browns fans.

The Only Questions: Q&A with BYU - The Only Colors

A closer look at this weekends game against the Cougars of Brigham Young

Elsewhere

Tennessee and Texas A&M are so similar. Here are the 3 keys to their No. 1 contender match - SBNation.com

Next on the schedule for both of these teams: Bama. The numbers say A&M is slightly likely to have more on the line against the Tide.

Ed Orgeron explains Ed Orgeron, the most changed man in college football - SBNation.com

One-on-one with the Louisiana native who’s auditioning for his dream job.

Why rescheduling the postponed LSU-Florida game could be so tricky - SBNation.com

The SEC has a lot to figure out, and it won't be easy to keep everyone happy.

Are the options to reschedule the Florida-LSU game realistic? - SEC Blog- ESPN

No perfect solution exists for rescheduling Florida-LSU game, with all potential options having some kind of negative ramification.

Joe Alleva: 'LSU made every attempt' to play Florida game | NOLA.com

LSU athletic director Joe Alleva said Thursday LSU desperately wanted to play Saturday's scheduled football game with Florida but stopped short of blaming the Gators for the eventual postponement.

Oklahoma Sooners Football: Urban Meyer Throws Shade at OU Defense - Crimson And Cream Machine

The Ohio State coach has struck a chord with Oklahoma fans

Gary Barnett says Texas HC Charlie Strong needs to ‘relearn how to be a head coach’ - Burnt Orange Nation

The former Colorado head coach believes that Strong didn’t even want to take the job in the first place.

Report: NFL Threatens To Fine Teams If They Use Too Much Footage On Social Media

Buried in Albert Breer’s column for MMQB this morning was a nugget suggesting just how seriously the NFL is taking their declining primetime TV audiences. Ratings in the 18-t0-49 demographic have fallen between 12 and 16 percent for Thursday, Sunday, and Monday night games, and the NFL, coincidentally or not, has decided to crack down on teams tweeting out videos.

Then There’s This:

Larry the Cable Guy Snaps Guy's Arm | TMZ.com

Larry the Cable Guy damn near broke his opponent's limb in half during an arm wrestling competition.

Don’t watch this video if you’re squeamish. If you’re not squeamish.... holy shit, the guy barely reacts at all!

Tech billionaires convinced we live in the Matrix are secretly funding scientists to help break us out of it | The Independent

Some of the world’s richest and most powerful people are convinced that we are living in a computer simulation. And now they’re trying to do something about it. At least two of Silicon Valley’s tech billionaires are pouring money into efforts to break humans out of the simulation that they believe that it is living in, according to a new report.

Massive fight at Florida Chuck E. Cheese’s caught on video - The Washington Post

The brawl is the latest in a series of violent incidents at Chuck E. Cheese's around the country.

Had no idea that this was a fashionable place to go start a fight.

About Clowns.....

I've told you guys before that I have a lot of dreams; a lot of weird dreams. I wish that I can remember more of them, they happen all the time. This week was certainly no exception.

On Wednesday night I had a dream that I was lying in bed sleeping with my wife and she got out of bed apparently to use the bathroom. As she stood up she said "Aren't you going to get that?".

I had no idea what she was talking about. I looked around the room and then I slowly leaned over and opened the curtain to one of our bedroom windows. It was dark out, but in the window, right in my face was Pennywise the clown from Stephen King's "It". It wasn’t the sweet, pleading face from the sewer. It was the full-on Tim Curry face with the fucked up eyes and vampire-like teeth.

I immediately woke up and sat up in bed. After a few moments I laid back down again and put my arm around her.