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Florida State football rooting guide, TV listings

Back by popular demand, Tomahawk Nation provides a rooting guide for FSU football fans, as well as full TV listings, for the first week of the 2015 college football season.

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Every week we are going to take a look at what results FSU football fans should be rooting for from across the country.  Regarding the rooting guide, our allegiance is solely to our beloved Florida State Seminoles.  Therefore, WE ARE CHOOSING TO ROOT FOR TEAMS BASED ON WHAT RESULT ULTIMATELY GIVES FLORIDA STATE THE BEST CHANCE OF RETURNING TO THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF.

With that being said, in otherwise neutral match-ups, it will be advantageous for Florida State's playoff chances to pull for fellow ACC members.  Perception still matters in college football, and the stronger Florida State's schedule is perceived, the better FSU's chances of returning to the college football playoff become.  Unlike other conferences, however, this isn't about maintaining some irrational superiority complex, coat-tailing other school's accomplishments, or justifying your school's mediocrity based off conference affiliation.

Let's get to the games. With it being a typical lopsided first week of the season, and with no one having a record yet, we have the luxury of pulling for some crazy upsets.  The matchups are pretty straight-forward.

Friday Games

Baylor at SMU: SMU. Baylor is ranked ahead of FSU. Maybe Chad Morris brought some tricks with him from Death Valley. First team to 100 points wins.

Michigan State at Western Michigan: Western Michigan. Michigan State is ranked ahead of FSU and will obviously face Ohio State later in the season.

Saturday Games

Louisiana-Monroe at Georgia: ULM. UGA is ranked ahead of FSU and is the favorite to win the SEC East.

Auburn vs. Louisville: Louisville. The upset of a SEC West and playoff contender by the third best team in the ACC Atlantic would add a big win for one of FSU's opponents, thus increasing FSU's SOS, and would hugely aid the perception of the ACC.  Auburn is also ranked ahead of FSU.

Virginia at UCLA: UVA. UCLA is a popular, albeit trendy, pick to win the Pac-12 and make a playoff run. UVA is a bottom-tier ACC team. An improbable UVA upset would help bolster the ACC's perception by providing a quality OOC win and simultaneously knockout a playoff competitor for the 'Noles. Besides, FSU would only see UVA in Charlotte this season anyway, and that's unlikely.

Texas at Notre Dame: Notre Dame. A Fighting Irish win would (kind of) be a good win for the ACC and a Texas loss would hurt TCU and Baylor's SOS down the road.

New Mexico State at Florida: New Mexico State. The increase in FSU's SOS by UF having 6 wins instead of 5 at the end of the season is more than offset by a potential UF opening loss at home to New Mexico State. Blitz all night, Aggies.

Alabama vs. Wisconsin: Wisconsin. Alabama is ranked ahead of FSU and would probably still remain a bigger playoff competitor for FSU with a loss than Wisconsin would be.

Eastern Washington v. Oregon: Eastern Washington, who is rather familiar with Oregon's QB. Oregon is ranked ahead of FSU.

Arkansas State v. USC: Arkansas State. USC is ranked ahead of FSU.

Full Friday TV Listing

Time Road Home TV Streaming
3:30 p.m. ET Charlotte Georgia State ESPNU espn.go.com/watchespn
7 p.m. ET No. 4 Baylor SMU ESPN espn.go.com/watchespn
7 p.m. ET No. 5 Michigan State Western Michigan ESPNU espn.go.com/watchespn
7 p.m. ET Rhode Island Syracuse espn.go.com/watchespn
7 p.m. ET Fordham Army CBS Sports Network
8 p.m. ET Weber State Oregon State Pac-12 Networks pac12.com/live
9 p.m. ET Kent State Illinois Big Ten Network btn2go.com
10:15 p.m. ET Washington No. 23 Boise State ESPN espn.go.com/watchespn

Full Saturday TV Listing

Time Road Home TV Streaming
Noon ET Louisiana-Monroe No. 9 Georgia SEC Network espn.go.com/watchespn
Noon ET Tennessee-Martin No. 17 Ole Miss SEC Network espn.go.com/watchespn
Noon ET No. 21 Stanford Northwestern ESPN espn.go.com/watchespn
Noon ET Colgate Navy CBS Sports Network
Noon ET Norfolk State Rutgers ESPNews espn.go.com/watchespn
Noon ET Illinois State Iowa Big Ten Network btn2go.com
Noon ET Richmond Maryland ESPNU espn.go.com/watchespn
Noon ET South Dakota State Kansas FSN Affiliates http://www.foxsports.com/foxsportsgo/
12:30 p.m. ET Wofford No. 12 Clemson ACC Network espn.go.com/watchespn
1 p.m. ET Youngstown State Pittsburgh espn.go.com/watchespn
1 p.m. ET Maine Boston College espn.go.com/watchespn
2 p.m. ET Portland State Washington State Pac-12 Networks pac12.com/live
3:30 p.m. ET Louisville No. 6 Auburn CBS http://www.cbssports.com/seclive
3:30 p.m. ET Virginia No. 13 UCLA FOX http://www.foxsports.com/foxsportsgo/
3:30 p.m. ET UTEP No. 18 Arkansas ESPNU espn.go.com/watchespn
3:30 p.m. ET BYU Nebraska ABC espn.go.com/watchespn
3:30 p.m. ET Old Dominion Eastern Michigan espn.go.com/watchespn
3:30 p.m. ET Penn State Temple ESPN espn.go.com/watchespn
3:30 p.m. ET Florida Atlantic Tulsa CBS Sports Network
3:30 p.m. ET Morgan State Air Force RSRM/RSNW/RSSW+
3:30 p.m. ET Sam Houston State Texas Tech FSN Affiliates http://www.foxsports.com/foxsportsgo/
3:30 p.m. ET Albany Buffalo espn.go.com/watchespn
3:30 p.m. ET Presbyterian Miami (OH) espn.go.com/watchespn
3:30 p.m. ET Howard Appalachian State espn.go.com/watchespn
3:30 p.m. ET Wagner Rice SNY/CSCA/CST
4 p.m. ET Southeast Missouri State No. 24 Missouri SEC Network espn.go.com/watchespn
4 p.m. ET Bowling Green No. 25 Tennessee SEC Network espn.go.com/watchespn
4 p.m. ET Southern Illinois Indiana ESPNews espn.go.com/watchespn
4 p.m. ET Savannah State Colorado State http://campusinsiders.com/network/mw/live
5 p.m. ET Grambling State California Pac-12 Networks pac12.com/live
6 p.m. ET Bethune-Cookman Miami espn.go.com/watchespn
6 p.m. ET Troy NC State espn.go.com/watchespn
6 p.m. ET Towson East Carolina espn.go.com/watchespn
6 p.m. ET Gardner-Webb South Alabama espn.go.com/watchespn
7 p.m.. ET No. 15 Arizona State Texas A&M ESPN espn.go.com/watchespn
7 p.m. ET Akron No. 19 Oklahoma FSN PPV
7 p.m.. ET Florida A&M South Florida espn.go.com/watchespn
7 p.m. ET Missouri State Memphis espn.go.com/watchespn
7 p.m. ET Alabama A&M Cincinnati FCSN/FSOH espn.go.com/watchespn
7 p.m. ET Louisiana Lafayette Kentucky ESPNU espn.go.com/watchespn
7 p.m. ET Jackson State Middle Tennessee http://www.conferenceusa.com/collegesportslive/?media=503230
7:30 p.m. ET Texas No. 11 Notre Dame NBC http://stream.nbcsports.com/liveextra/
7:30 p.m. ET McNeese State No. 14 LSU SEC Network espn.go.com/watchespn
7:30 p.m. ET Georgia Southern West Virginia FSN Affilliates foxsports.com/foxsportsgo
7:30 p.m. ET New Mexico State Florida SEC Network espn.go.com/watchespn
7:30 p.m. ET UNLV Northern Illinois CBS Sports Network
8 p.m. ET No. 20 Wisconsin No. 3 Alabama ABC espn.go.com/watchespn
8 p.m. ET Eastern Washington No. 7 Oregon Pac-12 Networks pac12.com/live
8 p.m. ET Texas State No. 10 Florida State ESPNews espn.go.com/watchespn
8 p.m. ET Tennessee Tech Houston espn.go.com/watchespn
8 p.m. ET Northern Iowa Iowa State Cyclones.TV
8 p.m. ET San Diego San Diego State http://campusinsiders.com/network/mw/live
10 p.m. ET Mississippi State Southern Mississippi Fox Sports 1 foxsports.com/foxsportsgo
11 p.m. ET Arkansas State No. 8 USC Pac-12 Networks pac12.com/live