Josh Pate's Potential College Football Tour Schedule for the 2024 Season

The Unnamed Tour: A College Football Journey

• 🎙️ Josh Pate outlines his unique job: attending one college football game each Saturday for his tour, which is currently unnamed.
• 🗺️ The process involves producer Jesse identifying 5-6 potential games per week from the official schedule.
• 🗓️ Pate emphasizes the difficulty of forecasting, comparing it to routing a concert tour, with decisions often made closer to the game date.

Week-by-Week Game Selections

• 🏈 Week 1 features major matchups like Texas at Ohio State and LSU at Clemson, with Notre Dame at Miami and Bama at Florida State also noted.
• 🏈 Week 2 highlights Michigan vs. Oklahoma and Iowa vs. Iowa State, with Michigan-Oklahoma considered the frontrunner.
• 🏈 Week 3 includes Florida at LSU, Bama vs. Wisconsin, Georgia at Tennessee, and Texas A&M at Notre Dame, with the latter being a potential favorite due to a positive past experience.
• 🏈 Week 4 could see Auburn at Oklahoma become significant if both teams perform well early, but Pate notes the potential for double-dipping in Norman.
• 🏈 Week 5 is packed with compelling games: Bama at Georgia, Oregon at Penn State, LSU at Ole Miss, and USC at Illinois.
• 🏈 Week 6 features Texas at Florida as the clear leader, with other notable games including Minnesota at Ohio State and Miami at Florida State.
• 🏈 Week 7 sees Georgia at Auburn, South Carolina at LSU, and Bama at Missouri, with Texas A&M at Florida being a possibility, though Pate's favorite rivalry game, Texas at OU, is also that day.
• 🏈 Week 8 presents a massive Saturday with Tennessee at Alabama, Texas Tech at Arizona State, Miss at Georgia, and USC at Notre Dame, potentially requiring a Friday night game in Miami as well.
• 🏈 Week 9 has Bama at South Carolina as a potential pick, with Illinois at Washington and Wisconsin at Oregon also on the radar.
• 🏈 Week 10 strongly favors Penn State at Ohio State, with Georgia-Florida and OU-Tennessee as other significant matchups.
• 🏈 Week 11 includes LSU at Bama (a game attended last year), Florida State at Clemson, and potentially Indiana at Penn State or Oregon at Iowa.
• 🏈 Week 12 points to Texas at Georgia as the leader, with Clemson at Louisville also on a Friday.
• 🏈 Week 13 has USC at Oregon as the clear frontrunner, though Tennessee-Florida and Louisville-SMU are also possibilities.
• 🏈 Week 14 (Rivalry Week) always has Ohio State vs. Michigan as the leader.

The Art of Forecasting College Football Games

• 🎯 Pate acknowledges the inherent difficulty in predicting which games will be most compelling months in advance.
• 💡 The beauty of college football lies in its unpredictability, which is why decisions are made closer to the actual game day.
• 📈 The process is dynamic, with potential matchups gaining or losing significance based on team performance throughout the season.