Frequently Asked Questions

What is CFBTime?

A weekly college football watch guide. Tell it your favorite team, a few rooting interests, and which channels and streaming services you have, and it tells you which games are worth watching each week — and which of those you can actually watch. See the About page for more on how it works.

How does it decide what to recommend?

Every game gets scored on your favorite team playing, rooting interests, ranked matchups, how competitive the spread is expected to be, your top conferences, whether it's a conference game, and whether it's on a national broadcast. The highest-scoring game you can actually watch in each time window becomes your Primary pick, with a few Flip to alternates behind it.

What do "Primary pick," "Flip to," and "Worth following" mean?

• Primary pick — the single best game for that time slot that you can actually watch with your channels/streaming setup.
• Flip to — a few more good games in the same window, worth switching to if the primary pick turns into a blowout.
• Worth following — games that scored well but aren't on anything in your lineup. You probably can't watch them, but you might want to keep an eye on the score.

Do I need to create an account?

No. There's no sign-up, no password, and no email address required. Your preferences are tied to an anonymous identifier stored in a cookie in your browser. See the Privacy Policy for details.

What if I don't set up my preferences?

You'll see a general slate of the week's best games — ranked matchups, competitive games, and national broadcasts — with a banner inviting you to personalize it. Setting your favorite team, rivals, and channels turns that general list into picks made specifically for you.

Which TV providers and streaming services are supported?

Most major cable and satellite providers, plus popular streaming bundles (YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, and similar), and individual streaming apps and add-ons like ESPN+ and conference-specific networks. Pick your provider during setup for a sensible starting lineup, then check or uncheck individual channels — the list is always editable from Settings.

Why didn't a specific game show up?

A few common reasons: it scored too low to be worth suggesting (no ranked teams, a lopsided spread, not a conference game, and no national broadcast), it's a mismatched "buy game" against a much smaller program, or CFBD (our data source) hasn't finalized its TV network assignment yet for games more than about two weeks out — those show a notice that coverage isn't finalized.

What's an "upset alert"?

If you enable notifications under Settings, CFBTime can send you a push notification when a game involving a team you follow — on either side — was a significant pregame underdog situation (roughly a touchdown or more) and is still within a few points partway through the game. It's meant to catch you before you miss a real nail-biter that looked like a blowout on paper. You won't get alerted about your own Primary pick, since you're presumably already watching it, and you'll only ever get one alert per game.

How do I turn on notifications?

Go to Settings, choose which games should trigger an alert (just your rooting interests, or your rooting interests plus any Top 25 team), and click "Enable notifications." Your browser will ask permission once. On iPhone/iPad, you'll need to add the site to your Home Screen first (Share → Add to Home Screen) before notifications work — that's an Apple/Safari requirement, not something we can skip.

Can I install CFBTime like an app?

Yes. On Android/Chrome, look for "Install app" or "Add to Home screen" in the browser menu. On iPhone/iPad, use the Share button → "Add to Home Screen." Either way, it opens full-screen without a browser address bar, just like a regular app.

Is my data private?

Yes — no accounts, no names, no email addresses, and we don't sell or share your data. Full details are on the Privacy Policy page.

Is CFBTime affiliated with the NCAA, ESPN, or any conference?

No. CFBTime is an independent, personal project. Schedule and broadcast data comes from CollegeFootballData.com, a free community-run project — not from any conference or network directly.

I found a bug, or a game's channel is wrong. How do I report it?

Use the "which would you actually watch?" feedback control at the bottom of any time window, or email support@curmudginnovation.com with specifics — the game, the week, and what looked wrong. Provider channel lineups in particular are hand-maintained and regional lineups vary, so mismatches do happen.

Who made this?

CFBTime is a personal side project, built because picking what to watch every Saturday shouldn't require checking six different apps. See About for more, or email support@curmudginnovation.com.