
Staff writer J.P. Giglio picks today's television offerings, rated from one turkey leg (poor) to five (must-watch).
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MARYLAND VS. MICHIGAN STATE
(2 turkey legs)
7 P.M., ESPN2
Gary Williams has petitioned the NCAA to institute an "If you are over this line, you can't go on this ride" rule for his undersized guard-happy Terps.
ARIZONA STATE VS. CHARLOTTE
(half turkey leg)
9 P.M., ESPNU
Since the herbivores will be missing the tryptophan dose from their turkey, Herb Sendek dusts off the Prince-State offense to rock a tired nation to sleep.
NFL
TITANS AT Lions
(1 turkey leg)
12:30 P.M., WRAL, WNCT
Forget the car industry. Bail out the nation from Thanksgiving Football in Detroit, at least until the Lions stop drafting receivers.
SEAHAWKS AT COWBOYS
(1 and a half turkey leg)
4:15 P.M., WRAZ, WFXI
Seattle stinks, and Dallas is barely breathing in the playoff race, but we're guaranteed a Yoko Romo sighting in the pink No. 9 jersey.
CARDINALS AT EAGLES
(3 turkey legs)
8:15 P.M., NFL NETWORK
How appropriate: two birds on Turkey Day. Under the newly created "Donovan Rules" no Thanksgiving game is allowed to end in a tie.
NBA
MAGIC AT WIZARDS
(1 turkey leg)
8 P.M., TNT
Hey, isn't that the ACC's all-time leading scorer at the end of Orlando's bench?
COLLEGE Football
TEXAS A&M AT TEXAS
(1 turkey leg)
8 P.M., ESPN
Nobody runs a campaign like Mack "Kingfish" Brown. Texas needs the popular vote to topple Oklahoma, and rest assured Ol' Mack will make an impression, at the hapless Aggies' expense.
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