(Or if you find yourself too nervous to watch directly at first Pitt basketball is scheduled at the same time. 12 pm. ACC NE/ESPN3.)

12pm.

Plenty of RSNs (including AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh, NBC Sports Washington, NESN, YES, SportsTime Ohio, and multiple regional Fox Sports channels).

Scary story about a problem with a small plane carrying Pitt Cheerleaders and others having to turn back and make an emergency landing yesterday. Everyone is fine, and now at Winston-Salem for the game today.

Pitt isn’t even trying to play this game off as no big deal, or just another game. There’s some obvious tension in the air.

That’s no joke, as Wake Forest ranks 28th in the nation at 215.8 yards a game. The Demon Deacons are coming off a 27-23 victory over No. 14 N.C. State, so beating Pitt wouldn’t even be their biggest upset of the season. But it would be a monumental blow for the Panthers.

Narduzzi has been careful not to talk about the consequences of a loss, which would set up a showdown at Miami in the season finale for a spot in the ACC title game Dec. 1 in Charlotte.

“We haven’t talked about it to this point. Let’s not talk about it now,” Narduzzi said. “It’s like hush-hush. No one says a word.”

This game is probably going to be along the lines of the Duke and UNC games. So, laid back and low stress will not be ways to define this game.

This game will be along the lines of the Duke and UNC game as far as opponent and style of the game. Wake Forest throws the ball. They go up-tempo. And their defense is highly suspect.

Full arsenal of bourbon is on-hand and ready to go.