Re: College Football - Bowl Games

[Andy]

New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, NM – 12/18, 2 pm (ESPN)

BYU vs UTEP

 

uDrove Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, ID – 12/18, 5:30 pm (ESPN)

Northern Illinois vs Fresno State

 

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl in New Orleans, LA – 12/18, 9 pm (ESPN)

Ohio vs Troy

 

Beef O’Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburg, FL- 12/21, 8 pm (ESPN)

Louisville vs Southern Miss

 

MAACO Bowl Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV – 12/22, 8 pm (ESPN)

(19) Utah vs (10) Boise State

 

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego, CA – 12/23, 8 pm (ESPN)

San Diego State vs Navy

 

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl in Honolulu, HI – 12/24, 8 pm (ESPN)

Tulsa vs (24) Hawaii

 

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in Detroit, MI – 12/26, 8:30 pm (ESPN)

Florida International vs Toledo

 

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, LA – 12/27, 5 pm (ESPN)

Georgia Tech vs Air Force

 

Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, FL – 12/28, 6:30 pm (ESPN)

NC State vs (22) West Virginia

 

Insight Bowl in Tempe, AZ – 12/28, 10 pm (ESPN)

Iowa vs (12) Missouri

 

Military Bowl in Washington, DC – 12/29, 2:30 pm (ESPN)

Maryland vs East Carolina

 

Texas Bowl in Houston, TX – 12/29, 6 pm (ESPN)

Illinois vs Baylor

 

Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, TX – 12/29, 9:15 pm (ESPN)

Arizona vs (14) Oklahoma State

 

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Dallas, TX – 12/30, 12 pm (ESPN)

SMU vs Army

 

New Era Pinstripe Bowl in New York, NY – 12/30, 3:30 pm (ESPN)

Kansas State vs Syracuse

Franklin American Mortgage Company Music City Bowl in Nashville, TN – 12/30, 6:45 pm (ESPN)

North Carolina vs Tennessee

 

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl in San Diego, CA – 12/30, 10 pm (ESPN)

(18) Nebraska vs Washington

Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, NC – 12/31, 12 pm (ESPN)

Clemson vs South Florida

 

Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso, TX – 12/31, 2 pm (CBS)

Miami vs Notre Dame

 

AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, TN – 12/31, 3:30 pm (ESPN)

(25) Central Florida vs Georgia

 

Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, GA – 12/31, 7:30 pm (ESPN)

(23) Florida State vs (20) South Carolina

 

TicketCity Bowl in Dallas, TX – 1/1, 12 pm (ESPNU)

Texas Tech vs Northwestern

 

Outback Bowl in Tampa, FL – 1/1, 1 pm (ABC)

Penn State vs Florida

 

Capital One Bowl in Orlando, FL – 1/1, 1 pm (ESPN)

(8) Michigan State vs (16) Alabama

 

Progressive Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, FL – 1/1, 1:30 pm (ESPN2)

Michigan vs (21) Mississippi State

 

GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, AL – 1/6, 8 pm (ESPN)

Miami (OH) vs Middle Tennessee

 

AT&T Cotton Bowl in Arlington, TX – 1/7, 8 pm (FOX)

(17) Texas A&M vs (11) LSU

 

BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, AL – 1/8, 12 pm (ESPN)

Pittsburgh vs Kentucky

 

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco, CA – 1/9, 9 pm (ESPN)

Boston College vs (15) Nevada

 

BCS Games:

 

Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA – 1/1, 5 pm (ESPN)

(3) TCU vs (5) Wisconsin

 

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, AZ - 1/1, 8:30 pm (ESPN)

UConn vs (7) Oklahoma

 

Discover Orange Bowl in Miami, FL – 1/3, 8 pm (ESPN)

(4) Stanford vs (13) Virginia Tech

 

Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, LA – 1/4, 8 pm (ESPN)

(6) Ohio State vs (8) Arkansas

 

Tostitos BCS National Championship Game in Glendale, AZ – 1/10, 8 pm (ESPN)

(2) Oregon vs (1) Auburn

Edited December 18, 2010 by Andy

[Andy]

This thread can also serve as the all-purpose thread for Army/Navy next week, the FCS playoffs, and whatever other college football news happens to sprout up. I think last year there was a separate coaching changes thread, so if someone wants to start that, feel free.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

That's a rough lineup for the Big 10.

[ELCABALLO45]

I hope Wisconsin beats TCU by 50

[Flames24Rulz]

Kill's not coaching in the bowl game and he usually takes his entire staff when he moves, so I expect NIU to get rolled.

 

First time ever that all three I-A teams in the state have made a bowl.

[jersey cubs fan]

Somehow I've gotten myself roped into attending the freaking Pinstripe bowl with KState and Cuse alumni. First time in the new Yankee Stadium for me.

[shnsajax]

I really don't like these non BCS bowls being played after the 1st for whatever reason.

[jersey cubs fan]

I really don't like these non BCS bowls being played after the 1st for whatever reason.

 

At first I found it annoying, but then decided it's nice to have the option of watching a game just about every night for nearly a month.

[Guest]

The Big 12 has one bowl opponent in the Top 25.

[bukie]

The Big 12 has one bowl opponent in the Top 25.

Yeah, I'm riding the Big 12 in every game but one this year.

[Soul]

I really don't like these non BCS bowls being played after the 1st for whatever reason.

 

At first I found it annoying, but then decided it's nice to have the option of watching a game just about every night for nearly a month.

 

Yes, but I thought we couldn't play too many bowls after the 1st because it interferes with studying and what not.

[SouthSideRyan]

I really don't like these non BCS bowls being played after the 1st for whatever reason.

 

At first I found it annoying, but then decided it's nice to have the option of watching a game just about every night for nearly a month.

 

Yes, but I thought we couldn't play too many bowls after the 1st because it interferes with studying and what not.

 

Most schools don't go back until the week after new year's at the earliest. Illinois was always after Martin Luther King weekend.

[jersey cubs fan]

I really don't like these non BCS bowls being played after the 1st for whatever reason.

 

At first I found it annoying, but then decided it's nice to have the option of watching a game just about every night for nearly a month.

 

Yes, but I thought we couldn't play too many bowls after the 1st because it interferes with studying and what not.

 

The teams themselves are only playing one game. It's the adding of 3-4 more games that is the problem.

[javy knows my name]

I hate all the Big Ten/SEC matchups except for OSU/AR

[tfarks]

I feel like BSU should be playing someone better

[shnsajax]

I really don't like these non BCS bowls being played after the 1st for whatever reason.

 

At first I found it annoying, but then decided it's nice to have the option of watching a game just about every night for nearly a month.

 

I'm still stuck in the belief that New Year's Day and after bowl games should be something special. The GoDaddy.com Bowl with Miami (OH) vs Middle Tennessee should be played on Dec 15th instead of January 6th.

[fiver]

the Sagarin predictor (best single predictor for future games per Sags) has AU at #7 and Oregon at #2 (behind Stanford)....but vegas has AU as a 3 point favorite over Oregon currently.

[Derwood]

I feel like BSU should be playing someone better

 

It's the curse of the mid-major teams. Go undefeated and you're in the BCS. Lose once, and you're in the "We'll [expletive] in your Mouth and You'll Like It" Bowl on December 12th. It would be nice to see these teams have the chance at at-large bids in bowls like the Capitol One, Cotton, Outback, etc.

[fiver]

I really don't like these non BCS bowls being played after the 1st for whatever reason.

 

At first I found it annoying, but then decided it's nice to have the option of watching a game just about every night for nearly a month.

 

I'm still stuck in the belief that New Year's Day and after bowl games should be something special. The GoDaddy.com Bowl with Miami (OH) vs Middle Tennessee should be played on Dec 15th instead of January 6th.

 

yeah, i wish all of the lesser bowls were played in mid December as well...it feels weird to watch these kind of bowl games after some of the major ones have been played.

 

...also, I'm ashamed of the city in which i live for allowing the bowl to be called the 'godaddy.com bowl' this year...

[Guest]

Oklahoma is an 18-point favorite over UConn. I was wondering how high this spread was going to be.

[Butterscup1679666578]

I would give just about anything to see Washington beat Nebraska.

[Old Style]

The Big 12 has one bowl opponent in the Top 25.

That's crazy. I'm excited to matchup against #10 LSU. Should be a nice test to see how good we really are. Of course, losing yet another bowl game would be a discouraging way to end the season.

[TruffleShuffle]

top 10 games:

1. oregon vs auburn (duh)

2. tcu vs wisconsin

3. va tech vs stanford

4. ohio state vs arkansas

5. lsu vs aTm

6. alabama vs michigan st

7. south carolina vs florida st (spurrier vs bowden!)

8. oklahoma st vs arizona

9. missouri vs iowa

10. tulsa vs hawai'i

 

10 worst games:

1. FIU vs toledo

2. byu vs utep

3. middle tenn vs miami (oh)

4. troy vs ohio

5. kansas st vs syracuse

6. army vs smu

7. southern miss vs louisville

8. oklahoma vs uconn

9. kentucky vs pitt

10. east carolina vs maryland

 

biggest mismatches:

1. oklahoma vs uconn

2. boise st hosting utah, who doesn't have a qb

3. nebraska vs washington

4. nevada vs boston college

5. utep vs byu

[Andy]

7. south carolina vs florida st (spurrier vs jimbo fisher!)

[TruffleShuffle]

hahaha i must be getting as senile as bobby bowden. jeez.