College Football - Bowl Games

[Andy]

Gildan New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, NM – 12/15, 1 pm (ESPN)

Nevada vs Arizona

 

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, ID – 12/15, 4:30 pm (ESPN)

Toledo vs (22) Utah State

 

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego, CA – 12/20, 8 pm (ESPN)

San Diego State vs BYU

Beef O’Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburg, FL- 12/21, 7:30 pm (ESPN)

Ball State vs Central Florida

 

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl in New Orleans, LA – 12/22, 12 pm (ESPN)

East Carolina vs UL Lafayette

 

MAACO Bowl Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV – 12/22, 3:30 pm (ESPN)

(19) Boise State vs Washington

 

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

SMU vs Fresno State

 

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in Detroit, MI – 12/26, 6 pm (ESPN)

Western Kentucky vs Central Michigan

 

Military Bowl in Washington, DC – 12/27, 3 pm (ESPN)

(24) San Jose State vs Bowling Green

 

Belk Bowl in Charlotte, NC – 12/27, 6:30 pm (ESPN)

Duke vs Cincinnati

 

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl in San Diego, CA – 12/27, 9:45 pm (ESPN)

Baylor vs (17) UCLA

 

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, LA – 12/28, 2 pm (ESPN)

UL Monroe vs Ohio

 

Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, FL – 12/28, 5:30 pm (ESPN)

Virginia Tech vs Rutgers

 

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas in Houston, TX – 12/28, 9 pm (ESPN)

Minnesota vs Texas Tech

 

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Dallas, TX – 12/29, 11:45 am (ESPN)

Rice vs Air Force

 

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco, CA – 12/29, 3:15 pm (ESPN2)

Navy vs Arizona State

 

New Era Pinstripe Bowl in New York, NY – 12/29, 3:15 pm (ESPN)

West Virginia vs Syracuse

 

Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, TX – 12/29, 6:45 pm (ESPN)

(13) Oregon State vs (23) Texas

 

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl in Tempe, AZ – 12/29, 10:15 pm (ESPN)

Michigan State vs TCU

 

Franklin American Mortgage Company Music City Bowl in Nashville, TN – 12/31, 12 pm (ESPN)

NC State vs Vanderbilt

 

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

USC vs Georgia Tech

 

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

Iowa State vs Tulsa

 

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

(8) LSU vs (14) Clemson

 

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

Oklahoma State vs Purdue

 

Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, FL – 1/1, 12 pm (ESPN2)

Mississippi State vs (20) Northwestern

 

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

(18) Michigan vs (10) South Carolina

 

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

(7) Georgia vs (16) Nebraska

 

AT&T Cotton Bowl in Arlington, TX – 1/4, 8 pm (FOX)

(11) Oklahoma vs (9) Texas A&M

 

BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, AL – 1/5, 1 pm (ESPN)

Pittsburgh vs Ole Miss

 

GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, AL – 1/6, 9 pm (ESPN)

(25) Kent State vs Arkansas State

 

BCS Games:

 

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

Wisconsin vs (6) Stanford

 

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

(12) Florida State vs (15) Northern Illinois

 

Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, LA – 1/2, 8 pm (ESPN)

(21) Louisville vs (3) Florida

 

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, AZ - 1/3, 8:30 pm (ESPN)

(4) Oregon vs (5) Kansas State

 

Discover BCS National Championship Game in Miami, FL – 1/7, 8:30 pm (ESPN)

(2) Alabama vs (1) Notre Dame

Edited December 4, 2012 by Andy

[Smack]

We're going to get murdered.

[Formerly Snayke]

"The Heart of Dallas Bowl"??

[Smack]

It's better than the pizza bowl. Mainly because its not in Detroit.

[Splendid Splinter]

"The Heart of Dallas Bowl"??

 

It's better than the "Franklin American Mortgage Company Music City Bowl".

 

 

And yep... Purdue is gonna get murdered.

[Sosa21MVP]

Northern Illinois in a BCS bowl?

[bcl412]

I get interested whenever a non-AQ team makes it to the BCS, just to see what they can do against a top team. It's pretty tough to see NIU not getting destroyed by Florida State though in my mind.

[Cubswin11]

The BCS games kinda suck, outside of the ND/Bama game

[bcl412]

The BCS games kinda suck, outside of the ND/Bama game

 

Oregon and Kansas State is kind of interesting since they were both in the title hunt so late in the year.

[stuy119]

Really would prefer to see Louisville and Stanford switch this year. Rose Bowl tradition be damned, Louisville/Wisconsin and UF/Stanford would be better games than what we'll get.

[Cubswin11]

The BCS games kinda suck, outside of the ND/Bama game

 

Oregon and Kansas State is kind of interesting since they were both in the title hunt so late in the year.

It's interesting in that sense I guess. But I think Oregon is quite a bit better, I think they"ll win easily and by double digits.

[abuck1220]

we finally get that iowa state-tulsa rematch we've been clamoring for since their first matchup 3 months ago!

[SouthSideRyan]

Last thread's probably deadish by now, but can we talk about Bret Bielema not realizing the difference between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State and instead being the only guy to vote for one(at 11) and not vote for the other

[Guest]

Last thread's probably deadish by now, but can we talk about Bret Bielema not realizing the difference between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State and instead being the only guy to vote for one(at 11) and not vote for the other

 

USA Today claimed that was an entry error on their part, that has since been corrected.

[SouthSideRyan]

Last thread's probably deadish by now, but can we talk about Bret Bielema not realizing the difference between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State and instead being the only guy to vote for one(at 11) and not vote for the other

 

USA Today claimed that was an entry error on their part, that has since been corrected.

 

I choose not to accept their story.

[Guest]

The BCS games kinda suck, outside of the ND/Bama game

 

Oregon and Kansas State is kind of interesting since they were both in the title hunt so late in the year.

It's interesting in that sense I guess. But I think Oregon is quite a bit better, I think they"ll win easily and by double digits.

 

Should be higher scoring also, which is good. I'm fully expecting a 45-31 type of game.

[Guest]

I get interested whenever a non-AQ team makes it to the BCS, just to see what they can do against a top team. It's pretty tough to see NIU not getting destroyed by Florida State though in my mind.

 

Yeah, this seems like it will go more like Georgia-Hawaii rather than the games with Boise/TCU/Utah involved.

[Tracer Bullet]

what a terrible matchup for an undisciplined USC team that hates to tackle

[Tracer Bullet]

The BCS games kinda suck, outside of the ND/Bama game

 

I actually thought the matchups were about as good as you can get (outside of Florida, who will win by 400 points).

 

OU v KSU is a good style clash with neither team playing defense. If you like seeing teams have 25 possessions a game each and scoring TDs on 90% of those possessions, then this is for you.

 

Stanford has a great defense and Wisco just ran for a billion yards. Should be a good challenge for both (actually, I suspect Stanford will win easily).

 

FSU has played no one. So this is the best matchup NIU could hope for. There's actually a chance they could win. Even more so if Jimbo spends time the next month interviewing instead of coaching.

[Tracer Bullet]

Oops

 

http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/1741769

[Exile on Waveland]

FSU has played no one.

 

I think you mean "beat."

[Tracer Bullet]

FSU has played no one.

 

I think you mean "beat."

 

Yes

[Smack]

Alabama -10 @ ND

[CubInOK]

The BCS games kinda suck, outside of the ND/Bama game

 

I actually thought the matchups were about as good as you can get (outside of Florida, who will win by 400 points).

 

OU v KSU is a good style clash with neither team playing defense. If you like seeing teams have 25 possessions a game each and scoring TDs on 90% of those possessions, then this is for you.

 

Stanford has a great defense and Wisco just ran for a billion yards. Should be a good challenge for both (actually, I suspect Stanford will win easily).

 

FSU has played no one. So this is the best matchup NIU could hope for. There's actually a chance they could win. Even more so if Jimbo spends time the next month interviewing instead of coaching.

I never thought of KSU this season as a typical all offense, no defense Big 12 team. They can score, but it never seems that they can keep up with Baylor or WVU without getting turnovers, and their defense can get them the ball.

[bukie]

Sagarin predictors for BCS teams:

 

1. Alabama 98.96

2. Oregon 95.72

3. Notre Dame 93.16

4. Kansas State 93.06

6. Florida 91.32

9. Stanford 88.83

14. Florida State 86.24

20. Wisconsin 83.39

44. Northern Illinois 77.22

60. Louisville 72.25

 

Taking those differences as potential lines for the games:

Alabama (-6) v Notre Dame

Oregon (-2) v Kansas State

Stanford (-5) v Wisconsin

Florida State (-9) v Northern Illinois

Florida (-19) v Louisville