College Football - Bowl Games

[Andy]

AutoNation Cure Bowl in Orlando, FL – 12/15, 1:30 pm (CBSSN)

UL Lafayette vs Tulane

 

New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, NM – 12/15, 2 pm (ESPN)

North Texas vs Utah State

 

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl in Las Vegas, NV – 12/15, 3:30 pm (ABC)

(21) Fresno State vs Arizona State

 

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, AL – 12/15, 5:30 pm (ESPN)

Georgia Southern vs Eastern Michigan

 

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl in New Orleans, LA – 12/15, 9 pm (ESPN)

Appalachian State vs Middle Tennessee

 

Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl in Boca Raton, FL – 12/18, 7 pm (ESPN)

Northern Illinois vs UAB

 

DXL Frisco Bowl in Frisco, TX – 12/19, 8 pm (ESPN)

Ohio vs San Diego State

 

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl in St. Petersburg, FL – 12/20, 8 pm (ESPN)

Marshall vs South Florida

 

Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl in Nassau, BS – 12/21, 12:30 pm (ESPN)

Toledo vs Florida International

 

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, ID – 12/21, 4 pm (ESPN)

Western Michigan vs BYU

 

Jared Birmingham Bowl in Birmingham, AL – 12/22, 12 pm (ESPN)

Memphis vs Wake Forest

 

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, TX – 12/22, 3:30 pm (ESPN)

Houston vs Army

 

Dollar General Bowl in Mobile, AL – 12/22, 7 pm (ESPN)

Buffalo vs Troy

 

SoFi Hawaii Bowl in Honolulu, HI – 12/22, 10:30 pm (ESPN)

Hawaii vs Louisiana Tech

 

ServPro First Responder Bowl in Dallas, TX – 12/26, 1:30 pm (ESPN)

(25) Boise State vs Boston College

 

Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit, MI – 12/26, 5:15 pm (ESPN)

Georgia Tech vs Minnesota

 

Cheez-It Bowl in Phoenix, AZ – 12/26, 9 pm (ESPN)

TCU vs California

 

Walk On’s Independence Bowl in Shreveport, LA – 12/27, 1:30 pm (ESPN)

Temple vs Duke

 

New Era Pinstripe Bowl in New York, NY – 12/27, 5:15 pm (ESPN)

Wisconsin vs Miami

 

Academy Sports & Outdoors Texas Bowl in Houston, TX – 12/27, 9 pm (ESPN)

Vanderbilt vs Baylor

 

Franklin American Mortgage Company Music City Bowl in Nashville, TN – 12/28, 1:30 pm (ESPN)

Purdue vs Auburn

 

Camping World Bowl in Orlando, FL – 12/28, 5:15 pm (ESPN)

(16) West Virginia vs (20) Syracuse

 

Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, TX – 12/28, 9 pm (ESPN)

(24) Iowa State vs (13) Washington State

 

Belk Bowl in Charlotte, NC – 12/29, 12 pm (ABC)

Virginia vs South Carolina

 

Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl in Tucson, AZ – 12/29, 1 pm (CBSSN)

Nevada vs Arkansas State

 

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

Pittsburgh vs Stanford

 

Military Bowl in Annapolis, MD – 12/31, 12 pm (ESPN)

Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech

 

Redbox Bowl in Santa Clara, CA – 12/31, 3 pm (FOX)

Michigan State vs Oregon

 

AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, TN – 12/31, 3:45 pm (ESPN)

Oklahoma State vs (23) Missouri

 

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl in San Diego, CA – 12/31, 7 pm (FS1)

(22) Northwestern vs (17) Utah

 

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, FL – 12/31, 7:30 pm (ESPN)

(19) Texas A&M vs NC State

 

Outback Bowl in Tampa, FL – 1/1, 12 pm (ESPN2)

Iowa vs (18) Mississippi State

 

VRBO Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FL – 1/1, 1 pm (ABC)

(12) Penn State vs (14) Kentucky

 

“New Year’s 6” Games:

 

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta, GA – 12/29, 12 pm (ESPN)

(10) Florida vs (7) Michigan

 

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, AZ – 1/1, 1 pm (ESPN)

(11) LSU vs (8) UCF

 

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

(6) Ohio State vs (9) Washington

 

Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, LA – 1/1, 8:30 pm (ESPN)

(5) Georgia vs (15) Texas

 

Playoff:

 

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Semifinal in Arlington, TX – 12/29, 4 pm (ESPN)

(3) Notre Dame vs (2) Clemson

 

Capital One Orange Bowl Semifinal in Miami, FL – 12/29, 8 pm (ESPN)

(4) Oklahoma vs (1) Alabama

 

College Football Championship Game in Santa Clara, CA – 1/7, 8 pm

(ESPN)

Semifinal Winners

Edited December 14, 2018 by Andy

[soccer10k]

Are the New Years Six required to pick the next highest teams after the bowl affiliations or did they willingly give us 4 SEC teams?

 

I’d much rather see Washington St or WVU in there instead of Florida or LSU.

Edited December 3, 2018 by soccer10k

[imb]

i know this is cliche but of the non playoff non new years 6 games i counted 2 interesting matchups

[Derwood]

i know this is cliche but of the non playoff non new years 6 games i counted 2 interesting matchups

 

I know, Georgia Southern vs. Eastern Michigan is going to be a scorcher

[Andy]

Are the New Years Six required to pick the next highest teams after the bowl affiliations or did they willingly give us 4 SEC teams?

 

I’d much rather see Washington St or WVU in there instead of Florida or LSU.

They have to take the highest ranked teams. Except for the conference-tied Rose and Sugar, who get a team from those leagues no matter how high they are ranked. That's why Texas is in the Sugar.

[Andy]

i know this is cliche but of the non playoff non new years 6 games i counted 2 interesting matchups

I think most of the games after Christmas are at least worth having on, which is really all I'm looking for.

[OleMissCub]

Andy, how does ND stack up against Clemson? For whatever reason I’ve not seen a snap of Irish football this year. I’ve seen some prognosticators claiming that Clemson aren’t what they have been in years past.

[OleMissCub]

[soccer10k]

Are the New Years Six required to pick the next highest teams after the bowl affiliations or did they willingly give us 4 SEC teams?

 

I’d much rather see Washington St or WVU in there instead of Florida or LSU.

They have to take the highest ranked teams. Except for the conference-tied Rose and Sugar, who get a team from those leagues no matter how high they are ranked. That's why Texas is in the Sugar.

 

Thanks for the info. I knew that the champs got auto bids if they weren’t in the playoff and the top Group of 5 got a spot also but didn’t know after that. I remember the BCS used to have a two max per conference rule. Wouldn’t be opposed to them making it 3 per conference assuming there are enough in the top 15/16 ish.

Edited December 3, 2018 by soccer10k

[UK]

My dislike for Penn State will only increase.

[Andy]

Andy, how does ND stack up against Clemson? For whatever reason I’ve not seen a snap of Irish football this year. I’ve seen some prognosticators claiming that Clemson aren’t what they have been in years past.

It's interesting, because neither team has faced an opponent that could really threaten them talent wise since September. It might come down to who adjusts to the higher level of play quickest (Dabo is a better coach than Kelly, so that idea doesn't fire me up much).

 

Common opponents don't reveal much. Of the 4, both teams blew out 2 (Clemson's margins were bigger but I'm not totally sure how much it matters beyond 4-TD spreads), while ND was way better vs Syracuse and Clemson was way better vs Pitt.

 

Both teams have really good defensive lines (Clemson's is ridiculous), so whichever QB is able to work around the pressure might have the advantage. Book has been really good at adjusting to what he sees from defenses. I can't speak to Lawrence, but I'm guessing he hasn't seen a ton of pressure. I'll be interested to see what ND's DC decides to do against him. I love both of ND's coordinators, they've done a tremendous job figuring teams out in-game all year.

 

I expect it to be a pretty good game and if I were forced to bet the line (10.5-12) I'd take ND. This isn't 2012 - the Irish have a much more complete team than that one, and this Clemson team isn't the death machine that that Bama team was. I think Clemson will win but I'd obviously love to be surprised.

[NewUserName]

the New Years 6 Bowls are a letdown. Conference alignments need to go. OSU/Michigan v Georgia would be interesting. Texas shouldnt be in. West Virginia v Central Florida would be interesting. OSU/Michigan v LSU would be interesing. Non of the existing games are that much fun.

 

How many times has Michigan played Florida recently? The Illinois fans at work are saying that this will be the 4th time they have played Florida since they last played Illinois.

[OleMissCub]

Andy, how does ND stack up against Clemson? For whatever reason I’ve not seen a snap of Irish football this year. I’ve seen some prognosticators claiming that Clemson aren’t what they have been in years past.

It's interesting, because neither team has faced an opponent that could really threaten them talent wise since September. It might come down to who adjusts to the higher level of play quickest (Dabo is a better coach than Kelly, so that idea doesn't fire me up much).

 

Common opponents don't reveal much. Of the 4, both teams blew out 2 (Clemson's margins were bigger but I'm not totally sure how much it matters beyond 4-TD spreads), while ND was way better vs Syracuse and Clemson was way better vs Pitt.

 

Both teams have really good defensive lines (Clemson's is ridiculous), so whichever QB is able to work around the pressure might have the advantage. Book has been really good at adjusting to what he sees from defenses. I can't speak to Lawrence, but I'm guessing he hasn't seen a ton of pressure. I'll be interested to see what ND's DC decides to do against him. I love both of ND's coordinators, they've done a tremendous job figuring teams out in-game all year.

 

I expect it to be a pretty good game and if I were forced to bet the line (10.5-12) I'd take ND. This isn't 2012 - the Irish have a much more complete team than that one, and this Clemson team isn't the death machine that that Bama team was. I think Clemson will win but I'd obviously love to be surprised.

 

Good stuff. I'm excited to watch it.

 

If you have the athletes to do it, I'd pressure the hell out of Lawrence. He's a very skilled QB but he's only a true freshman. So like you said, who knows how many pressures he has seen or would recognize.

[OleMissCub]

[jersey cubs fan]

[Derwood]

 

There was a LOT of smoke around this here in Columbus. Not surprised by this at all

[OleMissCub]

I bet he has an NFL itch.

[NewUserName]

I bet he has an NFL itch.

 

Sit out a year or 2 and replace Saban

 

Like him or hate him, he is very successful. I also think he helped elevate the entire B1G conference by calling the rest of the teams out early in his tenure.

[UMFan83]

I keep reading other Michigan fans on twitter saying that they are mad Urban is stepping down because Michigan will have never beaten him. Nevermind the fact that they did (he was just at Florida at the time), but I don't care who is coaching Ohio State, I just want Michigan to beat them. If Michigan wins The Game in 2022 and no Michigan fan is going to care if an OSU fan says 'yeah but you never beat Urban'.

[jersey cubs fan]

[Ding Dong Johnson]

that's a strange hire for anyone looking to win a lot of football games

[sneakypower]

I keep reading other Michigan fans on twitter saying that they are mad Urban is stepping down because Michigan will have never beaten him. Nevermind the fact that they did (he was just at Florida at the time), but I don't care who is coaching Ohio State, I just want Michigan to beat them. If Michigan wins The Game in 2022 and no Michigan fan is going to care if an OSU fan says 'yeah but you never beat Urban'.

they never beat Meyer's OSU but they also never fully embraced a coach who shielded a wife beater

 

it's up to the individual really which is more worth being proud of

[Derwood]

Both playoff games open with double digit point spreads. Yawn

[Andy]

that's a strange hire for anyone looking to win a lot of football games

He has a great reputation as an offensive coach (he's only going to be their OC). It's a pretty decent gamble for SC. If it doesn't work everyone's fired anyway.

[jersey cubs fan]

that's a strange hire for anyone looking to win a lot of football games

He has a great reputation as an offensive coach (he's only going to be their OC). It's a pretty decent gamble for SC. If it doesn't work everyone's fired anyway.

Yeah, it seems like an obvious OC hire