Goin' Bowling

[The Great iBoldin]

BCS Bowls

 

Jan. 1 Rose: Wisconsin vs. TCU

 

Jan. 1 Fiesta: Oklahoma vs. Connecticut

 

Jan. 3 Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Stanford

 

Jan. 4 Sugar: Arkansas vs. Ohio State

 

Jan. 10 BCS Championship: Auburn vs. Oregon

 

 

Non-BCS Bowls

 

Dec. 18 New Mexico: BYU vs. UTEP

 

Dec. 18 Humanitarian: Fresno State vs. Northern Illinois

 

Dec. 18 New Orleans: Troy vs. Ohio

 

Dec. 21 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s: Southern Miss vs. Louisville

 

Dec. 22 Maaco: Utah vs. Boise State

 

Dec. 23 Poinsettia: San Diego State vs. Navy

 

Dec. 24 Hawaii: Hawaii vs. Tulsa

 

Dec. 26 Little Caesars: Toledo vs. Florida International

 

Dec. 27 Independence: Air Force vs. Georgia Tech

 

Dec. 28 Champs Sports: West Virginia vs. NC State

 

Dec. 28 Insight: Missouri vs. Iowa

 

Dec. 29 Military: East Carolina vs. Maryland

 

Dec. 29 Texas: Illinois vs. Baylor

 

Dec. 29 Alamo: Arizona vs. Oklahoma State

 

Dec. 30 Armed Forces: SMU vs. Army

 

Dec. 30 Pinstripe: Syracuse vs. Kansas State

 

Dec. 30 Music City: North Carolina vs. Tennessee

 

Dec. 30 Holiday: Washington vs. Nebraska

 

Dec. 31 Meineke Car Care: South Florida vs. Clemson

 

Dec. 31 Sun: Miami vs. Notre Dame

 

Dec. 31 Liberty: Georgia vs. UCF

 

Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A: Florida State vs. South Carolina

 

Jan. 1 TicketCity: Northwestern vs. Texas Tech

 

Jan. 1 Capital One: Alabama vs. Michigan State

 

Jan. 1 Outback: Penn State vs. Florida

 

Jan. 1 Gator: Michigan vs. Mississippi State

 

Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com: Miami (OH) vs. Middle Tennessee State

 

Jan. 7 Cotton: Texas A&M vs. LSU

 

Jan. 8 BBVA Compass: Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky

 

Jan. 9 Kraft Fight Hunger: Boston College vs. Nevada

 

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Separate entries for bigger bowls (Such as Capital One, Cotton, etc) can be put up but here's a rudimentary thread for the simple and non-recognized bowl games. What are everyones favorite matchups?

 

I gotta say, one of my favorites to watch will be Texas A&M and LSU. Two evenly matched teams, I thought the Aggies should be in a BCS Bowl contention but they're simply weren't enough at large spots for them. They've beaten a lot of good Big 12 teams including a very big win at Oklahoma. They've won some close games and that's LSU's MO. I would fully expect a field goal to decide the game, or even overtime.

 

I also want to see South Carolina bounce back when they play FSU. A great measuring stick game for both teams, the Gamecocks more so. They could definitely use some added momentum going into next year where they will challenge Florida again for the SEC East Championship.

 

Also want to see the following: Arizona v. Oklahoma State, Utah v. Boise State, and of course the rest of the BCS Bowls. There was a lot of parity in the NCAA this season so there should be a lot of good and close games. Bowl Season is my favorite time of the season I think as well.

[N.1.A.K.]

the BCS bowls should be played last... not sure why Boston College vs. Nevada is played after every BCS bowl game except the national championship.

[CaliCurbStomppa]

I dont like the Uconn vs Oklahoma matchup. I felt somebody better should play them. VT/Stanford should be real good. Wisconsin/TCU looks promising. OSU/Arkansas could be a really good one also.

Edited December 6, 2010 by CaliCurbStomppa

[N.1.A.K.]

I dont like the Uconn vs Oklahoma matchup. I felt somebody better should play them. VT/Stanford should be real good. Wisconsin/TCU looks promising. OSU/Arkansas could be a really good one also.

 

Fiesta Bowl has the last pick of the automatic qualifying BCS teams i believe... UConn (Big East Winner) was the only unranked auto-qualifying team, so naturally they are the last pick and Oklahoma gets stuck facing them.

 

I can see 1 of 2 things happening... Oklahoma taking UConn for granted or Oklahoma absolutely pummeling UConn.

[Cobb]

Where is Temple at? They went 8-4 this year and beat UConn. Not sure how they don't make it to a bowl when 6-6 teams like Middle Tenneesee and BYU do.

Edited December 6, 2010 by Cobb

[Flash]

I wanna beat the [expletive] out of the Domers.

[The Great iBoldin]

Where is Temple at? They went 8-4 this year and beat UConn. Not sure how they don't make it to a bowl when 6-6 teams like Middle Tenneesee and BYU do.

 

Also thought that, but the NCAA does some weird things so this honestly doesn't surprise me. Al Golden has built that program up nicely though and they should be a force in a couple of years. I love all the 3-4 draft prospects he has been producing and Bernard Pierce is a helluva runner.