Bowl Lineup

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Looks like some great matchups this year. BC on the Blue Turf, Michigan wants revenge on Huskers, Oregon wants to prove they should have been in BCS, Minnesota/Virginia intrigues me and Miami/LSU is a great matchup if you like defense

New Orleans
Southern Miss (6-5)
vs. Arkansas State (6-5)
Lafayette, La.
Dec. 20, 8 p.m.

GMAC
UTEP (8-3)
vs. Toledo (8-3)
Mobile, Ala.
Dec. 21, 8 p.m.

Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas
BYU (6-5)
vs. California (7-4)
Las Vegas, Nev.
Dec. 22, 8 p.m.

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
Colorado State (6-5)
vs. Navy (7-4)
San Diego, Calif.
Dec. 22, 10:30 p.m.

Fort Worth
Kansas (6-5)
vs. Houston (6-5)
Fort Worth, Texas
Dec. 23, 8 p.m.

Sheraton Hawaii
Nevada (8-3)
vs. UCF (8-4)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec. 24, 8:30 p.m.

Motor City
Memphis (6-5)
vs. Akron (7-5)
Detroit, Mich.
Dec. 26, 4 p.m.

Champs Sports
Clemson (7-4)
vs. Colorado (7-5)
Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 27, 5 p.m. ESPN

Insight
Arizona State (6-5)
vs. Rutgers (7-4)
Phoenix, Ariz.
Dec. 27, 8:30 p.m.

MPC Computers
Boise State (9-3)
vs. Boston College (8-3)
Boise, Idaho
Dec. 28, 4:30 p.m.

MasterCard Alamo
Michigan (7-4)
vs. Nebraska (7-4)
San Antonio, Texas
Dec. 28, 8 p.m.

Emerald Bowl
Georgia Tech (7-4)
vs. Utah (6-5)
San Francisco
Dec. 29, 4:30 p.m.


Pacific Life Holiday
Oregon (10-1)
vs. Oklahoma (7-4)
San Diego
Dec. 29, 8 p.m.

Gaylord Hotels Music City
Minnesota (7-4)
vs. Virginia (6-5)
Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 30, Noon

Vitalis Sun
Northwestern (7-4)
vs. UCLA (9-2)
El Paso, Texas
Dec. 30, 2 p.m.

Independence
South Carolina (7-4)
vs. Missouri (6-5)
Shreveport, La.
Dec. 30, 3:30 p.m.

Chick-fil-A Peach
Miami (9-2)
vs. LSU (10-2)
Atlanta
Dec. 30, 7:30 p.m.

Meineke Car Care
South Florida (6-5)
vs. NC State (6-5)
Charlotte, N.C.
Dec. 31, 11 a.m.

AutoZone Liberty
Tulsa (8-4)
vs. Fresno State (8-4)
Memphis, Tenn.
Dec. 31, 1 p.m.


EV1.net Houston
TCU (10-1)
vs. Iowa State (7-4)
Houston, Texas
Dec. 31, 2:30 p.m.


AT&T Cotton
Texas Tech (9-2)
vs. Alabama (9-2)
Dallas, Texas
Jan. 2, 11 a.m.

Outback
Iowa (7-4)
vs. Florida (8-3)
Tampa, Fla.
Jan. 2, 11 a.m.

Toyota Gator
Louisville (9-2)
vs. Virginia Tech (10-2)
Jacksonville, Fla.
Jan. 2, 12:30 p.m.

Capital One
Wisconsin (9-3)
vs. Auburn (9-2)
Orlando, Fla.
Jan. 2, 1 p.m.

Tostitos Fiesta
Notre Dame (9-2)
vs. Ohio State (9-2)
Tempe, Ariz.
Jan. 2, 4:30 p.m.

Nokia Sugar
West Virginia (10-1)
vs. Georgia (10-2)
Atlanta
Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m.

FedEx Orange
Penn State (10-1)
vs. Florida State (8-4)
Miami, Fla.
Jan. 3, 8 p.m.

The Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi
USC (12-0)
vs. Texas (12-0)
Pasadena, Calif.
Jan. 4, 8 p.m.

[Master___Pain]

Are all of these game times EST?

[FADERPROOF]

Are all of these game times EST?

Yes.

of the non-BCS bowls....I'm looking forward to UM-NU, the split title in 1997(God that was long aho now) will be brought up numerous times I'm sure, Wisconsin vs. Auburn because Wisconsin is going to get their asses kicked, and Miami vs. LSU could be an awesome one.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

The score may not reflect it, but I think Georgia will really beat up on West VA. Something like 28-10, but not as close as the score

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Texas Tech, all offense vs. Alabama, all defense has potential to be a good one

[Bronco LB 59]

I can't believe Missouri got an Independence Bowl bid over Colorado!

It's crazy how CU was playing for a BCS bowl last Saturday and now they are playing in the Champs Sports Bowl. A new bowl game with no tradition, whatsoever.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

I can't believe Missouri got an Independence Bowl bid over Colorado!

It's crazy how CU was playing for a BCS bowl last Saturday and now they are playing in the Champs Sports Bowl. A new bowl game with no tradition, whatsoever.

The Champs company is headquartered in Denver and Clemson is very similar to Tex A&M. Whitehurst got hurt, but is supposed to be Ok for the bowl.

[Bronco LB 59]

The score may not reflect it, but I think Georgia will really beat up on West VA. Something like 28-10, but not as close as the score

The BCS should have matched up Penn State with Georgia in the Sugar to rematch the classic 1982 showdown.

Due to $$$ reasons, the BCS stuck college football fans with 2 bad BCS games instead of one. Of course, the Orange Bowl wants nothing to do with a FSU-West Virginia game.

[Mr. Trout]

Really interested in Miami-LSU game and Ohio State-Notre Dame.. i love this time of year.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

I always like the bowls. Get to see teams play that never would otherwise. Coaches are many times more likely to gamble and implement new things they want to try for the next year.

[Play2win]

How is COLORADO even getting a Bowl Bid?!?

[Jens1893]

The BCS should have matched up Penn State with Georgia in the Sugar to rematch the classic 1982 showdown.

Due to $$$ reasons, the BCS stuck college football fans with 2 bad BCS games instead of one. Of course, the Orange Bowl wants nothing to do with a FSU-West Virginia game.

i might be mistaken here, but i think the sugar bowl, unless it hosts the title game or one of the teams theyd usually get is playing in the title game, automatically gets the sec and big east champion.

[Bronco LB 59]

i might be mistaken here, but i think the sugar bowl, unless it hosts the title game or one of the teams theyd usually get is playing in the title game, automatically gets the sec and big east champion.

You're right, the Sugar Bowl gets the SEC champ like they always did before the BCS.

Last year's Big East champion Pittsburgh played in the Fiesta Bowl against Utah. Two years ago, Big East champ Miami played FSU in the Orange Bowl. The Big East has never had an automatic bowl tie-in for the champion.

[SoCalBronco]

I cant wait for the lines to come out. I want to make my annual 6 or 7 bowl game teaser or super teaser.

[SoCalBronco]

Here are some of the early lines, courtesy of scoresandodds.com.

Southern Miss -17.5 Ark. St.
Toledo -3 UTEP
Cal -6 BYU
Navy -1 CSU
Kansas -3 Houston
Nevada -1 UCF
Memphis -6.5 Akron
Colorado-Clemson: No Line due to Klatt/Whitehurst injury issues
Ariz. St. -13.5 Rutgers
Boise St. -3 B.C.
Michigan -13 Nebraska
GT -7 Utah
Oregon PK'em Oklahoma
Minnesota -3 UVA
UCLA -5.5 Northwestern
South Carolina -3.5 Missouri
Miami-LSU: No Line due to Russell injury issues
NC State -6.5 USF
Fresno St. -9.5 Tulsa
TCU -3.5 Iowa St.
Tex. Tech -2.5 Bama
Florida -2.5 Iowa
Vag. Tech -10 Louisville
Auburn -9.5 Wisconsin
Ohio St. -5.5 Notre Dame
Georgia -7 WVU

I'll go with the 6 point super teaser and take:
1. South Carolina at +2.5
2. Vagina Tech -4 ( Louisville without Brohm)
3. Boston College at +9 (if it was on any other field, it would be the lock of a lifetime, but I am in fear of the vaunted Blue turf, still 9 is alot, considering BC is a better team anyway)
4. Arizona St. -7.5.

Considering Fresno St. and UCLA also but shaky on those.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

NW/UCLA will be fun. UCLA has that offense if they get it going and NW has a very good QB and the best freshman RB in the country.

Like your picks but can never get a read on ASU. Everytime I watch them they suck and they shouldn't