2009-2010 Bowl Discussion

Let's keep all the discussion of the bowl games in here.

New Mexico
Fresno State vs. Wyoming, Albuquerque, N.M.
University Stadium Dec. 19, 4:30 p.m. ESPN
St. Petersburg
UCF vs. Rutgers, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tropicana Field Dec. 19, 8 p.m. ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans
Southern Miss vs. Middle Tennessee, New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome Dec. 20, 8:30 p.m. ESPN
MAACO Las Vegas
Oregon State vs. BYU, Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium Dec. 22, 8 p.m. ESPN
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
Utah vs. Cal, San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 23, 8 p.m. ESPN
Sheraton Hawaii
Nevada vs. SMU, Honolulu
Aloha Stadium Dec. 24, 8 p.m. ESPN
Little Caesars
Marshall vs. Ohio, Detroit
Ford Field Dec. 26, 1 p.m. ESPN
Meineke Car Care
Pitt vs. North Carolina, Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America Stadium Dec. 26, 4:30 p.m. ESPN
Emerald
Boston College vs. USC, San Francisco
AT&T Park Dec. 26, 8 p.m. ESPN
Gaylord Hotels Music City
Kentucky vs. Clemson, Nashville, Tenn.
LP Field Dec. 27, 8:30 p.m. ESPN
AdvoCare V100 Independence
Texas A&M vs. Georgia, Shreveport, La.
Independence Stadium Dec. 28, 5 p.m. ESPN2
EagleBank
Army or UCLA vs. Temple, Washington, D.C.
RFK Stadium Dec. 29, 4:30 p.m. ESPN
Champs Sports
Miami vs. Wisconsin, Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl Dec. 29, 8 p.m. ESPN
Roady's Humanitarian
Bowling Green vs. Idaho, Boise, Idaho
Bronco Stadium Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m. ESPN
Pacific Life Holiday
Arizona vs. Nebraska, San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 30, 8 p.m. ESPN
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Houston vs. Air Force, Fort Worth, Texas
Amon G. Carter Stadium Dec. 31, Noon ESPN
Brut Sun
Oklahoma vs. Stanford, El Paso, Texas
Sun Bowl Dec. 31, 2 p.m. CBS
Texas
Navy vs. Missouri, Houston
Reliant Stadium Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. ESPN
Insight
Minnesota vs. Iowa State, Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium Dec. 31, 6 p.m. NFL Network
Chick-fil-A
Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee, Atlanta
Georgia Dome Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Outback
Northwestern vs. Auburn, Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium Jan. 1, 11 a.m. ESPN
Capital One
Penn State vs. LSU, Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ABC
Konica Minolta Gator
West Virginia vs. Florida State, Jacksonville, Fla.
Municipal Stadium Jan. 1, 1 p.m. CBS
Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi
Ohio State vs. Oregon, Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 4:30 p.m. ABC
Allstate Sugar
Florida vs. Cincinnati, New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. FOX
International
South Florida vs. Northern Illinois, Toronto, Canada
Rogers Centre Jan. 2, Noon ESPN2
Papajohns.com
South Carolina vs. UConn, Birmingham, Ala.
Legion Field Jan. 2, 2 p.m. ESPN
AT&T Cotton
Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss, Arlington, Texas
Cowboys Stadium Jan. 2, 2 p.m. FOX
AutoZone Liberty
Arkansas vs. East Carolina, Memphis, Tenn.
Liberty Bowl Jan. 2, 5:30 p.m. ESPN
Valero Alamo
Michigan State vs. Texas Tech, San Antonio
Alamodome Jan. 2, 9 p.m. ESPN
Tostitos Fiesta
Boise State vs. TCU, Glendale, Ariz.
U. of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 4, 8 p.m. FOX
FedEx Orange
Iowa vs. Georgia Tech, Miami
Land Shark Stadium Jan. 5, 8 p.m. FOX
GMAC
Central Michigan vs. Troy, Mobile, Ala.
Ladd-Peebles Stadium Jan. 6, 7 p.m. ESPN
Citi BCS National Championship Game
Texas vs. Alabama, Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl Jan. 7, 8 p.m. ABC

Just looking through some of the matchups, some look like they can be really good.

As I pass by the Rose Bowl and see Ohio State Vs. Oregon...it sent chills all up my arm, that's the game i'll be looking forward too.. plus BCS Champ of course and others.

But that Rose Bowl freaked me right out, anyway...GO Ducks..Pac-10 Pride!! (Minus USC of course):P

Yuck, Shreveport. Let's see if Rodney Garner can rebuild the defense by the 28th. The job might be his to lose if Smart decides not to come.

Yuck, Shreveport. Let's see if Rodney Garner can rebuild the defense by the 28th. The job might be his to lose if Smart decides not to come.

GamerForca

That was where most experts were putting Auburn, and I'm glad they didn't.  Should be interesting to see how UGA can put up a defense and see how bad Willie Martinez actually was.

The BCS Busters will face off against each other. Damn you BCS, how is that going to prove anything? CommanderShiro

I am not too happy with that decision either.  Don't get me wrong, I am grateful that we got a BCS game, but why not give us a BCS team.  This is a lose-lose situation for Boise and a lose-possble win for TCU.  If Boise wins, TCU is overrated.  Boise loses, Boise is a one trick pony.  TCU loses, TCU overrated.  TCU wins by a little, TCU was lucky they didn't face any of the big boys.  TCU creams Boise, TCU should have been given a chance at the title.  I like how some people are saying Boise and TCU got invited to dinner, but are put at the kids table.

Here is what the players will be getting at their bowl games.geaux321

What the hell Fresno State!?! I put 33 points on you. CommanderShiro

Pretty foolish. I saw Wyoming give UT everything they had for a half. I woulda picked Wyoming in an instant.

I'm sick of BYU and hope they lose tomorrow.They've padded their seasons with wins over too many small mountain schools for decades, IMO.Spudtastic

And now they've padded this season with wins against Oklahoma and Oregon State. And just when I was starting to give the Pac-10 credit too. Cal better beat Utah or Pac-10 mocking will begin again.

Cal better beat Utah or Pac-10 mocking will begin again.GamerForca

And let the mocking begin.

[QUOTE="GamerForca"] Cal better beat Utah or Pac-10 mocking will begin again.sith_acolyte15

And let the mocking begin.

I don't think many people expected Cal to win, at least without Best.

[QUOTE="sith_acolyte15"]

[QUOTE="GamerForca"] Cal better beat Utah or Pac-10 mocking will begin again.geaux321

And let the mocking begin.

I don't think many people expected Cal to win, at least without Best.

Those refs in the BC/USC game were atrocious, it was hard to watch.geaux321

Yeah the one where the guy got "blocked" into the punt was complete BS.

And that is how bad Willie Martinez was.geaux321

Beat me to it. :D

edit: But to be fair, Georgia's special teams were far better without Jon Fabris as well.

Mike Leach will not be coaching Texas Tech during their bowl game after questioning about treatment over an injured player.geaux321

[QUOTE="geaux321"]Mike Leach will not be coaching Texas Tech during their bowl game after questioning about treatment over an injured player.CommanderShiro

Bowling Green/Idaho must have the worst officiating crew I've ever seen. The play after an illegal chop block opned up Bowling Green for a huge gain, I just saw a clipping, holding, and another illegal chop block all in one play. Wow.GamerForca

Bowling Green/Idaho must have the worst officiating crew I've ever seen. The play after an illegal chop block opned up Bowling Green for a huge gain, I just saw a clipping, holding, and another illegal chop block all in one play. Wow.GamerForca

But what an amazing ending to that game.

Does anyone else find it weird that Craig James is calling the game tonight?geaux321

Yeah I thought he would have better things to do...but unfortunately for us he had to grace us with his obnoxious presence.

Here are the standings to the Pick'em after tonight's games.

**Standings**
1. sfgiantsfan8291 - 167 pts. (11-4)
2. sith_acolyte15 - 146 pts. (8-5) *missed the first two games*
3. razman55 - 140 pts. (8-7)
4. Steelers_86 - 138 pts. (8-7)
5. geaux321 - 125 pts. (7-8 )
6. CommanderShiro - 115 pts. (7-8 )
7. GamerForca - 99 pts. (8-7)

sfgiantsfan pads his lead a little. I jumped from last to second. Steelers dropped two spots, as did GamerForca. So, considering the lack of numbers actually participating, that's quite a bit of movement.

I didn't get to watch the Nebraska/Arizona game because I was busy having fun at Dave and Busters with some friends. I noticed a lopsided score when I glanced at the tv on occasion. Anyone can tell me how well Nndamukung Suh played?CommanderShiro

He only had 3 tackles, but Arizona only had 109 yards of total offense.

So.. um, apparently Bob Stoops has never heard of the victory formation. GamerForca

This is why Bradford won the Heisman last year.

How many times can you win a game?  Geez, I thought the refs were just going to hand it to Northwestern.

And how terrible was the field for Penn St./LSU, that shouldn't be playable.

And how terrible was the field for Penn St./LSU, that shouldn't be playable.

geaux321

that late personal foul was called on the lsu guy instead of the penn state guy. i guess you are just aloud to lie on the ball all  game:roll:

Karma's a *****, right LSU? :lol:

[QUOTE="geaux321"]

And how terrible was the field for Penn St./LSU, that shouldn't be playable.

munchlax99

that late personal foul was called on the lsu guy instead of the penn state guy. i guess you are just aloud to lie on the ball all  game:roll:

Either it's a no call or a delay of game on the defense, bad officiating there.

How many times can you win a game?  Geez, I thought the refs were just going to hand it to Northwestern.

geaux321

That was one of the craziest games I've ever seen. And the Northwestern QB threw like 80 passes, what insanity.

woo!!! gators stomp cincy!Steelers_86