Dolfan in NYC Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Barring... force majeure bowl season will begin on 12/17 in the Bahamas. The semis will be on Friday 12/31. And the matchups are: COTTON BOWL #1 #4 ORANGE BOWL #2 #3 The National Championship will be on 1/10 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Besides the playoff games, here are the 300 other bowl games. Spoilered for size. Spoiler DATE BOWL TIME TV MATCHUP Dec. 17 Bahamas Bowl 12 p.m. ESPN Toledo vs. Middle Tennessee State Dec. 17 Cure Bowl 6 p.m. ESPN2 Coastal Carolina vs. Northern Illinois Dec. 18 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl 11 a.m. ESPN Appalachian State vs. Western Kentucky Dec. 18 New Mexico Bowl 2:15 p.m ESPN UTEP vs. Fresno State Dec. 18 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl 3:30 p.m. ABC BYU vs. UAB Dec. 18 Lendingtree Bowl 5:45 p.m. ESPN Liberty vs. Eastern Michigan Dec. 18 Los Angeles Bowl 7:30 pm. ABC Utah State vs. Oregon State Dec. 18 R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 9:15 p.m. ESPN Marshall vs. Louisiana Dec. 20 Myrtle Beach Bowl 2:30 p.m. ESPN Tulsa vs. Old Dominion Dec. 21 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 3:30 p.m. ESPN Kent State vs. Wyoming Dec. 21 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl 7:30 p.m. ESPN San Diego State vs. UTSA Dec. 22 Armed Forces Bowl 8 p.m. ESPN Army vs. Missouri Dec. 23 Frisco Football Classic TBD ESPN Miami, Ohio vs. North Texas Dec. 23 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl 7 p.m. ESPN Florida vs. UCF Dec. 24 Hawai'i Bowl 8 p.m. ESPN Hawaii vs. Memphis Dec. 25 Camellia Bowl 2:30 p.m. ESPN Ball State vs. Georgia State Dec. 27 Quick Lane Bowl 11 a.m. ESPN Western Michigan vs. Nevada Dec. 27 Military Bowl 2:30 p.m. ESPN Boston College vs. East Carolina Dec. 28 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl 12 p.m. ESPN Houston vs. Auburn Dec. 28 First Responder Bowl 3:15 p.m. ESPN Air Force vs. Louisville Dec. 28 AutoZone Liberty Bowl 6:45 p.m. ESPN Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech Dec. 28 Holiday Bowl 8 p.m. FOX/FS1 UCLA vs. N.C. State Dec. 28 Guaranteed Rate Bowl 10:15 p.m. ESPN West Virginia vs. Minnesota Dec. 29 Fenway Bowl 11 a.m. ESPN Virginia vs. SMU Dec. 29 Pinstripe Bowl 2:15 p.m. ESPN Virginia Tech vs. Maryland Dec. 29 Cheez-It Bowl 5:45 p.m. ESPN Clemson vs. Iowa State Dec. 29 Valero Alamo Bowl 9:15 p.m. ESPN Oregon vs. Oklahoma Dec. 30 Duke's Mayo Bowl 11:30 a.m. ESPN North Carolina vs. South Carolina Dec. 30 Transperfect Music City Bowl 3 p.m. ESPN Tennessee vs. Purdue Dec. 30 SRS Las Vegas Bowl 10:30 p.m. ESPN Wisconsin vs. Arizona State Dec. 31 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl 11 a.m. ESPN Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M Dec. 31 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl 2 p.m. CBS Washington State vs. Miami Dec. 31 Arizona Bowl 4:30 p.m. Barstool Boise State vs. Central Michigan Jan. 1 Outback Bowl 12 p.m. ESPN2 Arkansas vs. Penn State Jan. 1 Vrbo Citrus Bowl 1 p.m. ABC Iowa vs. Kentucky Jan. 4 Texas Bowl 9 p.m. ESPN Kansas State vs. LSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I can't explain it but VA Tech/Maryland being played in NY makes me chuckle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I'm a bit disappointed that we didn't end up getting Michigan State vs Notre Dame. One of the most underrated rivalries in college football. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 There are some really good mid-major bowl matchups prior to Christmas. Also, Florida vs. UCF a year or two too late for anyone to care! Plus: LEACH BOWL Bama/Cincy is a great Narrative game, with the G5 interloper challenging the face of the CFB establishment for the past decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 One thing: if/when Cincy gets blown out, can everyone remember that thete have only been 3 games decided by single digit points out of the 14 semifinal games in CFP history? Like, if it ends up 45-14 or whatever, that's fairly normal based on what's happened the last 7 years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Let's not act that both semi finals games could be ugly. Seems like some serious recency bias on that one. Yeah Michigan looked great against Iowa but Iowa offense was high school level. This defense is great but they haven't faced anyone like Georgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Oddly, @hammerva's list didn't contain the 3 other big games: Fiesta Bowl No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State 1 p.m. | ESPN State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona Rose Bowl No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Utah 5 p.m. | ESPN Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California Sugar Bowl No. 7 Baylor vs. No. 8 Ole Miss 8:45 p.m. | ESPN Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana --- tOSU vs UU is going to be a weird ass game. Like it will be 72-63 or 5-3 with zero inbetweens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 The inaugural Fenway Bowl being Virginia vs. SMU sure is something... It shows you how the selection based on conference standing is flawed as Boston College and UVA flipping bowls would have made far more sense for both 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 At this rate they should just have a lottery for all the bowl games. Besides probably the Rose bowl does anyone really matter which teams are in it. And if you are worried about seeing top teams in shitty pre-Christmas bowls just put the 5-15 seeds in a separate lottery or something so they are always in the major ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, hammerva said: At this rate they should just have a lottery for all the bowl games. Besides probably the Rose bowl does anyone really matter which teams are in it. And if you are worried about seeing top teams in shitty pre-Christmas bowls just put the 5-15 seeds in a separate lottery or something so they are always in the major ones. Well it matters locally to the folks trying to sell tickets I joked about it earlier because there probably should always be a Hawaii bowl with Hawaii playing in it as that would do well fan wise and I doubt the opponent is gonna turn down the trip to Hawaii. The Military/First Responder/Armed Forces would all love to have a military school in it thus Navy not being bowl eligible dicks over the Military Bowl but like Air Force playing Louisville in Texas is dumb. Go back to my earlier post - Maryland/Va Tech are playing in NY. Imagine that game being played in Annapolis instead. It will never ever happen but, honestly, the matchups should be made first, then they can be slotted into bowl games. And no counting the Bahamas Bowl and the "big bowls" - I am trying to decide which one is this year's "both teams being really far away from their fanbase" bowl Washington St vs Miami in El Paso, Texas or Central Michigan vs. Boise State in Arizona 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Well West Virginia vs Minnesota playing a bowl game in Phoenix has to be in the top 3. Although at least WVU was in this bowl before when it was the Cactus Bowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 1 minute ago, hammerva said: Well West Virginia vs Minnesota playing a bowl game in Phoenix has to be in the top 3. Although at least WVU was in this bowl before when it was the Cactus Bowl Oh yeah I totally missed that. That one is real bad because kickoff is 10:15 pm EST. The other two are at least afternoon games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian Fowler Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 6 hours ago, hammerva said: Let's not act that both semi finals games could be ugly. Seems like some serious recency bias on that one. Yeah Michigan looked great against Iowa but Iowa offense was high school level. This defense is great but they haven't faced anyone like Georgia. Oh it's absolutely possible Michigan gets blown out (I don't *think* they will but I won't be shocked if they do) but nobody is going to judge the entirely of the Power 5 conferences based on Michigan's performance. 3 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Oddly, @hammerva's list didn't contain the 3 other big games: Fiesta Bowl No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State 1 p.m. | ESPN State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona Rose Bowl No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Utah 5 p.m. | ESPN Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California Sugar Bowl No. 7 Baylor vs. No. 8 Ole Miss 8:45 p.m. | ESPN Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana --- tOSU vs UU is going to be a weird ass game. Like it will be 72-63 or 5-3 with zero inbetweens. Man, the Rose Bowl people and TV execs had to be real concerned going into the B1G title game that they could potentially get stuck with Iowa vs Utah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert C Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I was so hoping for an A&M/Iowa bowl game, so the Ags would have the more dynamic offense for once. Plus, it would've been a great insomnia cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Colorado St is hiring Nevada's Jay Norvell as HC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 To the surprise of no one - Kayvon Thibodeaux is skipping Oregon's bowl game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 I mean, it's not like the internet has a history of taking large flat surfaces in pictures and manipulating them to make some... stunningly awful things. (...what?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 It can get worse than that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 If anyone cares, Alabama/Georgia did a slightly higher rating but slightly smaller audience than Michigan/Ohio State the week before, and those were the two most watched games of the season, followed by the Iron Bowl, the B1G title game, and Michigan/Michigan State rounding out the top five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Not actually a bowl game, but congrats to Navy for somewhat salvaging the season by beating Army. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 14 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: Not actually a bowl game, but congrats to Navy for somewhat salvaging the season by beating Army. Are you kidding? If they lost every game 70-0 but beat Army it was a great season and the reverse is true as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert C Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Somehow it didn’t occur to me that Calzada hitting the portal means A&M goes into the bowl game without a healthy scholarship quarterback. Gonna be interesting. Maybe we’ll run the wishbone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Kenneth Walker III and Kenny Pickett are both skipping the Peach Bowl to prevent injury and prepare for the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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