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Double Elimination for the SEC!
Miniature American Flags for others!

And so after another long regular season of thrilling, meaningful match ups, where every week was an elimination game (unless you are Alabama) we find ourselves now on the brink of bowl season!

Which conference will prove its superiority this bowl season?
Can ucla avoid becoming the first 6-8 team in college history?
Can Ohio State finally beat an SEC team in a bowl game? Will it matter since its not a BCS game?
How many teams whose coaches have been fired/taken new jobs will lose in horrible fashion?
How many TDs will Oregon lose the Rose Bowl by?
Which bowl game will end up with the most random drama?
How bad will Fox screw up their broadcasts? Will Gus Johnson have a heart attack?
What will I do with no college football on New Years? Will I be too hung over to care?
Of these 500 bowl games how many will I watch start to finish?

December 17th
Gildan New Mexico
Temple vs. Wyoming 2 p.m.

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Ohio vs. Utah State Boise, Idaho 5:30 p.m.

R+L Carriers New Orleans
San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 9 p.m.

December 20th
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg
Florida International vs. Marshall 8 p.m.

December. 21
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
TCU vs. Louisiana Tech San Diego 8 p.m.

December 22
MAACO Las Vegas
Arizona State vs. Boise State 8 p.m.

December 24
Sheraton Hawaii
Nevada vs. Southern Miss 8 p.m.

December 26
AdvoCare V100 Independence
Missouri vs. North Carolina 5 p.m.

Little Caesars
Western Michigan vs. Purdue 4:30 p.m.

December 27
Belk
Louisville vs. NC State 8 p.m.

December 28
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman
Toledo vs. Air Force 4:30 p.m.

Bridgepoint Education Holiday
California vs. Texas 8 p.m.

December 29
Champs Sports
Florida State vs. Notre Dame 5:30 p.m.

Valero Alamo
Washington vs. Baylor 9 p.m.

December 30
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
BYU vs. Tulsa Noon

New Era Pinstripe
Rutgers vs. Iowa State 3:20 p.m.

Franklin American Mortgage Music City
Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest 6:40 p.m.

Insight
Iowa vs. Oklahoma 10 p.m.

December 31
Meineke Car Care of Texas
Texas A&M vs. Northwestern Noon

Hyundai Sun
Georgia Tech vs. Utah 2 p.m.

AutoZone Liberty
Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt 3:30 p.m.

Kraft Fight Hunger
Illinois vs. UCLA 3:30 p.m.

Chick-fil-A
Virginia vs. Auburn 7:30 p.m.

January 2
TicketCity
Houston vs. Penn State Noon

Outback
Michigan State vs. Georgia 1 p.m.

Capital One
Nebraska vs. South Carolina 1 p.m.

Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl
Ohio State vs. Florida 1 p.m.

Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Wisconsin vs. Oregon 5 p.m.

Tostitos Fiesta
Stanford vs. Oklahoma State 8:30 p.m.

January 3
Allstate Sugar
Michigan vs. Virginia Tech 8:30 p.m.

January 4
Discover Orange
West Virginia vs. Clemson 8:30 p.m.

January 6
AT&T Cotton
Kansas State vs. Arkansas 8 p.m.

January 7
BBVA Compass Bowl
SMU vs. Pittsburgh 1 p.m.

January 8
GoDaddy.com
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois 9 p.m.

January 9
Allstate BCS National Championship Game
No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama 8:30 p.m.

Bowl Series Standings!
ACC 0-0 7 Remaining
Big East 0-0 5 Remaining
B1G 0-0 10 Remaining
Big 12 0-0 8 Remaining
C-USA 0-0 5 Remaining
MAC 0-0 5 Remaining
MWC 0-0 5 Remaining
Pac 12 0-0 7 Remaining
SEC 0-0 9 Remaining
Sun Belt 0-0 3 Remaining
WAC 0-0 3 Remaining

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Make sure you set your first picks before the 17th!

Winner picks the off season thread title!

Suck it Luck!

 

[The Outsider]

Can Ohio State finally beat an SEC team in a bowl game?

So does last year not count because of the bullshit sanctions or because it was against Arkansas?

 

[Desperado]

BIG XII BIG XII BIG XII

8 teams in bowls! Plus 2 more future conference members!

BIG XII BIG XII BIG XII

 

[Battlezone]

So does last year not count because of the bullshit sanctions or because it was against Arkansas?

Yes.

 

[sf2fanatic]

What will I do with no college football on New Years? Will I be too hung over to care?!

Thank goodness for NFL.. Its gonna save my Xmas and New Years Days.

Especially last week of NFL.

 

[lazybones18]

Got my ticket for the Pizza Bowl

Go....who gives a shit.

 

[mre]

*Reserved for my picks*

 

[SyNapSe]

I get spreading the bowl games out from a financial perspective but why do we now have literally 0 bowl games on New Years day? A day when a ton of Americans are off work and half of them are too hung over to do anything but watch TV.

 

[NewLib]

I get spreading the bowl games out from a financial perspective but why do we now have literally 0 bowl games on New Years day? A day when a ton of Americans are off work and half of them are too hung over to do anything but watch TV.

I think this always happens when New Years is on Sunday. And the reason is.... the NFL.

 

[mYm|17|]

i'm ready!!

 

[bigtroyjon]

I get spreading the bowl games out from a financial perspective but why do we now have literally 0 bowl games on New Years day? A day when a ton of Americans are off work and half of them are too hung over to do anything but watch TV.

The 2nd of January is the National Holiday this year since the 1st falls on a Sunday. Everyone should have it off that would normally have the 1st off.

 

[devildog820]

Not super excited about any of these bowls.

 

[chaosblade]

I like how the Cotton Bowl looks more interesting than both the Sugar and Orange bowls.

 

[Skiptastic]

Vandy bowl game! No bowls for 20 years or so, now two in four years! HYPE!

 

[andycapps]

Bowls don't get interesting until the 2nd.

 

[squicken]

Still bitter about Sugar Bowl. As corrupt and shameless as I know the NCAA and bowls to be, I was still taken aback by this one

 

[CriginsMcJuggs]

Going to the Orange Bowl, this will be my first bowl game. Should be fun.

 

[KingGondo]

I want to congratulate Trent Richardson on Heisman finish. Tied for 2nd highest ever for Alabama player. Deserved better.

Stop it.

Stop.

It.

 

[Pathetic Basement Virgin]

I get spreading the bowl games out from a financial perspective but why do we now have literally 0 bowl games on New Years day? A day when a ton of Americans are off work and half of them are too hung over to do anything but watch TV.

Nfl. Happens every time new year is on a Sunday.

 

[Garryk]

Gus Johnson is calling the Cotton Bowl. I expect mucho coronaries.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Let's do this!

Can't wait to win the Bowl Pick'em, to complete the sweep.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Stop it.

Stop.

It.

Finebaum is basically us with a bigger audience.

 

[cajunator]

GO LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE!

 

[Oozer3993]

Gus Johnson is calling the Cotton Bowl. I expect mucho coronaries.

I can't wait. It's gonna be awesome. His larynx might explode.

 

[mre]

Stop it.

Stop.

It.

Finebaum will never read the words you wrote, but a smile crossed his lips anyway when you hit "submit reply."

 

[KingGondo]

Finebaum will never read the words you wrote, but a smile crossed his lips anyway when you hit "submit reply."

He truly is a masterful troll. I know what he's doing, but I can't help but respond.

It still blows my mind that Richardson had way more Heisman votes than Montee Ball.

 

[yellowjacket25]

Outback
Michigan State vs. Georgia 1 p.m.

Capital One
Nebraska vs. South Carolina 1 p.m.

Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl
Ohio State vs. Florida 1 p.m.

I still don't understand what benefit there is to having so many games involving teams from only two conferences being played at the same time. Won't this just dilute the viewership for all three?

 

[ConfusingJazz]

I still don't understand what benefit there is to having so many games involving teams from only two conferences being played at the same time. Won't this just dilute the viewership for all three?

You don't like the prestigious January 2nd Bowls?

 

[Lonestar]

He truly is a masterful troll. I know what he's doing, but I can't help but respond.

It still blows my mind that Richardson had way more Heisman votes than Montee Ball.

Easy: Eye Test

The 2 of them stood side by side, until the press yelled out "get that 12 year old off the stage."

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

I will be less than thrilled if my boss doesn't let me have Jan 2. off.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Still kicking around the idea of going to the Orange Bowl. But meh at that matchup.

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

Still kicking around the idea of going to the Orange Bowl. But meh at that matchup.

I was just in Miami. I drove by the Orange Bowl, that venue is showing its age.

 

[KingGondo]

I was just in Miami. I drove by the Orange Bowl, that venue is showing its age.

But isn't the game at Land Shark Field or whatever the hell Pro Player is called now?

 

[ConfusingJazz]

But isn't the game at Land Shark Field or whatever the hell Pro Player is called now?

Joe Robbie Stadium!

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

But isn't the game at Land Shark Field or whatever the hell Pro Player is called now?

Yep, I was thinking of the whatever they are building for the Marlins right now. Which explains the fences and construction.

That's where the old Orange Bowl was right?

 

[KingGondo]

One thing I really like about South Florida is how they love tradition, classiness, and how they support their teams no matter what.

NEW MONEY MOTHAFUCKAH!!!

 

[tokkun]

He truly is a masterful troll. I know what he's doing, but I can't help but respond.

It still blows my mind that Richardson had way more Heisman votes than Montee Ball.

You see, Richardson has to face ESS EEE CEE defenses, whereas Ball only had to play against soft B1G defenses like tOSU, MSU, and Penn State.

And if you want to point out that Ball did much better against Penn State than Richardson, their defense was weakened by child molesters.

 

[KingGondo]

You see, Richardson has to face ESS EEE CEE defenses, whereas Ball only had to play against soft B1G defenses like tOSU, MSU, and Penn State.

And if you want to point out that Ball did much better against Penn State than Richardson, their defense was weakened by child molesters.

To be fair, Trent got most of his yards against a team that won the MNC last year, and he had to get up mentally for his huge games against Kent State, North Texas, and Georgia Southern.

Heart of a champion.

 

[bigtroyjon]

The Orange Bowl got bulldozed for the new baseball stadium.

Did you see the ballpark? I think the outside is pretty much done.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Yep, I was thinking of the whatever they are building for the Marlins right now. Which explains the fences and construction.

That's where the old Orange Bowl was right?

Yup.

I'd be going to The Stadium Formerly Known as Joe Robbie, which as I understand it, did just go through some renovations.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

But isn't the game at Land Shark Field or whatever the hell Pro Player is called now?

it's been played at Joe Robbie/whatever it's called now for at least a decade. I know because I was there in 2000 when Michigan beat Alabama.

I'm not sure why anyone thought the Orange Bowl was actually played at the Orange Bowl anymore. It's been a very long time since the last bowl game held at the Orange Bowl.

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

Yup.

I'd be going to The Stadium Formerly Known as Joe Robbie, which as I understand it, did just go through some renovations.

Oh, my trip into Liberty City was scary.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

The Orange Bowl got bulldozed for the new baseball stadium.

Did you see the ballpark? I think the outside is pretty much done.

The Orange Bowl was not bulldozed for the new baseball stadium.

It was bulldozed for this:

They just decided to build a baseball stadium around it.

 

[KingGondo]

it's been played at Joe Robbie/whatever it's called now for at least a decade. I know because I was there in 2000 when Michigan beat Alabama.

I'm not sure why anyone thought the Orange Bowl was actually played at the Orange Bowl anymore. It's been a very long time since the last bowl game held at the Orange Bowl.

So when that brawl happened between The U and FIU, was that at the Orange Bowl?

Cause all I remember is the announcer saying "You don't bring that shit into the OB!"

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Oh, my trip into Liberty City was scary.

I've never been to the former Orange Bowl stadium. But Dolphin Stadium/Sun Life/Pro Player is only on the border of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. And there is so much access via highways, you really don't have to mess with any neighborhoods, except quickly driving through when you exit.

Edit: Yeah, I think so Gondo. Miami very recently(within 5 years?) moved their games from the Orange Bowl stadium. Which was also the former home of the Dolphins. Just double checked... they moved out after the 2007 season.

 

[Slo]

Ctrl + F Minnesota

 

[ConfusingJazz]

So when that brawl happened between The U and FIU, was that at the Orange Bowl?

Cause all I remember is the announcer saying "You don't bring that shit into the OB!"

Da U played at the Orange Bowl until 2007.

 

[KingGondo]

Da U played at the Orange Bowl until 2007.

That prompted me to look up the actual quote from Lamar Thomas:

"You come into our house, you should get your behind kicked. You don't come into the OB playing that stuff....You can't come over to our place talking noise like that. You'll get your butt beat. I was about to go down the elevator to get in that thing.....I say, why don't we meet outside in the tunnel after the ball game and get it on some more? You don't come into the OB, baby. We've had a down couple of years but you don't come in here talking smack. Not in our house."[2]

:jnc

 

[TheNatural]

Hey, you forgot the ECU "Virtual Bowl."

LOL. $50 for a game that doesn't exist. Much like a national title game.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Oh, ECU...