Best college bowl game

[WdyCrankbait]

Ok, for once I really like all the match ups for the bowl games.  Which game are you looking forward to the most.

[00 mod]

Arkansas vs Ohio st!  GO HOGS!!!! 38-34 hogs!

[WdyCrankbait]

Stupid computer. Here are the list of the games.

2010-11 College Football Bowl Schedule

Bowl Location Date/Time Network

New Mexico

BYU vs. UTEP Albuquerque, N.M.

University Stadium Dec. 18

2 p.m. ESPN

uDrove Humanitarian

Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State Boise, Idaho

Bronco Stadium Dec. 18

5:30 p.m. ESPN

R+L Carriers New Orleans

Ohio vs. Troy New Orleans

Louisiana Superdome Dec. 18

9 p.m. ESPN

Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg

Southern Mississippi vs. Louisville St. Petersburg, Fla.

Tropicana Field Dec. 21

8 p.m. ESPN

MAACO Las Vegas

Utah vs. Boise State Las Vegas

Sam Boyd Stadium Dec. 22

8 p.m. ESPN

S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia

Navy vs. San Diego State San Diego

Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 23

8 p.m. ESPN

Sheraton Hawaii

Hawaii vs. Tulsa Honolulu

Aloha Stadium Dec. 24

8 p.m. ESPN

Little Caesars

Florida International vs. Toledo Detroit

Ford Field Dec. 26

8:30 p.m. ESPN

AdvoCare V100 Independence

Air Force vs. Georgia Tech Shreveport, La.

Independence Stadium Dec. 27

5 p.m. ESPN2

Champs Sports

West Virginia vs. NC State Orlando, Fla.

Florida Citrus Bowl Dec. 28

6:30 p.m. ESPN

Insight

Missouri vs. Iowa Tempe, Ariz.

Sun Devil Stadium Dec. 28

10 p.m. ESPN

Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman

East Carolina vs. Maryland Washington, D.C.

RFK Stadium Dec. 29

2:30 p.m. ESPN

Texas

Illinois vs. Baylor Houston

Reliant Stadium Dec. 29

6 p.m. ESPN

Valero Alamo

Oklahoma State vs. Arizona San Antonio

Alamodome Dec. 29

9:15 p.m. ESPN

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces

Army vs. SMU Dallas

Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dec. 30

Noon ESPN

New Era Pinstripe

Kansas St. vs. Syracuse Bronx, N.Y.

Yankee Stadium Dec. 30

3:20 p.m. ESPN

Franklin American Mortgage Music City

North Carolina vs. Tennessee Nashville, Tenn.

LP Field Dec. 30

6:40 p.m. ESPN

Bridgepoint Education Holiday

Nebraska vs. Washington San Diego

Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 30

10 p.m. ESPN

Meineke Car Care

South Florida vs. Clemson Charlotte, N.C.

Bank of America Stadium Dec. 31

Noon ESPN

Hyundai Sun

Notre Dame vs. Miami El Paso, Texas

Sun Bowl Dec. 31

2 p.m. CBS

AutoZone Liberty

Georgia vs. UCF Memphis, Tenn.

Liberty Bowl Dec. 31

3:30 p.m. ESPN

Chick-fil-A

South Carolina vs. Florida State Atlanta

Georgia Dome Dec. 31

7:30 p.m. ESPN

TicketCity

Northwestern vs. Texas Tech Dallas

Cotton Bowl Jan. 1

Noon ESPNU

Outback

Florida vs. Penn State Tampa, Fla.

Raymond James Stadium Jan. 1

1 p.m. ABC

Capital One

Alabama vs. Michigan State Orlando, Fla.

Florida Citrus Bowl Jan. 1

1 p.m. ESPN

Gator Bowl

Mississippi State vs. Michigan Jacksonville, Fla.

Municipal Stadium Jan. 1

1:30 p.m. ESPN2

Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO

Wisconsin vs. TCU Pasadena, Calif.

Rose Bowl Jan. 1

5 p.m. ESPN

Tostitos Fiesta

Connecticut vs. Oklahoma Glendale, Ariz.

U. of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 1

8:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPN3D

Discover Orange

Stanford vs. Virginia Tech Miami

Sun Life Stadium Jan. 3

8:30 p.m. ESPN

Allstate Sugar

Ohio State vs. Arkansas New Orleans

Louisiana Superdome Jan. 4

8:30 p.m. ESPN

GoDaddy.com

Middle Tennessee vs. Miami (Ohio) Mobile, Ala.

Ladd-Peebles Stadium Jan. 6

8 p.m. ESPN

AT&T Cotton

LSU vs. Texas A&M Arlington, Texas

Cowboys Stadium Jan. 7

8 p.m. FOX

BBVA Compass Bowl

Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky Birmingham, Ala.

Legion Field Jan. 8

Noon ESPN

Kraft Fight Hunger

Nevada vs. Boston College San Francisco

AT&T Park Jan. 9

9 p.m. ESPN

Tostitos BCS National Championship Game

Oregon vs. Auburn Glendale, Ariz.

U. of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 10

8:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPN3D

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Even though both teams are really down on the totem pole right now:

Miami vs. Notre Dame is a really intriguing game.  An old rivalry renewed.

I'm actually interested in watching the BCS title game this year.  That should be really fun to watch.

[WdyCrankbait]

I agree about the title game!  It should be a 100 mph offensive explosion!  Finally, the BCS worked.

[Tin]

Bummed about Boise St. I wanted to see them play an SEC team and get destroyed.

[KU_Bassmaster.]

Bummed about Boise St. I wanted to see them play an SEC team and get destroyed.

Doubtful.  See 2008 Sugar Bowl.  A poor lowly "Mountain West" team could never compete with the mighty SEC could they?

[Grey Wolf]

There's only one game that means anything , the rest are meaningless.

[5bass]

I agree about the title game! Finally, the BCS worked.

Worked? This is the perfect year for the BCS to have a +1. TCU plays at Oregon, winner gets Auburn. Thats the only way to do it when you have 3 undefeated teams. TCU got left out in the cold. Not sure if they could hang with either one or not but they are undefeated just like 1 and 2.

I think Auburn squeaks by Oregon in the title game.

[aarogb]

UNC vs. Tennessee in the Music City Bowl.  Hopefully I will be able to go watch UNC whoop dat Tennessee A if i find some more money to pay for the flight and ticket and hotel.

[Dan:]

Bummed about Boise St. I wanted to see them play an SEC team and get destroyed.

Doubtful. See 2008 Sugar Bowl. A poor lowly "Mountain West" team could never compete with the mighty SEC could they?

2008 Sugar Bowl:

Georgia 41, Hawaii 10

or are you talking about 2009 when Utah beat Alabama?

[scrutch]

Although I'm probably rooting for the opposite team as him, I'm with the Addict on this one. ND vs. Miami. Catholics vs. Convicts. Great matchup by the way. Should prove to be a close game.

GO IRISH!!

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Although I'm probably rooting for the opposite team as him, I'm with the Addict on this one. ND vs. Miami. Catholics vs. Convicts. Great matchup by the way. Should prove to be a close game.

GO IRISH!!

[scrutch]

Although I'm probably rooting for the opposite team as him, I'm with the Addict on this one. ND vs. Miami. Catholics vs. Convicts. Great matchup by the way. Should prove to be a close game.

GO IRISH!!

I didn't think it'd take you long Eric! lol!

Saw this earlier today,  do you think I should buy it??

:P;D ;D

[flippin and pitchin]

Go DUCKS !

Oregon 45 Auburn 41

[SoFlaBassAddict]

I'm definitely getting my old catholics vs convicts shirt out.  Best part is now this is just a preview of the game slated for 2012.

[WdyCrankbait]

I agree about the title game! Finally, the BCS worked.

Worked? This is the perfect year for the BCS to have a +1. TCU plays at Oregon, winner gets Auburn. Thats the only way to do it when you have 3 undefeated teams. TCU got left out in the cold. Not sure if they could hang with either one or not but they are undefeated just like 1 and 2.

I think Auburn squeaks by Oregon in the title game.

I understand what you are getting at, but if Boise had made that chip shot of a kick against Nevada then there would be 2 unbeatens, then what? 

I graduated from VT and IF we had won against Boise, knocked out JMU (embarrising loss) then would we have gotten an invite to the championship game?  No, Auburn and Oregon are the two best teams in college football as of right now.

[5bass]

I agree about the title game! Finally, the BCS worked.

Worked? This is the perfect year for the BCS to have a +1. TCU plays at Oregon, winner gets Auburn. Thats the only way to do it when you have 3 undefeated teams. TCU got left out in the cold. Not sure if they could hang with either one or not but they are undefeated just like 1 and 2.

I think Auburn squeaks by Oregon in the title game.

I understand what you are getting at, but if Boise had made that chip shot of a kick against Nevada then there would be 2 unbeatens, then what?

That's irrelevant. It didnt happen. If it had happened, there still should be a +1. They would just have to pair up 1-4 some way and then the winners play.

I graduated from VT and IF we had won against Boise, knocked out JMU (embarrising loss) then would we have gotten an invite to the championship game?  

Probably not because the ACC is so weak, nonetheless, with a +1 they would get a chance to prove themselves.

Of the Pac10 teams only 6 of the 10 are .500 or better overall with 2 of those 6 only being 6-6....where the ACC has 9 of 12 teams at .500 or better. So you never know, I sure wish VT had closed the deal on Boise and buried JMU like they were supposed to.

By the way, I still think the BCS is seriously flawed and until college football figures out a better system without losing the money that the BCS gives up, sadly, nothing is going to change. It's all about the mighty $$.

[WdyCrankbait]

I agree about the title game! Finally, the BCS worked.

Worked? This is the perfect year for the BCS to have a +1. TCU plays at Oregon, winner gets Auburn. Thats the only way to do it when you have 3 undefeated teams. TCU got left out in the cold. Not sure if they could hang with either one or not but they are undefeated just like 1 and 2.

I think Auburn squeaks by Oregon in the title game.

I understand what you are getting at, but if Boise had made that chip shot of a kick against Nevada then there would be 2 unbeatens, then what?

That's irrelevant. It didnt happen. If it had happened, there still should be a +1. They would just have to pair up 1-4 some way and then the winners play.

I graduated from VT and IF we had won against Boise, knocked out JMU (embarrising loss) then would we have gotten an invite to the championship game?

Probably not because the ACC is so weak, nonetheless, with a +1 they would get a chance to prove themselves.

Of the Pac10 teams only 6 of the 10 are .500 or better overall with 2 of those 6 only being 6-6....where the ACC has 9 of 12 teams at .500 or better. So you never know, I sure wish VT had closed the deal on Boise and buried JMU like they were supposed to.

By the way, I still think the BCS is seriously flawed and until college football figures out a better system without losing the money that the BCS gives up, sadly, nothing is going to change. It's all about the mighty $$.

Thanks for making the point about the Pac 10 vs. ACC record wise. A lot of people do not mention that. Yeah, VT should have closed it out against BSU and JMU, but you are right we did not and it is irrevelant.

I could see a 8 team playoff similar to March Madness, but with NIT parameters. Meaning, the higher seed team gets the home game to the lower seed team. But, not sure universities would go for that considering that would mean an uneven amount of home games for different teams (Just a reason I could see complained about.) and less ticket sale $$.  Then, the championship game nuetral sight, but the flaw with that is what happens to the bowl games, there will not be any and my idea is dead there.

The thing I do not like about the plus 1 game is, that is telling me the 3rd place team would have beaten the 2nd place (losing team) if #1 & #2 play. I would like to see TCU beat Auburn or Oregon in this system. No disrespect to TCU, I watched them make Utah look like a JV team in that game. They are good, but doubt they have the bench to handle an Auburn or Oregon.

[scrutch]

Eric, care to make a little friendly wager?  Like maybe a new LC bait or something?  Just for fun.

[Tin]

If a bracket was set up of say 16 teams.. The "Final Four" would be made up of 3 possibly 4 SEC West teams. lol

[SDoolittle]

I really don't see how a playoff would solve anything. If there was an eight team playoff, all you've really done is push the burden of who gets left out from number three to number nine. This year, that would be #9 (BCS) Michigan State who has a better record than #7 Oklahoma and #8 Arkansas. If we used the coaches poll instead of the BCS, it would get even more complicated since Oklahoma and Arkansas are tied for #8. So who gets left out? 

[Carrington]

definitely my school, Virginia Tech playing in the orange bowl.

[tipptruck1]

The rose bowl. I know I am a Badgers fan. But I heard TCU has been favored to win.

I have a feeling the bcs championship game will be a blow out. I am not a auburn fan. But the ducks can't hold a candle to them. If its not a blow out it would shock me.

[SDoolittle]

I don't think it will be a total blowout. Oregon has an explosive offense, and they will find a way to put some points on the board.

My prediction:

Auburn 35 - Oregon 24