Best/Worst of Bowl Schedule

[BoiseStateFan27]

Best:

Oklahoma State/A&M - enjoy seeing these two play again
NY6 outside of the Orange bowl
Auburn/Minnesota
Games after Jan 2nd leading up to the Natty
Battle of the Western directional schools (Western Kentucky vs Western Michigan)

Worst:

The Orange bowl

might be biased but we're screwed having to play Petersen in his last game

Tennessee's bowl complaints switching games, originally they were rumored to play Va Tech and Kentucky/Indiana were going to play. Really would have enjoyed seeing both of those games because it involved nearby teams that never play each other

Eastern Michigan playing Pitt - Really odd that Eastern Michigan, one of the lowest teams in the Mac Standings to make a bowl, gets rewarded with a P5 opportunity right down the road? Central Michigan and Western Michigan both got good bowl matchups but I'd think they'd much rather get a shot at a beatable P5 school near home.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

How about washington vs boise state in Chris Petersen's last game in Vegas

Hate it

 

[NolePride]

What about staying in the top 5 after being boat-raced.

That's true...But LSU did that to everybody they played.

Plus who would they put there? Oregon has lost to a 3-loss Auburn team and a 5 loss Az St team.

Maybe Penn St at #5. Difficult to put Florida over Georgia because of the head-to-head. Couldn't put Bama
over Auburn for the same reason or Utah over Oregon. Baylor could have been a possibility but it would be
difficult to move them up 2 spots after a loss. (Even in OT).

I just believe the committee was pretty set as were all of us on who the top 4 were and in reality, it really
doesn't matter who #5 or below is. (Unless you are striving for a at-large berth in one of the elite 6
Bowls. Then you need to be #12.

Georgia was the best guess they could come up with.

 

[jjc2009]

Would have rather played Texas in Camping World Bowl.

There are too bath if these things and better matchups get diluted.

 

[desert heat]

Bowl schedule (All Times Eastern)
Dec. 20

Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
Buffalo vs. Charlotte
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium
Nassau
2 p.m., ESPN

Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
Utah State vs. Kent State
Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
7:30 p.m., ESPN2

Dec. 21

Celebration Bowl
Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
Noon, ABC

New Mexico Bowl
Central Michigan vs. San Diego State
Dreamstyle Stadium
Albuquerque, New Mexico
2 p.m., ESPN

Cure Bowl
Liberty vs. Georgia Southern
Exploria Stadium
Orlando, Florida
2:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network

Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
SMU vs. Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida
3:30 p.m., ABC

Camellia Bowl
Florida International vs. Arkansas State
Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, Alabama
5:30 p.m., ESPN

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Boise State vs. Washington
Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas
7:30 p.m., ABC

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Appalachian State vs. UAB
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans
9 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 23

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
UCF vs. Marshall
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
2:30 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 24

SoFi Hawai'i Bowl
Hawai'i vs. BYU
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
8 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 26

Walk-On's Independence Bowl
Louisiana Tech vs. Miami
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
4 p.m., ESPN

Quick Lane Bowl
Pittsburgh vs. Eastern Michigan
Ford Field
Detroit
8 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 27

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
North Carolina vs. Temple
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Maryland
Noon, ESPN

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Michigan State vs. Wake Forest
Yankee Stadium
New York
3:20 p.m., ESPN

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
NRG Stadium
Houston
6:45 p.m., ESPN

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
USC vs. Iowa
SDCCU Stadium
San Diego
8 p.m., Fox Sports 1

Cheez-It Bowl
Air Force vs. Washington State
Chase Field
Phoenix
10:15 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 28

Camping World Bowl
Notre Dame vs. Iowa State
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Noon, ABC

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Penn State vs. Memphis
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
Noon, ESPN

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Clemson
State Farm Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
4 or 8 p.m., ESPN

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 1 LSU vs. No. 4 Oklahoma
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
4 or 8 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 30

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas
12:30 p.m., ESPN

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Louisville
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
4 p.m., ESPN

Redbox Bowl
California vs. Illinois
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, California
4 p.m., FOX

Capital One Orange Bowl
Florida vs. Virginia
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
8 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 31

Belk Bowl
Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina
Noon, ESPN

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Florida State vs. Arizona State
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas
2 p.m., CBS

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Navy vs. Kansas State
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
3:45 p.m., ESPN

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Wyoming vs. Georgia State
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
4:30, CBS Sports Network

Valero Alamo Bowl
Utah vs. Texas
Alamodome
San Antonio
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 1, 2020

Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Michigan vs. Alabama
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
1 p.m., ABC

Outback Bowl
Minnesota vs. Auburn
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
1 p.m., ESPN

Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual
Oregon vs. Wisconsin
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
5 p.m., ESPN

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Georgia vs. Baylor
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans
8:45 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 2

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Boston College vs. Cincinnati
Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
3 p.m., ESPN

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Indiana vs. Tennessee
TIAA Bank Field
Jacksonville, Florida
7 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 3

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Ohio vs. Nevada
Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho
3:30 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 4

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Southern Mississippi vs. Tulane
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas
11:30 a.m., ESPN

Jan. 6

LendingTree Bowl
Louisiana vs. Miami (Ohio)
Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Mobile, Alabama
7:30 p.m., ESPN

College Football Playoff National Championship
Monday, Jan. 13, 2020
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans
8 p.m., ESPN

who needs a real playoff system with such a smorgasbord of great games.

 

[rmilia1]

USC vs Iowa is kinda spicy

Im pretty sure thats the first time anyone has called Iowa football spicy..... unless vanilla is a spice?

 

[kburjr]

Im pretty sure thats the first time anyone has called Iowa football spicy..... unless vanilla is a spice?

and not even name brand vanilla at that

 

[rmilia1]

and not even name brand vanilla at that

Obviously

 

[kburjr]

Obviously

Kick their ass anyhow

 

[78Cyclones]

Would have rather played Texas in Camping World Bowl.

There are too bath if these things and better matchups get diluted.

FWIW, Iowa State beat Texas, only lost @ Baylor by 2 and @ OU by 1, and has 8 players in the All Big Xii 2 deep. So, if you are worried about them being a quality opponent (even though the record is mediocre) - I think you will be pleasantly surprised and enjoy seeing Purdy, Hall, Kolar, Jones, etc. play. Looking forward to the match-up myself!

 

[desert heat]

FWIW, Iowa State beat Texas, only lost @ Baylor by 2 and @ OU by 1, and has 8 players in the All Big Xii 2 deep. So, if you are worried about them being a quality opponent (even though the record is mediocre) - I think you will be pleasantly surprised and enjoy seeing Purdy, Hall, Kolar, Jones, etc. play. Looking forward to the match-up myself!

it's kind of a trap game. the cyclones have played everyone tough, are dangerous, yet notre dame really has nothing to gain from beating them.

 

[78Cyclones]

it's kind of a trap game. the cyclones have played everyone tough, are dangerous, yet notre dame really has nothing to gain from beating them.

They gain a win if they win. I'd think a W and a Trophy to finish 11-2 would be cool. Plus, they will be able to say they beat next year's Big Xii Champion!

 

[outofyourmind]

They gain a win if they win. I'd think a W and a Trophy to finish 11-2 would be cool. Plus, they will be able to say they beat next year's Big Xii Champion!

 

[kburjr]

it's kind of a trap game. the cyclones have played everyone tough, are dangerous, yet notre dame really has nothing to gain from beating them.

Most teams still play for pride and glory. and chicks

 

[outofyourmind]

Most teams still play for pride and glory. and chicks

 

[desert heat]

They gain a win if they win. Considering ND's Bowl history since Holtz retired, I'd think a W and a Trophy to finish 11-2 would be cool. Plus, they will be able to say they beat next year's Big Xii Champion!

that is incentive, but if they win, they'll likely not move up much in the rankings, and if they lose, will fall out of the top 20.

if i were ND's coach i'd be disappointed.

 

[desert heat]

Most teams still play for pride and glory. and chicks

there's more pride and glory to beating a higher ranked team.

 

[78Cyclones]

that is incentive, but if they win, they'll likely not move up much in the rankings, and if they lose, will fall out of the top 20.

if i were ND's coach i'd be disappointed.

Then, they shouldn't lose! BTW, I know it's not an even match-up, but they have put themselves in this boat. If they were a full playing member of the ACC, they would be in the Orange (instead of UVA) vs. Florida.

Sometimes, they play up record wise (Like 6-4-1 ND vs. 11-1 Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl in the early 90s), and sometimes they play down record wise like this year. Either way, hopefully, Iowa State can give them a game.

 

[desert heat]

Then, they shouldn't lose! BTW, I know it's not an even match-up, but they have put themselves in this boat. If they were a full playing member of the ACC, they would be in the Orange (instead of UVA) vs. Florida.

Sometimes, they play up record wise (Like 6-4-1 ND vs. 11-1 Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl in the early 90s), and sometimes they play down record wise like this year. Either way, hopefully, Iowa State can give them a game.

a 16 team playoff would be much better than a bunch of meaningless games.

 

[kburjr]

that is incentive, but if they win, they'll likely not move up much in the rankings, and if they lose, will fall out of the top 20.

if i were ND's coach i'd be disappointed.

#1 Rankings don't pay.

When they are recruiting those kids, they tell them the goal is to play in a bowl game, not just high ranking bowl games. Too bad they don't actually join a conference and have a chance to play for a championship, but that's on them. Also, this year, they have a very weak 10-2.