Week 15
The Wiz of Odds —
... You can almost feel the excitement beginning to build for the first postseason game, the EagleBank Bowl, but before we get to that Dec. 20 classic, there are 16 games left on the schedule, including those money grabs called conference championship games. ...
FLORIDA-OKLAHOMA, USC-PENN STATE, BAMA-UTAH, OSU-TEXAS, CINCINNATI-VA TECH,
NBC Sports - College Football Talk —
The final BCS standings have been announced, and there were no surprises: Florida will play Oklahoma for the national championship. The other BCS bowl games will be USC-Penn State in the Rose, Alabama-Utah in the Sugar, Ohio State-Texas in the Fiesta and Cincinnati-Virginia Tech in the Orange. Undefeated Boise State was denied a BCS bid and will instead play Texas Christian in the Poinsettia Bowl. The complete list of bowl games is here .
Bowl Selections Announced
Garnet And Black Attack —
The bowl slate is now available. Here is the full SEC schedule:
Gaylord Music City: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt
Chick-fil-a: LSU vs. Georgia Tech
Outback: South Carolina vs. Iowa
Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan State
Liberty: Kentucky vs. East Carolina
Sugar: Alabama vs. Utah
Cotton: Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech
BCS Championship: Florida vs. Oklahoma
The national media will closely observe these games to discern whether or not the SEC is truly as down as it ...
Take the skinheads bowling, take them bowling
SportsFilter —
Sunday, December 07, 2008 Take the skinheads bowling, take them bowling The college football bowl games have been announced. Some goof over at Fox Sports ...
Badgers to the Champs Sports Bowl
The Bucky Channel - The World of Sports from Wisconsin's Perspective. —
... Here's the rest of your college football bowl schedule. The Bucky Channel will probably sponsor some sort of bowl pick 'em challenge through Yahoo!, of which I should have more information in the coming days. I'm not sure what the prize will be yet, but it will likely be a T-shirt, of which I have yet to have made. Details on that forthcoming.
2008-09 College Football Bowl Games Announced
The World According to MoonDog —
... For a complete list of bowl games, dates, times, television network and participating teams, click here. ...
CURIOUS INDEX, 12/8/2008
EDSBS —
... Notre Dame wins no matter what happens. In the long list of bowls, please note that Notre Dame will be going to the Hawaii bowl, meaning they may snap their 14 year bowl losing streak, and that macadamia nut futures are a good investment going into the slack fourth quarter of this economy. ...
Congrats on your undefeated season Boise State - good luck in the toilet bowl
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
... For all the BCS supporters that say the system is set up fairly, I’d like to point out what bowl undefeated Boise State is playing in this year: The San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. ...
WAC sends five to bowl games, one might even win
One Bronco Nation Under God —
... Fresno State vs. Colorado State
Watson’s take: Statistically, Fresno State has a better total offense and defense, but these teams are quite similar.
OBNUG’s take: Statistically, Fresno State has a better total offense and defense, but they also have Tom Brandstater as the ultimate equalizer.
Date: December 20, 12:30pm MT, ESPN
Read more: Complete bowl schedule [ESPN.com] ...
The Bowl Odds Are Out
The Wiz of Odds —
... Considering that odds on three of the Bowl Championship Series games have skyrocketed into double figures, the undercard of games — according to oddsmakers — should provide the most competitive action, which starts Dec. 20 with four games. The marquee matchup that night comes from Las Vegas, where Brigham Young squares off against Arizona. The Cougars are 3.5-point favorites. ...
Rakes of Mallow 3rd Annual Bowl Previewpalooza: Part One
Rakes Of Mallow —
... This year, I'm not as excited. For one, this is a somewhat less-than-inspiring slate of games from top to bottom. Secondly, ...
TFD: Here come the bowls
Randball —
... Hey, we just noticed there are a staggering 34 college football bowl games this year. Ah, but they don’t start for another … er … gah … 42 hours or so? Yeah, but most of them are meaningful, post-New Year’s games, right … um … well. Actually, 22 of the 34 are in this calendar year, including the New Year’s Eve clash between the Gophers and Kansas. If anyone would like to help preview and/or review this madness, please let us know. One thing’s for sure: we aren’t going to do it. But we will leave you with ...
Pac10 Bowl Tie Ins Roundtable
California Golden Blogs —
... tier, non-BCS January 1st Bowls. And then all other bowls. The Pac10's true problem is that they have nobody in the 2nd tier. And only USC really stands a chance at this point to get in as an at-large bid to the BCS. So, if Cal doesnt get into the Rose Bowl (which hasnt happened since Moses freed the slaves), then they don't get to play in a prestigious bowl. Now, why is that?
Yellow Fever: Well, Twist, let's take a look at the 2nd tier bowls: ...
Going up north
The Victoria Times —
Sad news, everyone. I have to go to Fargo this afternoon for my brother's graduation tomorrow. Good that I'm graduating, sad that I'm going to Fargo. I may be back tomorrow evening, in which case, great. But there is over a half a foot of snow in the forecast along my route between now and then, so maybe not. Some things to discuss between now and then: - The Twins may be interested in a couple Japanese pitchers. - 4 Bowl Games tomorrow. How did magicJack already earn enough to sponsor a bowl? - Dave Letterman's sneezing monkey. ...
Time to Scale Back the Number of Irrelevant Bowl Games? Music City Bowl Has $17 Million Drop
The Big Lead —
... Vandy) and a sour economy. By that logic, did the Champs Sports Bowl in 2007 do nothing for the economy in Orlando? If the Eagles are bowl eligible next year, how upset will some suits be if they draw the small straw and have to extend an invite to the Eagles? And perhaps most importantly, since the economy isn’t turning around this year (or next), what are the chances we’ll see a reduction in the number of bowl games? Trimming the total number of bowl games in half from 34 to 17 seems like a logical move. ...
