Time for College Bowl Games 2K4-2K5

[CTroyMathis]

Let's go!

[CTroyMathis]

Here are the big bowl match-ups:

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=yspsctnhdln>Bowl Schedule</TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=ysprow2><TD class=yspdetailttl height=12>Bowl</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl height=12>Matchup</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl height=12>Location</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl height=12>Date</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl height=12>Time</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl height=12>TV</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=30>New Orleans</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Southern Miss vs.
North Texas</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>New Orleans</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 14</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>7:30 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Champs Sports<SUP>1</SUP></TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Syracuse vs.
Georgia Tech</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Orlando, Fla.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 21</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>7:45 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=30>GMAC</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Bowling Green vs.
Memphis</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Mobile, Ala.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 22</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>8 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Fort Worth</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Marshall vs.
Cincinnati</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Fort Worth, Texas</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 23</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>6:30 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=30>Las Vegas</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>UCLA vs.
Wyoming</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Las Vegas, Nev.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 23</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>9:45 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Hawaii</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Hawaii vs.
UAB</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Honolulu</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 24</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>7 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=30>MPC Computers<SUP>2</SUP></TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Virginia vs.
Fresno St.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Boise, Idaho</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 27</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>2 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Motor City</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Connecticut vs.
Toledo</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Detroit</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 27</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>5:30 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=27>Independence</TD><TD vAlign=top height=27>Iowa St. vs.
Miami (OH)</TD><TD vAlign=top height=27>Shreveport, La.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=27>Dec. 28</TD><TD vAlign=top height=27>6:30 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=27>ESPN</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Insight</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Notre Dame vs.
Oregon St.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Phoenix</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 28</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>9:45 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow1><TD vAlign=top height=30>Houston</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Texas-El Paso vs.
Colorado</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Houston</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 29</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>4:30 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Alamo</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Oklahoma St. vs.
Ohio St.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>San Antonio, Texas</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 29</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>8 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow1><TD vAlign=top height=30>Continental Tire</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Boston College vs.
North Carolina</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Charlotte, N.C.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 30</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>1 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN2</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Emerald<SUP>3</SUP></TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>New Mexico vs.
Navy</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>San Francisco</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 30</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>4:30 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN2</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow1><TD vAlign=top height=30>Holiday</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Texas Tech vs.
California</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>San Diego</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 30</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>8 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Silicon Valley Classic</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Northern Illinois vs.
Troy</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>San Jose, Calif.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 30</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>11 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN2</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow1><TD vAlign=top height=30>Music City</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Alabama vs.
Minnesota</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Nashville, Tenn.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 31</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Noon</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Sun</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Arizona St. vs.
Purdue</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>El Paso, Texas</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 31</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>2 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>CBS</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=30>Liberty</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Boise St. vs.
Louisville</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Memphis, Tenn.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 31</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>3:30 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Peach</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Florida vs.
Miami (FL)</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Atlanta</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dec. 31</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>7:30 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=30>Cotton</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Texas A&M vs.
Tennessee</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Dallas</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Jan. 1</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>11 a.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>FOX</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Outback</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Georgia vs.
Wisconsin</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Tampa, Fla.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Jan. 1</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>11 a.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ESPN</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=30>Gator</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Florida St. vs.
West Virginia</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Jacksonville, Fla.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Jan. 1</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>12:30 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>NBC</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Capital One</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Iowa vs.
LSU</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Orlando, Fla.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Jan. 1</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>1 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ABC</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=30>Rose</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Michigan vs.
Texas</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Pasadena, Calif.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Jan. 1</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>4:30 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ABC</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Fiesta</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Pittsburgh vs.
Utah </TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Tempe, Ariz.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Jan. 1</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>8:30 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ABC</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=30>Sugar</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Virginia Tech vs.
Auburn</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>New Orleans</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Jan. 3</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>8 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ABC</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2><TD vAlign=top height=30>Orange</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Oklahoma vs.
USC</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Miami</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>Jan. 4</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>8 p.m.</TD><TD vAlign=top height=30>ABC</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow1><TD class=yspscores vAlign=top colSpan=6 height=79><SUP>1 </SUP>Formerly Humanitarian Bowl
<SUP>2 </SUP>Formerly San Francisco Bowl
<SUP>3 </SUP>Formerly Tangerine Bowl All Times Eastern

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[gc]

Horns will win the Rose bowl.

[gc]

Ooops and the Ags will win the COTTON BOWL!

[CTroyMathis]

I'll say that Auburn loses their ass and bitches the whole time how they were treated like Captain Kangaroo's dirty socks. :)

[CTroyMathis]

The Mich-Tx game oughta be very exciting to watch. What an unusual match-up.

[Geaux Tigers]

I'll say that Auburn loses their ass and bitches the whole time how they were treated like Captain Kangaroo's dirty socks. :)Oh yeah, like FUSC did last year!!! Oh, and what the hell is Pitt doing playing in one of the big four bowls????!!!!!!

[rantanamo]

^First time ever between two of the top 3 in all-time wins. Fortunately UT matches up well with them. Wonder if Greg Davis will screw it up.


One thing sickening about college football is Disney's control. Wish the other networks would buy more into it. Especially NBC (who seemingly has decided they don't like sports) and CBS, who does great with their presentations. Plus they broadcast in 1080i

[CTroyMathis]

Ooh, good point about 1080i. Nice. What the heck is with NBC these days anyway?

Heh GT!

[rantanamo]

My condolences go to their sports direction (was in and lost son in plane crash), but I wonder what has been going on. They could only manage half of the NASCAR season and Notre Dame football. They've lost the NFL and NBA. Maybe they just don't want to spend much on sports.

[freewaytincan]

Maybe they just don't want to spend much on sports.

Good move.

[rantanamo]

if they are real business people, its a bad move. Fox and CBS make a killing off of the advertising. That's why the bid for the next contract was even higher. Maybe NBC is just trying to go out of business. They are being killed in the ratings for all programming. I guess all they want is the Olympics.

[freewaytincan]

I guess all they want is the Olympics.

That was what occurred to me shortly after I posted my comment, which was in jest.

[CTroyMathis]

Go Troy, beat that filthy Northern Illinois. Heh.

I wonder if UNT will finally win in New Orleans this year.

[CTroyMathis]

Oops, they won last year didn't they?

[Columbus Civil]

I got my Cotton Bowl tickets this weekend.

[gc]

I got my Cotton Bowl tickets this weekend.

TAKE ME CC!

[barrycb]

I hope my Horns don't lay an egg in Pasadena, after begging our way there.

[Columbus Civil]

TAKE ME CC!

You're not going??


barry, I think Texas should win easily.

[gc]

You're not going??


barry, I think Texas should win easily.

Not unless I can find reasonably priced tickets.

[Geaux Tigers]

Ooops and the Ags will win the COTTON BOWL!
Once again, a Big 12 team shows the conference is no match for a SEC team. Vols win!!!!!

[psukhu]

^
"Volunteers Rout A&M 38-7 in Cotton Bowl"

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=637&ncid=755&e=3&u=/ap/20050101/ap_on_sp_co_ga_su/fbc_cotton_bowl

[Columbus Civil]

Tennessee received a late Christmas with that gift-wrapped game.

Edit: Tennessee would've won anyway - it's just frustrating to see the Aggies take themselves out of the game so early with costly turnovers. We're much better than we played today. It was still a successful season - it just had a crappy ending :(

[Geaux Tigers]

Well, my Tigers proved once again that, in fact, a football game is actually a full 60 minutes as opposed to the standard 59:30 that they sometimes play in Baton Rouge. Maybe one day they'll figure that one out. Oh well!!!

[rantanamo]

Hookem Horns!!!

Thank you Vince Young

I may have ruined it for the Ags. I was actually rooting for you guys and yelling at the TV for you guys.

[Columbus Civil]

lol maybe that was it ;)

Congrats to Texas - that was the most exciting bowl game of the season so far.

[texman]

Hookem Horns!!!


Ahh, Tradition, I love it. Gig em' Aggies!

[gc]

^ While Vince Young's throwing may still be a little suspect....he was an amazing sight to watch in the Rose Bowl. That was one hell of a game and a big win for mack brown and the program...congrats to the horns.

[rantanamo]

Vince seems to complete the hardest passes that require lots of touch or threading it into a zone. Can't seem to make the easy throws though. I wouldn't doubt he gets that done. He just lead a team to 11-1 and is starting to look like he did in High School, where his Rose Bowl performance was a weekly thing.

[gc]

Uhhmmm, did the USC Trojans dominate OU or what? Holy Cow!

[CTroyMathis]

Yeah, that game was pathetic.

The Rose Bowl might've easily been the best bowl game this year!

[rantanamo]

I've said it since UT lost to OU this year: No way UT should have lost to that team. I saw OSU, A&M and USC put up big points on them. Holding OU to 12 should have been plenty for UT to beat them. The whole mental edge they have on UT is just that, mental.

I don't know how to feel about the Orange Bowl. USC should have to play Auburn as they should have had to play LSU last year. I was hoping for an OU win for conference pride and UT only losing to the national champ. On the other hand, good, they can brag about another championship, and they have a 2 game bowl losing streak. UT needs to get it done next October. No excuses with all that OU is losing.

[Columbus Civil]

I thought Texas was much better than OU after we played them.

[Geaux Tigers]

I said it last year and I'll get to say it again this year: the Big 12 is the most overrated conference in the country! OU and Bob Stoops are a bunch of whinny crybabies and should not have played for the national championship for the past two years. Last year should have been LSU-USC. NO TEAM SHOULD PLAY FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER GETTING THEIR ASSES HANDED TO THEM IN THEIR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!!!!

Congrats to USC and coach Pete Carroll on their national championship. BTW, LSU would have kicked their ass last year!!!

[Columbus Civil]

2004 Bowl Records

Big XII 4-3
SEC 3-3

[Geaux Tigers]

2004 Bowl Records

Big XII 4-3
SEC 3-3
Number of teams finishing the season in the Top 25 (AP Poll & ESPN/USA Today Poll)

Big XII: 3
SEC: 4

I only say the conference is overrated because to listen to the national sports gurus and especially the local sports gurus, no Big XII team should ever lose any football game...EVER!!

[tamtagon]

Uhhmmm, did the USC Trojans dominate OU or what? Holy Cow!

That's what all the Texas boys get for playing for Oklahoma, traitors.

[rantanamo]

LOL@ tamt

GT,

That's the same stick I've been hearing from the past few months from SEC fans. Local media are the same everywhere. They thing the hometown boys can whoop up on anyone. Just remember where you live now.

[barrycb]

Once again, a Big 12 team shows the conference is no match for a SEC team. Vols win!!!!!


I could have said the same thing when:

Nebraska killed Florida in the mid 90's in the national championship game,
when Nebraska killed Tennessee twice in 98 and 2000,
when Texas killed Mississippi State in 1999,
when Kansas State killed Tennessee in 2001,
when OU beat Arkansas in 2002,
when OU beat Alabama in 2002 and 2003,
when Texas Tech beat Mississippi in 2002 and 2003,
and when Texas whipped your LSU tigers in 2003.

There have been several other close matchups that happened to go the SEC's way, like Mississippi over OSU last year, Mississippi State over A&M in 2000, and LSU over OU last year.

The point is, every year is different and every match-up is different.

But if you want to make a head-to-head comparison over the last 6-8 years, the Big 12 would be way ahead.

[barrycb]

^ While Vince Young's throwing may still be a little suspect....he was an amazing sight to watch in the Rose Bowl. That was one hell of a game and a big win for mack brown and the program...congrats to the horns.


I was at that game, and my voice is just now returning to normal. It was easily the best game I've ever seen in person.

[tamtagon]

I was at that game, and my voice is just now returning to normal. It was easily the best game I've ever seen in person.

I'm jealous.

[barrycb]

I'm jealous.


Don't be; the weather was nicer in Dallas than LA. It rained 3 of the 4 days I was there, with temps in the 50's.