BOWL SEASON PREVIEW--As of Week 10

[RJ Esq]

Well, Bowl Season is almost upon us. How do I know? Because I'm getting ready to make my annual 10 day reservation in Vegas for the December Bowls. Man, I'm looking forward to it. Poker, Bowls, and sacking out for 10 days. Awesome.

Well, in looking over the schedule--and now that things are getting a little more certain--I wanted to post the projected bowl matchups from CFN. This week's projections have a few interesting bowl matchups.

Like ASU v. Hawaii in the Hawaii bowl and TT v. Purdue in the Insight.com bowl. And (for me since I'll probably also be buying tickets) BYU v. Oregon in the Las Vegas Bowl and Texas v. Boise St. in the Fiesta Bowl.

Here are the current projections:

Bowl Projections - 2006

By CollegeFootballNews.com
CollegeFootballNews.com
Posted Oct 28, 2006

Predicting and projecting the post-season matchups.



San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]San Diego, CA
Qualcomm Stadium [/FONT]
December 19, 2006, ESPN2[SIZE=-1]
Mountain West vs. at-large[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]
[/SIZE][/FONT]Bowl Projection:Utah vs. UCLA

Las Vegas Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Las Vegas, NV
Sam Boyd Stadium [/FONT]
December 21, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
Pac 10 No. 4 vs. Mountain West No. 1[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]
[/SIZE][/FONT]Bowl Projection:BYU vs. Oregon

New Orleans Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]New Orleans, LA
Louisiana Superdome [/FONT]
December 22, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
Sun Belt vs. Conference USA[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]
[/SIZE][/FONT]Bowl Projection:Middle Tennessee vs. UTEP

New Mexico Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Albuquerque, NM
University Stadium [/FONT]
December 23, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
Mountain West vs. WAC[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]
[/SIZE][/FONT]Bowl Projection:New Mexico vs. San Jose State

Birmingham Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Birmingham, AL[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]
Legion Field[/FONT]

December 23, 2006, ESPN2​

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[SIZE=-1]​

Conference USA vs. Big East or MAC[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]
[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Southern Miss vs. Pitt

Fort Worth Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Fort Worth, TX[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Amon G. Carter Stadium​

[/FONT]​

December 23, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
Mountain West vs. Conference USA[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:TCU vs. Houston

Hawaii Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Honolulu, HI[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Aloha Stadium​

[/FONT]​

December 24, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
Pac 10 vs. WAC[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Arizona State vs. Hawaii

Motor City Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Detroit, MI[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Ford Field​

[/FONT]​

December 26, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
MAC vs. Big Ten No. 7 (none projected available)[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Central Michigan vs. Wyoming

Emerald Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]San Francisco, CA[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

AT&T Park​

[/FONT]​

December 27, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
ACC No. 7 vs. Pac 10 No. 5[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Miami vs. Oregon State

Independence Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Shreveport, LA[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Independence Stadium​

[/FONT]​

December 27, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
Big 12 No. 7 (none projected available) vs. SEC No. 8[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Oklahoma State vs. Kentucky

Holiday Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]San Diego, CA[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Qualcomm Stadium​

[/FONT]​

December 28, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
Pac 10 No. 2 vs. Big 12 No. 3[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:USC vs. Missouri

Texas Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Houston, TX[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Reliant Stadium​

[/FONT]​

December 28, 2006, NFL Network[SIZE=-1]
Big 12 vs. Big East[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Kansas State vs. Rutgers

MPC Computers Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Boise, ID[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Bronco Stadium​

[/FONT]​

December 28, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
WAC vs. ACC No. 8[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection: Nevada vs. Florida State​

Champs Sports Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Orlando, FL[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Florida Citrus Bowl​

[/FONT]​

December 29, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. ACC No. 4[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Indiana vs. Virginia Tech

Music City Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Nashville, TN[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

The Coliseum​

[/FONT]​

December 29, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
SEC vs. ACC No. 5[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:South Carolina vs. Maryland

Sun Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]El Paso, TX[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Sun Bowl​

[/FONT]​

December 29, 2006, CBS[SIZE=-1]
Big 12 or Big East vs. Pac 10 No. 3[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Nebraska vs. Washington State

Insight Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Phoenix, AZ[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Chase Field​

[/FONT]​

December 29, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Purdue vs. Texas Tech

Alamo Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]San Antonio, TX[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Alamodome​

[/FONT]​

December 30, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4 or 5[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Texas A&M vs. Iowa

Liberty Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Memphis, TN[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Liberty Bowl​

[/FONT]​

December 30, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
Conference USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Tulsa vs. Alabama

Meineke Car Care Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Charlotte, NC [/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Bank of America Stadium​

[/FONT]​

December 30, 2006, ESPN2[SIZE=-1]
ACC No. 6 vs. Big East or Navy[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Wake Forest vs. Navy

Chick-fil-A Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Atlanta, GA[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]
Georgia Dome [/FONT]
December 30, 2006, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
ACC No. 2 vs. SEC[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Boston College vs. Georgia

Gator Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Jacksonville, FL[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Gator Bowl[/FONT]​

January 1, 2007, CBS[SIZE=-1]
ACC No. 3 vs. Big 12 or Big East[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Clemson vs. Louisville

Cotton Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Dallas, TX[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Cotton Bowl​

[/FONT]​

January 1, 2007, Fox[SIZE=-1]
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Oklahoma vs. Arkansas

Outback Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Tampa, FL[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Raymond James Stadium​

[/FONT]​

January 1, 2007, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Penn State vs. LSU

Capital One Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Orlando, FL[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Alltel Stadium​

[/FONT]​

January 1, 2007, ABC[SIZE=-1]
SEC No. 2 vs. Big Ten No. 2[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Tennessee vs. Wisconsin

International Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Toronto, Canada[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Rogers Centre​

[/FONT]​

January 6, 2007, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
MAC vs. Big East No. 4 or 5[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Ohio vs. South Florida

GMAC Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Mobile, AL[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Ladd Peebles Stadium​

[/FONT]​

January 7, 2007, ESPN[SIZE=-1]
Conference USA No. 2 vs. MAC[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:East Carolina vs. Western Michigan

BCS GAMES

Rose Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Pasadena, CA[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Rose Bowl​

[/FONT]​

January 1, 2007, ABC[SIZE=-1]
BCS vs. BCS (Big 10 vs. Pac 10 if available)[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Michigan vs. California

Fiesta Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Glendale, AZ[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Glendale Stadium​

[/FONT]​

January 1, 2007, Fox[SIZE=-1]
BCS vs. BCS (Big 12 Champion to play here if available)[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Texas vs. Boise State

Orange Bowl [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Miami, FL[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Dolphins Stadium​

[/FONT]​

January 2, 2007, Fox[SIZE=-1]
BCS vs. BCS (ACC Champion to play here if available)[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Georgia Tech vs. Auburn

[FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]Sugar Bowl [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]New Orleans, LA[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]

Louisiana Superdome​

[/FONT]​

January 3, 2007, Fox[SIZE=-1]
BCS vs. BCS (SEC Champion to play here if available)[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Notre Dame vs. Florida

BCS Championship Game [FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]Glendale, AZ[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif]
Glendale Stadium [/FONT]
January 8, 2007, Fox[SIZE=-1]
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2[/SIZE][FONT=verdana, arial,
sans serif][SIZE=-1]​

[/SIZE][/FONT]

Bowl Projection:Ohio State vs. West Virginia

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[RJ Esq]

I've tried several times, but the formatting is just fucked up.

 

[SHSUHorn]

I can't believe Texas is gonna end up playing Boise St. What a pathetic game that'll be if it happens. Bring on ND or one of the SEC teams please.

 

[redbearde]

Notre Dame strikes me as more appropriate.

But spose Texas loses to Boise St.......?

 

[B.A.R.]

Funny matchups there.

GT loses this week..WVU as well...and Wisky beats PSU at home..so that changes all of those projections right there

 

[RJ Esq]

We'll see what happens.

If Texas gets stuck with Boise this year, I'm not going to the Fiesta Bowl. If we get a good matchup (and ND isn't going there this year, so it will have to be someone else--Florida/SEC West Loser perhaps?), I'll go.

I'm stuck in limbo right now until the first Week of December so my Vegas reservation will go from Dec 20 through the 31st. Have to figure out exact dates after the Fiesta Bowl matchup is named.

 

[adampeck]

the bcs matchups look horrible this year, if thats what they pan out to be.

let notre dame play boise, they both suck and have a bunch of slowpokes on defense.

michigan vs cal is fine with me.
ohio st vs w va will be uuuuuuuuugly. im not just talkin bout the game, but all the white trash inbred hillbillies in the stands.... yikes.
the only team i'd want to see out of the acc is clemson, but im not sure bout them any more after the va tech game.
i would love to see texas matchup with an SEC team. i wish it could be lsu, cuz i think they have the most talent and playmakers, but that wont happen. auburn doesnt impress me, but id definately settle for a texas/florida matchup.

if texas plays boise, id probably bet the over no matter what the number.

 

[JumpOnBoard]

ohio st vs w va will be uuuuuuuuugly. im not just talkin bout the game, but all the white trash inbred hillbillies in the stands.... yikes.

lmfao...

Some ugly ass matchups for the Big Ten there...OUCH...

Indiana vs VT...

Penn St vs LSU..

Purdue vs TTU

A & M vs Iowa..

I'm not sure the Big Ten would be favored in any game except the two BCS games..

w/ all those matchups, there would be about 15 DD fave games total...

Crazy year..

and USC vs Mizzou...lmfao.

 

[Fondybadger]

Jump - you forgot Tenny vs. Wisky...

Wisky would get smoked...

 

[JumpOnBoard]

yeah shit...that one too.

 

[Space Geauxst]

Oh Yee of Great Avatar Pics,

Texas would probably hope to get AU if everyone keeps winning. AU is behind the 8 ball with Arkansas holding a de facto 2 game lead. My Tigahs will be fortunate, I think, to finish 9-3 and end up in the Cotton, Outback or Capital One. So, Arky is probably headed to Atlanta because I think they split LSU and UT. AU probably wins out and is 11-1 and in the top ten, making a very attractive BCS.

Short verson of most likely event:
Ark wins out or loses one of UT, @MSU, LSU and goes to Atlanta and loses to UF.
UF to Sugar
Ark to Cotton

AU wins out (Arky St, UGA and Bama left) but misses Atlanta because the Hogs hold the head to head tie breaker. AU is 11-1.
AU to BCS

LSU and Tennesse fill in, depending on who beats who, the Capital One and Outback.
UGA to Liberty
USC/BAMA/Vandy?UK? to Indy and Music City.

I have no idea of the BCS Bowl picking order. I am pretty sure the Rose would get the first selection since it loses the Big 10 Champ to the BCS Title game and so takes the Big Ten loser to face Pac-10 champ Cal. So, after that, where AU, ND and Boise St go is something I don't know yet. Anyone know who picks first for their at large slot this year?

 

[abcs]

Im hopin we lose to UK and auburn so we wont go to the dome again.. im sick of that place

I wanna go to memphis or nashville

Ive been to new orleans orlando and atl for bowl games.. lets go somwhere else

LMAO that tha u will be playin in san frans park.. what a shitty bowl

 

[Space Geauxst]

Im hopin we lose to UK and auburn so we wont go to the dome again.. im sick of that place

I wanna go to memphis or nashville

Ive been to new orleans orlando and atl for bowl games.. lets go somwhere else

LMAO that tha u will be playin in san frans park.. what a shitty bowl

You and me both brother. I am hoping for Cotton, Outback or Capital One. Would love for LSU to meet up with Penn St, Wisky, Nebraska or Oklahoma.

 

[Ripped71]

Anyone think the Emerald Bowl will be enough to save Coker's job? :smiley_acbe:

See ya later Larry!