FINAL OFFICIAL 2008-2009 Bowl Matchups

[RJ Esq]

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Dec. 23 / 8 p.m. ET San Diego, Calif. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Mountain West vs. Pac 10 (WAC if no Pac 10 team available)
Projection: TCU vs. Boise State

EagleBank Bowl
Dec. 20 / 11 a.m.. ET Washington, D.C.
Tie-Ins: ACC vs. Army or Navy
Projection: Wake Forest vs. Navy

New Mexico Bowl
Dec. 20/12:30 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Mountain West vs. WAC
Projection: Colorado State vs. Fresno State

Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl
Dec. 20 / 8 p.m. ET Las Vegas, Nev. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Mountain West No. 1 vs. Pac-10 No. 4
Projection: BYU vs. Arizona

St. Petersburg Bowl
Dec. 20 / 9 p.m. ET St. Petersburg, Fl.
Tie-Ins: Big East vs. Conference USA
Projection: South Florida vs. Memphis

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Dec. 21 / 8 p.m. ET New Orleans, La. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA
Projection: Troy vs. Southern Miss

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Dec. 24 / 8 p.m. ET Honolulu, Hawaii ESPN
Tie-Ins: Pac 10 vs. WAC
Projection: Notre Dame* vs. Hawaii
* No Pac 10 team projected available

Motor City Bowl
Dec. 26 / 7:30 p.m. ET Detroit, Mich. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 7 vs. MAC
Projection: FAU* vs. CMU
* No Big Ten team projected available

Champs Sports Bowl
Dec. 27 / 4:30 p.m. ET Orlando, Fla. ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4 or No. 5
Projection: Florida State vs. Wisconsin

Emerald Bowl
Dec. 27 / 8:30 p.m. ET San Francisco, Calif. ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC No. 7 vs. Pac-10 No. 5
Projection: Miami vs. California

Meineke Car Care Bowl
Dec. 27 / 1 p.m. ET Charlotte, N.C. ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC No. 6 vs. Big East
Projection: North Carolina vs. West Virginia

PapaJohn’s.com Bowl
Dec. 29 / 3 p.m. ET Birmingham, Ala. ESPN2
Tie-Ins: Big East vs. SEC (or Sun Belt if no SEC team available)
Projection: Rutgers vs. NC State*
* No SEC team projected available

Independence Bowl
Dec. 28 / 8 p.m. ET Shreveport, La. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big 12 No. 7 vs. SEC No. 8 (Or WAC & the third choice of Sun Belt teams if no Big 12 or SEC team available)
Projection: Louisiana Tech* vs. Northern Illinois*
* No SEC or Big 12 teams projected available

Alamo Bowl
Dec. 29 / 8 p.m. ET San Antonio, Texas ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 4 or No. 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Projection: Northwestern vs. Missouri

Texas Bowl
Dec. 30 / 8 p.m. NFL Network
Tie-Ins: Houston, Texas
Big 12 vs. C-USA
Projection: Western Michigan* vs. Rice
* No Big 12 team projected available

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
Dec. 30 / 8 p.m. ET San Diego, Calif. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-10 No. 2
Projection: Oklahoma State vs. Oregon

Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl
Dec. 30/4:30 p.m. Boise, Idaho ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC No. 8 vs. WAC
Projection: Maryland vs. Nevada

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Dec. 31 / 12 p.m. ET Fort Worth, Texas ESPN
Tie-Ins: Mountain West vs. Conference USA
Projection: Air Force vs. Houston

Sun Bowl
Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. ET. El Paso, Texas CBS
Tie-Ins: Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame vs. Pac-10 No. 3
Projection: Pitt vs. Oregon State

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
Dec. 31 / 3:30 p.m. ET Nashville, Tenn. ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC vs. SEC No. 5
Projection: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt

Chick-fil-A Bowl
Dec. 31 / 7:30 p.m. ET Atlanta, Ga. ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC No. 2 vs. SEC
Projection: Georgia Tech vs. Ole Miss

Insight Bowl
Dec. 31 / 5:30 ET Tempe, Ariz. NFL Network
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
Projection: Minnesota vs. Kansas

Outback Bowl
Jan. 1 / 11 a.m. ET Tampa, Fla. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC
Projection: Iowa vs. South Carolina

Konica Minolta Gator Bowl
Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. ET Jacksonville, Fla. CBS
Tie-Ins: ACC No. 3 vs. Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame
Projection: Clemson vs. Nebraska

Capital One Bowl
Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Orlando, Fla. ABC
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Michigan State vs. Georgia

Rose Bowl presented by Citi
Jan. 1 / 5:10 p.m. ET Pasadena, Calif. ABC
*BCS vs. BCS (Big Ten Champion vs. Pac 10 Champion, if available)
Projection: USC vs. Penn State

FedEx Orange Bowl
Jan. 1 / 8 p.m. Miami Gardens, Fla. FOX
*BCS vs. BCS (ACC Champion, if available)
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Jan. 2 / 8:30 p.m. ET New Orleans, La. FOX
*BCS vs. BCS (SEC Champion, if available)
Projection: Alabama vs. Utah

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Jan. 2 / 5:00 p.m. ET Memphis, Tenn. ESPN
Tie-Ins: C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6
Projection: East Carolina vs. Kentucky

AT&T Cotton Bowl
Jan. 2 / 2 p.m. ET Dallas, Texas FOX
Tie-Ins: Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC
Projection: Texas Tech vs. LSU

International Bowl
Jan. 3 / 12 p.m. ET Toronto, Canada ESPN2
Tie-Ins: Big East vs. MAC No. 4 or 5
Projection: Connecticut vs. Buffalo

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 5 / 8 p.m. Phoenix, Ariz. FOX
*BCS vs. BCS (Big 12 Champion, if available)
Projection: Texas vs. Ohio State

GMAC Bowl
Jan. 6 / 8 p.m. ET Mobile, Ala. ESPN
Tie-Ins: C-USA No. 2 vs. MAC/WAC
Projection: Tulsa vs. Ball State

FedEx BCS National Championship
Jan. 8 / 8 p.m. Miami Gardens, Fla. FOX
*BCS #1 vs. BCS #2
Projection: Oklahoma vs. Florida

 

[Wolfpack17]

papajohns is not right rj. nc state vs rutgers.

 

[RJ Esq]

papajohns is not right rj. nc state vs rutgers.

I haven't seen anyone confirm that you're in the PapaJohns'.

This is from CFN's site and they say this is the final list. Sportsline isn't as definitive but they only have Rutgers in the PapaJohns'.

You may be going to the Motor City.

 

[RJ Esq]

Actually, now that I look at CFN's list and Sportsline's list of bowls, there are alot of discrepencies.

I'll make the edits as necessary.

 

[RJ Esq]

The discrepencies are in the Hawaii Bowl, Motor City Bowl, PapaJohns', Texas, Chic-Fil-A, Cotton Bowl, and GMAC.

 

[RJ Esq]

LVSC has rotation spots for about 8 bowls out now but no lines.

 

[RJ Esq]

CFN had WMU going to Hawaii. Now we know that it will be Notre Dame, so I'm adopting CBS's forecast of WMU vs. Rice in the Texas Bowl and ND vs. Hawaii.

 

[RJ Esq]

OK, now it's official about NC State to the PapaJohn's.

 

[RJ Esq]

OK, I think we're all set.

The only ones that are not confirmed yet by CBS are WMU to the Texas Bowl, ULL to the Independence Bowl, FAU to the Motor City, and Notre Dame to Hawaii (which we already know is true).

I slotted them all, so we should be ok now.

 

[RJ Esq]

Most of the rotation--but not the lines--are up at BookMaker.

 

[Joe Public]

Are these official, RJ?

 

[CollegeKingRex]

Northern Illinois is playing in the Shreveport Bowl against Louisiana Tech, not U-La-La...

 

[RJ Esq]

Are these official, RJ?

They are now. The only ones that I'm unsure of now involve the Sun Belt teams: ULL and FAU. They are either going to the Independence or Motor City.

The entire rotation is up already on Bookmaker except those 2 bowls and the BCS.

BCS being announced right now.

 

[RJ Esq]

Northern Illinois is playing in the Shreveport Bowl against Louisiana Tech, not U-La-La...

Wow. Then ULL is going to get shutout. Or maybe FAU. One of the Sun Belt teams are getting shutout.

 

[RJ Esq]

Orange Bowl announced. Yawn. There will be 2 people there.

 

[RJ Esq]

Rexy--You got a link?

 

[Joe Public]

I hate manufactured program and I'm not sure which is worse, this thing or CBS's tourney show.

I'm not sure what VT's motivation in their game is.

 

[Joe Public]

Why do I have a feeling I'm going to be betting the International Bowl. Yikes, I have a problem.

 

[RJ Esq]

Still waiting on the Independence Bowl and Motor City Bowls to announce.

 

[RJ Esq]

Motor City just announced and is in the rotation:

CMU vs. FAU

If Rexy is right, then ULL got screwed.

 

[RJ Esq]

Rexy's right:

NIU vs. La Tech

Whole non-BCS rotation is up.

 

[CollegeKingRex]

Yep, U-La-La is out.

 

[JPicks]

So excited to see TCU hand it to BSU.

 

[RJ Esq]

Yep, U-La-La is out.

That's cruel.

Oh, well. Sun Belt only gets two teams, not three.

 

[RJ Esq]

So excited to see TCU hand it to BSU.

Gotta think TCU is catching points too.

 

[JPicks]

Gotta think TCU is catching points too.

I'll have an extremely hard time with money management if TCU is dogged or favored by less than 3.

 

[Joe Public]

Oh, Utah gets to play Alabama. If Alabama's even remotely motivated you have to think they run it up, no?

 

[Joe Public]

Nice, it is Texas vs. Ohio St. Give us a good line, Vegas.

 

[JPicks]

Oh, Utah gets to play Alabama. If Alabama's even remotely motivated you have to think they run it up, no?

I'm a Utah guy so take what I say with the grain of salt, but don't think Utah is the 2007 version of Hawaii. They're also not the 2004 Utah team either.

 

[M.W.]

EagleBank Bowl
Dec. 20 / 11 a.m.. ET Washington, D.C.
Tie-Ins: ACC vs. Army or Navy
Projection: Wake Forest vs. Navy

A rematch? Ugh.

 

[Joe Public]

I'm a Utah guy so take what I say with the grain of salt, but don't think Utah is the 2007 version of Hawaii. They're also not the 2004 Utah team either.

Well, I haven't seen a second of Utah's games this year so it's safe to say I know very little about this matchup.

 

[M.W.]

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
Dec. 31 / 3:30 p.m. ET Nashville, Tenn. ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC vs. SEC No. 5
Projection: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt

Vandy is the lock of the century. BC is very disappointed to have lost the ACCCG again.

 

[MrMulligan]

I'll have an extremely hard time with money management if TCU is dogged or favored by less than 3.

Love TCU for SU asswhipping...San Diego ain't the Smurf Turf....:cheers:

 

[Joe Public]

When do we think we'll see lines, tonight?

 

[MrMulligan]

I'm a Utah guy so take what I say with the grain of salt, but don't think Utah is the 2007 version of Hawaii. They're also not the 2004 Utah team either.

I think this may be a big upset...will Bama be motivated after coming so close to the MNC?

Toss a little on the Utah ML....:tiphat:

 

[Joe Public]

In theory USC should pound Penn St., I just wonder if they're going to be motivated to do so.

 

[dananderson32]

Hawaii ML please..............and while i cash my ticket i can watch fatty weiss cry :36_11_6::36_11_6:

 

[Joe Public]

Interesting thing about SC, they're losing their OC/QB coach to be the HC of Washington. That might be the motivation right there.

 

[MrMulligan]

Interesting thing about SC, they're losing their OC/QB coach to be the HC of Washington. That might be the motivation right there.

Haven't USC players been bitching for a month about playing ANOTHER Rose Bowl?
Joe Pa +pts looking interesting...

 

[HUNT]

Joe Pa is a GREAT bowl coach..and of course Pete is too..

10 points is a lot with PSU's efficient offense.

 

[RJ Esq]

Some early lines up at LVSC:

OU a 1.5 to 3 pt fav.

http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/odds/las-vegas/

 

[RJ Esq]

Texas an 8 pt fav.

Hope that goes down to 7, if not I'll get it before it goes to 10.

 

[HUNT]

People are shitting themselves over that OU/FLA line..wow.

 

[HUNT]

that will go up RJ..

 

[RJ Esq]

Bookmaker has the lines up on a few.

OU -3 and Texas -11.

 

[RJ Esq]

Texas down to 10'.

 

[Joe Public]

Don't like Texas -11. Grrrr.

 

[HUNT]

Aren't you going to pound Oklahoma RJ?

 

[SportsNut]

I'll have an extremely hard time with money management if TCU is dogged or favored by less than 3.

Think we may see Boise -4.5 to -6 range . Just a guess though...got OU right..:shake:

 

[HUNT]

SN, I know your high on Oklahoma..right?