The Gaming Tailgate 2010-11 Bowl Schedule & Discussion

[cdj]

All times Eastern

[JeffHCross]

Whoops, lol.

I think it's the fact that your edits don't show it as a new thread that caused me to forget about this.


Nebraska vs Washington. Ouch. Big ouch.

[Rudy]

MSU vs. Bama. That should be interesting. Some good bowls before January too. Can't wait for the big one too. All the BCS bowls look really good except for UConn getting a spot. Michigan beat them for crying out loud.

[steelerfan]

Catholics v Convicts. I like it!

[JBHuskers]

Someone tell me who the hell schedules a team that went to the Big XII title game with a 6-6 Washington team we already played this year????? And we play them in 2011 also, so three times in the span of 12 months. Ridiculous.

[Kwizzy]

Yeah, not only that but they missed a HUGE opportunity when they passed on IOWA-NEBRASKA. That stadium would've been packed and roudy!

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/art...ss-opportunity

[JBHuskers]

Yeah, not only that but they missed a HUGE opportunity when they passed on IOWA-NEBRASKA. That stadium would've been packed and roudy!

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/art...ss-opportunity

Some are saying they passed on us because Beebe told them to.

[steelerfan]

Ridiculous. Hilarious.

Fixed.

[HWill]

A lot of the Bowl Matchups could have been better if not for conference tie-ins. From Matt Zemek at CollegeFootballNews.com:

HOW THE BOWLS COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER

• In a world without tie-ins... Boise State would play Alabama or LSU in the Cotton Bowl, while Texas A&M and Nevada could have locked horns in the Holiday Bowl.
  
  
• In a world without tie-ins... Hawaii would host Arizona, not Tulsa. Oklahoma State would play Alabama or LSU, whoever did not play Boise in a hypothetical Cotton Bowl.
  
  
• In a world without tie-ins... Missouri and Michigan State could find their way to a bowl matchup, perhaps in the Music City Bowl. Not the biggest payout, but a game worth relishing without oppressive travel demands.
  
  
• In a world without tie-ins... Temple would have been able to play Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl, a natural geographical fit.
  
  
• In a world without tie-ins... the Military and BBVA Compass Bowls would swap East Carolina and Pittsburgh to reduce travel and create perfectly decent matchups that wouldn't be terribly different from the current arrangements.

[JBHuskers]

Yeah I don't get the tie-ins .... it would be a lot better without a tie-in.

I'm actually excited to see TCU / Wisconsin, would have been more excited for Boise / Utah if Utah didn't crap the bed to finish the year, excited for Auburn / Oregon cuz it's something new and I have Auburn at 4.5 to 1 to win the title (laid down just before the Bama game )

[JeffHCross]

Some are saying they passed on us because Beebe told them to.

I actually believe this. Iowa-Nebraska would be a "Big Ten preview game". Big 12 would hate that for their tie-in. It would basically go counter to EVERYTHING the Big 12 wants out of their bowls.

But seriously ... what a sad, sad state of affairs for the Pac-10 when their Holiday Bowl team is 6-6 Washington. The Holiday Bowl used to be one of the bowl games I looked forward to a lot. Not so much this year.

A lot of the Bowl Matchups could have been better if not for conference tie-ins. From Matt Zemek at CollegeFootballNews.com:

"A word without tie-ins" is a hell of a lot of speculation though. That's borderline close to "if we had a playoff". Slow news day for CFN.

Though Temple being left out is truly a crock.

[JBHuskers]

I actually believe this. Iowa-Nebraska would be a "Big Ten preview game". Big 12 would hate that for their tie-in. It would basically go counter to EVERYTHING the Big 12 wants out of their bowls.

But seriously ... what a sad, sad state of affairs for the Pac-10 when their Holiday Bowl team is 6-6 Washington. The Holiday Bowl used to be one of the bowl games I looked forward to a lot. Not so much this year.
"A word without tie-ins" is a hell of a lot of speculation though. That's borderline close to "if we had a playoff". Slow news day for CFN.

Though Temple being left out is truly a crock.

I would have rather faced an 8-4 Temple team than someone else we're going to play now for a 3rd time in 12 months.

[steelerfan]

I would have rather faced an 8-4 Temple team than someone else we're going to play now for a 3rd time in 12 months.

Look at the bright side. Whether it's UW or Temple, it's a guaranteed bowl win, right?

[HWill]

Here are the announcers for each game, if anyone cares:

New Mexico Bowl: BYU vs. UTEP
ESPN: Bob Wischusen, Brian Griese & Jenn Brown
ESPN Radio: Dave Lamont, JC Pearson & Shannon Spake

uDrove Humanitarian Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State
ESPN: Carter Blackburn, Mike Bellotti, Brock Huard & Shelley Smith
ESPN Radio: TBD

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Ohio vs. Troy
ESPN: Mark Neely, Robert Smith & Quint Kessenich
ESPN Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl: Southern Mississippi vs. Louisville
ESPN: Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May & Rob Stone
ESPN Radio: Dave Lamont, JC Pearson & Elizabeth Moreau

MAACO Bowl Las Vegas: No. 19 Utah vs. No. 11 Boise State
Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Tom Rinaldi

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: Navy vs. San Diego State
ESPN: Mike Patrick, Craig James & Holly Rowe
ESPN Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: No. 24 Hawaii vs. Tulsa
ESPN: Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham & Shelley Smith
ESPN Radio: TBD

Little Caesars Bowl: Florida International vs. Toledo
Dave Lamont, JC Pearson & Quint Kessenich

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl: Air Force vs. Georgia Tech
Mark Jones, Bob Davie & Eamon McAnaney

Champs Sports Bowl: No. 22 West Virginia vs. N.C. State
ESPN: Joe Tessitore, Rod Gilmore & Rob Stone
ESPN Radio: Dave Lamont, JC Pearson & Elizabeth Moreau

Insight Bowl: No. 12 Missouri vs. Iowa
ESPN: Sean McDonough, Matt Millen & Heather Cox
ESPN Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman: East Carolina vs. Maryland
Pam Ward, Danny Kanell & Quint Kessenich

Texas Bowl: Illinois vs. Baylor
ESPN: Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, Chris Spielman & Holly Rowe
ESPN Radio: Todd Harris, David Diaz-Infante & Shannon Spake

Valero Alamo Bowl: No. 14 Oklahoma State vs. Arizona
ESPN: Rece Davis, Craig James, Jesse Palmer & Jenn Brown
ESPN Radio: Carter Blackburn, Mike Bellotti, Brock Huard & Shelley Smith

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: Army vs. SMU
ESPN: Beth Mowins, Ray Bentley & Jon Berger
ESPN Radio: Dave Lamont, JC Pearson & Elizabeth Moreau

New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Kansas State vs. Syracuse
ESPN: Bob Wischusen, Brian Griese & Eamon McAnaney
ESPN Radio: TBD

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: North Carolina vs. Tennessee
Mark Jones, Bob Davie & Cara Capuano

Bridgeport Education Holiday Bowl: No. 18 Nebraska vs. Washington
ESPN: Chris Fowler, Todd Blackledge & Erin Andrews
ESPN Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad

Meineke Car Care Bowl: South Florida vs. Clemson
ESPN: Carter Blackburn, Mike Bellotti, Brock Huard & Shannon Spake

AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Georgia vs. No. 25 UCF
ESPN: Charlie Neal, Andre Ware & Cara Capuano
ESPN Radio: Pam Ward, Danny Kanell & Jon Berger

Chick-fil-A Bowl: No. 19 South Carolina vs. No. 23 Florida State
ESPN: Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine Edwards
ESPN Radio: Mark Neely, Rod Gilmore & Tom Luginbill

TicketCity Bowl: Northwestern vs. Texas Tech
Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, Chris Spielman & Quint Kessenich

Outback Bowl: Florida vs. Penn State
ABC: Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden & Suzy Kolber
ESPN Radio: Bob Wischusen, Brian Griese & Rob Stone

Capital One Bowl: No. 16 Alabama vs. No. 9 Michigan State
Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe

Gator Bowl: No. 21 Mississippi State vs. Michigan
Mike Patrick, Craig James & Todd Harris

Rose Bowl Game Presented by VIZIO: No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 TCU
ESPN: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit & Erin Andrews
ESPN Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Connecticut vs. No. 7 Oklahoma
ESPN: Sean McDonough, Matt Millen & Heather Cox
ESPN Radio: Ron Franklin, Ed Cunningham & Jeannine Edwards
ESPN 3D: Joe Tessitore, Tim Brown & Ray Bentley

Discover Orange Bowl: No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech
ESPN: Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Ron Jaworski & Michele Tafoya
ESPN Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Joe Schad

Allstate Sugar Bowl: No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Arkansas
ESPN: Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe
ESPN Radio: Sean McDonough, Matt Millen & Heather Cox

GoDaddy.com Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Miami (Ohio)
Carter Blackburn, Mike Bellotti, Brock Huard & Eamon McAnaney

BBVA Compass Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky
ESPN: Mike Gleason, John Congemi & Cara Capuano
ESPN Radio: Clay Matvick, Herm Edwards & Elizabeth Moreau

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: No. 15 Nevada vs. Boston College
ESPN: Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Rod Gilmore & Quint Kessenich
ESPN Radio: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Bonnie Bernstein

Tostitos BCS National Championship Game: No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 2 Oregon
ESPN: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Erin Andrews & Tom Rinaldi
ESPN Radio: Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden & Joe Schad
ESPN 3D: Joe Tessitore, Tim Brown, Todd Blackledge & Wendi Nix

[Rudy]

Greg Davis OC resigned at Texas and three other assistants retired.

And thankfully Millen won't be working any bowl game that I really care about.

[psuexv]

Bold upset prediction - UConn beats OU.

[morsdraconis]

Bold upset prediction - UConn beats OU.

That is quite bold and Oklahoma is quite good at shitty the bed in these BCS Bowl games where they play teams that most everyone considers to be inferior to them (though WVU was most definitely NOT inferior), but I don't see UConn beating them. UConn doesn't have a passing game at all. If the team can stop them from running the ball and score more than 10 points, they've pretty much sealed the game.

[psuexv]

That is quite bold and Oklahoma is quite good at shitty the bed in these BCS Bowl games where they play teams that most everyone considers to be inferior to them (though WVU was most definitely NOT inferior), but I don't see UConn beating them. UConn doesn't have a passing game at all. If the team can stop them from running the ball and score more than 10 points, they've pretty much sealed the game.

Just one of those gut feelings. Boise wasn't even supposed to touch OU back in that Fiesta Bowl either.

[cdj]

Auburn (Under Armor) & Oregon (Nike) working on outdoing the other in the title game.

Auburn:
New gloves & shoes (2)

Oregon:
New uniform

[steelerfan]

The Auburn gear is alright, the Oregon uni is ok from the knee up.