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Author:  spanky [ Sun Dec 06, 2015 11:18 pm ]
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It's a very top-heavy bowl season, IMO. Lots of good matchup in the big games, and a lot of clunkers in the smaller bowls. Maybe that's what happens when there are 40 bowl games and some of the slots have to be filled with sub-.500 teams. :roll:

It's still the best time of the year, sports wise, imo.

Some of the games that I can't wait to see:

Michigan State vs. Alabama - This is what everybody had in mind when the playoffs were created.
Notre Dame vs Ohio St - holy crap , yes please. For a non-playoff game, this is fantastic.
BYU vs Utah - in Las Vegas. If there aren't at least 2 bench clearing incidents in this I'll be stunned. These schools hate each other and BYU is dirty as hell.
Toledo vs Temple - Too bad Toledo's coach already bolted. This could still be the sleeper game of the whole bowl season, IMO.
NIU vs Boise St - Finally got these two schools to face each other, but they are both down this year.
UNC vs Baylor - I can easily see either team blowing the other one out, but maybe lean UNC due to Baylor's injury situation.
LSU vs Texas Tech - I'm setting Fournette's o/u rushing yards at 224.5. He could do something crazy in this game if they feed him.
Northwestern vs Tennessee - I think NW wins this game to cap off the maybe the best "quiet" season of any team this year. This team could be top-10 when it's all done. Nobody saw that coming in August, not even MUD.


Hell, I could go on and on.........I hate that they've destroyed the huge NYD schedule of games, but I like that there is a game pretty much every day for 2 weeks.
Author:  DannyB [ Mon Dec 07, 2015 12:05 am ]
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LSU/Texas Tech is kind of interesting. Battle of the wills between teams that couldn't be more different.
Author:  Hawg Ass [ Mon Dec 07, 2015 9:08 am ]
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It is looking I will be in attendance in Memphis for the Liberty Bowl to see Arkansas vs Kansas St., just extending the Christmas vacation a little longer. 8)
Author:  Walt Williams Neck [ Mon Dec 07, 2015 9:49 am ]
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Central Michigan vs Minnesota has gotten me all a tither
Author:  Hawkeye Vince [ Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:01 am ]
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The Foster Farms bowl is selling the matchup of 8-4 UCLA and 5-7 Nebraska hard. I've seen:

- Nebraska - hardest luck team in America
- Storied Powers
- A team no one wants to play (other than the 7 teams that beat them)

Give me a break with the Go Big Red crap.
Author:  good dolphin [ Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:27 am ]
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bowl committee saved NYD, at least local with the Cats and ND
Author:  Scooter [ Mon Dec 07, 2015 7:46 pm ]
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Hawkeye Vince wrote:
The Foster Farms bowl is selling the matchup of 8-4 UCLA and 5-7 Nebraska hard. I've seen:

- Nebraska - hardest luck team in America
- Storied Powers
- A team no one wants to play (other than the 7 teams that beat them)

Give me a break with the Go Big Red crap.

If Nebraska had a decent coach and a real QB they would be a dangerous team. The N stands for knowledge.
Author:  Big Chicagoan [ Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:51 pm ]
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Scooter wrote:
Hawkeye Vince wrote:
The Foster Farms bowl is selling the matchup of 8-4 UCLA and 5-7 Nebraska hard. I've seen:

- Nebraska - hardest luck team in America
- Storied Powers
- A team no one wants to play (other than the 7 teams that beat them)

Give me a break with the Go Big Red crap.

If Nebraska had a decent coach and a real QB they would be a dangerous team. The N stands for knowledge.


They have a good coach. Just need to learn how to defend a Hail Mary.
Author:  a retard [ Thu Dec 17, 2015 11:19 am ]
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http://apps.chicagotribune.com/sports/f ... bowl-quiz/

Quote:
Spot the fake bowls

By Jemal R. Brinson, Tim Bannon and Abraham Epton

December 16, 2015

The Rose Bowl was the first, in 1902. By 1937, there were six college bowl games. Two years ago there were 35. This year there are 40. Forty.

The Bacardi Bowl and the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl and the Beef O'Brady Bowl are long gone, but so many remain, so many in fact that it's hard to keep them all straight. So many that it would be hard to tell the real bowl games from the fakes, as we challenge you to do here.

Hint: Three are fake. The other seven are actual bowl games, which is almost as hard to believe.


You got 8 right out of 10.
Author:  RFDC [ Thu Dec 17, 2015 11:20 am ]
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I cannot believe no one is talking about the great matchup of IU and Duke
Author:  spanky [ Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:19 pm ]
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I wish BYU/Utah was being played tomorrow night, stand alone. I can't wait.
It's gonna be fantastic. :twisted:
Author:  good dolphin [ Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:29 pm ]
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Is BYU going to go from one of the offensive innovators during its heyday to the wishbone Nimatilulo ran at Navy?

strike that, he's staying at Navy now
Author:  Hawkeye Vince [ Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:29 pm ]
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RFDC wrote:
I cannot believe no one is talking about the great matchup of IU and Duke


I'm glad to see Sudfeld get some recognition. They should beat Duke.
Author:  donspiracy [ Sat Dec 26, 2015 5:30 pm ]
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Enjoying the hell out of the Sun Bowl.

Driving snowstorm with half the U. Of Miami kids never having seen snow before. :lol:
Author:  jimmypasta [ Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:37 am ]
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Hawkeye Vince wrote:
RFDC wrote:
I cannot believe no one is talking about the great matchup of IU and Duke


I'm glad to see Sudfeld get some recognition. They should beat Duke.



http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/12/did-ref ... ainst-duke


I picked this game up at halftime. It was one of the most entertaining football games I have watched in a long time. Weird ending regarding a rule on a FG based on height of the kick that can not be replayed.

Also,the young KR on Duke has speed and moves. He looks very "Hester-ish". Someone to keep an eye on for the Bears.

Sophmore Shaun Wilson:

Image
Author:  Scorehead [ Sun Dec 27, 2015 2:41 pm ]
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I dont like the big bowls moving to NYE. Stop messing with tradition.
Author:  WindyCityBreeze [ Sun Dec 27, 2015 4:39 pm ]
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Scorehead wrote:
I dont like the big bowls moving to NYE. Stop messing with tradition.


The arrogance of the executive director of the College Football Playoff is remarkable:
Quote:
“Sure, we're aware of that, but we just decided that people will watch these games,” CFP executive director Bill Hancock said. “This playoff would be successful if it was played on the Fourth of July. People watch the NCAA Tournament on Thursday and Friday. This is an iconic national sporting event and people will watch it.”

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jon-solomon/25423605/will-college-football-playoff-actually-change-new-years-eve-traditions
Author:  Douchebag [ Sun Dec 27, 2015 4:45 pm ]
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He's right. That doesn't make him arrogant.
Author:  WindyCityBreeze [ Sun Dec 27, 2015 6:04 pm ]
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We'll agree to disagree but I think his statement clearly conveys an arrogant tone.
Author:  Scorehead [ Sun Dec 27, 2015 6:17 pm ]
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WindyCityBreeze wrote:
We'll agree to disagree but I think his statement clearly conveys an arrogant tone.


Yea. I hope the ratings are down so they go back to New Years Day.
Author:  spanky [ Sun Dec 27, 2015 6:40 pm ]
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Scorehead wrote:
WindyCityBreeze wrote:
We'll agree to disagree but I think his statement clearly conveys an arrogant tone.


Yea. I hope the ratings are down so they go back to New Years Day.

How much are you willing to part with......they will NOT go back to NYD next year?? EVEN IF the ratings are terrible this year (they won't be).
Author:  Scorehead [ Sun Dec 27, 2015 6:47 pm ]
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spanky wrote:
Scorehead wrote:
WindyCityBreeze wrote:
We'll agree to disagree but I think his statement clearly conveys an arrogant tone.


Yea. I hope the ratings are down so they go back to New Years Day.

How much are you willing to part with......they will NOT go back to NYD next year?? EVEN IF the ratings are terrible this year (they won't be).


The ratings drive advertising rates and revenue. If the ratings are terrible, you better believe moving the games back to New Years Day will be discussed and considered...especially if the sponsors prefer New Years Day.
Author:  spanky [ Sun Dec 27, 2015 6:48 pm ]
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Scorehead wrote:
The ratings drive advertising rates and revenue. If the ratings are terrible, you better believe moving the games back to New Years Day will be discussed and considered...especially if the sponsors prefer New Years Day.

Not next year.

Maybe after that, but not next year.
Author:  good dolphin [ Mon Dec 28, 2015 9:34 am ]
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I'll repeat what I said last year, why would you purposely chose a date that limits your audience. Lots of people work on NYE and will not be home for 3 pm. That's a great game and I doubt I will see a play.
Author:  Tad Queasy [ Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:11 am ]
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good dolphin wrote:
I'll repeat what I said last year, why would you purposely chose a date that limits your audience. Lots of people work on NYE and will not be home for 3 pm. That's a great game and I doubt I will see a play.


I agree. Also, won't a lot of people have prior plans for NYE night that will result in them missing at least part of the second game, too?
Author:  good dolphin [ Mon Dec 28, 2015 11:27 am ]
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Tad Queasy wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
I'll repeat what I said last year, why would you purposely chose a date that limits your audience. Lots of people work on NYE and will not be home for 3 pm. That's a great game and I doubt I will see a play.


I agree. Also, won't a lot of people have prior plans for NYE night that will result in them missing at least part of the second game, too?


I already told my host to have at least one TV tuned into the game but casual fans aren't going to highlight this
Author:  spanky [ Wed Dec 30, 2015 12:36 am ]
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spanky wrote:
LSU vs Texas Tech - I'm setting Fournette's o/u rushing yards at 224.5. He could do something crazy in this game if they feed him.

Under.
But 5 TD's to go with it. :lol:
Author:  312player [ Wed Dec 30, 2015 12:53 am ]
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Clemson down 3 starters for pissing hot, huge blow..no pun intended.
Author:  spanky [ Thu Dec 31, 2015 1:53 am ]
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CICHY!
MY GAWD :shock: :shock: :o

Doesn't the W coaching staff have to be questioned for how much this guy did in ONE HALF of play?
He did nothing like this all year long.....
Author:  Scorehead [ Thu Dec 31, 2015 1:57 am ]
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This Holiday Bowl game is great. Oh how I love college football and this time of year.
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