**** OFFICIAL College Football Bowls & Playoffs Thread ****
 

Dec. 17

Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
North Carolina Central vs. Grambling
12 p.m., ABC
Georgia Dome, Atlanta

Gildan New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico vs. UTSA
2 p.m., ESPN
University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M.

Las Vegas Bowl Presented by Geico
Houston vs. San Diego State
3:30 p.m., ABC
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Appalachian State vs. Toledo
5:30 p.m., ESPN
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.

AutoNation Cure Bowl
UCF vs. Arkansas State
5:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
9 p.m., ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

Dec. 19

Miami Beach Bowl
Central Michigan vs. Tulsa
2:30 p.m., ESPN
Marlins Park, Miami

Dec. 20

Boca Raton Bowl
Memphis vs. Western Kentucky
7 p.m., ESPN
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla.

Dec. 21

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
BYU vs. Wyoming
9 p.m., ESPN
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Idaho vs. Colorado State
7 p.m., ESPN
Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho

Dec. 23

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
1 p.m., ESPN
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Louisiana Tech vs. No. 25 Navy
4:30 p.m., ESPN
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas

Dollar General Bowl
Ohio vs. Troy
8 p.m., ESPN
Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala.

Dec. 24

Hawai'i Bowl
Hawai'i vs. Middle Tennessee
8 p.m., ESPN
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu

Dec. 26

St. Petersburg Bowl
Miami (Ohio) vs. Mississippi State
11 a.m., ESPN
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Quick Lane Bowl
Maryland vs. Boston College
2:30 p.m., ESPN
Ford Field, Detroit

Camping World Independence Bowl
NC State vs. Vanderbilt
5 p.m., ESPN2
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.

Dec. 27

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
Army vs. North Texas
12 p.m., ESPN
Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
No. 24 Temple vs. Wake Forest
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md.

National Funding Holiday Bowl
Minnesota vs. Washington State
7 p.m., ESPN
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

Motel 6 Cactus Bowl
Boise State vs. Baylor
10:15 p.m., ESPN
Chase Field, Phoenix

Dec. 28

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
No. 23 Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern
2 p.m., ESPN
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y.

Russell Athletic Bowl
No. 16 West Virginia vs. Miami
5:30 p.m., ESPN
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.

Foster Farms Bowl
Indiana vs. No. 19 Utah
8:30 p.m., Fox
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.

AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
Texas A&M vs. Kansas State
9 p.m., ESPN
NRG Stadium, Houston

Dec. 29

Birmingham Bowl
South Florida vs. South Carolina
2 p.m., ESPN
Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala.

Belk Bowl
Arkansas vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech
5:30 p.m., ESPN
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.

Valero Alamo Bowl
No. 12 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Colorado
9 p.m., ESPN
Alamodome, San Antonio

Dec. 30

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Georgia vs. TCU
12 p.m., ESPN
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn.

Hyundai Sun Bowl
No. 18 Stanford vs. North Carolina
2 p.m., CBS
Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Nebraska vs. No. 21 Tennessee
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.

Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
South Alabama vs. Air Force
5:30 p.m., Campus Insiders
Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz.

Capital One Orange Bowl
No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Florida State
8 p.m., ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.

Dec. 31

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
No. 20 LSU vs. No. 13 Louisville
11 a.m., ABC
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.

TaxSlayer Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky
11 a.m., ESPN
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.

College Football Playoff semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 4 Washington vs. No. 1 Alabama
3 p.m., ESPN
Georgia Dome, Atlanta

College Football Playoff semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson
7 p.m., ESPN
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.

Jan. 2

Outback Bowl
No. 17 Florida vs. Iowa
1 p.m., ABC
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 15 Western Michigan vs. No. 8 Wisconsin
1 p.m., ESPN
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual
No. 9 USC vs. No. 5 Penn State
5 p.m., ESPN
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.

Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 14 Auburn vs. No. 7 Oklahoma
8:30 p.m., ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

Jan. 9

College Football Playoff National Championship
8 p.m., ESPN
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DaKCMan AP's bowl record prediction for the 5 major conferences (not including the Playoff games):

ACC 2-8
Big 10 4-5
Big 12 3-3
Pac 12 5-0
SEC 7-4

Pac 12 benefits from favorable matchups.


DaKCMan AP's Playoff prediction:

Clemson over ohio state
Alabama over Washington

Alabama over Clemson

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Go KU!

Dude love Bowl season...

Why aren't there any games on Jan 1?

It's a Sunday which means it's the NFL's day.

Probably because it falls on Sunday.

You must of forgot the annual Notre Dame bowl game featuring Notre Dame.

Games I might watch:

• Citrus Bowl - No. 20 LSU vs. No. 13 Louisville
  
• Fiesta Bowl - No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson
  
• Rose Bowl - No. 9 USC vs. No. 5 Penn State
  
• College Football Playoff National Championship

The rest I'm either at work or don't care.

There are a few other interesting match ups, IMO:

Western Michigan & Wisconsin
Michigan & Florida State
Oklahoma State & Colorado
Nebraska & Tennessee


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:thumb:

ETA: These are the schools that my kids go to currently. It's pretty cool they both get bowls this year. It's especially rare with Idaho and probably won't happen again as they are moving to the FCS in 2018.

Tenny sucks. Wanted to play you guys,

HOw bad of an underdog are the huskies? I would love for them to beat Alabama.. I hate Saban

Started at 14, up to 17 at some places.

You should probably just stick to posting worthless Buckethead videos.