mjp28 Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 **Can Christmas be far away, it's College Bowl Season!** **Let it snow!** New Mexico PrimeSport Dec. 17 2 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico vs. UTSA Las Vegas PrimeSport Dec. 17 3:30 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. Houston vs. San Diego St. Camellia PrimeSport Dec. 17 5:30 p.m. Montgomery, Ala. Appalachian St. vs. Toledo Cure Dec. 17 5:30 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Arkansas St. vs. UCF New Orleans Dec. 17 9 p.m. New Orleans, La. Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Southern Mississippi Miami Beach Dec. 19 2:30 p.m. Miami, Fla. Central Michigan vs. Tulsa Boca Raton PrimeSport Dec. 20 7 p.m. Boca Raton, Fla. West. Kentucky vs. Memphis Poinsettia PrimeSport Dec. 21 9 p.m. San Diego, Calif. BYU vs. Wyoming Potato PrimeSport Dec. 22 7 p.m. Boise, Idaho Colorado St. vs. Idaho Bahamas ?? Dec. 23 1 p.m. Nassau, Bahamas Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion Armed Forces PrimeSport Dec. 23 4:30 p.m. Fort Worth, Tex. Louisiana Tech vs. Navy Dollar General Dec. 23 8 p.m. Mobile, Ala. Ohio vs. Troy Hawaii PrimeSport Dec. 24 8 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii vs. Middle Tennessee St. Petersburg PrimeSport Dec. 26 11 a.m. St. Petersburg, Fla. Miami (OH) vs. Mississippi St. Quick Lane Dec. 26 2:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. Boston College vs. Maryland Independence PrimeSport Dec. 26 5 p.m. Shreveport, La. NC State vs. Vanderbilt Heart of Dallas PrimeSport Dec. 27 Noon Dallas, Texas Army vs. North Texas Military PrimeSport Dec. 27 3:30 p.m. Annapolis, Md. Temple vs. Wake Forest Holiday PrimeSport Dec. 27 7 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Minnesota vs. Wash. St. Cactus Dec. 27 10:15 p.m. Phoenix, Ariz. Baylor vs. Boise State Pinstripe Dec. 28 2 p.m. New York, NY Northwestern vs. Pittsburgh Russell Athletic PrimeSport Dec. 28 5:30 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Miami (Fla.) vs. West Virginia Foster Farms Dec. 28 8:30 p.m. Santa Clara, Calif. Indiana vs. Utah Texas PrimeSport Dec. 28 9 p.m. Houston, Texas Kansas St. vs. Texas A&M Birmingham PrimeSport Dec. 29 2 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. South Carolina vs. South Fla. Belk PrimeSport Dec. 29 5:30 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. Arkansas vs. Virginia Tech Alamo PrimeSport Dec. 29 9 p.m. San Antonio, Texas Colorado vs. Oklahoma St. Arizona Dec. 30 5:30 p.m. Tucson, Ariz. Air Force vs. South Alabama Liberty PrimeSport Dec. 30 Noon Memphis, Tenn. Georgia vs. TCU Sun Dec. 30 2 p.m. El Paso, Texas North Carolina vs. Stanford Music City PrimeSport Dec. 30 3:30 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. Nebraska vs. Tennessee Orange PrimeSport Dec. 30 8 p.m. Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida State vs. Michigan Peach PrimeSport College Football Playoff Semifinal Dec. 31 3 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. Alabama vs. Washington Fiesta PrimeSport College Football Playoff Semifinal Dec. 31 7 p.m. Glendale, Ariz. Clemson vs. Ohio State Taxslayer PrimeSport Dec. 31 11 a.m. Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky Citrus PrimeSport Dec. 31 11 a.m. Orlando, Fla. Louisville vs. LSU Outback PrimeSport Jan. 2 1 p.m. Tampa, Fla. Florida vs. Iowa Cotton PrimeSport Jan. 2 1 p.m. Arlington, Texas Western Mich. vs. Wisconsin Rose PrimeSport Jan. 2 5 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. Penn State vs. USC Sugar PrimeSport Jan. 2 8:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. Auburn vs. Oklahoma CFP National Championship PrimeSport Jan. 9 TBD Tampa, Fla. Peach Winner vs. Fiesta Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 Take a good look at that bowl schedule and tell me why the stuck in the last century (somewhere) D-1A leadership couldn't easily do an 8 team playoff? Q: And why are there so many B1G tie-in to the bowl games? A: Because B1G fans traditionally travel in B1G numbers and spend B1G money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 **Can Christmas be far away, it's College Bowl Season!** **Let it snow!** New Mexico PrimeSport Dec. 17 2 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico vs. UTSA Las Vegas PrimeSport Dec. 17 3:30 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. Houston vs. San Diego St. Camellia PrimeSport Dec. 17 5:30 p.m. Montgomery, Ala. Appalachian St. vs. Toledo Cure Dec. 17 5:30 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Arkansas St. vs. UCF New Orleans Dec. 17 9 p.m. New Orleans, La. Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Southern Mississippi Miami Beach Dec. 19 2:30 p.m. Miami, Fla. Central Michigan vs. Tulsa Boca Raton PrimeSport Dec. 20 7 p.m. Boca Raton, Fla. West. Kentucky vs. Memphis Poinsettia PrimeSport Dec. 21 9 p.m. San Diego, Calif. BYU vs. Wyoming Potato PrimeSport Dec. 22 7 p.m. Boise, Idaho Colorado St. vs. Idaho Bahamas ?? Dec. 23 1 p.m. Nassau, Bahamas Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion Armed Forces PrimeSport Dec. 23 4:30 p.m. Fort Worth, Tex. Louisiana Tech vs. Navy Dollar General Dec. 23 8 p.m. Mobile, Ala. Ohio vs. Troy Hawaii PrimeSport Dec. 24 8 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii vs. Middle Tennessee St. Petersburg PrimeSport Dec. 26 11 a.m. St. Petersburg, Fla. Miami (OH) vs. Mississippi St. Quick Lane Dec. 26 2:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. Boston College vs. Maryland Independence PrimeSport Dec. 26 5 p.m. Shreveport, La. NC State vs. Vanderbilt Heart of Dallas PrimeSport Dec. 27 Noon Dallas, Texas Army vs. North Texas Military PrimeSport Dec. 27 3:30 p.m. Annapolis, Md. Temple vs. Wake Forest Holiday PrimeSport Dec. 27 7 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Minnesota vs. Wash. St. Cactus Dec. 27 10:15 p.m. Phoenix, Ariz. Baylor vs. Boise State Pinstripe Dec. 28 2 p.m. New York, NY Northwestern vs. Pittsburgh Russell Athletic PrimeSport Dec. 28 5:30 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Miami (Fla.) vs. West Virginia Foster Farms Dec. 28 8:30 p.m. Santa Clara, Calif. Indiana vs. Utah Texas PrimeSport Dec. 28 9 p.m. Houston, Texas Kansas St. vs. Texas A&M Birmingham PrimeSport Dec. 29 2 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. South Carolina vs. South Fla. Belk PrimeSport Dec. 29 5:30 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. Arkansas vs. Virginia Tech Alamo PrimeSport Dec. 29 9 p.m. San Antonio, Texas Colorado vs. Oklahoma St. Arizona Dec. 30 5:30 p.m. Tucson, Ariz. Air Force vs. South Alabama Liberty PrimeSport Dec. 30 Noon Memphis, Tenn. Georgia vs. TCU Sun Dec. 30 2 p.m. El Paso, Texas North Carolina vs. Stanford Music City PrimeSport Dec. 30 3:30 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. Nebraska vs. Tennessee Orange PrimeSport Dec. 30 8 p.m. Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida State vs. Michigan Peach PrimeSport College Football Playoff Semifinal Dec. 31 3 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. Alabama vs. Washington Fiesta PrimeSport College Football Playoff Semifinal Dec. 31 7 p.m. Glendale, Ariz. Clemson vs. Ohio State Taxslayer PrimeSport Dec. 31 11 a.m. Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky Citrus PrimeSport Dec. 31 11 a.m. Orlando, Fla. Louisville vs. LSU Outback PrimeSport Jan. 2 1 p.m. Tampa, Fla. Florida vs. Iowa Cotton PrimeSport Jan. 2 1 p.m. Arlington, Texas Western Mich. vs. Wisconsin Rose PrimeSport Jan. 2 5 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. Penn State vs. USC Sugar PrimeSport Jan. 2 8:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. Auburn vs. Oklahoma CFP National Championship PrimeSport Jan. 9 TBD Tampa, Fla. Peach Winner vs. Fiesta Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 **Can Christmas be far away, it's College Bowl Season!** **Let it snow!** New Mexico PrimeSport Dec. 17 2 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico vs. UTSA Las Vegas PrimeSport Dec. 17 3:30 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. Houston vs. San Diego St. Camellia PrimeSport Dec. 17 5:30 p.m. Montgomery, Ala. Appalachian St. vs. Toledo Cure Dec. 17 5:30 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Arkansas St. vs. UCF New Orleans Dec. 17 9 p.m. New Orleans, La. Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Southern Mississippi Miami Beach Dec. 19 2:30 p.m. Miami, Fla. Central Michigan vs. Tulsa Boca Raton PrimeSport Dec. 20 7 p.m. Boca Raton, Fla. West. Kentucky vs. Memphis Poinsettia PrimeSport Dec. 21 9 p.m. San Diego, Calif. BYU vs. Wyoming Potato PrimeSport Dec. 22 7 p.m. Boise, Idaho Colorado St. vs. Idaho Bahamas ?? Dec. 23 1 p.m. Nassau, Bahamas Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion Armed Forces PrimeSport Dec. 23 4:30 p.m. Fort Worth, Tex. Louisiana Tech vs. Navy Dollar General Dec. 23 8 p.m. Mobile, Ala. Ohio vs. Troy Hawaii PrimeSport Dec. 24 8 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii vs. Middle Tennessee St. Petersburg PrimeSport Dec. 26 11 a.m. St. Petersburg, Fla. Miami (OH) vs. Mississippi St. Quick Lane Dec. 26 2:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. Boston College vs. Maryland Independence PrimeSport Dec. 26 5 p.m. Shreveport, La. NC State vs. Vanderbilt Heart of Dallas PrimeSport Dec. 27 Noon Dallas, Texas Army vs. North Texas Military PrimeSport Dec. 27 3:30 p.m. Annapolis, Md. Temple vs. Wake Forest Holiday PrimeSport Dec. 27 7 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Minnesota vs. Wash. St. Cactus Dec. 27 10:15 p.m. Phoenix, Ariz. Baylor vs. Boise State Pinstripe Dec. 28 2 p.m. New York, NY Northwestern vs. Pittsburgh Russell Athletic PrimeSport Dec. 28 5:30 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Miami (Fla.) vs. West Virginia Foster Farms Dec. 28 8:30 p.m. Santa Clara, Calif. Indiana vs. Utah Texas PrimeSport Dec. 28 9 p.m. Houston, Texas Kansas St. vs. Texas A&M Birmingham PrimeSport Dec. 29 2 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. South Carolina vs. South Fla. Belk PrimeSport Dec. 29 5:30 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. Arkansas vs. Virginia Tech Alamo PrimeSport Dec. 29 9 p.m. San Antonio, Texas Colorado vs. Oklahoma St. Arizona Dec. 30 5:30 p.m. Tucson, Ariz. Air Force vs. South Alabama Liberty PrimeSport Dec. 30 Noon Memphis, Tenn. Georgia vs. TCU Sun Dec. 30 2 p.m. El Paso, Texas North Carolina vs. Stanford Music City PrimeSport Dec. 30 3:30 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. Nebraska vs. Tennessee Orange PrimeSport Dec. 30 8 p.m. Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida State vs. Michigan Peach PrimeSport College Football Playoff Semifinal Dec. 31 3 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. Alabama vs. Washington Fiesta PrimeSport College Football Playoff Semifinal Dec. 31 7 p.m. Glendale, Ariz. Clemson vs. Ohio State Taxslayer PrimeSport Dec. 31 11 a.m. Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky Citrus PrimeSport Dec. 31 11 a.m. Orlando, Fla. Louisville vs. LSU Outback PrimeSport Jan. 2 1 p.m. Tampa, Fla. Florida vs. Iowa Cotton PrimeSport Jan. 2 1 p.m. Arlington, Texas Western Mich. vs. Wisconsin Rose PrimeSport Jan. 2 5 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. Penn State vs. USC Sugar PrimeSport Jan. 2 8:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. Auburn vs. Oklahoma CFP National Championship PrimeSport Jan. 9 TBD Tampa, Fla. Peach Winner vs. Fiesta Winner Big Ten plays 4 ACC schools...including OSU/Clemson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 Big Ten plays 4 ACC schools...including OSU/Clemson.There are plenty of B1G teams going bowling but that is kind of amazing. And I still have trouble remembering Maryland and Rutgers as true Midwest teams...but Penn State has done alright. Maryland actually did pretty well with Boardman, Ohio native DJ Durkin as first year coach but Rutgers has been sinking since Greg Schiano left and his reign was only 2001-2011 (.504) and he was the only winning coach since 1983 at Tony Soprano U. Not really a solid pick up for the B1G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wargograw Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 Take a good look at that bowl schedule and tell me why the stuck in the last century (somewhere) D-1A leadership couldn't easily do an 8 team playoff? Q: And why are there so many B1G tie-in to the bowl games? A: Because B1G fans traditionally travel in B1G numbers and spend B1G money! 8 team playoff would be lame. OSU already beat OU. The 4 good Big 10 teams have all played each other. There's no point other than that people always complain about the status quo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wargograw Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 And I have zero desire to watch Western Michigan play a football game, much less as an 8 seed in Tuscaloosa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 I like 6. Reward the top 2 with byes. Maybe make the first round on home fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 I like 6. Reward the top 2 with byes. Maybe make the first round on home fieldsPersonally I hate byes give the best teams (ALABAMA needs a breather?) an extra week to heal meanwhile the lesser teams are further taxed. Home field is reward enough. Besides the D-1A playoffs are now near the end of 2016 or in with the 2017 games. Move it to 8 and it will a little better...or 16 like the rest of America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 And I have zero desire to watch Western Michigan play a football game, much less as an 8 seed in Tuscaloosa. This year #1 (-15) looks a world apart but #2-7 would be all somewhat interesting matchups, plus rematchs can be exciting. And WM does have their bowl game like what 66 other teams? (I didn't count.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 The bye rewards the top team. Makes the regular season means something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wargograw Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 I'm fine with expanding. I just think this year is a horrible piece of evidence for why it should happen. And rematches are completely unfair to the team that won the first one IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 The bye rewards the top team. Makes the regular season means something The only time byes mean much is if the playoffs start soon after the regular season not a month out. Plus the non-bye teams end up playing one extra game. Rewards are the better seeding. Might be a moot point for the D-1A teams anyway I don't think that they are going to change to the normal playoff format anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Ten Big Ten teams are bowling this postseason, including a record four in New Years Six Bowls. See the full 2016-17 bowl schedule below. Heres a look at previous bowl game results: 2015-2016 | 2014-15 | 2013-14 | 2012-13 | 2011-12. http://btn.com/2016-2017-college-football-bowl-games/ BIG TEN BOWL GAMES Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 26) Maryland vs. BC Ford Field Detroit, MI 2:30 pm / ESPN Holiday Bowl (Dec. 27) Minnesota at Washington State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA 7 pm / ESPN New Era Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 28) Northwestern vs. Pitt Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 2 pm / ESPN Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 28) Indiana vs. Utah Levis Stadium Santa Clara, CA 8:30 pm / FOX Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City Bowl (Dec. 30) Nebraska vs. Tennessee Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN 3:30 pm / ESPN Capital One Orange Bowl (Dec. 30) Michigan vs. Florida State Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL 8 pm / ESPN Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31) No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson U. of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ 7 pm ET / ESPN <--- OHIO STATE has had good luck in Glendale Goodyear Cotton Bowl (Jan. 2) Wisconsin vs. Western Michigan AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX 1 pm / ESPN Outback Bowl (Jan. 2) Iowa vs. Florida Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL 1 pm / ABC Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 2) Penn State vs. USC Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA 5 pm / ESPN - See more at: http://btn.com/2016-2017-college-football-bowl-games/#sthash.5Bt5MjtZ.dpuf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 And a trip back to last year and the major bowl games: 2015-16 BOWL SCHEDULE (all times ET) COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF DATE GAME LOCATION TIME (TV) MATCHUP 12/31 Orange (Semifinal) Miami, Fla. 4 p.m. (ESPN) Clemson 37, Oklahoma 17 12/31 Cotton (Semifinal) Arlington, Texas 8 p.m. (ESPN) Alabama 38, Michigan State 0 1/11 Championship Game Glendale, Ariz. 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Alabama 45, Clemson 40 SELECTION COMMITTEE BOWL GAMES 12/31 Peach Atlanta, Ga. Noon (ESPN) Houston 38, Florida State 24 1/1 Fiesta Glendale, Ariz. 1 p.m. (ESPN) Ohio State 44, Notre Dame 28 1/1 Rose Pasadena, Calif. 5 p.m. (ESPN) Stanford 45, Iowa 16 1/1 Sugar New Orleans, La. 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Ole Miss 48, Oklahoma State 20 - See more at: http://btn.com/2015-2016-college-football-bowl-games/#sthash.yuew9TzL.dpuf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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