BCS BOWL matchups, best guesses.

BCS Title

Florida vs. Texas

Sugar Bowl

Alabama vs. TCU

Fiesta Bowl

Penn State vs. Boise State

Orange Bowl

Cincinnati vs. Georgia Tech

Rose Bowl

Oregon vs. Ohio State

that's a lot of matchups i could care less about other than Texas and Florida.

matchups i'd rather see with the exact same teams.

Alabama vs. Penn State for obvious reasons.

Oregon vs. Georgia Tech for the scoring orgy.

Cincinnati vs. Ohio State for the chance to see Cinci destroy the Buckeyes and claim the title as best team in Ohio.

TCU vs. Boise State in the rematch of last year's bowl game and for the pride of the Little Conference teams. also the winning team's conference gets an automatic BCS bowl bid. that would be fun.

Bowl-O-Rama Kicks Off

Navy vs. Wake Forest....why i am watching this?

College Football Pick Em: BOWL-O-RAMA

Saturday December 20
1: Wake Forest vs Navy- WAKE
2:Colorado State vs Fresno State- Fresno
3:Memphis vs South Florida- USF
4:BYU vs Arizona- BYU
Sunday December 21
5:Southern Mississippi vs Troy- Troy
Tuesday December 23
6:Boise State vs TCU- Boise
Wednesday December 24
7:Hawaii vs Notre Dame- Hawaii
Friday December 26
8:Florida Atlantic vs Central Michigan- C. Michigan
Saturday December 27
9:Miami (Fl.) vs California- Cal
10:Wisconsin vs FSU- FSU
11:West Virginia vs North Carolina- WV
Sunday December 28
12:Northern Illinois vs Louisiana tech- La tech
Monday December 29
13: Missouri vs Northwestern- Mizzou
14:North Carolina State vs Rutgers- Rutgers
Tuesday December 30
15:Oklahoma State vs Oregon- Ok St
16:Rice vs Western Michigan- Rice
17: Maryland vs Nevada- Maryland
Wednesday December 31
18:LSU vs Georgia Tech- GA Tech
19:Kansas vs Minnesota- Kansas
20: Boston College vs Vanderbilt- BC
21:Oregon State vs Pittsburgh- Org St
22: Houston vs Air Force- Air force
Thursday January 1
23: Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech- Cinci
24:Penn State vs USC- USC
25:Georgia vs Michigan State- UGA
26:Clemson vs Nebraska- Nebraska
27:South Carolina vs Iowa- Iowa
Friday January 2
28: Utah vs Alabama- BAMA
29:Kentucky vs East Carolina- ECU
30: Ole Miss vs Texas Tech- Texas Tech
Saturday January 3
31:Buffalo vs. Connecticut- UCONN
Monday January 5
32: Ohio State vs Texas- Texas
Tuesday January 6
33: Tulsa vs Ball State- Ball State
Thursday January 8 (total pts)
34: Florida vs Oklahoma- FLORIDA
Tiebreakers:
a: Florida vs Oklahoma 101
b:Alabama vs Utah 35
c:Ohio State vs Texas 82
d: Penn State vs USC 76
e:Va Tech vs Cincy 45

How Stoked Are You For that ACC Title Game?

does anyone remember this image?

that was the attendance of last year's ACC title game that featured Virginia Tech and Boston College...the same 2 schools who'll be meeting again this year in Tampa to play for a spot in the Orange Bowl....what may very well end up being the least BCS bowl game ever vs. Big East Champion Cincinnati. sorry Miami, but i don't see a lot of tourist dollars flooding into your fine city this New Years (especially if Boston College wins). with the economy as bad as it is, shouldn't some special BCS measures be put in place that allows Texas Tech and Boise State to be given the Big East and ACC's BCS spots so we can get a descent football game that people might wanna watch? just a thought.

If We Can't Have A Playoff Can We At Least Get Some Good Bowl Games?

so the season is coming to a close and the national title contenders are moving into position. at this point the top 5 schools in the BCS standings are all from the Big 12 (Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma) and the SEC (Alabama & Florida) so one would expect that some combination of those teams will meet in Miami for this year's BCS title game. if i was a betting man i'd say that we are likely to see Florida vs. Oklahoma in the title game. that is assuming that Oklahoma is able to jump a Texas team that beat them with a victory over the Red Raiders that would create a 3 way tie in the Big 12 South. it's crazy to think that 1 of those three schools can do no better than the Cotton Bowl with the ridiculous rule in place that allows no more than 2 schools from any one conference to play in BCS bowls. in a perfect world we'd have 3 Big 12 teams and 3 SEC teams (yeah Georgia still deserves a BCS shot even if they keep getting spanked by all the good teams they play) and the ACC and Big East would get no bids this season. i think most people would rather watch Georgia play Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl over Virginia Tech and Cincinnati...but the current system we have doesn't offer us such a matchup. instead we are likely to get a number of uninspired Bowls like we did last season that will all end in routes.

if things play out like i think they will you are likely to get these bowls.
THE BCS TITLE GAME

BIG 12 Champ (probably Oklahoma) vs. SEC Champ (probably Florida)

i'm leaning towards an Oklahoma vs. Florida national title, but you never know. Bama and Texas Tech might both hold their spots and we'll get a true #1 vs. #2 matchup. regardless of what combination of teams we get i expect a good football game and high ratings and hopefully it won't be over by halftime like it has been the last two seasons with Ohio State stinking the place up.

game i'd rather see:
Alabama vs. Texas Tech

not that i think a Florida vs. Texas or Oklahoma game won't be good...but i'd much rather get a matchup of two undefeated teams than two 1 loss teams and all the controversy and whining that comes along with it.

THE ROSE BOWL

USC vs. Penn State

not a bad game at all. two classic powers from the Big 10 and Pac 10 facing off in a traditional bowl matchup. big time ratings for ABC and a game most people i know would wanna watch. USC would likely kick their asses, but hey at least it's not Illinois. but regardless, i'm good with this game and don't really care to see anyone else involved.

THE ORANGE BOWL

North Carolina (or whoever wins the fucking ACC) vs. Cincinnati or Pitt (Big East champ)

dear god, who the fuck would wanna have to endure such a game? none of these schools are BCS worthy. it would be far more deserving to include a 3rd school from the Big 12 and SEC in a game that would be a pairing of Top 10 schools that would get good ratings. instead we'll get a matchup of schools at the bottom of the top 20 from conferences that don't even deserve an automatic bid this year. and zero interest from fans outside of those schools.

game i'd rather see:
Georgia vs. Texas Tech

The Dawgs and The Red Raiders get their chances to show off to the nation in a shoot out down in Miami. it would be one of 3 BCS matchups (not counting the Cotton Bowl which would likely be Missouri and LSU) between Big 12 and SEC schools and would help decide who the best conference was in the nation. plus this matchup would probably break the score board as the Dawgs can't stop anyone and they should be able to move the ball on the Red Raiders defense.

THE SUGAR BOWL

SEC runner up (probably Alabama) vs. Boise State or Utah

unlike last year's Hawaii team, both Utah and Boise State have played in BCS games and actually won them...but does anyone really think that either of those teams is going to be able to hang with Florida or Alabama in New Orleans? this game would likely be another fucking Sugar Bowl blowout and a missed opportunity to give people a matchup that they'd rather see.

game i'd rather see:
Texas vs. Alabama

instead we could have Alabama face off against Texas in what would amount to a National Title B game.

THE FIESTA BOWL

Big 12 Runner Up(either Texas or Oklahoma) vs. Ohio State

if we get Oklahoma vs. Ohio State then the Buckeyes might actually be able to win a bowl game for once...regardless if Texas Tech doesn't win the Big 12 they will get passed over in Fiesta Bowl for either Texas or Oklahoma because when all things are equal a traditional power has the advantage. and so Texas Tech will find itself in the Cotton Bowl playing LSU more than likely. Ohio State will be too big of a prize to pass over and that will leave out either an undefeated Utah or Boise State team.

game i'd rather see:
UTAH vs. Boise State

if Boise State and Utah were able to face off with one another in a battle of the two most successful non-BCS schools over the past several years in a BCS bowl. the winning school would give their conference a leg up over the Big East when that conference gets booted from the BCS (you know it'll happen soon). this would also be a good audition for these two teams to join the Pac 10 whenever they decide it's time to expand.

but don't forget about this team...

because Oregon State actually controls their own destiny. if they can manage to run the table they will have won the PAC 10 with a tie breaker over USC giving them the automatic Rose Bowl bid. that would leave USC as the sexiest pick of all the available schools for at large bids. and that could throw everything into chaos and end up screwing a team like Utah or Boise State or Ohio State out of a BCS slot.

as for my Auburn Tigers who need an upset win over either Alabama or Georgia to even get Bowl eligible the best they can really hope for is the Independence Bowl. although i'd really like for them to face off with Clemson at the end of the season in a game we'll call the Disappointment Bowl. the winning team gets first crack at a new coach.

ASSHOLES!

so what happened while we were in a state of fever, hacking our lungs out?

apparently all the pussy ass conferences (aka Pac 10, Big 12, Big East, Big 10, and Notre Dame) shot down and killed both a possible plus 1 and 4 team playoff and elected to keep the BCS as it is until 2014, when those same bunch of assholes will vote to keep it like it is for another 8 years or so. FUCK THE ROSE BOWL, FUCK THE PAC 10, FUCK THE BIG 10 (11), and FUCK NOTRE DAME. the Big East is just trying to protect it's ass because it knows it would never make a 4 team playoff and i don't really know what the Big 12's deal is. whatever, with the current format, expect to keep seeing Ohio State ending up in National Title Games every year or so being trounced by some 11-2 or 12-1 SEC team.

Bowl Mania

so the college football bowl season starts tonight with the epic matchup of power houses UTAH and NAVY in the Poinsettia Bowl. could be worse i suppose. both teams like to score points and not play much defense...which is exactly what i'm in the mood for during a writers' strike. my Twin Peaks boxed set is gonna get the night off as i root for our servicemen to defeat those pesky Mormons (i just assume everyone in Utah is Mormon) in the fine city of San Diego. it's basically the best bowl matchup you have to look forward to this week unless you're a fan of any of the teams playing.

tomorrow features quiet possibly the worst bowl game in recent memory, the New Orleans Bowl which features Florida Atlantic vs Memphis (excuse me if i go see Juno instead), followed by the Papajohns.com Bowl which features Southern Miss and Cincinnati and then finally we get a pretty good matchup in the Las Vegas bowl as those other pesky Mormons BYU take on UCLA. expect BYU to completely destroy the Bruins. seriously if you are a mediocre Pac 10 team backing into a bowl game the last team you wanna face is BYU...last year they fucking destroyed Oregon in this exact same bowl. i expect more of the same this year.

Bowl Matchups That Could Have Been

With Bowl Season about the start this week i am always amazed when i find myself sitting through a stellar match up of the 3rd place conference USA team vs the 2nd place MAC team to a half empty stadium in some exotic location such as Memphis or Nashville. and during those moments and i like to imagine bowl match ups the could have been if they'd just add another 3 or 4 to the polluted holiday football schedule. something to show in between reruns of SNL and Leno.

THE BC HEADACHE POWDER DISAPPOINTMENT BOWL

Louisville vs South Carolina

1st off you've got a battle of 2 6-6 teams that were ranked in the top 10 at some point during the season. each one was supposed to compete for their conference title and in Louisville's case their was some hopes at being in the national title picture and a Heisman trophy for their QB Brian Brohm. South Carolina saw itself as the darkhorse contender for the SEC East and a breakout season in the Ol' Ball Coaches third season. yeah well things don't always go according to plan. and here we are both of those schools find themselves sitting at home while Memphis takes on Florida Atlantic in a bowl game that noone in their right mind would watch. even though they were both mediocre teams at season's end, i'm pretty sure Louisville and South Carolina could beat both Memphis and Florida Atlantic....so why not push those schools to the side and give the TV viewing public what they really want. 2 struggling big time programs whose coaches can't believe how shitty their season's ended up being.

THE WHO GETS BOOTED OUT OF DIVISION I FOOTBALL AND REPLACED BY APPALACHIAN STATE BOWL

Florida International vs Idaho

it's time for App State to move up after winning their 3rd straight National Title and also after beating Michigan as a reward...but instead of just moving them up we should start treating DI like the British soccer leagues where teams get moved down to lower divisions if they suck too much. well very few teams suck as much as Idaho or Florida International. both teams went 1-11. neither school has any sort of upward momentum as a program. neither school would be any good in Division Iaa either. but i'm pretty sure if they had to play for their Division I lives you might get a pretty good fucking football game. if anything it's a good way to start cleaning out the trash every year.

THE KY JELLY BOTTOM BOWL

Ole Miss vs Minnesota

fans of the the SEC love to hate on the Big 10. and with 4 head to head match ups of some of their best teams it's a great way to find out just how bad the Big 10 really is. well i think an even better way to find out whose conference is better is to take the worst school in each conference and match them up to find out who is a bear and who is a twink.