2003/2004 College Football Bowl Season [R]

[WarrenWallace]

This thread is for discussion of the college football bowl season. If people want to make predictions, that would be great.

This is not a BCS piss and moan thread. Those posts will be edited or moved to the appropriate thread. So be warned.

[WarrenWallace]

Tuesday, December 16
NEW ORLEANS BOWL
27 Memphis [-4]
17 North Texas FINAL

Thursday, December 18
GMAC BOWL
49 Miami (OHIO) -13.5
28 Louisville FINAL

Monday, December 22
TANGERINE BOWL
56 N.C. State -11
26 Kansas FINAL

Tuesday, December 23
FORT WORTH BOWL
34 Boise State -10.5
31 TCU FINAL

Wednesday, December 24
LAS VEGAS BOWL
55 Oregon State -2.5
14 New Mexico FINAL

Thursday, December 25
HAWAII BOWL
54 Hawaii -10.5
48 Houston FINAL

Friday, December 26
MOTOR CITY BOWL
28 Bowling Green -10.5
24 Northwestern FINAL

INSIGHT BOWL
49 Virginia Tech -3
52 California FINAL

Saturday, December 27
CONTINENTAL TIRE BOWL
23 Virginia -3
16 Pittsburgh FINAL

Monday, December 29
ALAMO BOWL
17 Nebraska -3
3 Michigan State FINAL

Tuesday, December 30
HOUSTON BOWL
38 Texas Tech -13
14 Navy FINAL

HOLIDAY BOWL
20 Texas -9
28 Washington State FINAL

SILICON VALLEY CLASSIC
9 UCLA -3
17 Fresno State FINAL

Wednesday, December 31
MUSIC CITY BOWL
28 Auburn -3
14 Wisconsin FINAL

SUN BOWL
31 Minnesota -3
30 Oregon FINAL

LIBERTY BOWL
17 Utah -2
0 Southern Miss FINAL

INDEPENDENCE BOWL
27 Arkansas -2.5
14 Missouri FINAL

SAN FRANCISCO BOWL
35 Boston College off
21 Colorado State FINAL

Thursday, January 1
OUTBACK BOWL
17 Florida -3.5
37 Iowa FINAL

GATOR BOWL
Maryland -3.5
West Virginia, 12:30 PM ET NBC

CAPITAL ONE BOWL
Georgia -3
Purdue, 1:00 PM ET ABC

ROSE BOWL
USC -6.5
Michigan, 5:00 PM ET ABC

ORANGE BOWL
Florida State -2
Miami, 8:30 PM ET ABC

Friday, January 2
COTTON BOWL
Mississippi -2
Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM ET FOX

PEACH BOWL
Tennessee -5
Clemson, 4:30 PM ET ESPN

FIESTA BOWL
Kansas State -7
Ohio State, 8:00 PM ET ABC

Saturday, January 3
HUMANITARIAN BOWL
Georgia Tech -8
Tulsa, 12:00 PM ET ESPN

Sunday, January 4 ABC
SUGAR BOWL
Oklahoma -6
LSU, 8:00 PM ET ESPN

[galaxyfan03]

I'll get the bowl predictions started (just the BCS bowls):

Rose Bowl - Michigan 38 USC 31
Orange Bowl - Miami (Fla.) 28 Florida St. 24
Fiesta Bowl - Kansas St. 24 Ohio St. 14
Sugar Bowl - LSU 21 Oklahoma 17

Final Rankings:

1) LSU Tigers
2) Michigan Wolverines
3) Kansas St. Wildcats
4) Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes
5) Tennessee Volunteers

GO, BIG BLUE!!!!!!!

[SportBoy333]

Its unfair how Conference USA gets all the crappy bowl slots. They don't even get to play against any BCS conference teams in a bowl. No wonder half the teams left.

[fidlerre]

Thursday, December 18
GMAC BOWL
Miami (OHIO) at Louisville, 7:30 PM ET ESPN2


amazing that a team that is 12-1 and pretty much dominated everyone they played this year <and is #11 in the BCS> except for the first game of the year when they lost to iowa plays in a bowl on freaking december 18th in mobile, alabama. what a joke, that team deserves better.

[ThreeApples]

Originally posted by fidlerre
amazing that a team that is 12-1 and pretty much dominated everyone they played this year <and is #11 in the BCS> except for the first game of the year when they lost to iowa plays in a bowl on freaking december 18th in mobile, alabama. what a joke, that team deserves better.

It beats a lovely December trip to Detroit to face 6-6 Northwestern. And it's a better bowl berth than Northern Illinois gets. Maybe the MAC's success this year will give them a bit of negotiating power to get into better, or at least more, bowls.

[fidlerre]

Originally posted by Noah Elliott
Maybe the MAC's success this year will give them a bit of negotiating power to get into better, or at least more, bowls.

i can only hope so.

[soc4life409]

http://games.espn.go.com/bowlmania/frontpage

i made a bigsoccer divison

[galaxyfan03]

Originally posted by soc4life409
http://games.espn.go.com/bowlmania/frontpage

i made a bigsoccer divison

I'm already in the Bowl Mania sweepstakes & don't have a group.

Was looking to join your group but can't find it.

Could you point me in the right direction?

[soc4life409]

http://games.espn.go.com/bowlmania/group?entryIDFrom=131496&groupID=29346

[unclesox]

Originally posted by galaxyfan03
I'll get the bowl predictions started (just the BCS bowls):

Rose Bowl - Michigan 38 USC 31

And how the BCS would love to see this!
There've been reports that if USC looks impressive (wins by at least 2 tds) and LSU wins, some coaches may go against the BCS and vote USC #1. I'd love to see it, not just because I'm a Pac-10 homer ;) but to see how much convtroversy it would create. Lots, I'm sure.

[christopher d]

Originally posted by galaxyfan03
Rose Bowl - Michigan 38 USC 31

GO, BIG BLUE!!!!!!! [/B][/QUOTE]

I suppose you have to appreciate someone who sticks behind his team no matter who they're up against. But: 1) scoring 38 on a defense who's second-half scrubs are ranked won't happen, and 2) It takes alot more than 38 pts to beat us anyway. Michigan's going to be a real challenge -- the first we've faced in two years -- but they're not going to beat us. I'll not be surprised to see UM leading at the end of the 1st, 'SC up by single digits at the half, and not really pull away until mid-way through the fourth quarter. My only concern: the first string hasn't played four quarters of football since that fateful night in NoCal; does this mean they're going to be well-rested on 1/1, or will they be out of shape. With Pete Carroll, I'm guessing the former.

FWIW:
Rose Bowl - USC 52 Michigan 21
Orange Bowl - Fla St. 28 Miami of Florida 10
Fiesta Bowl - Kansas St. 17 Ohio St. 6
Sugar Bowl - LSU 33 Oklahoma 13

Final Rankings:

USC
LSU
Texas
Oklahoma
Tennesee

Zany BCS misadventures ensue

[okie]

Games start tonight N.Texas vs. Memphis.

What conference will have the most wins?

[amerifolklegend]

Originally posted by okie
Games start tonight N.Texas vs. Memphis.

I've never been more excited for a bowl game ever.

As soon as the clipping my nails, changing the filter in my vacuum, cleaning out the bathtub and a few other extremely important tasks that absolutely have to be done this evening, I'll be sure to turn on the game.

[okie]

Originally posted by amerifolklegend
I've never been more excited for a bowl game ever.

As soon as the clipping my nails, changing the filter in my vacuum, cleaning out the bathtub and a few other extremely important tasks that absolutely have to be done this evening, I'll be sure to turn on the game.


You sound like a women to me.

P.S. what do you look like?

P.S.S. Hugh Hefner is alot cooler then the AFL.

[amerifolklegend]

Originally posted by okie
You sound like a women to me.

P.S. what do you look like?

I have C-cups and plenty of junk in the trunk.

[okie]

Everyone likes some junk in the trunk.

[soccernutter]

merged

[WarrenWallace]

The betting line was added to the second post of this thread (bowl line-up).

[Y&B POWER]

meanwhile Grand Valley state beat NDU 10-3 in the Division 2 final at Northern Alabama acheiving the title for the second season in a row