Bowl Games

J.R. · Dec 6, 2015

<PRE>DATE TIME BOWL TEAMS LOCATION
December 19th 11:00am ABC Celebration Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T Atlanta, GA | Georgia Dome
December 19th 11:00am CBSSN Cure San Jose State vs. Georgia State Orlando, FL | Citrus Bowl
December 19th 1:00pm ESPN New Mexico Arizona vs. New Mexico Albequerque, NM | University Stadium
December 19th 2:30pm ABC Las Vegas BYU vs. (22)Utah Las Vegas, NV | Sam Boyd Stadium
December 19th 4:30pm ESPN Camellia Ohio vs. Appalachian State Montgomery, AL | Cramton Bowl
December 19th 8:00pm ESPN New Orleans Arkansas State vs. Louisiana Tech New Orleans, LA | Mercedes-Benz Superdome
December 21st 1:30pm ESPN Miami Beach South Florida vs. Western Kentucky Miami, FL | Marlins Park
December 22nd 2:30pm ESPN Potato Akron vs. Utah State Boise, ID | Albertsons Stadium
December 22nd 6:00pm ESPN Boca Raton Toledo vs. (24)Temple Boca Raton, FL | FAU Stadium
December 23rd 3:30pm ESPN Poinsettia Boise State vs. Northern Illinois San Diego, CA | Qualcomm Stadium
December 23rd 7:00pm ESPN GoDaddy Bowling Green vs. Georgia Southern Mobile, AL | Ladd-Peebles Stadium
December 24th 11:00am ESPN Bahamas Middle Tennessee vs. Western Michigan Nassau, Bahamas | Robinson National Stadium
December 24th 7:00pm ESPN Hawaii Cincinnati vs. San Diego State Honolulu, HI | Aloha Stadium
December 26th 10:00am ESPN St. Petersburg Connecticut vs. Marshall St. Petersburg, FL | Tropicana Field
December 26th 1:00pm CBS Sun Miami vs. Washington State El Paso, TX | Sun Bowl
December 26th 1:20pm ESPN Heart of Dallas Washington vs. Southern Miss Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl
December 26th 2:30pm ABC Pinstripe Indiana vs. Duke Bronx, NY | Yankee Stadium
December 26th 4:45pm ESPN Independence Virginia Tech vs. Tulsa Shreveport, LA | Independence Stadium
December 26th 8:15pm ESPN Foster Farms UCLA vs. Nebraska Santa Clara, CA | Levi's Stadium
December 28th 1:30pm ESPN Military Pittsburgh vs. (21)Navy Annapolis, MD | Jack Stephens Field
December 28th 4:00pm ESPN2 Quick Lane Central Michigan vs. Minnesota Detroit, MI | Ford Field
December 29th 1:00pm ESPN Armed Forces Air Force vs. Cal Ft. Worth, TX | Amon G. Carter Stadium
December 29th 4:30pm ESPN Russell Athletic (10)North Carolina vs. (17)Baylor Orlando, FL | Citrus Bowl
December 29th 6:30pm CI Arizona Nevada vs. Colorado State Tucson, AZ | Arizona Stadium
December 29th 8:00pm ESPN Texas Texas Tech vs. (20)LSU Houston, TX | NRG Stadium
December 30th 11:00am ESPN Birmingham Memphis vs. Auburn Birmingham, AL | Legion Field
December 30th 2:30pm ESPN Belk Mississippi State vs. NC State Charlotte, NC | Bank of America Stadium
December 30th 6:00pm ESPN Music City Louisville vs. Texas A&M Nashville, TN | LP Field
December 30th 9:30pm ESPN Holiday Wisconsin vs. (25)USC San Diego, CA | Qualcomm Stadium
December 31st 11:00am ESPN Peach (9)Florida State vs. (18)Houston Atlanta, GA | Georgia Dome
December 31st 3:00pm ESPN Orange (1)Clemson vs. (4)Oklahoma Miami Gardens, FL | Sun Life Stadium
December 31st 7:00pm ESPN Cotton (2)Alabama vs. (3)Michigan State Arlington, TX | AT&T Stadium
January 1st 11:00am ESPN2 Outback (13)Northwestern vs. (23)Tennessee Tampa, FL | Raymond James Stadium
January 1st Noon ABC Citrus (14)Michigan vs. (19)Florida Orlando, FL | Citrus Bowl
January 1st Noon ESPN Fiesta (7)Ohio State vs. (8)Notre Dame Glendale, AZ | University of Phoenix Stadium
January 1st 4:00pm ESPN Rose (5)Iowa vs. (6)Stanford Pasadena, CA | Rose Bowl
January 1st 7:30pm ESPN Sugar (12)Ole Miss vs. (16)Oklahoma State New Orleans, LA | Mercedes-Benz Superdome
January 2nd 11:00am ESPN TaxSlayer Penn State vs. Georgia Jacksonville, FL | EverBank Field
January 2nd 2:20pm ESPN Liberty Kansas State vs. Arkansas Memphis, TN | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
January 2nd 5:45pm ESPN Alamo (11)TCU vs. (15)Oregon San Antonio, TX | Alamodome
January 2nd 9:15pm ESPN Cactus West Virginia vs. Arizona State Phoenix, AZ | Chase Field
January 11th 7:30pm ESPN CFP National Championship Glendale, AZ | University of Phoenix Stadium</PRE>

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Major · Dec 6, 2015

Love that 20 of the top-25 teams are matched up against each other.

Is it weird that one of the playoff games is at 3pm on New Year's Eve? Wouldn't they want to put those games on New Year's Day when most people are off work?

A_3PO · Dec 6, 2015

Besides the traditional Sun Bowl matchup on CBS, all but two games are on ABC/ESPN. I've never even heard of those two before (CI Bowl and Cure Bowl).

PhiSlammaJamma · Dec 6, 2015

Looking at the American fallout, seems Memphis got the best game against Auburn. I would not have wanted to play Pitt or Toledo, although u take anything when u are bowl eligible. Navy at home. Cincinnati gets a vacation in Hawaii though and that is a good deal.

J.R. · Dec 6, 2015

A_3PO said: ↑

Besides the traditional Sun Bowl matchup on CBS, all but two games are on ABC/ESPN. I've never even heard of those two before (CI Bowl and Cure Bowl).
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Sorry, CI is Campus Insiders.

CBSSN = CBS Sports Network

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MWC Commissioner Craig Thompson: 'The [bowl] system is broken'

For the first time in NCAA history, an insufficient number of deserving bowl-eligible teams (i.e., 6-6 record or better) are available to fill all the bowl games which make-up the current landscape (40 bowls plus the National Championship Game). As a result, a specific group of 5-7 teams ranked according to Academic Progress Rate was granted waivers to expand the bowl-eligibility pool and ensure no bowl game would go dark. Today, we have come to the unfortunate realization another dubious milestone has been reached - two teams from the same conference will face each other in a bowl game later this month. Neither of these developments is good for college football.

While the expansion of the pool to provide additional teams was a necessary step at the end of this season to protect the college football bowl partners, and one which the Mountain West supported for at this moment, a conference match-up in a bowl game did not have to happen. The NCAA decision to allow 5-7 teams to be added to the pool on an equal footing with 6-6 teams was flawed.

Our Conference representatives argued steadfastly for an approach whereby all 6-6 teams would first be placed according to primary and secondary agreements among the conferences and bowl games. Our position was that only then would the safety net of 5-7 teams be activated for those games which had not yet secured participants - rather than allow those teams to fulfill conference agreements and usurp 6-6 teams from conferences with back-up agreements. The Mountain West cast its vote against the recommendation of the NCAA Football Oversight Committee (which did not include that parameter), and subsequently also voted in opposition to the action of the NCAA Council to approve that recommendation.

Understanding the implications of the NCAA verdict on Monday and with the knowledge neither of the primary or back-up conferences contracted as opponents in one of our bowl games would be able to provide a team, the Mountain West began immediately to work in earnest toward identifying a solution that would place teams in a manner that could avoid a conference match-up in a bowl game.

We exchanged dozens of phone calls, texts and e-mails over the course of six days with numerous bowl games, other FBS conferences, the NCAA staff, the Football Bowl Association and our partners at ESPN Events. We spoke individually with our directors of athletics and convened that group collectively on multiple conference calls. We engaged throughout the week with members of the MW Board of Directors.

The Mountain West explored every possibility for placing the teams in question. We suggested swaps, alternative financial arrangements and creative options. Unfortunately, no one was willing to adjust and those efforts were to no avail. Following the outcome of last night's games, it became clear there were 80 teams for 80 bowl slots and the only two openings still available for a pair of MW teams would match them in the same game.

It is a travesty the Mountain West has been forced into this situation. Clearly, the system is broken. There is an excess of bowl games due in part to a disparate allocation of openings vs. conference bowl histories. The result is teams with sub-.500 records participating in bowl games. There is consensus change is needed and this year's outcome must not be repeated.

However, that is a discussion for another day. At the moment, we need to focus our attention on the more than 1,000 Mountain West football student-athletes, band members, cheerleaders and others who will be able to enjoy a postseason opportunity in the weeks ahead. We will work diligently with our bowl partners to ensure those young people have the best experience possible.
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v3.0 · Dec 6, 2015

ESPN approached CFP committee about changing the playoff game schedules but were shot down. Something about tradition of the current NY6 bowls like the Rose Bowl being on New Year's Day and not wanting to mess that up.

Major · Dec 6, 2015

v3.0 said: ↑

ESPN approached CFP committee about changing the playoff game schedules but were shot down. Something about tradition of the current NY6 bowls like the Rose Bowl being on New Year's Day and not wanting to mess that up.
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That sucks - January 2nd would have worked too, given that it's a Saturday. And it would set the stage after all the "lesser" bowls. I can't imagine bowls like the TaxSlayer or Cactus Bowl have any power to resist there.

v3.0 · Dec 6, 2015

Major said: ↑

That sucks - January 2nd would have worked too, given that it's a Saturday. And it would set the stage after all the "lesser" bowls. I can't imagine bowls like the TaxSlayer or Cactus Bowl have any power to resist there.
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That was one of the proposals that was shot down. Just imagining how future playoff games will be scheduled when they expand to 8.

UtilityPlayer · Dec 6, 2015

@ClayTravisBGID: The cheapest upper deck tickets for the college football title game will have a $450 face value.

tmac2therack · Dec 6, 2015

Our bowl is so disappointing compared to what could have been... freaking injuries.

leroy · Dec 7, 2015

Indiana vs Duke in a bowl game.

Weird.

J Sizzle · Dec 7, 2015

UtilityPlayer said: ↑

@ClayTravisBGID: The cheapest upper deck tickets for the college football title game will have a $450 face value.
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Gladly will sit on my couch with a much better view and save half a grand

PhiSlammaJamma · Dec 7, 2015

When Houston makes it next year, we'll gladly hand over our money.

LoganRoxFan · Dec 7, 2015

I know most on here probably don't care about the Utah/BYU bowl game but I can't wait. The Holy War in Sin City. Honestly one of the best bowl games this year.

J.R. · Dec 7, 2015

^^^
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Holy War is sold out: All 38,500 tickets sold for BYU-Utah Vegas Bowl</p>— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN/status/673951037061918720">December 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
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ipaman · Dec 7, 2015

LoganRoxFan said: ↑

I know most on here probably don't care about the Utah/BYU bowl game but I can't wait. The Holy War in Sin City. Honestly one of the best bowl games this year.
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Will they both thank god at the end of the game

Kim · Dec 7, 2015

leroy said: ↑

Indiana vs Duke in a bowl game.

Weird.
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They'll probably put up a basketball like final score.

Kim · Dec 7, 2015

J.R. said: ↑

^^^
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Holy War is sold out: All 38,500 tickets sold for BYU-Utah Vegas Bowl</p>— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN/status/673951037061918720">December 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
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The Polynesian presence in Vegas will triple that weekend with all the extended families making the trip. Should be fun.

LoganRoxFan · Dec 7, 2015

If they had a stadium in Vegas that held 70,000 seats it would've sold out.

sammy · Dec 7, 2015

tmac2therack said: ↑

Our bowl is so disappointing compared to what could have been... freaking injuries.
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I'm excited about playing a top 10 team that played #1 down to the wire while being hosed on an onside kick recovery.

UNC is a damn good team.

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