Bowl Selection Show

Here are the following bowl matchups that have been made official:

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis

Papajohns.com Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Cincinnati

International Bowl: Ball State vs. Rutgers

GMAC Bowl: Tulsa vs. Bowling Green

Oh Wow... Kansas does not deserve to be in over Missouri.bgres077

I agree. I like both of these teams but I think that Mizzou deserved this slot. They proved it on the field in Kansas City a couple of weeks ago.

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
Utah vs. Navy San Diego Dec. 20, 9 p.m. ESPN HD

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic New Orleans Dec. 21, 8 p.m. ESPN2 HD

Papajohns.com Bowl
Southern Miss vs. Cincinnati Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 22, 1 p.m. ESPN2 HD

New Mexico
Nevada vs. New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. Dec. 22, 4:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Pioneer Las Vegas
UCLA vs. BYU Las Vegas Dec. 22, 8 p.m. ESPN HD

Sheraton Hawaii
Boise State vs. East Carolina Honolulu Dec. 23, 8 p.m. ESPN

Motor City
Purdue vs. Central Michigan Detroit Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Pacific Life Holiday
Arizona State vs. Texas San Diego Dec. 27, 8 p.m. ESPN HD

Champs Sports
Boston College vs. Michigan State Orlando, Fla. Dec. 28, 5 p.m. ESPN HD

Texas
TCU vs. Houston Houston Dec. 28, 8 p.m. NFL Network

Emerald
Maryland vs. Oregon State San Francisco Dec. 28, 8:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Meineke Car Care
UConn vs. Wake Forest Charlotte, N.C. Dec. 29, 1 p.m. ESPN HD

AutoZone Liberty
UCF vs. Mississippi State Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 29, 4:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Valero Alamo
Penn State vs. Texas A&M San Antonio Dec. 29, 8 p.m. ESPN HD

PetroSun Independence
Alabama vs. Colorado Shreveport, La. Dec. 30, 8 p.m. ESPN HD

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
California vs. Air Force Fort Worth, Texas Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m. ESPN

Roady's Humanitarian
Georgia Tech vs. Fresno State Boise, Idaho Dec. 31, 2 p.m. ESPN2

Brut Sun
South Florida vs. Oregon El Paso, Texas Dec. 31, 2 p.m. CBS

Gaylord Hotels Music City
Kentucky vs. Florida State Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 31, 4 p.m. ESPN HD

Insight
Indiana vs. Oklahoma State Tempe, Ariz. Dec. 31, 6 p.m. NFL Network

Chick-fil-A
Clemson vs. Auburn Atlanta Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Outback
Wisconsin vs. Tennessee Tampa, Fla. Jan. 1, 2008, 11 a.m. ESPN HD

AT&T Cotton
Missouri vs. Arkansas Dallas Jan. 1, 2008, 11:30 a.m. FOX

Gator
Texas Tech vs. Virginia Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 1, 2008, 1 p.m. CBS

Capital One
Michigan vs. Florida Orlando, Fla. Jan. 1, 2008, 1 p.m. ABC HD

Rose Bowl presented by Citi
Illinois vs. USC Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 1, 2008, 4:30 p.m. ABC HD

Allstate Sugar
Hawaii vs. Georgia New Orleans Jan. 1, 2008, 8:30 p.m. FOX

Tostitos Fiesta
Oklahoma vs. West Virginia Glendale, Ariz. Jan. 2, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX

FedEx Orange
Virginia Tech vs. Kansas Miami Jan. 3, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX

International
Rutgers vs. Ball State Toronto Jan. 5, 2008, Noon ESPN2 HD

GMAC
Bowling Green vs. Tulsa Mobile, Ala. Jan. 6, 2008, 8 p.m. ESPN HD

Allstate BCS Championship Game
LSU vs. Ohio State New Orleans Jan. 7, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
Utah vs. Navy, San Diego Dec. 20, 9 p.m. ESPN HD
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic, New Orleans Dec. 21, 8 p.m. ESPN2 HD
Papajohns.com Bowl
Southern Miss vs. Cincinnati, Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 22, 1 p.m. ESPN2 HD
New Mexico
Nevada vs. New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M. Dec. 22, 4:30 p.m. ESPN HD
Pioneer Las Vegas
UCLA vs. BYU ,Las Vegas Dec. 22, 8 p.m. ESPN HD
Sheraton Hawaii
Boise State vs. East Carolina,Honolulu Dec. 23, 8 p.m. ESPN
Motor City
Purdue vs. Central Michigan,Detroit Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m. ESPN HD
Pacific Life Holiday
Arizona State vs. Texas,San Diego Dec. 27, 8 p.m. ESPN HD
Champs Sports
Boston College vs. Michigan State,Orlando, Fla. Dec. 28, 5 p.m. ESPN HD
Texas
TCU vs. Houston,Houston Dec. 28, 8 p.m. NFL Network
Emerald
Maryland vs. Oregon State,San Francisco Dec. 28, 8:30 p.m. ESPN HD
Meineke Car Care
UConn vs. Wake Forest, Charlotte, N.C. Dec. 29, 1 p.m. ESPN HD
AutoZone Liberty
UCF vs. Mississippi State,Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 29, 4:30 p.m. ESPN HD
Valero Alamo
Penn State vs. Texas A&M,San Antonio Dec. 29, 8 p.m. ESPN HD
PetroSun Independence
Alabama vs. Colorado,Shreveport, La. Dec. 30, 8 p.m. ESPN HD
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
California vs. Air Force,Fort Worth, Texas Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m. ESPN
Roady's Humanitarian
Georgia Tech vs. Fresno State,Boise, Idaho Dec. 31, 2 p.m. ESPN2
Brut Sun
South Florida vs. Oregon,El Paso, Texas Dec. 31, 2 p.m. CBS
Gaylord Hotels Music City
Kentucky vs. Florida State, Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 31, 4 p.m. ESPN HD
Insight
Indiana vs. Oklahoma State,Tempe, Ariz. Dec. 31, 6 p.m. NFL Network
Chick-fil-A
Clemson vs. Auburn,Atlanta Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ESPN HD
Outback
Wisconsin vs. Tennessee,Tampa, Fla. Jan. 1, 2008, 11 a.m. ESPN HD
AT&T Cotton
Missouri vs. Arkansas,Dallas Jan. 1, 2008, 11:30 a.m. FOX
Gator
Texas Tech vs. Virginia,Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 1, 2008, 1 p.m. CBS
Capital One
Michigan vs. Florida,Orlando, Fla. Jan. 1, 2008, 1 p.m. ABC HD
Rose Bowl presented by Citi
Illinois vs. USC,Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 1, 2008, 4:30 p.m. ABC HD
Allstate Sugar
Hawaii vs. Georgia,New Orleans Jan. 1, 2008, 8:30 p.m. FOX
Tostitos Fiesta
Oklahoma vs. West Virginia,Glendale, Ariz. Jan. 2, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX
FedEx Orange
Virginia Tech vs. Kansas, Miami Jan. 3, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX
International
Rutgers vs. Ball State,Toronto Jan. 5, 2008, Noon ESPN2 HD
GMAC
Bowling Green vs. Tulsa,Mobile, Ala. Jan. 6, 2008, 8 p.m. ESPN HD
Allstate BCS Championship Game
LSU vs. Ohio State,New Orleans Jan. 7, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX

You beat me! Damn OU comes up on top again. :( lol.

Arizona State vs Texas....tough matchup, but I think we will do it.

You beat me! Damn OU comes up on top again. :( lol.

Arizona State vs Texas....tough matchup, but I think we will do it.

Espurs117

Sorry Dude. I was hoping that I wasn't going to post mine right after someone else.

Good luck against ASU! I thought that OU was going to get ASU in the Fiesta Bowl based on some of the projections that were coming out. I am hoping that the Big 12 has a big year in the bowls. We are definitely due as a conference.

[QUOTE="Espurs117"]

You beat me! Damn OU comes up on top again. :( lol.

Arizona State vs Texas....tough matchup, but I think we will do it.

illinoissooner

Sorry Dude. I was hoping that I wasn't going to post mine right after someone else.

Good luck against ASU! I thought that OU was going to get ASU in the Fiesta Bowl based on some of the projections that were coming out. I am hoping that the Big 12 has a big year in the bowls. We are definitely due as a conference.

I thought ASU was gonna get Fiesta too. I think the Big 12 is favored in alot of bowls, so a winning record is a possibility.

Holy Sh*t... Georgia? In the Dome? Cant wait... RTJP

lol...

lol....

this is going to be hilarious....

Holy Sh*t... Georgia? In the Dome? Cant wait... RTJP

can't wait ta get ya'lls ass kicked??

also Kansas and Illinois gettin a BCS is bull****. Mizzou took care of Kansas and is rated higher in the BCS...they should def. be in there. And if you're gonna put a 3 loss team in there, why not Florida?? They're better than Illinois and would give USC a much better game.

[QUOTE="RTJP"]Holy Sh*t... Georgia? In the Dome? Cant wait... 36Ounces

can't wait ta get ya'lls ass kicked??

also Kansas and Illinois gettin a BCS is bull****. Mizzou took care of Kansas and is rated higher in the BCS...they should def. be in there. And if you're gonna put a 3 loss team in there, why not Florida?? They're better than Illinois and would give USC a much better game.

Can't put more than 2 in conference teams in the BCS....Georgia and LSU cancelled out Florida. Wisconsin was top 10 last year and got screwed too because of OSU and Michigan. Illinois was 2nd ranked in the Big 10, automatically put them in once OSU got the title bid....bunch of BS huh? Oh and Kansas..yeah, joke.

[QUOTE="RTJP"]Holy Sh*t... Georgia? In the Dome? Cant wait... 36Ounces

can't wait ta get ya'lls ass kicked??

Hold it. Us Georgia faithful can't get too cocky, or we might see a repeat of 2005.

But then again, the black jerseys are returning... and the game might as well be played in Georgia based on how many fans each team will bring....

Can't put more than 2 in conference teams in the BCS....Espurs117

[QUOTE="36Ounces"]

[QUOTE="RTJP"]Holy Sh*t... Georgia? In the Dome? Cant wait... GamerForca

can't wait ta get ya'lls ass kicked??

Hold it. Us Georgia faithful can't get too cocky, or we might see a repeat of 2005.

But then again, the black jerseys are returning... and the game might as well be played in Georgia based on how many fans each team will bring....

talkin s*** makes it more fun :D But yea i think Moreno and Brown will run all over the Hawaii defense. BRING IT!!!

[QUOTE="GamerForca"][QUOTE="36Ounces"]

[QUOTE="RTJP"]Holy Sh*t... Georgia? In the Dome? Cant wait... 36Ounces

can't wait ta get ya'lls ass kicked??

Hold it. Us Georgia faithful can't get too cocky, or we might see a repeat of 2005.

But then again, the black jerseys are returning... and the game might as well be played in Georgia based on how many fans each team will bring....

talkin s*** makes it more fun :D But yea i think Moreno and Brown will run all over the Hawaii defense. BRING IT!!!

Were not gonna bring that much fans over for some lame ass reason...

Both offense will run and pass allover everyone in this one. One team through the ground one team through the air. Hawaii is playing in the dome, and you dont wanna see Colt Brennan get dangerous indoors.

This will be ALEAST my last msg, im leaving for the mainland on a trip for two months :( and probably catch a last minute plane to Louisiana on gameday.

Yep, MD gets Oregon St. in frisco. dont really know what to think of this game, other than we need to run the ball and play D, like every game.

this would be my BCS games:

NTG: LSU vs. Oklahoma

Rose: USC vs. Ohio St.

Fiesta: Arizona St. vs. Missouri

Sugar: Hawaii vs. Georgia

Orange: Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia

Interesting matchups you posted, Terps, but why did you leave out Kansas?spfx30

Because Missouri beat them.

[QUOTE="spfx30"]Interesting matchups you posted, Terps, but why did you leave out Kansas?geaux321

Because Missouri beat them.

yep, and two more reasons: missouri's SOS was in the 20's, Kanas in the 100's, and you cant penalize mizzou for playing an extra game against a good team.

Yes, Kansas lost to Mizzou, but the Tigers were handed their rears by the Sooners. Plus, the Jayhawks finished their season with a better record than the Tigers.spfx30

yea but did kansas play OU?no.

Once again, anyone that says the regular season is our playoff knows nothing, or is full of ****. I'm leaning toward the latter. If the regular season is a playoff, and every game matters, then how in the hell do you justify Kansas getting a BCS bowl over Missouri? Not only did Mizzou beat Kansas, they were ranked higher in the ****ing polls! If someone can figure out this whole cluster-****, please, clue me in.sith_acolyte15

Seriously I don't know how this works. I mean if your number 1 and 2 in the BCS then your in the title game...but how does being above some other team in the BCS not get you the pass over them in a BCS Bowl game? WTF is that? I don't understand that.

[QUOTE="sith_acolyte15"]Once again, anyone that says the regular season is our playoff knows nothing, or is full of ****. I'm leaning toward the latter. If the regular season is a playoff, and every game matters, then how in the hell do you justify Kansas getting a BCS bowl over Missouri? Not only did Mizzou beat Kansas, they were ranked higher in the ****ing polls! If someone can figure out this whole cluster-****, please, clue me in.Espurs117

Seriously I don't know how this works. I mean if your number 1 and 2 in the BCS then your in the title game...but how does being above some other team in the BCS not get you the pass over them in a BCS Bowl game? WTF is that? I don't understand that.

I agree with you both. The BCS system after many tweaks is still broke and when they tweak it again, then it will still be broke. I think that the KU over MU choice by the Orange Bowl was disgraceful (as was the choice of Illinois by the Rose Bowl over Georgia).

I would have loved seeing Georgia/USC in the Rose Bowl (even more than the OSU/LSU matchup for the NC game).

[QUOTE="Espurs117"] [QUOTE="sith_acolyte15"]Once again, anyone that says the regular season is our playoff knows nothing, or is full of ****. I'm leaning toward the latter. If the regular season is a playoff, and every game matters, then how in the hell do you justify Kansas getting a BCS bowl over Missouri? Not only did Mizzou beat Kansas, they were ranked higher in the ****ing polls! If someone can figure out this whole cluster-****, please, clue me in.illinoissooner

I would have loved seeing Georgia/USC in the Rose Bowl (even more than the OSU/LSU matchup for the NC game).

Illinois over Georgia in the Rose Bowl is, somewhat, understandable. They wanted their Big 10/Pac 10 matchup. Also,it's not like it kept Georgia out of a BCS bowl altogether.

[QUOTE="illinoissooner"][QUOTE="Espurs117"] [QUOTE="sith_acolyte15"]Once again, anyone that says the regular season is our playoff knows nothing, or is full of ****. I'm leaning toward the latter. If the regular season is a playoff, and every game matters, then how in the hell do you justify Kansas getting a BCS bowl over Missouri? Not only did Mizzou beat Kansas, they were ranked higher in the ****ing polls! If someone can figure out this whole cluster-****, please, clue me in.sith_acolyte15

I would have loved seeing Georgia/USC in the Rose Bowl (even more than the OSU/LSU matchup for the NC game).

Illinois over Georgia in the Rose Bowl is, somewhat, understandable. They wanted their Big 10/Pac 10 matchup. Also,it's not like it kept Georgia out of a BCS bowl altogether.

In the current fabric of college football I think that the whole "Big 10/Pac 10" matchup is very overrated... I think that it was fine when it was the 2 conference champions fighting it out but now that one or both of these champs could theoretically be in the NC game then I think that choosing another conference team is pretty bogus (especially when that surrogate team has 3 losses). I have a master's degree from Champaign and have nothing against the school but this was a dumb pick in my humble opinion. I love seeing great teams playing each other and I would much rather have seen USC/Georgia than USC/Illinois + Georgia/Hawaii...

The BCS system after many tweaks is still broke and when they tweak it again, then it will still be broke.

Absolutely. Playoff! Playoff! Yeah right...:(

[QUOTE="Espurs117"]

[QUOTE="sith_acolyte15"]Once again, anyone that says the regular season is our playoff knows nothing, or is full of ****. I'm leaning toward the latter. If the regular season is a playoff, and every game matters, then how in the hell do you justify Kansas getting a BCS bowl over Missouri? Not only did Mizzou beat Kansas, they were ranked higher in the ****ing polls! If someone can figure out this whole cluster-****, please, clue me in.illinoissooner

Seriously I don't know how this works. I mean if your number 1 and 2 in the BCS then your in the title game...but how does being above some other team in the BCS not get you the pass over them in a BCS Bowl game? WTF is that? I don't understand that.

I agree with you both. The BCS system after many tweaks is still broke and when they tweak it again, then it will still be broke. I think that the KU over MU choice by the Orange Bowl was disgraceful (as was the choice of Illinois by the Rose Bowl over Georgia).

I would have loved seeing Georgia/USC in the Rose Bowl (even more than the OSU/LSU matchup for the NC game).

The Sugar Bowl takes the SEC champ, and since LSU was in the title game, Georgia had to go Sugar instead. There really wasn't much of a choice. I was anticipating a USC/UGA Rose Bowl a lot though when I realized it was probably going to happen.

Woo! Michigan plays Florida! He he... Heeeh..........

Michigan loses, 51-17.

The Sugar Bowl takes the SEC champ, and since LSU was in the title game, Georgia had to go Sugar instead. There really wasn't much of a choice. I was anticipating a USC/UGA Rose Bowl a lot though when I realized it was probably going to happen.

GamerForca

My mistake then. I didn't realize that Georgia was required to go to the Sugar Bowl but this makes sense after LSU moved up. There are lots of strange rules in the BCS about different bowls stealing other teams when they lose their normal selection due to the NC game. I thought that maybe the Rose could have taken Georgia after it lost OSU. But now that I think about it, maybe all of the "USC/Georgia" talk that I was hearing was last week when it was thought that OU and WV might both win and LSU would still be in the Sugar and WV/OSU would be in the NC game. (e.g. link)