The Official LR College Bowl Season Thread!

[FSUSarah]

So many bowls. Opens up today. And what a difference a year makes. Houston went from playing in a NY6 bowl game to playing on the first day of bowls. And they lost their coach.

Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
North Carolina Central vs. Grambling
12 p.m., ABC
Georgia Dome, Atlanta

Gildan New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico vs. UTSA
2 p.m., ESPN
University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M.

Las Vegas Bowl Presented by Geico
Houston vs. San Diego State
3:30 p.m., ABC
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Appalachian State vs. Toledo
5:30 p.m., ESPN
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.

AutoNation Cure Bowl
UCF vs. Arkansas State
5:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
9 p.m., ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans

 

[NoleFan2U]

I will root for the UCF Knights today. Otherwise...??

 

[LesClaypool]

A whole lotta, "I don't give a crap" in today's bowl lineup.

 

[FSUSarah]

A whole lotta " I don't give a crap" in most of the bowls to be honest.

 

[DFSNOLE]

A whole lotta, "I don't give a crap" in today's bowl lineup.

A whole lotta " I don't give a crap" in most of the bowls to be honest.

Which is why I get into a couple of bowl pools every year. Gives me at least a reason to root for a particular team.

 

[daveynole]

These games are crap, for the most part. But don't overlook the FCS championships. Last night's game between James Madison and NorthDakota State was exciting not only for its ebb and flow but also because these guys were playing for the right to play in the national championship game.

 

[ggmike1992]

Bowls, regardless of the match-up, mean only one thing. The end of the college football season. Savor these last few games as it's going away for the next 7 months.

 

[F4Gary]

These games are crap, for the most part. But don't overlook the FCS championships. Last night's game between James Madison and NorthDakota State was exciting not only for its ebb and flow but also because these guys were playing for the right to play in the national championship game.

I was glad to see the Bye-zzzun go down.

 

[daveynole]

Yeah, I guess five in a row is enough.

 

[HilltopperNole]

Going to the UCF game to see the third best team in Florida

 

[DFSNOLE]

Going to the UCF game to see the third best team in Florida

UCF is playing USF?

 

[coloradonoles]

If it wasn't for my bowl pools, I probably wouldn't even care about the outcome of any, but maybe 10...

 

[DFSNOLE]

And the first victory of the 2016 bowl season goes to New Mexico. 1-0 in my pools!

 

[FSUTribe76]

UCF is playing USF?

Lol, Id say Miami. Definitely not Florida.

 

[FSUTribe76]

Lol, Id say Miami with USF second. Definitely not Florida.

 

[DFSNOLE]

San Diego State is taking it to Houston. Hard to believe that is the same team that beat Louisville.

 

[DFSNOLE]

UCF is sucking it up in front of the home fans.

 

[DFSNOLE]

UCF is sucking it up in front of the home fans.

UCF's special teams have given up 21 of Arky State's 31. Another loss for me in the pool.

 

[HilltopperNole]

I retract my statement, the joke was UCF was better than uf and um but I don't know if they would beat Carol City High

 

[FSUSarah]

One game on tap today.

Miami Beach Bowl
Central Michigan vs. Tulsa
2:30 p.m., ESPN
Marlins Park, Miami

 

[seminoledq]

Tomorrow night's game promises to be entertaining. WKU-Memphis. Grab a 6-pack, bet the over and enjoy.

 

[SeaPA]

So McCaffrey is skipping Stanford's bowl game (Fournette is doing the same with LSUs bowl). I'd guess this will become a common trend, but it's one I already hate. McCaffrey's announcement included some crapola thanking his teammates for their support, which "really meant a lot to him."

I'd imagine most of them are thinking "eff you"

 

[HilltopperNole]

So McCaffrey is skipping Stanford's bowl game (Fournette is doing the same with LSUs bowl). I'd guess this will become a common trend, but it's one I already hate. McCaffrey's announcement included some crapola thanking his teammates for their support, which "really meant a lot to him."

I'd imagine most of them are thinking "eff you"

I feel like if a player skips the bowl game they should have to pay back their scholarship for that semester

 

[cfbfan23]

I feel like if a player skips the bowl game they should have to pay back their scholarship for that semester

I don't ever see that gaining any traction, plus, I think Stanford has more than gotten their moneys' worth out of McCaffrey over the last couple of years.

The only way this type of move is stopped is if the NFL views it unfavorably and it's reflected in the player's eventual draft position. That would be hard to quantify.

 

[given2fly]

I feel like if a player skips the bowl game they should have to pay back their scholarship for that semester

Agreed, I'm not sure why we ever moved away from the indentured servant model.

 

[CC0492]

Yesterday's Miami Beach Bowl. I'd laugh if this wasn't just plain sad. Bowls like this just need to go. One of the largest groups of people in attendance are the vendors who are supposed to work the game.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Yesterday's Miami Beach Bowl. I'd laugh it this wasn't just plain sad. Bowls like this just need to go. One of the largest groups of people in attendance are the vendors who are supposed to work the game.

Typical attendance for a college game in Miami.

 

[GoNolesTX]

I don't ever see that gaining any traction, plus, I think Stanford has more than gotten their moneys' worth out of McCaffrey over the last couple of years.

The only way this type of move is stopped is if the NFL views it unfavorably and it's reflected in the player's eventual draft position. That would be hard to quantify.

The only way this gains traction is if front office types come to the stance of "if this player leaves his team and free education to concentrate on working out on his own, what will he do when there are millions of dollars in his bank account and 20 hours of free time a day?"

If that takes Fournette from pick 7 to pick 58 and costs him $28 million... or if it takes McCaffrey from pick 37 to pick 108 and costs him $8 million, is that enough to deter future players from "looking out for #1?"

 

[FSUSarah]

Boca Raton Bowl
Memphis vs. Western Kentucky
7 p.m., ESPN
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla.

 

[GoNolesTX]

Boca Raton Bowl... where you get rewarded by playing in a stadium that is smaller than your home field.

There is going to be so much chrome with those helmets though.

 

[F4Gary]

Yesterday's Miami Beach Bowl. I'd laugh if this wasn't just plain sad. Bowls like this just need to go. One of the largest groups of people in attendance are the vendors who are supposed to work the game.

What a terrible venue for a football game.

 

[GoNolesTX]

What a terrible venue for a football game.

Just wait for the one at the Trop.

 

[DFSNOLE]

That targeting call in the Boca bowl makes you think ACC refs are doing the game. Terrible.

 

[FSUSarah]

Dec. 21
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
BYU vs. Wyoming
9 p.m., ESPN
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

 

[GoNolesTX]

The Smurf Bowl tonight should be entertaining. I honestly know nothing about either school, save for mascots and colors.

 

[seminoledq]

Tonight's game is one of the biggest lines of the bowl season. CSU -15

 

[FSUSarah]

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Idaho vs. Colorado State
7 p.m., ESPN
Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho

 

[DFSNOLE]

Didn't FSU score like 80 on Idaho in 2013?

 

[GoNolesTX]

Didn't FSU score like 80 on Idaho in 2013?

Not sure if we want to compare the 2016 Vandal team to the slaughter that everyone experienced at the hands of the 2013 Seminoles... lol

 

[DFSNOLE]

Quite a reward for Idaho and CSU. Getting to play in 21 degree weather in Boise. Yay!