The Official LR College Bowl Season Thread!

[DFSNOLE]

Looks like someone forgot to tell Idaho that they're 16.5 point underdogs.

 

[FSUSarah]

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
1 p.m., ESPN
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Louisiana Tech vs. No. 25 Navy
4:30 p.m., ESPN
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas

Dollar General Bowl
Ohio vs. Troy
8 p.m., ESPN
Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala.

 

[GoNolesTX]

That LT/Navy game... the weather is super gloomy here, hope nobody is looking forward to a beauty contest.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Navy is playing awfully well after a shaky start which seems to be making the announcers very happy.

 

[Bobcat07]

The Bahamas Bowl was good earlier and the Armed Forces Bowl has been a good game as well. I know many people say there are too many Bowl Games, but I have no problem watching them all!

 

[FSUSarah]

Some of those earlier bowl games are awful. But today has been solid.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Some of those earlier bowl games are awful. But today has been solid.

Agree. This La Tech v Navy game has been great.

 

[RTM58]

The redshirts are doin some holdin'

 

[DFSNOLE]

I'm glad I'm doing better in my bowl pool that has cash involved than I am on the one here.

 

[Bobcat07]

I'm glad I'm doing better in my bowl pool that has cash involved than I am on the one here.

And somehow I'm the leader in that one right now. Still have plenty of time to mess it up, but usually I'm dead by now so I'll consider it progress!

 

[FSUSarah]

Merry Christmas


Dec. 24
Hawai'i Bowl
Hawai'i vs. Middle Tennessee
8 p.m., ESPN
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu

 

[F4Gary]

When did Hawaii get an apostrophe?

 

[FSUTribe76]

When did Hawaii get an apostrophe?

Around the same time they started referring to New Zealand as Aotearoa. Suddenly the native names are in vogue this year. I saw that name (aotearoa) being used in the Polynesian Cultural Center several times and in a bunch of the Luaus I was looking into for my New Years trip and I had no clue wth they were referring to as even a couple of years ago when I was in the Maori parts and going to traditional hangi celebrations they didn't call it Aotearoa.

 

[FSUSarah]

Dec. 26
St. Petersburg Bowl
Miami (Ohio) vs. Mississippi State
11 a.m., ESPN
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Quick Lane Bowl
Maryland vs. Boston College
2:30 p.m., ESPN
Ford Field, Detroit

Camping World Independence Bowl
NC State vs. Vanderbilt
5 p.m., ESPN2
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.

 

[Bobcat07]

Dec. 26
St. Petersburg Bowl
Miami (Ohio) vs. Mississippi State
11 a.m., ESPN
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Quick Lane Bowl
Maryland vs. Boston College
2:30 p.m., ESPN
Ford Field, Detroit

Camping World Independence Bowl
NC State vs. Vanderbilt
5 p.m., ESPN2
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.

That slate should be referred to as Mediocre Monday...and yet here I am watching.

 

[RTM58]

 

[DFSNOLE]

How exactly did a 5-7 Miss State team qualify for a bowl game?

 

[runkpanole]

How exactly did a 5-7 Miss State team qualify for a bowl game?

Too many games, not enough 6 win teams to fill the slots.

 

[FSUSarah]

Dumb ending. I hate cowbells

 

[Bobcat07]

SEC! SEC! *Rolls eyes*

 

[DFSNOLE]

Who in the hell is Scott Stricklin?

 

[Bobcat07]

Who in the hell is Scott Stricklin?

Apparently he's the new UF AD. They said he's a Mississippi State alum, but still an awkward look.

 

[FSUSarah]

How exactly did a 5-7 Miss State team qualify for a bowl game?

This was a quote from the Hattiesburg American this morning.

"Mississippi State has a losing record but qualified for a bowl berth becuase of its NCAA Academic Progress Rate"

Whatever the hell that means.

 

[seminoleed]

ACC looking promising at starting 1-0 also; BC is overpowering Maryland right now.

Maybe our AD will tweet some kind of congrats?

 

[DFSNOLE]

This was a quote from the Hattiesburg American this morning.

"Mississippi State has a losing record but qualified for a bowl berth becuase of its NCAA Academic Progress Rate"

Whatever the hell that means.

Using the term "Academic Progress" with any SEC team not named Vanderbilt is a farce.

 

[cmanole]

SEC! SEC! *Rolls eyes*

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What a BS win. Fricken blocked fg. Ugh...

 

[DFSNOLE]

What a BS win. Fricken blocked fg. Ugh...

And a fricken blocked XP earlier. Double Ugh...

 

[RangerNole]

Well not sure what if anything it means but BC is destroying MD. Both are bottom dwellers in their conference, but MD had 3 conference wins vs. 2 for BC.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Well not sure what if anything it means but BC is destroying MD. Both are bottom dwellers in their conference, but MD had 3 conference wins vs. 2 for BC.

Not so fast my friend! BC is trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

[RangerNole]

Not so fast my friend! BC is trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Yep and that is why they were 6 and 6.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Yep and that is why they were 6 and 6.

But they held on! Tremendous D-Line play.

 

[seminoleed]

ACC!!!!!!! ACC!!!!!!!!! ACC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now if NCSU can continue the way they're playing, ACC will be 2-0, with one win already over the SorryExcuseConference.

 

[FSUSarah]

Well the husband is happy. Well done Pack

 

[F4Gary]

Well the husband is happy. Well done Pack

So is my brother.

 

[FSUSarah]

Dec. 27
Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
Army vs. North Texas
12 p.m., ESPN
Cotton Bowl, Dallas

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
No. 24 Temple vs. Wake Forest
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md.

National Funding Holiday Bowl
Minnesota vs. Washington State
7 p.m., ESPN
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

Motel 6 Cactus Bowl
Boise State vs. Baylor
10:15 p.m., ESPN
Chase Field, Phoenix

 

[GoNolesTX]

Holiday Bowl should be fun... making sure it's on mute since I don't know how much actual football will be talked about.

Cactus Bowl should actually be a good game. Even though it's yet another bowl game played on a baseball field.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Think Army's coach is regretting chasing those points after the first missed XP?

 

[SeaPA]

Think Army's coach is regretting chasing those points after the first missed XP?

Not any more.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Not any more.

Gutsy call to go for it on 4th down in overtime.

 

[RangerNole]

It is Army "he who dares wins"