Okay, I see it now. I truly have a football problem. I am watching Rutgers and UCF play in the “St. Petersburg Bowl”. It’s just that I don’t like to watch basketball and well, it is the only football on. Actually, I am not complaining because I am just glad there IS one on again.
Since it’s December 19th, we took a family ride to look at Christmas lights. Normally, I like this activity but tonight an evening of seeing inflated blow up Santas and snowmen chasing penguins in front of double-wides in rural Morgan County just didn’t do it for me. So here I am at the TV, feeling relieved and at peace as I watch the beginning of an extensive Bowl Season!!
Ladies, if you are interested…here is a pretty comprehensive list of the games to come over the next 3 weeks. Enjoy, in moderation of course! And Happy Holidays to all you Southern Girls!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19
New Mexico Bowl -Fresno State vs. Wyoming 3:30 pm ESPN
St. Petersburg Bowl – UCF vs. Rutgers 7:00 pm ESPN
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20
New Orleans Bowl – Southern Miss vs. Middle Tennessee 7:30 pm ESPN
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22
Las Vegas Bowl – Oregon State vs. BYU 7:00 pm ESPN
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23
Poinsettia Bowl – Utah vs. Cal 7:00 pm ESPN
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24
Hawaii Bowl – Nevada vs. SMU 7:00 pm ESPN
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26
Little Caesars Bowl – Marshall vs. Ohio 12 noon ESPN
Meineke Car Care – Pitt vs. North Carolina 3:30 pm ESPN
Emerald Bowl – Boston College vs. USC 7:00 pm ESPN
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27
Music City Bowl – Kentucky vs. Clemson 7:30 pm ESPN
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28
Independence Bowl – Georgia vs. Texas A&M 4:00 pm ESPN 2
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29
Eagle Bank Bowl – Army or UCLA vs. Temple 3:30 pm ESPN
Champs Sports Bowl – Miami vs. Wisconsin 7:00 pm ESPN
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31
Humanitarian Bowl – Bowling Green vs. Idaho 3:30 pm ESPN
Holiday Bowl – Arizona vs. Nebraska 7:00 pm ESPN
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1
Armed Forces Bowl – Houston vs. Air Force 11:00 am ESPN
Sun Bowl – Oklahoma vs. Stanford 1:00 pm CBS
Texas Bowl – Navy vs. Missouri 2:30 pm ESPN
Insight Bowl – Minnesota vs. Iowa State 5:00 pm NFL Network
Chick-Fil-A Bowl – Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech 6:30 pm ESPN
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2
Outback Bowl – Auburn vs. Northwestern 10:00 am ESPN
Capital One Bowl – LSU vs. Penn State 12 noon ABC
Gator Bowl – West Virginia vs. Florida State 12 noon CBS
Rose Bowl – Ohio State vs. Oregon 3:30 pm ABC
Sugar Bowl – Florida vs. Cincinnati 7:30 pm FOX
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3
International Bowl – South Florida vs. Northern Illinois 11:00 am ESPN 2
Papajohns.com Bowl – South Carolina vs. UConn 1:00 pm ESPN
Cotton Bowl – Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss 1:00 pm FOX
Liberty Bowl – Arkansas vs. East Carolina 4:30 pm ESPN
Alamo Bowl – Michigan State vs. Texas Tech 8:00 pm ESPN
MONDAY, JANUARY 4
Fiesta Bowl – TCU vs. Boise State 7:00 pm FOX
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5
Orange Bowl – Iowa vs. Georgia Tech 7:00 pm FOX
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6
GMAC Bowl – Troy vs. Central Michigan 6:00 pm ESPN
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7
BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – #1 ALABAMA vs. #2 TEXAS 7:00 pm ABC
Hey Charlsa: Liked the list of Bowl games. Is it me or are there more Bowl games then ever before? I remember in past years Sugar Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Cotton Bowl, but have never heard of a “Insight Bowl”. I thought these were supposed to be “special” football games. I am glad there are still games to watch but it seems as if they have made more Bowls and less feast for the fans:) I wonder how many folks will call in sick on the 8th of January??
Sue
Yes, Sue….there are lots more bowl games now and they all bring BIG $ to the universities, the sponsors AND the hosting cities. I guess that is why there aren’t very many complaints from the fan bases about abundance. You will probably notice as you watch this year that the bowls are actually called by the name of the sponsor rather than the familiar “Sugar”…now, Nokia Sugar Bowl, The “Tostitos Fiesta Bowl” and so forth.
Yes, I predict that a terrible stomach flu outbreak will erupt on January 8th. Everyone will recover however, by Monday!