2008 Bowl Schedule

[Dixie Flyer]

I thought everyone might like this going into the holidays.
Enjoy!


2008-09 College Football Bowl Schedule


EagleBank Bowl
Wake Forest vs. Navy Washington, D.C.
RFK Stadium Dec. 20, 11 a.m. ESPN

New Mexico
Colorado State vs. Fresno State Albuquerque
University Stadium Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m. ESPN

magicJack St. Petersburg
Memphis vs. South Florida St. Petersburg. Fla.
Tropicana Field Dec. 20, 4:30 p.m. ESPN2

Pioneer Las Vegas
BYU vs. Arizona Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium Dec. 20, 8 p.m. ESPN

R+L Carriers New Orleans
Southern Miss vs. Troy New Orleans
Superdome Dec. 21, 8:15 p.m. ESPN

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
Boise State vs. TCU San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 23, 8 p.m. ESPN

Sheraton Hawaii
Hawaii vs. Notre Dame Honolulu
Aloha Stadium Dec. 24, 8 p.m. ESPN

Motor City
Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan Detroit
Ford Field Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m. ESPN

Meineke Car Care
West Virginia vs. North Carolina Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America Stadium Dec. 27, 1 p.m. ESPN

Champs Sports
Wisconsin vs. Florida State Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m. ESPN

Emerald
Miami (Fla.) vs. California San Francisco
AT&T Park Dec. 27, 8 p.m. ESPN

Independence
Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech Shreveport, La.
Independence Stadium Dec. 28, 8:15 p.m. ESPN

Papajohns.com
NC State vs. Rutgers Birmingham, Ala.
Legion Field Dec. 29, 3 p.m. ESPN

Valero Alamo
Missouri vs. Northwestern San Antonio
Alamodome Dec. 29, 8 p.m. ESPN

Roady's Humanitarian
Maryland vs. Nevada Boise, Idaho
Bronco Stadium Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m. ESPN

Texas
Western Michigan vs. Rice Houston
Reliant Stadium Dec. 30, 8 p.m. NFL Network

Pacific Life Holiday
Oklahoma State vs. Oregon San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 30, 8 p.m. ESPN

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Houston vs. Air Force Fort Worth, Texas
Amon G. Carter Stadium Dec. 31, Noon ESPN

Brut Sun
Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh El Paso, Texas
Sun Bowl Dec. 31, 2 p.m. CBS

Gaylord Hotels Music City
Boston College vs. Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn.
LP Field Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. ESPN

Insight
Kansas vs. Minnesota Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m. NFL Network

Chick-fil-A
LSU vs. Georgia Tech Atlanta
Georgia Dome Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ESPN

Outback
South Carolina vs. Iowa Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium Jan. 1, 2009, 11 a.m. ESPN

Capital One
Georgia vs. Michigan State Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m. ABC

Konica Minolta Gator
Nebraska vs. Clemson Jacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m. CBS

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi
Penn State vs. USC Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 2009, 4:30 p.m. ABC

FedEx Orange
Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech Miami
Dolphin Stadium Jan. 1, 2009, 8:30 p.m. FOX

AT&T Cotton
Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech Dallas
Cotton Bowl Jan. 2, 2009, 2 p.m. FOX

AutoZone Liberty
Kentucky vs. East Carolina Memphis, Tenn.
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Jan. 2, 2009, 5 p.m. ESPN

Allstate Sugar
Utah vs. Alabama New Orleans
Superdome Jan. 2, 2009, 8 p.m. FOX

International
Buffalo vs. Connecticut Toronto
Rogers Centre Jan. 3, 2009, Noon ESPN2

Tostitos Fiesta
Ohio State vs. Texas Glendale, Ariz.
University of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 5, 2009, 8 p.m. FOX

GMAC
Ball State vs. Tulsa Mobile, Ala.
Ladd-Peebles Stadium Jan. 6, 2009, 8 p.m. ESPN

FedEx BCS National Championship Game
Florida vs. Oklahoma Miami
Dolphin Stadium Jan. 8, 2009, 8 p.m. FOX

[Elumia]

What kind of mickey mouse championship does the NCAA think I am going to waste my time watching? One game, whose participants are determined by computer rankings coaches and writers???? Really...

If you are a casual watcher, you watch one game, and maybe another because of local or Alumni interest. IF there was a real championship, you would watch as many games as possible to see the progress just like the NCAA Basketball tourney. You wouldn't have Ball state wus out of playing another undefeated team like Boise state because they can.

Thanks but no thanks Myles Brand. I'll spend my time watching something else.

Mark

[planovet]

What kind of mickey mouse championship does the NCAA think I am going to waste my time watching? One game, whose participants are determined by computer rankings coaches and writers???? Really...

If you are a casual watcher, you watch one game, and maybe another because of local or Alumni interest. IF there was a real championship, you would watch as many games as possible to see the progress just like the NCAA Basketball tourney. You wouldn't have Ball state wus out of playing another undefeated team like Boise state because they can.

Preaching to the choir Mark, preaching to the choir...

[Dixie Flyer]

I hear ya Mark.

Look, this championship thing is never going to be settled until ALL conferences have a conference championship game. Such as the SEC, ACC, Big 12 etc. currently do. (Those with 12 teams)

Until that happens, we'll be subjected to this "BS" Championship Series.

There are currently 12 conferences (counting Independents as a conference) some with 8 teams some with 9 and some with 10. I worked a formula up about a year ago consolidating some conferences and got it to 10 conferences. Independents would go to the Big East except for Notre Dame who would go to the Big Ten, even though the have 11 teams, yankee logic, go figure. ;>)
But ND would bring them up to 12 teams.

Then you could break up the WAC and put them in the PAC 10, Sun Belt & Mtn West. Anyway, after all is said and done you'd be left with ten conferences of 12 teams each. Then all conferences could have a conference champion.

Then you just have to determine who's conference would play who. Plus, you'd have an odd game. But it could be done.

[starleen2]

Who is playing in the "toilet bowl"??

[Elumia]

You will be stuck with the BS series if you keep watching all the stupid bowls. The college Pres are in love with the money. If they see the money go down to less than the NCAA Basketball tourney, they will change. football is the cash cow for NCAA sports. I say boycott the crappy bowl games for a couple years. Go outside and work on your teardrop, or watch something else.

I don't care how they do it, pick the 16 best teams at the end of the year and lets have a tourney. Surely that would be better than it is today. Heck with the polls, and computers deciding why even play a season? It's more like a fantasy football championship than a national championship.

Why do I want to watch Ball state and Tulsa in some game that means nothing???? Who care who wins the rose bowl. As it is structured now, only one more game matters, I saw there is a NHL game that night so I think I'll watch the Sharks this year instead.

Mark

[caseydog]

Go FROGS!

CD

[stbuch]

I hate the current system. Alabama always seems to get the short end of the stick.

Roll Tide, by the way.

Sherrie-Tuscaloosa born.

[Elumia]

interesting article on yahoo sports regarding bowls and how the NCAA is giving away the store to corporate sponsors.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/n ... &type=lgns

Mark