Every year, I complain about the horrible bowl schedule. It's like bowls try to schedule the most boring matchups.
However, if Fiutak is correct in his predictions, this will be a great bowl season.
ALL CAPS MEANS ACCEPTED BOWL BID
December 18, 2010 Albuquerque, NM
New Mexico Bowl
Mountain West No. 5 vs. WAC
Projection: BYU vs. Fresno State
December 18, 2010 Boise, ID
uDrove Humanitarian Bowl 5:30 pm ESPN
WAC No.1 or No. 2 vs. MAC No. 3
Projection: Boise State vs. Ohio
December 18, 2010 New Orleans, LA
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 9:00 pm ESPN
Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA No. 5
Projection: FIU vs. Southern Miss
December 21, 2010 St. Petersburg, FL
Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl 8:00 pm ESPN
Big East No. 5 vs. C-USA No. 2
Projection: South Florida vs. SMU
December 22, 2010 Las Vegas, NV
MAACO Las Vegas Bowl 8:00 pm ESPN
Mountain West No. 1 vs. Pac 10 No. 4 or 5
Projection: Utah vs.*Temple
*No Pac 10 team projected available
December 23, 2010 San Diego, CA
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl 8:00 pm ESPN
Mountain West No. 2 vs. Navy (or WAC if Navy not eligible)
Projection: San Diego State vs. Navy
December 24, 2010 Honolulu, HI
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl 8:00 pm ESPN
C-USA No. 6 vs. WAC
Projection: UTEP vs. HAWAII
December 26, 2010 Detroit, MI
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl ESPN or ESPN2
MAC No. 1 vs. Big Ten No. 8 (or Sun Belt if no Big Ten)
Projection: Northern Illinois vs. *Louisville
*No Big Ten or Sun Belt team projected available
December 27, 2010 Shreveport, LA
Advocare V100 Independence Bowl 4:00 pm ESPN
Mountain West No. 3 vs. ACC No. 7
Projection: Air Force vs. Boston College
December 28, 2010 Orlando, FL
Champs Sports Bowl 6:30 pm ESPN
ACC No. 3 vs. Big East No. 2 or Notre Dame
Projection: Maryland vs. Notre Dame
December 28, 2010 Tempe, AZ
Insight Bowl 10 pm ESPN
Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Projection: Michigan vs. Missouri
December 29, 2010 Washington, DC
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman 2:30 pm ESPN
ACC No. 8 vs. C-USA No. 4
Projection: Georgia Tech vs. East Carolina
December 29, 2010 Houston, TX
Texas Bowl 6:00 pm ESPN
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 5
Projection: lllinois vs. Baylor
December 29, 2010 San Antonio, TX
Valero Alamo Bowl 8:00 pm ESPN
Big 12 No. 2 or 3 vs. Pac 10 No. 2
Projection: Oklahoma State vs. Arizona
December 30, 2010 Fort Worth, TX North
Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl 12:00 pm ESPN
C-USA No. 3 vs. Mountain West No. 4 (or Army if eligible before Navy game and there’s no C-USA or M-West team)
Projection: Tulsa vs. Army
December 30, 2010 New York, NY
New Era Pinstripe Bowl ESPN
Big East vs. Big 12
Projection: Syracuse vs. Kansas State
December 30, 2010 Nashville, TN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl 6:30 pm ESPN
ACC No. 6 vs. SEC No. 7
Projection: Miami vs. Mississippi State
December 30, 2010 San Diego, CA
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl 7:00 pm ESPN
Big 12 No. 5 vs. Pac 10 No. 3
Projection: Texas A&M vs. Washington
December 31, 2010 Charlotte, NC
Meineke Car Care Bowl 12:00 pm ESPN
Big East No. 3 vs. ACC No. 5
Projection: West Virginia vs. North Carolina
December 31, 2010 El Paso, TX
Hyundai Sun Bowl 2 pm CBS
ACC No. 4 vs. Pac 10 No. 4
Projection: NC State vs. Toledo*
*No Pac 10 Team Projected Available
December 31, 2010 Memphis, TN
AutoZone Liberty Bowl 3:30 pm ESPN
C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6 or No. 7 (Big East if no SEC team)
Projection: UCF vs. Tennessee
December 31, 2010 Atlanta, GA
Chick-fil-A Bowl 7:30 pm ESPN
ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3, 4 or 5
Projection: Florida State vs. Georgia
January 1, 2011 Dallas, TX
TicketCity Bowl 12 pm ESPNU
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 7 (C-USA No. 7 if no Big Ten or Big 12, MAC is the second backup)
Projection: Northwestern vs. Texas Tech
January 1, 2011 Tampa, FL
Outback Bowl 1:00 pm ABC
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3, 4 or 5
Projection: Iowa vs. LSU
January 1, 2011 Orlando, FL
Capital One Bowl 1:00 pm ABC
Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Michigan State vs. South Carolina
January 1, 2011 Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl 1:30 pm ESPN2
Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. SEC No. 6
Projection: Penn State vs. Florida
January 6, 2011 Mobile, AL
GoDaddy.com Bowl 8:00 pm ESPN
MAC No. 2 vs. Sun Belt
Projection: Miami Univ. vs. Troy
January 7, 2011 Arlington, TX
AT&T Cotton Bowl 8:00 pm FOX
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3, 4, or 5 (West)
Projection: Nebraska vs. Alabama
January 8, 2011 Birmingham, AL
BBVA Compass Bowl 12:00 pm ESPN
Big East No. 4 vs. SEC (or MAC if no Big East or SEC)
Projection: Pitt vs. Kentucky
January 9, 2011 San Francisco, CA
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 9:00 pm ESPN
Pac 10 No. 6 vs. WAC
Projection: Clemson* vs. Nevada
*No Pac 10 team projected available
BCS BOWLS
January 1, 2011 Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl 4:30 pm ABC
Big Ten No. 1 vs. Pac 10 No. 1
Projection: Wisconsin vs. TCU
January 1, 2011 Glendale, AZ
Fiesta Bowl 8:00 pm ABC
Big 12 No. 1 vs. BCS
Projection: Oklahoma vs. Stanford
January 3, 2011 Miami, FL
Discover Orange Bowl 8:00 pm ABC
ACC No. 1 vs. BCS at-large
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Connecticut
January 4, 2011 New Orleans, LA
Allstate Sugar Bowl 8:00 pm ABC
SEC No. 1 vs. BCS at-large
Projection: Arkansas vs. Ohio State
January 10, 2011 Glendale, AZ
BCS Championship 8:00 pm ABC
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Projection: Auburn vs. Oregon
Not bad considering the past few years, I've only been excited about three or four games per year.
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