No real research on these....just gut feelings. BCS Bowl games will have their own threads.
New Mexico Bowl
Dec. 18, 2010 | 2:00 P.M. ET
BYU (6-6, 5-3 MWC) vs. UTEP (6-6, 3-5 C-USA)
uDrove Humanitarian Bowl
Dec. 18, 2010 | 5:30 P.M. ET
N Illinois (10-3, 8-0 MAC) vs. Fresno St (8-4, 5-3 WAC)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Dec. 18, 2010 | 9:00 P.M. ET
Ohio (8-4, 6-2 MAC) vs. Troy (7-5, 6-2 Sun Belt)
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg Bowl
Dec. 21, 2010 | 8:00 P.M. ET
So Miss (8-4, 5-3 C-USA) vs. Louisville (6-6, 3-4 Big East)
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
Dec. 22, 2010 | 8:00 P.M. ET
Utah (10-2, 7-1 MWC) vs. Boise St (11-1, 7-1 WAC)
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
Dec. 23, 2010 | 8:00 P.M. ET
Navy (8-3) vs. SDSU (8-4, 5-3 MWC)
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Dec. 24, 2010 | 8:00 P.M. ET
Hawaii (10-3, 7-1 WAC) vs. Tulsa (9-3, 6-2 C-USA)
Little Caesars Bowl
Dec. 26, 2010 | 8:30 P.M. ET
Fla Int'l (6-6, 6-2 Sun Belt) vs. Toledo (8-4, 7-1 MAC)
Notes: 1/2 hour from Toledo itself against a team from florida in late December? Yeah I'm going with Toledo.
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Dec. 27, 2010 | 5:00 P.M. ET
Air Force (8-4, 5-3 MWC) vs. Ga Tech (6-6, 4-4 ACC)
Champs Sports Bowl
Dec. 28, 2010 | 6:30 P.M. ET
West Virginia (9-3, 5-2 Big East) vs. NC State (8-4, 5-3 ACC)
Insight Bowl
Dec. 28, 2010 | 10:00 P.M. ET
Missouri (10-2, 6-2 Big 12) vs. Iowa (7-5, 4-4 Big Ten)
Notes: Stanzi finishes out his career with a bang, and hopefully we get to see shots of Vandenberg's mom
Military Bowl Pres. By Northrop Grumman
Dec. 29, 2010 | 2:30 P.M. ET
E Carolina (6-6, 5-3 C-USA) vs. Maryland (8-4, 5-3 ACC)
Texas Bowl
Dec. 29, 2010 | 6:00 P.M. ET
Illinois (6-6, 4-4 Big Ten) vs. Baylor (7-5, 4-4 Big 12)
Notes: In Texas makes me pick them.....but if they can't contain Scheelhaase, it's going to be a long night.
Valero Alamo Bowl
Dec. 29, 2010 | 9:15 P.M. ET
Oklahoma St (10-2, 6-2 Big 12) vs. Arizona (7-5, 4-5 Pac-10)
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Dec. 30, 2010 | 12:00 P.M. ET
Army (6-5) vs. SMU (7-6, 6-2 C-USA)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Dec. 30, 2010 | 3:20 P.M. ET
Kansas St (7-5, 3-5 Big 12) vs. Syracuse (7-5, 4-3 Big East)
Notes: Syracuse has the offense but hasn't been able to finish the drives.
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Dec. 30, 2010 | 6:40 P.M. ET
UNC (7-5, 4-4 ACC) vs. Tennessee (6-6, 3-5 SEC)
Notes: Quite possible the best matchup for an ACC team against an SEC team (at least this year)
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
Dec. 30, 2010 | 10:00 P.M. ET
Nebraska (10-3, 6-2 Big 12) vs. Washington (6-6, 5-4 Pac-10)
Notes: Again? Yeah I don't see anything changing this time.
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Dec. 31, 2010 | 12:00 P.M. ET
S Florida (7-5, 3-4 Big East) vs. Clemson (6-6, 4-4 ACC)
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Dec. 31, 2010 | 2:00 P.M. ET
Notre Dame (7-5) vs. Miami (7-5, 5-3 ACC)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Dec. 31, 2010 | 3:30 P.M. ET
Georgia (6-6, 3-5 SEC) vs. C Florida (10-3, 7-1 C-USA)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
Dec. 31, 2010 | 7:30 P.M. ET
South Carolina (9-4, 5-3 SEC) vs. Florida St (9-4, 6-2 ACC)
Notes: These teams are dead even....literally, whoever is ranked higher in one stat, the other is right behind them.
TicketCity Bowl
Jan. 1, 2011 | 12:00 P.M. ET
Northwestern (7-5, 3-5 Big Ten) vs. Texas Tech (7-5, 3-5 Big 12)
Without Persa, Nerdwestern doesn't stand a chance.
Outback Bowl
Jan. 1, 2011 | 1:00 P.M. ET
Florida (7-5, 4-4 SEC) vs. Penn State (7-5, 4-4 Big Ten)
Notes: At the beginning of the season, I would have laughed at this matchup and said Florida in a landslide. With Florida's slump at the end, and Penn State finally finding an offense at the end of the season, I'm picking the Lions but it's going to go down to the wire.
Capital One Bowl
Jan. 1, 2011 | 1:00 P.M. ET
Alabama (9-3, 5-3 SEC) vs. Mich St (11-1, 7-1 Big Ten)
Notes: Yeah....no.
Gator Bowl
Jan. 1, 2011 | 1:30 P.M. ET
Miss St (8-4, 4-4 SEC) vs. Michigan (7-5, 3-5 Big Ten)
The stoppable force meets the movable object.
GoDaddy.com Bowl
Jan. 6, 2011 | 8:00 P.M. ET
Middle Tennessee (6-6, 5-3 Sun Belt) vs. Miami (OH) (9-4, 7-1 MAC)
AT&T Cotton Bowl
Jan. 7, 2011 | 8:00 P.M. ET
LSU (10-2, 6-2 SEC) vs. Texas A&M (9-3, 6-2 Big 12)
BBVA Compass Bowl
Jan. 8, 2011 | 12:00 P.M. ET
Pittsburgh (7-5, 5-2 Big East) vs. Kentucky (6-6, 2-6 SEC)
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Jan. 9, 2011 | 9:00 P.M. ET
Nevada (12-1, 7-1 WAC) vs. BC (7-5, 4-4 ACC)
New Mexico Bowl
Dec. 18, 2010 | 2:00 P.M. ET
BYU (6-6, 5-3 MWC) vs. UTEP (6-6, 3-5 C-USA)
uDrove Humanitarian Bowl
Dec. 18, 2010 | 5:30 P.M. ET
N Illinois (10-3, 8-0 MAC) vs. Fresno St (8-4, 5-3 WAC)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Dec. 18, 2010 | 9:00 P.M. ET
Ohio (8-4, 6-2 MAC) vs. Troy (7-5, 6-2 Sun Belt)
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg Bowl
Dec. 21, 2010 | 8:00 P.M. ET
So Miss (8-4, 5-3 C-USA) vs. Louisville (6-6, 3-4 Big East)
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
Dec. 22, 2010 | 8:00 P.M. ET
Utah (10-2, 7-1 MWC) vs. Boise St (11-1, 7-1 WAC)
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
Dec. 23, 2010 | 8:00 P.M. ET
Navy (8-3) vs. SDSU (8-4, 5-3 MWC)
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Dec. 24, 2010 | 8:00 P.M. ET
Hawaii (10-3, 7-1 WAC) vs. Tulsa (9-3, 6-2 C-USA)
Little Caesars Bowl
Dec. 26, 2010 | 8:30 P.M. ET
Fla Int'l (6-6, 6-2 Sun Belt) vs. Toledo (8-4, 7-1 MAC)
Notes: 1/2 hour from Toledo itself against a team from florida in late December? Yeah I'm going with Toledo.
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Dec. 27, 2010 | 5:00 P.M. ET
Air Force (8-4, 5-3 MWC) vs. Ga Tech (6-6, 4-4 ACC)
Champs Sports Bowl
Dec. 28, 2010 | 6:30 P.M. ET
West Virginia (9-3, 5-2 Big East) vs. NC State (8-4, 5-3 ACC)
Insight Bowl
Dec. 28, 2010 | 10:00 P.M. ET
Missouri (10-2, 6-2 Big 12) vs. Iowa (7-5, 4-4 Big Ten)
Notes: Stanzi finishes out his career with a bang, and hopefully we get to see shots of Vandenberg's mom
Military Bowl Pres. By Northrop Grumman
Dec. 29, 2010 | 2:30 P.M. ET
E Carolina (6-6, 5-3 C-USA) vs. Maryland (8-4, 5-3 ACC)
Texas Bowl
Dec. 29, 2010 | 6:00 P.M. ET
Illinois (6-6, 4-4 Big Ten) vs. Baylor (7-5, 4-4 Big 12)
Notes: In Texas makes me pick them.....but if they can't contain Scheelhaase, it's going to be a long night.
Valero Alamo Bowl
Dec. 29, 2010 | 9:15 P.M. ET
Oklahoma St (10-2, 6-2 Big 12) vs. Arizona (7-5, 4-5 Pac-10)
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Dec. 30, 2010 | 12:00 P.M. ET
Army (6-5) vs. SMU (7-6, 6-2 C-USA)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Dec. 30, 2010 | 3:20 P.M. ET
Kansas St (7-5, 3-5 Big 12) vs. Syracuse (7-5, 4-3 Big East)
Notes: Syracuse has the offense but hasn't been able to finish the drives.
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Dec. 30, 2010 | 6:40 P.M. ET
UNC (7-5, 4-4 ACC) vs. Tennessee (6-6, 3-5 SEC)
Notes: Quite possible the best matchup for an ACC team against an SEC team (at least this year)
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
Dec. 30, 2010 | 10:00 P.M. ET
Nebraska (10-3, 6-2 Big 12) vs. Washington (6-6, 5-4 Pac-10)
Notes: Again? Yeah I don't see anything changing this time.
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Dec. 31, 2010 | 12:00 P.M. ET
S Florida (7-5, 3-4 Big East) vs. Clemson (6-6, 4-4 ACC)
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Dec. 31, 2010 | 2:00 P.M. ET
Notre Dame (7-5) vs. Miami (7-5, 5-3 ACC)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Dec. 31, 2010 | 3:30 P.M. ET
Georgia (6-6, 3-5 SEC) vs. C Florida (10-3, 7-1 C-USA)
Chick-fil-A Bowl
Dec. 31, 2010 | 7:30 P.M. ET
South Carolina (9-4, 5-3 SEC) vs. Florida St (9-4, 6-2 ACC)
Notes: These teams are dead even....literally, whoever is ranked higher in one stat, the other is right behind them.
TicketCity Bowl
Jan. 1, 2011 | 12:00 P.M. ET
Northwestern (7-5, 3-5 Big Ten) vs. Texas Tech (7-5, 3-5 Big 12)
Without Persa, Nerdwestern doesn't stand a chance.
Outback Bowl
Jan. 1, 2011 | 1:00 P.M. ET
Florida (7-5, 4-4 SEC) vs. Penn State (7-5, 4-4 Big Ten)
Notes: At the beginning of the season, I would have laughed at this matchup and said Florida in a landslide. With Florida's slump at the end, and Penn State finally finding an offense at the end of the season, I'm picking the Lions but it's going to go down to the wire.
Capital One Bowl
Jan. 1, 2011 | 1:00 P.M. ET
Alabama (9-3, 5-3 SEC) vs. Mich St (11-1, 7-1 Big Ten)
Notes: Yeah....no.
Gator Bowl
Jan. 1, 2011 | 1:30 P.M. ET
Miss St (8-4, 4-4 SEC) vs. Michigan (7-5, 3-5 Big Ten)
The stoppable force meets the movable object.
GoDaddy.com Bowl
Jan. 6, 2011 | 8:00 P.M. ET
Middle Tennessee (6-6, 5-3 Sun Belt) vs. Miami (OH) (9-4, 7-1 MAC)
AT&T Cotton Bowl
Jan. 7, 2011 | 8:00 P.M. ET
LSU (10-2, 6-2 SEC) vs. Texas A&M (9-3, 6-2 Big 12)
BBVA Compass Bowl
Jan. 8, 2011 | 12:00 P.M. ET
Pittsburgh (7-5, 5-2 Big East) vs. Kentucky (6-6, 2-6 SEC)
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Jan. 9, 2011 | 9:00 P.M. ET
Nevada (12-1, 7-1 WAC) vs. BC (7-5, 4-4 ACC)