2017 Bowl Games

[sportdawg]

The bowl lineup (all times are ET):
​Dec. 16 — New Orleans Bowl: Troy vs. North Texas, ESPN, 1 p.m.
Dec. 16 — Cure Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State, CBSSN, 2:30 p.m.
Dec​. 16 — Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State vs. Oregon, ABC, 3:30 p.m.
​Dec. 16 — New Mexico Bowl: Marshall vs. Colorado State, ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 16 — Camellia Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Arkansas State, ESPN, 8 p.m.
Dec. 19 — Boca Raton Bowl: Akron vs. Florida Atlantic, ESPN, 7 p.m.
Dec. 20 — Frisco Bowl: Southern Methodist vs. Louisiana Tech, ESPN, 8 p.m.
Dec. 21 — Gasparilla Bowl: Temple vs. Florida International, ESPN, 8 p.m.
Dec. 22 — Bahamas Bowl: Alabama-Birmingham vs. Ohio, ESPN, 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 22 — Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Wyoming, ESPN, 4 p.m.
Dec. 23 — Birmingham: Texas Tech vs. South Florida, ESPN, noon
Dec. 23 — Armed Forces Bowl: San Diego State vs. Army, ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
Dec. 23 — Dollar General Bowl: Toledo vs. Appalachian State, ESPN, 7 p.m.
Dec. 24 — Hawaii Bowl: Houston vs. Fresno State, ESPN, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 26 — Heart of Dallas Bowl: Utah vs. West Virginia, ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 26 — Quick Lane Bowl: Duke vs. Northern Illinois, ESPN, 5:15 p.m.
Dec. 26— Cactus Bowl: Kansas State vs. UCLA, ESPN, 9 p.m.
Dec. 27 — Independence Bowl: Florida State vs. Southern Mississippi, ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 — Pinstripe Bowl: Iowa vs. Boston College, ESPN, 5:15 p.m.
Dec. 27 — Foster Farms Bowl: Purdue vs. Arizona, Fox, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 — Texas Bowl: Texas vs. Missouri, ESPN, 9 p.m.
Dec. 28 — Military Bowl: Navy vs. Virginia, ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 28 — Camping World Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Virginia Tech, ESPN, 5:15 p.m.
Dec. 28 — Alamo Bowl: TCU vs. Stanford, ESPN, 9 p.m.
Dec. 28 — Holiday Bowl: Michigan State vs. Washington State, Fox, 9 p.m.
Dec. 29 — Belk Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M, ESPN, 1 p.m.
Dec. 29 — Sun Bowl: North Carolina State vs. Arizona State, CBS, 3 p.m.
Dec. 29 — Music City Bowl: Northwestern vs. Kentucky, ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 29— Arizona Bowl: Utah State vs. New Mexico State, CBSSN, 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 29 — Cotton Bowl: Southern California vs. Ohio State, ESPN, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 30 — TaxSlayer Bowl: Louisville vs. Mississippi State, ESPN, noon
Dec. 30 — Liberty Bowl: Iowa State vs. Memphis, ABC, 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 30 — Fiesta Bowl: Penn State vs. Washington, ESPN, 4 p.m.
Dec. 30 — Orange Bowl: Miami (Fla.) vs. Wisconsin, ESPN, 8 p.m.
Jan. 1 — Outback Bowl: Michigan vs. South Carolina, Tampa, ESPN2, noon
Jan. 1 — Peach Bowl: Auburn vs. Central Florida, 12:30 p.m., ESPN
Jan. 1 — Citrus Bowl: Notre Dame vs. LSU, ABC, 1 p.m.
Jan. 1 — Rose Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Georgia, ESPN, 5 p.m.
Jan. 1 — Sugar Bowl: Clemson vs. Alabama, ESPN, 8:45 p.m.
Jan. 8 — National championship game: Semifinal winners, ESPN, 8 p.m.

[sportdawg]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...2017-18-games/
Eligible Teams

ACC	9	Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Louisville, Miami, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
American	7	Houston, Memphis, Navy, SMU, South Florida, Temple, UCF
Big 12	8	Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Big Ten	8	Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
C-USA	10	Florida Atlantic, FIU, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, MTSU, North Texas, Southern Miss, UAB, UTSA, Western Kentucky
Indp.	2	Army, Notre Dame
MAC	7	Akron, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
MWC	6	Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah State, Wyoming
Pac-12	9	Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State
SEC	9	Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas A&M
Sun Belt	4	Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, Troy
Total teams:	79
Total Slots	78

3 Teams can get eligible this weekend
Florida State vs. ULM
UL-L @ App St
NMSU vs. S Alabama

[Champ967]

Florida State vs. ULM
UL-L @ App St
NMSU vs. S Alabama

I generally always cheer for whoever is playing the ul twins. And I usually pull (preemptive twss) for Tech's opponents.

So no problems there ...

[sportdawg]

https://www.facebook.com/TheBrettMcM...59041127453277

Brett McMurphy still has us in Frisco vs. SMU

* Florida State is pushing to get into the Gasparilla Bowl in St. Petersburg. The Seminoles technically would have to be bypassed by every ACC bowl to be available for a non-ACC bowl. But I’m told FSU is lobbying to play in St. Pete. If FSU is not successful getting to St. Pete, the Seminoles would probably end up in the Independence Bowl. If FSU gets to St. Pete, it’s unknown if they would play the American rep (USF) or C-USA rep (FAU). This one could get interesting.

* Nothing’s official until Sunday but … these appear locked in (unless there are some major upsets in the conference title games that shuffle the bowl lineup):Michigan State-LSU in Citrus
Kentucky in Music City, most likely vs. Purdue
Virginia-Navy in Military
Memphis-UCF winner to Peach
Memphis-UCF loser to Liberty
Michigan to Outback
Utah to Heart of Dallas
Fresno State (if it loses MWC title game) to Foster Farms
SMU to Frisco
FIU to Boca Raton
North Texas to New Orleans

New Mexico State, if eligible, to Arizona

[Beaz17]

Would love to see us in Frisco! Great city, new bowl location so local excitement. Would be nice have football for bowl game, baseball for Frisco Classic, and basketball for CUSA tournaments all in Frisco in four months.

[olddog75]

Would love to see us in Frisco! Great city, new bowl location so local excitement. Would be nice have football for bowl game, baseball for Frisco Classic, and basketball for CUSA tournaments all in Frisco in four months.

For Tech, this is the bowl for us. In the heart of the DFW market we are trying to recruit students. I suspect Tech attendance will be lower this year regardless of location and Frisco is a very small stadium which should be filled for the game. If we play SMU it will be a lot of blue and red.

[HogDawg]

For Tech, this is the bowl for us. In the heart of the DFW market we are trying to recruit students. I suspect Tech attendance will be lower this year regardless of location and Frisco is a very small stadium which should be filled for the game. If we play SMU it will be a lot of blue and red.

Ordinarily I would like the idea of playing SMU in the Frisco Bowl too. The only downside is, we don't match up well with an SMU team that passes the football 99% of the time. Tech might lose to SMU, 56-10. That's why I think a matchup with Army might be better.

[olddog75]

Ordinarily I would like the idea of playing SMU in the Frisco Bowl too. The only downside is, we don't match up well with an SMU team that passes the football 99% of the time. Tech might lose to SMU, 56-10. That's why I think a matchup with Army might be better.

I agree, but I think we are underdogs in any game we will play in and I would hate to lose to SMU. Losing to Army is probably better for the folks who live the the metroplex.

[dawg1984]

For Tech, this is the bowl for us. In the heart of the DFW market we are trying to recruit students. I suspect Tech attendance will be lower this year regardless of location and Frisco is a very small stadium which should be filled for the game. If we play SMU it will be a lot of blue and red.

Would love to see us in Frisco! Great city, new bowl location so local excitement. Would be nice have football for bowl game, baseball for Frisco Classic, and basketball for CUSA tournaments all in Frisco in four months.

I've read a lot on here about the Dawgs needing the extra practices for next year. Wouldn't that make the indy bowl a "good" choice since it is played on 12/27?


My preference is the Frisco Bowl for the reason stated in the other posts. Not too keen on the size of stadium but it would look good on TV to have a capacity crowd. After that, I like the Armed Forces Bowl. Again, because it gives us presence in DFW. The NOLA Bowl is lowest on my list.

[PawDawg]

I've read a lot on here about the Dawgs needing the extra practices for next year. Wouldn't that make the indy bowl a "good" choice since it is played on 12/27?
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Some believe the extra practices are an important part of going bowling. I'm not one of those and think it is more of a coach speak talking point. We didn't use all of our practices last year. This year our coaches will be focused on early signing so I'm not sure how productive practice will be anyway.

[Saint Greg]

I've read a lot on here about the Dawgs needing the extra practices for next year. Wouldn't that make the indy bowl a "good" choice since it is played on 12/27?


My preference is the Frisco Bowl for the reason stated in the other posts. Not too keen on the size of stadium but it would look good on TV to have a capacity crowd. After that, I like the Armed Forces Bowl. Again, because it gives us presence in DFW. The NOLA Bowl is lowest on my list.

The later the bowl is the more practices they can get in. Skip has said he prefers the latest bowl possible for that reason.

[PawDawg]

ulm winning helps us. It's one of the rare occasions that I can hope they win.

[Champ967]

ulm winning helps us. It's one of the rare occasions that I can hope they win.

[HogDawg]

CUSA Bowl Projections:

http://www.sunherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/article187357953.html

Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 23) — La. Tech (6-6) vs. Army (8-3) — Louisiana Tech fans have traveled well to the DFW area and I’m sure bowl officials have taken note of that.

The AFB is a very good bowl game (was #3 overall game last year), and is probably MUCH better than we deserve this year. Also, Army is probably a team that Tech matches up with very well this year. I like it.

[champion110]

CUSA Bowl Projections:

http://www.sunherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/article187357953.html

The AFB is a very good bowl game (was #3 overall game last year), and is probably MUCH better than we deserve this year. Also, Army is probably a team that Tech matches up with very well this year. I like it.

That would be the perfect game for us this year.