... but the suckers are pretty good right now
Time is your friend. Impulse is your enemy. -John Bogle
she'll be coming round the mountain, when she comes.
When SD "took over" SMU just before the 2017 Frisco Bowl and then the Dawgs dealt that disorganized bunch a sound whipping, Oh man! The "Holtz walks on water" crowd had a field day with our former coach. A few of us knew a day of reckoning was coming, even as we enjoyed the 51-10 game.
I don't think the 2019 SMU Mustangs are particularly good. Well, not "very good" anyway. But, "good", yeah. Point is Dykes is 6-0 and has them ranked. They don't have a particularly "killer" schedule. Their OOC was Arkie State, UNT, Texas State, and TCU. They ran the table, 4-0. I think Holtz would have (should have) been no worse than 3-1 vs. that slate. SMU has a tough test coming up vs. Temple, and they also go to Memphis and Navy later on. Tulane might offer a fair challenge to close out the season. Overall SMU's 2019 schedule is tougher than ours.
Point is, SD has lifted lowly SMU out of the gutter and made them an exciting, ranked team, in less than 2 years. Meanwhile we are told to sit down, shut up, don't be so NEGATIVE! and accept our mediocrity happily!
Sonny is doing a good job, but it's not like he inherited a dumpster fire. He inherited a bowl team who's coach had just been hired away by a SEC program.
Time is your friend. Impulse is your enemy. -John Bogle
College Football Bowl Schedule
Friday, Dec 20, 2019
Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
C-USA vs. MACThomas Robinson Stadium
Nassau, Bahamas2:00pm ET
ESPN--- Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
American vs. C-USA/MAC/MWCToyota Stadium
Frisco, TX7:30pm ET
ESPN2Buy Tickets
Saturday, Dec 21, 2019
Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
MEAC vs. SWACMercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA12:00pm ET
ABCBuy Tickets DreamHouse New Mexico Bowl
MWC vs. C-USADreamstyle Stadium
Albuquerque, NM2:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets Cure Bowl
American vs. Sun BeltExploria Stadium
Orlando, FL2:30pm ET
CBSSNBuy Tickets Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
C-USA/MAC/AmericanFAU Stadium
Boca Raton, FL3:30pm ET
ABCBuy Tickets Camellia Bowl
Sun Belt vs. MACCramton Bowl
Montgomery, AL5:30pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
MWC vs. Pac-12Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas, NV7:30pm ET
ABCBuy Tickets R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
American vs. C-USAMercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, LA9:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
Monday, Dec 23, 2019
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
American vs. C-USARaymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL2:30pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
Tuesday, Dec 24, 2019
SoFi Hawai'i Bowl
BYU/MWC vs. AmericanAloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI8:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
Thursday, Dec 26, 2019
Walk On's Independence Bowl
SEC vs. ACC/Notre DameIndependence Stadium
Shreveport, LA4:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets Quick Lane Bowl
Big Ten vs. ACC/Notre DameFord Field
Detroit, MI8:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
Friday, Dec 27, 2019
Military Bowl
ACC/Notre Dame vs. AmericanNavy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium
Annapolis, MD12:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Big Ten vs. ACC/Notre DameYankee Stadium
Bronx, NY3:20pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
Big 12 vs. SECNRG Stadium
Houston, TX6:45pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets SDCCU Holiday Bowl
Big Ten vs. Pac-12SDCCU Stadium
San Diego, CA8:00pm ET
FS1Buy Tickets Cheez-It Bowl
Big 12 vs. Pac-12Chase Field
Phoenix, AZ10:15pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
Saturday, Dec 28, 2019
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
Semifinal GameState Farm Stadium
Glendale, AZ4 or 8pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Semifinal GameMercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA4 or 8pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets Camping World Bowl
Big 12 vs. ACC/Notre DameCamping World Stadium
Orlando, FL12:00pm ET
ABCBuy Tickets Goodyear Cotton Bowl
At-Large vs. At-LargeAT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX12:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
Monday, Dec 30, 2019
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Big 12 vs. C-USAGerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, TX12:30pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City Bowl
SEC vs. ACC/Big Ten/Notre DameNissan Stadium
Nashville, TN4:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets Redbox Bowl
Big Ten vs. Pac-12Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, CA4:00pm ET
FOXBuy Tickets Capital One Orange Bowl
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC or Notre DameHard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL8:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
Tuesday, Dec 31, 2019
Belk Bowl
SEC vs. ACC/Notre DameBank of America Stadium
Charlotte, NC12:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Pac-12 vs. ACC/Notre DameSun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, TX2:00pm ET
CBSBuy Tickets AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Big 12 vs. SECLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN3:45pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
MWC vs. Sun BeltArizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ4:30pm ET
CBSSNBuy Tickets Valero Alamo Bowl
Big 12 vs. Pac-12Alamodome
San Antonio, TX7:30pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
Wednesday, Jan 1, 2020
VRBO Citrus Bowl
SEC vs. ACC/Big Ten/Notre DameCamping World Stadium
Orlando, FL1:00pm ET
ABCBuy Tickets Outback Bowl
Big Ten vs. SECRaymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL1:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets Rose Bowl Game
Big Ten vs. Pac-12Rose Bowl Stadium
Pasadena, CA5:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets Allstate Sugar Bowl
Big 12 vs. SECMercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, LA8:45pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
Thursday, Jan 2, 2020
Birmingham Bowl
SEC vs. AmericanLegion Field
Birmingham, AL3:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
SEC vs. ACC/Big Ten/Notre DameTIAA Bank Field
Jacksonville, FL7:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
Friday, Jan 3, 2020
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
MWC vs. MACAlbertsons Stadium
Boise, ID3:30pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
Saturday, Jan 4, 2020
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
MWC vs. Big TenAmon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, TX11:30am ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
Monday, Jan 6, 2020
Mobile Alabama Bowl
MAC vs. Sun BeltLadd-Peebles Stadium
Mobile, AL7:30pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
Monday, Jan 13, 2020
CFP National Championship
Semifinal WinnersMercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, LA8:00pm ET
ESPNBuy Tickets
I didn't realize until now that the Dallas based SERVPRO First Responders Bowl had been moved to SMU's stadium from the Cotton Bowl.
Pretty sure it's a one year thing due Conflict with Winter Classic forces First Responder Bowl
Just saw that the UTSA game is the Saturday after Thanksgiving so no turnout expected with students gone.