Bowled Over
DECEMBER
SATURDAY 21
2 P.M.
GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL
Colorado State vs. Washington State
@ Albuquerque
3:30 P.M.
ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWL
Fresno State vs. USC
@ Las Vegas
5:30 P.M.
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL
Buffalo vs. San Diego State
@ Boise
9 P.M.
R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL
Tulane vs. UL Lafayette
@ New Orleans
SUNDAY 22
Proof that being first doesn't mean you're a Winner
Boise in December
DEREK CARR
What they lose in ratings they'll save in travel costs
MONDAY 23
2 P.M.
BEEF 'O' BRADY'S ST. PETERSBURG BOWL
East Carolina vs. Ohio
@ St. Petersburg
KHALIL MACK
It's a restaurant chain—somewhere
TUESDAY 24
8 P.M.
SHERATON HAWAII BOWL
Boise State vs. Oregon State
@ Honolulu
Hawaii in December
NEW BOISE COACH BRYAN HARSIN
WEDNESDAY 25
Day when people give each other gifts to make up for the lack of football!
JORDAN LYNCH
THURSDAY 26
6 P.M.
LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL
Bowling Green vs. Pittsburgh
@ Detroit
9:30 P.M.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY CU POINSETTIA BOWL
Northern Illinois vs. Utah State
@ San Diego
Can't we merge these two?
FRIDAY 27
2:30 P.M.
MILITARY BOWL
Marshall vs. Maryland
@ Annapolis, Md.
JERRY KILL
6 P.M.
TEXAS BOWL
Minnesota vs. Syracuse
@ Houston
9:30 P.M.
FIGHT HUNGER BOWL
BYU vs. Washington
@ San Francisco
SATURDAY 28
NOON
NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL
Notre Dame vs. Rutgers
@ Bronx, N.Y.
3:20 P.M.
BELK BOWL
Cincinnati vs. North Carolina
@ Charlotte
6:45 P.M.
RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL
Louisville vs. Miami
@ Orlando
10:15 P.M.
BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL
Kansas State vs. Michigan
@ Tempe, Ariz.
SUNDAY 29
Fantasy vs. reality, Jim Delaney style
Home for the holidays
ACC vs. SEC Round 1
Teddy vs. the school he spurned
TEDDY BRIDGEWATER
MONDAY 30
11:45 A.M.
BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL
Middle Tennessee vs. Navy
@ Fort Worth
3:15 P.M.
FRANKLIN AMER. MORT. MUSIC CITY BOWL
Georgia Tech vs. Ole Miss
@ Nashville
6:45 P.M.
VALERO ALAMO BOWL
Oregon vs. Texas
@ San Antonio
10:15 P.M.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY BOWL
Arizona State vs. Texas Tech
@ San Diego
JANUARY
TUESDAY 31
12:30 P.M.
ADVOCARE V100 BOWL
Arizona vs. Boston College
@ Shreveport, La.
2 P.M.
HYUNDAI SUN BOWL
UCLA vs. Virginia Tech
@ El Paso
4 P.M.
AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL
Mississippi State vs. Rice
@ Memphis
ACC vs. SEC Round 2
8 P.M.
CHICK-FIL-A BOWL
Duke vs. Texas A&M
@ Atlanta
WEDNESDAY 1
NOON
TAXSLAYER.COM GATOR BOWL
Georgia vs. Nebraska
@ Jacksonville
NOON
HEART OF DALLAS BOWL
North Texas vs. UNLV
@ Dallas
1 P.M.
CAPITAL ONE BOWL
South Carolina vs. Wisconsin
@ Orlando
1 P.M.
OUTBACK BOWL
Iowa vs. LSU
@ Tampa
5 P.M.
ROSE BOWL
Michigan State vs. Stanford
@ Pasadena
8:30 P.M.
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL
Baylor vs. UCF
@ Glendale, Ariz.
THURSDAY 2
8:30 P.M.
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL
Alabama vs. Oklahoma
@ New Orleans
Aka the Unloved Coaches Bowl
Tampa: Where even the onions are bloomin'
First to 10 points wins
FRIDAY 3
7:30 P.M.
AT&T COTTON BOWL
Missouri vs. Oklahoma State
@ Arlington, Texas
Big Eight Big 12 flashback
8 P.M.
DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL
Clemson vs. Ohio State
@ Miami Gardens, Fla.
The Name Game: Urban=Bratton Dabo=----?
BRYCE PETTY
SATURDAY 4
1 P.M.
BBVA COMPASS BOWL
Houston vs. Vanderbilt
@ Birmingham
A first: Vandy goes to Bama as a favorite
TAJH BOYD
SUNDAY 5
9 P.M.
GODADDY BOWL
Arkansas State vs. Ball State
@ Mobile
JAMES FRANKLIN
MONDAY 6
8:30 P.M.
BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Florida State vs. Auburn
@ Pasadena
ACC vs. SEC Rounds 3--15
P. 38
MLB Off-season winners?
P. 40
Extra Mustard
P. 43
Faces in the Crowd
P. 44
Dan Patrick
Johnny Manziel
P. 46
The Case for
Maurice Creek
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KYLE GREEN/THE IDAHO STATESMAN/AP (HARSIN)
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TODD ROSENBERG FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (LYNCH)
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ANN HEISENFELT/AP (KILL)
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DAVID EULITT FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (PETTY)
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MARK HUMPHREY/AP (FRANKLIN)
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