# NCAA bowl game lineup **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 6, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112 "2010-12-06T04:18:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/1 "2010-12-06T04:18:42Z")
[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bowls.htm](http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/bowls.htm) The lineup has been announced. Some interesting matchups. Iowa v Missouri Utah v Boise Nebraska v Washington TCU v Wisconsin Ohio St. v Arkansas MSU v Alabama ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/2 "2010-12-06T07:48:39Z")
Looks like 10 SEC teams are going bowling this year. Think it’s everybody except Vanderbilt and Ole Miss. Great to see Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl on New Year’s Day. I predict mass confusion in the Capital One and Gator Bowl betters/pickers. Gator Bowl is Michigan vs MSU (Mississippi State University) Capital One is MSU (Michigan State University) vs Alabama And fearless prognosticator that I am, I call Auburn to beat Oregon to become the fifth consecutive SEC/BCS Champion. ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/3 "2010-12-06T09:33:21Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Looks like 10 SEC teams are going bowling this year. Yeah, the SEC had an atypical bad year. I’m quite sure they’ll rebound. Boise St. vs. Utah in the Cabbage Patch Kids Nobody Cares Anymore Bowl. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/4 "2010-12-06T11:39:59Z")
Va. Tech in the Orange? That’s a disgrace. They lost to James Madison! ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/5 "2010-12-06T12:08:52Z")
I was hoping for MSU Vs. LSU. Now we have to hear Blah Blah Blah Nick Saban used to coach MSU blah blah blah. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/6 "2010-12-06T14:34:04Z")
Lots of good bowl info at [2010–11 NCAA football bowl games - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010-11_NCAA_football_bowl_games) ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/7 "2010-12-06T15:16:13Z")
My Wildcats got a New Year’s Day bowl game despite only having 7 wins, losing their superstar QB and getting blown out in the last two games of the season. If they were still healthy I’d consider going down to Dallas for the game at the Cotton Bowl but really, they’re not the team they were for the first 9 games of the season. I’ll wait and see on next year. Still it’s the first time we’ve been to three consecutive bowl games in school history so good for the program. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/8 "2010-12-06T17:50:45Z")
I wanted to see LSU play Michigan State also. I wonder why the Capital One Bowl bypassed LSU for Alabama (worse record and lost to LSU). ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/9 "2010-12-06T19:04:32Z")
ND vs. Miami in the Sun Bowl. Two teams who I can’t tell if they’re on their way up or down. ND is my team, and I’m not 100% convinced on Brian Kelly, although he’s turned them around nicely after their bye week. Miami, on the other hand, doesn’t even have a coach so I guess they’re definitely rebuilding. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/10 "2010-12-06T19:15:11Z")
Have to feel a little for Michigan State. Big Ten co-champs stuffed down into the Capital One Bowl, while Connecticut and Virginia Tech play BCS games. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/11 "2010-12-06T19:36:12Z")
I like the Bama/Michigan State matchup. Two tough teams in a worthy game. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/12 "2010-12-06T20:40:28Z")
The Capital One timeslot was perfect because it was aired on ABC before the Rose Bowl. That alone made it close to the top amongst the non-BCS games. But now the Rose Bowl is on ESPN (!) while the Capital One is still on ABC (the only game ABC is broadcasting if I read the summary correctly). Booo change! ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/13 "2010-12-06T23:08:34Z")
Capital One bowl is ESPN too. Outback is ABC. And for your Big Ten viewing pleasure, Northwestern, Penn State, Michigan State and Michigan are all playing at the same time on Jan. 1st. (Starts at 12:00, 1:00, 1:00 and 1:30 respectively.) > [@divemaster](#): > > I wanted to see LSU play Michigan State also. I wonder why the Capital One Bowl bypassed LSU for Alabama (worse record and lost to LSU). OMG!!!1 Didn’t you hear?! Nick Saban used to coach Michigan State!!!11 lol. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/14 "2010-12-06T23:59:36Z")
Louder Boooooo! I do not like this new schedule for New Years Day at all. Though, I have very not-so-fond memories of getting up at 8am New Years Day on the West Coast for the 1998 Outback Bowl (Georgia 33 Wisconsin 6) it was “tradition”: Used to be Outback -\> (Switch to ABC) Capital One -\> Rose, with only occasional switching to see how the Cotton and Gator Bowls were going. ☹ I guess the Outback folks were sick of being shunted to the early morning kickoff…but I can’t imagine being mixed in with all the other early afternoon bowls is going to help their ratings. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/15 "2010-12-07T00:20:16Z")
The Pac-10 truly was Big 2 – Little 8 this year. so with 2 BCS teams, and USC ineligible, the Pac was unable to fill all their slots, and wound up with some really ugly matchups. Like Washington vs Nebraska (Holiday). Truly, the Who Cares Bowl has to be the Fiesta. Why would anyone, other than sadistic Oklahoma fans, watch them pound UConn? And we also get the return of Catholics vs. Convicts! The Big 10 big 3 wound up in some very cool games, that I will look forward to viewing. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/16 "2010-12-07T03:07:11Z")
I’m not one of those who bitches about the glut of bowl games, but this dragging out the bowl games past New Year’s Day is getting ridiculous. January 10th for the National Championship game? That’s a workday, not a holiday. That’s after the NFL playoffs have started. ---
**Author:** ![TheFifthYear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TheFifthYear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFifthYear)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/17 "2010-12-07T04:20:49Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > Louder Boooooo! I do not like this new schedule for New Years Day at all. Though, I have very not-so-fond memories of getting up at 8am New Years Day on the West Coast for the 1998 Outback Bowl (Georgia 33 Wisconsin 6) it was “tradition”: Used to be Outback -\> (Switch to ABC) Capital One -\> Rose, with only occasional switching to see how the Cotton and Gator Bowls were going. ☹ > > I guess the Outback folks were sick of being shunted to the early morning kickoff…but I can’t imagine being mixed in with all the other early afternoon bowls is going to help their ratings. Ugh, never bring up that 1998 Outback Bowl again. I still have visions of Mike Bobo completing passes at will. That game was like a perfect storm for the Badgers…a young team that overachieved a bit and then got bumped up a bowl slot over what they deserved (due to fan support, mostly) to take on a veteran, solid Georgia team that was probably a bowl slot below what they deserved. It was a massacre. Fortunately, that Badger team turned pretty good the next couple seasons, and added two Rose Bowl victories to the record. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/18 "2010-12-07T05:06:26Z")
If Wisconsin has anything, the TCU game could be interesting. I suspect TCU is way over rated. Boise draws Utah. I wanted them to get Ohio State. ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/19 "2010-12-09T06:55:20Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > The Pac-10 truly was Big 2 – Little 8 this year. so with 2 BCS teams, and USC ineligible, the Pac was unable to fill all their slots, and wound up with some really ugly matchups. Like Washington vs Nebraska (Holiday). Arizona and Arizona State are good too. Certainly better than anyone other than the big 3 in the Big 10. The Pac 10 is always underrated when you look at records, because they play an extra conference game and they play everybody. Mathematically, it is impossible for their records to be as good as a conference like the Big 10, in which they play an extra cupcake in place of a conference game and don’t play everybody. Can’t have three 11-1 teams if they play each other. ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112/20 "2010-12-09T08:22:23Z")
> [@Carmady](#): > > Can’t have three 11-1 teams if they play each other. I am of course completely wrong here. But my main point is true: the less conference games you play, and the more teams in the conference that don’t play each other, the better the records can be. Ohio State and Michigan State didn’t play, thus allowing them both to stay at 1 loss. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-bowl-game-lineup/563112.md?page=2)