... and all four look intriguing, the last three very much so. All times Eastern:


Camellia Bowl .... Buffalo vs. Georgia Southern ... 12 noon ESPN

First Responder Bowl ... Memphis vs. Utah State ... 3:15pm ESPN

Birmingham Bowl .... Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina .... 6:45pm ESPN

Guaranteed Rate Bowl ... Oklahoma State vs. Wisconsin .. 10:15pm ESPN

Not thrilled about the start time for OK State-Wisconsin. It could be a good game, but with absolutely nothing at stake (not even bragging rights, given their W-L records) I'm not staying up until 2 in the morning to watch a fourth game today.

You missed the yesterday. Downtown Detroit looked beautiful as NMSU remained undefeated in bowls.

(12-27-2022 09:20 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  You missed the yesterday. Downtown Detroit looked beautiful as NMSU remained undefeated in bowls.

I agree- big deal for the Aggies. What a win for that program. They make bowl season fun.

(12-27-2022 09:20 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  You missed the yesterday. Downtown Detroit looked beautiful as NMSU remained undefeated in bowls.

I hadn't realized that tidbit. Their bowl record:

1935 Sun Bowl, T 14-14 vs Hardin-Simmons
1959 Sun Bowl, W 28-8 vs North Texas State Eagles
1960 Sun Bowl, W 20-13 vs Utah State
2017 Arizona Bowl, W 26-20 vs Utah State
2022 Quick Lane Bowl, W 24-19 vs Bowling Green

Does that sterling record qualify them as a "blue blood"?

The Aggies are a team you can’t help but pull for during bowl season. They went so many years without one.

I look at that CFB line-up and ...

NHL Network World Junior (U20) hockey schedule for Tuesday, December 27
Slovakia vs. Finland 11 a.m. ET
Sweden vs. Germany 1:30 p.m. ET
Latvia vs. Switzerland 4 p.m. ET
Czechia vs. Austria 6:30 p.m. ET

(12-27-2022 10:27 AM)The Sicatoka Wrote:  I look at that CFB line-up and ...

NHL Network World Junior (U20) hockey schedule for Tuesday, December 27
Slovakia vs. Finland 11 a.m. ET
Sweden vs. Germany 1:30 p.m. ET
Latvia vs. Switzerland 4 p.m. ET
Czechia vs. Austria 6:30 p.m. ET

I went to WJC in Helsinki, Finland in 2016. It was 0 degrees with a few hours of sunlight. The food was really bad. There were no channels with American sports. For 2 games, they doublesold my seat to someone else.

It was kind of miserable.

(12-27-2022 08:42 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  ... and all four look intriguing, the last three very much so. All times Eastern:


Camellia Bowl .... Buffalo vs. Georgia Southern ... 12 noon ESPN

First Responder Bowl ... Memphis vs. Utah State ... 3:15pm ESPN

Birmingham Bowl .... Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina .... 6:45pm ESPN

Guaranteed Rate Bowl ... Oklahoma State vs. Wisconsin .. 10:15pm ESPN

Nothing says Camellia like Buffalo. And the Carolinas go to Birmingham.

(12-27-2022 09:39 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(12-27-2022 09:20 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  You missed the yesterday. Downtown Detroit looked beautiful as NMSU remained undefeated in bowls.

I hadn't realized that tidbit. Their bowl record:

1935 Sun Bowl, T 14-14 vs Hardin-Simmons
1959 Sun Bowl, W 28-8 vs North Texas State Eagles
1960 Sun Bowl, W 20-13 vs Utah State
2017 Arizona Bowl, W 26-20 vs Utah State
2022 Quick Lane Bowl, W 24-19 vs Bowling Green

Does that sterling record qualify them as a "blue blood"?

First time they played someone in a bowl not from an adjoining state. Before only Utah and Texas.

(12-27-2022 10:30 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  It was 0 degrees with a few hours of sunlight.

I call that "December and January".

If you went to Finland and didn't know you'd be getting what you got, you'd probably go to the Bahamas and complain about all the sand and booze.

Why isn’t this game in the Cotton Bowl? Are any bowl games there anymore?

Congratulations Buffalo!

(12-27-2022 05:40 PM)esayem Wrote:  Why isn’t this game in the Cotton Bowl? Are any bowl games there anymore?

It was moved in 2019 because the NHL outdoor match was played in the Cotton Bowl (January 1, 2020). They probably decided they liked the smaller capacity at the SMU stadium, which also hosts high school playoff games.

(12-27-2022 10:30 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(12-27-2022 10:27 AM)The Sicatoka Wrote:  I look at that CFB line-up and ...

NHL Network World Junior (U20) hockey schedule for Tuesday, December 27
Slovakia vs. Finland 11 a.m. ET
Sweden vs. Germany 1:30 p.m. ET
Latvia vs. Switzerland 4 p.m. ET
Czechia vs. Austria 6:30 p.m. ET

I went to WJC in Helsinki, Finland in 2016. It was 0 degrees with a few hours of sunlight. The food was really bad. There were no channels with American sports. For 2 games, they doublesold my seat to someone else.

It was kind of miserable.

Its cold in Finland in late December?

Breaking news at 11

Quo, are you gonna wear your Knight hat to the game today?

(12-28-2022 08:47 AM)otown Wrote:  Quo, are you gonna wear your Knight hat to the game today?

Haha! I have a USF shirt packed to flash at UCF fans, LOL.

I will be cheering hard for Dook, which i almost never do, LOL.

(12-27-2022 05:40 PM)esayem Wrote:  Why isn’t this game in the Cotton Bowl? Are any bowl games there anymore?

I’d be more interested in the First Responder Bowl if it was on the 31st/1st adjacent (day before/day after) to the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium.

(12-28-2022 03:05 AM)ColumbusCard Wrote:  

(12-27-2022 10:30 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(12-27-2022 10:27 AM)The Sicatoka Wrote:  I look at that CFB line-up and ...

NHL Network World Junior (U20) hockey schedule for Tuesday, December 27
Slovakia vs. Finland 11 a.m. ET
Sweden vs. Germany 1:30 p.m. ET
Latvia vs. Switzerland 4 p.m. ET
Czechia vs. Austria 6:30 p.m. ET

I went to WJC in Helsinki, Finland in 2016. It was 0 degrees with a few hours of sunlight. The food was really bad. There were no channels with American sports. For 2 games, they doublesold my seat to someone else.

It was kind of miserable.

Its cold in Finland in late December?

Breaking news at 11

Yes, 0.5 sentences of a 6-sentence post mentioned the weather. Congrats, you can cherry-pick 1/12th of a post.