Waco Kid's College Football Bowl Games

[The_Waco_Kid]

"Rules?? We don't need no stinkin’ rules!”

Actually we do.

WKWCFR rule 1

"Lies, damn lies and statistics!"

British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

If you quote a stat, record, 3rd down conversion rate, an all-time mark or the number of jock straps an 85-man team needs ...

Post it! If you can't post a link to it, it's bogus!
What's valid in the Internet age? Just about anything! Any of the major sports publications, local newspapers, any of the big networks and official school and NCAA sites just to cover the big ones.

WKWCFR rule 2

Predictions must be posted 1 day in advance! If you haven't read the sports page and figgured out who's going to win by the day before ya never will!

Must be time stamped before Midnight the day before game-day, for any weekly games Thur-Sun on the current weekly schedule.

So there you have it, pretty basic! You can post on general topics of your favorite teams regardless of that week's opponent. Just remember WKWCFR rule 1

Polls

[The_Waco_Kid]

BCS MATCHUPS
ROSE
Site: Pasadena, Calif.
Date: Jan. 2
Time/TV: 5 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2)

FIESTA
Site: Glendale, Ariz.
Date: Jan. 2
Time/TV: 8:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Oklahoma State (11-1) vs. Stanford (11-1)

SUGAR
Site: New Orleans
Date: Jan. 3
Time/TV: 8:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2)

ORANGE
Site: Miami
Date: Jan. 4
Time/TV: 8 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Clemson (10-3) vs. West Virginia (9-3)

BCS TITLE GAME
Site: New Orleans
Date: Jan. 9
Time/TV: 8:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1)

OTHER BOWL GAMES
NEW MEXICO
Site: Albuquerque
Date: Dec. 17
Time/TV: 2 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Temple (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-4)

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO
Site: Boise, Idaho
Date: Dec. 17
Time/TV: 5:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Ohio (9-4) vs. Utah State (7-5)

NEW ORLEANS
Site: New Orleans
Date: Dec. 17
Time/TV: 9 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Louisiana-Lafayette (9-3) vs. San Diego State (8-4)

BEEF ‘O’BRADY’S
Site: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Date: Dec. 20
Time/TV: 8 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Florida International (8-4) vs. Marshall (6-6)

POINSETTIA
Site: San Diego
Date: Dec. 21
Time/TV: 8 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4)

LAS VEGAS
Site: Las Vegas
Date: Dec. 22
Time/TV: 8 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6)

HAWAII
Site: Honolulu
Date: Dec. 24
Time/TV: 8 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Miss (11-2)

INDEPENDENCE
Site: Shreveport, La.
Date: Dec. 26
Time/TV: 5 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Missouri (7-5) vs. North Carolina (7-5)

LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA
Site: Detroit
Date: Dec. 27
Time/TV: 4:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Purdue (6-6) vs. Western Michigan (7-5)

BELK
Site: Charlotte, N.C.
Date: Dec. 27
Time/TV: 8 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: N.C. State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5)

MILITARY
Site: Washington
Date: Dec. 28
Time/TV: 4:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4)

HOLIDAY
Site: San Diego
Date: Dec. 28
Time/TV: 8 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: California (7-5) vs. Texas (7-5)

CHAMPS SPORTS
Site: Orlando, Fla.
Date: Dec. 29
Time/TV: 5:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4)

ALAMO
Site: San Antonio
Date: Dec. 29
Time/TV: 9 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5)

ARMED FORCES
Site: Dallas
Date: Dec. 30
Time/TV: Noon/ESPN
Matchup: BYU (9-3) vs. Tulsa (8-4)

PINSTRIPE
Site: New York
Date: Dec. 30
Time/TV: 3:20 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6)

MUSIC CITY
Site: Nashville, Tenn.
Date: Dec. 30
Time/TV: 6:40 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6)

INSIGHT
Site: Tempe, Ariz.
Date: Dec. 30
Time/TV: 10 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Iowa (7-5) vs. Oklahoma (9-3)

TEXAS
Site: Houston
Date: Dec. 31
Time/TV: Noon/ESPN
Matchup: Northwestern (6-6) vs. Texas A&M (6-6)

SUN
Site: El Paso, Texas
Date: Dec. 31
Time/TV: 2 p.m./CBS
Matchup: Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5)

LIBERTY
Site: Memphis, Tenn.
Date: Dec. 31
Time/TV: 3:30 p.m./ABC
Matchup: Cincinnati (9-3) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6)

KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER
Site: San Francisco
Date: Dec. 31
Time/TV: 3:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Illinois (6-6) vs. UCLA (6-7)

CHICK-FIL-A
Site: Atlanta
Date: Dec. 31
Time/TV: 7:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Auburn (7-5) vs. Virginia (8-4)

TICKETCITY
Site: Dallas
Date: Jan. 2
Time/TV: Noon/ESPNU
Matchup: Houston (12-1) vs. Penn State (9-3)

CAPITAL ONE
Site: Orlando, Fla.
Date: Jan. 2
Time/TV: 1 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2)

GATOR
Site: Jacksonville, Fla.
Date: Jan. 2
Time/TV: 1 p.m./ESPN2
Matchup: Ohio State (6-6) vs. Florida (6-6)

OUTBACK
Site: Tampa, Fla.
Date: Jan. 2
Time/TV: 1 p.m./ABC
Matchup: Michigan State (10-3) vs. Georgia (10-3)

COTTON
Site: Arlington, Texas
Date: Jan. 6
Time/TV: 8 p.m./Fox
Matchup: Arkansas (10-2) vs. Kansas State (10-2)

BBVA COMPASS
Site: Birmingham, Ala.
Date: Jan. 7
Time/TV: 1 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5)

GoDADDY.COM
Site: Mobile, Ala.
Date: Jan. 8
Time/TV: 9 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Northern Illinois (10-3) vs. Arkansas State (10-2)

[The_Waco_Kid]

The Games played to date.

Saturday, Dec 17

NEW MEXICO
Site: Albuquerque
Date: Dec. 17
Time/TV: 2 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Temple (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-4)


Temple 37

Wyoming 15

• Final
• Box Score

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FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO
Site: Boise, Idaho
Date: Dec. 17
Time/TV: 5:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Ohio (9-4) vs. Utah State (7-5)


Ohio 24

Utah St 23

• Final
• Box Score

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NEW ORLEANS
Site: New Orleans
Date: Dec. 17
Time/TV: 9 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Louisiana-Lafayette (9-3) vs. San Diego State (8-4)


San Diego St 30

LA Lafayette 32

• Final
• Box Score

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[guest043013-2]

Who did TCU piss off to get downgraded to playing La. Tech?

Sorry, but after LSU, the rest of the Louisiana schools are way down the food chain.

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by tigercat

Who did TCU piss off to get downgraded to playing La. Tech?

Sorry, but after LSU, the rest of the Louisiana schools are way down the food chain.

Well they played liked they were pissed enough to win!
You go froggies.

POINSETTIA
Site: San Diego
Date: Dec. 21
Time/TV: 8 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4)

• Poinsettia Bowl
  16 TCU 31
  
  LA Tech 24
  
  • Final
  • Box Score

[The_Waco_Kid]

The Games played to date.

Saturday, Dec 17

NEW MEXICO
Site: Albuquerque
Date: Dec. 17
Time/TV: 2 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Temple (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-4)


Temple 37

Wyoming 15

• Final
• Box Score

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FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO
Site: Boise, Idaho
Date: Dec. 17
Time/TV: 5:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Ohio (9-4) vs. Utah State (7-5)


Ohio 24

Utah St 23

• Final
• Box Score

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NEW ORLEANS
Site: New Orleans
Date: Dec. 17
Time/TV: 9 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Louisiana-Lafayette (9-3) vs. San Diego State (8-4)


San Diego St 30

LA Lafayette 32

• Final
• Box Score

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BEEF ‘O’BRADY’S
Site: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Date: Dec. 20
Time/TV: 8 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Florida International (8-4) vs. Marshall (6-6)

• 
  Fla Intl 10
  
  Marshall 20

• • Final
  • Box Score

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POINSETTIA
Site: San Diego
Date: Dec. 21
Time/TV: 8 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4)

16 TCU 31

LA Tech 24

• Final
• Box Score

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LAS VEGAS
Site: Las Vegas
Date: Dec. 22
Time/TV: 8 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6)

Arizona St 24

8 Boise St 56

• Final
• Box Score

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[cptjohnstone]

pretty close games until tonight, glad there was a good bball game Missouri vs IL

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by cptjohnstone

pretty close games until tonight, glad there was a good bball game Missouri vs IL

You Cowpokes drew a great match-up. Stanford. Offense vs. Offense. Ya know it's usually defense and special teams that turn these type of games. I'm leanin' toward you Cowpokes when i post my BCS game picks. Force a turnover or two and i think you can take "Lucky" boy out.

[The_Waco_Kid]

BCS MATCHUPS
ROSE
Site: Pasadena, Calif.
Date: Jan. 2
Time/TV: 5 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2)

Winner: Oregon
Ducks should be healthy again and the Badgers won't be able to keep up with Oregon's speed.
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FIESTA
Site: Glendale, Ariz.
Date: Jan. 2
Time/TV: 8:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Oklahoma State (11-1) vs. Stanford (11-1)

Winner: Oklahoma St.
This is one of the best match-ups of the whole Bowl series. Usually a turnover or big defense/special teams play turns a game like this. Edge Cowpokes.
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SUGAR
Site: New Orleans
Date: Jan. 3
Time/TV: 8:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2)

Winner: Michigan
Va Tech as usual stumbled late while Michigan surged.
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ORANGE
Site: Miami
Date: Jan. 4
Time/TV: 8 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: Clemson (10-3) vs. West Virginia (9-3)

Winner: Clemson
Clemson also stumbled but blew out Va Tech in impressive fashion to win the ACC, West Va won't be able to stop all of Clemson's weapons.
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BCS TITLE GAME
Site: New Orleans
Date: Jan. 9
Time/TV: 8:30 p.m./ESPN
Matchup: LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1)

Winner: LSU
Going all in with Lester. Alabama did not really improve after losing to LSU while LSU did. Just ask Arkansas and UGA.

[guest043013-2]

I wonder what the long layoffs do to all of the teams. I can take some comfort in knowing Alabama has been off a week longer than LSU.

[nevergaveitathought]

is there anything more boring than another meaningless bowl game besides another WTF Fuc you?

will 'bama beat lsu? thats the only question. i tend to think so, they seemed to have had the upper hand last time sans mistakes.

[cptjohnstone]

Originally Posted by nevergaveitathought

is there anything more boring than another meaningless bowl game besides another WTF Fuc you?

will 'bama beat lsu? thats the only question. i tend to think so, they seemed to have had the upper hand last time sans mistakes.

except for the Boise State, ( where is the state of Boise?)vs ?? and tonights game they have very close and entaining 3rd scotch

[nevergaveitathought]

Originally Posted by cptjohnstone

except for the Boise State, ( where is the state of Boise?)vs ?? and tonights game they have very close and entaining 3rd scotch

ah...errr...try again?

[WTF]

LSU is going to kick 'Bama's ass. 17-15 Bama scores it's only TD late and goes for 2 and LSU stuffs them.

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by tigercat

I wonder what the long layoffs do to all of the teams. I can take some comfort in knowing Alabama has been off a week longer than LSU.

Unlike the NFL, i do think the long layoff affects the teams in bowl games. Still no excuse for losing a Bowl game but it does break the hot streaks some teams are on at the end of the season, especially on offense.

Which is why we need a gotdamn College playoff!! Then like the Steelers a few years back in the NFL a team that peaks at season's end doesn't lose that edge after waiting up to 5-6 weeks for the next game.

The 2 week gap for the Super Bowl is needed in the NFL. Even in the 12 and 14 game eras the idea was to give the League champions a week to rest up, it was supposed to help the teams be fresher given the roster limits in the NFL and the grind of an NFL season. The lamest Super Bowl loser's excuse is they were "stale" after the 2 week break. The NFL to avoid blow-outs tried eliminating the week off and it didn't help, they quickly dropped the idea.

in the case of the BCS title game the extra week won't really help Bama, both teams will be well rested if nothing else. Now how sharp they play could be a different story but still no excuse, the Bowls have had a break before the games since the Bowl era began, in part for the rest but also to align with the year end Holidays. And in the really good old days it also was supposed to allow the student-athlete to finish fall classes. Imagine that.