2009 Bowl Predictions

[accadacca]

I grabbed this from scout.com. These projections were listed on Nov. 22

New Mexico Bowl
December 19th, Albuquerque NM, 2:30 pm ESPN
Mountain West vs. WAC
Projection: UCLA* vs. Fresno State
*No Mountain West team projected available

St. Petersburg Bowl
December 19th, St. Petersburg FL, 8 pm, ESPN
Big East vs. C-USA
Projection: South Florida vs. UCF

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
December 20th, New Orleans LA, 8 pm ESPN
C-USA vs. Sun Belt No. 1
Projection: Marshall vs. Troy

MAACO Las Vegas Bowl
December 22nd, Las Vegas NV, 8 pm, ESPN
Mountain West No. 1 vs. Pac 10 No. 4
Projection: BYU vs. Stanford

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
December 23rd, San Diego CA, 8 pm, ESPN
Mountain West vs. Pac 10
Projection: Utah vs. Arizona

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
December 24th, Honolulu HI, 8 pm, ESPN
C-USA vs. WAC
Projection: Southern Miss vs. Nevada

Emerald Bowl
December 26th, San Francisco CA, 8:30 pm, ESPN
ACC No. 7 vs. Pac 10 No. 5
Projection: Florida State vs. California

Meineke Car Care Bowl
December 26th, Charlotte NC, 4 pm, ESPN
ACC No. 6 vs. Big East
Projection: Miami vs. West Virginia

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
December 26th, Detroit MI, 5 pm, ESPN
Big Ten No. 7 vs. MAC
Projection: Notre Dame* vs. Central Michigan
*No Big Ten team projected available

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
December 27th, Nashville TN, 8 pm, ESPN
ACC vs. SEC
Projection: Boston College vs. Tennessee

Independence Bowl
December 28th, Shreveport LA, 5 pm ESPN
Big 12 No. 7 vs. SEC No. 8
Projection: Iowa State vs. Arkansas

Champs Sports Bowl
December 29th, Orlando FL, 8 pm, ESPN
ACC No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4 or 5
Projection: North Carolina vs. Northwestern

EagleBank Bowl
December 30th, Washington DC, 4:30 pm ESPN
ACC No. 8 vs. Army or C-USA
Projection: Northern Illinois* vs. East Carolina
*No ACC team projected available

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
December 30th, San Diego CA, 8 pm ESPN
Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac 10 No. 2
Projection: Nebraska vs. USC

Roady's Humanitarian Bowl
December 30th, Boise ID, 4:30 pm ESPN
Mountain West vs. WAC
Projection: Wyoming vs. Idaho

Texas Bowl
December 31st, Houston TX, ESPN
Big 12 vs. Navy or C-USA
Projection: Oklahoma vs. Navy

Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl
December 31st, Fort Worth TX, TBD, ESPN
Mountain West vs. C-USA
Projection: Air Force vs. SMU

Brut Sun Bowl
December 31st, El Paso TX, Noon, CBS
Pac 10 No. 3 vs. Big East or Big 12 or Notre Dame
Projection: Oregon State vs. Missouri

Insight Bowl
December 31, Tempe AZ, 5:30 pm, NFL Network
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
Projection: Minnesota vs. Texas A&M

Chick-fil-A Bowl
December 31, Atlanta GA, 7:30 pm ESPN
ACC No. 2 vs. SEC
Projection: Clemson vs. Georgia

Outback Bowl
January 1, Tampa FL, 11 am, ESPN
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC
Projection: Wisconsin vs. Kentucky

Capital One Bowl
January 1, Orlando FL, 1 pm, ABC
Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Penn State vs. Ole Miss

Konica Minolta Gator Bowl
January 1, Jacksonville FL, 1 pm CBS
ACC No. 3 vs. Big East, Big 12, or Notre Dame
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
January 2, Memphis TN 5:30 pm ESPN
C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6
Projection: Houston vs. South Carolina

International Bowl
January 2, Toronto, Canada, Noon, ESPN2
Big East vs. MAC No. 4 or 5
Projection: Connecticut vs. Ohio

AT&T Cotton Bowl
January 2, Arlington TX, 2 pm Fox
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC
Projection: Oklahoma State vs. LSU

Papajohns.com Bowl
January 2, Birmingham AL 2 pm ESPN
Big East vs. SEC
Projection: Rutgers vs. Auburn

Valero Alamo Bowl
January 2, San Antonio TX 8 pm ESPN
Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Projection: Michigan State vs. Texas Tech

GMAC Bowl
January 6, Mobile AL 7 pm ESPN
ACC vs. MAC
Projection: Middle Tennessee* vs. Temple
*No ACC team projected available

Rose Bowl presented by Citi
January 1, Pasadena, CA 5 pm ABC
BCS vs. BCS (Big Ten vs. Pac 10 champion, if available)
Projection: Ohio State vs. Oregon

Allstate Sugar Bowl
January 1, New Orleans, LA 8:30 pm Fox
BCS vs. BCS (SEC Champion, if available)
Projection: Alabama vs. Pitt

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
January 4, Phoenix, AZ 8 pm Fox
BCS vs. BCS (Big 12 Champion, if available)
Projection: Boise State vs. Iowa

FedEx Orange Bowl
January 5, Miami Gardens, FL, 8 pm Fox
BCS vs. BCS (ACC Champion, if available)
Projection: Georgia Tech vs. TCU

Citi BCS National Championship
January 7, Pasadena, CA, 8 pm Fox
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Projection: Florida vs. Texas

[accadacca]

Question: Will be BYU end up back in the Vegas bowl or would they possibly select Utah. How many years in a row would this be? I would rather go to San Diego and hit the beach, but Vegas is closer. I was flirting with the idea of hitting both games...

Utah vs. Arizona sounds like a defensive struggle. Two defensive coaches...

Stanford and USC should be in the mix too perhaps vs. BYU right? I have seen Oregon State listed too. TCU vs. Georgia Tech. They'll roll over them...

Which bowl games are you guys looking forward to and which are you attending?

[trackrunner]

Question: Will be BYU end up back in the Vegas bowl or would they possibly select Utah.

Vegas will pick the Y again. It's a safe bet, they want to sell out and loyal BYU fan's will travel.

But you would think the Y would want to go to San Diego as part of their 25 year anniversary of the championship over a highly ranked Michigan is one of the most prestigious bowls.

Boise State must love OU right now. OK State laid an egg and can not got to a BCS bowl.

[Iceaxe]

Vegas will pick the Y again. It's a safe bet, they want to sell out and loyal BYU fan's will travel.

BYU and Utah both travel well and would sell out the 36,000 seat Sam Boyd Statium.... so I don't think that's a big issue...

But I think they will take BYU because they are the more high profile time in terms of rankings.

For the teams and fans I'd say San Diego is a much better destination... nice weather and in the heart of a recruiting hot bed.

[Scott Card]

I agree with Ice. I'd also rather go to San Deigo.

Now, look at the dates and tell me again, why can't we have a play off? Nearly a month of bowl games yet we can't figure out a play-off? This is where I become a fan of every non BCS school that ever plays a BCS team. GO TCU, GO BSU. I hate the BCS, I hate all the BCS schools, I hate all those that go to their schools and everyone that will be born or who has died from their schools. (Apology and retraction to come )

[Iceaxe]

Now, look at the dates and tell me again, why can't we have a play off?

$ $ $ $

And it's not that the money generated by a playoff would not be greater.... it's that the current have's would end up with a smaller slice of the pie...

[Scott Card]

Now, look at the dates and tell me again, why can't we have a play off?

$ $ $ $

And it's not that the money generated by a playoff would not be greater.... it's that the current have's would end up with a smaller slice of the pie...

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So true and hence the reason for the anti-trust law suit.

[accadacca]

I guess I better pack up for San Diego...

[savanna3313]

Nothing will beat sitting in the Superdome last year watching Utah kick the crap out of Alabama!

[accadacca]

Nothing will beat sitting in the Superdome last year watching Utah kick the crap out of Alabama!

I am waiting to see where I need to get my tickets this year.