John Rohde’s bowl projections
Published: November 22, 2008
| EagleBank | Washington D.C. | Dec. 20, 10 a.m. | Navy vs. Virginia |
| Noteworthy: The first sanctioned bowl in Washington, D.C., history. Here’s hoping it’s the last. | |||
| New Mexico | Albuquerque, N.M. | Dec. 20, 1:30 p.m. | San Jose State vs. Northern Illinois |
| Noteworthy: Two solid defensive units meet – No. 26 and No. 34 nationally. | |||
| St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Fla. | Dec. 20, 3:30 p.m. | South Florida vs. Louisiana Tech |
| Noteworthy: Disappointing season for Bulls still rewarded with local bowl. | |||
| Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Dec. 20, 7 p.m. | TCU vs. Arizona |
| Noteworthy: The Horned Frogs get to face two more coaches with the last name of Stoops. | |||
| R&L Carriers | New Orleans | Dec. 21, 7:15 p.m. | Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic |
| Noteworthy: Howard Schnellenberger still needs one more win to qualify. | |||
| Poinsettia | San Diego | Dec. 23, 7 p.m. | Nevada vs. BYU |
| Noteworthy: Wolfpack has nation’s No. 1 rush offense and No. 2 rush defense vs. No. 7 pass offense. | |||
| Hawaii | Honolulu | Dec. 24, 7 p.m. | Hawaii vs. Buffalo |
| Noteworthy: Could be Turner Gill’s final game for Buffalo. He will move onward and upward. | |||
| Motor City | Detroit | Dec. 26, 7 p.m. | Central Michigan vs. Wisconsin |
| Noteworthy: One team really wants to be here, and one team that really doesn’t. | |||
| Meineke Car Care | Charlotte, N.C. | Dec. 27, noon | Pittsburgh vs. Maryland |
| Noteworthy: A surprisingly good matchup for such a lousy bowl. | |||
| Champs Sports | Orlando | Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech vs. Iowa |
| Noteworthy: The Hokies aren’t as stout as they used to be. Iowa upset unbeaten Penn State. | |||
| Emerald | San Francisco | Dec. 27, 7 p.m. | Stanford vs. Miami |
| Noteworthy: Another surprisingly good matchup for such a lousy bowl. | |||
| Independence | Shreveport, La. | Dec. 28, 7:15 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Illinois |
| Noteworthy: Huskies qualified with big win earlier this week. | |||
| PapaJohns.com | Birmingham, Ala. | Dec. 29, 2 p.m. | West Virginia vs. Troy |
| Noteworthy: Why isn’t this bowl played at Papa Johns Stadium in Louisville? Just wondering. | |||
| Alamo | San Antonio | Dec. 29, 7 p.m. | Northwestern vs. Missouri |
| Noteworthy: Chase Daniel returns to the stadium where he had temper tantrums against Oklahoma. | |||
| Humanitarian | Boise, Idaho | Dec. 30, 3:30 p.m. | Boise State vs. Boston College |
| Noteworthy: Blame Pac-10 champ Oregon State for not allowing Boise State to get BCS bid. | |||
| Texas | Houston | Dec. 30, 7 p.m. | Rutgers vs. East Carolina |
| Noteworthy: An estimated 50,000 empty seats are expected to show up for this one at Reliant Stadium. | |||
| Holiday | San Diego | Dec. 30, 7 p.m. | Oregon vs. Oklahoma State |
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Noteworthy: On 20{+t}{+h} anniversary of its last appearance there, OSU again brings a high-powered offense.
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| Armed Forces | Fort Worth | Dec. 31, 11 a.m. | Rice vs. Air Force |
| Noteworthy: The forward pass vs. the forward rush. If only Ken Hatfield could coach both teams. | |||
| Sun | El Paso, Texas | Dec. 31, 1 p.m. | Nebraska vs. California |
| Noteworthy: Strong finish by Cornhuskers gets them back into bowl season after missing last year. | |||
| Gaylord Music City | Nashville | Dec. 31, 2:30 p.m. | Wake Forest vs. Kentucky |
| Noteworthy: Two anemic offenses do battle — Wake Forest at No. 101 and Kentucky at No. 102. | |||
| Insight | Phoenix | Dec. 31, 4:30 p.m. | Kansas vs. Minnesota |
| Noteworthy: Last season seems like a century ago in many respects for the slumping Jayhawks. | |||
| Chick-fil-A | Atlanta | Dec. 31, 6:30 p.m. | Mississippi vs. North Carolina |
| Noteworthy: Two outstanding turnarounds performed under coaches Houston Nutt and Butch Davis. | |||
| Outback | Tampa | Jan. 1, 10 a.m. | Michigan State vs. South Carolina |
| Noteworthy: Notice the start time the morning after New Year’s Eve. Hit the snooze button on this one. | |||
| Capital One | Orlando | Jan. 1, noon | LSU vs. Ohio State |
| Noteworthy: Anyone want a rematch of last year’s title game? Tough, you’re going to get it anyway. | |||
| Gator | Jacksonville, Fla. | Jan. 1, noon | Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech |
| Noteworthy: How sad is it when a poor Notre Dame team is chosen for such a fine bowl game? | |||
| Cotton | Dallas | Jan. 2, 1 p.m. | Texas vs. Georgia |
| Noteworthy: Two storied programs are playing in January, but not in a BCS bowl. A great matchup nonetheless. | |||
| Liberty | Memphis, Tenn. | Jan. 2, 4 p.m. | Tulsa vs. Vanderbilt |
| Noteworthy: Golden Hurricane survives Conference USA and plays in what equates to a Vanderbilt home game. | |||
| International | Toronto | Jan. 3, 11 a.m. | UConn vs. Western Michigan |
| Noteworthy: Huskies have superb running back in Donald Brown. Western Michigan eighth in passing offense. | |||
| GMAC | Mobile, Ala. | Jan. 6, 7 p.m. | Houston vs. Ball State |
| Noteworthy: Coach Kevin Sumlin finishes strong in his rookie season. Takes on David Letterman’s alma mater. | |||
BCS bowls
| Sugar | New Orleans | Jan. 2, 7 p.m. | Alabama vs. USC |
| Noteworthy : Two second-place teams and two of college football’s greatest traditional powers meet in what could be a Sugar Bowl Classic on the game’s 75{+t}{+h} anniversary. Alabama leads series 5-2. | |||
| Rose | Pasadena, Calif. | Jan. 1, 3:30 p.m. | Oregon State vs. Penn State. |
| Noteworthy: You have to love it when the Rose Bowl gets burned. The Beavers hang on to claim the Pacific 10 title, setting up a rematch of the Sept. 6 game which the Nittany Lions won 45-14. | |||
| Orange | Miami | Jan. 1, 7:30 p.m. | Florida State vs. Cincinnati |
| Noteworthy: The Seminoles win the crazy ACC with a victory at Maryland, helping out the gate in Miami. The question surrounding Cincinnati: Will Brian Kelly still be its coach at game time? | |||
| Fiesta | Glendale, Ariz. | Jan. 5, 7 p.m. | Texas Tech vs. Utah |
| Noteworthy: This one could end around midnight with all the passes thrown. Oklahoma failed to represent the Big 12 proudly in back-to-back Fiesta Bowls, but the Red Raiders will bury the Utes. | |||
| National Championship | Miami | Jan. 8, 7 p.m. | Florida vs. Oklahoma |
| Noteworthy: If this matchup indeed transpires, the two hottest teams in America will play for the crown, which is how it should be. Coach Bob Stoops gets to face his previous employer. | |||
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