Collegiate Sports

[NLionGuy]

A much better Bowl projection list from ESPN. I love some of these names:

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Tempe, Ariz.
Friday, Jan. 3
8 p.m. ET (ABC)
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Ohio State vs. Miami -- Buckeyes waiting to see who they play. Miami looks like the obvious choice, but Syracuse and a slumping Va. Tech still on schedule. If 'Canes stumble, Oklahoma ready to step right into national title game.

FedEx Orange Bowl
Miami
Thursday, Jan. 2
8 p.m. ET (ABC)
BCS vs. BCS
Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma -- Orange Bowl would be downright giddy about landing the Irish.

Nokia Sugar Bowl
New Orleans
Wednesday, Jan. 1
8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
BCS vs. BCS
Florida State vs. Georgia -- Student faces the teacher when Georgia coach Mark Richt faces Bobby Bowden and the Seminoles.

Rose Bowl
Pasadena, Calif.
Wednesday, Jan. 1
5 p.m. ET (ABC)
Big Ten vs. Pac-10
Iowa vs. Washington State -- If UCLA beats Washington State on Dec. 7, sub in USC here.

Capital One Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Wednesday, Jan. 1
1 p.m. ET (ABC)
Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Penn State vs. Florida -- Red-hot Larry Johnson and Nittany Lions face tough battle against Rex Grossman and Gators. One note, however, if Florida loses to FSU on Saturday, Auburn may sneak in here.

Toyota Gator Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla.
Wednesday, Jan. 1
12:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
ACC No. 2 vs. Big East No. 2 or Notre Dame
NC State vs. Pittsburgh -- Big win over FSU reminds nation NC State is a very good team. If Pittsburgh loses to West Virginia on Saturday, however, the Mountaineers could easily wind up playing NC State instead of the Panthers.

SBC Cotton Bowl
Dallas
Wednesday, Jan. 1
11 a.m. ET (FOX)
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3/4 (or Notre Dame)
Texas vs. LSU -- Lee Corso's preseason dream matchup is still a good one, it's just in the Cotton Bowl, not the Fiesta Bowl.

Outback Bowl
Tampa, Fla.
Wednesday, Jan. 1
11 a.m. ET (ESPN)
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3/4
Michigan vs. Auburn -- Michigan gets its wish and heads to Tampa against an Auburn team that finished the regular season on an upswing.

Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl
San Francisco
Tuesday, Dec. 31
10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Mountain West No. 3 vs. Big East No. 4/5
New Mexico vs. Boston College -- Boston College is the reason Notre Dame isn't in the battle for the national championship.

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Atlanta
Tuesday, Dec. 31
7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
ACC No. 3 vs. SEC No. 5
Maryland vs. Tennessee -- Imagine if both these teams had stayed healthy all season. Would they be in the Peach Bowl or a BCS bowl?

AXA Liberty Bowl
Memphis, Tenn.
Tuesday, Dec. 31
3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
C-USA No. 1 vs. Mountain West No. 1
TCU-Colorado State -- Colorado State RB Cecil Sapp and QB Bradlee Van Pelt make this one worth watching.

Silicon Valley Football Classic
San Jose, Calif.
Tuesday, Dec. 31
3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
WAC vs. Pac-10 No. 6
Fresno State vs. UCLA -- Northern California meets Southern California.

Wells Fargo Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
Tuesday, Dec. 31
2 p.m. ET (CBS)
Big Ten No. 5 vs. Pac-10 No. 3
Purdue vs. Arizona State -- Purdue has edge on Minnesota to land here. Arizona State needs to beat Arizona to ensure a bid here.

Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl
Boise, Idaho
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Noon ET (ESPN)
WAC vs. Big 12 No. 8
Boise State vs. Oklahoma State -- Boise stays at home on the blue field.

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
Nashville, Tenn.
Monday, Dec. 30
2 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Big Ten No. 6 vs. SEC No. 6
Minnesota vs. Arkansas -- Arkansas can possibly change this one by knocking off LSU on Saturday to win the SEC West. From there, a win over Georgia lands the Hogs a Sugar Bowl bid and reshuffles the SEC bowl deck.

Seattle Bowl
Seattle
Monday, Dec. 30
5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Mountain West No. 4 vs. ACC No. 5/6
Oregon vs. Georgia Tech -- Ducks slip down to Seattle after a disappointing finish.

Continental Tire Bowl
Charlotte, N.C.
Saturday, Dec. 28
8 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Big East No. 4/5 vs. ACC No. 5/6
Virginia Tech vs. Clemson -- Virginia Tech's struggling and with Virginia and Miami remaining on the schedule, there's no guarantee the Hokies won't slip a little down the bowl ladder.

Alamo Bowl presented by MasterCard
San Antonio
Saturday, Dec. 28
8 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Big Ten No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Wisconsin vs. Colorado -- Great running back showdown between Wisconsin's Anthony Davis and CU's Chris Brown. Of course, if Buffs lose to Nebraska, Huskers may wind up here.

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
San Diego
Friday, Dec. 27
8 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Pac-10 No. 2 vs. Big 12 No. 3
Southern California vs. Kansas State -- Two of the hottest teams in the country meet for the second time this season (a 27-20 K-State win). Of course, if Washington State loses to UCLA, USC heads to the Rose Bowl and WSU heads to San Diego.

MainStay Independence Bowl
Shreveport, La.
Friday, Dec. 27
4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Big 12 No. 5/6/7 vs. SEC No. 7
Nebraska vs. Mississippi -- The Huskers can improve they're bowl standing with a win over Colorado. Ole Miss needs to beat struggling Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl to be bowl eligible.

Houston Bowl
Houston
Friday, Dec. 27
1 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Big 12 No. 5/6/7 vs. C-USA No. 3
Texas Tech vs. Cincinnati -- Battle of talented QBs in Texas Tech's Kliff Kingsbury and Cincinnati's Gino Guidugli.

Insight Bowl
Phoenix
Thursday, Dec. 26
8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Big East No. 3 or Notre Dame vs. Pac-10 No. 4
West Virginia vs. Washington -- West Virginia RB Avon Cobourne one of the best players in the country.

Motor City Bowl
Detroit
Thursday, Dec. 26
8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
MAC No. 1 vs. Big Ten No. 7
Northern Illinois vs. Iowa State -- NIU's Michael "The Burner" Turner vs. ISU's Seneca Wallace. Let the fireworks begin.

ConAgra Foods Hawaii Bowl
Honolulu
Wednesday, Dec. 25
8 p.m. ET (ESPN)
WAC vs. C-USA No. 4/5
Hawaii vs. Southern Miss -- June Jones says Hawaii QB Timmy Chang will win a Heisman before he leaves Hawaii. Watch now and say you saw him way back when.

Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl
Las Vegas
Wednesday, Dec. 25
4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Mountain West No. 2 vs. Pac-10 No. 5
Air Force vs. Oregon State -- Zoomies' dangerous option attack vs. Oregon State's dangerous RB Steven Jackson.

Mazda Tangerine Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Monday, Dec. 23
5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
ACC No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 5/6/7
Virginia vs. Texas A&M -- There's a chance Cavs may flip this spot with Maryland, but the best guess is the young and talented Cavaliers meets Texas A&M's wrecking crew defense.

GMAC Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Wednesday, Dec. 18
8 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
C-USA No. 2 vs. MAC
Louisville vs. Marshall -- Is Dave Ragone vs. Byron Leftwich any good?

New Orleans Bowl
New Orleans
Tuesday, Dec. 17
7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA No. 4/5
North Texas vs. Tulane -- New Orleans bowl seeing green -- lots of it.