I’m having a big time watching the end-of-year college football bowl games. The committee has done an excellent job, first ranking the teams, then placing them in the respective bowls. We’ve had some good, close games.
To start at the top, taking a step back, l disagree with Georgia, Michigan, Texas Christian and
Ohio State being ranked 1 through 4. I might move Ohio State up a notch, but that would create another slaughter of Michigan whipping up on the Buckeyes. Instead, we’ll have Georgia showing up Ohio State’s deficient defense.
Those four teams present what should be the best day of games on Saturday, Dec.
31.
Today, Thursday, Dec. 29, we have the Pinstripe Bowl with Syracuse facing Minnesota at 2 p.m.
followed by Florida State against Oklahoma at about 5:30 p.m. in the Cheez-It Bowl and at 9
p.m., in the Alamo Bowl, Texas will oppose Washington in the day’s continuous stream of
football on ESPN.
On Dec. 30, the first game, at noon on ESPN, is Maryland versus North Carolina State in Duke’s
Mayo Bowl. On CBS, at 2 p.m., It’s Pittsburgh against UCLA, which may be the best game of
the bowl season. At 3:30 p.m., ESPN will interrupt with a pretty good game of its own as South
Carolina faces Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl.
At 4:30 p.m., the Arizona Bowl, with Ohio opposing Wyoming, lists “Barstool” as the telecaster.
The Orange Bowl kicks off the final six with Tennessee looking at Clemson at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
On New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, the Music City Bowl features Iowa against Kentucky at
noon on ABC and, at the same time on ESPN, there will be the Sugar Bowl with Alabama and
Kansas State.
The semifinals of the National Championship begins at 4 p.m. that day, with Michigan facing TCU in what is called the Fiesta Bowl. At 8 p.m., in the other semi, called the Peach Bowl, No. 1 Georgia handles Ohio State. The National Championship will be decided at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 9. The three championship games will all be televised by ESPN.
On Monday, Jan. 2, the ReliaQuest Bowl will have Mississippi State opposing Illinois at noon on
ESPN2. An hour later, the Cotton Bowl, with USC facing Tulane, will begin on ESPN. Also at 1
p.m., you’ll again have to make a choice or have fast fingers on your remote, as LSU opposes
Purdue in the Citrus Bowl on ABC.
Happy New Year and happy sports.
