Jacie
11/23/2011, 06:10 PM
These are just projections but we're getting closer to the actual pairings so here are some of the ones of interest.
No, Boise State is not expected to fall all the way to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The teams CFN thinks will play in that classic matchup are Louisiana Tech and Toledo.
Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl
December 20, 2011 St. Petersburg, FL, 8:00 pm, ESPN
Payout: $1 million
Big East No. 5 vs. C-USA No. 2
Projection: Pitt vs. Tulsa
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
December 21, 2011 San Diego, CA, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1 million
Mountain West No. 2 vs. WAC
Projection: Boise State vs. Nevada
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
December 28, 2011 San Diego, CA, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $4.3 million
Big 12 No. 5 vs. Pac-12 No. 3
Projection: Missouri vs. UCLA
Champs Sports Bowl
December 29, 2011 Orlando, FL, 5:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $4.65 million
ACC No. 3 vs. Big East No. 2
Projection: Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Valero Alamo Bowl
December 29, 2011 San Antonio, TX, 9:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $6.35 million
Big 12 No. 2 or 3 vs. Pac-12 No
Projection: Baylor vs. Utah
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
December 30, 2011 Bronx, NY, 3:20 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.6 million
Big East No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 7
Projection: Rutgers vs. Texas
Insight Bowl
December 30, 2011 Tempe, AZ, 10:00 pm
Payout: $6.7 million
Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Projection: Ohio State vs. Oklahoma
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
December 31, 2011 Houston, TX, 12:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.4 million
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
Projection: Iowa vs. Texas A&M
TicketCity Bowl
January 2, 2012 Dallas, TX, 12:00 pm ESPNU
Payout: $2.2 million
Big Ten No. 6 vs. C-USA
Projection: Purdue vs. Iowa State*
*No Conference USA team projected available
AT&T Cotton Bowl
January 6, 2012 Arlington, TX, 8:00 pm FOX
Payout: $7.25 million
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3, 4, or 5 (West)
Projection: Kansas State vs. Auburn
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
January 2, 2012 Glendale, AZ, 8:30 pm ESPN
Big 12 No. 1 vs. BCS
Projection: Oklahoma State vs. Stanford
Rationale: The Fiesta will get the Oklahoma/Oklahoma State winner, and it'll keep Andrew Luck and Stanford in Pac-12 territory. The future No. 1 draft pick will be an easy sell, and if it's Oklahoma instead of Oklahoma State, it could be a battle of the top two picks in the 2012 NFL Draft - with OU's Landry Jones possibly going No. 2.
BCS Championship
January 9, 2012 New Orleans, LA, 9:00 pm ESPN
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Projection: LSU vs. Alabama
No, Boise State is not expected to fall all the way to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The teams CFN thinks will play in that classic matchup are Louisiana Tech and Toledo.
Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl
December 20, 2011 St. Petersburg, FL, 8:00 pm, ESPN
Payout: $1 million
Big East No. 5 vs. C-USA No. 2
Projection: Pitt vs. Tulsa
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
December 21, 2011 San Diego, CA, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1 million
Mountain West No. 2 vs. WAC
Projection: Boise State vs. Nevada
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
December 28, 2011 San Diego, CA, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $4.3 million
Big 12 No. 5 vs. Pac-12 No. 3
Projection: Missouri vs. UCLA
Champs Sports Bowl
December 29, 2011 Orlando, FL, 5:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $4.65 million
ACC No. 3 vs. Big East No. 2
Projection: Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Valero Alamo Bowl
December 29, 2011 San Antonio, TX, 9:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $6.35 million
Big 12 No. 2 or 3 vs. Pac-12 No
Projection: Baylor vs. Utah
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
December 30, 2011 Bronx, NY, 3:20 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.6 million
Big East No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 7
Projection: Rutgers vs. Texas
Insight Bowl
December 30, 2011 Tempe, AZ, 10:00 pm
Payout: $6.7 million
Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Projection: Ohio State vs. Oklahoma
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
December 31, 2011 Houston, TX, 12:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.4 million
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
Projection: Iowa vs. Texas A&M
TicketCity Bowl
January 2, 2012 Dallas, TX, 12:00 pm ESPNU
Payout: $2.2 million
Big Ten No. 6 vs. C-USA
Projection: Purdue vs. Iowa State*
*No Conference USA team projected available
AT&T Cotton Bowl
January 6, 2012 Arlington, TX, 8:00 pm FOX
Payout: $7.25 million
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3, 4, or 5 (West)
Projection: Kansas State vs. Auburn
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
January 2, 2012 Glendale, AZ, 8:30 pm ESPN
Big 12 No. 1 vs. BCS
Projection: Oklahoma State vs. Stanford
Rationale: The Fiesta will get the Oklahoma/Oklahoma State winner, and it'll keep Andrew Luck and Stanford in Pac-12 territory. The future No. 1 draft pick will be an easy sell, and if it's Oklahoma instead of Oklahoma State, it could be a battle of the top two picks in the 2012 NFL Draft - with OU's Landry Jones possibly going No. 2.
BCS Championship
January 9, 2012 New Orleans, LA, 9:00 pm ESPN
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Projection: LSU vs. Alabama