12/27/16 Bowl Games (open thread)
Bowl schedule for today:
12:00 Army vs. North Texas (Army W 38-31 [OT])
Heart of Dallas Bowl; ESPN
3:30 Temple vs. Wake Forest
Military Bowl; ESPN
7:00 Washington State vs. Minnesota
Holiday Bowl; ESPN
10:15 Boise State vs. Baylor
Cactus Bowl; ESPN
Sadly, Army vs. North Texas comes in dead last (40 of 40) on the S&P+ "Watchability" rankings. But it's still college football in the middle of a weekday.
My betting picks: North Texas +11, Temple -12, Minnesota +10, Boise State -7.5
December 27th, 2016 at 12:47 PM ^
Early in the 2nd quarter, touchdown Army. 18-7 lead.
December 27th, 2016 at 12:56 PM ^
Urban Meyer to Buffalo. Very credible source... A guy with a OSU masters degree told me at a truck stop when he was climbing back into his eighteen wheeler. Said BK and MD might join him.
December 27th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^
if the Bills want to extend their professional sports leading playoff drought
December 27th, 2016 at 2:06 PM ^
Bulls or Bills?
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December 27th, 2016 at 1:08 PM ^
I am watching a 5-7 Sun Belt team. I need a life.
December 27th, 2016 at 1:09 PM ^
College football is life
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December 27th, 2016 at 1:25 PM ^
5-7 North Texas. And we don't understand why players are choosing not to play in their bowl games.
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December 27th, 2016 at 1:29 PM ^
Sub .500 teams have actually done very well in bowl games. I think 3-0 last year and 1-0 this year. Small sample size obviously.
December 27th, 2016 at 1:39 PM ^
Mean Green is such a great team Nickname
December 27th, 2016 at 4:37 PM ^
The Big Green?
December 27th, 2016 at 1:39 PM ^
Army
Temple
East Dakota
Boise St.
December 27th, 2016 at 1:49 PM ^
if so I'll give them +14 at least
December 27th, 2016 at 2:13 PM ^
Go Army!
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December 27th, 2016 at 3:03 PM ^
Big Ten basketball play starts up today with basically an all-day marathon on ESPN2.
- Northwestern/PSU - 3:00pm
- Illinois/Maryland - 5:00pm
- Rutgers/Wisconsin - 7:00pm
- MSU/Minnesota - 9:00pm
December 27th, 2016 at 3:39 PM ^
What a great opening day slate.
We'll find out if NW is for real, if they can go on the road and beat a bottom-tier team with a pulse.
Illinois vs Maryland is the game I'm most intrigued by. I believe Illinois is for real, and Maryland is a fraud. Time to find out.
Wisconsin vs lolRutgers is a laugher.
MSU @ Minnesota should be a great game. I think Minnesota is for real, and even with the students on break, the crowd should be active. I think Minnesota wins a close one, as MSU is resting Bridges until he's 100%. Ward is a fantastic player, but will get into foul trouble due to increased workload and aggressive Minnesota team. Minnesota wins something like 65 - 58.
December 27th, 2016 at 5:16 PM ^
NW destroyed PSU. Very solid outing for NW.
Illini/Maryland underway
December 27th, 2016 at 3:21 PM ^
North Texas kicks the late FG and is heading to overtime with Army.
December 27th, 2016 at 3:24 PM ^
Thought North Texas play calling last drive unusual. Go Army!
December 27th, 2016 at 3:43 PM ^
And with that game I take over 1st place in the MGoBlog bowl pool...at least for the time being.
December 27th, 2016 at 6:05 PM ^
I'll
Be
Back!
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December 27th, 2016 at 4:56 PM ^
This is pretty unexpected, Wake Forest up huge on Temple.
December 27th, 2016 at 5:15 PM ^
I guess being coachless means you don't show up for the bowl game either.
I figured the "WakeyLeaks" would have more of an impact than Temple losing their HC.
I gave a ton of confidence on Temple too; they looked really good to close out the season.
December 27th, 2016 at 6:55 PM ^
No Defensive coordinator
No DB coach
No LB coach/defensive run coordinator
They are all in Waco, TX today.
It's not like just Matt Rhule left town.
December 27th, 2016 at 5:54 PM ^
We recruited this QB for Wake...I believe we took Malzone over him.
December 27th, 2016 at 6:48 PM ^
The hell temple? Just keep running backward?!? Turned 2nd and 7 into 3rd and 30
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December 27th, 2016 at 7:09 PM ^
Washington St. vs. Arizona St. ...sweet. Pac-12 foes meet again.
December 27th, 2016 at 7:12 PM ^
This is a tough one. Rooting for the big ten but I'm a big fan of the pirate.
December 27th, 2016 at 7:50 PM ^
Games have been surprisingly competitive and entertaining so far today.
I had all four pegged as one-sided.
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December 27th, 2016 at 8:08 PM ^
Pretty good Holiday Bowl attendance for a December Tuesday night.
December 27th, 2016 at 9:25 PM ^
Seriously, I thought WSU was supposed to be in the high end of the Pac 12.
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December 27th, 2016 at 9:34 PM ^
I thought for sure they would blow Minnesota out of the stadium. Very surprised over this game.
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December 27th, 2016 at 9:48 PM ^
Every throw by WSU QB looks so late. Have not seen this out of them all year.
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December 27th, 2016 at 9:38 PM ^
Minny is doing well
December 27th, 2016 at 9:41 PM ^
Does this speak to Pac 12 weakness or just how it rolls in bowl games?
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December 27th, 2016 at 9:43 PM ^
I think Minny is playing good...but the Pac12 was down this year for sure
December 27th, 2016 at 9:51 PM ^
I hate this rule on punts. The ball randomly hitting a receiving team player in the back should not be treated the same as a muffed punt. That's just so stupid. And a player sure as hell shouldn't be able to be blocked or thrown into the ball.
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December 27th, 2016 at 9:55 PM ^
Seems the replay booth agrees with you, they don't like the rule, so not going to enforce it.
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December 27th, 2016 at 9:56 PM ^
Lol. Yeah , they blew that one. The call according to rule should have been WSU ball. However, I think it's stupid. I'm not upset by minny keeping that.
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December 27th, 2016 at 10:05 PM ^
I am. Picked wazzu in the office pool.
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December 27th, 2016 at 10:25 PM ^
I don't understand how teams make this mistake or come very close all the time at this level. In HS and when I played in college, if our returner was not going to field the ball he yelled "poison!" And everyone on our team ran the fucking opposite direction of the ball. Teams don't seem to do that anymore and I'm not sure why not.
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December 27th, 2016 at 10:36 PM ^
That's risky, it's like yelling Movie! in a crowded firehouse.
December 27th, 2016 at 10:04 PM ^
ESPN needs to retire that college football theme, that sounds like a generic ring tone.
Bring back the 90's theme song they used that pumped you up for football.
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December 27th, 2016 at 10:32 PM ^
The WSU quarterback has a decision to make about whether or not to go pro?? Doesn't seem like there is a decision at all. He's not good at all. Looked awful under pressure all night. And against a secondary missing 3 or all of its starters?? Pretty pathetic performance.
December 27th, 2016 at 10:33 PM ^
Quality Big 10 win we `ll take it
December 27th, 2016 at 10:38 PM ^
literally.
Like a coat of paint over a rectangular sewage treatment pond.
December 27th, 2016 at 10:42 PM ^
Ya saw that this is a shitty field
December 27th, 2016 at 10:49 PM ^
green dust at that time of year in the high traffic areas.
December 27th, 2016 at 10:41 PM ^
McGee is a dirty player should have to sit a bunch of games for this pattern of bs
December 27th, 2016 at 10:47 PM ^
Wow...looks like Edsall to UConn, again.
Interesting that Joe Moorhead is still being named a candidate as is the name I mentioned, Greg Schiano.
Not a bad trio if you're UConn.