Administrators Matt Cotcher Posted December 30, 2014 Administrators Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 in Texas Longhorns Football By Matt Cotcher @mlcotcher Franklin American Mortgage Music City BowlNotre Dame vs. LSU Where: Nashville, TN - LP FieldWhen: Dec. 30, 3 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: LSU -7.5Watchability Rating: Brian Kelly tries to make everyone forget that any solid team mudholes the Irish. With a very average LSU team in Nashville, Kelly has a fighting chance. This is must-see TV.How to get your wife to watch: “OMG! Catholics and Cajuns are fighting on the mean streets of Nashville!â€Kindergartener analysis: Tiger vs the guy on my cereal box that makes me laugh. I hope cereal guy doesn’t get hurt too bad.Belk BowlGeorgia vs. Louisville Where: Charlotte, NC - Bank of America StadiumWhen: Dec. 30, 6:30 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: UGA -7Watchability Rating: National perception is that this is a game between a school that underachieves and a school that overachieves. Send the in-laws to Belk so you can watch in peace. Hooray for sponsors!How to get your wife to watch: She’s with your in-laws at Belk. She has your credit card. It’s worth it.Kindergartener analysis: I’ve never seen a bird with teeth. That’s dumb. I like Dawgs.Foster Farms BowlMaryland vs. Stanford Where: Santa Clara, CA - Levi's StadiumWhen: Dec. 30, 10 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: Stanford -14.5Watchability Rating: It’s late. Tomorrow is new year’s eve. Save it for one that matters.How to get your wife to watch: (act interested!) “Honey, show me what you bought at Belk today. Again.â€Kindergartener analysis: Turtles against Trees. That’s boring. No one gets hurt.Chick-fil-A Peach BowlNo. 9 Ole Miss vs. No. 6 TCU Where: Atlanta, GA - Georgia DomeWhen: Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: TCU -3Watchability Rating: This is why you skipped the game last night.How to get your wife to watch: “Let’s pretend like we’re in college and pre-party for New Year’s eve with a couple of pitchers at lunch.â€Kindergartener analysis: An old man against a frog with spikes. Cool!VIZIO Fiesta BowlNo. 20 Boise State vs. No. 10 Arizona Where: Glendale, AZ - University of Phoenix StadiumWhen: Dec. 31, 4 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: Arizona -3Watchability Rating: Pick and choose your battles wisely…the first and third games today matter, this one doesn’t.How to get your wife to watch: “Let’s practice our midnight kiss.†(Level Up! Add 3 Wisdom points.)Kindergartener analysis: Mean horses versus wild cats…wait, didn’t we already do this one?Capital One Orange BowlNo. 7 Mississippi State vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech Where: Miami Gardens, FL - Sun Life StadiumWhen: Dec. 31, 8 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: Mississippi State -7Watchability Rating: Promise whatever you need to in order not to miss this…especially for the masquerade party at Jeff & Susie’s house.How to get your wife to watch: “Trust me – we’ll be fashionably late and make an awesome entrance at 11:30.â€Kindergartener analysis: How many bees are there? I hope not too many, because I like dogs.Outback BowlAuburn vs. Wisconsin Where: Tampa, FL - Raymond James StadiumWhen: Jan. 1, NoonNetwork: ESPN2Vegas line: Auburn -5.5Watchability Rating: This is on the Deuce at Noon on purpose. Nurse your hangover and take your wife to brunch. Eat grease, drink coffee and knock back a few Bloody Marys. Just make sure you’re home at 12:30.How to get your wife to watch: “What’s the name of that brunch place you’ve been wanting to go to?â€Kindergartener analysis: Remember that time you showed me the video of the crazy nastyass honey badger? Don’t worry, I didn’t tell Mom. Is this one like that? No? Then the Tiger wins.Goodyear Cotton Bowl ClassicNo. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 5 Baylor Where: Arlington, TX - AT&T StadiumWhen: Jan. 1, 12:30 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: Baylor -3Watchability Rating: Drink an extra cup of coffee at brunch so you don’t fall asleep, but don’t overdo it. No one likes the rumbles while you’re trying to watch the game.How to get your wife to watch: “I had so much fun last night, but it was a late one for sure. Why don’t you stretch out and relax?â€Kindergartener analysis: I was gonna say bears, but that warrior has armor and a sword. This is gonna be awesome!Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus BowlMissouri vs. MinnesotaWhere: Orlando, FL - Florida Citrus BowlWhen: Jan. 1, 1 p.m.Network: ABCVegas line: Missouri -5.5Watchability Rating: Yes, Missouri and Minnesota are really playing on New Year’s Day, but don’t sweat it. The Cotton Bowl is on.How to get your wife to watch: Shut up! She’s snoozing.Kindergartener analysis: How come everybody wants to be a Tiger? Can I be a Tiger for Halloween? I don’t even know what a gopher is. Is that what they feed tigers at the zoo?Rose Bowl Game Presented By Northwestern MutualCollege Football Playoff SemifinalNo. 2 Oregon vs. No. 3 Florida State Where: Pasadena, CA - Rose BowlWhen: Jan. 1, 5 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: Oregon -9.5Watchability Rating: It’s the first-ever Division I college football playoff game – you should have a cooler beside you, five times the amount of snacks that can eat in a sitting, and a catheter in at this point.How to get your wife to watch: “More than half a million roses are used in the Rose Parade. Roses remind me of our wedding day.â€Kindergartener analysis: Do you think the indian will throw his flaming spear at the duck? That would be awesome.Allstate Sugar BowlCollege Football Playoff SemifinalNo. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Ohio State Where: New Orleans, LA - Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeWhen: Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: Alabama -10Watchability Rating: If you need this document to convince you to watch, then I don’t even know why you’re reading this.How to get your wife to watch: “The same day we do Café du Monde we should eat dinner at Antoine’s. Have I ever told you that I daydream about us living in a Victorian mansion on St. Charles Avenue?â€Kindergartener analysis: Why does Alabama need two mascots if they’re the number one team? What does insecure mean? Isn’t that what you say about Uncle Rick? Wait……the other team’s mascot is a NUT?Lockheed Martin Armed Forces BowlHouston vs. Pittsburgh Where: Fort Worth, TX - Amon G. Carter StadiumWhen: Jan. 2, NoonNetwork: ESPNVegas line: Pitt -3Watchability Rating: If you planned well, you have today off. Don’t waste part of a vacation day watching this game.How to get your wife to watch: “The Armed Forces Bowl is on! I think we should bunker down in bed. It’s the only appropriate way for us to acknowledge the game.â€Kindergartener analysis: Cougars vs Panthers AND armed forces….wait, where are you and Mom going?TaxSlayer BowlIowa vs. Tennessee Where: Jacksonville, FL – EverBank FieldWhen: Jan. 2, 3:20 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: Tennessee -3.5Watchability Rating: Tennessee’s defense is horrific, but Iowa will throw horizontally all afternoon. Watch. Remember. Enjoy – it’s someone else’s problem now.How to get your wife to watch: “As much as you like John Denver, you need to sit down. You’re in for a real treat…â€Kindergartener analysis: Another dumb bird against a school with 2 mascots. Look! That dog is howling! He’s cool.Valero Alamo BowlKansas State vs. UCLA Where: San Antonio, TX – AlamodomeWhen: Jan. 2, 6:45 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: KSU -2Watchability Rating: This game is hugely important to both teams, and their conferences. Plus it’s easily the best post-NYD bowl.How to get your wife to watch: “Honey, they just showed this thing called the River Walk on tv. They’re still talking about it. It looks romantic. We should go.â€Kindergartener analysis: Dad, why do the UCLA cheerleaders make me feel funny?TicketCity Cactus BowlWashington vs. Oklahoma StateWhere: Tempe, AZ – Sun Devil StadiumWhen: Jan. 2, 10:15 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: Washington -4.5Watchability Rating: There are only 3 games left after this one. Drink a Red Bull with vodka and stay up. I repeat…there are only 3 games left after this one.How to get your wife to watch: “Look at the OSU coach…his hair is impeccable.â€Kindergartener analysis: Cowboys with guns against dogs? I don’t like this game anymore.Birmingham BowlEast Carolina vs. FloridaWhere: Birmingham, AL – Legion FieldWhen: Jan. 3, 1 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: Florida -7Watchability Rating: You don’t even get treated to Muschamp acting like an ass on the sidelines. Florida is hellabad. East Carolina is…..East Carolina. Say it with me, “Only two games left until the offseason.â€How to get your wife to watch: Don’t even bother. The teams are bad, and you’re in a terrible mood. Wallow in self-pity about the end of the season and don’t subject her to it.Kindergartener analysis: Pirates and alligators?!?! COOL!GoDaddy BowlToledo vs. Arkansas State Where: Mobile, AL – Ladd-Peebles StadiumWhen: January 4, 9 p.m.Network: ESPNVegas line: Toledo -2.5Watchability Rating: GoDaddy commercials are so hilariously bad, they’re good. Snooze through this game in tribute to the regular season.How to get your wife to watch: “There’s only a week left until the championship game. If you need to skip watching this game so you can plan the menu and write a grocery list for the championship, that’s totally fine. Wait? What did I say wrong? Where are you going?!?â€Kindergartener analysis: Red wolves sound mean, but it’s rockets. Even if they aren’t the cool exploding kind of rockets, they’re still gonna kill wolves.CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRES. BY AT&TTBD vs. TBDWhere: Arlington, TX - AT&T StadiumWhen: Jan. 12, 8:30 p.m.Network: ESPNWatchability Rating: Tomorrow it’s honey-do season. Bask in tonight’s gloriousness. Savor it.How to get your wife to watch: “I am not crying. I just wish they’d stop mentioning that this is the last game……Hold me.â€Kindergartener analysis: I’m glad the nuts lost already. That’s the worst mascot in, like, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Matt Cotcher Posted December 31, 2014 Author Administrators Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 UGA isn't following my script. I want this game to be competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Aaron Carrara Posted December 31, 2014 Administrators Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Looking forward to the early and late games tomorrow. Eat more Chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Wonder who he might be thinking of.... — Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011 — Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primal defense Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 If TCU and Baylor lose, then the Big12 will be a laughing stock for the other conferences. The Arizona-Boise State looks like a fun game to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
java Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I finally understand, after Monday night, why schools chant SEC. They are working on their spelling. I hope they eventually connect letters with meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
java Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Ole Miss, 23 yards on first 9 possessions. TCU, 28 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCausey11 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 TCU is administering a massive beat down on Ole Miss. Patterson is making a statement about leaving them out. java 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach840 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 More imagination in one half than we had all yr.....looks fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 — Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011 For those interested, here is Scipio's account of Harsin leaving Austin http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2012/12/12/3759582/bryan-harsin-arkansas-state-rising-through-the-ranks-or-fleeing-a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 — Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 What looks like a mini-tornado bit the Rose Bowl Tailgate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 — Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011 — Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011 — Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 fried shrimp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 — Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Matt Cotcher Posted January 1, 2015 Author Administrators Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Kindergartener analysis: I was gonna say bears, but that warrior has armor and a sword. This is gonna be awesome! 1st quarter lived up to the billing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Gordon crushing vaunted SEC defense https://vine.co/v/OwVBxv6vZOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Kindergartener analysis: I was gonna say bears, but that warrior has armor and a sword. This is gonna be awesome! 1st quarter lived up to the billing. I find myself pulling for Baylor. Cant be helped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 These games are both fun to watch (Wisc_Aub and Bayl_MSU) I have multi-screen computer set up with them on side by side Great way to nurse the hangover — Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 agree, think both would beat tOSU — Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 6-foot-8, 400-pounds https://vine.co/v/OwVv02Pzjzp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 SEC goes down yet again The SEC West 0-4 in the bowls that matter CCausey11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 — Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011 CCausey11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Juan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Walking Bloomin' Onion at Outback Bowl (sorry, dont have the citation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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