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The season gets underway today, which means the world has properly returned to its axis. Schedule for today's games can be found below. Use this thread to discuss as well. It's not Longhorn football, but it's football.

Date/Time/TV Bowl Site Matchup Sat., Dec. 19 2 p.m. ESPN New Mexico Albuquerque Arizona vs. New Mexico Sat., Dec. 19 3:30 p.m. ABC Las Vegas Las Vegas BYU vs. Utah Sat., Dec. 19 5:30 p.m. ESPN Camelia Montgomery, Ala. Ohio vs. Appalachian State Sat., Dec. 19 7 p.m. CBSSN Cure Orlando, Fla. San Jose State vs. Georgia State Sat., Dec. 19 9 p.m. ESPN New Orleans New Orleans Louisiana Tech vs. Arkansas State Mon., Dec. 21 2:30 p.m. ESPN Miami Beach Miami South Florida vs. Western Kentucky Tue., Dec. 22 3:30 p.m. ESPN Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho Akron vs. Utah State Tue., Dec. 22 7 p.m. ESPN Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. Temple vs. Toledo Wed., Dec. 23 4:30 p.m. ESPN Poinsettia San Diego Boise State vs. Northern Illinois Wed., Dec. 23 8 p.m. ESPN GoDaddy Mobile, Ala. Bowling Green vs. Georgia Southern Thu., Dec. 24 12 p.m. ESPN Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas Middle Tennessee vs. Western Michigan Thu., Dec. 24 8 p.m. ESPN Hawaii Honolulu Cincinnati vs. San Diego State Sat., Dec. 26 11 a.m. ESPN St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Fla. Connecticut vs. Marshall Sat., Dec. 26 2 p.m. CBS Sun El Paso, Texas Miami (Fla.) vs. Washington State Sat., Dec. 26 2:20 p.m. ESPN Heart of Dallas Dallas Washington vs. Southern Miss Sat., Dec. 26 3:30 p.m. ABC Pinstripe Bronx, N.Y. Duke vs. Indiana Sat., Dec. 26 5:45 p.m. ESPN Independence Shreveport, La. Virginia Tech vs. Tulsa Sat., Dec. 26 9:15 p.m. ESPN Foster Farms Santa Clara, Calif. Nebraska vs. UCLA Mon., Dec. 28 2:30 p.m. ESPN Military Annapolis, Md. Navy vs. Pittsburgh Mon., Dec. 28 5 p.m. ESPN2 Quick Lane Detroit Minnesota vs. Central Michigan Tue., Dec. 29 2 p.m. ESPN Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas California vs. Air Force Tue., Dec. 29 5:30 p.m. ESPN Russell Athletic Orlando, Fla. North Carolina vs. Baylor Tue., Dec. 29 7:30 p.m., ASN Arizona Tucson, Ariz. Colorado State vs. Nevada Tue., Dec. 29 9 p.m. ESPN Texas Houston. Texas Tech vs. LSU Wed., Dec. 30 12 p.m. ESPN Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. Memphis vs. Auburn Wed., Dec. 30 3:30 p.m. ESPN Belk Charlotte North Carolina State vs. Mississippi State Wed., Dec. 30 7 p.m. ESPN Music City Nashville Louisville vs. Texas A&M Wed., Dec. 30 10:30 p.m. ESPN Holiday San Diego Wisconsin vs. Southern California Thu., Dec. 31 12 p.m. ESPN Peach Atlanta Florida State vs. Houston Thu., Dec. 31 4 p.m. ESPN Orange Miami Gardens, Fla. Clemson vs. Oklahoma Thu., Dec. 31 8 p.m. ESPN Cotton Arlington, Texas Alabama vs. Michigan State Fri., Jan. 1 12 p.m. ESPN2 Outback Tampa, Fla. Northwestern vs. Tennessee Fri., Jan. 1 1 p.m. ABC Citrus Orlando, Fla., Michigan vs. Florida Fri., Jan. 1 1 p.m. ESPN Fiesta Glendale, Ariz. Ohio State vs. Notre Dame Fri., Jan. 1 5 p.m. ESPN Rose Pasadena, Calif. Iowa vs. Stanford Fri., Jan. 1 8:30 p.m. ESPN Sugar New Orleans Oklahoma State vs. Mississippi Sat., Jan. 2 12 p.m. ESPN TaxSlayer Jacksonville, Fla. Penn State vs. Georgia Sat., Jan. 2 3:20 p.m. ESPN Liberty Memphis Kansas State vs. Arkansas Sat., Jan. 2 6:45 p.m. ESPN Alamo San Antonio TCU vs. Oregon Sat., Jan. 2 10:15 p.m. ESPN Cactus Tempe, Ariz. West Virginia vs. Arizona State Mon., Jan. 11 8:30 p.m. ESPN National championship Glendale, Ariz. Semifinal winners

Texas has bye this week - here are the Top 25 matchups with times and network broadcasts.

in Texas Longhorns Football By Matt Cotcher @mlcotcher Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Notre Dame vs. LSU Where: Nashville, TN - LP Field When: Dec. 30, 3 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: LSU -7.5 Watchability 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!” 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 Bowl Georgia vs. Louisville Where: Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium When: Dec. 30, 6:30 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: UGA -7 Watchability 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 Bowl Maryland vs. Stanford Where: Santa Clara, CA - Levi's Stadium When: Dec. 30, 10 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Stanford -14.5 Watchability 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.” Kindergartener analysis: Turtles against Trees. That’s boring. No one gets hurt. Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl No. 9 Ole Miss vs. No. 6 TCU Where: Atlanta, GA - Georgia Dome When: Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: TCU -3 Watchability 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.” Kindergartener analysis: An old man against a frog with spikes. Cool! VIZIO Fiesta Bowl No. 20 Boise State vs. No. 10 Arizona Where: Glendale, AZ - University of Phoenix Stadium When: Dec. 31, 4 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Arizona -3 Watchability 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 Bowl No. 7 Mississippi State vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech Where: Miami Gardens, FL - Sun Life Stadium When: Dec. 31, 8 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Mississippi State -7 Watchability 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.” Kindergartener analysis: How many bees are there? I hope not too many, because I like dogs. Outback Bowl Auburn vs. Wisconsin Where: Tampa, FL - Raymond James Stadium When: Jan. 1, Noon Network: ESPN2 Vegas line: Auburn -5.5 Watchability 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?” 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 Classic No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 5 Baylor Where: Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium When: Jan. 1, 12:30 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Baylor -3 Watchability 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?” Kindergartener analysis: I was gonna say bears, but that warrior has armor and a sword. This is gonna be awesome! Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl Missouri vs. Minnesota Where: Orlando, FL - Florida Citrus Bowl When: Jan. 1, 1 p.m. Network: ABC Vegas line: Missouri -5.5 Watchability 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 Mutual College Football Playoff Semifinal No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 3 Florida State Where: Pasadena, CA - Rose Bowl When: Jan. 1, 5 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Oregon -9.5 Watchability 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.” Kindergartener analysis: Do you think the indian will throw his flaming spear at the duck? That would be awesome. Allstate Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Ohio State Where: New Orleans, LA - Mercedes-Benz Superdome When: Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Alabama -10 Watchability 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?” 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 Bowl Houston vs. Pittsburgh Where: Fort Worth, TX - Amon G. Carter Stadium When: Jan. 2, Noon Network: ESPN Vegas line: Pitt -3 Watchability 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.” Kindergartener analysis: Cougars vs Panthers AND armed forces….wait, where are you and Mom going? TaxSlayer Bowl Iowa vs. Tennessee Where: Jacksonville, FL – EverBank Field When: Jan. 2, 3:20 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Tennessee -3.5 Watchability 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…” Kindergartener analysis: Another dumb bird against a school with 2 mascots. Look! That dog is howling! He’s cool. Valero Alamo Bowl Kansas State vs. UCLA Where: San Antonio, TX – Alamodome When: Jan. 2, 6:45 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: KSU -2 Watchability 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.” Kindergartener analysis: Dad, why do the UCLA cheerleaders make me feel funny? TicketCity Cactus Bowl Washington vs. Oklahoma State Where: Tempe, AZ – Sun Devil Stadium When: Jan. 2, 10:15 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Washington -4.5 Watchability 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.” Kindergartener analysis: Cowboys with guns against dogs? I don’t like this game anymore. Birmingham Bowl East Carolina vs. Florida Where: Birmingham, AL – Legion Field When: Jan. 3, 1 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Florida -7 Watchability 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.” 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 Bowl Toledo vs. Arkansas State Where: Mobile, AL – Ladd-Peebles Stadium When: January 4, 9 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Toledo -2.5 Watchability 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?!?” 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&T TBD vs. TBD Where: Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium When: Jan. 12, 8:30 p.m. Network: ESPN Watchability 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.” Kindergartener analysis: I’m glad the nuts lost already. That’s the worst mascot in, like, ever.

in College Football By Matt Cotcher @mlcotcher Please note: All times Eastern Standard Time R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Nevada vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Where: New Orleans, LA - Mercedes-Benz Superdome When: Dec. 20, 11 a.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Pick’em Watchability Rating: Go shopping. How to get your wife to watch: “It’s been too long since I’ve taken you to Café du Monde.” Kindergartener analysis: Big bad wolves kill nice country people. Gildan New Mexico Bowl Utah State vs. UTEP Where: Albuquerque, N.M. - University Stadium When: Dec. 20, 2:20 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Utah State -10.5 Watchability Rating: Turn the game on, but score points with family by engaging in what they’re doing. How to get your wife to watch: Miners = Coal = Diamonds Kindergartener analysis: Have you seen how sharp the point is on that logo’s pick axe? Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Utah vs. Colorado State Where: Las Vegas, NV - Sam Boyd Stadium When: Dec. 20, 3:30 p.m. Network: ABC Vegas line: Utah -4 Watchability Rating: It’s the best pre-Christmas game, plus these two were in the same conference for years. This is one of the few early bowls to watch. How to get your wife to watch: “Let’s re-create our irresponsible youth and spend a long weekend in Vegas.” Kindergartener analysis: Ute rhymes with cute, and that Ram logo looks mean. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Western Michigan vs. Air Force Where: Boise, ID - Albertsons Stadium When: Dec. 20, 5:45 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: WMU -1 Watchability Rating: Get some online shopping done while you keep one eye on the game. How to get your wife to watch: “These air force cadets are serving our country. The least I can do to repay the favor is cheer them on.” Kindergartener analysis: Horses vs Fighter Jets….there will be blood. Horse blood. Raycom Media Camellia Bowl South Alabama vs. Bowling Green Where: Montgomery, AL - Cramton Bowl When: Dec. 20, 9:15 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: South Alabama -2.5 Watchability Rating: Score points by taking the family to dinner and catch highlights later. How to get your wife to watch: She can only be snookered so often. Save it for a game you want to see. Kindergartener analysis: Jaguars vs Falcons sounds cool. Too bad the teams won’t live up to their mascots. Miami Beach Bowl BYU vs. Memphis Where: Miami, FL - Marlins Park When: Dec. 22, 2 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Memphis -1 Watchability Rating: Force yourself to watch BYU. Catharsis is healthy, especially before the new year. How to get your wife to watch: “You’re so pretty, you should be a model and live in Miami.” Kindergartener analysis: Cougars are cool. Tigers are cooler. Boca Raton Bowl Marshall vs. Northern Illinois Where: Boca Raton, FL - FAU Stadium When: Dec. 23, 6 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Marshall -2.5 Watchability Rating: These teams are a combined 23-3. Offensive football is fun to watch – play a drinking game with the family…1 touchdown = 1 beer How to get your wife to watch: “When I think of Boca Raton, I think of growing old with you at my side.” Kindergartener analysis: Is a Thundering Herd a horse? Why do they need two words? Why don’t they have a horse on their helmet? I’ve never seen a green horse. I like dogs. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Navy vs. San Diego State Where: San Diego, CA - Qualcomm Stadium When: Dec. 23, 9:30 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: SDSU -2 Watchability Rating: Score points by joining the family in the kitchen and pretend to be helpful with the baking. How to get your wife to watch: “When the light is just right you look like Kelly McGillis in Top Gun.” Kindergartener analysis: The spear on their helmet is scary, but it can’t hurt a battleship. Popeye’s Bahamas Bowl Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky Where: Nassau, Bahamas - Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium When: Dec. 24, Noon Network: ESPN Vegas line: WKU -3 Watchability Rating: To watch this game, you must first punish yourself by listening to Tim McGraw’s “Indian Outlaw” so you will hum the tune every time the announcer says Chippewa. How to get your wife to watch: “This game is in the Bahamas. The beaches remind me of our honeymoon.” Kindergartener analysis: Show him this, and then be prepared for him to climb into your bed in the middle of the night. Hawaii Bowl Fresno State vs. Rice Where: Honolulu, HI - Aloha Stadium When: Dec. 24, 8 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Fresno State -1 Watchability Rating: It’s Christmas Eve. Fresno State isn’t even .500. Rice is terrible. Go to church. How to get your wife to watch: Saying, “Let’s go out to eat, and go to church” will lead to something better than the Hawaii Bowl…even if it’s just dinner followed by church. Kindergartener analysis: Owls? Like, for real? Don’t they know that owls help Harry Potter? Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech Where: Dallas, TX - Cotton Bowl When: Dec. 26, 1 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Louisiana Tech -6 Watchability Rating: Christmas Vacation is on. How to get your wife to watch: Don’t. Kindergartener analysis: Answering 10,000 questions about what an Illini is, is much better than watching Illinois play. Bulldogs are cool. Quick Lane Bowl Rutgers vs. North Carolina Where: Detroit, MI - Ford Field When: Dec. 26, 4:30 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: UNC -3 Watchability Rating: Between the sponsor’s name, being in Detroit, UNC’s scandals, and Rutgers’ lack of a football program, this game is likely to get cancelled before they play. How to get your wife to watch: “Honey, I spent all afternoon taking outside lights off the house. Come here and see what’s under this Santa hat.” Kindergartener analysis: Are they Tarheels or Rams? What’s a tarheel? Nevermind, the knight will kill them. Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl NC State vs. UCF Where: St. Petersburg, FL - Tropicana Field When: Dec. 26, 8 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: UCF -1.5 Watchability Rating: Think about how long the offseason is, watch this game, and drink heavily - whether it’s the game or thoughts of the offseason that make you drink is inconsequential. How to get your wife to watch: “You’ve been dealing with my family for days. Why don’t you go relax and take a bubble bath while I drink watch the game.” Kindergartener analysis: Wolves are kinda like dogs, so I’m cheering for them, but they don’t stand a chance against a knight made of gold. Military Bowl presented By Northrop Grumman Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech Where: Annapolis, MD - Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium When: Dec. 27, 1 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Cincinnati -3 Watchability Rating: Clear your schedule and make sure you watch a guy named Gunner carve up some turkey. How to get your wife to watch: “Virginia is for lovers.” Kindergartener analysis: Whoa…half bear & half cat?!? That turkey thingy doesn’t stand a chance. Hyundai Sun Bowl Arizona State vs. Duke Where: El Paso, TX - Sun Bowl When: Dec. 27, 2 p.m. Network: CBS Vegas line: Arizona State -7.5 Watchability Rating: Don’t let the big spread fool you. This should be one of the most entertaining early bowls. Plus Todd Graham’s techno preacher headset. How to get your wife to watch: “You’re smart. You totally could’ve gone to Duke if you wanted to.” Kindergartener analysis: Sun Devils against Blue Devils?!?! This is gonna be awesome! Duck Commander Independence Bowl Miami vs. South Carolina Where: Shreveport, LA - Independence Stadium When: Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m. Network: ABC Vegas line: Miami -1.5 Watchability Rating: Remember when Duck Dynasty was funny for a minute? These teams haven’t been relevant since then. How to get your wife to watch: “Hey come here…doesn’t my uncle remind you of Si?” Kindergartener analysis: Hurricanes vs Chickens? Duh! New Era Pinstripe Bowl Boston College vs. Penn State Where: Bronx, NY - Yankee Stadium When: Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Boston College -2.5 Watchability Rating: The only reason to watch this game is if it’s played in a blizzard, which means you’ll probably be watching. How to get your wife to watch: “Hey, honey look….the yanks are trying to play football again. That reminds me…we should go to the Cape next Summer.” Kindergartener analysis: I’d pick the Lions if they didn’t have that stupid word I can’t pronounce in front of them. National University Holiday Bowl Nebraska vs. USC Where: San Diego, Qualcomm Stadium When: Dec. 27, 8 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: USC -6 Watchability Rating: The Trojans are fixin’ to eviscerate Nebraska, and who doesn’t enjoy that? How to get your wife to watch: “Honey, USC is on. They’ve already shown Will Ferrell 17 times and he’s your favorite.” Kindergartener analysis: Warriors against farmers? They need guns on their tractors. AutoZone Liberty Bowl Texas A&M vs. West Virginia Where: Memphis, TN - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium When: Dec. 29, 2 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: WVU -4 Watchability Rating: A&M is the proverbial train wreck – Austin can’t not watch. Nationally, this is 2 fringe teams, in nonexistent markets playing in a meaningless bowl that’s historically reserved for Conference USA-level teams. How to get your wife to watch: “Have you ever seen Deliverance?” Kindergartener analysis: Guys in fur hats with guns against guys dressed up as soldiers with swords? BANG! Russell Athletic Bowl Oklahoma vs. Clemson Where: Orlando, FL - Florida Citrus Bowl When: Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Pick’em Watchability Rating: Renegade state university with an extensive history of cheating plays……a renegade state university with an extensive history of cheating. Sounds like fun! How to get your wife to watch: “Honey, there’s live crime on TV!” Kindergartener analysis: I don’t know what a Sooner is. I only see wagons and ponies. Tigers will kill that stuff. AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl Arkansas vs. Texas Where: Houston, TX - NRG Stadium When: Dec. 29, 9 p.m. Network: ESPN Vegas line: Arkansas -5.5 Watchability Rating: It’s like the Southwest Conference, except not. Want to see an old Texan get ornery? Ask him about 1964 & 1965. How to get your wife to watch: “Watch these Arkansas fans yell like they’re calling pigs. It’s like redneck reality TV.” Kindergartener analysis: Razorbacks look mean, but one X-Wing doesn’t beat a Star Destroyer. Even if it’s mean.

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