Brent Nyitray
Fairlington Blade
Let the mutherfuker burn!
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Kevin S. Willis
Michigoose
lmsinca
markinaustin
Memetrics
novahockey
quarterback
ScottC
yellojktThe annual Army-Navy game, played in Philadelphia, is the only game on the schedule for today (line: Navy, spread: 10)(3:00 pm EST/CBS). Since I don’t think any of us have a dog in this hunt, I hope it’s simply a great game. The weather will be problematic, with the forecast being for rain/snow at kickoff turning to snow around the end of the first quarter or so. Bundle up! UPDATE: Navy wins 34 – 7.
Bowl games start next Saturday; here is the complete bowl lineup:
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Washington State (6 – 6) vs Colorado State (7 – 6). ESPN/2:00 EST
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl: Fresno State (11 – 1) vs USC ( 9 – 4). ABC/3:30 EST
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Buffalo (8 – 4) vs San Diego State (7 – 5). ESPN/5:30 EST
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Tulane (7 -5) vs LA-Lafayette (8 – 4). ESPN/9:00 EST
Christmas week
Monday, 12/23: Beef ‘o’ Brady’s Bowl, East Carolina (9 – 3) vs Ohio (7 – 5). ESPN/2:00 EST
Tuesday, 12/24: Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, Boise State (8 – 4) vs Oregon State (6 – 6). ESPN/8:00. Wear sunglasses–the combination of those two uniforms is likely to be blinding!
Thursday, 12/26: Little Caesar’s Bowl, Pitt (6 – 6) vs Bowling Green (10 – 2). ESPN/6:00 EST.
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, Utah State (8 – 5) vs Northern Illinois (12 – 1). ESPN/9:30 EST.
Friday, 12/27: Military Bowl Presented by Northrup Grumman, Marshall (9 – 4) vs Maryland (7 – 5). ESPN/2:30 EST. Another game that may require sunglasses.
Texas Bowl, Syracuse (6 – 6) vs Minnesota (8 – 4). ESPN/6:00 EST. May the best ATiM team win! (I notice Texas doesn’t need any stinkin’ help hosting a bowl game)
Fight Hunger Bowl, BYU (8 – 4) vs Washington (8 – 4). ESPN/9:30 EST.
Saturday, 12/28: New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Rutgers (6 – 6) vs Notre Dame (8 – 4). ESPN/12:00 noon EST.
Belk Bowl, Cincinnatti (9 – 3) vs North Carolina (6 – 6). ESPN/3:20 EST. Am I the only one who knows what “Belk” is, or are they outside North Carolina as well as inside?
Russell Athletic Bowl, Miami (FL) (9 – 3) vs Louisville (11 – 1). ESPN/6:45 EST.
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, Michigan (7 – 5) vs Kansas State (7 – 5). ESPN/10:15 EST.
New Years Week
Monday, 12/30: Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Middle Tennessee (8 – 4) vs Navy (?7 – 4?). ESPN/11:43 EST.
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Ole Miss (7 – 5) vs Georgia Tech (7 – 5). ESPN/3:15 EST.
Valero Alamo Bowl, Oregon (10 – 2) vs Texas (8 – 4). ESPN/6:45 EST.
National University Holiday Bowl, Arizona State (10 – 3) vs Texas Tech (7 – 5). ESPN/10:15 EST.
Tuesday, 12/31: AdvoCare V100 Bowl, Arizona (7 – 5) vs Boston College (7 – 5). ESPN/12:30 EST. Scott and “Carl” get to fight it out! May the best ATiM team win.
Hyundai Sun Bowl, Virginia Tech (8 – 4) vs UCLA (9 – 3). CBS/2:00 EST.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Rice (10 – 3) vs Mississippi State (6 – 6). ESPN/4:00 EST.
Chik-fil-A Bowl, Duke (10 – 3) vs Texas A&M (8 – 4). ESPN/8:00 EST.
Wednesday, 1/1: Happy New Year!
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl, Nebraska (8 – 4) vs Georgia (8 – 4). ESPN2/12:00 EST.
Heart of Dallas Bowl Presented by Plainscapital Bank, UNLV (7 – 5) vs North Texas (8 – 4). ESPNU/12:00 EST.
Outback Bowl, Iowa (8 – 4) vs LSU (9 – 3). ESPN/1:00 EST.
Capitol One Bowl, Wisconsin (9 – 3) vs South Carolina (10 – 2). ABC/1:00 EST.
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Vizio, Stanford (11 – 2) vs MSU (12 – 1). ESPN/5:00 EST.
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, UCF (11 – 1) vs Baylor (11 – 1). ESPN/8:30 EST.
Thursday, 1/2: Allstate Sugar Bowl, Oklahoma (10 – 2) vs Alabama (11 – 1). ESPN/8:30 EST.
Friday, 1/3: AT&T Cotton Bowl, Oklahoma State (10 – 2) vs Missouri (11 – 2). FOX/7:30 EST.
Discover Orange Bowl, Clemson (10 – 2) vs osu (12 – 1). ESPN/8:30 EST.
Saturday, 1/4: BBVA Compass Bowl, Vanderbilt (8 – 4) vs Houston (8 – 4). ESPN/1:00 EST.
Sunday, 1/5: GoDaddy Bowl, Arkansas State (7 – 5) vs Ball State (10 – 2). ESPN/9:00 EST.
National Championship, Monday, 1/6/2014:
Vizio BCS National Championship Bowl, Florida State (13 – 0) vs Auburn (12 – 1). ESPN/8:30 EST.
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All Things in Moderation 
The sponsorship trend has gotten so out of control that it’s impossible to keep track of bowls from one year to another, they change names so often. I assume the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl is what was once the Humanitarian Bowl and is played on the Blue Turf of Boise State. I was in Idaho this year and had to go by Boise State just to have a look at in person. Yup. It’s really that blue.
The other bowl I have a personal connection to is the Beef O’Brady Bowl. I used to live down the street from the original Beef O’Brady in Brandon, Florida, a sleepy suburb of Tampa. Every now and then a coworker and I would drive into Brandon to deposit our paychecks and have a sandwich for lunch at B-o’B. One time we ran across my father-in-law drinking his lunch and he ended up picking up the check. What a great guy. So it goes.
I just never had any idea a divey bar and grille like that would end up a national chain with a bowl sponsorship. But then again, Hooters got its start in nearby Clearwater, coincidentally also on State Road 60.
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I started out leaving out the sponsorships (since they grate on me), but then they started getting funny, so I decided to give full credit where credit is due. My personal favorite is the “San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl”–you just know it’s a second tier bowl when it has a credit union* for a sponsor! Although the New Era Pinstripe Bowl is pretty funny, also; what’s next, a Tuxedo Bowl (paging NoVA)?!
True to Texas tradition, the Heart of Dallas Bowl wins hands down for longest bowl name at 45 letters (not counting spaces).
*Full disclosure: I’m a proud CU member. Haven’t banked at a “bank” in over 10 years.
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How do you change the Quotation of the Day?
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jnc:
1) All Thing in Moderation in upper left
2) Widgets
3) Sidebar 1 (upper right menu)
4) Change quotation and click save
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