2011-12 FBS Bowl Schedule

As much as I do not like college football's ridiculous BCS system, or how some teams like Western Kentucky were not invited to a bowl game despite being eligible and as much as this whole thing is corruption and picking teams that best fill hotel rooms and the dollar pockets of rich executives, I still watch these bowl games with enjoyment anyway.  I have no will power to create meaningful change as I won't be negatively impacting their ratings.  So anyway, here is your schedule (complete with announcers already) for the Bowl games.  Enjoy! (all times ET)

December 17
New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM):  Wyoming vs. Temple  2:00 (ESPN - Clay Matvick and Brian Griese, SR: Jessica Mendoza)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID):  Utah State vs. Ohio  5:30 (ESPN - Dave Flemming and Mike Bellotti, SR: Heather Cox)
New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA):  Louisiana-Lafayette vs. San Diego State  9:00 (ESPN - Carter Blackburn and Brock Huard, SR: Shelley Smith)

December 20
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl (St. Petersburg, FL):  Florida International vs. Marshall  8:00 (ESPN - Mike Patrick and Danny Kanell, SR: Jeannine Edwards)

December 21
Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, CA):  TCU vs. Louisiana Tech  8:00 (ESPN - Joe Tessitore, Mark May, and Lou Holtz, SR: Samantha Steele)

December 22
Maaco Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, NV):  Boise State vs. Arizona State  8:00 (ESPN - Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit, SR: Tom Rinaldi)

December 24
Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI):  Southern Mississippi vs. Nevada  8:00 (ESPN - Mark Jones and Ed Cunningham, SR: Jessica Mendoza)

December 26
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA):  Missouri vs. North Carolina  5:00 (ESPN2 - Rob Stone and Danny Kanell, SR: Allison Williams)

December 27
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (Detroit, MI):  Purdue vs. Western Michigan  4:30 (ESPN - Beth Mowins and Mike Bellotti, SR: Eamon McAnaney)
Belk Bowl (Charlotte, NC):  North Carolina State vs. Louisville  8:00 (ESPN - Bob Wischusen and Brian Griese, SR: Shannon Spake)

December 28
Military Bowl (Washington, D.C.):  Air Force vs. Toledo  4:30 (ESPN - Pam Ward and Dan Hawkins, SR: Jeannine Edwards)
Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA):  Texas vs. California  8:00 (ESPN - Rece Davis and Jesse Palmer, SR: Jenn Brown)

December 29
Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, FL):  Florida State vs. Notre Dame  5:30 (ESPN - Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore, SR: Holly Rowe)
Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX):  Baylor vs. Washington  9:00 (ESPN - Dave Pasch and Chris Spielman, SR: Quint Kessenich)

December 30
Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas, TX):  BYU vs. Tulsa  12:00 (ESPN - Dave Neal and Andre Ware, SR: Cara Capuano)
Pinstripe Bowl (New York City, NY):  Rutgers vs. Iowa State  3:20 (ESPN - Chris Fowler and Jesse Palmer, SR: Tom Rinaldi)
Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN):  Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State  6:40 (ESPN - Mark Jones and Ed Cunningham, SR: Jeannine Edwards)
Insight Bowl (Tempe, AZ):  Oklahoma vs. Iowa  10:00 (ESPN - Sean McDonough and Matt Millen, SR: Heather Cox)

December 31
Meineke Car Care Bowl Of Texas (Houston, TX):  Texas A&M vs. Northwestern  12:00 (ESPN - Bob Wischusen and Brian Griese, SR: Eamon McAnaney)
Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX):  Georgia Tech vs. Utah  2:00 (CBS - Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson, SR: Tracy Wolfson)
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN):  Vanderbilt vs. Cincinnati  3:30 (ABC - Dave Lamont and Ray Bentley, SR: Quint Kessenich)
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (San Francisco, CA):  UCLA vs. Illinois  3:30 (ESPN - Carter Blackburn and Brock Huard, SR: Shelley Smith)
Chick-fil-A Bowl (Atlanta, GA):  Virginia vs. Auburn  7:30 (ESPN - Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge, SR: Holly Rowe)

January 2
TicketCity Bowl (Dallas, TX):  Penn State vs. Houston  12:00 (ESPNU - Clay Matvick and Danny Kanell, SR: Allison Williams)
Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL):  Georgia vs. Michigan State  1:00 (ABC - Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden, SR: Lisa Salters)
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL):  Ohio State vs. Florida  1:00 (ESPN2 - Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham, SR: Jeannine Edwards)
Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL):  Nebraska vs. South Carolina  1:00 (ESPN - Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore, SR: Quint Kessenich)
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA):  Oregon vs. Wisconsin  5:00 (ESPN - Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit, SR: Erin Andrews)
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ):  Oklahoma State vs. Stanford  8:30 (ESPN - Sean McDonough and Matt Millen, SR: Heather Cox)

January 3
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA):  Michigan vs. Virginia Tech  8:30 (ESPN - Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge, SR: Holly Rowe)

January 4
Orange Bowl (Miami, FL):  Clemson vs. West Virginia  8:30 (ESPN - Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, and Jon Gruden, SR: Lisa Salters)

January 6
Cotton Bowl (Arlington, TX):  Kansas State vs. Arkansas  8:00 (Fox - Gus Johnson and Charles Davis, SA: Tim Brewster)

January 7
BBVA Compass Bowl (Birmingham, AL):  Pittsburgh vs. SMU  1:00 (ESPN - Mike Gleason and John Congemi, SR: Eamon McAnaney)

January 8
GoDaddy.com Bowl (Mobile, AL):  Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State  9:00 (ESPN - Rob Stone and Danny Kanell, SR: Cara Capuano)

January 9
BCS Championship Game (New Orleans, LA):  LSU vs. Alabama  8:30 (ESPN - Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit, SR: Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi)

FBS Bowl Game Schedule (UPDATED WITH ANNOUNCERS)

Who's excited for some bowl games? As always, there are some good looking bowl games (Utah vs. Boise State, Air Force-Georgia Tech, Miami (FL) vs. Notre Dame), with others that frankly I think we could all careless about (Ohio vs. Troy, Illinois vs. Baylor, Florida International vs. Toledo). With that being said, here is your schedule for all 35 bowl games arranged and ordered by day. (all times ET)

December 18
New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM): Brigham Young vs. Texas-El Paso 2:00 (ESPN - Bob Wischusen and Bob Griese, SR: Jenn Brown)
Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID): Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State 5:30 (ESPN - Carter Blackburn, Mike Bellotti, and Brock Huard, SR: Shelley Smith)
New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA): Ohio vs. Troy 9:00 (ESPN - Mark Neely and Robert Smith, SR: Quint Kessenich)

December 21
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl (St. Petersburg, FL): Southern Mississippi vs. Louisville 8:00 (ESPN - Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, and Mark May, SR: Rob Stone)

December 22
Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, NV): Utah vs. Boise State 8:00 (ESPN - Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit, SR: Tom Rinaldi)

December 23
Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, CA): San Diego State vs. Navy 8:00 (ESPN - Mike Patrick and Craig James, SR: Holly Rowe)

December 24
Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI): Hawaii vs. Tulsa 8:00 (ESPN - Ron Franklin and Ed Cunningham, SR: Shelley Smith)

December 26
Little Caesars Bowl (Detroit, MI): Florida International vs. Toledo 8:30 (ESPN - Dave Lamont and JC Pearson, SR: Quint Kessenich)

December 27
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA): Air Force vs. Georgia Tech 5:00 (ESPN2 - Mark Jones and Bob Davie, SR: Eamon McAnaney)

December 28
Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, FL): North Carolina State vs. West Virginia 6:30 (ESPN - Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore, SR: Rob Stone)
Insight Bowl (Tempe, AZ): Missouri vs. Iowa 10:00 (ESPN - Sean McDonough and Matt Millen, SR: Heather Cox)

December 29
Military Bowl (Washington, D.C.): East Carolina vs. Maryland 2:30 (ESPN - Pam Ward and Danny Kanell, SR: Quint Kessenich)
Texas Bowl (Houston, TX): Illinois vs. Baylor 6:00 (ESPN - Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, and Chris Spielman, SR: Holly Rowe)
Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX): Arizona vs. Oklahoma State 9:15 (ESPN - Rece Davis, Craig James, and Jesse Palmer, SR: Jenn Brown)

December 30
Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas, TX): Army vs. Southern Methodist 12:00 (ESPN - Beth Mowins and Ray Bentley, SR: Jon Berger)
Pinstripe Bowl (New York, NY): Kansas State vs. Syracuse 3:20 (ESPN - Bob Wischusen and Brian Griese, SR: Eamon McAnaney)
Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN): North Carolina vs. Tennessee 6:40 (ESPN - Mark Jones and Bob Davie, SR: Cara Capuano)
Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA): Washington vs. Nebraska 10:00 (ESPN - Chris Fowler and Erin Andrews, SR: Erin Andrews)

December 31
Meineke Car Care Bowl (Charlotte, NC): South Florida vs. Clemson 12:00 (ESPN - Carter Blackburn, Mike Bellotti, and Brock Huard, SR: Shannon Spake)
Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX): Miami (FL) vs. Notre Dame 2:00 (CBS - Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson, SR: Tracy Wolfson)
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN): Central Florida vs. Georgia 3:30 (ESPN - Charlie Neal and Andre Ware, SR: Cara Capuano)
Chick-fil-A Bowl (Atlanta, GA): South Carolina vs. Florida State 7:30 (ESPN - Ron Franklin and Ed Cunningham, SR: Jeannine Edwards)

January 1
TicketCity Bowl (Dallas, TX): Northwestern vs. Texas Tech 12:00 (ESPNU - Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, and Chris Spielman, SR: Quint Kessenich)
Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL): Florida vs. Penn State 1:00 (ABC - Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden, SR: Suzy Kolber)
Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL): Michigan State vs. Alabama 1:00 (ESPN - Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge, SR: Holly Rowe)
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL): Mississippi State vs. Michigan 1:30 (ESPN2 - Mike Patrick and Craig James, SR: Todd Harris)
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA): Wisconsin vs. Texas Christian 5:00 (ESPN - Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit, SR: Erin Andrews)
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ): Connecticut vs. Oklahoma 8:30 (ESPN - Sean McDonough and Matt Millen, SR: Heather Cox)

January 3
Orange Bowl (Miami, FL): Virginia Tech vs. Stanford 8:30 (ESPN - Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, and Jon Gruden, SR: Michele Tafoya)

January 4
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA): Ohio State vs. Arkansas 8:30 (ESPN - Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge, SR: Holly Rowe)

January 6
GoDaddy.com Bowl (Mobile, AL): Middle Tennessee vs. Miami (OH) 8:00 (ESPN - Carter Blackburn, Mike Bellotti, and Brock Huard, SR: Eamon McAnaney)

January 7
Cotton Bowl (Arlington, TX): Texas A&M vs. Louisiana State 8:00 (Fox - Kenny Albert and Daryl Johnston)

January 8
BBVA Compass Bowl (Birmingham, AL): Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky 12:00 (ESPN - Mike Gleason and John Congemi, SR: Cara Capuano)

January 9
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (San Francisco, CA): Nevada vs. Boston College 9:00 (ESPN - Mark Jones, Bob Davie, and Rod Gilmore, SR: Quint Kessenich)

January 10
BCS National Championship Game (Glendale, AZ): Auburn vs. Oregon 8:30 (ESPN - Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit, SR: Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi)

Forget 2007, This Was The Best Fiesta Bowl Ever

Congrats to the Boise State Broncos for winning the 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in a very thrilling fashion. A fake punt in that situation took guts (especially that call of a the punter throwing a pass). If it fails and TCU goes on to win, Chris Peterson is no doubt the biggest idiot in Idaho, but because it succeeded, Chris Peterson is once again considered a genius as he should be, because even with Boise's Fiesta Bowl reputation, TCU never saw that play coming.



That fake punt led to the game-winning touchdown later on that drive.

But enough of the game and on to what made this the best Fiesta Bowl ever. Though I'm not sure if that is something you should tell this Boise State cowgirl soon to be internet star.



And is it just me, or is a guy named Johnson majoring in cummunication the best person ever?

Best. Typo. Ever.

Once again, Boise State has won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Can you believe it?

Pam Ward Is Not A Fan Of Injured Football Players

You can chalk this one up in the category of audio glitches causing America to hear something that was not supposed to be heard. In this case, Pam Ward tossed it to the studio and while she thought that Dari Nowkhah and Trevor Matich were giving the people an update, an audio glitch prevented us from hearing Dari and Trevor. Instead, Pam's microphone was never cut off and you can hear her mumble some rather distasteful things to the injured Marshall player on the ground (and even check to make sure that Dari and Trevor are the ones in the studio!)



It's disrespectful, yes, but a part of me can't help but laugh at it. Sure it's rude, mean, and obnoxious what she said, but given who it is and her reputation, you can't help but laugh. I am curious though how on earth Ray Bentley handles this. I mean, what on earth is he and everyone within ear shot of Pam thinking then, not even knowing that it is being heard by all of America?

Stay classy, Pammy!

Video of the day: Pam Ward disrespects an injured football player (Keith's Sports Journal)
Pam Ward is frustrated with this damn injured Marshall player (Deadspin)

Your College Football Bowl And BCS Game Announcers

We finally have all of the information needed to put together a full and complete list of the bowl games and their announcers. With the exception of the sideline reporters for the BCS games (and who gives a shit about sideline reporters), we know where everyone will be and what games they will be doing. If you're a Penn State fan, you'll be happy to know that former PSU star Todd Blackledge will be on the mic analyzing in Orlando for the Capital One Bowl which will feature Penn State (WE ARE!!!) taking on LSU (WHAT ARE THEY THINKING? MY GOSH!). But I'm getting ahead of myself, we will start this year with the epic New Mexico Bowl! Okay, so Fresno State and Wyoming isn't exactly epic, but you get my point. Then again, some of the scenery you get during that game is beautiful.....

Okay, JFein, enough. 2009-2010 college football bowl schedule. Are you ready? LET'S GO! (all times eastern)

December 19
New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State vs. Wyoming 4:30 (ESPN - Terry Gannon and David Norrie)
St. Petersburg Bowl: Central Florida vs. Rutgers 8:00 (ESPN - Mark Jones and Bob Davie, SR: Rob Stone)

December 20
New Orleans Bowl: Southern Mississippi vs. Middle Tennessee 8:15 (ESPN - Dave Lamont and JC Pearson)

December 22
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas: Oregon State vs. BYU 8:00 (ESPN - Rece Davis, Mark May, and Lou Holtz, SR: Rob Stone)

December 23
SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl: California vs. Utah 8:00 (ESPN - Mike Patrick and Craig James, SR: Heather Cox)

December 24
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Nevada vs. Southern Methodist 8:00 (ESPN - Terry Gannon and David Norrie)

December 26
Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl: Marshall vs. Ohio 1:00 (ESPN - Pam Ward and Ray Bentley)
Meineke Car Care Bowl: North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh 4:30 (ESPN - Bob Wischusen, Bob Griese, and Chris Spielman, SR: Quint Kessenich)
Emerald Bowl: USC vs. Boston College 8:00 (ESPN - Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore, SR: Todd Harris)

December 27
Music City Bowl: Kentucky vs. Clemson 8:15 (ESPN - Sean McDonough and Matt Millen, SR: Holly Rowe)

December 28
Independence Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Georgia 5:00 (ESPN2 - Ron Franklin and Ed Cunningham, SR: Jeannine Edwards)

December 29
EagleBank Bowl: Temple vs. UCLA 4:30 (ESPN - Bob Wischusen and Brian Griese, SR: Rob Stone)
Champs Sports Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Miami 8:00 (ESPN - Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge, SR: Holly Rowe)

December 30
Humanitarian Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Idaho 4:30 (ESPN - Eric Collins and Brock Huard, SR: Heather Cox)
Holiday Bowl: Arizona vs. Nebraska 8:00 (ESPN - Chris Fowler, Craig James, and Jesse Palmer, SR: Erin Andrews)

December 31
Armed Forces Bowl: Houston vs. Air Force 12:00 (ESPN - Dave Lamont and JC Pearson, SR: Cara Capuano)
Brut Sun Bowl: Stanford vs. Oklahoma 2:00 (CBS - Craig Bolerjack and Steve Beuerlein, SR: Sam Ryan)
Texas Bowl: Missouri vs. Navy 3:30 (ESPN - Mark Jones and Bob Davie, SR: Quint Kessenich)
Insight Bowl: Iowa State vs. Minnesota 6:00 (NFL Network - Paul Burmeister and Mike Mayock, SR: Stacey Dales)
Chick-Fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee 7:30 (ESPN - Sean McDonough and Matt Millen, SR: Holly Rowe)

January 1
Outback Bowl: Northwestern vs. Auburn 11:00 AM (ESPN - Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, and Chris Spielman)
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl: Florida State vs. West Virginia 1:00 (CBS - Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson, SR: Tracy Wolfson)
Capital One Bowl: LSU vs. Penn State 1:00 (ABC - Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge, SR: Erin Andrews)
Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. Oregon State 5:00 (ABC - Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit, SR: Lisa Salters)
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Florida vs. Cincinnati 8:00 (Fox - Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick)

January 2
International Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. South Florida 12:00 (ESPN2 - Mike Gleason and John Congemi, SR: David Amber)
Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss 2:00 (Fox - Pat Summerall and Daryl Johnston, SR: Krista Voda)
Papajohns.com Bowl: South Carolina vs. UConn 2:00 (ESPN - Dave Neal and Andre Ware, SR: Cara Capuano)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Arkansas vs. East Carolina 5:30 (ESPN - Ron Franklin and Ed Cunningham, SR: Jeannine Edwards)
Valero Alamo Bowl: Michigan State vs. Texas Tech 9:00 (ESPN - Mike Patrick and Craig James, SR: Heather Cox)

January 4
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Boise State vs. TCU 8:00 (Fox - Sam Rosen and Tim Ryan, SR: Chris Myers)

January 5
FedEx Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Iowa 8:00 (Fox - Dick Stockton and Charles Davis, SR: Chris Myers and Laura Okmin)

January 6
GMAC Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Troy 7:00 (ESPN - Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore, SR: Quint Kessenich)

January 7
BCS National Championship Game: Alabama vs. Texas 8:00 (ABC - Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit, SR: Lisa Salters and Tom Rinaldi)

While there are some throwaway games, there are certainly some interesting ones up there as well. And once again, it figures that Pammy gets the worst and most useless bowl game that there is. She just can't catch a break, now can she?

Do take note though of that AutoZone LIberty Bowl as that will be the last football game ever called by the great Ron Franklin. Too bad ECU had to ruin it by beating Houston in the C-USA title game, as Houston vs. Arkansas would have been awesome. But ECU may not be such a bad game either. We'll see.

To a great career, Ron Franklin, and to learning your lesson about making slightly suggestive and rude comments to Holly Rowe.