rsk@stat-l (Rich Kulawiec) (11/27/84)
Here's this year's bowl game lineup, in a format palatable to
cal(1):
(All times EST)
12/15 California, 4 pm, Toledo vs. UNLV
12/15 Independence, 8 pm, Virgina Tech vs. Air Force
12/21 Holiday, 9 pm, BYU vs. Michigan
12/22 Florida Citrus, 1 pm, Florida State vs. Georgia
12/22 Sun, 3 pm, Tennessee vs. Maryland
12/22 Cherry, 4 pm, Michigan State vs. Army
12/26 Freedom, 8 pm, Iowa vs. Texas or Houston
12/27 Liberty, 8:30 pm, Arkansas vs. Auburn or Louisiana State
12/28 Gator, 9 pm, S. Carolina vs. Oklahoma State
12/29 Aloha, 8 pm, Notre Dame vs. SMU or Texas
12/29 Hall of Fame, 8 pm, Kentucky vs. Wisconsin
12/31 Peach, 3 pm, Virginia vs. Purdue
12/31 Bluebonnet, 8 pm, TCU vs. W. Virginia
1/1 Cotton, 1:30 pm, Texas, Houston, or SMU vs. Boston College
1/1 Fiesta, 1:30 pm, Miama vs. UCLA
1/1 Rose, 5 pm, USC vs. Ohio State
1/1 Sugar, 7 pm, Auburn or Louisiana State vs. Nebraska
1/1 Orange, 8 pm, Oklahoma vs. Washington
And some picks:
Brigham Young deserves to be in a better bowl against better
competition; something like the Gator, Sugar, or Cotton...they will probably
be annoyed at not having the chance to play for the National Championship,
and will vent this annoyance on a mediocre Michigan team that has no
business in *any* bowl game this year. BYU by a bundle.
The Freedom bowl will be a cruncher; Texas winds up there if they
don't make the Cotton; same for Houston. Look for physical football, with
Iowa pulling it out, by a FG.
Notre Dame has had an up-and-down season; they're another team with
no business in a bowl game. Doesn't matter if SMU or Texas shows up;
Gerry Faust is going to have a long winter after being demolished on national
television. SMU (or Texas) by 4 TD's.
Boston College (and Miami) showed massive offense (>1200 yards)
Friday; look for BC to make life really difficult for the defensive backs
of whoever winds up being SW conference champion. BC by 3 TD's.
Miami will take out the frustration of losing to BC on the last
play of the game by whomping UCLA, especially if UCLA's defense doesn't
improve. Miami by 2 TD's.
USC had a horrible day in the rain against Notre Dame; look for
them to bounce back and hit Ohio State hard. But--Ohio St. has Heismann
candidate Keith Byars, who runs over defensive linemen, backs, referees,
and anything else between him and the goal line. Ohio State to win,
if Byars stays healthy, by a TD.
Oklahoma-Washington; could this be the National Championship?
Should be a good one; Washington to win with stiff defense--barely, by a FG.
And, finally, Purdue-Virginia. Purdue has never lost a bowl game;
not likely that they'll start this year, provided they keep turnovers to
a minimum and get good play from their special teams. Purdue by a TD.
I certainly hope so at least; I plan on being there.
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Rich Kulawiec @ Purdue University Computing Center
{ decvax, ihnp4, uiucdcs } !pur-ee!rsk & { decwrl, hplabs, ucbvax } !purdue!rskpreston@fortune.UUCP (Carol Preston) (11/28/84)
I noticed in the Bowl schedule posting that there were 6 teams from
the Big Ten in bowls this year. (Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa, Purdue
Wisconsin, Ohio State). Does anybody know if any conference has had this
many before? Just wondering...
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Carol Preston
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(415) 594-2891
Fortune Systems, 101 Twin Dolphin Pkwy, Redwood Shores, CA 94065kaufman@uiucdcs.UUCP (11/28/84)
Didn't the SEC send 7 last year? I definitely recall Auburn, Missisippi, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, and Vanderbilt playing, and am pretty sure either Tennesee or LSU also got a bid. Refresh my memory. Ken Kaufman (uiucdcs!kaufman)
pag@hao.UUCP (Peter Gross) (11/29/84)
> Notre Dame has had an up-and-down season; they're another team with > no business in a bowl game. Doesn't matter if SMU or Texas shows up; > Gerry Faust is going to have a long winter after being demolished on national > television. SMU (or Texas) by 4 TD's. Notre Dame has been playing very well their last few games. They had impressive wins over Penn State and Rose Bowl-bound USC. I'll take the Irish + 4*7 = 28 points any time for any amount! --peter gross hao!pag
cdelliot@uokvax.UUCP (11/30/84)
> Brigham Young deserves to be in a better bowl against better > competition; something like the Gator, Sugar, or Cotton...they will probably > be annoyed at not having the chance to play for the National Championship, > and will vent this annoyance on a mediocre Michigan team that has no > business in *any* bowl game this year. BYU by a bundle. If the WAC hadn't signed a contract with the Holiday Bowl to send their champion, maybe BYU could play in the Orange Bowl against #2 Oklahoma. Then it really would be for the National Championship. My guess is that when OU beats Washington the writers and/or coaches will see the light, and vote them Number 1, no matter what BYU does against Michigan. As far as I can tell BYU has not played any of the present Top 20 teams. Oklahoma has: Tied (at the time) #1: Texas Beat (at the time) #1: Nebraska Beat (at the time) #2: Oklahoma State (our three biggest rivals, two on the road) Will beat present #3: Washington !ctvax!uokvax!cdelliot