Is there an abridged version? I don't have time to read War and Peace this month.
Friday, Dec. 20
Makers Wanted Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN): Charlotte vs. Buffalo Frisco Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN2): Utah State vs. Kent State
Saturday, Dec. 21
Celebration Bowl (Noon, ABC): Alcorn Sate vs. North Carolina A&T New Mexico Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN): San Diego State vs. Central Michigan Cure Bowl (2:30 p.m. CBSSN): Liberty vs. Georgia Southern Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl (3:30 p.m., ABC): SMU vs. FAU Camellia Bowl (5:30 p.m., ESPN): Arkansas State vs. FIU Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl (7:30 p.m., ABC): Washington vs. Boise State R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN): Appalachian State vs. UAB
Monday, Dec. 23
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (2:30 p.m., ESPN): Marshall vs. UCF
Tuesday, Dec. 24
SoFi Hawai'i Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Hawaii vs. BYU
Thursday, Dec. 26
Walk-On's Independence Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN): Miami vs. Louisiana Tech Quick Lane Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Pittsburgh vs. Eastern Michigan
Friday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman (Noon, ESPN): North Carolina vs. Temple New Era Pinstripe Bowl (3:20 p.m., ESPN): Michigan State vs. Wake Forest Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl (6:45 p.m., ESPN): Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl (8 p.m., FS1): USC vs. Iowa Cheez-It Bowl (10:15 p.m., ESPN): Air Force vs. Washington State
Saturday, Dec. 28
Camping World Bowl (Noon, ABC): Notre Dame vs. Iowa State Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (Noon, ESPN): Penn State vs. Memphis College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (4 or 8 p.m., ESPN): Ohio State vs. Clemson College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (4 or 8 p.m., ESPN): LSU vs. Oklahoma
Monday, Dec. 30
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (12:30 p.m., ESPN): Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan Franklin America Mortgage Music City Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN): Louisville vs. Mississippi State Redbox Bowl (4 p.m., FOX): Illinois vs. Cal Capital One Orange Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Florida vs. Virginia
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Belk Bowl (Noon, ESPN): Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (2 p.m., CBS): Florida State vs. Arizona State AutoZone Liberty Bowl (3:45 p.m., ESPN): Navy vs. Kansas State NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl (4:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network): Wyoming vs. Georgia State Valero Alamo Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN): Texas vs. Utah
Wednesday, Jan. 1
Vrbo Citrus Bowl (1 p.m., ABC): Alabama vs. Michigan Outback Bowl (1 p.m., ESPN): Minnesota vs. Auburn Rose Bowl (5 p.m., ESPN): Oregon vs. Wisconsin Allstate Sugar Bowl (8:45 p.m., ESPN): Georgia vs. Baylor
Thursday, Jan. 2
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl (3 p.m., ESPN): Boston College vs. Cincinnati TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (7 p.m., ESPN): Indiana vs. Tennessee
Wednesday, Jan. 3
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (3:30 p.m., ESPN): Nevada vs. Ohio
Thursday, Jan. 4
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (11:30 a.m., ESPN): Tulane vs. Southern Miss
Saturday, Jan. 6
Mobile Alabama Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN): Miami (OH) vs. ULL
Is there an abridged version? I don't have time to read War and Peace this month.
Friday, Dec. 20
Makers Wanted Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN): Charlotte vs. Buffalo Frisco Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN2): Utah State vs. Kent State
Saturday, Dec. 21
Celebration Bowl (Noon, ABC): Alcorn Sate vs. North Carolina A&T New Mexico Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN): San Diego State vs. Central Michigan Cure Bowl (2:30 p.m. CBSSN): Liberty vs. Georgia Southern Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl (3:30 p.m., ABC): SMU vs. FAU Camellia Bowl (5:30 p.m., ESPN): Arkansas State vs. FIU Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl (7:30 p.m., ABC): Washington vs. Boise State R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN): Appalachian State vs. UAB
Monday, Dec. 23
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (2:30 p.m., ESPN): Marshall vs. UCF
Tuesday, Dec. 24
SoFi Hawai'i Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Hawaii vs. BYU
Thursday, Dec. 26
Walk-On's Independence Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN): Miami vs. Louisiana Tech Quick Lane Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Pittsburgh vs. Eastern Michigan
Friday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman (Noon, ESPN): North Carolina vs. Temple New Era Pinstripe Bowl (3:20 p.m., ESPN): Michigan State vs. Wake Forest Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl (6:45 p.m., ESPN): Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl (8 p.m., FS1): USC vs. Iowa Cheez-It Bowl (10:15 p.m., ESPN): Air Force vs. Washington State
Saturday, Dec. 28
Camping World Bowl (Noon, ABC): Notre Dame vs. Iowa State Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (Noon, ESPN): Penn State vs. Memphis College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (4 or 8 p.m., ESPN): Ohio State vs. Clemson College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (4 or 8 p.m., ESPN): LSU vs. Oklahoma
Monday, Dec. 30
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (12:30 p.m., ESPN): Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan Franklin America Mortgage Music City Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN): Louisville vs. Mississippi State Redbox Bowl (4 p.m., FOX): Illinois vs. Cal Capital One Orange Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Florida vs. Virginia
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Belk Bowl (Noon, ESPN): Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (2 p.m., CBS): Florida State vs. Arizona State AutoZone Liberty Bowl (3:45 p.m., ESPN): Navy vs. Kansas State NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl (4:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network): Wyoming vs. Georgia State Valero Alamo Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN): Texas vs. Utah
Wednesday, Jan. 1
Vrbo Citrus Bowl (1 p.m., ABC): Alabama vs. Michigan Outback Bowl (1 p.m., ESPN): Minnesota vs. Auburn Rose Bowl (5 p.m., ESPN): Oregon vs. Wisconsin Allstate Sugar Bowl (8:45 p.m., ESPN): Georgia vs. Baylor
Thursday, Jan. 2
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl (3 p.m., ESPN): Boston College vs. Cincinnati TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (7 p.m., ESPN): Indiana vs. Tennessee
Wednesday, Jan. 3
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (3:30 p.m., ESPN): Nevada vs. Ohio
Thursday, Jan. 4
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (11:30 a.m., ESPN): Tulane vs. Southern Miss
Saturday, Jan. 6
Mobile Alabama Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN): Miami (OH) vs. ULL
About 81 bowls and only 3 or 4 I actually GAF about watching. But how is a watered down product terrible?
Amen.
After watching Die Hard this weekend, I decided to look up if USC and Notre Dame either could have played in a bowl game on Xmas Eve or did play in a bowl on Xmas Eve in 1988.
From there, I realized in 1988 there were only 18 bowl games. There'll be 39 this season. A big fuck you goes out to ESPN for ruining everything great.
I'm no @Dardanus but here's a @thechart showing the progression of bowls from 1988 through 2019.
About 81 bowls and only 3 or 4 I actually GAF about watching. But how is a watered down product terrible?
Amen.
After watching Die Hard this weekend, I decided to look up if USC and Notre Dame either could have played in a bowl game on Xmas Eve or did play in a bowl on Xmas Eve in 1988.
From there, I realized in 1988 there were only 18 bowl games. There'll be 39 this season. A big fuck you goes out to ESPN for ruining everything great.
I'm no @Dardanus but here's a @thechart showing the progression of bowls from 1988 through 2019.
Another example of ESPN & the NCAA killing CFB: multiple shitty bowl games after January 1st.
FYFMFE
This bothers me way more than it probably should. Jan 1 is a sacrosanct date in CFB. And ESPN has fouled it. I miss the GOAT sport and watching it wither away is depression-inducing.
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Makers Wanted Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN): Charlotte vs. Buffalo
Frisco Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN2): Utah State vs. Kent State
Saturday, Dec. 21
Celebration Bowl (Noon, ABC): Alcorn Sate vs. North Carolina A&T
New Mexico Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN): San Diego State vs. Central Michigan
Cure Bowl (2:30 p.m. CBSSN): Liberty vs. Georgia Southern
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl (3:30 p.m., ABC): SMU vs. FAU
Camellia Bowl (5:30 p.m., ESPN): Arkansas State vs. FIU
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl (7:30 p.m., ABC): Washington vs. Boise StateR+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (9 p.m., ESPN): Appalachian State vs. UAB
Monday, Dec. 23
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (2:30 p.m., ESPN): Marshall vs. UCF
Tuesday, Dec. 24
SoFi Hawai'i Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Hawaii vs. BYU
Thursday, Dec. 26
Walk-On's Independence Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN): Miami vs. Louisiana Tech
Quick Lane Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Pittsburgh vs. Eastern Michigan
Friday, Dec. 27
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman (Noon, ESPN): North Carolina vs. Temple
New Era Pinstripe Bowl (3:20 p.m., ESPN): Michigan State vs. Wake Forest
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl (6:45 p.m., ESPN): Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl (8 p.m., FS1): USC vs. Iowa
Cheez-It Bowl (10:15 p.m., ESPN): Air Force vs. Washington State
Saturday, Dec. 28
Camping World Bowl (Noon, ABC): Notre Dame vs. Iowa State
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (Noon, ESPN): Penn State vs. Memphis
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (4 or 8 p.m., ESPN): Ohio State vs. Clemson
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (4 or 8 p.m., ESPN): LSU vs. Oklahoma
Monday, Dec. 30
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (12:30 p.m., ESPN): Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan
Franklin America Mortgage Music City Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN): Louisville vs. Mississippi State
Redbox Bowl (4 p.m., FOX): Illinois vs. Cal
Capital One Orange Bowl (8 p.m., ESPN): Florida vs. Virginia
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Belk Bowl (Noon, ESPN): Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (2 p.m., CBS): Florida State vs. Arizona State
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (3:45 p.m., ESPN): Navy vs. Kansas State
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl (4:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network): Wyoming vs. Georgia State
Valero Alamo Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN): Texas vs. Utah
Wednesday, Jan. 1
Vrbo Citrus Bowl (1 p.m., ABC): Alabama vs. Michigan
Outback Bowl (1 p.m., ESPN): Minnesota vs. Auburn
Rose Bowl (5 p.m., ESPN): Oregon vs. Wisconsin
Allstate Sugar Bowl (8:45 p.m., ESPN): Georgia vs. Baylor
Thursday, Jan. 2
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl (3 p.m., ESPN): Boston College vs. Cincinnati
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (7 p.m., ESPN): Indiana vs. Tennessee
Wednesday, Jan. 3
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (3:30 p.m., ESPN): Nevada vs. Ohio
Thursday, Jan. 4
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (11:30 a.m., ESPN): Tulane vs. Southern Miss
Saturday, Jan. 6
Mobile Alabama Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN): Miami (OH) vs. ULL
FYFMFE
From there, I realized in 1988 there were only 18 bowl games. There'll be 39 this season. A big fuck you goes out to ESPN for ruining everything great.
I'm no @Dardanus but here's a @thechart showing the progression of bowls from 1988 through 2019.