Friday, December 29, 2017

Bilo's Imaginary Bowl Lineup: 22 Bowls, and Who Would Play

I have been vocal for years, but again recently, about the need to scale bowls back to a manageable level to protect the sanctity of the bowls and make them more meaningful and interesting. My bowl system would be limited to 25 games, with 8 wins necessary to qualify, unless winning a conference title with fewer wins than 7.
Here are my 22 Bowl Games, and who would qualify for them:

1. Las Vegas Bowl (New Las Vegas Stadium): Boise State vs. Washington State

2. Independence Bowl (Shreveport): Wake Forest vs. West Virginia

3. Sun Bowl (El Paso): Iowa State vs. Texas A&M

4. Music City Bowl (Nashville): USF vs. Boston College

5. Liberty Bowl (Memphis): Memphis vs. Kansas State

6. Gold Coast Bowl (New LA Stadium): Oklahoma State vs. Washington

7. All-American Bowl (Birmingham): Toledo vs. Missouri

8. Holiday Bowl (San Diego):  Army vs. Iowa

9. New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans): FAU vs. Troy

10. Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise): Fresno State vs. Kentucky

11. Armed Forces Veterans Bowl (Washington, DC): LSU vs. Purdue

12. Texas Bowl (Houston): Mississippi State vs. Arizona State

13. Alamo Bowl (San Antonio): Northwestern vs. Oregon

14. Peach Bowl (Atlanta): TCU vs. Virginia Tech

15. Gator Bowl (Jacksonville): Miami vs. Alabama

16. Sugar Bowl (New Orleans): Georgia vs. Wisconsin

17. Rose Bowl (Pasadena): USC vs. Ohio State

18. Orange Bowl (Miami): Clemson vs. Auburn

19. Hall of Fame Bowl (Tampa): Louisville vs. Michigan

20. Fiesta Bowl (Phoenix): Notre Dame vs. Stanford

21. Cotton Bowl (Dallas): Oklahoma vs. Penn State

22. Citrus Bowl (Orlando): UCF vs. NC State




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