2007-2008 Bowl Game Schedule

[Jihme]

http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/schedule

I was looking around the site trying to find info on what bowls we have a chance of being invited to if we go to one this year, and I came across this site.  It was posted only 3 days ago, so hopefully this isn't old news.  Not sure if this info is anywhere else on the board, but here is a breakdown of who gets who this year.  I had trouble finding this info earlier, which led me to think this is new info, so I'm sorry if this is old news.

The 2007-08 bowl schedule:

2007-08 College Football Bowl Schedule

Bowl Game Date/Time Site Matchup Network

San Diego Co. Credit Union Poinsettia Dec. 20

9 p.m.  San Diego, Calif.  Mountain West vs. Navy / At-Large  ESPN

R&L Carriers New Orleans Dec. 21

8 p.m.  New Orleans, La.  Sun Belt Champ vs. C-USA  ESPN2

PapaJohn's.com Dec. 22

1 p.m.  Birmingham, Ala.  Big East vs. C-USA  ESPN2

New Mexico Dec. 22

4:30 p.m.  Albuquerque, N.M.  Mountain West vs. WAC  ESPN

Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Dec. 22

8 p.m.  Las Vegas, Nev.  Mountain West vs. Pac-10  ESPN

Sheraton Hawaii Dec. 23

8 p.m.  Honolulu, Hawaii  C-USA vs. WAC  ESPN

Motor City Dec. 26

7:30 p.m.  Detroit, Mich.  Big Ten vs. MAC  ESPN

Pacific Life Holiday Dec. 27

8 p.m.  San Diego, Calif.  Big 12 vs. Pac-10  ESPN

Champs Sports Dec. 28

5 p.m.  Orlando, Fla.  ACC vs. Big Ten  ESPN

Texas Dec. 28

8 p.m.  Houston, Texas  Big 12 vs. C-USA NFL

Emerald Dec. 28

8:30 p.m.  San Francisco, Calif.  ACC vs. Pac-10  ESPN

Meineke Car Care Dec. 29

1 p.m.  Charlotte, N.C.  ACC vs. Big East ESPN

AutoZone Liberty Dec. 29

4:30 p.m.  Memphis, Tenn.  C-USA vs. SEC  ESPN

Alamo  Dec. 29

8 p.m.  San Antonio, Texas  Big Ten vs. Big 12  ESPN

Petro Sun Independence Dec. 30

8 p.m.  Shreveport, La.  Big 12 vs. SEC ESPN

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Dec. 31

12:30 p.m.  Fort Worth, Texas  Mountain West vs. Pac-10 ESPN

Sun Dec. 31

2 p.m.  El Paso, Texas  Big 12 / Big East / Notre Dame vs. Pac-10  CBS

Humanitarian Dec. 31

2 p.m.  Boise, Idaho  ACC vs. WAC  ESPN2

Gaylord Hotels Music City Dec. 31

4 p.m.  Nashville, Tenn.  ACC vs. SEC  ESPN

Chick-fil-A Dec. 31

7:30 p.m.  Atlanta, Ga. ACC vs. SEC  ESPN

Insight Dec. 31

TBA Tempe, Ariz.  Big Ten vs. Big 12  NFL

Outback Jan. 1

11 a.m.  Tampa, Fla.  Big Ten vs. SEC  ESPN

AT&T Cotton Jan. 1

11:30 a.m.  Dallas, Texas  Big 12 vs. SEC  FOX

Gator Jan. 1

1 p.m.  Jacksonville, Fla.  ACC vs. Big 12 / Big East / Notre Dame  CBS

Capital One  Jan. 1

1 p.m.  Orlando, Fla.  Big Ten vs. SEC  ABC

Rose presented by Citi Jan. 1

4:30 p.m.  Pasadena, Calif.  *BCS vs. BCS  ABC

Allstate Sugar Jan. 1

8:30 p.m.  New Orleans, La.  *BCS vs. BCS  FOX

Tostitos Fiesta Jan. 2

8 p.m.  Glendale, Ariz.  *BCS vs. BCS  FOX

FedEx Orange Jan. 3

8 p.m.  Miami, Fla.  *BCS vs. BCS  FOX

International Jan. 5

12 p.m.  Toronto, Canada  Big East / Notre Dame vs. MAC  ESPN2

GMAC  Jan. 6

8 p.m.  Mobile, Ala.  C-USA vs. MAC ESPN

BCS National Championship Jan. 7

8 p.m.  New Orleans, La. *BCS #1

vs. BCS #2  FOX

[Guest]

http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/schedule

I was looking around the site trying to find info on what bowls we have a chance of being invited to if we go to one this year, and I came across this site.  It was posted only 3 days ago, so hopefully this isn't old news.  Not sure if this info is anywhere else on the board, but here is a breakdown of who gets who this year.  I had trouble finding this info earlier, which led me to think this is new info, so I'm sorry if this is old news.

The 2007-08 bowl schedule:

2007-08 College Football Bowl Schedule

Bowl Game Date/Time Site Matchup Network

PapaJohn's.com Dec. 22

1 p.m.  Birmingham, Ala.  Big East vs. C-USA  ESPN2

Meineke Car Care Dec. 29

1 p.m.  Charlotte, N.C.  ACC vs. Big East ESPN

Sun Dec. 31

2 p.m.  El Paso, Texas  Big 12 / Big East / Notre Dame vs. Pac-10  CBS

Gator Jan. 1

1 p.m.  Jacksonville, Fla.  ACC vs. Big 12 / Big East / Notre Dame  CBS

Allstate Sugar Jan. 1

8:30 p.m.  New Orleans, La.  *BCS vs. BCS  FOX

International Jan. 5

12 p.m.  Toronto, Canada  Big East / Notre Dame vs. MAC  ESPN2

BCS National Championship Jan. 7

8 p.m.  New Orleans, La. *BCS #1

vs. BCS #2  FOX

Although something tells me the PapaJohns.com Bowl might be MAC v C-USA this year...

[crambone]

w00t w00t

Charlotte, here we come!

[SeaBull]

^^^ Way to shoot for the stars.

w00t w00t

Jax, here we come!

[Joe]

Jim,

The MAC is an alternate if there are not enough BE or CUSA teams.

[Guest]

Jim,

The MAC is an alternate if there are not enough BE or CUSA teams.

Yeah, I wasn't 100% sure.

[crambone]

Shoot for the stars?  Man, I would love to go back to Charlotte!

Besides, we all know that the GAYtor bowl will not take us...they would grab someone else with a bigger draw.

[BullsFanInTX]

If we went 11-1, Gator would take us (too good a story to pass up).  10-2 it would be a toss up, they probably take a big 12 team.  We should bring quite a few fans to Gator, I won't guess how many but a lot more than the PJC bowl.

My understanding is our bowl deals go through 09.  When does Tranghese start negotiating new deasl.  When are new deals announce.  How much lead time did we get last time for the bowls.  The BE should NOT settle for any joint tie ins with other conference.  (Gator/Sun)  The BE has enough leverage to demand a sole tie in with bowls (with ND of course).  Especially with another great year for the BE expected.

[Mama_Bull]

If we went 11-1, Gator would take us (too good a story to pass up).  10-2 it would be a toss up, they probably take a big 12 team. [highlight] We should bring quite a few fans to Gator[/highlight], I won't guess how many but a lot more than the PJC bowl.

I would love to see us go to the Gator Bowl, however, even if we went 11-1 and we bring a lot of fans with us, for most of the USF fans it would be a "day trip".  Most of the bowls want teams that will have overnight stays, at least, in order to generate community revenue.

If we don't get the BE championship bowl or the Gator Bowl I would love to return to Charlotte.  The people there were great and made us feel right at home.

[Guest]

If we went 11-1, Gator would take us (too good a story to pass up).  10-2 it would be a toss up, they probably take a big 12 team.  We should bring quite a few fans to Gator, I won't guess how many but a lot more than the PJC bowl.

My understanding is our bowl deals go through 09.  When does Tranghese start negotiating new deasl.  When are new deals announce.  How much lead time did we get last time for the bowls.  The BE should NOT settle for any joint tie ins with other conference.  (Gator/Sun)  The BE has enough leverage to demand a sole tie in with bowls (with ND of course).  Especially with another great year for the BE expected.

You are right, the current contracts are through the 2008-2009 season, because that is when the current BCS contracts end.  In recent years, bowls and conferences tended to wait to see what the "BCS" does first.

If I'm not mistaken, the current BCS contract was done AFTER the old one had expired.  That forced a re-shuffling of a lot of bowl contracts.

So, I would say that unless Bernie Machen (UF President) is able to really move the issue of a playoffs to be more than a "plus 1" system (which is what most people think will be the first playoff step), don't expect any movement on bowl contracts until AT LEAST the summer of 2008 if not the winter/spring of 2009.