I'm not sure how this is possible:
#10 Oregon (10-2): Alamo Bowl Dec 30th
#14 ASU (10-3): Holiday Bowl Dec 30th
#17 UCLA (9-3): Sun Bowl Dec 31st
#25 USC (9-4): Las Vegas Bowl Dec 21st
Washington (8-4): Fight Hunger Bowl Dec 27th
How the heck is Larry Scott letting this happen? He seems to get it everywhere else when it comes to running a conference. I can't believe this is their schedule. When the playoff comes around, that doesn't affect the lower bowls does it? How does he go about improving their bowl bids going forward?
Outside of Arizona/SD/LA, what destination west of the Rockies is even remotely attractive for a bowl game? Someone mentioned SF, but how's the weather this time of year?
Same as it usually is.Seattle would be a great destination too. Awesome city. They got rid of the dome though.
Denver wouldn't work for a bowl either given their current setup, but, again, awesome city. Need a dome to host a bowl though.
That said, I hope this year's Super Bowl is a big success, so it opens up the window to more cold weather bowls. Denver, Seattle, and San Francisco are all fantastic destinations. I'd go there 3 and 5+ times before I'd ever go to Miami, Dallas, Atlanta, Tampa, etc. again.