***Official Compass Bowl and FCS Championship Game thread*** (1 Viewer)

[Doctor Detroit]

The BCSNCG and the Beef O'Brady Bowl are the two big ones and have their own threads, but let's discuss the rest here.

Bowl Location/Tickets Date/Time Network Gildan New Mexico
Washington State vs. Colorado State Albuquerque, N.M.
University Stadium Dec. 21
2 p.m. ESPN

Royal Purple Las Vegas
Fresno State vs. USC Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium Dec. 21
3:30 p.m. ABC

Famous Idaho Potato
Buffalo vs. San Diego State Boise, Idaho
Bronco Stadium Dec. 21
5:30 p.m. ESPN

R+L Carriers New Orleans
Tulane vs. Louisiana-Lafayette New Orleans
Mercedes-Benz Superdome Dec. 21
9 p.m. ESPN

Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg
East Carolina vs. Ohio St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tropicana Field Dec. 23
2 p.m. ESPN

Sheraton Hawaii
Boise State vs. Oregon State Honolulu
Aloha Stadium Dec. 24
8 p.m. ESPN

Little Caesars Pizza
Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green Detroit
Ford Field Dec. 26
6 p.m. ESPN

S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
Utah State vs. Northern Illinois San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 26
9:30 p.m. ESPN

Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman
Marshall vs. Maryland Annapolis, Md.
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Dec. 27
2:30 p.m. ESPN

Texas
Syracuse vs. Minnesota Houston
Reliant Stadium Dec. 27
6 p.m. ESPN

Fight Hunger
BYU vs. Washington San Francisco
AT&T Park Dec. 27
9:30 p.m. ESPN

New Era Pinstripe
Rutgers vs. Notre Dame Bronx, N.Y.
Yankee Stadium Dec. 28
Noon ESPN

Belk
Cincinnati vs. North Carolina Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America Stadium Dec. 28
3:20 p.m. ESPN

Russell Athletic
Miami vs. Louisville Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl Dec. 28
6:45 p.m. ESPN

Buffalo Wild Wings
Michigan vs. Kansas State Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium Dec. 28
10:15 p.m. ESPN

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Middle Tennessee vs. Navy Fort Worth, Texas
Amon G. Carter Stadium Dec. 30
11:45 a.m. ESPN

Franklin American Mortgage Music City
Ole Miss vs. Georgia Tech Nashville, Tenn.
LP Field Dec. 30
3:15 p.m. ESPN

Valero Alamo
Oregon vs. Texas San Antonio
Alamodome Dec. 30
6:45 p.m. ESPN

National University Holiday
Arizona State vs. Texas Tech San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 30
10:15 p.m. ESPN

AdvoCare V100
Arizona vs. Boston College Shreveport, La.
Independence Stadium Dec. 31
12:30 p.m. ESPN

Hyundai Sun
Virginia Tech vs. UCLA El Paso, Texas
Sun Bowl Dec. 31
2 p.m. CBS

AutoZone Liberty
Rice vs. Mississippi State Memphis, Tenn.
Liberty Bowl Dec. 31
4 p.m. ESPN

Chick-fil-A
Duke vs. Texas A&M Atlanta
Georgia Dome Dec. 31
8 p.m. ESPN

TaxSlayer.com Gator
Nebraska vs. Georgia Jacksonville, Fla.
Everbank Field Jan. 1
Noon ESPN2

Heart of Dallas
UNLV vs. North Texas Dallas
Cotton Bowl Jan. 1
Noon ESPNU

Capital One
Wisconsin vs. South Carolina Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl Jan. 1
1 p.m. ABC

Outback
Iowa vs. LSU Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium Jan. 1
1 p.m. ESPN

Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO
Stanford vs. Michigan State Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl Jan. 1
5 p.m. ESPN

Tostitos Fiesta
UCF vs. Baylor Glendale, Ariz.
U. of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 1
8:30 p.m. ESPN

Allstate Sugar
Oklahoma vs. Alabama New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome Jan. 2
8:30 p.m. ESPN

Discover Orange
Clemson vs. Ohio State Miami
Sun Life Stadium Jan. 3
8:30 p.m. ESPN

AT&T Cotton
Oklahoma State vs. Missouri Arlington, Texas
AT&T Stadium Jan. 3
7:30 p.m. FOX

BBVA Compass
Vanderbilt vs. Houston Birmingham, Ala.
Legion Field Jan. 4
1 p.m. ESPN

GoDaddy
Arkansas State vs. Ball State Mobile, Ala.
Ladd-Peebles Stadium Jan. 5
9 p.m. ESPN

VIZIO BCS National Championship
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Auburn Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl Jan. 6
8:30 p.m. ESPN

 

[Doctor Detroit]

New Mexico Bowl is first game and that should be a fun one. Orange, Hawaii, Music City and Capital One Bowl all look like great match-ups. Potato and New Orleans Bowl are on TV and you can gamble on them, so that makes them better than an NBA game.

 

[Guest]

8 p.m. ESPN TaxSlayer.com GatorNebraska vs. Georgia Jacksonville, Fla.

Everbank Field Jan. 1

Noon ESPN2 Heart of Dallas

UNLV vs. North Texas Dallas

Cotton Bowl Jan. 1

Noon ESPNU Capital One

Wisconsin vs. South Carolina Orlando, Fla.

Florida Citrus Bowl Jan. 1

1 p.m. ABC Outback

Iowa vs. LSU Tampa, Fla.

Raymond James Stadium Jan. 1

1 p.m. ESPN Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO

Stanford vs. Michigan State Pasadena, Calif.

Rose Bowl Jan. 1

5 p.m. ESPN Tostitos Fiesta

UCF vs. Baylor Glendale, Ariz.

U. of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 1

I predict drunkenness.

Most of my friends don't do much for NYE, but instead hang out at a bar all day on the 1st.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Less than two hours away!!!! Four games today but the worst one will wrap up the night. I can't believe I'll probably watch ULL/Tulane,

 

[Raider Nation]

GO COUGS!

 

[Doctor Detroit]

What a stupid penalty by Colorado State, as dumb as they come. So instead of Wazzu punting, they get a 1st down at the 25 and then a TD. Ooof

 

[JaxBill]

8 p.m. ESPN TaxSlayer.com GatorNebraska vs. Georgia Jacksonville, Fla.

Everbank Field Jan. 1

Noon ESPN2 Heart of Dallas

UNLV vs. North Texas Dallas

Cotton Bowl Jan. 1

Noon ESPNU Capital One

Wisconsin vs. South Carolina Orlando, Fla.

Florida Citrus Bowl Jan. 1

1 p.m. ABC Outback

Iowa vs. LSU Tampa, Fla.

Raymond James Stadium Jan. 1

1 p.m. ESPN Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO

Stanford vs. Michigan State Pasadena, Calif.

Rose Bowl Jan. 1

5 p.m. ESPN Tostitos Fiesta

UCF vs. Baylor Glendale, Ariz.

U. of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 1

I predict drunkenness.

Most of my friends don't do much for NYE, but instead hang out at a bar all day on the 1st.

I think Dr. D has some of these date/times wrong. Gator Bowl is Noon eastern on NYD. Usually the Rose Bowl is 4 eastern or later.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

8 p.m. ESPN TaxSlayer.com GatorNebraska vs. Georgia Jacksonville, Fla.

Everbank Field Jan. 1

Noon ESPN2 Heart of Dallas

UNLV vs. North Texas Dallas

Cotton Bowl Jan. 1

Noon ESPNU Capital One

Wisconsin vs. South Carolina Orlando, Fla.

Florida Citrus Bowl Jan. 1

1 p.m. ABC Outback

Iowa vs. LSU Tampa, Fla.

Raymond James Stadium Jan. 1

1 p.m. ESPN Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO

Stanford vs. Michigan State Pasadena, Calif.

Rose Bowl Jan. 1

5 p.m. ESPN Tostitos Fiesta

UCF vs. Baylor Glendale, Ariz.

U. of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 1

I predict drunkenness.

Most of my friends don't do much for NYE, but instead hang out at a bar all day on the 1st.

I think Dr. D has some of these date/times wrong. Gator Bowl is Noon eastern on NYD. Usually the Rose Bowl is 4 eastern or later.

I cut and pasted from ESPN. The spacing is off, the correct time is AFTER the listed bowl for each.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Fixed.

Nice of Colorado State defense to get one stop in this game.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Just put some on your Bison Even money.

Like I was saying, first team ever to be excited about playing in the Potato Bowl.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Just put some on your Bison Even money.

Like I was saying, first team ever to be excited about playing in the Potato Bowl.

It's the Bulls not the Bison, but I will let it slide. I do think they'll show up to play today, but I know nothing about SDSU so I have no idea how they match up.

If anyone's watching, keep an eye on OLB #46 Khalil Mack. Barring an injury or a bad combine, he's a top 15 pick in the upcoming NFL draft. SI and CBS 1st team All-American, USA Today and AP 2nd team. RB #32 Branden Oliver will get an NFL look as well.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Just put some on your Bison Even money.

Like I was saying, first team ever to be excited about playing in the Potato Bowl.

It's the Bulls not the Bison, but I will let it slide. I do think they'll show up to play today, but I know nothing about SDSU so I have no idea how they match up.

If anyone's watching, keep an eye on OLB #46 Khalil Mack. Barring an injury or a bad combine, he's a top 15 pick in the upcoming NFL draft. SI and CBS 1st team All-American, USA Today and AP 2nd team. RB #32 Branden Oliver will get an NFL look as well.

Oh yeah, Bison is the AAA baseball team.

San Diego State is hit or miss, I'm not sure I saw a worse played game as I saw when they played UNLV. They are decent on both sides of the ball but they make a lot of mistakes.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Teams go up and down the field on Fresno throwing the ball, USC runs 40 times on their first possession.

 

[JaxBill]

Sir broosk ‏@celebrityhottub 11m

The interim coach onside kick is the equivalent of Tokyo drifting in a rental car.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Fresno State looks like complete #### on offense. Oooooooof

 

[Steve Tasker]

LET'S GO BULLS

Kiper has Mack #4 on the big board going into today.

 

[Raider Nation]

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

This one may need its own thread. I'm not sure we can contain all of the excitement and pageantry in here.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Beware the 6-6 team.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Let's go Tasker Bulls!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Steve Tasker]

In classic mid-major football tradition, UB blocks SDSU's FG attempt, gets the ball back, then SDSU blocks the UB punt. Good football here.

 

[Raider Nation]

Leach is the dumbest coach on the face of the earth.

 

[Christo]

He was in.

 

[wazoo11]

If it wasn't for Draft Kings, I wouldn't care about either team.

 

[Raider Nation]

Cannot wait to hear his post-game explanation. Because there isn't one. Dumbest coaching move I've ever seen.

EVER.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Wow Colorado State

 

[Steve Tasker]

Cannot wait to hear his post-game explanation. Because there isn't one. Dumbest coaching move I've ever seen.

EVER.

What happened? I missed it.

 

[Christo]

Cannot wait to hear his post-game explanation. Because there isn't one. Dumbest coaching move I've ever seen.

EVER.

Well, he didn't fumble the ball three plays in a row.

 

[Raider Nation]

Cannot wait to hear his post-game explanation. Because there isn't one. Dumbest coaching move I've ever seen.

EVER.

What happened? I missed it.

Wazzu had the ball with 2:00 left. CSU was out of timeouts. Three kneel-downs and the game was over.

They fumbled on the play before, and it was overturned. Then they didn't need to snap it until 1:25, but they snapped it immediately instead - from the shotgun - and fumbled AGAIN. Of course, CSU goes right down and scores, AND gets the 2-pointer, AND they fumble the ensuing kickoff.

Comical beyond belief.

 

[Raider Nation]

Leach should never coach another game. On any level.

 

[Christo]

Leach should never coach another game. On any level.

 

[Raider Nation]

Leach should never coach another game. On any level.

Tell me why I'm wrong.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Cannot wait to hear his post-game explanation. Because there isn't one. Dumbest coaching move I've ever seen.

EVER.

What happened? I missed it.

Wazzu had the ball with 2:00 left. CSU was out of timeouts. Three kneel-downs and the game was over.

They fumbled on the play before, and it was overturned. Then they didn't need to snap it until 1:25, but they snapped it immediately instead - from the shotgun - and fumbled AGAIN. Of course, CSU goes right down and scores, AND gets the 2-pointer, AND they fumble the ensuing kickoff.

Comical beyond belief.

 

[wazoo11]

All Halliday had to do was take a knee.

 

[Christo]

Leach should never coach another game. On any level.

Tell me why I'm wrong.

How many beers have you had?

 

[Steve Tasker]

mother####er

#CJK5HBOB

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Raidernation doing his best Goggins, smart money on the Rams.

 

[Raider Nation]

Leach should never coach another game. On any level.

Tell me why I'm wrong.

How many beers have you had?

all you want to. But tell me why I'm wrong.

A coach who can't figure out that three kneel-downs wins the game is a coach who shouldn't be in charge of a Pop Warner team.

 

[got_nugs]

Leach should never coach another game. On any level.

Tell me why I'm wrong.

How many beers have you

Leach should never coach another game. On any level.

Tell me why I'm wrong.

How many beers have you had?

all you want to. But tell me why I'm wrong.

A coach who can't figure out that three kneel-downs wins the game is a coach who shouldn't be in charge of a Pop Warner team.

It was the worst bit of coaching that i've ever seen. You literally lost the game for your team. If they fumble the kneeldown, fine. But to not expire the clock and instead run fumble off right tackle, that doesn't happen in Pop Warner.

 

[Raider Nation]

Every member of the winning team in this game should get a lifetime supply of potatoes.

 

[got_nugs]

Every member of the winning team in this game should get a lifetime supply of potatoes.

I'd suit up for that.

 

[Christo]

How does time expire in that situation? WSU picked up a first down with 2:36 OTC. Clock stops on a first down. 25 second clock begins after the ball is spotted. So they wait until about 2:12, snap, take knee. Say that takes three seconds, it's at 2:09 when the 40 second clock starts. So they snap again at about 1:35 and take a knee, the 40 second clock starts at 1:32. They snap again at about 0:55. There's still about 12-15 seconds OTC when they have to snap on 4th down.

 

[Raider Nation]

How does time expire in that situation? WSU picked up a first down with 2:36 OTC. Clock stops on a first down. 25 second clock begins after the ball is spotted. So they wait until about 2:12, snap, take knee. Say that takes three seconds, it's at 2:09 when the 40 second clock starts. So they snap again at about 1:35 and take a knee, the 40 second clock starts at 1:32. They snap again at about 0:55. There's still about 12-15 seconds OTC when they have to snap on 4th down.

Yeah, snapping it as quickly as possible and running a play was a much better option.

 

[Raider Nation]

Tasker's boys stink.

 

[Christo]

How does time expire in that situation? WSU picked up a first down with 2:36 OTC. Clock stops on a first down. 25 second clock begins after the ball is spotted. So they wait until about 2:12, snap, take knee. Say that takes three seconds, it's at 2:09 when the 40 second clock starts. So they snap again at about 1:35 and take a knee, the 40 second clock starts at 1:32. They snap again at about 0:55. There's still about 12-15 seconds OTC when they have to snap on 4th down.

Yeah, snapping it as quickly as possible and running a play was a much better option.

I'm not saying they shouldn't have milked the clock. But it's a tempo offense. And if you still need another first to run the clock out you may want to maintain some sort of rhythm.

 

[Raider Nation]

How does time expire in that situation? WSU picked up a first down with 2:36 OTC. Clock stops on a first down. 25 second clock begins after the ball is spotted. So they wait until about 2:12, snap, take knee. Say that takes three seconds, it's at 2:09 when the 40 second clock starts. So they snap again at about 1:35 and take a knee, the 40 second clock starts at 1:32. They snap again at about 0:55. There's still about 12-15 seconds OTC when they have to snap on 4th down.

Yeah, snapping it as quickly as possible and running a play was a much better option.

I'm not saying they shouldn't have milked the clock. But it's a tempo offense. And if you still need another first to run the clock out you may want to maintain some sort of rhythm.

The announcers said they didn't need to run a play, so I'm taking them at their word. I wasn't counting seconds.

But even if you have to one-step-punt with under 10 seconds left after taking 3 knees, it's an impossible situation for CSU.

 

[Raider Nation]

McShay just absolutely destroyed Leach.

BTW, they snapped the 1st down play at 2:05. Even if they needed to snap it on 4th down (there may have been less than 0:05 on the clock), they could have snapped it to the QB in the shotgun. He runs around for a few seconds.... game over. No punt needed.

 

[got_nugs]

How does time expire in that situation? WSU picked up a first down with 2:36 OTC. Clock stops on a first down. 25 second clock begins after the ball is spotted. So they wait until about 2:12, snap, take knee. Say that takes three seconds, it's at 2:09 when the 40 second clock starts. So they snap again at about 1:35 and take a knee, the 40 second clock starts at 1:32. They snap again at about 0:55. There's still about 12-15 seconds OTC when they have to snap on 4th down.

After the QB fumbled the non fumble, the clock was stopped up at 2:01, or 8 seconds less than your estimate. Of course hindsight is 20/20 but couldn't you kneel it on 2nd/3rd and run out of the back of the end zone for a safety on 4th down, worst case scenario? They snapped it 4 seconds after the "non fumble" which is inexcusable given that they had no problem running down the play clock the drive before.

 

[Premier]

Can't believe Fresno almost made the Bcs. Yuck.

But then Baylor is going to do the same thing to UCF.

 

[Raider Nation]

How does time expire in that situation? WSU picked up a first down with 2:36 OTC. Clock stops on a first down. 25 second clock begins after the ball is spotted. So they wait until about 2:12, snap, take knee. Say that takes three seconds, it's at 2:09 when the 40 second clock starts. So they snap again at about 1:35 and take a knee, the 40 second clock starts at 1:32. They snap again at about 0:55. There's still about 12-15 seconds OTC when they have to snap on 4th down.

After the QB fumbled the non fumble, the clock was stopped up at 2:01, or 8 seconds less than your estimate. Of course hindsight is 20/20 but couldn't you kneel it on 2nd/3rd and run out of the back of the end zone for a safety on 4th down, worst case scenario? They snapped it 4 seconds after the "non fumble" which is inexcusable given that they had no problem running down the play clock the drive before.

McShay also mentioned something else I had forgotten about. Wazzu could have gone to the locker room up 35-20 at halftime. Instead, with under a minute left, and on their own 21..... incompletion, sack, incompletion, punt. CSU gets a FG just before halftime. That FG was the final margin.

Leach blows.