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2016 - 2017 **NCAA Bowl Game Schedule**

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  • mjp28M mjp28

    Take a good look at that bowl schedule and tell me why the stuck in the last century (somewhere) D-1A leadership couldn't easily do an 8 team playoff? 😕

    Q: And why are there so many B1G tie-in to the bowl games?

    A: Because B1G fans traditionally travel in B1G numbers and spend B1G money! 😉

    @mjp28 said:

    Take a good look at that bowl schedule and tell me why the stuck in the last century (somewhere) D-1A leadership couldn't easily do an 8 team playoff? 😕

    Q: And why are there so many B1G tie-in to the bowl games?

    A: Because B1G fans traditionally travel in B1G numbers and spend B1G money! 😉

    8 team playoff would be lame. OSU already beat OU. The 4 good Big 10 teams have all played each other. There's no point other than that people always complain about the status quo.

  • And I have zero desire to watch Western Michigan play a football game, much less as an 8 seed in Tuscaloosa.

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  • I like 6. Reward the top 2 with byes. Maybe make the first round on home fields

    Ja.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody!
  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody

    I like 6. Reward the top 2 with byes. Maybe make the first round on home fields

    @mld-woody said:

    I like 6. Reward the top 2 with byes. Maybe make the first round on home fields

    Personally I hate byes give the best teams (ALABAMA needs a breather?) an extra week to heal meanwhile the lesser teams are further taxed.

    Home field is reward enough. Besides the D-1A playoffs are now near the end of 2016 or in with the 2017 games. Move it to 8 and it will a little better...or 16 like the rest of America.

    GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!
  • W wargograw

    And I have zero desire to watch Western Michigan play a football game, much less as an 8 seed in Tuscaloosa.

    @wargograw said:

    And I have zero desire to watch Western Michigan play a football game, much less as an 8 seed in Tuscaloosa.

    This year #1 (-15) looks a world apart but #2-7 would be all somewhat interesting matchups, plus rematchs can be exciting.

    And WM does have their bowl game like what 66 other teams? (I didn't count.)

    GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!

  • The bye rewards the top team. Makes the regular season means something

    Ja.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody!
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  • I'm fine with expanding. I just think this year is a horrible piece of evidence for why it should happen.

    And rematches are completely unfair to the team that won the first one IMO.

  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody

    The bye rewards the top team. Makes the regular season means something

    @mld-woody said:

    The bye rewards the top team. Makes the regular season means something

    The only time byes mean much is if the playoffs start soon after the regular season not a month out.

    Plus the non-bye teams end up playing one extra game. Rewards are the better seeding.

    Might be a moot point for the D-1A teams anyway I don't think that they are going to change to the normal playoff format anyway.

    GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!

  • Ten Big Ten teams are bowling this postseason, including a record four in New Years Six Bowls. See the full 2016-17 bowl schedule below.

    Heres a look at previous bowl game results: 2015-2016 | 2014-15 | 2013-14 | 2012-13 | 2011-12.

    http://btn.com/2016-2017-college-football-bowl-games/

    BIG TEN BOWL GAMES

    Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 26) Maryland vs. BC Ford Field Detroit, MI 2:30 pm / ESPN

    Holiday Bowl (Dec. 27) Minnesota at Washington State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA 7 pm / ESPN

    New Era Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 28) Northwestern vs. Pitt Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 2 pm / ESPN

    Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 28) Indiana vs. Utah Levis Stadium Santa Clara, CA 8:30 pm / FOX

    Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City Bowl (Dec. 30) Nebraska vs. Tennessee Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN 3:30 pm / ESPN

    Capital One Orange Bowl (Dec. 30) Michigan vs. Florida State Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL 8 pm / ESPN

    Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31) No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson U. of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ 7 pm ET / ESPN <--- OHIO STATE has had good luck in Glendale 🙂

    Goodyear Cotton Bowl (Jan. 2) Wisconsin vs. Western Michigan AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX 1 pm / ESPN

    Outback Bowl (Jan. 2) Iowa vs. Florida Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL 1 pm / ABC

    Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 2) Penn State vs. USC Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA 5 pm / ESPN

    - See more at: http://btn.com/2016-2017-college-football-bowl-games/#sthash.5Bt5MjtZ.dpuf

    GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!

  • And a trip back to last year and the major bowl games:

    2015-16 BOWL SCHEDULE (all times ET) COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF DATE GAME LOCATION TIME (TV) MATCHUP 12/31 Orange (Semifinal) Miami, Fla. 4 p.m. (ESPN) Clemson 37, Oklahoma 17

    12/31 Cotton (Semifinal) Arlington, Texas 8 p.m. (ESPN) Alabama 38, Michigan State 0

    1/11 Championship Game Glendale, Ariz. 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Alabama 45, Clemson 40

    SELECTION COMMITTEE BOWL GAMES

    12/31 Peach Atlanta, Ga. Noon (ESPN) Houston 38, Florida State 24

    1/1 Fiesta Glendale, Ariz. 1 p.m. (ESPN) Ohio State 44, Notre Dame 28

    1/1 Rose Pasadena, Calif. 5 p.m. (ESPN) Stanford 45, Iowa 16

    1/1 Sugar New Orleans, La. 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Ole Miss 48, Oklahoma State 20

    - See more at: http://btn.com/2015-2016-college-football-bowl-games/#sthash.yuew9TzL.dpuf

    GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!
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