EVERY BOWL GAME IN TEN WORDS
We now present the only guide to bowl watching you’ll need: every bowl game previewed in just ten words each.
EagleBank Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Navy, Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium Dec. 20, 11 a.m., ESPN.
Take early “working” lunch! Eat piggishly.Fall asleep on desk.

That app combo plate is a devastator.
New Mexico Colorado State vs. Fresno State, Albuquerque University Stadium Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m. ESPN
It takes ten words to say: “You won’t watch this.”
magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl! Memphis vs. South Florida, St. Petersburg. Fla, Tropicana Field, Dec. 20, 4:30 p.m. ESPN2
Bonus of covering this? Hustling shuffleboard money, meds off geezers.
Pioneer Las Vegas, BYU vs. Arizona, Las Vegas, Sam Boyd Stadium, Dec. 20, 8 p.m. ESPN
Mormons Meet Meth in Mid-desert Melee. Sex? (Yes:guilty, furtive handjobs.)
R+L Carriers New Orleans, Southern Miss vs. Troy, New Orleans Superdome, Dec. 21, 8:15 p.m. ESPN
You won’t watch, but someone’s catching herpes on this trip.
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, Boise State vs. TCU, San Diego Qualcomm Stadium, Dec. 23, 8 p.m. ESPN.
Undefeated = TCU and fifty bucks in new checking account!
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, Hawaii vs. Notre Dame, Honolulu, Aloha Stadium Dec. 24, 8 p.m. ESPN
Weis in volcano “accident”; delicious smell permeates island. Buyout: POOF!
Motor City Bowl, Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan, Detroit Ford Field, Dec. 26, 8 p.m. ESPN
Schnellenberger wins, then attempts Big Three bailout with confederate money.
Meineke Car Care Bowl, West Virginia vs. North Carolina, Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium, Dec. 27, 1 p.m. ESPN
Stewart lubricates world with magical Suck-Oil. Poor Pat White.
Champs Sports Bowl, Wisconsin vs. Florida State, Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m. ESPN
Cheese-eating fatboys take crowbar in teeth from deranged old cracker.
Emerald Bowl, Miami (Fla.) vs. California, San Francisco AT&T Park, Dec. 27, 8 p.m. ESPN
Canes in Castro: “Where’s gang bang?” Get address. Get CONFUSED.
Independence Bowl, Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech, Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium, Dec. 28, 8:15 p.m. ESPN
Shreveport, the best place on earth…for me to POOP ON.
Papajohns.com Bowl, NC State vs. Rutgers, Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field Dec. 29, 3 p.m. ESPN.
O’Brien has staring contest with tub of garlic butter, wins.
Valero Alamo Bowl, Missouri vs. Northwestern, San Antonio Alamodome Dec. 29, 8 p.m. ESPN
Chase Daniel versus Northwestern’s secondary: arm falls off at halftime.
Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl, Maryland vs. Nevada, Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium, Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m. ESPN
Truck stop sponsor! Gift bag is ephedrine, one live hooker.
Texas Bowl, Rice vs. Western Michigan, Houston Reliant Stadium, Dec. 30, 8 p.m., NFL Network
Sage Rosefels, though in NFL, still throws a pick here.
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, Oklahoma State vs. Oregon, San Diego Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 30, 8 p.m., ESPN
Officiated by Dick Bavetta. Points! Winner gets whale steaks. (Shhhh…)
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Houston vs. Air Force, Fort Worth, Texas, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Dec. 31, Noon ESPN
Ditto on: points! Loser’s mascot to be incinerated in DARPA tests.
Brut Sun Bowl, Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh, El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl Dec. 31, 2 p.m. CBS
Wannstache on Mexican border plus $1.99 mask equals ZORRO SIGHTING.
Gaylord Hotels Music City, Boston College vs. Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tenn. LP Field Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. ESPN
“Gaylord” not funny not funny FUCK IT–Funny. Fark, FTW.
Insight Bowl: Kansas vs. Minnesota, Tempe, Ariz. Sun Devil Stadium, Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m. NFL Network
Mangino puts foot up they ass; deja vu for Minnesota:
Chick-fil-A Bowl, LSU vs. Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia Dome Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Fried food spurs LSU; Tigers never lose when batter’s around.
Outback Bowl, South Carolina vs. Iowa, Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium, Jan. 1, 2009, 11 a.m. ESPN.
Only hope for Gamecocks: Shonn Greene, Mons Venus, booze, repeat.
Capital One Bowl, Georgia vs. Michigan State, Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl, Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m. ABC.
Dantonio suspends EVERYONE for not wearing top hats. LOSS, Spartans.
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl, Clemson vs. Nebraska, Jacksonville, Fla., Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m. CBS
Nebraska giggles at grown man named Dabo, cramps. Wins anyway.
The Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi, Penn State vs. USC, Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 2009, 4:30 p.m. ABC
JoePa says “I haven’t seen that much blood since Antietam.”
FedEx Orange Bowl, Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech, Miami Dolphin Stadium, Jan. 1, 2009, 8:30 p.m., FOX
Jenkins says, “It’s okay, I won’t watch this, either.”
AT&T Cotton Bowl, Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech, Dallas, Cotton Bowl Jan. 2, 2009, 2 p.m. FOX
If sanity were oxygen, both coaches would suffocate. GIGGITY YARR.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Kentucky vs. East Carolina, Memphis, Tenn., Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Jan. 2, 2009, 5 p.m. ESPN
Rich Brooks thinks your muffler is bullshit. Skip calls agent.
Allstate Sugar Bowl, Utah vs. Alabama, New Orleans Superdome Jan. 2, 2009, 8 p.m. FOX
ALABAMA SMASH. Utes drink Hurricanes, cry into gutter. (NOLA tradition.)
International Bowl, Buffalo vs. Connecticut, Toronto, Rogers Centre, Jan. 3, 2009, Noon ESPN2
If you watch, it’s really just morbid curiosity. Or: gluttony.
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Ohio State vs. Texas, Glendale, Ariz. University of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 5, 2009, 8 p.m. FOX.
Will Muschamp holds up cuneiform defense, says “Read it!” Pryor cries.
GMAC Bowl, Tulsa vs. Ball State, Mobile, Ala., Ladd-Peebles Stadium Jan. 6, 2009, 8 p.m. ESPN
Just gluttony at this point. Ball State loses by eleventybillion.
FedEx BCS National Championship Game, Florida vs. Oklahoma.
Oklahoma scores a hundred. Why even play it? JINX, ACTIVATED.









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zzgator says:
All commenters furtively seeking sardonically witty ten word long ripostes.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
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Doug says:
Bravo, sir, and I won’t even insult you by counting to make sure each one only had ten words — though I bet it’s an hour, tops, before some knob comes on here claiming to have done just that.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
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yoyofutbawl says:
What, no Haiku?
December 9th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
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SC_Gator says:
Bravo, good sir! That was well done, well done indeed!
December 9th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
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me says:
I thought pissing in the gutters was the NOLA tradition.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
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OhioDawg says:
flush this crap we only need Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Orange.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
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TJ says:
December 20th in St. Petersburg: good excuse to punish my liver.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
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adub says:
“Canes in Castro….get CONFUSED”
I just drew attention to myself at work with an unsuccessfully stifled outburst of pure glee at those ten words.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
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THETexasStateUniversity says:
Behold my rebellious new riposte structure, bucking the trend of edsbs.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
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hobeg8r says:
@ 5 – I thought throwing up in the gutter was the NOLA tradition.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
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DC Trojan says:
I just woke up from my post-lunch nap… and very refreshing it was too.
December 9th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
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Mr.Pelican Pants says:
Some of those games will have 10 TDs or more!
December 9th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
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Herb says:
Tom O’Brien: no flash, just 41-10 UNC beatdowns for fans
December 9th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
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DrBundy says:
Shreveport likes to all itself the “buckle” of the bible belt. That must make NOLA the “zipper”.
#5 & #10 – You’re both right. But folks come back for more…
December 9th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
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The Holy Grail says:
How in the hell did a Maquoketa, Iowa guy make your freaking list — Maquoketa, Iowa = donkey-penis
December 9th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
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Bunkie Perkins says:
Angry emails from Shreveport are being typed as we speak…again.
December 9th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
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RabidBadger says:
Hey!
I’m not fat!
December 9th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
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John says:
I’m really glad I didn’t read the Hawaii Bowl preview at work or in a library. That would have embarrassing.
Well done, Orson.
December 9th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
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PeayHog says:
“GIGGITY YARR”
You had me at “Gig”
December 9th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
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paliboy says:
Gators will absolutely destroy. Jinx checkmated
December 9th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
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Bama says:
I love the concept of Alabama as THE HULK of college football teams.
After a decade of trying to be a west-coast (Dubose), option (Fran), and a pass-first pro-style (Price and Shula) team, FINALLY, FINALLY, someone realized that Gene Stallings had it right all along: POUND POUND POUND running game, giant lineman on both sides of the ball, and a moderately talented QB.
(Of course to Stallings’ formula we’ve added Saban recruiting, so that’s kinda cool)
Funny how teams fit a certain personality and the difficulties you encounter when trying to completely change a program into something new: see – Nebraska, see also – 2007 Auburn
December 9th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
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GTSteve says:
@ 21
It helps in the Auburn case when your AD is willing to pull the trigger on a coach with an undefeated season on his resumee. It doesn’t help when he considers Patrick “a-hyuck” Nix as a viable coaching replacement. Predicting a decade of Auburn failure here.
December 9th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
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A.C. Green says:
I would like to stand up for magicJack – it worked great for me for 35 years! I couldn’t do this sort of thing while I was using magicJack, but now that I’m happily married, I’d like to give two thumbs up for magicJack
December 9th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
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drogue says:
I for one cannot wait to see the heinious matching shirts, fresh off the tourist/visiting coach only rack at the Oahu WalMart that Charlie and the Domer staff will be wearing.
December 9th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
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GamecockTony says:
“It takes ten words to say: “You won’t watch this.” ”
Oh, my BetUS account begs to differ.
/take all the bowl game overs and thank me later.
December 9th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
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mchopper56 says:
as a maryland fan, i get to watch them play in not only the best named bowl…. but one also attended by trucker two times and other amateur film makers he’s talked out of suicide… all of my dreams
December 9th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
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Studley says:
“Loser’s mascot to be incinerated in DARPA tests.”
Actually, they’ll get incinerated in the final ARH-70 tests. The winning school will get two of these lovely helicopters to use in a Hunter-Killer formation to eradicate opponents’ Recruiting Coordinators, thus allowing them to get better recruits the easy way.
It’s the only way Bell can get a tax writeoff after the Army discontinued the program.
December 9th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
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www.southbendblarney.com says:
Orson,
Since 7 bits of info is the most you can fit into short term memory-the preview should really be 7 words or less…at least 3 words for every preview are totally forgotten. You and your clever 10 words…
December 9th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
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CincySooner says:
Orson… there’s really no reason for the jinx.
OU may score 100, but I’m pretty sure Florida scores 101. It seems to be our destiny.
King Barry, give me the strength to have a good feeling about this one.
December 10th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
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Hunter says:
Come on, activate that jinx your florida homers.
December 10th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
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Larry Langolier says:
Cap One Bowl
Goodbye Moreno and Stafford. Fire Martinez, Fire Martinez, Fire Martinez.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
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Desert SAPPER says:
Sooners get thrashed in Miami; Tebow does the chicken dance.
December 10th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
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Petie says:
The first damn time in three years I’ll be home in Shreveport (the biggest city in East Texas!) during the Independence Bowl, and there’s not one team I want to see in it. I’d give my left kidney for tickets to the Sugar Bowl, but I’m pretty sure the going rate is two kidneys and an eye.
Well, to hell with it. Roll Tide and Go Gators.
December 11th, 2008 at 10:38 am