The Dubsism 2010-2011 College Football Bowl Predictions

Bowl Championship Series:

BCS Championship:

• Monday, January 10th; Glendale, Arizona;  University of Phoenix Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: #1 vs. #2 – Alabama (SEC #1) vs. Ohio State (Big Ten #1)
• Payout: $18,000,000

Fiesta Bowl:

• Saturday, January 1st; Glendale, Arizona;  University of Phoenix Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Big 12 Champion/BCS vs. BCS At-Large –  Texas (Big 12 #1) vs. Boise State (WAC #1)
• Payout: $18,000,000

Rose Bowl:

• Saturday, January 1st; Pasadena, California; Rose Bowl
• Matchup: Big Ten Champion/BCS vs. Pac-10 Champion/BCS –  *Penn State (Big Ten #2) vs. Oregon (Pac-10 #1)
• Payout : $18,000,000

* Penn State replaces the Big Ten Champion (Ohio State) which will be in BCS Championship

Orange Bowl:

• Monday, January, 3rd; Miami, Florida; Dolphin Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: ACC Champion/BCS vs. BCS At-Large – Georgia Tech (ACC #1) vs. Connecticut (Big East #1)
• Payout: $18,000,000

Sugar Bowl:

• Tuesday, January 4th; New Orleans, Louisiana; Superdome
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: SEC Champion/BCS vs. BCS At-Large – *Florida (SEC #2) vs. Utah (MWC #1)
• Payout: $18,000,000

* Florida replaces the SEC Champion (Alabama) which will be in BCS Championship

Other:

Capital One Bowl:

• Saturday, January 1st; Orlando, Florida;  Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: SEC #2 vs. Big Ten #2 –  *LSU (SEC #3) vs. *Iowa (Big Ten #3)
• Payout: $4,250,000

*LSU and Iowa are in this game as both #1 and #2 from the Big Ten and the SEC will be in the BCS.

Cotton Bowl Classic:

• Friday, January 7th; Dallas, Texas; Cowboys Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Big 12 #2 vs. SEC #3 – Nebraska (Big 12 #2) vs. Mississippi (SEC #4)
• Payout: $3,575,000

Insight Bowl:

• Tuesday, December 28th; Tempe, Arizona; Sun Devil Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Big 12 #4 vs. Big Ten #5 – Oklahoma State (Big 12 #4) vs. Wisconsin (Big Ten #6)
• Payout: $3,325,000

Chick-Fil-A Bowl:

• Thursday, December 31st; Atlanta, Georgia; Georgia Dome
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: ACC #2 vs. SEC #5  – Virginia Tech (ACC #2) vs. Georgia (SEC #6)
• Payout: $3,250,000 ACC; $2,400,000 SEC

Outback Bowl:

• Saturday, January 1st; Tampa, Florida; Raymond James Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Big Ten #3 vs. SEC #4 – Michigan State (Big Ten #4) vs. Auburn (SEC #5)
• Payout $3,100,000

Gator Bowl:

• Saturday, January 1st; Jacksonville, Florida; Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Big Ten #4 vs. SEC #6 – Purdue (Big Ten #5) vs. Tennessee (SEC #7)
• Payout: $2,750,000

Alamo Bowl:

• Wednesday, December 29th; San Antonio, Texas, Alamodome
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Pac-10 #2 vs. Big 12 #3  – *Arizona (Pac-10 #3) vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 #3)
• Payout: $2,225,000

*Arizona replaces USC due to USC’s bowl ineligibility

Holiday Bowl:

• Thursday, December 30th, San Diego, California; Qualcomm Stadium
• Matchup: Pac-10 #3 vs. Big 12 #5 – California (Pac-10 #4) vs. Missouri (Big 12 #5)
• Payout: $2,200,000

Champs Sports Bowl:

• Tuesday, December 28th, Orlando, Florida;  Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Big East #2 vs. ACC #3 – Pittsburgh (Big East #2) vs. Clemson (ACC #3)
• Payout: $2,130,000

Pinstripe Bowl:

• Thursday, December 30th; New York City, New York; Yankee Stadium
• Matchup: Big East #3 vs. Big 12 #7 – West Virginia (Big East #3) vs. Texas Tech (Big 12 #7)
• Payout: $2,000,000

Sun Bowl:

• Friday, December 31st; El Paso, Texas; Sun Bowl
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Pac-10 #4 vs. ACC #4 – UCLA (Pac-10 #5) vs. Miami, FL (ACC #4)
• Payout:  $1,900,000

Liberty Bowl:

• Friday, December 31st; Memphis, Tennessee; Memorial Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: C-USA #1 vs. SEC #8 – Houston (C-USA #1) vs. Arkansas (SEC #9)
• Payout: $1,700,000

Music City Bowl:

• Thursday, December 30th; Nashville, Tennessee; LP Field
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: ACC #6 vs. SEC #7 – North Carolina (ACC #6) vs. South Carolina (SEC #7)
• Payout: $1,600,000

Dallas Football Classic:

• Saturday, January 1st; Dallas, Texas, Cotton Bowl
• Matchup: Big Ten #7 vs. Big-12 #8 – Northwestern (Big Ten #6) vs. Baylor (Big 12 #8)
• Payout: #1,200,000

Independence Bowl:

• Monday, December, 27th; Shreveport, Louisiana; Independence Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: MWC #3 vs. ACC #7 – BYU (MWC#3) vs. Boston College (ACC#7)
• Payout: $1,100,000

EagleBank Bowl:

• Wednesday, December 29th; Washington, D.C.; RFK Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: MAC #3 vs. ACC #8 –Kent State (MAC #3) vs. *Wyoming (MWC#7)
• Payout: $1,000,000

*Wyoming is in this game as the other Traditional/Contractual participant (ACC #8) will not be bowl eligible

MAACO Las Vegas Bowl:

• Wednesday, December 22nd; Las Vegas, Nevada; Sam Boyd Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: MWC #1 vs. Pac-10 #5 – *TCU (MWC #2) vs. Stanford #(Pac-10 #6)
• Payout: $1,000,000

*TCU is in this game as MWC#1 (Utah) will be in the BCS.

Meineke Car Care Bowl:

• Friday, December 31st; Charlotte, North Carolina; Bank of America Stadium
• Matchup: ACC #5 vs. Big East #4 – Florida State (ACC #5) vs. Cincinnati (Big East #4)
• Payout: $1,000,000

St. Petersburg Bowl:

• Tuesday, December 21st; St. Petersburg, Florida; Tropicana Field
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Big East #6 vs. C-USA #4 – Northern Illinois (MAC #4) vs. Central Florida (C-USA #4)
• Payout: $1,000,000

Papa John’s Pizza Bowl:

• Saturday, January 8th; Birmingham, Alabama; Legion Field
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Big East #5 vs. SEC #9 – Marshall (C-USA #6) vs. Akron (MAC #5)
• Payout: $900,000 SEC; $600,000 Big East

*Marshall and  Northern Illinois are in this game as the other Traditional/Contractual participant (Big East #5 and SEC#9) will not be bowl eligible.

Armed Forces Bowl:

• Thursday, December 30th; Dallas, Texas; Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: C-USA #3/Army vs. MWC #4  –  Southern Mississippi (C-USA #3) vs. Air Force (MWC #4)
• Payout: $750,000

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl:

• Saturday, January 9th; San Francisco, California; AT&T Park
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: WAC #1 vs. Pac-10 #6 – *Fresno State (WAC #2)  vs. Oregon State (Pac-10 #7)
• Payout: $750,000 WAC; $825,000 Pac-10

* Fresno State replaces the WAC Champion (Boise State) which will be in BCS

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl:

• Sunday, December 26th; Detroit, Michigan; Ford Field
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: MAC #1 vs. Big Ten #9 – Temple (MAC #1) vs. Tulsa (C-USA #7)
• Payout: $750,000

*Tulsa is in this game as the other Traditional/Contractual participant (Big Ten #8/9) will not be bowl eligible.

GMAC Bowl:

• Thursday, January, 6th; Mobile, Alabama; Ladd Peebles Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: MAC #2 vs. Sun Belt #2 – Toledo (MAC #2) vs. Middle Tennessee State (Sun Belt #2)
• Payout: $750,000

Hawaii Bowl:

• Friday, December 24th; Honolulu, Hawaii; Aloha Stadium
• Matchup: C-USA #2 vs. WAC #3 or Hawaii – East Carolina (C-USA #2) vs. Hawaii (WAC #3)
• Payout: $750,000

Humanitarian Bowl:

• Saturday, December, 18th; Boise, Idaho; Bronco Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: WAC #2 vs. MWC #4 – Idaho (WAC #6) vs. New Mexico (MWC #6)
• Payout: $750,000

New Mexico Bowl:

• Saturday, December 18th; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Universtiy Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: WAC #3/#4 vs. MWC #5 – New Mexico State (WAC #4) vs. San Diego State (MWC #5)
• Payout: $750,000

Poinsettia Bowl:

• Thursday, December 23rd; San Diego, California; Qualcomm Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Navy vs. MWC #2/WAC #5  OR MWC #2 vs. WAC #5  – Navy vs. Nevada (WAC #5)
• Payout: $750,000

Texas Bowl:

• Wednesday, December 29th; Houston, Texas; Reliant Stadium
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Big 12 #6 vs. Big Ten #7 – Texas A&M (Big 12 #6) vs. Minnesota (Big Ten #8)
• Payout: $612,500

New Orleans Bowl:

• Saturday, December 18th; New Orleans, Louisiana; Superdome
• Traditional/Contractual Matchup: Sun Belt #1 vs. C-USA #5 – Troy (Sun Belt #1) vs. Memphis (C-USA #5)
• Payout: $325,000