I'd pay money to watch maybe 2 of these games outside of the championship games (and I'm not saying I'd pay money to watch either of the championship games). FBS has it all wrong. The bowls made New Year's Day fun, but . . . if you want to do it right, do it like every other level of football and every other sport and have a full blown tournament. Four teams is for the birds. I'm much more interested in KSU/Sam Houston and Wofford/NDSu than I am most of these meaningless games. I'll watch the NCAA basketball tournament and teams I don't care about because the games matter and it is do or die. Playing a game for vacation is a nice reward for the players, but . . . when just about everybody gets a trophy/bowl, FBS starts looking like a rec league.
Bowl projections: College Football Playoff
SUGAR: 1. Clemson vs. 4. Alabama
ROSE: 2. Oklahoma vs. 3. Georgia
Bowl projections: New Year’s Six games predictions
ORANGE (ACC vs. top non-champ from SEC/Big Ten/Notre Dame) — Miami vs. Wisconsin
COTTON (At-large vs. At-large) — Washington vs. Penn State
FIESTA (At-large vs. At-large) — USC vs. Ohio State
PEACH (At-large vs. At-large/Top Group of 5 champ) — Auburn vs. UCF
Bowl projections: Big Ten
CITRUS (Big Ten vs. SEC) — Michigan State vs. LSU
OUTBACK (Big Ten vs. SEC) — Michigan vs. South Carolina
HOLIDAY (Big Ten vs. Pac-12) — Northwestern vs. Stanford
MUSIC CITY (Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC) — Iowa vs. Kentucky
PINSTRIPE (Big Ten vs. ACC) — Purdue vs. Boston College
* Big Ten does not fill spots in Foster Farms, Quick Lane, Heart of Dallas bowls
Bowl projections: Power 5
TAXSLAYER (ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC) — Virginia Tech vs. Mississippi State
BELK (ACC vs. SEC) — N.C. State vs. Texas A&M
TEXAS (SEC vs. Big 12) — Missouri vs. Texas
LIBERTY (SEC vs. Big 12) — South Florida (SEC replacement) vs. Iowa State
BIRMINGHAM (SEC vs. AAC) — Middle Tennessee State (SEC replacement) vs. Memphis
INDEPENDENCE (SEC vs. ACC) — West Virginia (SEC replacement) vs. Wake Forest
ALAMO (Big 12 vs. Pac-12) — TCU vs. Washington State
RUSSELL ATHLETIC (ACC/Notre Dame vs. Big 12) — Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma State
SUN (ACC vs. Pac-12) — Louisville vs. Arizona State
LAS VEGAS (Pac-12 vs. MWC) — Oregon vs. Boise State
MILITARY (ACC vs. AAC) — Virginia vs. Navy
CACTUS (Pac-12 vs. Big 12) — UCLA vs. Kansas State
HEART OF DALLAS (Big Ten vs. Big 12) — Utah (Big Ten replacement) vs. Texas Tech
FOSTER FARMS (Big Ten vs. Pac-12) — San Diego State (Big Ten replacement) vs. Arizona
QUICK LANE (Big Ten vs. ACC) — Central Michigan (Big Ten replacement) vs. Duke
Bowl projections: 2017 season
ARMED FORCES (CUSA vs. Army) — Southern Miss vs. Army
GASPARILLA (CUSA vs. American) — Florida Atlantic vs. Florida State (trade with Independence Bowl)
FRISCO (AAC vs. At-large) — SMU vs. Louisiana Tech
BOCA RATON (AAC vs. CUSA) — Temple vs. Marshall
CURE (AAC vs. Sun Belt) — Florida International (AAC replacement) vs. Georgia State
BAHAMAS (MAC vs. CUSA) — Ohio vs. UAB
POTATO (MWC vs. MAC) — Wyoming vs. Northern Illinois
HAWAII (AAC vs. MWC) — Houston vs. Fresno State
NEW ORLEANS (Sun Belt vs. CUSA) — Troy vs. North Texas
NEW MEXICO (MWC vs. CUSA) — Colorado State vs. Western Kentucky
ARIZONA (Sun Belt vs. MWC) — New Mexico State vs. Utah State
DOLLAR GENERAL (Sun Belt vs. MAC) — Arkansas State vs. Toledo
CAMELLIA (Sun Belt vs. MAC) — Appalachian State vs. Akron
*Bolded teams indicate bowl accepted bowl invitation
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