RANKING THE BOWL GAMES

With 34 bowl games this college football bowl season (yes, 34!!) there is reason for excitement but also a reason to wonder, “how did that team get a bowl bid”

Check out what some of these bowl participants get - here.

So without further a due, in honor Bruce Springsteen forth coming new studio album, here’s a list from best-to-worst of bowl games. The list is based on watch-ability, excitement revolving around the game and interest from fans that aren’t alums of the respective schools.

NO SURRENDER (games that should go down to the wire)

*BCS National Championship – which Oklahoma shows up?
No. 2 Florida vs. 1 Oklahoma
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*Rose Bowl – Anyone got tickets?
No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 5 USC
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*Fiesta Bowl – For the third time in four seasons these two go at it
No. 10 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Texas
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*Poinsettia Bowl – BY FAR, the best bowl game before Jan. 1
No. 9 Boise State vs. No. 11 TCU
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*Holiday Bowl – The winning team scores AT LEAST 50 points
No. 13 Oklahoma State vs. No. 17 Oregon
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PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (good/decent teams with something to prove)

*Chick-fil-A Bowl – Always a fun game to watch, GT is playing in its backyard too!
LSU vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech
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*Sugar Bowl – Undefeated non-BCS vs. one-loss SEC, very interesting!
No. 6 Utah vs. No. 4 Alabama
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*Sun Bowl – two stud running backs in this game
Oregon State vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh
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*Capital One Bowl – Another game to watch good running
No. 15 Georgia vs. No. 18 Michigan State
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*GMAC Bowl – A little luster is gone is Ball State isn’t undefeated
Tulsa vs. No. 22 Ball State
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*Cotton Bowl – Both teams played a MAJOR role in the BCS crap
No. 25 Ole Miss. vs. No. 7 Texas Tech
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*Gator Bowl – Maybe the best bowl game were both teams aren’t ranked
Clemson vs. Nebraska
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*Alamo Bowl – Get ready for A LOT of points
No. 21 Missouri vs. No. 23 Northwestern
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*Las Vegas Bowl – Wasn’t BYU suppose to be a BCS buster?
No. 16 BYU vs. Arizona
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*Outback Bowl – You must watch Iowa RB Shoon Greene
South Carolina vs. Iowa


TAKE ‘EM AS THEY COME (it is what it is -- not terrible)

*FedEx Orange Bowl – Very “blah” on paper
No. 12 Cincinnati vs. No. 19 Virginia Tech
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*Hotels Music City Bowl
No. 24 Boston College vs. Vanderbilt
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*PapaJohns.com Bowl – Rutgers QB Mike Teel is worth watching
NC State vs. Rutgers
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*Emerald Bowl – At least it is two “name” schools
Miami vs. California
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*Meineke Car Care Bowl – One last time to watch WVU QB Pat White
West Virginia vs. North Carolina
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*Sheraton Hawaii Bowl – Can ND end a nine-game bowl losing streak?
Hawaii vs. Notre Dame
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*Champs Sports Bowl – Two VERY inconsistent teams
Wisconsin vs. Florida State
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*Humanitarian Bowl – Nevada is highly underrated
Maryland vs. Nevada

SHUT OUT THE LIGHTS (good game to catch-up on sleep)

*Insight Bowl – I really want to like this game but just can’t
Kansas vs. Minnesota
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*International Bowl – Great story about Buffalo winning the MAC but this is fairly boring game
Buffalo vs. Connecticut
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*AutoZone Liberty Bowl –This game has potential to be fun but it’s worth a first-half nap on the couch
Kentucky vs. East Carolina
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*magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl – It’s worth watching USF defensive end George Selvie but that’s it
Memphis vs. South Florida
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*Texas Bowl – MAC vs. old Big 12 = wait till the fourth quarter to watch
Rice vs. Western Michigan

LONESOME DAY (does any care at all?)

*Independence Bowl – how did NIU get a bowl bid?
Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
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*New Orleans Bowl – If over 10,000 people come, it’s a miracle
Southern Mississippi vs. Troy
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*Eagle Bank Bowl – No one likes a rematch of game played in the regular season
Wake Forest vs. Navy
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*New Mexico Bowl – Two teams that just, well, aren’t worth watching
Colorado State vs. Fresno State
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*Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl – Big Yawn!!
Houston vs. Air Force
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*Motor City Bowl – Umm, seriously??!
Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan