Bob''s bowl forecast

On Sunday, the fine folks at the Bowl Championship Series will announce

the pairings for their games. Staff writer Bob Asmussen gives you a preview

of potential matchups for the BCS and other bowl games:

Bowl (Date) Opponents (Records)

Fiesta (Jan. 4) Tennessee (11-0) vs. UCLA (11-0)

One is finally going to win a title

Orange (Jan. 2) Kansas State (11-0) vs. Florida State (11-1)

Those whines you hear are from bitter K-State fans

Rose (Jan. 1) Wisconsin (10-1) vs. Arizona (10-1)

Better known as League Runner-Up Bowl

Sugar (Jan. 1) Ohio State (8-3) vs Syracuse (8-3)

Donovan McNabb takes another shot at Big Ten

Citrus (Jan. 1) Michigan (8-3) vs. Florida (9-2)

How the mighty have fallen

Outback (Jan. 1) Penn State (8-3) vs. Georgia (8-3)

Winner qualifies for Ned Kelly''s Bowl

Gator (Jan. 1) Notre Dame (9-2) vs. Georgia Tech (9-2)

Irish join Big Ten on Feb. 14

Cotton (Jan. 1) Texas (8-3) vs. Arkansas (9-2)

Longing for the glory days of the SWC

Independence (Dec. 31) Mississippi State (8-3) vs. Virginia Tech (8-3)

Nothing prettier than Shreveport in December

Liberty (Dec. 31) Tulane (11-0) vs. Brigham Young (9-3)

"Highways" deserve more than a trip to Elvisville

Peach (Dec. 31) Kentucky (7-4) vs. Virginia (9-2)

Paul Schudel enjoying the holidays with the Cavs

Sun (Dec. 31) Southern Cal (8-4) vs. Texas Tech (7-4)

Please, somebody stop the USC band

Holiday (Dec. 30) Nebraska (9-3) vs. Oregon (8-3)

They are complaining in Lincoln about the bad season

Humanitarian (Dec. 30) Idaho (8-3) vs. Southern Miss (7-4)

Players dream of trips to Boise

Alamo (Dec. 29) Purdue (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (10-2)

Boilermakers consider move to San Antonio

Micron PC (Dec. 29) North Carolina State (7-4) vs. Central Florida (9-2)

Its evil twin: Insight.com Bowl

Music City (Dec. 29) Alabama (7-4) vs. West Virginia (8-3)

Travis Tritt serving as referee

Insight.com (Dec. 26) Missouri (7-4) vs. Miami (7-3)

Hurricanes might even bring their defense

Aloha (Dec. 25) Air Force (10-1) vs. Washington (6-5)

Coaches look spiffy in Hawaiian shirts

Oahu (Dec. 25) Colorado (7-4) vs. North Carolina (6-5)

Christmas needed another bowl game

Motor City (Dec. 23) Louisville (7-4) vs. Marshall (10-1)

Guesstimated attendance: 407

Las Vegas (Dec. 19) San Diego State (7-4) vs. Mississippi (6-5)

Who will be coaching the Rebels?

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