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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