{"id":16611,"date":"2009-12-07T12:08:22","date_gmt":"2009-12-07T17:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=16611"},"modified":"2009-12-07T12:09:55","modified_gmt":"2009-12-07T17:09:55","slug":"2009-2010-bowl-schedule-bcs-title-game-71209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/2009-2010-bowl-schedule-bcs-title-game-71209\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 Bowls + BCS Championship &#8211; Alabama vs. Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Alabama vs. Texas BCS Title Matchup<\/h2>\n<p>All I really want to ask though is anything really FAIR when it comes to the BCS?<\/p>\n<p>And this folks is why College basketball is better than college football. The gap between Texas and TCU was too great. Throw in the fact that Texas played a much harder schedule than TCU and they&#8217;re spot in the championship game is well deserved.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>LOOKING FOR THE BEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL CAPPERS??? &#8212;&#8211;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We get to see Texas and Alabama, who meet for the first time since the 1982 Cotton Bowl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here then are the 2010 BCS Matchups for the College football post-season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BCS Championship Game &#8211; Alabama vs. Texas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Jan. 7 game between undefeated teams that will bring together Heisman Trophy hopefuls Colt McCoy of the Longhorns and Mark Ingram of the Crimson Tide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FIESTA BOWL: TCU vs. Boise State<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No. 3 TCU and No. 6 Boise State will meet in the Fiesta Bowl, marking the first time a BCS game other than the championship game had a matchup of unbeaten teams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUGAR BOWL: Florida vs. Cincinnati<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After missing a shot at the national title by the slimmest of margins, the No. 4 Bearcats will play fifth-ranked Florida in the 76th Sugar Bowl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROSE BOWL: Oregon vs. Ohio State<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Big Ten champ Buckeyes will meet the Pac-10 champ Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 in a pleasantly traditional finish to two outstanding seasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ORANGE BOWL: Iowa vs. Georgia Tech<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#10 Iowa (10-2) will face #9 Georgia Tech (11-2) in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 5 in South Florida, a matchup of the Hawkeyes&#8217; 11th-ranked defense against the Yellow Jackets&#8217; 11th-ranked offense.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Complete Bowl Schedule<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 2009-10 bowl season starts in Albuquerque, N.M., and ends in Pasadena, Calif. Here&#8217;s a look at the schedule from the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 19 to the Citi BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 7 in the Rose Bowl.<\/p>\n<p><!--start_raw--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>BCS Games<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\"><strong>Game<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"18%\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"8%\"><strong>TV<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\"><strong>Matchup<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 7<\/td>\n<td><strong>BCS Title<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Pasadena, Calif.<\/td>\n<td>ABC<\/td>\n<td>8 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alabama\u00a0(13-0)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Texas\u00a0(13-0)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 5<\/td>\n<td><strong>Orange<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Miami<\/td>\n<td>FOX<\/td>\n<td>8 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Georgia Tech\u00a0(11-2)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Iowa\u00a0(10-2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 4<\/td>\n<td><strong>Fiesta<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Glendale, Ariz.<\/td>\n<td>FOX<\/td>\n<td>8 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>TCU\u00a0(12-0)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Boise State\u00a0(13-0)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Sugar<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>New Orleans, La.<\/td>\n<td>FOX<\/td>\n<td>8:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Cincinnati\u00a0(12-0)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Florida\u00a0(12-1)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Rose<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Pasadena, Calif.<\/td>\n<td>ABC<\/td>\n<td>4:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Oregon\u00a0(10-2)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Ohio State\u00a0(10-2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Game<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>TV<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Matchup<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 6<\/td>\n<td><strong>GMAC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Mobile, Ala.<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>7 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Central Michigan\u00a0(11-2)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Troy\u00a0(9-3)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 2<\/td>\n<td><strong>Alamo<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>San Antonio<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>9 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Texas Tech\u00a0(8-4)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Michigan State\u00a0(6-6)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 2<\/td>\n<td><strong>Liberty<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Memphis, Tenn.<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>5:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>East Carolina\u00a0(9-4)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Arkansas\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 2<\/td>\n<td><strong>Cotton<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dallas<\/td>\n<td>FOX<\/td>\n<td>2 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Oklahoma State\u00a0(9-3)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Mississippi\u00a0(8-4)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 2<\/td>\n<td><strong>Papajohns.com<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Birmingham, Ala.<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>2 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Connecticut\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>South Carolina\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 2<\/td>\n<td><strong>International<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Toronto<\/td>\n<td>ESPN2<\/td>\n<td>Noon<\/td>\n<td><strong>South Florida\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Northern Illinois\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Gator<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Jacksonville, Fla.<\/td>\n<td>CBS<\/td>\n<td>1 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>West Virginia\u00a0(9-3)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Florida State\u00a0(6-6)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Capital One<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Orlando, Fla.<\/td>\n<td>ABC<\/td>\n<td>1 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Penn State\u00a0(10-2)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>LSU\u00a0(9-3)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jan. 1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Outback<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Tampa, Fla.<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>11 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Northwestern\u00a0(8-4)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Auburn\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 31<\/td>\n<td><strong>Chick-fil-A<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Atlanta<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>7:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Virginia Tech\u00a0(9-3)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Tennessee\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 31<\/td>\n<td><strong>Insight<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Tempe, Ariz.<\/td>\n<td>NFL Net.<\/td>\n<td>6 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Minnesota\u00a0(6-6)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Iowa State\u00a0(6-6)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 31<\/td>\n<td><strong>Texas<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Houston<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>3:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Missouri\u00a0(8-4)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Navy\u00a0(8-4)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 31<\/td>\n<td><strong>Sun<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>El Paso, Tex.<\/td>\n<td>CBS<\/td>\n<td>2 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Stanford\u00a0(8-4)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Oklahoma\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 31<\/td>\n<td><strong>Armed Forces<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Fort Worth, Tex.<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>Noon<\/td>\n<td><strong>Air Force\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Houston\u00a0(10-3)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 30<\/td>\n<td><strong>Holiday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>San Diego, Calif.<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>8 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Nebraska\u00a0(9-4)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Arizona\u00a0(8-4)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 30<\/td>\n<td><strong>Humanitarian<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Boise, Idaho<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>4:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Idaho\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Bowling Green\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 29<\/td>\n<td><strong>Champs Sports<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Orlando, Fla.<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>8 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Miami (Fla.)\u00a0(9-3)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Wisconsin\u00a0(9-3)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 29<\/td>\n<td><strong>EagleBank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Washington D.C.<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>4:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td>Army or UCLA vs.\u00a0<strong>Temple\u00a0(9-3)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 28<\/td>\n<td><strong>Independence<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Shreveport, La.<\/td>\n<td>ESPN2<\/td>\n<td>5 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Texas A&amp;M\u00a0(6-6)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Georgia\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 27<\/td>\n<td><strong>Music City<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Nashville, Tenn.<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>8:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Kentucky\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Clemson\u00a0(8-5)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 26<\/td>\n<td><strong>Emerald<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>San Francisco<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>8 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Boston College\u00a0(8-4)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Southern California\u00a0(8-4)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 26<\/td>\n<td><strong>Meineke Car Care<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Charlotte, N.C.<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>4:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>North Carolina\u00a0(8-4)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Pittsburgh\u00a0(9-3)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 26<\/td>\n<td><strong>Little Caesars<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Detroit, Mich.<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>1 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Ohio\u00a0(9-4)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>Marshall\u00a0(6-6)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 24<\/td>\n<td><strong>Hawaii<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Honolulu<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>8 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Nevada\u00a0(8-4)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>SMU\u00a0(7-5)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 23<\/td>\n<td><strong>Poinsettia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>San Diego, Calif.<\/td>\n<td>ESPN<\/td>\n<td>8 p.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>Utah\u00a0(9-3)<\/strong> vs.\u00a0<strong>California\u00a0(8-4)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dec. 22<\/td>\n<td><strong>Maaco<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Las Vegas, 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