***2019-20 College Football Bowl Game Schedule***

(All times Eastern)
Friday, December 20
Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl (Nassau): Charlotte (7-5) vs. Buffalo (7-5) — 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX): Kent State (6-6) vs. Utah State (7-5) — 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, December 21
Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl (Atlanta, GA):
North Carolina A&T (8-3) vs. Alcorn State (9-3) — Noon (ABC)
New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM): Central Michigan (8-5) vs. San Diego State (9-3) — 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL): Georgia Southern (7-5) vs. Liberty (7-5) — 2:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl (Boaca Raton, FL): SMU (10-2) vs. Florida Atlantic (10-3) — 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, AL): Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Florida International (6-6) — 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, NV): No. 19 Boise State (12-1) vs. Washington (7-5) — 7:30 p.m. (ABC)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA): No. 20 Appalachian State (12-1) vs. UAB (9-4) — 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, December 23
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, FL):
UCF (9-3) vs. Marshall (8-4) — 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, December 24
SoFi Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI):
BYU (7-5) vs. Hawaii (9-5) — 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, December 26
Walk-On’s Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA):
Miami (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (9-3) — 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit, MI): Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Eastern Michigan (6-6) — 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, December 27
Military Bowl (Annapolis, MD):
Temple (8-4) vs. North Carolina (6-6) — Noon (ESPN)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl (New York, NY): Wake Forest (8-4) vs. Michigan State (6-6) — 3:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Academy Sports Texas Bowl (Houston, TX): No. 25 Oklahoma State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (7-5) — 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
SDCCU Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA): No. 16 Iowa (9-3) vs. No. 22 USC (8-4) — 8 p.m. (FS1)
Cheez-It Bowl (Phoenix, AZ): Washington State (6-6) vs. Air Force (10-2) — 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, December 28
Camping World Bowl (Orlando, FL):
No. 15 Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Iowa State (7-5) — Noon (ABC)
Goodyear Cotton Bowl (Arlington, TX): No. 10 Penn State (10-2) vs. No. 17 Memphis (12-1) — Noon (ESPN)
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (CFP semifinal-Atlanta, GA): No. 1 LSU (13-0) vs. No. 4 Oklahoma (12-1) — 4 p.m. (ESPN)
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (CFP semifinal-Glendale, AZ): No. 2 Ohio State (13-0) vs. No. 3 Clemson (13-0) — 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, December 30
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dallas, TX):
Western Kentucky (8-4) vs. Western Michigan (7-5) — 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN): Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Louisville (7-5) — 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Redbox Bowl (Santa Clara, CA): California (7-5) vs. Illinois (6-6) — 4 p.m. (FOX)
Capital One Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, FL): No. 9 Florida (10-2) vs. No. 24 Virginia (9-4) — 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, December 31
Belk Bowl (Charlotte, NC):
Kentucky (7-5) vs. Virginia Tech (8-4) — Noon (ESPN)
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX): Florida State (6-6) vs. Arizona State (7-5) — 2 p.m. (CBS)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN): No. 23 Navy (9-2) vs. Kansas State (8-4) — 3:45 p.m. (ESPN)
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl (Tucson, AZ): Georgia State (7-5) vs. Wyoming (7-5) — 4:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Valero Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX): No. 11 Utah (11-2) vs. Texas (7-5) — 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, January 1
Vrbo Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL):
No. 13 Alabama (10-2) vs. No. 14 Michigan (9-3) — 1 p.m. (ABC)
Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL): No. 12 Auburn (9-3) vs. No. 18 Minnesota (10-2) — 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl Game (Pasadena, CA): No. 6 Oregon (11-2) vs. No. 8 Wisconsin (10-3) — 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA): No. 5 Georgia (11-2) vs. No. 7 Baylor (11-2) — 8:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, January 2
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL):
Boston College (6-6) vs. No. 21 Cincinnati (10-3) — 3 p.m. (ESPN)
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL): Tennessee (7-5) vs. Indiana (8-4) — 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, January 3
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID):
Nevada (7-5) vs. Ohio (6-6) — 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, January 4
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX):
Tulane (6-6) vs. Southern Miss (7-5) — 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Monday, January 6
LendingTree Bowl (Mobile, AL):
Louisiana (10-3) vs. Miami, Ohio (8-5) — 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, January 13
CFP National Championship (New Orleans, LA):
Fiesta Bowl winner vs. Peach Bowl winner — 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Bowl Disney Planning

First off, I’m a little ticked that I booked my January Disney trip 11 months ago. But let me share some tips as we all try to do parks planning along with the game. My best 2 tips:

1)Take a look at renting Disney Timeshares. Particularly for larger groups, could be significantly cheaper than even getting a normal hotel room.

2)Check out touringplans.com - they’re the KenPom of theme parks. This is the busiest time of year for Disney, and we’ll need all the help we can get.

Some thoughts on the bowl destination...

Ok full disclosure: I don't know anything. Nobody does.

However, with Oklahoma likely doing to the Playoff, Iowa State (and every other Big 12 team) will move up in the bowl game pecking order.

We knew this was a possibility heading into the weekend but even with that, the information we had gotten pointed towards Memphis, Houston or Phoenix. Jamie Pollard has gone on the record with this.

I'm just speculating here but am not 100 percent it's that simple. From what I understand, the Camping World Bowl vs. Notre Dam could still very much be in play.

Texas will end up in the Alamo. Oklahoma State went to Orlando two years ago.

So it's Iowa State or Kansas State, another fan base that traditionally travels very well.

But is it really a slam dunk that Orlando will take K-State over ISU? Or is JP attempting to keep expectations low for the fan base that surely won't be crazy about going back to Memphis?

It's certainly possible. But take it from a guy who is planning to host another bowl charter this year, I'm not banking on it. I'm anxious for tomorrow because I think an Iowa State vs. Notre Dame matchup in the Camping World Bowl still has a bit of life.

If not Orlando, then who knows. I still think it could be any of the other three, depending on a lot of behind the scene stuff going on that I have no clue about.

Stay tuned.

Regardless, if you're thinking about traveling, get on our email list and we'll have information out as soon as possible tomorrow afternoon regarding the trip.

http://www.ebsportstours.com/teams/iowastate/cyclonefanatic/

Iowa/Iowa St.

Just watched the Iowa vs Michigan game. Couple thoughts/questions concerning the upcoming game. I do think it will be a good game. If we can hit the outside shot, we should win. However, if the officials let them play, like they did in the Michigan game, we could be in for a long night. Garza should have been in foul trouble early on but they would not call it. He pushes off, hooks people, and backs into players all the time. In the NBA, he would be fine, but in college it should be a foul! He reminds me of Adam "poke in the eye" Woodbury. Are the officials in this game Big 10, Big 12, or neutral? I know in football, the traveling teams conference does the officiating. I just hope they call it tight...both ways!

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