New Years Day Bowl Games

[jbergey22]

1988

(14) Clemson 35 (20) Penn State 10 Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL)
(3) Florida State 31 (5) Nebraska 28 Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
(2) Miami (FL) 20 (1) Oklahoma 14 Orange Bowl (Miami, FL)
(8) Michigan State 20 @ (16) Southern California 17 Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
(4) Syracuse 16 (6) Auburn 16 Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
(13) Texas A&M 35 (12) Notre Dame 10 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)



1996

(7) Colorado 38 (12) Oregon 6 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)
(8) Florida State 31 (6) Notre Dame 26 Orange Bowl (Miami, FL)
(15) Penn State 43 (16) Auburn 14 Hall of Fame Bowl (Tampa, FL)
(17) Southern California 41 (3) Northwestern 32 Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
Syracuse 41 (23) Clemson 0 Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL)
(4) Tennessee 20 (4) Ohio State 14 Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL)

2013

(13) Florida State 31 (16) Northern Illinois 10 Orange Bowl (Miami, FL)
(6) Georgia 45 (23) Nebraska 31 Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL)
(21) Northwestern 34 Mississippi State 20 Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL)
Oklahoma State 58 Purdue 14 Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas, TX)
(11) South Carolina 33 (19) Michigan 28 Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL)
(8) Stanford 20 Wisconsin 14 Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)


Kind of a shame on what the BCS has done to New Year's Day IMO. From 3 matchups of top 10 teams, to two matchups of top 10 teams, down to 0.

I am sure a lot of people are burned out on college football by January 8th because of all the watered down games they call bowl games starting around mid December. You can certainly tell a movie producer didnt create the bowl season to create max interest the sport around the time they want it. Imagine going to a movie and have nothing meaningful happen for the first 90 minutes and expect to be really into the climax.

[Marmel]

1988

(4) Syracuse 16 (6) Auburn 16 Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)



1996

Syracuse 41 (23) Clemson 0 Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL)


Damn we used to be so good. :(
I agree with your point completely. NYD used to be the best, now it is just ehhhh

[gstelmack]

The Bowls are also all on ESPN, not very many on network, so I can't see them. That drops my interest markedly.

[Matthean]

Playoffs will further hammer NYD games.

[LastWhiteSoxFanStanding]

I would tend to agree, but I am pretty sure the ratings of the top ten games are higher a week after new years than they were on Jan 1. It's a bummer, but the networks follow the money.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Playoffs will further hammer NYD games.

The new postseason format will create two national semifinals to be played New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day, with the winners advancing. The six bowls in the playoff rotation will host marquee, BCS-type games on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day during the seasons they do not host a semifinal.

Sounds like they're concentrating them back to the 2 days actually

[kcchief19]

2013
(13) Florida State 31 (16) Northern Illinois 10 Orange Bowl (Miami, FL)
(8) Stanford 20 Wisconsin 14 Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)

I hate the BCS, but blame Ohio State for being on probation, old-fashion convoluted conference alliances and the Big 10/ACC sucking out loud. Once upon a time the champions of the Big 10/ACC would have been top 10 teams. The highest-ranked Pac 12 team went to the Fiesta Bowl instead of the grandaddy of them all (just as would have happened in the past). Personally I like seeing an underdog like Northern Illinois play a big boy.

Bring on a playoff.