Longhorns Going Bowling, but Where?

[DBut82]

I’ve heard Mizzou. 

Thanks Joey. I'm actually hoping for Kentucky

 

[Adferrum]

It's Mizzou 

 

[Epictetus]

Here's SBNation with a just-now update... but is yet to be complete.
Shows Aggie playing both Wake Forest on 29th and Miss State on 30th.
Knowing Aggieland, anything's possible these days.

Cotton Bowl should get a good rating and viewership.
Orange Bowl should be viewable if you're into the Turnover Chain.
Putting the Final Four the last two games... how many will have had enough football by sun-down New Year's Day...


Wednesday, December 27

• Independence Bowl, 1:30 p.m. on ESPN: Florida State vs.
  
• Pinstripe Bowl, 5:15 p.m. on ESPN: Boston College vs. Iowa
  
• Foster Farms Bowl, 8:30 p.m. on FOX: Arizona vs. Purdue
  
• Texas Bowl, 9 p.m. on ESPN: Texas vs. Missouri
  

Thursday, December 28

• Military Bowl, 1:30 p.m. on ESPN: Virginia vs. Navy
  
• Camping World Bowl, 5:15 p.m. on ESPN: Oklahoma State vs. Virginia Tech
  
• Holiday Bowl, 9 p.m. on FS1: Michigan State vs. Washington State
  
• Alamo Bowl, 9 p.m. on ESPN: Stanford vs. TCU
  

Friday, December 29

• Belk Bowl, 1 p.m. on ESPN: Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M
  
• Sun Bowl, 3 p.m. on CBS: Arizona State vs. NC State
  
• Music City Bowl, 4:30 p.m. on ESPN: Kentucky vs. Northwestern
  
• Arizona Bowl, 5:30 p.m. on CBSSN: New Mexico State vs. Utah State
  
• Cotton Bowl, 8:30 p.m. on ESPN: Ohio State vs. USC
  

Saturday, December 30

• TaxSlayer Bowl, 12 p.m. on ESPN: Mississippi State vs. Texas A&M
  
• Liberty Bowl, 12:30 p.m. on ABC
  
• Fiesta Bowl, 4 p.m. on ESPN: Penn State vs. Washington
  
• Orange Bowl, 8 p.m. on ESPN: Miami vs. Wisconsin
  

Monday, January 1

• Outback Bowl, 12 p.m. on ESPN2: Michigan vs. South Carolina
  
• Peach Bowl, 12:30 p.m. on ESPN: Auburn vs. UCF
  
• Citrus Bowl, 1 p.m. on ABC: Notre Dame vs. LSU
  
• Rose Bowl Playoff semifinal, 5 p.m. on ESPN: Oklahoma vs. Georgia
  
• Sugar Bowl Playoff semifinal, 8:45 p.m. on ESPN: Clemson vs. Alabama
  

 

[dillohorn]

Two game losing streak to Misery coming up. I have no faith in this team winning a bowl.

 

[Epictetus]

Fan exhaustion mixed with some satisfaction from cross-regional/national games played Wed thru Saturday will leave fan interest spent by Jan 1st.

In the old days the Sugar Bowl was New Year's Eve, pitting top teams from key conferences. Jan 1 a mid-day Cotton Bowl followed by the Rose Bowl, ending with the Orange Bowl. The matchups meant something given their representation.

Ratings are not going to be good for New Year's games this year. The others end Saturday, NFL takes over Sunday, and by Monday ...

Oh, and if you were a Horns fan in Dallas you went to a New Year's Eve dance the night before the bowl game, and if staying with classmates/friends played tag football New Year's Eve afternoon.

 

[tejasrulz]

As far as players not playing in a bowl game, that may have started a couple of years ago when Christian McCaffrey of Stanford (he was a Heisman candidate) skipped the bowl game to get ready for the draft. Some call it smart, some call it selfish.

As far as the other activity that went on, I created a short gif from some video of what happened.