Image via WikipediaOnce again, as a public service, we present our list of the 35 college bowl games that will take place between December 17, 2011 and January 9, 2012.Our emphasis will be on the names of these bowl games, which in recent years has become the province of corporations and websites who pony up millions of dollars to be its title sponsor. Some of them might even attract the attention of the local chapter of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
The games themselves are notable only if you're a fan of the schools involved, or if you have time to kill during the holidays. Some of these esteemed football programs are playing for the national championship. Some of them whine about not getting a better shake from the Bowl Championship Series. Some did just enough to be bowl-eligible, and some have been tainted by scandal. But the NCAA allows them to play anyway.
Here's how the OBG works: We list the name of the game, where it's played, who's in it, and what the title sponsor's business is. Unless otherwise noted, many of the games will be seen on ESPN and its Family of Networks. The list comes from ESPN.com.
Gilden New Mexico Bowl: Temple/Wyoming (Albuquerque, NM 12/17)
Clothing supplier.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio/Utah State (Boise, ID 12/17)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: San Diego State/Louisiana-Lafayette (New Orleans 12/17)
Shipping firm.
Beef O'Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl: Florida International/Marshall (St. Petersburg, FL 12/20)
Restaurant chain.
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: TCU/Louisiana Tech (San Diego, 12/21)
MAACO Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona State/Boise State (Las Vegas, 12/22)
Chain of auto repair shops.
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Nevada/Southern Mississippi (Honolulu, 12/24)
Hotel chain.
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl: Missouri/North Carolina (Shreveport, LA 12/26)
Nutrition supplements.
Little Caesars Bowl: Western Michigan/Purdue (Detroit, 12/27)
Pizza delivery chain.
Belk Bowl: Louisville/North Carolina State (Charlotte, NC 12/27)
Regional department store chain.
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman: Toledo/Air Force (Washington, DC 12/28)
Defense contractor.
Bridgeport Education Holiday Bowl: California/Texas (San Diego, 12/28)
Online college.
Champs Sports Bowl: Florida State/Notre Dame (Orlando, FL 12/29)
Chain of sporting goods stores.
Valero Alamo Bowl: Washington/Baylor (San Antonio, 12/29)
Energy company.
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: Brigham Young/Tulsa (Ft. Worth, TX 12/30)
Defense contractor.
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers/Iowa State (New York, 12/30)
Sports apparel.
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Mississippi State/Wake Forest (Nashville, 12/30)
Financial services.
Insight Bowl: Iowa/Oklahoma (Tempe, AZ 12/30)
Business technology supplier.
Meineke Car Care of Texas Bowl: Texas A&M/Northwestern (Houston, 12/31)
Auto repair shops.
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech/Utah (El Paso, TX 12/31) CBS
Automaker.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Cincinnati/Vanderbilt (Memphis, 12/31) ABC
Auto parts chain.
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Illinois/UCLA (San Francisco, 12/31)
Food giant teaming with anti-hunger organization.
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia/Auburn (Atlanta, 12/31)
Restaurant chain.
Ticket City Bowl: Houston/Penn State (Dallas, 1/2/12)
Ticket reseller.
Outback Bowl: Michigan State/Georgia (Tampa, FL 1/2/12) ABC
Steakhouse chain.
Capitol One Bowl: Nebraska/South Carolina (Orlando, FL 1/2/12)
Financial services.
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl: Ohio State/Florida (Jacksonville, FL 1/2/12)
Tax preparation website.
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio: Wisconsin/Oregon (Pasadena, CA 1/2/12)
Consumer electronics.
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Stanford/Oklahoma State (Glendale, AZ 1/2/12)
Snack food brand.
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Michigan/Virginia Tech (New Orleans, 1/3)
Insurance.
Discover Orange Bowl: West Virginia/Clemson (Miami, 1/4)
Credit cards.
AT&T Cotton Bowl: Kansas State/Arkansas (Arlington, TX 1/6) Fox
Communications.
BBVA Compass Bowl: Southern Methodist/Pittsburgh (Birmingham, AL 1/7)
Financial services.
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Arkansas State/Northern Illinois (Mobile, AL 1/8)
Domain name registration.
Allstate BCS National Championship Game: Louisiana State/Alabama (New Orleans, 1/9)
See Sugar Bowl.
Oh, one more thing. No Kardashian sisters picture this year. Sorry.
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