It's time to go bowling. Outside of the NFL playoffs, it may be the greatest time of year--in fact it <em>is</em> the harbinger of the professional playoffs. It surrounds the Christmas and New Year holidays, and it even spurs annual debate by crowning an NCAA Champion without a playoff. Still, I don't care who the bowl sponsor is, or who's playing in it...I'll watch it and enjoy it. At first glance the match-ups look pretty uninteresting, yet after careful consideration, you'll quickly find that in the 2010-2011 bowl schedule, there lies potential for some great football games.

Let's break 'em down in play order:
<h3>12/18 - New Mexico Bowl: BYU vs. UTEP</h3>
<h3>12/18 - Humanitarian Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State</h3>
<h3>12/18 - New Orleans Bowl: Ohio University vs. Troy</h3>
<h3>12/21 - St. Petersburg Bowl: Southern Miss. vs. Louisville</h3>
<h3>12/22 - Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Boise State</h3>
<h3>12/23 - Poinsettia Bowl: Navy vs. San Diego State</h3>
<h3>12/24 - Hawai'i Bowl: Hawaii vs. Tulsa</h3>
<h3>12/26 - Little Caesars Bowl: FIU vs. Toledo</h3>
<h3>12/27 - Independence Bowl: Air Force vs. Georgia Tech</h3>
<h3>12/28 - Champs Sports Bowl: West Virginia vs. NC State</h3>
<h3>12/28 - Insight Bowl: Missouri vs. Iowa</h3>
<h3>12/29 - Military Bowl: East Carolina vs. Maryland</h3>
<h3>12/29 - Texas Bowl: Illinois vs. Baylor</h3>
<h3>12/29 - Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Arizona</h3>
<h3>12/30 - Armed Forces Bowl: Army vs. SMU</h3>
<h3>12/30 - Pinstripe Bowl: Kansas St. vs. Syracuse</h3>
<h3>12/30 - Music City Bowl: North Carolina vs. Tennessee</h3>
<h3>12/30 - Holiday Bowl: Nebraska vs. Washington</h3>
<h3>12/31 - Meineke Car Care Bowl: South Florida vs. Clemson</h3>
<h3>12/31 - Sun Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Miami</h3>
<h3>12/31 - Liberty Bowl: Georgia vs. UCF</h3>
<h3>12/31 - Chick-Fil-A Bowl: South Carolina vs. Florida State</h3>
<h3>1/1 - TicketCity Bowl: Northwestern vs. Texas Tech</h3>
<h3>1/1 - Outback Bowl: Florida vs. Penn State</h3>
<h3>1/1 - Capital One Bowl: Alabama vs. Michigan State</h3>
<h3>1/1 - Gator Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Michigan</h3>
<h3>1/1 - Rose Bowl: Wisconsin vs. TCU</h3>
<h3>1/1 - Fiesta Bowl: UConn vs. Oklahoma</h3>
<h3>1/3 - Orange Bowl: Stanford vs. Virginia Tech</h3>
<h3>1/4 - Sugar Bowl: Ohio State vs. Arkansas</h3>
<h3>1/6 - GoDaddy.com Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Miami (OH)</h3>
<h3>1/7 - Cotton Bowl: LSU vs. Texas A&amp;M</h3>
<h3>1/8 - BBVA Compass Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky</h3>
<h3>1/9 - Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Nevada vs. Boston College</h3>
<h3>1/10 - BCS National Championship: Oregon vs. Auburn</h3>