UPDATE: Confirmed Bowl Game - UK to the TaxSlayer Bowl

[VirginiaBlue]

I've seen us matched up against Wake Forest in several prognostications. That would seem about right.

[Los Gatos]

I agree, Kevin. I expect Houston to get invited to a pretty good bowl.

Here are the conference tie-in for the American conference. Not in any order, bowl games will be placed based on best fit for the Conference and its membership.

• The Birmingham Bowl versus SEC
• The St. Petersburg Bowl versus ACC
• The Miami Beach Bowl versus MAC
• The Military Bowl versus ACC
• The Armed Forces Bowl versus Big 12. If Navy is eligible, it will automatically take this spot. This is the final year of Navy having an automatic spot within AAC bowl structure.
• #6 The Bahamas Bowl versus MAC
• #7 The Boca Raton Bowl versus Conference USA
• #8 The Cure Bowl versus Sun Belt

Not sure if any of these are better than the Birmingham. There maybe some "out" to allow Houston to go to a better bowl but I didn't find anything. Don't doubt that a better bowl would want Houston, not sure they will have any choice.

[Los Gatos]

I've seen us matched up against Wake Forest in several prognostications. That would seem about right.

I assume that would be in the Independence or another bowl with an ACC tie-in?

[KevinHall]

Here are the conference tie-in for the American conference. Not in any order, bowl games will be placed based on best fit for the Conference and its membership.

• The Birmingham Bowl versus SEC
• The St. Petersburg Bowl versus ACC
• The Miami Beach Bowl versus MAC
• The Military Bowl versus ACC
• The Armed Forces Bowl versus Big 12. If Navy is eligible, it will automatically take this spot. This is the final year of Navy having an automatic spot within AAC bowl structure.
• #6 The Bahamas Bowl versus MAC
• #7 The Boca Raton Bowl versus Conference USA
• #8 The Cure Bowl versus Sun Belt

Not sure if any of these are better than the Birmingham. There maybe some "out" to allow Houston to go to a better bowl but I didn't find anything. Don't doubt that a better bowl would want Houston, not sure they will have any choice.

If Houston has a choice I would take the Bahamas Bowl. Especially if Western Michigan can get into that one. That would be a nice matchup match. Also a nice venue to go.

[Westtncat]

Houston would love to finish their season with an SEC team called Kentucky.

[SBCatMan]

I'd love to play Wake Forest. Ending the season with a win would be nice.

[teamchemistry15]

I'd love to play Wake Forest. Ending the season with a win would be nice.

At this point I don't really care about a "nicer" bowl. I just want to win and if that means we get the lowest of the low there is I'm fine with it. Ending the season on a win would not only help recruiting but it would help the morale of the entire program moving forward. That would also give the Debbie downer fans one less thing to moan and groan about. Ending the season at .500 in the conference with a bowl win after the first two games this year would be phenomenal and, IMO, come close to justifying the extension for Stoops.

[surveyor]

This years new bowl:

The Match Game Bowl hosted by Gene Rayburn. With Richard Dawson, Brett Summers, Charles Nelson Riley and all the other dead celebrities we used to know. It will be played in Transylvania.

Christ, I'd pay good money to hear Charles Nelson Riley do play-by-play.

Bonus, let's add Charlie Callas as a sideline reporter.

[Lighthouse]

You guys are cracking me up, and I love it.

[KevinHall]

Christ, I'd pay good money to hear Charles Nelson Riley do play-by-play.

Bonus, let's add Charlie Callas as a sideline reporter.

Richard Dawson would kiss all the cheerleaders. That much is for sure.

[Lighthouse]

And Sargeant Shultz would eat all of Grandpappy Rick's tailgate food.

[Matt Dillon]

I saw on Twitter, this morning, that USA Today is projecting us to play Patrick Towles' Boston College Eagles in the Independence Bowl.

[justford]

I saw on Twitter, this morning, that USA Today is projecting us to play Patrick Towles' Boston College Eagles in the Independence Bowl.

That would be a interesting matchup.

[Matt Dillon]

In addition to not being in a bowl game, I miss the weeks leading up to the announcement of the bowl match ups. It's interesting to speculate on where we'll be going and who'll we'll be paired up with.

[RV]

We'll know Sunday.