Pinstripe, Foster Farms, and Boxing Day Open Thread!

Hello! Did you all get what you wanted for Christmas? I hope so!* Now that you're picking over the remnants of yesterday's Christmas ham, prime rib, or pickled herring (mmm), settle onto the couch for a day chock-full of sportsball, starting...well, already!

*Does not apply to Mike Jones

Of B1G Interest

Pinstripe Bowl: Indiana (-3) vs. Duke || 2:30pm CT, ABC

Preview here.

As you've no doubt heard, it's football played by basketball teams on a baseball field. And that, my friends, is appointment goddamn television. Let the kids play with their new toys in the living room; retreat to your mancave and watch the hell out of this one. Read Candystripes' preview for your breakdown and thoughts!

Prediction: Indiana, 38-30

Foster Farms Bowl: Nebraska (+5.5) vs. UCLA || 8:30pm, ESPN

Preview here.

Can 5-7 Nebraska do it? Can they earn their 8th loss in a bowl gathering a little reputation for taking on 7-loss teams? I don't know...read Jesse's preview and you tell me! Regardless, 8:15 in God's Time is perfect for those last couple beers at the end of a long day. Getting to watch Nebraska get hamblasted? Doubly worth it.

Prediction: UCLA, 34-21.

Of Bowl Interest

St. Petersburg Bowl: UConn vs. Marshall (-3) || 10am, ESPN

Hurry! Change the channel! You're late! It's UConn-Marshall, and no one cares, but the kids are quiet and God bless you, you deserve this one.

Prediction: Marshall, 30-20.

Hyundai Sun Bowl: Miami-FL vs. Washington State (-2.5) || 1pm, CBS

Dread Pirate Leach goes to El Paso. Odds he is in cahoots with at least two cartels in the Juarez area? I'd give it about 2-to-1.

Prediction: Wazzu, 41-31.

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl: Washington (-8) vs. Southern Mississippi || 1:20pm, ESPN

That's right, 6-6 Washington is favored by more than a touchdown over the 9-4 Golden Eagles. Oh, and Raising Cane's is better than Zaxby's. #hottaek

Prediction: Washington, 27-13.

Camping World Independence Bowl: Tulsa vs. Virginia Tech (-14) || 4:45pm, ESPN

MINUS-14. THAT IS THE LINE IN A BOWL GAME. Christ. Don't watch this. Just assume Frank Beamer won and rode off into the sunset in a new RV from Camping World (I assume that's what they sell there).

Prediction: Beamerball, 35-17.

Of Squeakyfouls Interest

#16 Louisville at #12 Kentucky (-3) || 11am, CBS

The state of Kentucky will burn on Boxing Day as Kentucky looks to put a loss to Ohio State far, far in the rearview by defending its home floor against the Cardinals.

Prediction: I do not watch.

Of Kicks-and-Falls Interest

Final:

STK 2-0 MUN

LIV 1-0 LEI

CHE 2-2 WAT

AVL 1-1 WHU goddamnit I don't want to talk about it.

BOU 0-0 CRY

MCI 4-1 SUN

SWA 1-0 WBA

TOT 3-0 NOR

Upcoming:

Newcastle vs Everton || 11:30am, NBCSN

Prediction: Everton, 2-0

Southampton vs. Arsenal || 1:45pm, NBCSN

Can Arsenal tie Leicester atop the table with an away win against the Saints? Seems like Arsene Wenger has the Gunners coming into form at a nice time, especially if the Foxes can't keep their miraculous run up, having now dropped their first match in 11.

Prediction: Arsenal, 1-0

Proceed making fun of me for including soccer on the open thread.

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In the meantime, happy thread! Usual rules apply: No porn, no illegal streams, don't be a jackwagon. Let's all just sit back and laugh at Nebraska.