Alright. We're back, and we're trying some stuff.

I skipped Bowl Projections in 2020, because there was no point to (1) that season, and (2) trying to figure out who would be eligible or sick or fabricate a "vote" that would keep the Nebraska Cornhuskers out of a bowl game they were totally gonna go to, you guys.

Why a Fanpost? Because the other editing build-ins from SBNation are frustrating when it comes to the Bowl Projections table. So we're going to try it like this and see how it goes. Maybe next week it'll be a regular article. You don't actually care, I just wanted to complain. Moving on.

College Football Playoff

Cotton Bowl

Dec. 31 | 2:30pm or 6:30pm | ESPN | Arlington, TX

[1] Alabama Crimson Tide vs. [4] Oklahoma Sooners

Orange Bowl

Dec. 31 | 2:30pm or 6:30pm | ESPN | Miami Gardens, FL

[2] Georgia Bulldogs vs. [3] Penn State Nittany Lions

New Year's Six

Peach Bowl

Dec. 30 | 6pm | ESPN | Atlanta, GA

[At-Large] Michigan Wolverines vs. [G5] Cincinnati Bearcats

Fiesta Bowl

Jan. 1 | 12pm | ESPN | Glendale, AZ

[At-Large] Ohio State Buckeyes vs. [At-Large] BYU Cougars

Rose Bowl

Jan. 1 | 4pm | ESPN | Pasadena, CA

LeVar Burton's the grand marshal of the Parade of Roses, which seems pretty neat.

[B1G] Iowa Hawkeyes vs. [Pac-12] Oregon Ducks

Sugar Bowl

Jan. 1 | 7:45pm | ESPN | New Orleans, LA

[Big XII] Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. [SEC] Ole Miss Rebels

Big Ten Bowl Games

Culver's Isthmus Bowl

Nov. 20 | TBD | TBD | Madison, WI

[MIAC] Carleton Knights vs. [CCIW] Wheaton Thunder

Peach Bowl

Dec. 30 | 6pm | ESPN | Atlanta, GA

[At-Large] Michigan Wolverines vs. [G5] Cincinnati Bearcats

Quick Lane Bowl

Dec. 27 | 10am | ESPN | Detroit, MI

[B1G 8/9] Wyoming Cowboys vs. [MAC] Ball State Cardinals

The Big Ten can't fill this bowl game, so the 'Pokes fill the void and put together a fun one with some MACtion.

Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Dec. 28 | 9:15pm | ESPN | Phoenix, AZ

[B1G 7] San Diego State Aztecs vs. [Big XII 6] Iowa State Cyclones

Pinstripe Bowl

Dec. 29 | 1:15pm | ESPN | The Bronx, NY

[B1G 6] Maryland Terrapins vs. [ACC Tier I] Virginia Tech

Music City Bowl

Dec. 30 | 2pm | ESPN | Nashville, TN

[B1G 5] Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. [SEC Tier I] Tennessee Volunteers

Las Vegas Bowl

Dec. 30 | 9:30pm | ESPN | Las Vegas, NV

[B1G 4] Wisconsin Badgers vs. [Pac-12] Oregon State Beavers

Outback Bowl

Jan. 1 | 11am | ESPN2 | Tampa, FL

[B1G 3] Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. [SEC Tier I] Florida Gators

Citrus Bowl

Jan. 1 | 12pm | ABC | Orlando, FL

[B1G 2] Michigan State Spartans vs. [SEC 2] Arkansas Razorbacks

Full Bowl Projections

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Bowl	Location	Date	Time	TV	Conf1	Team1	Conf2	Team2
Orange	Miami Gardens	12/31	6:30 PM	ESPN	CFP 2	Georgia	CFP 3	Penn State
Cotton	Arlington	12/31	2:30 PM	ESPN	CFP 1	Alabama	CFP 4	Oklahoma
Peach	Atlanta	12/30	6:00 PM	ESPN	At-Large	Michigan	At-Large	Cincinnati
Fiesta	Glendale	1/1	12:00 PM	ESPN	At-Large	Ohio State	At-Large	BYU
Rose	Pasadena	1/1	4:00 PM	ESPN	B1G 1	Iowa	Pac-12 1	Oregon
Sugar	New Orleans	1/1	7:45 PM	ESPN	Big XII 1	Oklahoma State	SEC 1	Ole Miss
Culver's Isthmus	Madison	11/20	TBD	TBD	MIAC	Carleton	CCIW	Wheaton
Bahamas	Nassau	12/17	11:00 AM	ESPN	C-USA	Charlotte	MAC	Kent State
Cure	Orlando	12/17	5:00 PM	ESPN2	G5	Florida Atlantic	G5	Miami Hydroxide?
Boca Raton	Boca Raton	12/18	10:00 AM	ESPN	G5	UCF	G5	Coastal Carolina
Celebration	Atlanta	12/18	11:00 AM	ABC	MEAC	Norfolk State	SWAC	Prairie View A&M
New Mexico	Albuquerque	12/18	1:15 PM	ESPN	C-USA	UTEP	MWC	Nevada
Independence	Shreveport	12/18	2:30 PM	ABC	BYU	Liberty	C-USA	UTSA
LendingTree	Mobile	12/18	4:45 PM	ESPN	MAC	Buffalo	SunBelt 5	Troy
Jimmy Kimmel	Los Angeles	12/18	6:30 PM	ABC	Pac-12	UCLA	MWC	Fresno State
New Orleans	New Orleans	12/18	8:15 PM	ESPN	C-USA	UAB	SunBelt 2	Louisiana
Myrtle Beach	Conway	12/20	1:30 PM	ESPN	AAC/MAC	East Carolina	SunBelt 1/3/4	South Alabama
Idaho Potato	Boise	12/21	2:30 PM	ESPN	MAC	Marshall	MWC	Utah State
Frisco	Frisco	12/21	6:30 PM	ESPN	G5	Louisiana Tech	G5	Hawaii*
Armed Forces	Fort Worth	12/22	7:00 PM	ESPN	AAC	SMU	Army	Army
Gasparilla	Tampa	12/23	6:00 PM	ESPN	ACC II	Boston College	AAC/SEC/Pac	Utah
Hawaii	Honolulu	12/24	7:00 PM	ESPN	MWC	Boise State	AAC	Houston
Camellia	Montgomery	12/25	1:30 PM	ESPN	MAC	Western Michigan	SunBelt 1/3/4	Appalachian State
Quick Lane	Detroit	12/27	10:00 AM	ESPN	B1G 8/9	Wyoming	MAC	Ball State
Military	Annapolis	12/27	1:30 PM	ESPN	ACC I	Pittsburgh	AAC	Navy
Birmingham	Birmingham	12/28	11:00 AM	ESPN	AAC/ACC II	Virginia	SEC II	Tennessee
First Responder	University Park	12/28	2:15 PM	ESPN	AAC/ACC II	Temple	Big XII/G5	Air Force
Liberty	Memphis	12/28	5:45 PM	ESPN	Big XII 5	Kansas State	SEC I	Kentucky
Holiday	San Diego	12/28	7:00 PM	FOX	Pac-12	USC	ACC I	Clemson
Guaranteed Rate	Phoenix	12/28	9:15 PM	ESPN	Big XII 6	Iowa State	B1G 7	San Diego State
Fenway	Boston	12/29	10:00 AM	ESPN	ACC I/ND	Notre Dame	AAC	Memphis
Pinstripe	The Bronx	12/29	1:15 PM	ESPN	ACC I	North Carolina	B1G 6	Maryland
Cheez-It	Orlando	12/29	4:45 PM	ESPN	ACC I	Louisville	Big XII 3	Texas Tech
Alamo	San Antonio	12/29	8:15 PM	ESPN	Big XII 2	Texas	Pac-12	Arizona State
Duke's Egg Jizz	Charlotte	12/30	11:00 AM	ESPN	ACC I	N.C. State	SEC I	LSU
Music City	Nashville	12/30	2:00 PM	ESPN	B1G 5	Minnesota	SEC I	Tennessee
Las Vegas	Las Vegas	12/30	9:30 PM	ESPN	Pac-12	Oregon State	B1G 4	wisconsin
Gator	Jacksonville	12/31	10:00 AM	ESPN	ACC I	Wake Forest	SEC I	Auburn
Sun	El Paso	12/31	11:30 AM	CBS	Pac-12	Stanford	ACC I	Virginia Tech
Arizona	Tucson	12/31	3:30 PM	N/A	MWC	San Jose State	MAC	Toledo
Outback	Tampa	1/1	11:00 AM	ESPN2	SEC I	Florida	B1G 3	Nebraska
Citrus	Orlando	1/1	12:00 PM	ABC	B1G 2	Michigan State	SEC 2	Arkansas
Texas	Houston	1/4	8:00 PM	ESPN	Big XII 4	Baylor	SEC I	Texas A&M

B1G Thoughts

• That's right, one-loss Penn State makes it to the College Football Playoff. Where will the one loss come from? Who cares. Maybe at Ohio State. Or at Iowa. But...
• The Buckeyes take a second loss somewhere. Oh dear God...could it be at Nebraska?
• Out of the West comes Iowa, which we know, but for now let's go with a loss to Penn State and a loss in the Big Ten title game...probably to Penn State again? These are Post-Week 5 bowl projections and if you take them seriously, it's time to take a look in the mirror (or, Iowa fans, that broken glass on your double-wide) and think about your priorities.
• I had already typed the Michigan State bit below before realizing I forgot to talk about Michigan.
• Is Michigan State actually good? Probably not. Is that enough to scrape one of the best bowl games in the conference because the PSU-Iowa-OSU-Michigan quartet could having rankings inertia to make the Top 12? Uh... Enjoy Arkansas, Sparty!
• 6-6 Nebraska? With Minnesota, Purdue, and wisconsin on the schedule, it's eminently possible. The resurgent Husker fanbase descend on Tampa and allow Frost to visit his family.
• Sure, Minnesota gets Maryland, Northwestern, Illinois, and Indiana for potential wins. Is 7-5 enough for the Gophers to leapfrog out of the Glen Mason Memorial Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl and into the Outback? Nah.
• Oh, right, it's also not enough to get them over 6-6 wisconsin, who can do enough to get past Illinois, Army, Purdue, Rutgers, and Minnesota even with one hand tied behind their backs Graham Mertz, which come to think of it is a great way to get him to just hand the damn ball off and stop throwing. Someone get Paul Chryst on the phone, stat!
• Also consider who you'd rather have descending on Vegas: Minnesota fans or wisconsin fans. Let's put our drunkest foot forward.
• As I now consider how Maryland will get to those two remaining wins, uh...this may have been a mistake. But let's say Indiana and Rutgers. Sure? That's 6 wins and good enough to keep Locks and the boys close to home.
• Could Indiana hypothetically win 4 of their last 5 (@MD, @Mich, RU, MN, @PU) to go bowling? I mean...maybe?
• Relax, Purdue faithful--I see your run-in, too (wisc, @UNL, MSU, @OSU, @NU, Ind)...tell me which three, show your work, and I'll give you credit for having shown up to class.