No bowl games will get more attention and hype than the two playoff semifinals. That’s as it should be, since the Fiesta and Peach bowls will set up next month’s national title game.
Yet the true meaning of the (bowl) season are the unexpected delights, whether it’s a rollicking matchup on a weekday afternoon before the holidays or a pairing of good-though-largely-overlooked teams who manage to deliver a fun game in the days leading into the more heavily promoted playoff games.
The thing is, it’s impossible to know what matchups will produce the most fun. It is possible to take an educated guess with The Washington Post’s annual 1-to-41 bowl guide. (All games are the first bowl matchups between the schools unless otherwise noted).
Yet the true meaning of the (bowl) season are the unexpected delights, whether it’s a rollicking matchup on a weekday afternoon before the holidays or a pairing of good-though-largely-overlooked teams who manage to deliver a fun game in the days leading into the more heavily promoted playoff games.
The thing is, it’s impossible to know what matchups will produce the most fun. It is possible to take an educated guess with The Washington Post’s annual 1-to-41 bowl guide. (All games are the first bowl matchups between the schools unless otherwise noted).
