Talk:2007–08 NCAA football bowl games

Sortable table

It would be really cool if the main table were sortable (as some I've seen on other articles). That would allow the reader to find more easily by Name, City or see them ranked by payout, rather than just chronologically as they are now. If someone already knows the secrets of those, it would be great if you could fix it up. Otherwise, I suppose I might go find one and see if I can hack my way through it. AUTiger » talk 04:04, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Hawaiʻi and Mainland Games

Could someone clarify this remark regarding NCAA eligibility? I don't know the answer, but the grammar is very clunky. Thanks. Jeff kuta (talk) 17:57, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

• If a team plays outside the mainland (such as Hawaiʻi), they are granted a thirteenth game and must win seven games to be bowl eligible. NoseNuggets (talk) 5:05 AM US EST Nov 26 2007.

It's Not "Big XII", It's "Big 12"

I've been in the middle of this problem, and the proper was of typing the conference name is "Big 12 Conference" in Arabic numbers, not "Big XII Conference" in Roman numerals, even though it says so in the logo of said conference, so that anonymous guy was wrong. NoseNuggets (talk) 5:08 AM US EST Nov 26 2007. Edited 5:17 AM US EST Nov 26 2007.

About Bowl Games 2007-08

Please DO NOT in any way or form list teams until OFFICAILLY confirmed by schools, bowls or BCS. There was a list that had Hawaiʻi in the Sugar Bowl and LSU in the National Championship contest. Only Ohio State was in the BCS Title game, Southern California in the Rose Bowl, Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl and Virginia Tech in the Orange according to the listings and tie-ins. I reverted to that edit as none of the sources were confirmed, and will be released between 8 PM and 8:30 PM US EST this evening (12/2/07). All others will follow. NoseNuggets 2:40 PM US EST Dec 2 2007.

Also, please do not place teams in either the winning or losing columns or the respective bowl game pages. Since the game has not been played out yet, it wouldn't make sense to do this. It will just get reverted until the game is finished. RIPLIUKANG (talk) 10:42, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Host school?

Where is this coming from? Just because a school plays their home games in a stadium doesn't make them a host for the bowl game. In some cases (like the Humanitarian Bowl), the school really is involved - Boise State runs that bowl game. But in other cases (like the Orange Bowl), UM has nothing whatsoever to do with it. They will become a fellow tenant of Dolphins Stadium next year, but they don't now and won't then have anything to do with putting on the Orange Bowl. In the NCAA basketball tournament, there is a host school for most of the early games, but there isn't any such thing for football bowl games. Where is this list coming from? --B 02:07, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

I've googled around on this a bit and the only thing I can't find a single germane g-hit. The only relevant hits are from Wikipedia, Wikipedia-derived content, and a basketball tournament held in conjunction with the Sun Bowl where the basketball tournament has a host school. If nobody knows where this stuff comes from, it needs to be removed. --B (talk) 01:09, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

There is no general "host school" for bowl games. Each bowl game is managed/operated by a "sponsoring agency" licensed each year by the NCAA. A school could be a sponsoring agency, but there are none that I am aware of. The column should be removed. AUTiger » talk 05:28, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Some schools, such as Alabama at Birmingham with the Papajohn's.com Bowl do have a hand in the games. NoseNuggets (talk) 3:19 PM US EST Dec 21 2007.

UnderArmour Bowl?

I've never heard of this bowl, I can't find it in any bowl lists and I can't find any evidence of it actually existing. There is an UnderArmour Senior Bowl in January, but its not between Troy and South Carolina. Can anyone confirm its existence or non-existence? Spartacus007 02:25, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Probably a message board joke. It most certainly does not exist. --B 03:39, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

I can also confirm that no such game exists. I think that's a fan who is upset over neither school being invited (both were eligible). - Desmond Hobson (talk) 20:57, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

• Agreed. Just an angry Troy fan who was snubbed. NoseNuggets (talk) 12:56 AM US EST Dec 17 2007.

Shout-out to NoseNuggets

I was to update the information on Navy's new head coach, but you beat me to it.[sigh] I do want to offer you congratulations on spelling his name correctly! - Desmond Hobson (talk) 20:57, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

• Thanks for that, Des! I'm honored. NoseNuggets (talk) 12:57 AM US EST Dec 17 2007.

How should we format game recaps?

Here's my example:

Type of Bowl Game

Bowl Game Name

Main article: 2007 Bowl Game

• Winning team score, Losing team score

Article follows here.

What do you think? NoseNuggets (talk) 1:15 AM US EST Dec 21 2007.

Prestegious Games and Non-BCS New Years Day Contests

Here's the list of the Prestegious Games and non-BCS New Years Day bowls that we have determined in previous Bowl Seasons:

• Holiday Bowl
• Chick-fil-A Bowl
• Outback Bowl
• Cotton Bowl
• Gator Bowl
• Capital One Bowl

These six games have had higher payouts and/or exciting games than the other non-BCS Games or played on January 1st. As a result, these is a seperate section to be unlocked when the Holiday Bowl game is played.

Also, in each recap, as has been done the last two years, the sponsor of the bowl game should be listed in the link to that game, and when each conference makes their inaugural appearance in that game, the conference should be linked, and in each game, the school's name is to be linked (like the ((Bowling Bowl|XYZ Bowling Bowl)), the ((Littrle Six Conference|Little Six)) or ((Charles Addams State College)) as shown here in examples but with the square Wikilink brackets instead of the regular parenthesis shown above.) Any questions? NoseNuggets (talk) 1:30 AM US EST Dec 27 2007