Today's slate
Idaho Potato Bowl
3:30, ESPN
Tulane v. Nevada
A tale of two seasons for these teams. Nevada started the season 5-0 before a couple tough losses to finish 6-2. Tulane started off 2-4 before rebounding with some strong wins and their only loss being a double overtime one to Tulsa. Might be a fun game - Nevada loves to throw and Tulane is just ok against the pass. Tulane has been the better team (47th on FEI v. 72 for Nevada) but it's supposed to be chilly in Boise, so let's see how the Louisiana team handles that.
Boca Raton Bowl
7 pm, ESPN
UCF v. BYU
Hell yeah this is more like it. These are two good teams (UCF 26th on FEI, BYU is 4th!). BYU is led by probable first round draft pick QB Zach Wilson, and has flattened most of the teams they've played, with Coastal Carolina as the one glaring but very fun exception. UCF has been pretty strong offensively too, with all three of their losses being very close high scoring affairs. The over/under in this game is 70.5, so no on expects a defensive slugfest. Get out your adding machines, as Brent Musberger would say.