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Tom Herman in bowls my man

If only all games could be bowl games!

I’m the worst cook. I admit it. I stumble into something good once in a while but it’s an accident.

New Year's

1 pm, ESPN
Outback Bowl
Minnesota v. Auburn

The one bowl game my wife is interested in, because we got a Bloomin Onion at Outback.  If I have to eat at Outback, it's the one time I'm rotting for the SEC over the Big Ten, because the Bloomin Onion is much preferable to Coconut Shrimp.  In any event here come the Fleckstones trying to conquer Auburn.  Auburn has been limited on offense all year, but they do play some pretty strong defense, so Minnesota will probably need some big plays by their receivers to move the ball.

1 pm, ABC
VRBO Citrus Bowl
Michigan v. Alabama

Michigan in a bowl game - what could go wrong?  At least this year, no one expects a lot from them, so maybe that will lead to some positive mojo.  Alabama was one of the strongest teams in the country this year, and dropped to this spot mostly because people were tired of their asses.  So they drop on top of Michigan, who will get whomped if they don't show some improvement in defending the run game.

5 pm, ESPN
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwest Mutual
Oregon v. Wisconsin

Time to say goodbye to some great players in Jonathan Taylor and Justin Herbert.  This good be a fun game to watch, both teams love to play physical on both sides of the ball.  A few years ago you would have thought it was crazy that Oregon would line up and play smash mouth football, but here we are and I'm here for it.

8:45, ESPN
AllState Sugar Bowl
Georgia v. Baylor

Hey, it's disappointed Georgia against a motivated Big 12 squad.  The prime factors here involve the NFL.  Both Matt Rhule and Jake Fromm have big decisions to make, and both could really impact the teams next year.  Not sure what to expect from this tonight - Georgia has loads of talent but hasn't been able to get an offense going, and Baylor has been a scrappy bunch this close to being in the playoffs.  

Is this the best slate of NYD games in the CFP era in a year where the semis weren't on NYD?  I think it has to be

We have the kids tonight... We've had them since Christmas Day, and will give them back to their mom tomorrow at noon.

But we're going for a much more fancy dinner than we typically do with them. Surf & turf (tri tip and shrimp), with grilled asparagus, and a monkey bread that my eldest will be making. Gotta get him started young.

And speaking of cooking, I'd be remiss not to mention my Christmas gift from my wife--a 270 mm carbon steel gyuto, hand-forged by a blacksmith in Japan. It's amazing...

I really like your wife. THAT is nice.