Boomer's Urban Renewal: Week 1 of the 2012-13 Bowl Season

Nevada & Arizona open up the Bowl Season in CFB,
with the New Mexico Bowl Saturday afternoon.

Not quite like March Madness in college hoops, but the college football bowl season always provides some entertainment over the holiday season. Things to watch for: bunches of unique stadiums/uniforms,  college finale's for a number of high-profile players, and coaches filling in for ones that have ran off to bigger and better ones.

2012-13 bowl schedule

Everything you need to know about this season's bowls

Games during first week (Dec 15th-20th):

Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, N. M.)

Nevada vs. Arizona, Dec 15th 1 PM on ESPN

• Wolf Pack look for their 2nd win over a PAC-12 team this season; Wildcats look to win 8 games in Rich Rod's 1st season

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID)
Toledo vs. #22 Utah State, Dec. 15 4:30 PM on ESPN

• Rockets shoot for back-to-back bowl wins for the 1st time since '70-'71; Aggies looking for just their 2nd bowl win in school history first since 1993

S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, CA)

BYU vs. San Diego State, Dec. 20 8:00 PM on ESPN

• BYU wants to prove they are better then their record shows; SD State looks to win the Poinsettia for the 2nd time in three years

Bowl Game Picks:

Arizona over Nevada

Utah State over Toledo

BYU over San Diego State

*Bonus Pick*

Sunday Night Football (8:20, NBC): New England continues their home dominance in the month of December, beating the SF Niners on SNF in a close one.

• As much as I dislike the NE Patriots, especially QB Tom Brady, they have put together an impressive record in the month of December at home, and I think they find a way to get past a tough 49ers defense in primetime.