[Note: Assembling the full Follies needs a little more time, so the completed portion is loaded below, and will be filled in when the rest is finalized. – J.E.]
[Update: Please see the minimal, essentials-only update to the section for the bowl-bowls of 31 December. That’s all the much that’s going to happen before the 1st. Iran’s kind of erupting at the moment. It’s always something, right? Fill-ins to come for the 2 January 2026 bowl day, when Navy represents us in the Liberty Bowl. Happy New Year! – J.E.]
[Update 2: The 2 January lineup makes its appearance in its allotted slot below, though not with the level of rich, intriguing detail we previously intended. It became apparent that it just wasn’t going to happen. We know everyone must be watching Navy right now anyway. At any rate, the completeness has reached its peak for week 3. Up next will be the FCS and Div III finals and the FBS semifinals in the coming week. – J.E.]
Let’s face it, nobody cares whether the Rose Bowl is the Granddaddy of them all now. It’s not about the iconic Rose Bowl anymore. It’s now about the CFPB+/-WD playoff game, and after the Rose and three other bowls there’ll be three games still left to play to get us to a CFP champion. Those games won’t be bowls either, even though two of them wear bowl names. They’ll be playoff semifinals, and a final.
BO-ring.
The view of the bracket. Continue reading “Football Follies 2025: Bowl week 3 (Quarterfinals occupy the vibe)”
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