Carla and Crappy Show: The 2017 Bowlapalooza Edition

Welcome to Bowlapalooza 2017 … where we bask in the thrill and wonder of bowl season … and the analysis is all made up and the results of the Tennessee coaching search don’t matter.

This year, in addition to our #Pac12AfterDark correspondent AJ Kuftic, we’re joined by:

• Braden Gall, host on ESPN Radio 102.5 The Game in Nashville and SiriusXM’s ESPNU Radio
• Jake Rose, broadcaster for Middle Tennessee State University sports and contributor to Athlon Sports
• David Fox, formerly of Athlon Sports and current recovering sports journalist

And now, the chosen bowls …

Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl (7 p.m. ET Tues., Dec. 19, ESPN)

Akron (7-6) vs. Florida Atlantic (10-3)

David’s pick, because who doesn’t want to talk about a mediocre MAC team and the Fighting Lane Kiffins … playing a bowl game in their home stadium? Also a brief shout-out to the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, just because.

Bahamas Bowl (12:30 p.m. ET Fri., Dec. 22, ESPN)

UAB (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4)

Crappy picks this one because, well, duh, his Bobcats are playing in the Bahamas … in someone’s backyard? Also, kudos to zombie UAB for simply making a bowl appearance this year. (We’re still waiting for our travel agents to call us back …)

Cactus Bowl (9 p.m. ET Tues., Dec. 26, ESPN)

Kansas State (7-5) vs. UCLA (6-6)

Carla picks this one because, well, offense. And Bill Snyder is a wizard … and none of us is sure who is actually coaching UCLA in this game. Not quite #Pac12AfterDark, but fun nonetheless.

New Era Pinstripe Bowl (5:15 p.m. ET Wed., Dec. 27, ESPN)

Iowa (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5)

Braden’s pick, because who doesn’t want to watch Iowa and Boston College play (actually pretty boring) football in a baseball stadium?

Foster Farms Bowl (8:30 p.m. ET Wed., Dec. 27, FOX)

Arizona (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6)

AJ has declared this the official #CnCShow #Pac12AfterDark selection … because offense. Also, Rich Rodriguez versus Jeff Brohm? We’re salivating already. Yep, this one gets pointsy …and Gus Johnson, which makes this a win-win in our books.

Valero Alamo Bowl (9 p.m. ET Thurs., Dec. 28, ESPN)

No. 13 Stanford (9-4) vs. No. 15 TCU (10-3)

Jake’s pick because he obviously wanted to hear us talk about the #CnCShow’s Stanford Postulate of 2017 one more time… and also because he wanted to talk about an actual, real football game. Because this one will be … and will be real fun.

As always, we’re incredibly grateful to Braden, Jake, and David for taking the time out of their busy schedules to get ridiculous with us each year. The #CnCShow will be back with our first of two College Football Playoff preview shows at the end of the month. Happy holidays … and enjoy this most wonderful football time of the year!