ESPN asked all 128 FBS college football head coaches for their favourite musical artist.
I, in turn, asked some mates to pick this winter's bowl games as match-ups of said favourite musical artists.
The panel:
Me
Adam Robot (What.cd power user)
Ben (professional DJ)
Steven (Gen X musicophile)
Hugo (pianist for Wartime Recitals/live music junkie)
Drew (self-proclaimed "sonic pragmatist")
Russell (black dude)
Riley (drummer for Thrice)
Note: Favourite musical artists listed reflect head coaches during the regular season, so, for example, Houston is Tom Herman's favourite musical artist, even though he is now the head coach at Texas.
Jon | Adam | Ben | Steve | Hugo | Drew | Russ | Riley | |
New Mexico Bowl Van Morrison vs. Trombone Shorty New Mexico vs. UTSA |
TS | TS | VM | VM | TS | TS | VM | VM |
Las Vegas Bowl Michael Jackson vs. AC/DC Houston vs. San Diego State |
MJ | MJ | MJ | MJ | MJ | MJ | MJ | MJ |
Camellia Bowl Eric Church vs. Jay Z Appalachian State vs. Toledo |
JZ | JZ | JZ | JZ | JZ | JZ | JZ | JZ |
Cure Bowl Zac Brown Band vs. Journey UCF vs. Arkansas State |
J | J | ZBB | J | ZBB | J | J | J |
New Orleans Bowl Meat Loaf vs. Pearl Jam Southern Mississippi vs. Louisiana-Lafayette |
ML | ML | PJ | PJ | PJ | ML | PJ | PJ |
Miami Beach Bowl Tim McGraw vs. Otis Redding Central Michigan vs. Tulsa |
OR | OR | OR | OR | TM | OR | OR | OR |
Boca Raton Bowl Tom Petty vs. Toby Keith Memphis vs. Western Kentucky |
TP | TP | TP | TP | TP | TP | TP | TP |
Poinsettia Bowl Fiji vs. The Eagles BYU vs. Wyoming |
E | E | E | E | F | F | E | E |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Garth Brooks vs. Sam Hunt Idaho vs. Colorado State |
GB | GB | GB | GB | GB | GB | SH | SH |
Bahamas Bowl The Eagles vs. AC/DC Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion |
AC | AC | AC | AC | AC | AC | AC | AC |
Armed Forces Bowl Kenny Chesney vs. Michael Jackson Louisiana Tech vs. Navy |
MJ | MJ | MJ | MJ | MJ | MJ | MJ | MJ |
Dollar General Bowl Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band vs. Eric Church Ohio vs. Troy |
BS | BS | BS | BS | BS | BS | BS | Not sure I've ever listened to either |
Hawai'i Bowl J Boog vs. The Temptations Hawai'i vs. Middle Tennessee |
T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T |
St. Petersburg Bowl Billy Joel vs. U2 Miami (Ohio) vs. Mississippi State |
U2 | BJ | U2 | U2 | BJ | U2 | U2 | U2 |
Quick Lane Bowl Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. James Taylor Maryland vs. Boston College |
RHCP | JT | RHCP | RHCP | JT | JT | RHCP | JT |
Independence Bowl Merle Haggard vs. Charlie Wilson NC State vs. Vanderbilt |
CW | MH | MH | MH | CW | CW | CW | MH |
Heart of Dallas Bowl Buddy Guy vs. Jerry Jeff Walker Army vs. North Texas |
BG | BG | BG | BG | BG | BG | BG | BG |
Military Bowl Dave Matthews Band vs. Talking Heads Temple vs. Wake Forest |
TH | TH | TH | TH | DMB | TH | TH | DMB |
Holiday Bowl Declined to answer vs. Neil Young Minnesota vs. Washington State |
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Cactus Bowl Garth Brooks vs. The Black Keys Boise State vs. Baylor |
BK | BK | BK | BK | GB | GB | BK | BK |
Pinstripe Bowl AC/DC vs. Kenny Chesney Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern |
AC | AC | AC | AC | AC | AC | AC | AC |
Russell Athletic Bowl Prince vs. David Richt West Virginia vs. Miami |
P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Foster Farms Bowl Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band vs. The Rolling Stones Indiana vs. Utah |
RS | BS | RS | BS | BS | BS | RS | RS |
Texas Bowl Drake vs. Frank Sinatra Texas A&M vs. Kansas State |
FS | FS | FS | FS | FS | FS | FS | FS |
Birmingham Bowl Drake vs. George Strait South Florida vs. South Carolina |
D | GS | D | GS | GS | D | D | I'd rather listen to an airhorn for three minutes |
Belk Bowl The Temptations vs. Dave Matthews Band Arkansas vs. Virginia Tech |
T | T | T | T | DMB | T | T | T |
Alamo Bowl Prince vs. MercyMe Oklahoma State vs. Colorado |
P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Liberty Bowl The Rolling Stones vs. Fleetwood Mac Georgia vs. TCU |
FM | RS | FM | RS | FM | RS | RS | RS |
Sun Bowl Declined to answer vs. The Eagles Stanford vs. North Carolina |
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Music City Bowl Gary P. Nunn vs. The Gap Band Nebraska vs. Tennessee |
GB | GB | GB | GPN | GB | GB | GB | Who? |
Arizona Bowl Stevie Ray Vaughn vs. Brad Paisley South Alabama vs. Air Force |
SRV | SRV | SRV | SRV | SRV | SRV | SRV | SRV |
Orange Bowl Bob Marley vs. Lynyrd Skynyrd Michigan vs. Florida State |
BM | LS | BM | LS | LS | BM | BM | BM |
Citrus Bowl Creedence Clearwater Revival vs. Stevie Nicks LSU vs. Louisville |
CCR | SN | SN | CCR | SN | CCR | CCR | CCR |
TaxSlayer Bowl Kenny Chesney vs. Toby Keith Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky |
TK | KC | KC | TK | KC | KC | KC | No |
Outback Bowl Earth, Wind and Fire vs. Pat Green Florida vs. Iowa |
EWF | EWF | EWF | EWF | EWF | EWF | EWF | EWF |
Cotton Bowl Jason Aldean vs. Phil Vassar Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin |
JA | JA | JA | PV | PV | JA | JA | [pause] |
Rose Bowl Darius Rucker vs. Jay Z USC vs. Penn State |
JZ | JZ | JZ | JZ | JZ | JZ | JZ | JZ |
Sugar Bowl The Cars vs. Toby Keith Auburn vs. Oklahoma |
C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
Peach Bowl Creedence Clearwater Revival vs. The Eagles Washington vs. Alabama |
CCR | CCR | CCR | CCR | E | CCR | CCR | CCR |
Fiesta Bowl Sister Hazel vs. Garth Brooks Ohio State vs. Clemson |
SH | GB | GB | GB | SH | GB | SH | I can't |
sister hazel are tight af
really upset with the results of U2 v BJ. the fuck?