Early Afternoon Bowl Games Open Thread

Next thread goes up in the evening around 6:00. Erstwhile, here's the open thread pertaining to your afternoon slate of today's quadruple-header of bowl games:

New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers (6-6) vs. Notre Dame (8-4) 12 PM ET, ESPN

Belk Bowl: Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6) 3:20 PM ET, ESPN

As always, keep in mind our open thread rules: No porn, no religion/politics, no racist/sexist/homophobic comments, no links to illegal video streams. Oh, and try to love one another, mmkay?

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