BCS Bowl Schedule 2013-14: Dates, Times, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

While many people are downright giddy for the upcoming holidays, college football is the real reason why this is the most wonderful time of the year. 

Sure, it might be difficult to get pumped up for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl or the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl—anyone suddenly hungry?—but consider this: once bowl season starts on Dec. 21, there will be 35 games over a span of 17 days, culminating with the 2014 VIZIO BCS National Championship on Jan. 6. 

Oh, and that will also mark the official end of the BCS, which is the best present anyone could ever hope for. 

Now that college football fans are surely drooling in anticipation for everything from the Gildan New Mexico Bowl to the Granddady of Them All, the Rose Bowl, let's take a look at everything you need to know about the complete schedule, via ESPN.com:

Bowl	Teams	Date	Time (ET)	TV	Live Stream
Gildan New Mexico	Washington St. vs. Colorado St.	Dec. 21	2 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Royal Purple Las Vegas	Fresno State vs. USC	Dec. 21	3:30 p.m.	ABC	TBD
Famous Idaho Potato	Buffalo vs. San Diego St.	Dec. 21	5:30 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans	Tulane vs. Louisiana-Lafayette	Dec. 21	9 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg	East Carolina vs. Ohio	Dec. 23	2 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Sheraton Hawai'i	Boise St. vs. Oregon St.	Dec. 24	8 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Little Caesars Pizza	Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green	Dec. 26	6 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia	Utah St. vs. Northern Illinois	Dec. 26	9:30 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman	Marshall vs. Maryland	Dec. 27	2:30 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Texas	Syracuse vs. Minnesota	Dec. 27	6 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Fight Hunger	BYU vs. Washington	Dec. 27	9:30 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
New Era Pinstripe	Rutgers vs. Notre Dame	Dec. 28	Noon	ESPN	WatchESPN
Belk	Cincinnati vs. North Carolina	Dec. 28	3:20 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Russell Athletic	Louisville vs. Miami	Dec. 28	6:45 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Buffalo Wild Wings	Kansas St. vs. Michigan	Dec. 28	10:15 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces	Middle Tennessee vs. Navy	Dec. 30	11:45 a.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City	Ole Miss vs. Georgia Tech	Dec. 30	3:15 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Valero Alamo	Texas vs. Oregon	Dec. 30	6:45 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
National University Holiday	Texas Tech vs. Arizona St.	Dec. 30	10:15 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
AdvoCare V100	Boston College vs. Arizona	Dec. 31	12:30 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Hyundai Sun	Virginia Tech vs. UCLA	Dec. 31	2 p.m.	CBS	TBD
AutoZone Liberty	Rice vs. Mississippi St.	Dec. 31	4 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Chick-fil-A	Duke vs. Texas A&M	Dec. 31	8 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
TaxSlayer.com Gator	Georgia vs. Nebraska	Jan. 1	Noon	ESPN2	WatchESPN
Heart of Dallas	North Texas vs. UNLV	Jan. 1	Noon	ESPNU	WatchESPN
Capital One	Wisconsin vs. South Carolina	Jan. 1	1 p.m.	ABC	TBD
Outback	LSU vs. Iowa	Jan. 1	1 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO	Michigan St. vs. Stanford	Jan. 1	5 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Tostitos Fiesta	Baylor vs. UCF	Jan. 1	8:30 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Allstate Sugar	Alabama vs. Oklahoma	Jan. 2	8:30 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
Discover Orange	Clemson vs. Ohio St.	Jan. 3	TBD	ESPN	WatchESPN
AT&T Cotton	Missouri vs. Oklahoma St.	Jan. 3	7:30 p.m.	FOX	TBD
BBVA Compass	Houston vs. Vanderbilt	Jan. 4	1 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
GoDaddy	Arkansas St. vs. Ball St.	Jan. 5	9 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN
VIZIO BCS National Championship	Florida St. vs. Auburn	Jan. 6	8:30 p.m.	ESPN	WatchESPN

2014 VIZIO BCS National Championship: Florida State vs. Auburn

Not only did Michigan State and Auburn's wins on Saturday assure an eighth straight national championship featuring an SEC team, but those wins also cemented an absurd fifth straight title game with a school from the state of Alabama. 

Auburn is the national darling. A year after the school went 3-9 in its worst season since 1952, Gus Malzahn has resurrected the program, winning 12 games, several of which have come via the instant-classic, last-moment-possible heroics. 

You'll probably hear the word "destiny" a lot when people talk about the Tigers. 

Of course, Florida State's story isn't all that boring, either. 

Led by freshman Jameis Winston, the frontrunner for the Heisman, the Seminoles are 13-0 and have embarrassed opponents by an average of 42.3 points per game. Jimbo Fisher's squad is about as explosive as it gets. 

The last two national title games have turned out to be snooze-fests, but this one, featuring two teams that combined for 104 points in their conference championships, is stooped in entertainment value.

Discover Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. Ohio State

If you're a fan of offense, then you're a fan of this game. 

The Tigers average 37.8 points per game behind the dynamic duo of Tajh Boyd and Sammy Watkins, while the Buckeyes put 43.8 per contest on the board thanks to a dominant run game featuring dual-threat QB Braxton Miller and RB Carlos Hyde. 

There may be potential for a letdown from the Buckeyes, who are undoubtedly disappointed not to be in the title game, but Urban Meyer should have his team ready to go.

This one has the makings for fireworks. 

Rose Bowl: Stanford vs. Michigan State

Common fans probably won't be too tantalized by this matchup, but fans of hard-nosed, physical defenses will enjoy this one wholeheartedly. 

Stanford is giving up 18.6 points per game and 4.6 yards per play, and Michigan State allows just 12.3 and 3.8, respectively. 

Throw in both teams having weapons on the offensive side of the ball—Tyler Gaffney, Ty Montgomery, Jeremy Langford—and this is easily one of the most compelling bowls on the slate.