Mountain West football bowl open thread

The first day of bowl action is like a regular Mountain West Saturday with four teams in action. The games get going early with the New Orleans Bowl kicking off at 11 a.m. ET between Nevada and Louisiana-Lafayette. Some of the games do overlap after the New Orleans Bowl, so prepare your afternoon accordingly.

Stop by and chat and talk about all of these games, and provide predictions.

For those new to the site, this is a live chat to talk about the Mountain West games, plus the others. One must register to comment on the site and you can create an account HERE, and you can sign up with your Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo and Google+ log in details. So there is no excuse for not signing up and leaving your thoughts.

Also new is the GIF Oracle which automatically comments with a GIF. In the comments just say @Oracle GIF me (category) and within a minute a comment with a GIF is there.

Here is Saturday's schedule.

BOWL	MATCHUP	COVERAGE
	R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Nevada vs. Louisiana Sat., Dec. 20 | 11 a.m. ET Follow Live Stats Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery	TV: ESPN | WatchESPN Trophy Presentation on ESPN3 Radio: ESPN Radio 94.5 FM, 630 AM ESPN Radio SIRIUS / XM 83
	Gildan New Mexico Bowl Utah State vs. UTEP Sat., Dec. 20 | 2:20 p.m. ET Follow Live Stats Recap| Box Score | Photo Gallery	TV: ESPN | WatchESPN Trophy Presentation on ESPN3 Radio: KVNU 610 AM ESPN Radio SIRIUS / XM 83
	Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Colorado State vs. #22 Utah Sat., Dec. 20 | 3:30 p.m. ET Follow Live Stats Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery	TV: ABC | WatchESPN Trophy Presentation on ESPN3 Radio: ESPN 105.5 Sports USA Radio
	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Air Force vs. Western Michigan Sat., Dec. 20 | 5:45 p.m. ET Follow Live Stats Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery	TV: ESPN | WatchESPN Trophy Presentation on ESPN3 Radio: KVOR AM 740 ESPN Radio SIRIUS / XM 83