NYE Countdown: College Football Bowl Games

It's the end of 2011 and another football season for college teams. Here's what you need to know to cheer on your favorite teams:

Where to watch: Local favorites 

Royal Oak offers plenty of places to watch your favorite game, including:

• : Bartender Jennifer Frassetto says what sets Rock on Third apart is its "neighborhood feel."  Number of TVs: 12
•  wrote on Facebook: "Mr. B's always has an enthusiastic crowd" and all its televisions are HD. Number of TVs: 47
• : The saloon is a popular spot to catch a game and invites MSU fans on Jan. 2 for the Outback Bowl. Number of TVs: 21
• : The brewery is spacious and the TVs are easy to see and hear from every table. Number of TVs: 10
• : Cantina Diablo's smolders with a modern glow of red lights and flat screen TVs lining the Main Street restaurant. Number of TVs: 70
• Other favorite places: , ,  and .

Who: Michigan teams

• Spartans:The 12th-ranked Michigan State University Spartans (10-3, 7-1 Big Ten) will play No. 18 Georgia (10-3, 7-1 SEC) in the 26th annual Outback Bowl on Jan. 2 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
• Wolverines: No. 13 University of Michigan (10-2, 6-2 Big 10) will face 17th-ranked Virginia Tech (11-2, 7-2 ACC) in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 3 game at the Superdome in New Orleans.
• Broncos: Western Michigan University (7-5, 5-3 MAC) will face Purdue (6-6, 4-4 Big 10) in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl on Dec. 27 at Ford Field.

What: The rest of the games

There are plenty of matchups for college football fans:

• AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl: 5 p.m. Dec. 26, ESPN2, Missouri vs. North Carolina
• Little Caesars Bowl: 4:30 p.m. Dec. 27, ESPN, Western Michigan vs. Purdue
• Belk Bowl: 8 p.m. Dec. 27, ESPN, Louisville vs. NC State
• Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman: 4:30 p.m. Dec. 28, ESPN, Toledo vs. Air Force
• Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl: 8 p.m. Dec. 28, ESPN, California vs. (24) Texas
• Champs Sports Bowl: 5:30 p.m. Dec. 29, ESPN, Florida State vs. Notre Dame
• Valero Alamo Bowl: 9 p.m. Dec. 29, ESPN, Washington vs. (12) Baylor
• Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: Noon Dec. 30, ESPN, BYU vs. Tulsa
• New Era Pinstripe Bowl: 3:20 p.m. Dec. 30, ESPN, Rutgers vs. Iowa State
• Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: 6:40 p.m. Dec. 30, ESPN, Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest
• Insight Bowl: 10 p.m. Dec. 30, ESPN, Iowa vs. (14) Oklahoma
• Meineke Car Care of Texas Bowl: Noon Dec. 31, ESPN, Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
• Hyundai Sun Bowl: 2 p.m. Dec. 31, CBS, Georgia Tech vs. Utah
• AutoZone Liberty Bowl: 3:30 p.m. Dec. 31, ABC, Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
• Kraft Fight Hunger: 3:30 p.m. Dec. 31, ESPN, Illinois vs. UCLA
• Chick-fil-A Bowl: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31, ESPN, Virginia vs. (25) Auburn
• TicketCity Bowl: Noon Jan. 2, ESPNU, (19) Houston vs. (22) Penn State
• Outback Bowl: 1 p.m. Jan. 2, ABC, (17) Michigan State vs. (16) Georgia
• Capital One Bowl: 1 p.m. Jan. 2, ESPN, (20) Nebraska vs. (9) South Carolina
• Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl: 1 p.m. Jan. 2, ESPN2, Ohio State vs. Florida
• Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio: 5 p.m. Jan. 2, ESPN, (10) Wisconsin vs. (5) Oregon
• Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: 8:30 p.m. Jan. 2, ESPN, (4) Stanford vs. (3) Oklahoma State
• Allstate Sugar Bowl: 8:30 p.m. Jan. 3, ESPN, (13) Michigan vs. (11) Virginia Tech
• Discover Orange Bowl: 8:30 p.m. Jan. 4, ESPN, (23) West Virginia vs. (15) Clemson
• AT&T Cotton Bowl: 8 p.m. Jan. 6, FOX, (8) Kansas State vs. (6) Arkansas
• BBVA Compass Bowl: 1 p.m. Jan. 7, ESPN, SMU vs. Pittsburgh
• GoDaddy.com Bowl: 9 p.m. Jan. 8, ESPN, Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
• Allstate BCS National Championship Game: 8:30 p.m. Jan. 9, ESPN, (1) LSU vs. (2) Alabama