Wait, we're confused. Isn't the Cotton Bowl supposed to be on New Year's Day? And didn't Northwestern play in the Cotton Bowl?
↵↵Oh, wait. NU played in the Cotton Bowl stadium, but that wasn't the Cotton Bowl game. And this Cotton Bowl isn't being played in "the" Cotton Bowl. It's in Cowboys Stadium. On a Friday night, after New Year's. And on a different channel than you've been used to.
↵↵Well, LSU and Texas A&M fans will enjoy it, we suppose. The rest of you can stick to the NBA, NHL or college hoops.
↵↵6 p.m., CSN Chicago Plus: NBA, Bulls at 76ers.
↵↵7 p.m., ESPN: NBA, Rockets at Magic.
↵↵7 p.m., Fox-32: College football, AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic: LSU vs. Texas A&M at Arlington, Texas. Seriously, one more exhibition game tomorrow and then you're done until the BCS title game.
↵↵7:30 p.m., CSN Chicago: NHL, Blackhawks vs. Senators at the United Center.
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