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Slightly new ACC bowl lineup

Posted on May 9, 2009 at 09:39 PM.

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Fear not, Terps fans. Maryland won't be heading back to the Humanitarian Bowl anytime soon.

Not that it was such a bad bowl game. It's just that Boise, Idaho, proved a long way for most Maryland fans to even consider traveling. Plus, Boise competes with warm-weather bowl sites. It competes with Splash Mountain.

Anyway, the ACC announced its new bowl tie-ins and -- as expected -- the Humanitarian Bowl is no longer on the list.

The only new addition to this year�s ACC bowl slate is the GMAC Bowl, played in Mobile, Ala. on January 6. If the ACC has a ninth bowl-eligible team available, the GMAC Bowl can choose it.

Still on the list, by the way, is the EagleBank Bowl, the District of Columbia-based game that debuted last season. It will have the eighth pick in the selection process and be played later this year than last -- December 29.

Here, courtesy of the ACC, is the whole list:
FedEx Orange Bowl: Jan. 5 � FOX, 8 p.m
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Dec. 31 � ESPN, 7:30 p.m.
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl: Jan. 1 � CBS, 1 p.m.
Champs Sports Bowl: Dec. 29 � ESPN, 8 p.m.
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl: Dec. 27 � ESPN, 8:15 p.m.
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Dec. 26, ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
Emerald Bowl: Dec. 26 � ESPN, 8 p.m.
EagleBank Bowl: Dec. 29 � ESPN, 4:30 p.m.
GMAC Bowl: Jan. 6 � 7 pm ESPN