Because it’s never too early to start thinking about the 2008-09 college football season, here’s the upcoming College Football Bowl Season Schedule:

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Dec. 23 / 8 p.m. ET, San Diego, ESPN

Congressional Bowl
Dec. 20 / 9 p.m. ET, Washington, D.C.

Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl
Dec. 20 / 8 p.m. ET, Las Vegas, ESPN

St. Petersburg Bowl
TBD Dec. 21 to 23 / 9 p.m. ET, St. Petersburg, Fla.

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Dec. 21 / 8 p.m. ET, New Orleans, ESPN

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Dec. 24 / 8 p.m. ET, Honolulu, Hawaii, ESPN

Motor City Bowl
Dec. 26 / 7:30 p.m. ET, Detroit, ESPN

Champs Sports Bowl
Dec. 27 / 4:30 p.m. ET, Orlando, Fla., ESPN

Emerald Bowl
Dec. 27 / 8:30 p.m. ET, San Francisco, ESPN

Meineke Car Care Bowl
Dec. 27 / 1 p.m. ET, Charlotte, N.C., ESPN

Texas Bowl
Dec. 28 / 8 p.m. ET, Houston, NFL Network

PapaJohn’s.com Bowl
Dec. 29 / 3 p.m. ET, Birmingham, Ala., ESPN2

New Mexico Bowl
TBA, Albuquerque, N.M., ESPN

PetroSun Independence Bowl
Dec. 28 / 8 p.m. ET, Shreveport, La., ESPN
Alamo Bowl
Dec. 29 / 8 p.m. ET, San Antonio, ESPN

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
Dec. 30 / 8 p.m. ET, San Diego, ESPN

Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl
TBA, Boise, Idaho, ESPN2

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Dec. 31 / 12 p.m. ET, Fort Worth, Texas, ESPN

Sun Bowl
Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. ET, El Paso, Texas, CBS

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
Dec. 31 / 3:30 p.m. ET, Nashville, Tenn., ESPN

Chick-fil-A Bowl
Dec. 31 / 7:30 p.m. ET, Atlanta, ESPN

Insight Bowl
Dec. 31 / 5:30 ET, Tempe, Ariz., NFL Network

Outback Bowl
Jan. 1 / 11 a.m. ET, Tampa, Fla., ESPN

Konica Minolta Gator Bowl
Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. ET, Jacksonville, Fla., CBS

Capital One Bowl
Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. ET, Orlando, Fla., ABC

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Jan. 2 / 5:00 p.m. ET, Memphis, Tenn., ESPN

AT&T Cotton Bowl
Jan. 2 / 2 p.m. ET, Dallas, FOX

International Bowl
Jan. 3 / 12 p.m. ET, Toronto, Canada, ESPN2

GMAC Bowl
Jan. 6 / 8 p.m. ET, Mobile, Ala., ESPN

And just for the fun of it, the early odds on winning the 2009 BCS Championship: USC 3/1, Ohio State 6/1, Oklahoma State 6/1, Florida 6/1, Missouri at 14/1, and your longshots are…too many to list.