Filed by Mitch Sherman at 9:44 a.m.

Win or lose Friday at Colorado, Nebraska's bowl outlook is pretty clear. It's almost certainly going to be a holiday season for the Huskers in San Diego, Dallas or Phoenix.

Just one route to the Fiesta Bowl, Jan. 4 in Glendale, Ariz., and that's to beat Texas, Dec. 5 in the Big 12 championship game.

Now, if the Huskers lose to the Longhorns in Arlington:

NU could play back-to-back games at Cowboys Stadium, landing in the Jan. 2 Cotton Bowl if the BCS chooses Oklahoma State as an at-large team. OSU, with a win Saturday over Oklahoma in Norman, would appear to rank as an attractive option for the Fiesta.

If the BCS passes on the Cowboys, they would likely play in the Cotton, pushing Nebraska to the Dec. 30 Holiday Bowl in San Diego.

Not a bad set of options.

NU is familiar with all three destinations, though the Cotton and Fiesta bowls have moved to new stadiums since the Huskers' most recent trips after the 2006 and 1999 seasons, respectively. NU made its only appearance at the Holiday Bowl in 1998.