0 comments by Aaron Torres on 12/29/2012
No. 14 Clemson Tigers vs. No. 8 LSU Tigers Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., ESPN Line: LSU -6 Ask any college football fan and they’ll tell you that while the Chick-Fil-A Bowl might not have the cache of some of the “bigger” games this postseason, few will be as entertaining as the matchup between Clemson and […]
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No. 23 Texas Longhorns vs. No. 13 Oregon State Beavers Dec. 29, 6:45 p.m., ESPN AlamoDome (San Antonio, Texas) Line: Oregon St. -3.5 Talk about the haves versus the have-nots. Texas has more resources and built-in advantages than any other program in the nation. Oregon St. may be the most anonymous AQ-level program going. Yet, […]
0 comments by Paradigm Shift on 12/28/2012
Les Miles is a coach that doesn't neccesary follow the norms of coaching and here is yet another example. He wanted to send a message to his team that would spark them to be better team players instead of selfish individuals. He listed all the players that didn't attend practice and […]
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North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Dec. 31, 12 p.m., ESPN LP Field (Nashville, Tenn.) Line: Vanderbilt -5 North Carolina State was expected to compete for an ACC championship this season, but instead went 4-4 in conference play. Vanderbilt is playing in its second consecutive bowl game and is riding a six-game winning streak […]
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USC vs. Georgia Tech Dec 31, 2pm (ET), CBS Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) Line: USC – 8 "Well, that escalated quickly, I mean that really got out of hand!" If ever there was a movie quote to describe this bowl game it's that world famous Will Ferrell one. I mean all you have to […]
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Arizona State vs. Navy Dec. 29, 4:00 p.m. ESPN2 AT&T Park (San Francisco) Line: Arizona State -13 ½ Over the years, the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl has garnered a bit of a reputation as… hmm, how do I put this nicely?… a bowl game nobody wants anything to do with. Sorry Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl […]
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TCU Horned Frogs vs. Michigan State Spartans Dec. 29, 10:15 p.m., ESPN Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, Ariz.) Line: TCU -1 Michigan State had its sites set on a Rose Bowl appearance, but the Spartans went 6-6 and are facing the real possibility of finishing the season with a losing record. This game is sure to […]
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SAN DIEGO— If there is one, single appropriate way to describe the 2012 Holiday Bowl, it might be as the “bizarro game of the college football bowl season.” UCLA entered Thursday evening as a heavy favorite, with their opponent, Baylor viewed by most as a high-scoring sideshow, expected to throw the ball all over the […]
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Dec. 28, 5:30 p.m., ESPN Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (Orlando, Fla.) Line: Rutgers -1.5 As we were handing out assignments for the bowl previews, contributor Ty Hildenbrandt opined that this game "might set football back 20 years." So there's that. Sexiness: Melissa McCarthy She's funny, which should match […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
We've seen some crazy things here at Crystal Ball Run this season, but the Belk Bowl could be one of the craziest of the year. Duke had all of five yards to go in order to win a bowl game for the first time in 51 years and with just 1:20 left in the game […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
The WAC is going out a winner. In the final game to be played by a WAC conference member, San Jose State rallied in the Military Bowl for a 29-20 victory over Bowling Green. Quarterback David Fales passed for a Military Bowl record 395 yards to help the Spartans come back from a small […]
0 comments by Tom Perry on 12/27/2012
Syracuse Orange vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Dec. 29, 3:15 p.m., ESPN Yankee Stadium (Bronx, N.Y.) Line: WVU -3.5 For those of you not aware of the West Virginia-Syracuse rivalry, the two used to play for the Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy when both programs were part of the Big East. The Orange have said they won’t put […]
