Georgia Tech vs. Utah in Hyundai Sun Bowl

December 31, 2011

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets finished the year with the second best rushing attack in division 1 football. Averaging well over 300 yards on the ground per game has allowed this team to keep many games closer than they should’ve been, and sent them to a New Year’s Eve bowl game with a solid 8-4 record. It has been a better than expected season for G-Tech based on college football experts pre-season predictions, but capping it off with a win not be an easy task. The Jackets will have to put... 

2012 BCS National Championship Matchup

December 30, 2011

The BCS Championship game is no stranger to controversy, and this year is no different. LSU certainly deserves to be here. They went undefeated with one of the hardest schedules in the nation, plus won the SEC Championship game. The controversy comes on the other sideline, where Alabama, a team that did not win a conference championship and a team that already lost to their title game opponent, will be residing. No matter what you may think of the system, there is some or little argument that LSU... 

2012 GoDaddy Bowl Overview

December 30, 2011

The very last game in this bowl season before the main course the Allstate BCS Championship Game on Jan. 9th two of the best schools in the non-BCS conferences will collide in the GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Ala., when Sun Belt Conference champion Arkansas State faces MAC champ Northern Illinois. Both teams enter this matchup with a combined 17-game winning streak. These two schools have met seven times in the past between 1990 and 1996, with Northern Illinois winning six of the seven games. The... 

2012 Compass Bowl Overview

December 30, 2011

This year’s Compass Bowl features the SMU Mustangs versus the Pittsburgh Panthers. The all-time series between these two teams sits at 2-2-1, but the last meeting was clear back in the 1983 Cotton Bowl (a 7-3 SMU win). Our latest Compass Bowl odds show Pittsburgh favored by 3.5 points, while the over/under is listed at 47 points. SMU The Mustangs got off to a 5-1 start in 2011, but dropped four of their next five games. They were able to bounce back in their season finale, however, with a 27-24... 

2012 Cotton Bowl Overview

December 30, 2011

Two of the top non-conference winners in college football this year, Arkansas (2nd, SEC West) and Kansas State (2nd, Big 12), meet in the 2012 version of the Cotton Bowl. The meeting marks the first time in over 80 years that these two squads have played eachother. This game will mark the renewal of an old-fashioned rivalry. These two schools have met four previous times between 1910 and 1926, with Kansas State winning three of those meetings. The Wildcats won the last meeting, 16-7, in Manhattan... 

2012 Gator Bowl Overview

December 30, 2011

In a matter of days, the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl turned quickly into the Urban Meyer Classic. Is it just a coincidence that just before the Gator Bowl matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten and Florida of the SEC was announced that the Buckeyes unveiled former Florida head man Urban Meyer as its new mentor? Coincidence or not, the interest in two 6-6 schools has been increased with the story of Meyer watching his new school take on his old one. This will be the Gators’ ninth... 

2012 Capital One Bowl Overview

December 30, 2011

Nebraska and South Carolina will square off in this season’s version of the Capital One Bowl. These teams have met three other times in their histories, but not since 1987 – a 30-21 Nebraska win. In fact, the Cornhuskers are 3-0 in the all-time series. The latest Capital One Bowl odds list South Carolina as 2-point favorites, while the total has been set for 46 points. Nebraska Nebraska opened the season 7-1, including an impressive 24-3 win over Michigan State, but traded wins and losses... 

2012 Sugar Bowl Matchup

December 30, 2011

The Allstate Sugar Bowl is likely to be a great matchup. A pair of the more decorated programs in history, and a pair of the stingiest defensive units in the nation this season, will face off in New Orleans when Michigan of the Big Ten takes on ACC runner-up Virginia Tech. This contest will be the first-ever played between the teams. Our Sugar Bowl odds list Michigan as a 2.5-point spread favorite, while the total has been posted at 50.5 points. Michigan Michigan closed their regular season with... 

2012 Fiesta Bowl Matchup

December 30, 2011

This year’s Fiesta Bowl features two of the most explosive offenses in the nation as No. 3 Stanford faces No. 4 Oklahoma State in what should be one of the most exciting games of the postseason. This game will be the first time these two teams have every played eachother. A look at the most recent Fiesta Bowl odds shows Oklahoma State favored by 3.5 points and the total posted at 74 points. Stanford The Cardinal tied for the top spot in the Pac-12 North Division (8-1) but lost to co-champ Oregon... 

2012 Rose Bowl Game Notes

December 30, 2011

This year’s Rose Bowl will feature two very successful schools in recent history. One played in this bowl a year ago (Wisconsin) while the other played for a national championship. The Ducks made this bowl two seasons ago but has dominated its conference the past three seasons. The Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio will showcase Big Ten champion Wisconsin taking on Pac-12 champ Oregon in Pasadena. This will mark the fifth all-time game between the two programs, with Wisconsin owning a 3-1 series... 

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