Monday, December 3, 2012

I really don't want to look at those match ups?


Tinker Town: " Could they mess up the post season Bowls picture any worse then this. My goodness look at how they chose the college football teams that they placed into the major bowls around this country.
Apparently after the first top five BCS football teams, the rest do not matter where they are ranked. The crazy fools just started placing the football teams according to the political will of what they thought would be the political right way of choosing the different college teams around the country. All they did was to screw up the Rose, Sugar, and Orange bowl into something that I really don't want to look at."

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Rock And Roll Reunion

Wake up the echoes. Roll Tide. When Notre Dame and Alabama are involved, turn up the volume. Ivan Maisel »Reilly: You had me fooled, ND »Potential for a classic »Irish vs. Tide »Schedule »
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2012-13 bowl schedule

Originally Published: December 2, 2012
ESPN.com

The 2012-13 bowl season starts in Albuquerque, N.M., and ends in Miami. Here's a look at the schedule from the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 15 to the Discover BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 7 in Miami's Sun Life Stadium.
All times Eastern

2012-13 College Football Bowl Schedule

Bowl Location/Tickets Date/Time Network
Gildan New Mexico
Nevada vs. Arizona
Albuquerque, N.M.
University Stadium
Dec. 15
1 p.m.
ESPN
Famous Idaho Potato
Toledo vs. Utah State
Boise, Idaho
Bronco Stadium
Dec. 15
4:30 p.m.
ESPN
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
BYU vs. San Diego State
San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium
Dec. 20
8 p.m.
ESPN
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg
UCF vs. Ball State
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tropicana Field
Dec. 21
7:30 p.m.
ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans
East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
New Orleans
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Dec. 22
Noon
ESPN
MAACO Las Vegas
Washington vs. Boise State
Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium
Dec. 22
3:30 p.m.
ESPN
Sheraton Hawaii
Fresno State vs. SMU
Honolulu
Aloha Stadium
Dec. 24
8 p.m.
ESPN
Little Caesars Pizza
Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan
Detroit
Ford Field
Dec. 26
7:30 p.m.
ESPN
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman
San Jose State vs. Bowling Green
Washington, D.C.
RFK Stadium
Dec. 27
3 p.m.
ESPN
Belk
Cincinnati vs. Duke
Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America Stadium
Dec. 27
6:30 p.m.
ESPN
Bridgepoint Education Holiday
Baylor vs. UCLA
San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium
Dec. 27
9:45 p.m.
ESPN
AdvoCare V100 Independence
Ohio vs. Louisiana-Monroe
Shreveport, La.
Independence Stadium
Dec. 28
2 p.m.
ESPN
Russell Athletic
Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech
Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl
Dec. 28
5:30 p.m.
ESPN
Meineke Car Care of Texas
Minnesota vs. Texas Tech
Houston
Reliant Stadium
Dec. 28
9 p.m.
ESPN
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Rice vs. Air Force
Fort Worth
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Dec. 29
11:45 a.m.
ESPN
New Era Pinstripe
West Virginia vs. Syracuse
Bronx, N.Y.
Yankee Stadium
Dec. 29
3:15 p.m.
ESPN
Kraft Fight Hunger
Navy vs. Arizona State
San Francisco
AT&T Park
Dec. 29
4 p.m.
ESPN2
Valero Alamo
Texas vs. Oregon State
San Antonio
Alamodome
Dec. 29
6:45 p.m.
ESPN
Buffalo Wild Wings
TCU vs. Michigan State
Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium
Dec. 29
10:15 p.m.
ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City
NC State vs. Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tenn.
LP Field
Dec. 31
Noon
ESPN
Hyundai Sun
USC vs. Georgia Tech
El Paso, Texas
Sun Bowl
Dec. 31
2 p.m.
CBS
AutoZone Liberty
Iowa State vs. Tulsa
Memphis, Tenn.
Liberty Bowl
Dec. 31
3:30 p.m.
ESPN
Chick-fil-A
LSU vs. Clemson
Atlanta
Georgia Dome
Dec. 31
7:30 p.m.
ESPN
TaxSlayer.com Gator
Mississippi State vs. Northwestern
Jacksonville, Fla.
Everbank Field
Jan. 1
Noon
ESPN2
Heart of Dallas
Purdue vs. Oklahoma State
Dallas
Cotton Bowl
Jan. 1
Noon
ESPNU
Outback
South Carolina vs. Michigan
Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium
Jan. 1
1 p.m.
ESPN
Capital One
Georgia vs. Nebraska
Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl
Jan. 1
1 p.m.
ABC
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Wisconsin vs. Stanford
Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl
Jan. 1
5 p.m.
ESPN
Discover Orange
Northern Illinois vs. Florida State
Miami
Sun Life Stadium
Jan. 1
8:30 p.m.
ESPN
Allstate Sugar
Louisville vs. Florida
New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome
Jan. 2
8:30 p.m.
ESPN
Tostitos Fiesta
Oregon vs. Kansas State
Glendale, Ariz.
U. of Phoenix Stadium
Jan. 3
8:30 p.m.
ESPN
AT&T Cotton
Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma
Arlington, Texas
Cowboys Stadium
Jan. 4
8 p.m.
FOX
BBVA Compass
Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss
Birmingham, Ala.
Legion Field
Jan. 5
1 p.m.
ESPN
GoDaddy.com
Kent State vs. Arkansas State
Mobile, Ala.
Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Jan. 6
9 p.m.
ESPN
Discover BCS National Championship
Notre Dame vs. Alabama
Miami
Sun Life Stadium
Jan. 7
8:30 p.m.
ESPN
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College Football Nation Blog

3-point stance: Spreading the wealth

December, 3, 2012
By Ivan Maisel | ESPN.com1. For those of you wondering how Northern Illinois and Wisconsin got in the BCS while Georgia and Oklahoma did not: just remember, “deserving” and “BCS bid” should never be used in the same sentence. The BCS rules aren’t byzantine on purpose. They only allow two bids per conference to spread the wealth. They allowed Northern Illinois to qualify to keep the AQ conferences from being sued by the non-AQs. Did all those rules make the BCS look stupid? Of course. How else would we have a playoff in two years?

2. Notre Dame got to No. 1 not only because it’s undefeated but because of who the Irish beat. No other school beat the champion (Stanford) or co-champion of (Oklahoma) of two AQ conferences as Notre Dame did. In fact, only two other teams beat two first-place teams this season. Oregon defeated Arkansas State and Fresno State. Washington -- yes, 7-5 Washington -- defeated San Diego State and Stanford.


3. Louisiana Tech chose not to accept an Independence Bowl bid on Saturday thinking that a bid to the Liberty or Heart of Dallas would be available. If you blame Bulldog athletic director Bruce Van de Velde for anything, blame him for being a poor chess player. He didn’t think two moves ahead to what would happen if Northern Illinois moved into the top 16 and nudged Oklahoma back into the Big 12’s pool of bowl teams. 


ESPN Conversations

This isn't about College Football
It's about ESPN/DISNEY getting advertisement Dollars
CBS and FOX get a game a piece I know they are being controlled by ESPN.
What ESPN doesn't have is coaches in their pockets, that is why other College programs can beat the favorites and the bowl games actually have fan bases that will travel to those cities that have stadiums to host these bowl games.
College Football has been around much longer then these animated idiots that try and push the fans from enjoying
games where underdogs can win.
Screw ESPN and Mickey Mouse and college football will be better
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there's a funny joke to all of this though. the acc might actually get a bcs win! two over two shouldn't have been there teams at that.
I don't have a problem with NIU. They're at least ranked. I also don't blame Wisconsin for winning the game their conference put them in. The team I DO have a problem with is Nebraska for going into a conference title game and getting utterly humiliated by the 3rd best team from the other division.
Hey don't blame Wisconsin for getting into the Rose Bowl, blame Ohio State and Penn State for getting into trouble with NCAA.
100% right. And we also shouldn't be upset w/ NIU. These are the rules in place. The rules suck, but it's what we have. Blame the system; not the teams.
So, when we redistribute wealth for "fairness", it benefits those that do deserve it. Interesting. I wonder if Washington, D.C. knows about this?
The original intent of the BSC is forgotten in times like these. The BCS was created to match up the #1 and #2 teams and then make as much money as possible for the 6 AQ conferences. That is all. It never pretended to try to put together the top 10 teams in the country every year in their 5 bowls. The 2 team per conference rule was set up to protect each of the conferences and make sure one conference (SEC maybe?) doesn't dominate and collect all the money. The one non-AQ rule was set up so the AQ schools weren't dragged before Congress. Granted it can put together some bad bowl game match-ups but you think the Cotton Bowl, Capital One Bowl are that upset?less
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so this year yet again 4 of the top ten teams are left out. kirk hit it perfect last night. what moron came up with only 2 teams per conference and why. n ill doesn't stand a chance in hell. 0. none. virginia tech would've been a better pick and i hate vt.
also, boise was a one loss last year with a win over georgia( who won sec east) and boise was skipped over by mich,vt,and wvu(non of which were in the top 10) to play in stupid las vegas.
"n ill doesn't stand a chance in hell. 0. none. "

I remember this argument being made about Boise State when they played Oklahoma. Still one of the best bowls I have seen in a long time.
KKGrizz - "n ill doesn't stand a chance in hell. 0. none. " I remember this argument being made about Boise State when they played Oklahoma. Still one of the best bowls I have seen in a long time.

that's boise. this isn't.
I also remember people talking about Boise the entire year, and Boise also being ranked in the top-10 and being undefeated. None of those apply to NIU.
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There never was a guarantee from the BCS that all top ten teams will be playing in a BCS bowl. It is all about the money and conferences protecting themselves (with the 2 team rule) not about getting the best match-ups.
it's still garbage. and money? lets see...........big game bob and the sooners or illinois junior high
And if there's one person who knows what garbage looks like, it would be a Miami fan and an ACC apologist.
TulsaSooner1979 - And if there's one person who knows what garbage looks like, it would be a Miami fan and an ACC apologist.

fu. just calling it how most real people see it. crap and pity for undeserving. fsu isn't top ten they shouldn't be there either. i suppose you think nd shouldn't be in the title because they didn't win a conference
Isn't the highest ranked team from the Group of 5 (or non-AQ Schools + Big East) still going to get an auto-bid to the top 6 bowl games under the new system? Northern Illinois would be selected in 2014 as well, Louisville would not (using the BCS poll). If they use the Coaches or AP Poll then it would have been Boise St. with the auto bid. What exactly is different in 2014?

Wisconsin is the Big 10 winner, so under 2014 rules they would still be in the Rose Bowl. Or they would automatically be...
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The acoustics sound of " share the wealth" desire, right?
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LSU to face Clemson in Chick-fil-A Bowl

   © 2012 Tiger Rag

Tigers square off New Year’s Eve

By Tiger Rag News Services

ATLANTA (Dec. 2, 2012) – The Chick-fil-A Bowl has selected the #7 LSU Tigers to represent the SEC against a top-ranked opponent from the ACC in its 45th annual game Dec. 31 in Atlanta.


“We’re about as excited as you can be to have a 10-win team ranked #7 in the nation in the LSU Tigers,” said Gary Stokan, Chick-fil-A Bowl president and CEO. “Coach Miles has led this team to the pinnacle of elite programs in the country and they will, without doubt, give us one of the best bowl match-ups in the nation.”

LSU (10-2, 6-2 SEC) comes into the Bowl winners of five of their last six games with an opportunity to win an 11th game for the seventh time in its history. LSU’s stingy defensive squad only gave up 16.9 points per game, ranking them 11th nationally. The Tigers defeated three top-ranked teams playing in the toughest division in football (#3 South Carolina, #18 Texas A&M, #21 Miss. State) and their only losses came against two top-10 teams in the SEC (#10 Florida and #1 Alabama).

“Atlanta is a great city and the Georgia Dome is a tremendous venue,” said Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva. “We are anticipating a quality opponent from the ACC that will make this a great bowl game matchup.”

“We look forward to a great matchup and a competitive game in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against a very talented team from the ACC,” said LSU Head Coach Les Miles. “We enjoy playing in Atlanta. It’s a great city that has been very good to LSU. I’m sure that we’ll travel extremely well. The Georgia Dome is an outstanding venue and we are excited about the opportunity to play in the Chick-fil-A Bowl.”

LSU is undefeated in five previous Chick-fil-A Bowl appearances. The Tigers most recent trip to Atlanta was a 38-3 win over Georgia Tech in 2008. LSU played in the inaugural Peach Bowl in 1968 against Florida State. LSU also played in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game and earned a victory over North Carolina.

Teams from the ACC and SEC are tied at 10 wins each since the two conferences began meeting for regional bragging rights in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. The Chick-fil-A Bowl will be played at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 31 in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome and will be nationally televised by ESPN, running unopposed in its prime time slot.

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makinskrilla
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Lafayette, LA
Member since Jun 2009
5658 posts

In the past 10 or so years, have you ever been this disappointed in a bowl game?   (Posted on 12/2/12 at 11:45 p.m.)

I started really following LSU fball in 2001, when I was a freshman...

2001- sugar vs Illinois ( I was super stoked)
2002- cotton vs Texas (pretty excited... Game was disappointing though)
2003- BCSNG vs OU ( duh)
2004- Capone vs Iowa (was excited, first Capone invite)
2005- chicfila vs Miami (after getting drubbed by UGA, I wasn't looking forward to playing Miami, but was very happily surprised)

2006- sugar vs ND (stoked)
2007- BCSNG vs OSU (you tell me)
2008- chicfila vs GT (down year, but was cool with the matchup)
2009- Capone vs penn st (excited till I saw the feild)
2010- cotton vs ATM (very excited)
2011- I won't mention but I was excited.

2012- for the first time, I'm really disappointed about LSUs bowl. Looking back, LSU has played some great schools in their bowl matchups, and this years really sucks. I guess I'm lucky though, that this is the first time, but damn this season has been disappointing. I'd put it up there as most disappointing above all previous years- all things considered.

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LSU

Rabalais: LSU Tigers get no respect in bowl process

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2012, file photo, LSU coach Les Miles appears during an NCAA college football game against Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. On Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, a person familiar with the deal said a new seven-year contract between Miles and LSU said puts his new annual pay in the range of $4.3 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because financial details of Miles' deal were not released. (AP Photo/April L. Brown, File)
By Scott rabalais
Advocate sportswriter
December 03, 2012

Dear Rodney Dangerfield,
Your Chick-fil-A Bowl tickets will be at the Georgia Dome Will Call on New Year’s Eve.
Tell ’em Mike sent you.
Another bowl season is upon us, and once again the LSU Tigers are teeing it up in the No Respect Bowl.
Last year, the winter venue of the Tigers’ discontent was a BCS national championship game in New Orleans against Team Do Over, the Alabama team LSU beat in Tuscaloosa in November.
This year it’s the Chick-fil-A in Atlanta against Clemson.

This is not to disrespect the Chick-fil-A Bowl itself. It’s a fine bowl run by fine people, played in an NFL stadium in a great city, though as with any big city, people’s impressions of Atlanta vary widely. And the Dec. 31 matchup between LSU and Clemson (No. 8 and No. 14 in the final BCS standings) is one of the best of the entire bowl season.

It’s certainly better than the Orange Bowl between Florida State and Northern Illinois, and light years more compelling than Stanford and five-loss Wisconsin in the Rose.

Those bowls are Exhibit A and B for an archaic and needlessly accommodating bowl system that seeks to mollify champions of underweight conferences at the expense of power conferences that are legislated out of deserved seats at the BCS table.

The domino theory began with Northern Illinois’ robust 15th-place finish in the final BCS standings. That got the Huskies into the Orange Bowl, knocked Oklahoma from the Sugar Bowl to the Cotton and knocked LSU out of the Cotton in favor of Texas A&M.

The Cotton wasn’t going to pair A&M with Texas, which was set for the Cotton before Oklahoma got knocked down by NIU. That game had major fan and TV appeal but was politically radioactive.

But Sooners-Aggies? No political baggage there.

The Cotton wanted LSU, but not as much as it wanted Texas A&M. Take a step back, Tigers, but we’ll be glad to say “Howdy!” in August when you come to play TCU in the Cowboys Classic. Read more...http://theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/4582413-123/rabalais-lsu-tigers-get-no
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Dabo Swinney travels long road to restore Clemson to prominence

Wed, Sep 19, 2012 7:40 PM EDT
CLEMSON, S.C. – Each morning Dabo Swinney rises early and attacks the task of pushing Clemson's football program among the national elite, a place – that based on potential alone – the Tigers should've reached years and decades ago. Through moments of challenge, crisis and inevitable celebration, Swinney's thoughts are never far from his mother, Carol.
Dabo Swinney has guided the Tigers to a top-10 ranking this season. (AP)He thinks of the little Alabama girl stricken with polio at 18 months old, her body so mangled her head touched the side of her foot. He thinks of the iron lung she needed to breathe. He thinks of her being sent to the Birmingham Crippled Children's Hospital for the next 11 years of her life, growing up isolated from her own mother, who could only visit when she had money for the train in on weekends, and her father, who bailed on the family for most of her life. 

He thinks of the neck-to-knee body cast she endured for 14 months, and how she was able to wave only her arms. He thinks of the battler, just 5-foot, 100 pounds, who never gave up her dream of normalcy, and who eventually grew healthy, attended a regular high school and even became a pretty majorette. 

"That's how tough she was," Dabo says of his mom, still healthy and living near Birmingham. 

And he thinks about the days and nights and years when it was just he and she, the rest of their immediate family seemingly lost. His dad was an alcoholic whose business failed. His older brothers found themselves in occasional trouble, too, seemingly following the path of their father. 

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He thinks about how they wound up essentially homeless his senior year at Pelham (Ala.) High School. Dad was out. Money was scarce. The house in the suburbs was gone. First, they hit up cheap motels. Then they set up in a townhouse only to be evicted within three months. Mostly, they slept on the floor of a family friend until the stretch of time Dabo lived in his grandmother's government-subsidized apartment, smaller, he notes, than his current office at Clemson. 

"I was humiliated," he said of the time. "I was prideful. I didn't want people to know we weren't this perfect family. But you reach a point where you just don't care anymore."Read more...http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--dabo-swinney-travels-long-road-to-restore-clemson-to-prominence.html
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Deion Sanders Dying Laughing On The Floor When Joe Theismann Messes Up Danny Woodhead's Name!

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