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Pompei: Saints, Colts will both fall short of 16-0

The New Orleans Saints and Colts are so close to 16-0 seasons, but there are sound reasons to believe neither team will attain regular season perfection.

Johnston: Best, worst from college football season

No such thing as a bad season in college football. If you ask me, they are all memorable, some with twists and turns, others with start-to-finish domination, most with unforgettable characters and performances.

Bowden won't apologize for Seminoles' bowl invite

Florida State coach Bobby Bowden isn't apologizing for his team being picked for a New Year's Day bowl game despite its 6-6 record.

Gator Bowl, Bowden's finale, sells out in 2 hours

Bobby Bowden's final game will take place in a packed house.

Ole Miss-Oklahoma St open new Cotton Bowl

The first Cotton Bowl in its new $1.2 billion home will match a couple of former Oklahoma State Cowboys quarterbacks turned coaches.

Penn State to face LSU in Capital One Bowl

Penn State will meet LSU in the Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl that features the top non-BCS team from the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences.

S. Miss New Orleans-bound again, to play M. Tenn.

Southern Miss is headed back to the New Orleans Bowl for the second straight season and will face one of the nation's hottest teams, Middle Tennessee.

Iowa picked to play Georgia Tech in Orange Bowl

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz vividly remembers flipping his television one night last fall and instantly becoming mesmerized by Georgia Tech's spread option offense.

Tebow to close his career vs. Cincy in Sugar Bowl

If Urban Meyer wants to send Tim Tebow out as a winner, he'll have to have beat his alma mater and spoil what could be Brian Kelly's final game as coach of unbeaten Cincinnati.

BCS Buster Bowl: TCU vs. Boise State

Welcome to the BCS Buster Bowl.

Oregon and Ohio State come up Roses

Ohio State and Oregon had their New Year's Day plans firmed up several days before the BCS got around to making it official.

Kentucky, Clemson paired in Music City Bowl

The Clemson Tigers have fallen all the way from a possible BCS-bowl berth to a trip to the Music City Bowl to play Kentucky.

Chick-fil-A Bowl picks Virginia Tech, Tennessee

The Chick-fil-A Bowl will host No. 12 Virginia Tech from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Tennessee from the Southeastern Conference.

Complete bowl schedule

Wyoming vs. Fresno State in New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, 4:30 p.m., ESPNRutgers vs. Central Florida in St. Petersburg Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN Middle Tennessee State vs. Southern Miss in New Orleans Bowl, 8:15 p.m., ESPN BYU vs. Oregon State in Las Vegas Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN Utah vs. California in Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, 8 p.m., ESPN Nevada vs. SMU in Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, 8 p.m., ESPN Marshall vs. Ohio in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl at Detroit, 1 p.m., ESPN North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh in Meineke Car Care Bowl at Charlotte, N.C., 4:30 p.m., ESPN USC vs. Boston College in Emerald Bowl at San Francisco, 8 p.m., ESPN Kentucky vs. Clemson in Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn., 8:15 p.m., ESPN Georgia vs. Texas A&M in Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., 5 p.m., ESPN Temple vs. Army or UCLA in EagleBank Bowl at Washington D.C., 4:30 p.m., ESPNMiami vs. Wisconsin in Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla., 8 p.m., ESPN Idaho vs. Bowling Green in Roady's Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho, 4:30 p.

Auburn to face Northwestern in Outback Bowl

Northwestern and Auburn will meet for the first time, playing in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla., on New Year's Day.

Armed Forces Bowl again for Air Force and Houston

Air Force and Houston will meet again in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Georgia-Texas A&M in the Independence Bowl

Georgia's skeleton staff of defensive assistants is facing a stiff challenge in its Independence Bowl matchup against Texas A&M.

Bowden's coaching farewell slated for Gator Bowl

Bobby Bowden will coach his final game at Florida State in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day.

Arkansas to play East Carolina in Liberty Bowl

Arkansas and East Carolina are set to meet in the Liberty Bowl on Jan. 2, a game Razorbacks coach Bobby Petrino knows well.

USC to play Boston College in Emerald Bowl

Southern California will face Boston College in the Emerald Bowl.

No. 19 Stanford to play Oklahoma in Sun Bowl

Stanford will be making its first bowl appearance in eight years at the Sun Bowl against Oklahoma.

Iowa State to play in Insight Bowl

Iowa State is headed to the Insight Bowl in Tempe, Ariz., to play Minnesota.

No. 17 Pitt to face North Carolina in Meineke Bowl

A day after a heartbreaking loss cost it a BCS bid, No. 17 Pittsburgh has accepted an invitation to play North Carolina in the Meineke Bowl.

Ole Miss headed to Cotton Bowl vs. Oklahoma St.

Mississippi will make a return trip to the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 2, this time lining up against No. 21 Oklahoma State.

Another BCS mess: 2 title slots for 5 teams

The biggest winner in this year’s BCS debate?

The Vine
2009 Bowl gifts to participants
Source: sportsbusinessjournal.com

So, this is what you get for making it to a bowl game. Lots of watches, and the occasional TV. Or Commemorative Richard Petty Driving Experience photo [at the Meineke Car Bowl, natch.]

Rare Roman glass bowl found 1,700 years after it's buried in East London
Source: the Mail online

The rare 'millefiori' bowl - meaning 'one thousand flowers' was unearthed by archaeologists in London and is thought to be the first find of its kind in the western Roman empire. Researchers believe it will give fresh insight into life in Roman Britain.

Journalism lessons: How to Cover the Super Bowl from Home
Source: Romenesko

The lessons drawn from your distant coverage of the Super Bowl are lessons that can apply to any story you may cover on any beat. When struggling for an angle, remember this: "the bigger, the smaller; the smaller, the bigger."

A Retrospective

Happy New Year one and all. The past day and a half I have been huddled in my tiny apartment, recently re-united with my two cats in Seattle. In my two week absence the city got slammed with snowstorms unheard of in recent history.

Outrageous Dorito Collection
Source: YouTube

Collection of recent video submissions to Dorito, "Crash the Superbowl" Contest... www.blankstageproductions.com

No BCS: President-elect has his priorities in order
Source: The Boston Herald

His presidency has yet to start and he's already turned the sports realm into a blue state. Just as promised during the election, he is concentrating on the problems at home rather than abroad.

Super Bowl XLIII Seats in Tampa will cost a cool $1000
Source: USA Today

Apparently, the NFL did not get the memo about the economic recession.

How to Play a Singing Crystal Bowl
Source: AOL

Great instructional video to learn different ways to play your singing crystal bowl and get the healing tones to sound awesome.

Pro Bowl 2008 Scoring Summary
Source: nflheadline.com

1st Quarter AFC TD Lorenzo Neal, 1 yd run (Rob Bironas kick is good), 10:59. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards in 4:01 NFC TD Larry Fitzgerald, 6 yd pass from Tony Romo (Nick Folk kick is good), 7:08. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards in 3:51

Super Bowl XLII the most-watched ever
Source: nflheadline.com

With 97.5 million viewers, Super Bowl XLII was the most-watched ever.

The New York Minute

I don't like the Giants, but I hate the Patriots.

Gridiron Greats... What can you do to help???

It's a cold Sunday afternoon and most of us are gearing up to watch the game of choice... or now the Super BowI is fast approaching and we now know that the New York Giants and the New England Patriots will be playing.

Bowl Predictions: Dec 20-Dec 23rd

Poinsettia Bowl, Utah vs. Navy. This isn't a terribly exciting game to open up the bowl season, but then again, most bowl games aren't all that exciting.

Preseason Polls aren't perfect
Source: ESPN.com

Not totally surprising that Florida State has been the most overrated team. The Seminoles are a national program, therefore the preseason polls aren't going to miss them, and they just haven't lived up to it in the last decade.

Top 7 Super Bowl Teams of All-Time - Associated Content - Associated Content
Source: Associated Content

Just who are the best teams to ever play in the Super Bowl? Here are the 7 teams that I have found worthy to be called the best

The Strip Club Dream - Associated Content - Associated Content
Source: Associated Content

What does this dream mean?

Real Bears take over 1985 Superbowl Shuffle.

The last time the Chicago Bears were in the Super Bowl, cell phones were bigger than bricks, Nelson Mandela was still in prison, and Ronald Reagan "Did not quite recall." At the beginning of the season, leading up to the long-anticipated 1985 Super Bowl debut, the Bears cut an in …

The "Soft" Colts and Peyton Manning Will Win the Super Bowl
Source: Associated Content

The team called "soft" by many will win the Super Bowl

NCAA Bowl Playoffs

With the BCS Championship just having been decided in a one game, winner takes all, match up between OSU and Florida it seems like a great time to pick up the axe of a playoffs and grind it just a bit.

Cinderella Men: The 2007 Fiesta Bowl

It was a game you had to see to believe. It was one of those games where you would call up your friends and ask, "Did you see that game?!!" It was arguably one of the best, most exciting Fiesta Bowls ever played, and it couldn't have ended any other way.

Why College Football Needs a Playoff System
Source: unofficiallypsu.com

Well, bowl season is finally upon us, 3 weeks of meaningless games leading up to the disputable national title game.

PSU Nittany Lions Ready to Clash with Tennessee in the Outback Bowl
Source: GoPSUsports.com

TAMPA, Fla.; December 23, 2006 – The Penn State football team resumed practice today with its first workout in Florida in preparation for its Outback Bowl clash with No.

New Orleans Bowl Consensus
Source: wagerline.com

The public is all over one side of tonight's New Orleans Bowl, as Troy and Rice square off.

Ballard Throws for 253 yrd in Bowl Game
Source: wagerline.com

J. Ballard of TCU threw for 253 yards to lead TCU to a 31-7 victory.

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