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2006 Sugar Bowl Preview
by Greg Davis - 12/31/2005
If being familiar with your surroundings counts for anything, eighth-ranked Georgia could have the edge when they meet No. 11 West Virginia for the first time in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2.
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Doc's 2006 Rose Bowl Preview - USC Goes For Threepeat
by Robert Ferringo - 12/28/2005
Two powerhouse teams. Two schools seeped in tradition. Two Heisman Trophy winners.
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Doc's 2006 Gator Bowl Preview
by Greg Davis - 12/26/2005
It's safe to say there are probably other locations Virginia Tech would have preferred to play their bowl game besides Jacksonville's Alltel Stadium, the site of their most devastating, if not costliest loss of the season.
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2005 Holiday Bowl Preview Oklahoma Vs. Oregon
by Greg Davis - 12/23/2005
The Oregon Ducks are hoping for a much better outcome to this year's Holiday Bowl than fellow Pac-10 representative California experienced last year. Despite their No. 5 ranking in the final BCS standings, Oregon (10-1, 7-1) was passed over much the same way the Cal Bears were a year ago. The Ducks will have to guard against the same letdown potential that Cal suffered in an embarrassing 45-31 defeat to Big 12 representative Texas Tech -- a team they were supposed to dominate.
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2005 Motor City Bowl Preview
by Dallas Jackson - 12/13/2005
To say Memphis likes to run the ball is a bit of an understatement. The Tigers gained more than twice as many yards on the ground than though the air, accumulating 2,869 rushing to 1,390 passing yards.
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2006 Outback Bowl Preview
by Dallas Jackson - 12/12/2005
When you think of Iowa football, you don't usually think of air-it-out passing, nor do you think they will burn their opponents with a ground game offense. What you think of most in regards to Iowa is a hard-hitting defense. However, this year's Iowa squad managed to put up 30.5 ppg this season. How? I don't exactly know. In fact, I rechecked my math to make sure I had that right. What I do know, is that as Drew Tate goes, so do the Hawkeyes.
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2005 Music City Bowl Preview
by Dallas Jackson - 12/09/2005
Minnesota scored the most points of any team in the Big Ten, averaging 36.2 ppg. The Gophers also averaged 218 yards passing and 280 yards rushing on the season. So it is no stretch to say that Virginia has their work cut out for them.
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2005 Alamo Bowl Preview
by Dallas Jackson - 12/09/2005
Michigan is third from the bottom in the Big Ten in terms of points per game (28.8), yards per game (382.6) and total rushing yards (1809), but somehow managed to lead the conference in time of possession (32:59). That will be the key for Michigan. Control the ball and the clock. Score on long drives and don't turn this into an up-and-down game.
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2006 Fiesta Bowl Preview
by Mike Hayes - 12/09/2005
Two of college football's most storied programs will square off when the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame meet the Buckeyes of Ohio State in the Jan. 2 Fiesta Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.
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2005 MPC Computers Bowl Preview: Home Streak on the Line for Boise vs. BC
by Greg Davis - 12/09/2005
For the forth time in seven years Boise State will have the privilege of playing a bowl game on their home field -- the same home field that has seen them win 31 straight games. If they are able to extend that to 32 they will have to beat arguably their toughest challenger to date since the streak began.
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2005 Las Vegas Bowl Preview: California vs. BYU
by Celso Chamochumbi - 12/09/2005
In a match-up that features two prolific passing offenses, the outcome of the game may very well hinge on which team is able to impose its running game. Regardless, offensive firepower will be plentiful, and on full display as the California Bears (5th in Pac-10) and the BYU Cougars (2nd in Mountain West Conference) tangle in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl.
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2006 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Preview
by Dallas Jackson - 12/08/2005
Two words: Garrett Mills. He is always open, and if he isn't they still throw him the ball. The senior tight end from Tulsa set the NCAA mark for receptions and yards by a tight end. In making 83 receptions this season he beat the next closest Tulsa receiver by 56 catches.
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2005 Vitalis Sun Bowl Preview
by Christopher G. Shepard - 12/06/2005
If you like scoring this game should satisfy your craving as UCLA tries to get back to its winning ways as the No. 17 ranked Bruins battle the Northwestern Wildcats, playing in only their sixth bowl game, in the 2005 Vitalis Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. The game is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 30 at Sun Bowl Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2:15 p.m. EST and the game will be televised nationally by CBS for the 38th straight year.
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2006 Orange Bowl Preview
by Mike Hayes - 12/06/2005
By upsetting Virginia Tech to end the season, Florida State not only played their way into the BCS mix but in the process set up a marquee showdown pitting college football's winningest coaches in the Fed Ex Orange Bowl on Jan. 3 in Miami.
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2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl Preview
by Christopher G. Shepard - 12/06/2005
Division 1-A's newest football program will make its first post season appearance as the South Florida Bulls play the NC State Wolfpack in the 2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31 in Charlotte, North Carolina at 11 a.m. (EST). The game will be televised nationally on ESPN 2 from the Bank of America Stadium.
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2005 Emerald Bowl Preview
by Christopher G. Shepard - 12/06/2005
No. 24 ranked Ramblin' Wreck looks to break the Utah Ute's four Bowl game win streak in the fourth annual Emerald Bowl at SBC Park in San Francisco, California on Thursday, Dec. 29 at 4:30 pm (EST). The Emerald Bowl will be nationally televised by ESPN.
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2006 AT&T Cotton Bowl Preview
by Christopher G. Shepard - 12/05/2005
Texas Tech will attempt to win its fourth consecutive Bowl as the 18th-ranked Red Raider's face the 13th-ranked Crimson Tide of Alabama on Jan. 2, 2006 in the sold-out 70th edition of AT&T Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX. The Cotton Bowl will be nationally televised by FOX at 11 a.m. EST.
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New Orleans Bowl Preview
by Robert Ferringo - 12/05/2005
Throughout this fall, the specter of Hurricane Katrina loomed over the college football landscape like a quiet cloak of sadness. The fact that the New Orleans Bowl had to be relocated from the Superdome to Lafayette, Louisiana is yet another overt symbol of the hurricane's continued impact on the sport.
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GMAC Bowl Preview
by Robert Ferringo - 12/05/2005
You may have to forgive Toledo if they get lost on their way to the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Alabama this December.
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Insight.com Bowl Preview
by Dallas Jackson - 12/05/2005
The Sun Devils are a typical Pac-10 team. They love to throw the ball and they can run up the score on most teams. This offense scores 36.1 ppg and averages 365 ypg through the air.
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Poinsettia Bowl Preview
by Dallas Jackson - 12/05/2005
The Rams returned nine starters from last season, but the unit did not perform up to expectations. Sunny Lubick's team managed to score 26.5 ppg, which was good for sixth of nine teams in the conference.
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