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Will the Champs Sports Bowl not be a blow out for once (not likely)? Will Rutgers get its first bowl win ever (ehhh maybe)? Recent History 2004: Georgia Tech 51, Syracuse 14 2003: N.C. State 56, Kansas 26 2002: Texas Tech 55, Clemson 15 2001: Pittsburgh 34, N.C. State 19 2000: N.C. State 38, Minnesota 30 1999: #24 Illinois 63, Virginia 21 1998: #25 Miami 46, N.C. State 23 Clemson (7-4) Last Bowl Appearance: 2003 Peach Bowl (def. Tennessee 27-14) All ACC Players First Team Chansi Stuckey, Wide Receiver Tye Hill, Cornerback Second Team Charlie Whitehurst, Quarterback Roman Fry, Guard Jad Dean, Punter Colorado (7-5) Last Bowl Appearance: 2004 Houston Bowl (def. UTEP 33-28) All Big XII Players First Team Joe Klopfenstein, Tight End Mark Fenton, Center Mason Crosby, Kicker John Torp, Punter Second Team Lawrence Vickers, Fullback Stephone Robinson, Kick Returner Brian Iwuh, Linebacker Recent History 2004: Oregon State 38, Notre Dame 21 2003: California 52, Virginia Tech 49 2002: Pittsburgh 38, Oregon State 13 2001: #17 Syracuse 26, Kansas State 3 2000: Iowa State 37, Pittsburgh 29 1999: Colorado 62, Boston College 28 1998: #23 Missouri 34, West Virginia 31 Arizona State (6-5) Last Bowl Appearance: 2004 Sun Bowl (def. Purdue 27-23) All Pac-10 Players First Team Derek Hagan, Wide Receiver Dale Robinson, Linebacker Terry Richardson, Kick Returner Second Team Grayling Love, Tackle Rutgers (7-4) Last Bowl Appearance: 1978 Garden State Bowl (lost to Arizona State 18-34) First Team Clark Harris, Tight End Grain Justice, Guard Willie Foster, Kick Returner Ryan Neill, Defensive End Second Team Brian Leonard, Running Back Tres Moses, Wide Receiver

Ex-Expos/Twins Closer Jeff Reardon arrested for armed robbery. According the article Reardon played only nine years and played on the 1988 World Champions. Awww fact checkers.

Recent History 2004: Connecticut 39, Toledo 10 2003: #24 Bowling Green 28, Northwestern 24 2002: Boston College 51, Toledo 25 2001: Toledo 23, Cincinnati 16 2000: Marshall 25, Cincinnati 14 1999: #12 Marshall 21, #25 BYU 3 1998: Marshall 48, Louisville 29 Memphis (6-5) Last Bowl Appearance: 2004 GMAC Bowl (lost to Bowling Green 35-52) Last Bowl Win: 2003 New Orleans Bowl (def. North Texas 27-17) All Conference USA Players First Team DeAngelo Williams, Running Back Andrew Handy, Guard Marcus West, Defensive End Wesley Smith, Safety Stephen Gostkowski, Kicker Second Team Michael Gibson, Punter Akron (7-5) First Bowl Appearance All MAC Players Second Team Brett Biggs, Running Back Domenik Hixon, Wide Receiver Kiki Gonzalez, Defensive Tackle Brian Stokes, Linebacker

Tommorrow's game is worth two points, 20 out of 30 people picked Memphis. Here's who picked Akron: Will Scarlet, keith6601, DragonLordKaiba, KingPK, Bored, MarvinisaLunatic, Rrrsh, hockey fan, Kotzenjunge, Agent of Oblivion.

Um, not too exciting this week. GMAC Bowl might be fun. TUESDAY New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Arkansas State, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN WEDNESDAY GMAC Bowl: Toledo vs. UTEP, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN THURSDAY Las Vegas Bowl: BYU vs. California, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN Poinsettia Bowl: Colorado State vs. Navy, 10:30/7:30 PM, ESPN2 FRIDAY Forth Worth Bowl: Kansas vs. Houston, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN SATURDAY Hawaii Bowl: Nevada vs. Central Florida, 8:30/5:30 PM, ESPN

Standings 1. Will Scarlet 29 2. benoitrulz4life 28 3. Gert T 25 keith6601 25 phoenixrising 25 6. iggymcfly 22 7. Hawk 34 21 AlwaysPissedOff 21 CanadianChris 21 Kingofthe909 21 DragonLordKaiba 21 Edwin MacPhisto 21 13. KingPK 20 14. bravesfan 18 teke184 18 Cuban Linx 18 Agent Bond34 18 18. Spaceman Spiff 17 Bored 17 20. MarvinisaLunatic 16 Rrrsh 16 22. Secret Agent 14 therealworldschampion 14 the pinjockey 14 hockey fan 14 Kotzenjunge 14 27. Spicy McHaggis 11 Culloden Hastings 11 29. Lando Griffin 8 30. Agent of Oblivion 7

Extra point, WIDE RIGHT. Nevada wins. Holy crap.

UCF scores 10 points in about 40 seconds, tie game 42-42. Hey our first interesting bowl.

Tonight's game is worth seven points, 16 out of 30 people picked Central Florida. Here's who picked Nevada: Will Scarlet, benoitrulz4life, AlwaysPissedOff, CanadianChris, Kingofthe909, DragonLordKaiba, Edwin MacPhisto, KingPK, teke184, Cuban Linx, Agent Bond34, Spaceman Spiff, Bored, Rrrsh.

Next to Arkansas State, Houston was the worst team in the bowls this year so I wasn't surprised at all that Kansas handled them.

History 2004: Hawaii 59, UAB 40 2003: Hawaii 54, Houston 48 2002: Tulane 36, Hawaii 28 Nevada (8-3) Last Bowl Appearance: 1996 Las Vegas Bowl (def. Ball State 18-15) All WAC Players First Team B.J. Mitchell, Running Back Caleb Spencer, Wide Receiver Tony Moll, Tackle Joe Garcia, Cornerback Justin Bergendahl, Punter Second Team Jeff Rowe, Quarterback Anthony Pudewell, Tight End Barrett Raznick, Guard Craig Bailey, Defensive End Roosevelt Cooks, Linebacker Central Florida (8-4) First Bowl Appearance All Conference USA Players First Team Cedric Gagne-Marcoux, Center Paul Carrington, Defensive End Joe Burnett, Cornerback/Punt Returner Second Team Kevin Smith, Running Back Brandon Marshall, Wide Receiver Mike Walker, Wide Receiver Darcy Johnson, Tight End

Nope, never. I'll post them after tommorow's game when the standings should space out a bit more as there is almost an even split for the Hawaii Bowl.

Tonight's game is worth three points, 19 out of 30 people picked Kansas. Here's who picked Houston: iggymcfly, Will Scarlet, Hawk 34, bravesfan, MarvinisaLunatic, teke184, Cuban Linx, Agent Bond34, Spicy McHaggis, Culloden Hastings, Agent of Oblivion.

Texans - 13 points Tampa Bay Buffalo Carolina New Orleans Houston N.Y. Giants Cleveland Kansas City St. Louis Tennessee Arizona Indianapolis Oakland Chicago Baltimore New England

History 2004: Cincinnati 32, Marshall 14 2003: #17 Boise State 34, #18 TCU 31 Kansas (6-5) Last Bowl Appearance: 2003 Tangerine Bowl (lost to N.C. State 26-56) Last Bowl Win: 1995 Aloha Bowl (def. UCLA 51-30) All Big XII Players First Team Charles Gordon, Kick Returner Charlton Keith, Defensive End Second Team Jeremial Ashley, Defensive End Charles Gordon, Defensive Back Honorable Mention Rodney Allen, Defensive End Banks Floodman, Linebacker Rodney Fowler, Safety Charles Gordon, Wide Receiver Clark Green, Running Back Kevin Kane, Linebacker David Ochoa, Center Brandon Perkins, DL/LB Mark Simmons, Wide Receiver Aqib Talib, Cornerback Kyle Tucker, Punter Bob Whitaker, Guard Houston (6-5) Last Bowl Appearance: 2003 Hawaii Bowl (lost to Hawaii 48-54) Last Bowl Win: 1980 Garden State Bowl (def. Navy 35-0) All Conference USA Players First Team Ryan Gilbert, Running Back Vincent Marshall, Wide Receiver Second Team Kade Lane, Defensive End Third Team Kevin Kolb, Quarterback SirVincent Rogers, Tackle David Douglas, Guard Wade Koehl, Linebacker Rocky Shwartz, Safety Vincent Marshall, Punt Returner

Goooo Stormin' Mormons. Fuck Cal.

Two games tonight, Las Vegas Bowl is worth six points, 28 out of 30 people picked Cal. MarvinisaLunatic and Lando Griffin were the only ones to pick BYU. Poinsettia Bowl is worth four points, 24 out 30 people picked Navy. Here's who picked Colorado State: benoitrulz4life, bravesfan, Spaceman Spiff, Agent of Oblivion, Bored, Rrrsh.

Recent History 2004: Wyoming 24, UCLA 21 2003: Oregon State 55, New Mexico 14 2002: UCLA 27, New Mexico 13 2001: Utah 10, USC 6 2000: UNLV 31, Arkansas 14 1999: Utah 17, Fresno State 16 1998: North Carolina 20, San Diego State 13 BYU (6-5) Last Bowl Appearance: 2001 Liberty Bowl (lost to Louisville 10-28) Last Bowl Win: 1997 Cotton Bowl (def. Kansas State 19-15) All Mountain West Players First Team Josh Beck, Quarterback Curtis Brown, Running Back Jonny Harline, Tight End Second Team Jake Kuresa, Tackle Lance Reynolds, Center Manaia Brown, Defensive End Cameron Jense, Linebacker Honorable Mention Justin Luettgerodt, Linebacker California (7-4) Last Bowl Appearance: 2004 Holiday Bowl (lost to Texas Tech 31-45) Last Bowl Win: 2003 Insight Bowl (def. Virginia Tech 52-49) All Pac-10 Players First Team Marvin Phillip, Center Ryan O’Callaghan, Tackle Brandon Mebane, Defensive Tackle Daymeion Hughes, Cornerback Second Team Aaron Merz, Guard Nu’u Tafisi, Defensive End Desmond Bishop, Linebacker Donnie McCleskey, Safety Byron Storer, Special Teams Honorable Mention Marshawn Lynch, Running Back Chris Manderion, Fullback Tim Mixon, Cornerback Craig Stevens, Tight End Colorado State (6-5) Last Bowl Appearance: 2003 San Francisco Bowl (lost to Boston College 21-35) Last Bowl Win: 2001 New Orleans Bowl (def. North Texas 45-20) All Mountain West Players First Team Jimmie Kaylor, Punter Second Team Kyle Bell, Running Back David Anderson, Wide Receiver Michael Brisiel, Tackle Honorable Mention Josh Day, Guard Travis Garcia, Safety Robert Herbert, Cornerback Courtney Jones, Linebacker Miles Kochevar, Safety Jesse Nading, Defensive End Clint Oldenburg, Tackle Kory Sperry, Tight End Navy (7-4) Bowl History 2004 Emerald Bowl: def. New Mexico 34-19 2003 Houston Bowl: lost to Texas Tech 14-38 1996 Aloha Bowl: def. California 42-38 1981 Liberty Bowl: lost to #15 Ohio State 28-31 1980 Garden State Bowl: lost to Houston 0-35 1978 Holiday Bowl: def. BYU 23-16 1963 Cotton Bowl: lost to #1 Texas 6-28 1960 Orange Bowl: lost to #5 Missouri 14-21 1957 Cotton Bowl: def. #8 Rice 20-7 1954 Sugar Bowl: def. #6 Mississippi 21-0 1923 Rose Bowl: tied Washington 14-14

I'll fill in the blanks. 1982: Tim Cowan, Washington QB; Tony Caldwell, Washington LB 1983: George Reynolds, Penn State P (yes punter!); Danny Green, WR 1984: Jeff Adkins, SMU RB; Jerry Ball, SMU DT 1985: Gene Jenkins, Alabama RB; Cornelius Bennett, Alabama LB 1986: Alfred Jenksin, Arizona QB; Chuck Cecil, Arizona S 1988: Victor Wood, Washington State WR; David Dacus, Houston QB 1989: Blake Ezor, Michigan State RB; Chris Roscoe, Hawaii WR 1991: Shawn Jones, Georgia Tech QB; Tommy Vardell, Stanford RB 1992: Tom Young, BYU QB 1993: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado RB; Trent Dilfer, Fresno State QB 1994: David Green, Boston College RB; Mike Mamula, Boston College DE; Joe Gordon, Kansas State CB 1996: Pat Barnes, California QB

Marvin Graves, Syracuse's all-time leader in passing yards, and Arizona cornerback Todd Burden. I searched to find out more about Todd Burden, as I know everyone is dying to know what happened to him, and found this: You got to pay $9.95 to find out what happens! Damn them for leaving me on the edge of my seat! Oh and I was wrong about the GMAC Bowl. Wow this game ended up blowing.

I'm all about useless facts and lists so here is the all-time attendance rankings for the old Christmas tradition that was the Aloha Bowl. 1. 50,000 (1989 Michigan State 33, Hawaii 13) 2. 46,451 (1998 Colorado 51, Oregon 43) 3. 44,862 (1994 Boston College 12, Kansas State 7) 4. 44,598 (1997 Washington 51, Michigan State 23) 5. 44,009 (1993 Colorado 41, Fresno State 30) 6. 43,380 (1996 Navy 42, California 38) 7. 42,933 (1992 Kansas 23, BYU 20) 8. 41,777 (1984 SMU 27, Notre Dame 20) 9. 41,111 (1995 Kansas 51, UCLA 30) 10. 40,974 (1999 Wake Forest 23, Arizona State 3) 11. 37,212 (1983 Penn State 13, Washington 10) 12. 35,183 (1985 Alabama 24, USC 3) 13. 35,132 (1988 Washington State 24, Houston 22) 14. 34,433 (1991 Georgia Tech 18, Stanford 17) 15. 30,055 (1982 Washington 21, Maryland 20) 16. 26,743 (1986 Arizona 30, North Carolina 21) 17. 24,839 (1987 UCLA 20, Florida 16) 18. 24,397 (2000 Boston College 31, Arizona State 17) 19. 14,185 (1990 Syracuse 28, Arizona 0) MVPs of the 1987 game? Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith.

Aloha Stadium's capacity is only 50,000. 38,322 was the largest crowd they get for the Hawaii Bowl. They did sell out the 1989 Aloha Bowl when they played Michigan State but that was their only appearance in that bowl. Just searched for ticket information to this year's game and as of December 16th Nevada had only sold 75 tickets for their rooting section.

You know what I completely forgot about Randy Winn. Sooo they just acquired a guy owed $14 million for the next two years to be a 4th outfielder. Obviously they need one since you can't rely on Bonds to play everyday but obviously were more sensible options out there.

ESPNews is reporting it. Original report is from local station KNBR which is the Giants' station.

Giants trade Edgardo Alfonzo to the Angels for Steve Finley. Opens up center for Erstad maybe? Let's see Bonds, Finley, Alou. Not going to be a flyball caught all year in that outfield.