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Bowled Over

Santa's season has arrived, and with corporate help far and wide, college football will not subside

DECEMBER

SATURDAY 21

2 P.M.

GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL

Colorado State vs. Washington State

@ Albuquerque

3:30 P.M.

ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWL

Fresno State vs. USC

@ Las Vegas

5:30 P.M.

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL

Buffalo vs. San Diego State

@ Boise

9 P.M.

R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL

Tulane vs. UL Lafayette

@ New Orleans

SUNDAY 22

Proof that being first doesn't mean you're a Winner

Boise in December

DEREK CARR

What they lose in ratings they'll save in travel costs

MONDAY 23

2 P.M.

BEEF 'O' BRADY'S ST. PETERSBURG BOWL

East Carolina vs. Ohio

@ St. Petersburg

KHALIL MACK

It's a restaurant chain—somewhere

TUESDAY 24

8 P.M.

SHERATON HAWAII BOWL

Boise State vs. Oregon State

@ Honolulu

Hawaii in December

NEW BOISE COACH BRYAN HARSIN

WEDNESDAY 25

Day when people give each other gifts to make up for the lack of football!

JORDAN LYNCH

THURSDAY 26

6 P.M.

LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL

Bowling Green vs. Pittsburgh

@ Detroit

9:30 P.M.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CU POINSETTIA BOWL

Northern Illinois vs. Utah State

@ San Diego

Can't we merge these two?

FRIDAY 27

2:30 P.M.

MILITARY BOWL

Marshall vs. Maryland

@ Annapolis, Md.

JERRY KILL

6 P.M.

TEXAS BOWL

Minnesota vs. Syracuse

@ Houston

9:30 P.M.

FIGHT HUNGER BOWL

BYU vs. Washington

@ San Francisco

SATURDAY 28

NOON

NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL

Notre Dame vs. Rutgers

@ Bronx, N.Y.

3:20 P.M.

BELK BOWL

Cincinnati vs. North Carolina

@ Charlotte

6:45 P.M.

RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL

Louisville vs. Miami

@ Orlando

10:15 P.M.

BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL

Kansas State vs. Michigan

@ Tempe, Ariz.

SUNDAY 29

Fantasy vs. reality, Jim Delaney style

Home for the holidays

ACC vs. SEC Round 1

Teddy vs. the school he spurned

TEDDY BRIDGEWATER

MONDAY 30

11:45 A.M.

BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL

Middle Tennessee vs. Navy

@ Fort Worth

3:15 P.M.

FRANKLIN AMER. MORT. MUSIC CITY BOWL

Georgia Tech vs. Ole Miss

@ Nashville

6:45 P.M.

VALERO ALAMO BOWL

Oregon vs. Texas

@ San Antonio

10:15 P.M.

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY BOWL

Arizona State vs. Texas Tech

@ San Diego

JANUARY

TUESDAY 31

12:30 P.M.

ADVOCARE V100 BOWL

Arizona vs. Boston College

@ Shreveport, La.

2 P.M.

HYUNDAI SUN BOWL

UCLA vs. Virginia Tech

@ El Paso

4 P.M.

AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL

Mississippi State vs. Rice

@ Memphis

ACC vs. SEC Round 2

8 P.M.

CHICK-FIL-A BOWL

Duke vs. Texas A&M

@ Atlanta

WEDNESDAY 1

NOON

TAXSLAYER.COM GATOR BOWL

Georgia vs. Nebraska

@ Jacksonville

NOON

HEART OF DALLAS BOWL

North Texas vs. UNLV

@ Dallas

1 P.M.

CAPITAL ONE BOWL

South Carolina vs. Wisconsin

@ Orlando

1 P.M.

OUTBACK BOWL

Iowa vs. LSU

@ Tampa

5 P.M.

ROSE BOWL

Michigan State vs. Stanford

@ Pasadena

8:30 P.M.

TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL

Baylor vs. UCF

@ Glendale, Ariz.

THURSDAY 2

8:30 P.M.

ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL

Alabama vs. Oklahoma

@ New Orleans

Aka the Unloved Coaches Bowl

Tampa: Where even the onions are bloomin'

First to 10 points wins

FRIDAY 3

7:30 P.M.

AT&T COTTON BOWL

Missouri vs. Oklahoma State

@ Arlington, Texas

Big Eight Big 12 flashback

8 P.M.

DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL

Clemson vs. Ohio State

@ Miami Gardens, Fla.

The Name Game: Urban=Bratton Dabo=----?

BRYCE PETTY

SATURDAY 4

1 P.M.

BBVA COMPASS BOWL

Houston vs. Vanderbilt

@ Birmingham

A first: Vandy goes to Bama as a favorite

TAJH BOYD

SUNDAY 5

9 P.M.

GODADDY BOWL

Arkansas State vs. Ball State

@ Mobile

JAMES FRANKLIN

MONDAY 6

8:30 P.M.

BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Florida State vs. Auburn

@ Pasadena

ACC vs. SEC Rounds 3--15

P. 38

MLB Off-season winners?

P. 40

Extra Mustard

P. 43

Faces in the Crowd

P. 44

Dan Patrick

Johnny Manziel

P. 46

The Case for

Maurice Creek

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