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		<title>College Football Bowl Season 2010 &#8211; 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
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College football provides a little bit of something for everyone in the bowl games for the 2010 &#8211; 2011 season, and I mean everyone: especially those who want to cash in on audiences of various size. College football, like everything else in America is all about money. 
It&#8217;s not Lingerie Football, but it should still [...]]]></description>
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<p><img align="left" src="http://unclebrice.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/college-football-bowl-games.jpg" alt="college football bowls" width="300" height="300"/>College football provides a little bit of something for everyone in the bowl games for the 2010 &#8211; 2011 season, and I mean everyone: especially those who want to cash in on audiences of various size. College football, like everything else in America is all about money. </p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s not Lingerie Football</strong>, but it should still provide some interesting matchups to conclude a wild 2010 college football season. Gone are the days of the Big Four Bowls that glued everyone to their television sets on January 1.</p>
<p>The <strong>SEC-West</strong> has been a dominant story in 2010 and, as of Thanksgiving Day, 5 of its 6 teams were still ranked in the Top 25 of the BCS Rankings. Yet, Jeff Sagarin as of 11/21 ranks the PAC-10 as the toughest conference. Now, other than undefeated Oregon and 1-loss Stanford, there&#8217;s 3-loss Arizona that hasn&#8217;t yet played Oregon, 4-loss USC that beat Arizona but lost to 6-loss Washington, and six teams with 5 or more losses. The SEC-West as of Sagarin&#8217;s date had undefeated Auburn, 1-loss LSU, 2-loss Alabama and Arkansas, 4-loss Mississippi State and 7 loss Mississippi. Just goes to show you that everybody can have an opinion. Now, here&#8217;s my take on Thanksgiving weekend in the SEC-West: Alabama over Auburn and Arkansas over LSU. </p>
<p>The list of all 2010 &#8211; 2011 Bowl Games is below. BCS Games are <strong>bold</strong>.</p>
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<h2>Bowl Games in 2010 -2011</h2>
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<div align="center"><strong>Bowl</strong></div>
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<div align="center"><strong>Date</strong></div>
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<div align="center"><strong>Teams</strong></div>
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<td>New Mexico </td>
<td>12/18</td>
<td><strong>BYU 52 </strong> &#8211; UTEP 24 </td>
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<td>uDrove Humanitarian</td>
<td>12/18</td>
<td><strong>Northern Illinois 40 </strong>  &#8211; Fresno State 17 </td>
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<td>R+L Carriers New Orleans </td>
<td>12/18</td>
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<p>Ohio 21 &#8211; <strong>Troy 48 </strong> </p>
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<td>Beef &#8216;O&#8217; Bradys St. Petersburg</td>
<td>12/21</td>
<td><strong>Louisville 31</strong> &#8211; Southern Mississippi 28 </td>
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<td>MAACO Las Vegas </td>
<td>12/22</td>
<td>(19) Utah 3 &#8211; <strong>(11) Boise State 26</strong> </td>
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<td>S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia</td>
<td>12/23</td>
<td><strong>San Diego State 35</strong> &#8211; Navy 14 </td>
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<td>Sheraton Hawaii</td>
<td>12/24</td>
<td><strong>Tulsa 62</strong> &#8211; (24) Hawaii 35 </td>
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<td>Little Caesars</td>
<td>12/26</td>
<td><strong>Florida International 34</strong> &#8211; Toledo 32 </td>
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<td>AdvoCare V100 Independence</td>
<td>12/27</td>
<td>Georgia Tech 7 &#8211; <strong>Air Force 14</strong> </td>
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<td>Champs Sports</td>
<td>12/28</td>
<td>(22) West Virginia 7 &#8211; <strong>N C State 23 </strong></td>
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<td>Insight</td>
<td>12/28</td>
<td>(12) Missouri 24 &#8211; <strong>Iowa 27</strong> </td>
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<td>Military Bowl &#8211; Northrup Grumman </td>
<td>12/29</td>
<td><strong>Maryland 51</strong> &#8211; East Carolina 20 </td>
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<td>Texas</td>
<td>12/29</td>
<td><strong>Illinois 38</strong> &#8211; Baylor 14 </td>
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<td>Valero Alamo </td>
<td>12/29</td>
<td><strong>(14) Oklahoma State 36</strong> &#8211; Arizona 10 </td>
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<td>Bell Helicopter Armed Forces</td>
<td>12/30</td>
<td>SMU 14 &#8211; <strong>Army 16</strong> </td>
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<td>New Era Pinstripe</td>
<td>12/30</td>
<td>Kansas State 34 &#8211; <strong>Syracuse 36</strong> </td>
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<td>Franklin American Mortgage Music City </td>
<td>12/30</td>
<td><strong>North Carolina 30</strong> vs Tennessee 27 </td>
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<td>Bridgepoint Education Holiday</td>
<td>12/30</td>
<td>(18) Nebraska 7 vs <strong>Washington 19</strong> </td>
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<td>Meineke Car Care </td>
<td>12/31</td>
<td><strong>South Florida 31</strong> &#8211; Clemson 26 </td>
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<td>Hyundai Sun </td>
<td>12/31</td>
<td><strong>Notre Dame 33</strong> &#8211; Miami 17 </td>
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<td>AutoZone Liberty </td>
<td>12/31</td>
<td><strong>(25) UCF 10</strong> &#8211; Georgia 6 </td>
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<td>Chick-fil-A</td>
<td>12/31</td>
<td>(20) South Carolina 17 -<strong> (23) Florida State 26</strong> </td>
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<td>TicketCity</td>
<td>01/01</td>
<td>Northwestern 38 &#8211; <strong>Texas Tech 45</strong> </td>
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<td>Outback</td>
<td>01/01</td>
<td><strong>Florida 37</strong> &#8211; Penn State 24 </td>
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<td>Capital One</td>
<td>01/01</td>
<td><strong>(16) Alabama 49</strong> &#8211; (9) Michigan State 7 </td>
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<td>Gator</td>
<td>01/01</td>
<td><strong>(21) Mississippi State 52</strong> &#8211; Michigan 14 </td>
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<td><strong>Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio</strong></td>
<td><strong>01/01</strong></td>
<td>(5) Wisconsin 19 -<strong> (3) TCU 21</strong> </td>
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<td><strong>Tostitos Fiesta</strong></td>
<td><strong>01/01</strong></td>
<td>Connecticut 20 &#8211; <strong>(7) Oklahoma 48</strong> </td>
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<td><strong>Discover Orange</strong></td>
<td><strong>01/03</strong></td>
<td><strong>(4) Stanford 40</strong> &#8211; (13) Virginia Tech 12 </td>
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<td><strong>Allstate Sugar</strong></td>
<td><strong>01/04</strong></td>
<td><strong>(6) Ohio State 31</strong> &#8211; (8) Arkansas 26 </td>
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<td>GoDaddy.com</td>
<td>01/06</td>
<td>Middle Tennessee 21 &#8211; <strong>Miami, Ohio 35</strong> </td>
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<td>AT&#038;T Cotton</td>
<td>01/07</td>
<td>(17) Texas A &amp; M 24 &#8211; <strong>(10) LSU 41</strong> </td>
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<td>BBVA Compass Bowl</td>
<td>01/08</td>
<td><strong>Pittsburg 27</strong> &#8211; Kentucky 10 </td>
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<td>Kraft Fight Hunger</td>
<td>01/09</td>
<td>Boston College 13 &#8211; <strong>(15) Nevada 20</strong> </td>
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<td><strong>Tostitos BCS National Championship Game</strong></td>
<td><strong>01/10</strong></td>
<td><strong>(1) Auburn 22</strong> &#8211; (2) Oregon 19 </td>
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		<title>College Football BCS &#8211; 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Uncle</dc:creator>
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College football BCS rankings for Week 10 saw Oregon move past Auburn for the top spot. So I decided to figure out how the BCS works. 
The basics for BCS rankings are that they are a melding of the AP Poll, the USA Today Poll and six computers that use strength of schedule as part [...]]]></description>
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<p><img align="left" src="http://unclebrice.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/college-football.jpg" alt="college football bowls" width="300" height="300"/>College football BCS rankings for Week 10 saw Oregon move past Auburn for the top spot. So I decided to figure out how the BCS works. </p>
<p>The basics for BCS rankings are that they are a melding of the AP Poll, the USA Today Poll and six computers that use strength of schedule as part of the mix. </p>
<p>I chose to look at five teams that should have the best shot at playing in the National Title game: <strong>Oregon, Auburn, Boise State, TCU and Alabama</strong>.</p>
<p>Looking at the Week 10 BCS rankings I find that Oregon&#8217;s schedule includes ONE team in the Top 25, Number 15 Arizona. Auburn&#8217;s schedule includes Mississippi State &#8211; Number 20, South Carolina &#8211; Number 19, Arkansas &#8211; Number 18, LSU &#8211; Number 10 and Alabama &#8211; Number 6.  Boise State&#8217;s schedule has Number 22 Virginia Tech and Nevada at Number 23 while TCU has Number 21 Baylor and Utah at Number 5.</p>
<p>Alabama has Arkansas at 18, South Carolina at 19, LSU at 10, Mississippi State at 20 and Auburn at 2. <strong>Strength of schedule</strong> looks like it favors Auburn and Alabama since both have FIVE currently ranked BCS teams on their schedule. And let&#8217;s not forget that Penn State was ranked #18 when the Crimson Tide beat them and Florida was #7 when Alabama whipped them.  </p>
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<h2>BCS Breakdown  </h2>
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<div align="center"><strong>Oregon&#8217;s Opponents </strong></div>
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<div align="center"><strong>Record</strong></div>
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<div align="center"><strong>Conference</strong></div>
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<td>New Mexico </td>
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<div align="center">0 &#8211; 8 </div>
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<td>Mountain West </td>
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<td>Tennessee </td>
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<div align="center">2 &#8211; 6 </div>
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<td>SEC &#8211; East </td>
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<td>Portland State  </td>
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<div align="center">2 &#8211; 6 </div>
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<td>Big Sky </td>
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<td>Arizona State  </td>
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<div align="center">4 &#8211; 4 </div>
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<td>PAC 10 </td>
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<td>Stanford (#9 on gameday) </td>
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<div align="center">7 &#8211; 1 </div>
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<td>PAC 10</td>
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<td>Washington State </td>
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<div align="center">1 &#8211; 8 </div>
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<td>PAC 10</td>
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<td>UCLA</td>
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<div align="center">3 &#8211; 5 </div>
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<td>PAC 10</td>
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<td>USC (#24 on gameday) </td>
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<div align="center">5 &#8211; 3 </div>
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<td>PAC 10</td>
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<td>Washington</td>
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<div align="center">3 &#8211; 5 </div>
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<td>PAC 10</td>
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<td>California</td>
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<div align="center">4 &#8211; 4 </div>
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<td>PAC 10</td>
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<td>Arizona <strong>(BCS &#8211; 15)</strong> </td>
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<div align="center">7 &#8211; 1 </div>
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<td>PAC 10</td>
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<td>Oregon State </td>
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<div align="center">4 &#8211; 3 </div>
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<td>PAC 10</td>
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<td>Combined Week 10 Record of Opponents </td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>42 &#8211; 54 </strong></div>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<h2>Computer Rankings for Oregon</h2>
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<td>Anderson &#038; Hester</td>
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<div align="center">2</div>
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<td>Richard Billingsley</td>
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<div align="center">3</div>
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<td>Colley Matrix</td>
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<div align="center">7</div>
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<td>Kenneth Massey</td>
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<div align="center">7</div>
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<td>Jeff Sagarin</td>
<td>
<div align="center">2</div>
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<td>Peter Wolfe</td>
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<div align="center">2</div>
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<p>Oregon at Number One this week is purely based on the coach&#8217;s poll and the AP poll. Not one computer put the Ducks in that position and, as you can see, a couple of them had &#8216;em at Number 7. They have yet to play a BCS ranked team and have only one on their schedule if Arizona can hang on for a couple more weeks. And Auburn has already beaten FOUR BCS ranked teams. Go figure. </p>
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<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Auburn&#8217;s Opponents </strong></div>
</td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Record</strong></div>
</td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Conference</strong></div>
</td>
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<td>Arkansas State</td>
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<div align="center">3 &#8211; 5 </div>
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<td>Sun Belt </td>
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<td>Mississippi State <strong>(BCS &#8211; 20)</strong></td>
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<div align="center">7 &#8211; 2 </div>
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<td>SEC &#8211; West </td>
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<td>Clemson</td>
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<div align="center">4 &#8211; 4 </div>
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<td>ACC</td>
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<td>South Carolina <strong>(BCS &#8211; 19)</strong> </td>
<td>
<div align="center">6 &#8211; 2 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; East </td>
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<td>Louisiana-Monroe</td>
<td>
<div align="center">4 &#8211; 4 </div>
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<td>Sun Belt </td>
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<td>Kentucky</td>
<td>
<div align="center">4 &#8211; 5 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; East </td>
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<td>Arkansas <strong>(BCS &#8211; 18)</strong> </td>
<td>
<div align="center">6 &#8211; 2 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; West </td>
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<td>LSU <strong>(BCS &#8211; 10)</strong> </td>
<td>
<div align="center">7 &#8211; 1 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; West </td>
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<td>Mississippi</td>
<td>
<div align="center">3 &#8211; 5 </div>
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<td>SEC &#8211; West </td>
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<td>Chattanooga</td>
<td>
<div align="center">5 &#8211; 3 </div>
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<td>Southern</td>
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<td>Georgia</td>
<td>
<div align="center">4 &#8211; 5 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; East </td>
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<td>Alabama <strong>(BCS &#8211; 6)</strong> </td>
<td>
<div align="center">7 &#8211; 1 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; West </td>
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<tr>
<td>Combined Week 10 Record of Opponents </td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>60 &#8211; 39 </strong></div>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<h2>Computer Rankings for Auburn</h2>
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<td>Anderson &#038; Hester</td>
<td>
<div align="center">1</div>
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<tr>
<td>Richard Billingsley</td>
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<div align="center">1</div>
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<td>Colley Matrix</td>
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<div align="center">1</div>
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<td>Kenneth Massey</td>
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<div align="center">1</div>
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<td>Jeff Sagarin</td>
<td>
<div align="center">1</div>
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<td>Peter Wolfe</td>
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<div align="center">1</div>
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<p>The computers &#8211; all of them &#8211; love Auburn. But it&#8217;s probably going to come down to the last game of the regular season against Alabama. And, then, they might play South Carolina again in the SEC Championship Game. </p>
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<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Boise State&#8217;s Opponents </strong></div>
</td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Record</strong></div>
</td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Conference</strong></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Virginia Tech <strong>(BCS &#8211; 22)</strong> </td>
<td>
<div align="center">6 &#8211; 2 </div>
</td>
<td>ACC</td>
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<tr>
<td>Wyoming</td>
<td>
<div align="center">2 &#8211; 7 </div>
</td>
<td>Mountain West </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Oregon State </td>
<td>
<div align="center">4 &#8211; 3 </div>
</td>
<td>PAC 10 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>New Mexico State </td>
<td>
<div align="center">2 &#8211; 6 </div>
</td>
<td>Western Athletic </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Toledo</td>
<td>
<div align="center">6 &#8211; 3 </div>
</td>
<td>MAC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>San Jose State </td>
<td>
<div align="center">1 &#8211; 8 </div>
</td>
<td>Western Athletic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Louisiana Tech </td>
<td>
<div align="center">3 &#8211; 5 </div>
</td>
<td>Western Athletic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Hawaii</td>
<td>
<div align="center">7 &#8211; 2 </div>
</td>
<td>Western Athletic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Idaho</td>
<td>
<div align="center">4 &#8211; 4 </div>
</td>
<td>Western Athletic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fresno State </td>
<td>
<div align="center">5 &#8211; 2 </div>
</td>
<td>Western Athletic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nevada <strong>(BCS 23)</strong> </td>
<td>
<div align="center">7 &#8211; 1 </div>
</td>
<td>Western Athletic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Utah State </td>
<td>
<div align="center">2 &#8211; 6 </div>
</td>
<td>Western Athletic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Combined Week 10 Record of Opponents </td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>49 &#8211; 49 </strong></div>
</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h2>Computer Rankings for Boise State</h2>
<div align="center">
<table width="50%">
<tr>
<td>Anderson &#038; Hester</td>
<td>
<div align="center">4</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Richard Billingsley</td>
<td>
<div align="center">5</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Colley Matrix</td>
<td>
<div align="center">5</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kenneth Massey</td>
<td>
<div align="center">7</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jeff Sagarin</td>
<td>
<div align="center">13</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Peter Wolfe</td>
<td>
<div align="center">7</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<p>The computers don&#8217;t like Boise State nearly as much as the coaches and the AP poll. Any respect I might have had for the Broncos flew out the window when they turned down the opportunity to play Nebraska, a team that certainly would have improved the strength of their schedule. Oh, but they might have lost that game!!! </p>
<table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>TCU&#8217;s Opponents </strong></div>
</td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Record</strong></div>
</td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Conference</strong></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Oregon State </td>
<td>
<div align="center">4 &#8211; 3 </div>
</td>
<td>PAC -10 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tennessee Tech </td>
<td>
<div align="center">4 &#8211; 4 </div>
</td>
<td>OVC </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Baylor <strong>(BCS &#8211; 21)</strong> </td>
<td>
<div align="center">7 &#8211; 2 </div>
</td>
<td>Big 12  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SMU</td>
<td>
<div align="center">5 &#8211; 4 </div>
</td>
<td>USA </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Colorado State </td>
<td>
<div align="center">3 &#8211; 6 </div>
</td>
<td>Mountain West </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Wyoming</td>
<td>
<div align="center">2 &#8211; 7 </div>
</td>
<td>Mountain West</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brigham Young </td>
<td>
<div align="center">3 &#8211; 5 </div>
</td>
<td>Mountain West</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Air Force </td>
<td>
<div align="center">5 &#8211; 4 </div>
</td>
<td>Mountain West</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>UNLV</td>
<td>
<div align="center">1 &#8211; 7 </div>
</td>
<td>Mountain West</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Utah <strong>(BCS &#8211; 5)</strong> </td>
<td>
<div align="center">8 &#8211; 0 </div>
</td>
<td>Mountain West</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>San Diego State </td>
<td>
<div align="center">6 &#8211; 2 </div>
</td>
<td>Mountain West</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>New Mexico </td>
<td>
<div align="center">0 &#8211; 8 </div>
</td>
<td>Mountain West</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Combined Week 10 Record of Opponents </td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>48 &#8211; 52 </strong></div>
</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h2>Computer Rankings for TCU</h2>
<div align="center">
<table width="50%">
<tr>
<td>Anderson &#038; Hester</td>
<td>
<div align="center">6</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Richard Billingsley</td>
<td>
<div align="center">2</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Colley Matrix</td>
<td>
<div align="center">2</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kenneth Massey</td>
<td>
<div align="center">3</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jeff Sagarin</td>
<td>
<div align="center">5</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Peter Wolfe</td>
<td>
<div align="center">3</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<p>There is no rhyme nor reason for TCU&#8217;s computer rankings. Two computers ranking them number 2 and two ranking them number three when their opponents have a combined record of 48 &#8211; 52, with an 8 &#8211; 0 and a 6 &#8211; 2 that they haven&#8217;t played yet. Take away the records of the three teams yet to be played and the opponent&#8217;s record is 34 &#8211; 44. </p>
<table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Alabama&#8217;s Opponents </strong></div>
</td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Record</strong></div>
</td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Conference</strong></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>San Jose State </td>
<td>
<div align="center">1 &#8211; 8 </div>
</td>
<td>Western Athletic </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Penn State (#18 on gameday) </td>
<td>
<div align="center">5 &#8211; 3 </div>
</td>
<td>Big 10 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Duke</td>
<td>
<div align="center">2 &#8211; 6 </div>
</td>
<td>ACC</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Arkansas <strong>(BCS 18)</strong> </td>
<td>
<div align="center">6 &#8211; 2 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; West </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Florida (#7 on gameday) </td>
<td>
<div align="center">5 &#8211; 3 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; East </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>South Carolina <strong>(BCS 19)</strong> LOSS</td>
<td>
<div align="center">6 &#8211; 2 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; East </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mississippi</td>
<td>
<div align="center">3 &#8211; 5 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; West </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tennessee</td>
<td>
<div align="center">2 &#8211; 6 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; East </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>LSU <strong>(BCS &#8211; 10)</strong> </td>
<td>
<div align="center">7 &#8211; 1 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; West </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mississippi State <strong>(BCS &#8211; 20)</strong> </td>
<td>
<div align="center">7 &#8211; 2 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; West </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Georgia State </td>
<td>
<div align="center">5 &#8211; 4 </div>
</td>
<td>1AA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Auburn <strong>(BCS &#8211; 2)</strong> </td>
<td>
<div align="center">9 &#8211; 0 </div>
</td>
<td>SEC &#8211; West </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Combined Week 10 Record of Opponents </td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>58 &#8211; 42 </strong></div>
</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h2>Computer Rankings for Alabama</h2>
<div align="center">
<table width="50%">
<tr>
<td>Anderson &#038; Hester</td>
<td>
<div align="center">9</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Richard Billingsley</td>
<td>
<div align="center">4</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Colley Matrix</td>
<td>
<div align="center">13</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kenneth Massey</td>
<td>
<div align="center">16</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Jeff Sagarin</td>
<td>
<div align="center">17</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Peter Wolfe</td>
<td>
<div align="center">15</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<p>Alabama is poised to move up in the computer rankings because  two of their final three opponents have good records, Mississippi State and Auburn. Of course, Alabama would have to win all of its remaining games, certainly a possibility.</p>
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College football provides a little bit of something for everyone in the bowl games for the 2009 &#8211; 2010 season, and I mean everyone: especially those who want to cash in on audiences of various size. College football, like everything else in America is all about money. 
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<p><img align="left" src="http://unclebrice.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/college-football.jpg" alt="college football bowls" width="300" height="300"/>College football provides a little bit of something for everyone in the bowl games for the 2009 &#8211; 2010 season, and I mean everyone: especially those who want to cash in on audiences of various size. College football, like everything else in America is all about money. </p>
<p>Before Bowling for Dollars moved from alleys and ten pins to college football you were pretty much assured of seeing a good game between good teams. The Rose Bowl featured the PAC-10 winner versus the Big Ten winner. It was nicknamed &quot;The Granddaddy of Them All&quot; and has been a sellout every year since 1947. The Tournament of Roses originally featured ostrich races, bronco busting and, even, a race between a camel and an elephant. It wasn&#8217;t until its 12th year that a football game was added. That game lasted just a little more than two quarters when, with the score 49 &#8211; 0, Stanford gave up and walked off the field giving Michigan the victory. Years 13, 14 and 15 had chariot races instead of football, but the pigskin returned in year 16. </p>
<p>The other big games included the Cotton Bowl featuring the Southwest Conference Champion against someone-to-be-determined, the Sugar Bowl featuring the Southeast Conference Champion versus someone-to-be-named, the Orange Bowl that highlighted two teams to be named. The lesser bowls were the Gator Bowl and the Liberty Bowl.</p>
<p>But all that changed as money began to dominate college football. The list of all 2009 &#8211; 2010 Bowl Games is below. Matchups between Top 10 Tens are <strong>bold</strong>. </p>
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<h2>Bowl Games in 2009 -2010</h2>
<table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Bowl</strong></div>
</td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Date</strong></div>
</td>
<td>
<div align="center"><strong>Teams</strong></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>New Mexico </td>
<td>12/19</td>
<td>Fresno State 28 &#8211; <strong>Wyoming 35 </strong> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>St. Petersburg </td>
<td>12/19</td>
<td>UCF 24 &#8211; <strong>Rutgers 45</strong> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>R+L Carriers New Orleans </td>
<td>12/20</td>
<td>Southern Miss 32 &#8211; <strong>Middle Tennessee 42</strong> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MAACO Las Vegas </td>
<td>12/22</td>
<td>Oregon State (18) 20 &#8211; <strong>BYU (14) 44</strong> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td>12/23</td>
<td><strong>Utah (23) 37</strong> &#8211; Cal 27 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sheraton Hawaii</td>
<td>12/24</td>
<td>Nevada 10 &#8211; <strong>SMU 45</strong> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Little Caesars</td>
<td>12/26</td>
<td><strong>Marshall 21</strong> &#8211; Ohio 17 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Meineke Car Care</td>
<td>12/26</td>
<td><strong>Pitt (17) 19</strong> &#8211; North Carolina 17 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Emerald</td>
<td>12/26</td>
<td>Boston College 13 &#8211; <strong>USC (24) 24</strong> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td>12/27</td>
<td>Kentucky 13 &#8211; <strong>Clemson 21</strong> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AdvoCare V100 Independence</td>
<td>12/28</td>
<td>Texas A&#038;M 20 &#8211; <strong>Georgia 44</strong> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>EagleBank</td>
<td>12/29</td>
<td><strong>UCLA 30</strong> &#8211; Temple 21 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Champs Sports</td>
<td>12/29</td>
<td>Miami (15) 14 &#8211; <strong>Wisconsin (25) 20</strong> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Roady&#8217;s Humanitarian</td>
<td>12/30</td>
<td>Bowling Green 42 &#8211; <strong>Idaho 43</strong> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Pacific Life Holiday</td>
<td>12/30</td>
<td>Arizona (20) 0 &#8211; <strong>Nebraska (22) 33</strong> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bell Helicopter Armed Forces</td>
<td>12/31</td>
<td>Houston 20 &#8211;  <strong>Air Force 47 </strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brut Sun</td>
<td>12/31</td>
<td><strong>Oklahoma 31 </strong> -. Stanford (21) 27 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Texas</td>
<td>12/31</td>
<td><strong>Navy 35 </strong> &#8211; Missouri 13 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Insight</td>
<td>12/31</td>
<td>Minnesota 13 &#8211; <strong>Iowa State 14 </strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Chick-fil-A</td>
<td>12/31</td>
<td><strong>Virginia Tech (11) 37 </strong> &#8211; Tennessee 14 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Outback</td>
<td>01/01</td>
<td>Northwestern vs. Auburn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Capital One</td>
<td>01/01</td>
<td>Penn State (13) vs. LSU (12) </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Konica Minolta Gator</td>
<td>01/01</td>
<td>West Virginia (16) vs. Florida State</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi</strong></td>
<td><strong>01/01</strong></td>
<td><strong>Ohio State (8) vs. Oregon (7) </strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Allstate Sugar</strong></td>
<td><strong>01/01</strong></td>
<td><strong>Florida (5) vs. Cincinnati (3) </strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>International</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>South Florida vs. Northern Illinois</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Papajohns.com</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>South Carolina vs. UConn</td>
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<tr>
<td>AT&#038;T Cotton</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>Oklahoma State (19) vs. Ole Miss</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AutoZone Liberty</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>Arkansas vs. East Carolina</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Valero Alamo</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>Michigan State vs. Texas Tech</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Tostitos Fiesta</strong></td>
<td><strong>01/04</strong></td>
<td><strong>Boise State (6) vs. TCU (4) </strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>FedEx Orange</strong></td>
<td><strong>01/05</strong></td>
<td><strong>Iowa (10) vs. Georgia Tech (9) </strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>GMAC</td>
<td>01/06</td>
<td>Central Michigan vs. Troy</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Citi BCS National Championship Game</strong></td>
<td><strong>01/07</strong></td>
<td><strong>Texas (2) vs. Alabama (1) </strong></td>
</tr>
</table>
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