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Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Boston College vs. Nevada, What You Need To Know
What you need to know for Sunday's 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco (9:00 PM EDT, ESPN) ... Proper name: "2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl," the only bowl named for a cause. Date: Sunday, January 9, 2011Time: 9:00 PM EDT Setting: AT&T Park, San Francisco ... again. College Football at...
The ACC's Bowl Game Win-Loss Record: Still Not So Hot
It's pretty much common knowledge that the ACC doesn't exactly set the world on fire when it comes to bowl season. Sure, N.C. State's 23-7 win over West Virginia in the Champs Sports Bowl was nice and all, but Georgia Tech early bowl season loss serves as a reminder of just how 'meh' ACC teams have...
College Football Bowl Game Travel Distances: No Home-Field Advantage?
The Wall Street Journal takes a look at bowl game travel distances in an attempt to disprove the fact that teams that travel shorter distances win a majority of their bowl games: "In the coming college bowl season, San Diego State plays in San Diego, Hawaii makes the long hike to Honolulu from its...
Bowl Game Strength Of Schedule Comparisons Good News For BC?
College football guru Phil Steele takes a look at which teams played the toughest schedules in 2010. Not surprisingly, the Eagles finished in the bottom third of the ACC with a SOS of 54. Florida State (14), Miami (15), Duke (20) and North Carolina top the conference this year, while Boston College...
College Football Bowl Sponsors: This Is Getting A Little Ridiculous, No?
Long gone are the days when Boston College played in the Orange, Sugar, Cotton and Tangerine Bowls. And I mean long gone. Those select few college football bowl games have been replaced by an ACC bowl lineup that includes the Advocare V100 Independence Bowl, the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, the Hyundai...
2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Nevada An Early 9.5-Point Favorite Over Boston College
The early betting lines have installed Nevada as a 9 1/2-point favorite over Boston College, according to OddsShark. Two sites already have the Wolf Pack as a double-digit favorite. If the line holds at game time it will be just the third time this season BC will be as significant an underdog this...
Food Chain: Toughest Boston College Bowl Opponents 2001-2010
BC is in the odd position of falling to the ACC's last bowl slot, yet playing the second toughest opponent of any ACC bowl team (at least according to the BCS). So how does Nevada stack up to BC's last 10 years of bowl opponents? Food Chain: Toughest Boston College Bowl Opponents 2000-2010 We...
USC heading to the Emerald Bowl to Face Boston College
Caught it on the Daily Trojan's Twitter account... Here it is from Ben's Blog... USC will face Boston College in the Emerald Bowl on Dec. 26 at San Francisco's AT&T Park. The matchup, featuring a pair of 8-4 teams, will kick off at 5 p.m. and will be televised nationally on ESPN. The game...
Reveling in Victory
Still reveling, two days later. Before I wax sentimental about Mack and Follet and Felder and all the rest, let's start with the hilarious. Ordinarily I don't pay much attention to the video board announcements at halftime, but the first one caught my eye: "Watch the Fake, Alamar!" -- Your...
Open Thread: Final Regular Season Weekend
The college football bowl landscape will take shape today as several key matchups will decide bowl positioning for a number of conferences. The Pac-10 could be turned upside down if UCLA happens to beat USC. Here are some key games 1 Alabama vs 4 Florida The winner of this game is primed to go...
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