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College Football – Day 9 Bowl Game Scores
On the final day of 2014 the SEC continues to take a pounding in the bowl games as TCU crushed Ole Miss in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl and Georgia Tech easily handled Mississippi State at the Capital One Orange Bowl. Boise State pulled off another big bowl game for them, beating Arizona at the Vizio Fiesta Bowl.
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College Football Playoffs – The Four Teams Trying to Win the Championship
The gradual upgrade in quality of bowl games means we’re approaching the big day – the College Football playoff, with the four teams trying to win the national championship: Alabama from the SEC, Florida State of the ACC, Ohio State from the Big Ten and Oregon of the Pac-12.
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College Football – Day 8 Bowl Game Scores
In another fine day of bowl games with big names in them, Notre Dame beat LSU in the Music City Bowl making it a little bit less depressing of a season, Georgia got their happy ending by crushing Louisville in the Belk Bowl while Stanford made mince meat of Maryland, supposedly a Big Ten but it’s hard to think of them as one at this point.
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Texas A&M Over West Virginia: Cheap-Shot Assistant is What We’ll Remember
The only game that wasn’t a blowout, Texas A&M beating West Virginia 45-37 in the Liberty Bowl, will mostly be remembered for Mike Richardson, an Aggies assistant who spent his time on the sidelines doing his best to elbow, hit and hurt Mountaineers players before being taken off the field.
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Clemson Over Oklahoma – Another Big 12 Team Getting Crushed
It wasn’t a very good day for Big 12 teams (0-3), with Oklahoma suffering the worst loss, going down 40-6 in the Citrus Bowl against Clemson, enjoying a fine final performance from Cole Stoudt while Trevor Knight proved once again he is not the quarterback the Sooners were looking for.
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Arkansas Over Texas – Historically Awful Offense Bottoms Out
There have been a lot of low points for the Texas offense in 2014 with Tyrone Swoopes at quarterback. The 31-7 loss to Arkansas in the Texas Bowl might be rock bottom for the Longhorns and Charlie Strong, not getting the debut season he dreamed of when taking the role of head coach.
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College Football – Day 7 Bowl Game Scores
A terrible day for the Big 12 as we move into more prestigious bowl territory. West Virginia lost to Texas A&M in the Liberty Bowl while the big names (but not best teams of the conference) were humiliated – Oklahoma in the Russell Athletic Bowl against Clemson and Texas, finishing the season below .500, by Arkansas in the Texas Bowl.
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Arizona State Over Duke – A Compensation, But Not Nearly Enough
The Arizona State Sun Devils seemed to be going places this season before it all fell apart on two separate occasions. At least in the bowl game (Sun Bowl) things went their way, beating Duke 36-31 thanks to a solid performance from Taylor Kelly and a great one by Demario Richards.
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Virginia Tech Over Cincinnati – Ugly Football Is Their Bread & Butter
After years of success, (Frank) Beamer ball is on the decline, but it’s still worth something on big occasions, as Virginia Tech cruise to a 33-17 win over Cincinnati in the Military Bowl in the only way they know how: Interceptions, defensive touchdowns and dominating through special teams.
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South Carolina Over Miami – Something to Smile About This Season
After years of being on the verge of becoming part of the SEC’s elite and making it to a BCS bowl game, South Carolina took a huge step backwards this season. At least the disappointing year ended with something to smile about, beating Miami 24-21 in the Independence Bowl.