The San Antonio Business Journal (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
The Valero Alamo Bowl will be played on Jan. 2, 2010, between Texas Tech University representing the Big 12 and Michigan State representing the Big Ten. It will be the first time that the two schools have played one another in football.
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Now that the games have been played and we're left with a mildly satisfactory BCS Championship game - well, if you ignore the three other unbeaten teams, that is - what about our local teams? Lots of Chicago-based Hawkeyes fans are excited for Iowa's trip to the Orange Bowl where they'll take on Georgia Tech. And we already know Notre Dame , though they qualified at 6-6, elected not to go to a bowl...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
A campus altercation involving Michigan State football players and fraternity members could affect the Spartans' bowl destination. Alamo Bowl officials say they are monitoring the fallout from the Nov. 22 incident that has led to the suspension of 10 Michigan State players. No charges have been filed, but police are still investigating.
Paul's Vortex (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
As we approach Saturday evening and Nebraska's Big 12 championship game vs. Texas, this article summarizes all the heartbreaking losses to the horns over the past 15 years: http://www.omaha.com/article/20091129/BIGRED/711299771 Even though most fans would hate me saying this, generally Nebraska has gotten its share of good breaks in games (many against Colorado including last year's 57-yard field goal...
MGoBlog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
At the beginning, I apologized. I was standing in front of a big group of people in a bar in midtown New York City, and I knew that the year before I had wandered in in a suit and told them that this would be an off year for Michigan football because the quarterbacks were probably bad and the offensive line probably worse. That sounds right from 10,000 feet, but I'd splashed an Alamo Bowl logo up...
Black Shoe Diaries (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Don't call the cardiologist quite yet. After a few days of OMG WE'RE GOING TO THE ALAMO BOWL, it's time to take a look at reality. And while reality may be a traffic cone or a stop sign that can't block Cam Heyward, it also tells us that Penn State's BCS hopes aren't quite dead yet : Can’t believe it’s true? Oh, it’s true. With Notre Dame slumped out of the picture by virtue of its...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Wildcats could be on track for Alamo Bowl again In the span of 60 football minutes, Northwestern went from eyeing a greasy pizza bowl to a glitzy post- New Year's Day bowl.
Building The Dam (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Sun Bowl officially announced on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, that it has extended its partnership with the Pac-10 Conference through 2013, and aligned with the Atlantic Coast Conference from 2010-2013. In a press release, the Sun Bowl committee states that the new alignment will feature the third selection after the Bowl Championship Series from the Pac-10 (or No. 4 or No. 5 overall) against either...
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
First off, here is the new bowl lineup for the immediate future for the Big 12 Conference. Just so you know what I'm going to rip. Fiesta Bowl Cotton Bowl Alamo Bowl Insight Bowl Holiday Bowl Texas Bowl Yankee Bowl Dallas Football Classic Eagle Bank Bowl in 2013 First thing you notice is that four of those bowls are in the state of Texas - Cotton, Alamo, Dallas Football Classic and, duh!, the Texas...
Black Heart Gold Pants (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
More photos » by Charlie Neibergall - AP FILE -- This is a Sept. 27, 2008, file photo showing Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz looking on during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) Browse more photos » 1. Northwestern 2008: jNWU 22, Iowa 17 This is the obvious choice for the worst loss in Iowa history, mainly...
Black Shoe Diaries (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
More photos » by Jim Prisching - AP 4 days ago: Northwestern's Sidney Stewart (5) and Brendan Mitchell (80) celebrate with fans after Northwestern's 29-28 victory over Indiana in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, in Evanston,Ill. (AP Photo/ Jim Prisching) Browse more photos » This week Lake The Posts , a very fine Northwestern blog, was kind enough to tell us about...
Badgercentric (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
The Big Ten has announced a new bowl lineup starting next season, with most of the shake-up coming at the bottom. The first new bowl is the Texas Bowl in Houston, with a Big 12 opponent. I wonder what airline tickets from Minneapolis to Houston go for? Or Minneapolis to Dallas, for something called the Dallas Football Classic versus a Conference USA team. Ugh. The best new bowl game is the Gator Bowl,...
The Denver Business Journal (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
The Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio has renewed its affiliation with the Big 12 Conference — of which the University of Colorado Buffaloes are a member — for four more collegiate football seasons.
The San Antonio Business Journal (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
The Valero Alamo Bowl has renewed its affiliation with the Big 12 Conference for four more collegiate football seasons. This extends a deal that was originally set to expire after the January 2010 game.
MVictors (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Photo: readers Amy and Jeff It’s been a while, huh? Where the major sources slot the 4-2 Wolverines in the 2008-09 bowls. Don’t book your flight just yet: College Football News/Scout.com: Insight Bowl 12/31/09 vs. Kansas CBS Sports: Champs Sports Bowl 12/29/09 vs. Wake Forest ESPN (Mark Schlabach): Valero Alamo Bowl 1/2/10 vs. Oklahoma State ESPN (Bruce [...]
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