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Randy Shannon's Clock Management Skills Could Use a Little Improvement

San Francisco's Emerald Bowl: not known for highlighting college football's best teams. But the bowl has been the lucky recipient of some formerly great ACC programs hitting the skids and adding some marquee value. Florida State won in 2006 against a terrible UCLA team. And in 2008, 7-5 Miami showed up to face a pretty...

Turkey Legs to Go: Emerald Bowl, Miami (FL) vs. California

Turkey Legs to Go is FanHouse's complete travel guide for all of the 2008-2009 college bowl games. Here, we cover the Emerald Bowl (San Francisco, California), which pits Miami against California.Overview/Matchup: While the Emerald Bowl isn't an ACC Championship, much less a BCS berth, give Randy Shannon credit -- this...

BCS Still Hates the Pac Ten

Since joining the Bowl Championship Series system, the Pac Ten has been the perennial odd-man out, and history repeated itself again as the Kansas Jayhawks were selected to play in the Orange Bowl, leaving Arizona State as the off-man out.Pac Ten Commissioner Tom Hansen is likely not amused--but nor should be be surprised....

Pac Ten May Not Fill Bowl Slots

Although it is considered by many to be the second-toughest conference in College Football, the Pac Ten looks like it will not fill all of its bowl allotments in 2007. The Pac Ten has arrangements this year with the Rose, Holiday, Sun, Las Vegas, Emerald and Armed Forces Bowls. That is six bowls before you consider that...

Spring Practice Questions: UCLA Bruins

Last Year: 6-7, unrankedFans Are: Into basketball.Expectations: Win nine games and beat USC. Questions: 1. How in the world did UCLA beat USC again? In one word: DEFENSE. The Bruins brought in a new defensive coordinator for 2006--DeWayne Walker--and had two weeks to scheme for what had become a rather predictable Trojan...