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Lopsided Gator Bowl Loss May Seal Rich Rodriguez's Fate at Michigan

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- They had hoped to send their coach off on hoisted shoulders, much the way their predecessors carried Lloyd Carr into retirement after a bowl upset. Rich Rodriguez received no such farewell at Michigan. The Wolverines sighed and sputtered their way through a dreadful Gator Bowl performance on...

Mississippi State Mauls Michigan 52-14 to Win Gator Bowl

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- As it turned out, athletic director Dave Brandon didn't need to wait until after the Gator Bowl to complete his evaluation of the Michigan football program and coach Rich Rodriguez. Like they have in so many other crucial games this season, the Wolverines collapsed when it counted Saturday. The...

Mississippi State vs. Michigan: Gator Bowl

Dan Mullen of Mississippi State is one of the hot names in coaching. His name has been mentioned for just about every job that's come open thus far and the school this week rewarded him with a lucrative four-year deal. Rich Rodriguez of Michigan is hot, too, but probably only because his ears have to be burning. His...

Pickin' on the Big Ten: Bowl Picks Part 2

With five games on New Year's Day and one in the week leading up to the BCS Championship Game, the Big Ten has only begun to fight. I previewed the TicketCity and Gator Bowls in Part 1 of my bowl picks, but here are my picks for the rest of the Big Ten's 2011 bowl games. Capital One Bowl: Alabama vs. Michigan State The...

Bowl Season '08: Nebraska Rides Defense to Gator Bowl Win Over Clemson, 26-21

FanHouse gathers around the TV to bring you insights from Bowl Season '08.Onyx? Anthracite? Obsidian? Nothingness? Whatever they come up with, Nebraska needs to find a color beyond black and give its defense shirts in that color. After spotting Clemson an 11-point lead, Bo Pelini's Cornhuskers got huge help from their...