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Ryan McGee writes of the bounce provided to the Military Bowl by two factors -- the presence of a local team (Maryland) and that said local team has a lame-duck coach (Ralph Friedgen).

Blog | Conversation | December 24, 2010

Watch out for Central Florida's Joe Burnett, who could be the difference-maker in the Hawaii Bowl against Nevada.

Story | Conversation | December 15, 2005

UAB will make enough plays to keep things interesting, but it will be unable to keep up with Timmy Chang and Co.

Story | Conversation | December 13, 2004

Hawaii has the home-field advantage but they will need to contain Houston quarterback Kevin Kolb.

Story | Conversation | December 11, 2003

In ESPN The Magazine, former Indianapolis Colts boss Bill Polian explains how Denver will transition from Tim Tebow to Peyton Manning. (Hint: The Broncos will be just fine.)

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2012

As expected, Honolulu (Hawaii) Punahou defense end DeForest Buckner announced for Oregon at the Semper Fi Bowl. Buckner had narrowed his choices to also include Cal and UCLA but only visited the Ducks. "Oregon was home to me," Buckner said a week ...

Blog | January 03, 2012

Todd McShay, Steve Muench and Kevin Weidl are blogging from the Senior Bowl practices and taking notes on who's doing well and who's struggling.

Blog | Conversation | January 25, 2011

Handicappers' takes on college football bowl games, including West Virginia Mountaineers vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack, Missouri Tigers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Arizona Wildcats, Nebraska Cornhuskers vs.Washington Huskies, more.

Blog | Conversation | December 23, 2010

If the Auburn Tigers continue to roll, QB Cam Newton should have the Heisman Trophy locked up. Voters can only select the most outstanding player, not predict Newton's future eligibility. Plus, would TCU or Boise State be more deserving of a BCS nod?

Blog | Conversation | November 19, 2010

The Pac-10 has made waves this year. The conference has plans to add two more teams starting next year, and could be poised for more. But commissioner Larry Scott will need to address the conference's Bowl situation, which is comparatively weak.

Blog | Conversation | October 07, 2010

Three weeks remain in fan voting for the Pro Bowl, and Redskins fans are doing their best to get as many Washington players to Hawaii. They have 25 players among the top five in all the positions. That's eight more than the next closest teams, the St...

Blog | Conversation | November 18, 2008

Follow the Senior Bowl progress of Hawaii's Colt Brennan as Scouts Inc. offers a constantly updated scouting report.

Story | Conversation | January 21, 2008

Chris Johnson racked up more than 400 all-purpose yards in East Carolina's bowl win. Once he shows off his speed in workouts, Johnson could very well end up being the top running back in the senior class in the 2008 NFL draft.

Story | Conversation | December 31, 2007

New Year's Day sees six bowl games on the slate. Bruce Feldman picks those games and the rest of the games through the BCS title game.

Story | Conversation | December 19, 2007

And so it begins. As a new year dawns, we expect certain sporting rituals: "best" and "worst" lists, meaningless college bowl games, golf in Hawaii, the Redskins missing the playoffs, resolutions. Of the latter, ours is to make Bracketology the best...

Blog | Conversation | January 02, 2007

The Pro Bowl will probably select three running backs from each conference to make the trip to Hawaii. In the AFC, LaDainian Tomlinson's and Larry Johnson's invitations might as well have been sent two months ago. That leaves one spot. Who does it go...

Blog | Conversation | December 11, 2006