Espn football bowl games 2012

Bowl season is upon us. Here's what you need to know about every game, through the College Football Playoff. Week 10 comes following the first College Football Playoff rankings. The Bearcats were snubbed, landing at No. Surely that will be a topic for the fans in Cincinnati.

Davis Brin , QB. Shamari Brooks , RB. Josh Johnson , WR. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Tulsa breaks game open with a play-action TD Call it the Ken Hatfield Invitational. Hatfield coached at the Air Force Academy and Rice, which won five of its last six games to become bowl eligible. The game will be played on the TCU campus for the first time since after stadium renovations were completed.

Central Florida vs. Ball State Dec. ET, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. The Knights will be playing close to home, but they'll face a red-hot Ball State team, which won its last six games. The Cardinals, who have never won a bowl game, scored 30 points or more in 10 of 12 games. San Jose State vs. Bowling Green Dec. San Jose State coach Mike MacIntyre has quietly produced one of the best rebuilding jobs in the country, guiding the Spartans to a record.

They were rewarded with a bowl trip to the nation's capital -- more than 2, miles from home -- to play Bowling Green.

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Some play, some don't. That's OK, but I don't for the life of me understand why every holiday season produces so many Grinches who seem to want less football.

I suppose it would make some sense that the pre-New Year's games don't matter to the people who never played in them or attended them or really had to pay much attention to them. The college football one-percenters. Bless their hearts. They just don't know any better. When I was a little guy, when there were half as many bowls as there are now, my brother and I would line the hallway with sticky notes of bowls, matchups and kickoff times, separated by day, so that when we got up each morning we'd know what games to watch.

We kept a basket of footballs in the TV room and if you were watching with us, you'd better tuck one into the crook of your arm because if you got loose with it, someone was going to knock it to the floor.

Mom never fumbled. My father was a college football official and worked two dozen postseason games. Our family went to all of them. Thing was, the smaller games were more fun. The big games had the hype and the stakes, but the "meaningless" games had the best off-site activities for the teams.

They had the best pep rallies. And, so many times, they also had the best games. You know what I'm talking about. Coaches getting dunked with mayonnaise, Cheez-Its and Frosted Flakes.

Funky TD dances. Big man scoop-and-scores. Over-the-top trophies. Above all else, bowl season is fun. These days, why would anyone try to step on the hose that provides the fun? Anyone who spends their entire bowl season complaining about bowl season is the opposite of fun. So, Mr. Scrooge, one year from now when the bowls return, do us a favor and don't.

George Winn runs for a yard touchdown in the Bearcats' wild victory in Charlotte, N. Red Raiders kicker Ryan Bustin celebrates after making a yard game-winning field goal as time expired in Houston on Friday, Dec. The Hokies avoided their first losing season since with the victory in Orlando, Fla. Taylor Kelly threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score to lead the Sun Devils to their first bowl win in seven years on Saturday, Dec. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. Trey Watts rushed for yards, Alex Singleton ran for three scores and the Golden Hurricane avenged a season-opening loss to the Cyclones in Memphis, Tenn.

Commodores QB Jordan Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as they capped their best season since with the victory in Nashville, Tenn. The Seminoles' Lonnie Pryor rushes for a yard touchdown against the Huskies. The victory in Miami on Tuesday, Jan.