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To highlight the area's teams headed to bowls this year:

University of Georgia Bulldogs: Outback Bowl: Michigan State vs. Georgia, Tampa, Florida - January 2, 2012

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: Hyundai Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Utah, El Paso, Texas - December 31, 2011

University of South Carolina Gamecocks: Capital One Bowl: South Carolina vs. Nebraska, Orlando, Florida - January 2, 2012

Clemson Tigers: Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. West Virginia, Miami, Florida - January 4, 2012

Here's the complete rundown of bowls, teams, locations and dates:

Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Temple vs. Wyoming, Albuquerque, New Mexico - December 17, 2011
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio vs. Utah State, Boise, Idaho - December 17, 2011
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, New Orleans, Louisiania - December 17, 2011
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl: Marshall vs. Florida International, St. Petersburg, Florida - December 20, 2011
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: TCU vs. Louisiana Tech, San Diego, California - December 21, 2011
MAACO Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona State - Boise State, Las Vegas, Nevada - December 22, 2011
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Nevada, Honolulu, Hawaii - December 24, 2011
Advocare V100 Independence Bowl: Missouri vs. North Carolina, Shreveport, Louisiana - December 26, 2011
Little Caesers Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Purdue, Detroit, Michigan - December 27, 2011
Belk Bowl: Louisville vs. NC State, Charlotte, North Carolina - December 28, 2011
Military Bowl: Air Force vs. Toledo, Washington D.C. - December 28, 2011
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl: California vs. Texas, San Diego, California - December 28, 2011
Champs Sports Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Florida State, Orlando, Florida - December 29, 2011
Valero Alamo Bowl: Washington vs. Baylor, San Antonio, Texas - December 29, 2011
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: BYU vs. Tulsa, Dallas, Texas - December 30, 2011
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Iowa State vs. Rutgers, New York, New York - December 30, 2011
Franklin-American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State, Nashville, Tennessee - December 30, 2011
Insight Bowl: Iowa vs. Oklahoma, Tempe, Arizona - December 30, 2011
Meineke Car Care of Texas Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Northwestern, Houston, Texas - December 31, 2011
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Utah, El Paso, Texas - December 31, 2011
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Cincinnatti vs. Vanderbilt, Memphis, Tennessee - December 31, 2011
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Illinois vs. UCLA, San Francisco, California - December 31, 2011
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia vs. Auburn, Atlanta, Georgia - December 31, 2011
TicketCity.com Bowl: Penn State vs. Houston, Dallas, Texas - January 2, 2012
Outback Bowl: Michigan State vs. Georgia, Tampa, Florida - January 2, 2012
Capital One Bowl: South Carolina vs. Nebraska, Orlando, Florida - January 2, 2012
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Florida vs. Ohio State, Jacksonville, Florida - January 2, 2012
Rose Bowl game presented by Vizio: Wisconsin vs. Oregon, Pasadena, California - January 2, 2012
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Stanford vs. Oklahoma State, Glendale, Arizona - January 2, 2012
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Michigan vs. Virginia Tech, New Orleans, Louisiana - January 3, 2012
Discover Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. West Virginia, Miami, Florida - January 4, 2012
AT&T Cotton Bowl: Kansas State vs. Arkansas, Dallas, Texas - January 6, 2012
BBVA Compass Bowl: SMU vs. Pittsburgh, Birmingham, Alabama - January 7, 2012
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas St., Mobile, Alabama - January 8, 2012
Allstate BCS National Championship Game: LSU vs. Alabama, New Orleans, Louisiana - January 9, 2012

ESPN at 8:15 tonight and the

ESPN at 8:15 tonight and the selections are announced. I've already told you where UGA and USC are going and their opponents. Clemson we know about, too. I wish I was at some kind of event where I could throw some oranges. Maybe I should go to Warren Rd. Baptist tonight and throw oranges from the balcony.

LSU v. Ala reminds me of the

LSU v. Ala reminds me of the 1959 LSU v. Miss games. LSU had beaten Miss during the regular season 7-3 thanks to a famous, miraculous 89 yard Halloween night run by Billy Cannon. But the teams played again in the Sugar Bowl and Miss prevailed easily 21-0 to win the National Championship in some fragmented polls like they had back then.

I thought the Sugar Bowl was

I thought the Sugar Bowl was attached to the SEC and yet no SEC team is going to play there. Although SC did beat UGA, UGA is the runner up in the SEC so why would UGA not go to the Sugar Bowl? It is WAY past time for this BCS crap to go away. There has to be a better way. I've been surprised all these years that the NCAA even let the BCS happen because it has no affiliation with the NCAA as far as God can tell. In other words, making a run of 10-0 after a 0-2 start and playing in the championship game of the strongest conference in college football and losing to the #1 team really got UGA nothing. More than likely if UGA had WON the game, they'd still be in the same situation.

justthefacts, my opinion and

justthefacts, my opinion and 20 bucks will get you a cup of coffee, but LSU beating Alabama on the road makes them better than Alabama beating LSU on a neutral field.

That being said, if Alabama wins, no one will talk about LSU beating them already.

In my book, though, they will tied 1-1 and need another game to settle it.

Ahhh, the wonders of the BCS.

JTF, whose rule is it that

JTF, whose rule is it that you can't have more than two SEC teams in BCS bowl games? Where did that come from? It would have been waived if Ga had won? I just don't get it. Carolina played a tougher schedule than Va Tech and has an even greater traveling fan base. Plus, the Sugar Bowl is in our conference territory. Without an SEC team in it, it's going to be boring. Just doesn't seem right. If the SEC is as dominant we all now realize, that rule has to be changed.

That doesn't even make sense.

That doesn't even make sense. Only the winner of the game will receive the trophy. So, how many games should we have? 10? 12? 70 teams won 6 or more games. They are not deserving? Who decides where the cutoff lies for the participates of these 10 or 12 games? 8 wins would not get you in. BTW, it's all about money you know. These bowl games make a lot of money, much of which goes to charity. I still do not see how this hurts anybody.

There is nothing wrong with

There is nothing wrong with all of the added bowl games. Generally, they create match-ups between teams that ordinarily would never face each other. Yes, the teams do receive trophies, but no one is confusing the trophies with national championship hardware. The added trophies are pretty much the same as the ones that are passed back and forth between the B1G schools on a yearly basis in the rivalry games. As for the national championship game, I would hardly call New Orleans a neutral site. Both teams travel extremely well, but it will be a sea of purple and yellow in the Superdome. Other than that, by BCS definition all other bowl games are appropriately matched. Now, you can argue the BCS definition all you want, but that is how it is for now.

what about this scenario

what about this scenario theres 35 bowl games how about top 32 teams play games, then those winners 16 play each other and so on and so on with a total of 31 games played altogether be cause i would really like to see a playoff like NCAA Basketball and this makes it more interesting not having to watch games like ohio/ utahstate or SMU at Pitt

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Riverman1 12/04/11 - 08:32 pm

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Insider Information 12/04/11 - 09:52 pm

So, what happens if Alabama

So, what happens if Alabama beats LSU?

Can they really claim the championship when LSU has already beaten them on their home field?

Riverman1 12/04/11 - 10:05 pm

Wow...Va Tech is going to the

Wow...Va Tech is going to the Sugar Bowl. Someone explain to me why that isn't South Carolina? They're ranked higher, beat Clemson while Va Tech got beat by Clemson THIS week. Carolina fans travel as well as Va Tech fans. This isn't right.

Riverman1 12/04/11 - 10:20 pm

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justthefacts 12/04/11 - 10:35 pm

River, limit 2 SEC teams

River, limit 2 SEC teams allowed in BCS game. Va Tech doesn't deserve it.

justthefacts 12/04/11 - 10:36 pm

Insider, yep. Weird huh?

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CoastalDawg 12/04/11 - 10:41 pm

Insider Information 12/04/11 - 10:49 pm

justthefacts 12/04/11 - 10:54 pm

Coastal, only 2 SEC teams

Coastal, only 2 SEC teams could play in BSC games (rule would have been waved if UGA had won the conference).

justthefacts 12/04/11 - 10:56 pm

Don't worry Insider. Bama

Don't worry Insider. Bama ain't winning. OSU should be playing.

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kiwiinamerica 12/04/11 - 11:18 pm

It's at this point in the

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Riverman1 12/05/11 - 06:44 am

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scgator 12/05/11 - 08:50 am

I like

I like football................but, way too many bowl games..................

justthefacts 12/05/11 - 09:09 am

River, BCS rule. If UGA had

River, BCS rule. If UGA had won the SEC Champ it would have been waved. But, as we know, didn't happen. I wish the Sugar had taken Boise.

justthefacts 12/05/11 - 09:10 am

I believe that next year, the

I believe that next year, the BCS committee will only pick 1 and 2, leaving the bowls the ability to choose all other match-ups. That will be an improvement. But, still, like this year, there will be controversy.

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double_standard 12/05/11 - 10:57 am

Actually Arkansas should be

Actually Arkansas should be in the Sugar Bowl.

justthefacts 12/05/11 - 11:06 am

Again....... and again, only

Again....... and again, only 2 SEC teams can play in BCS bowl games.

Insider Information 12/05/11 - 12:15 pm

I remember when making it to

I remember when making it to a bowl game was an accomplishment.

With 35 bowls, the top 70 teams head to a bowl.

What an achievement.

You have to try really hard not to make it to a bowl of some sort.

justthefacts 12/05/11 - 12:36 pm

Look at the bright side, 70

Look at the bright side, 70 teams get to play in another game. They have a great time. What is the downside? There will be great games (LSU-AL), intriguing games (OK ST-Stanford), and dreadful games (GA Tech-Utah). We can watch all 35 games or none. No one is hurt.

Insider Information 12/05/11 - 12:42 pm

And why not give everyone a

And why not give everyone a championship trophy? No one will get hurt. Everyone will have a great time.

A bowl bid should be earned, not given.

justthefacts 12/05/11 - 01:40 pm

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IMRIGHTYOUREWRONG 12/05/11 - 04:28 pm

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Just My Opinion 12/05/11 - 07:49 pm

Hey, does anybody know how

Hey, does anybody know how many SEC teams can play in BCS bowl games? I feel like I should know that answer...

justthefacts 12/06/11 - 04:34 pm

"No. 1 RB Keith Marshall

"No. 1 RB Keith Marshall commits to UGA". Great News! Can he play in January??????

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thesealion 12/08/11 - 10:50 am

justthefacts 12/08/11 - 11:14 am

seallion, so you are

seallion, so you are advocating that LSU, as an example, win 5 playoff games in order to claim the National Championship?

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