College football's bowl-nanza is about to start

By Ralph D. Russo

Associated Press

Published: Friday, Dec. 17 2010 12:22 p.m. MST

Summary

ulations! Your coach got fired. Here's a bowl bid.

Music City Bowl

North Carolina (minus 2) vs. Tennessee

Vols psyched just to be playing; Tar Heels' season has been a mess. ... TENNESSEE 24-21.

Holiday Bowl

No. 17 Nebraska (minus 14) vs. Washington

Remember when they played in regular season and Huskers ran wild? Same deal. ... NEBRASKA 42-21.

FRIDAY, DEC. 31

Meineke Bowl

Clemson (minus 5) vs. South Florida

Talented but enigmatic Tigers trying to avoid losing season. ... CLEMSON 24-10.

UPSET SPECIAL

Sun Bowl

Notre Dame (plus 4) vs. Miami

It's a long way from the glory days of the rivalry, but still a neat matchup. ... NOTRE DAME 24-17.

Liberty Bowl

Georgia (minus 6½) vs. UCF

Knights won 10 games, one against a winning team (7-6 SMU). ... GEORGIA 27-17.

Chick-fil-A Bowl

No. 19 South Carolina (minus 3) vs. No. 23 Florida State

Jimbo Fisher can put a topper on first season by beating former 'Noles nemesis Steve Spurrier. ... FSU 28-24.

Championship week: 9-2 (straight); 6-5 (vs. points).

Season: 193-59 (straight); 127-116-4 (vs. points).

Best bets: 6-4. Upset specials: 4-5.

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Where's Stockton ???

Bowling Green, OH

Actually BYU's bowl game with UTEP is more like an early start on Spring practice. Too bad it doesn't also come with a new Offensive Coordinator also. Don't need to fire the Head Coach....but it's sort of Ironic that for all intents and purposes it More..

6:49 p.m. Dec. 17, 2010
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