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SCS.COM BOWL PREVIEW SERIES: THE FIESTA
December 31, 2006
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
A non-BCS conference team has made its way into the Bowl Championship Series for just the second time ever. After Utah was the first to make that jump back in 2004 (in the Fiesta Bowl, ironically), Boise State has matched that feat here to cap off the 2006 season. The unbeaten Bronocs, lead by first year head coach Chris Petersen, will be taking on the Oklahoma Sooners, champions of the Big XII this fall. OU is 11-2....[MORE]

SCS.COM BOWL PREVIEW SERIES: THE ROSE
December 30, 2006
By David, SCS.com Staff Writer
"The Grandaddy of Them All" has the best BCS matchup of the season, and this game is a wonderful consolation prize to these two teams who had their eyes set on a showdown with the Buckeyes in Glendale. Any Pac-10/Big Ten pairing is welcome in the Rose Bowl for tradition's sake, but these two teams are a dream matchup. Both squads lost to Texas in the last two Rose Bowl games, so now this provides an opportunity....[MORE]

HOOPS HELPING TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR
December 29, 2006
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
The final few days of 2006 are upon us, and while the college football bowl season has captured the attention of most college sports fans, basketball will do its share to help ring in the new year as well. There are a number of key showdowns, both in and out of conference, set to take place in the days ahead. Looking outside of league play, you'll want to keep an eye on both Nevada-Gonzaga and Wisconsin-Georgia. Among the top....[MORE]

SCS.COM BOWL PREVIEW SERIES: PART VII
December 29, 2006
By Gregg, SCS.com Staff Writer
It's time to kick off the new year in style as we break down the first four college bowl games of the day. First up in the morning is the Outback Bowl, featuring Penn State versus Tennessee n a battle of the nation�s third-winningest bowl programs in history. In the Cotton Bowl, Auburn will make its seventh straight bowl appearance versus Nebraska as the Cornhuskers return to New Year�s Day action for the first time....[MORE]

SCS.COM BOWL PREVIEW SERIES: PART VI
December 28, 2006
By David, SCS.com Staff Writer
Before champagne toasts go into the sky and a New Year is christened worldwide, bringing the best day in college football, the final two days of 2006 have their own share of compelling games. Navy and Boston College showcase a clash of offensive styles in the Car Care Bowl, while the Alamo Bowl follows with a couple of underachieving midwest powerhouses as Texas plays Iowa. Virginia Tech and Georgia make for a great....[MORE]

SHORT WEEK NOT WITHOUT GAMES TO WATCH
December 27, 2006
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
It's an abbreviated week across the college hoops nation, but that doesn't mean there aren't a number of big games to keep an eye on in the next couple days ahead. Bradley and Northern Iowa open up Missouri Valley play on Wednesday night in that day's top matchup before a number of other top games dot the Thursday slate. Among those is an SEC-ACC matchup between Georgia and unbeaten Clemson....[MORE]

SCS.COM BOWL PREVIEW SERIES: PART V
December 27, 2006
By Matt, SCS.com Staff Writer
The bowl season turns up the heat in late December, as the Liberty Bowl, Insight Bowl, and Champs Sports Bowl will all be played on December 29th. The Liberty Bowl pits South Carolina against Conference USA champion Houston, and both head coaches will be looking to win their first bowl game at their current school. Two steady programs will play each other in the Insight Bowl, as Minnesota will face Texas Tech....[MORE]

SCS.COM BOWL PREVIEW SERIES: PART IV
December 26, 2006
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
As Christmas day passes by, the bowl season really begins to heat up as some of the better matchups start to appear on the upcoming schedule. Among those is the always-exciting Holiday Bowl, which annually features two of the better non-BCS teams from the Big XII and Pac-10. This year it will be Texas A&M, fresh off a huge win over Texas, going up against California, who finished in a tie for the conference title this fall....[MORE]

SCS.COM BOWL PREVIEW SERIES: PART III
December 23, 2006
By Reed, SCS.com Staff Writer
After a short hiatus, football is finally back, and the third leg of the bowl series will feature some great matchups this year. To start things off, the Motor City Bowl will feature a great contest between the Central Michigan Chippewas and the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee. CMU quarterback Dan LeFevour will do his best to pick apart a vulnerable Blue Raider secondary in that one. The Emerald Bowl will feature two....[MORE]

JUST A FEW DAYS LEFT FOR HOOPS
December 22, 2006
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
There's just enough time before Christmas day to squeeze in a little last-minute shopping, and of course a bit of college hoops as well. A number of teams are taking advantage of that opportunity, setting up several nice matchups on either Friday or Saturday this weekend before the entire country takes the following three days off in honor of the birth of Jesus Christ. A number of the weekend's best games will take....[MORE]

SCS.COM BOWL PREVIEW SERIES: PART II
December 21, 2006
By Gregg, SCS.com Staff Writer
The bowl season is underway, and it's now time to take an in-depth look at the next four bowls in the lengthy collegiate postseason, the Papa John's, New Mexico, Armed Forces, and Hawaii Bowls. The Papa John's contest features South Florida (8-4) making its second straight postseason appearance in its 10th season of playing collegiate football, and East Carolina (7-5) returning to the postseason for the first time since....[MORE]

FIVE HOOPS UNBEATENS REMAIN
December 20, 2006
By Ben, SCS.com Staff Writer
With the 2006-07 college hoops season already a month and a half into play, there are still five teams that have a shot at an undefeated season. Top-ranked UCLA (9-0), #6 Wichita State (8-0), #16 Connecticut (9-0), #19 Oregon (10-0), and #24 Clemson (10-0) are the only teams still left undefeated. Meanwhile, as the holidays are now upon us, the busiest week of basketball is here too. With two fantastic Fab 15 matchups....[MORE]

SCS.COM BOWL PREVIEW SERIES: PART I
December 18, 2006
By Matt, SCS.com Staff Writer
Finally, it�s is back! When Tuesday's Poinsettia Bowl kicks off, it will end a 17-day drought of college football. The Poinsettia Bowl features TCU, a nationall-ranked team, and Northern Illinois who touts the leading rusher in college football, Garrett Wolfe. Two days later, BYU and Oregon will face off in the Las Vegas Bowl. The Cougars are arguably the best mid-major in a non-BCS bowl. Oregon, meanwhile, was ranked to start....[MORE]

BIG GAMES ABOUND AS CHRISTMAS CLOSES IN
December 18, 2006
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Sure, it's the last week to get your Christmas shopping done, but with the college hoops matchups set to take place over the course of the next few days, perhaps you should skip the traffic and hassle of the mall and instead sit back and take in a week stuffed with great games. A Monday matchup between Oklahoma State and Tennessee gets things started before Illinois and Missouri meet in their annual border war on Tuesday....[MORE]

POST-EXAM WEEKEND OF HOOPS SET TO BEGIN
December 15, 2006
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Now that most schools have taken the past week off to allow time for studying and end-of-semester exams, it's time for the regular students to head to the house and the college hoops stars to do their final bit of "cramming" before the start of conference play in just a short few weeks. A number of quality matchups dot the weekend's slate, including Pittsburgh's trip to red-hot Wisconsin and Purdue's venture to take on....[MORE]

BADGERS RISE AS AGGIES FALL IN BUSY WEEK
December 13, 2006
By Ben, SCS.com Staff Writer
In a week that produced as many upsets as unforgettable games, several teams found out if they have what it takes to be above the rest, or if they�re still a work in progress. The Wisconsin Badgers certainly left no doubts that they are legit, with convincing wins against power-houses Winthrop and Marquette. UCLA, meanwhile, convinced the nation that they deserve the #1 ranking for now with a great win....[MORE]

COLLEGE HOOPS NAMES YOU NEED TO KNOW
December 12, 2006
By Matthew, SCS.com Staff Writer
With college players breaking for final exams, now would be a good time to point out some key players so far. Many players have already shown their value to their team, while others are still making a name for themselves. Some of these names you have no doubt heard and will continue to hear their right up to NBA Draft day. Some of them have made their reputation from high school statistics and now have to fight to get to the top....[MORE]

A LOOK AT THE TOP TEN RECRUITS OF 2007
December 11, 2006
By Reed, SCS.com Staff Writer
As the college football season winds down and we get ready for the bowl games, the recruiting season starts to pick up. While most athletes honor their first commitments, some will go for the dramatic and switch at the last minute, while others wait until signing day to pull the trigger on their decision. With that in mind, we've decided to highlight some of the nation's top prospects. While some may be more deserving....[MORE]

NO COLLEGE FOOTBALL? NO PROBLEM
December 8, 2006
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
For the first time since the first week of September, there will be no college football on the schedule this weekend. While the guys in pads will make a return for the postseason bowl finales in a couple weeks, this lull in the schedule gives college hoops a chance to step to the front, and a number of interesting matchups are on the slate for the next couple of days. Among the top battles are a couple of in-state showdowns....[MORE]

COLLEGE HOOPS EARLY-SEASON REPORT CARD
December 7, 2006
By Jeff, SCS.com Staff Writer
Upset after upset. Heroic one-man performances. Top teams falling left and right. Overtime classics. The first month of the college basketball season has provided us with all of that, and much more. The �consensus� top three teams heading into the season � Florida, North Carolina, and Kansas � have a combined five losses. It�s pretty much a crapshoot as to which teams look like championship contenders....[MORE]

SCS.COM PASSES OUT ALL-AMERICA HONORS
December 6, 2006
By SouthernCollegeSports.com Staff
The college football schedule leaves us with this annual gap between the completion of the regular season and beginning of the bowl schedule, and so how better to take advantage of the down time than to hand out the official SCS.com awards to the country's top players and coaches? That's exactly what the staff had in mind as they came together over the past few days and weeks to cast their votes for the First and Second....[MORE]

HANDING OUT THE FIRST ANNUAL 'FREEDIES'
December 6, 2006
By Matt, SCS.com Staff Writer
Now that the regular season has come to a close, it is time for the hardware to be handed out. The burden of awarding the first annual 'Freedies' (a play on my last name) college football awards has been placed on me. There are many deserving players, but only a select few will be named winners. I did attempt to contact the winning participants. However, my phone calls were not returned. That is okay....[MORE]

UPSETS GALORE, KNIGHT INCHES CLOSER, MORE
December 5, 2006
By Ben, SCS.com Staff Writer
Upsets all around the country. Greg Oden finally hitting the hardwood. Bobby Knight closing in on an all-time record. Minnesota's Dan Monson out of a job. More than two hundred points in a game. By one team. Those are just some of the top headlines from a college basketball season almost exactly one month old. While reflecting on those stories, let's also look ahead to some of the top matchups the first part of December....[MORE]

COLLEGE HOOPS STEPS INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
December 4, 2006
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
With the college football regular season behind us and the first bowl games of the year still a couple weeks away, it's time for college hoops to step into the spotlight for a few weeks. Winthrop, who has had a very impressive start to the season, will visit once-beaten Wisconsin on Monday to get things started before Oklahoma State and Syracuse get together on Tuesday. The Orange's first loss of the year came....[MORE]

FINAL WEEKEND PUTS STAMP ON '06 SEASON
December 3, 2006
By Reed, SCS.com Staff Writer
Well, the regular season of NCAA football is over and gone, and for those of you who are getting ready to enter the post-football depression, remember there is still another month of games remaining. Who will play for the national championship? That question was finally answered Sunday evening when it was announced that the Florida Gators had edged out Michigan for the honor of taking on Ohio State. Rutgers played....[MORE]

SELECTION SUNDAY: THE CASE FOR A REMATCH
December 3, 2006
By David, SCS.com Staff Writer
Well I guess I lied about columns being complete, as "Championship Saturday" brought up one of the most compelling BCS issues of all time. The country and the experts are split following USC�s loss at UCLA as to who should play Ohio State in the BCS Championship Game. On one side is the freshly-minted SEC champ Florida Gators at 12-1. On the other is Big Ten runner-up Michigan at 11-1. Never one to shy away from....[MORE]

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR IS...
December 1, 2006
By Matthew, SCS.com Guest Writer
December is now officially upon us, Christmas is fast approaching, and gifts are being bought for family and friends, but there�s one group of people you should make sure not to leave off of your holiday gift list. No matter what team you root for, there is something that you could get your favorite college basketball coach that would benefit him and his squad throughout this season. So with that in mind, here is a list....[MORE]

CLASSIC BATTLE TOPS WEEKEND OF HOOPS
December 1, 2006
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
It's championship weekend in college football, but it's also an extremely busy couple of days on the hardwood as the month of December cranks up, signaling the beginning of the meat of the non-conference college hoops action. Among the top games set for this Saturday or Sunday is a matchup between two of basketball's all-time greats, Kentucky and North Carolina. Can the Heels follow up their big win over Ohio State....[MORE]

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