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PREVIEWING THE BOWL GAMES ... PART III
December 30, 2004
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
SCS.com has already taken a look at the first twenty bowls of 2004's twenty-eight game schedule, but it's now time to look ahead to New Year's Day and beyond. On the agenda this year is a full plate of a half-dozen games on the first day of January. The final two games of New Year's Day, the Rose and Fiesta Bowls, begin the BCS bouts. The Sugar and Orange Bowls will follow on Monday and Tuesday....[MORE]

TUNE THE TUBE - THE WEEK'S TOP GAMES
Week of December 27, 2004 - January 2, 2005
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Only thirteen teams in all of Division I college basketball are still unbeaten on this young season, and two of them get together on Friday evening in Champaign. Illinois has been rolling all season long, winning nationally televised games against teams like Wake Forest, Arkansas, and Illinois already this year. Cincinnati, meanwhile, has slipped under the radar so far but does claim early-season wins....[MORE]

THE WEEKEND'S BEST
December 26, 2004
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Just six bowl games, less than one-quarter of the full postseason schedule, have been played so far, but it's time to take a look at the top performers to date. Perhaps the best offensive outputs thus far have come from two non-BCS schools in Bowling Green and Hawaii. The two teams' QBs, Falcons sophomore Omar Jacobs and Warriors senior Timmy Chang, performed brilliantly in their respective victories....[MORE]

PREVIEWING THE BOWL GAMES ... PART II
December 23, 2004
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Though only three bowl games have been played thus far, it's time to take a look at what lies ahead. After previewing the first ten games of the bowl season last week, SCS.com now takes a look at the next ten on the schedule. Wednesday's Houston Bowl through New Year's Eve's Peach Bowl are previewed and predicted in this installment. We are 3-0 predicting the bowls so far, but there's still a long way to go....[MORE]

TUNE THE TUBE - THE WEEK'S TOP GAMES
Week of December 20 - 26, 2004
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Everyone knows about Wake Forest, highly ranked by everyone and the preseason number one according to this site. But what about the Lobos of New Mexico? Wake Forest and the entire country will learn much more about UNM Wednesday night when the Deacons pay a visit to Albuquerque and "The Pit." Picked third in the Mountain West this season by SCS.com, the Lobos have gotten off to a 10-1 start....[MORE]

THE WEEKEND'S BEST
Weekend of December 18, 2004
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Saturday saw plenty of great hoops action around the country, including Kentucky's come-from-behind win on the road at in-state rival Louisville. That victory was powered by the play of true freshman Patrick Sparks who scored 25 points on the day. Another great matchup saw Wake Forest and star sophomore guard Chris Paul survive a scare from Texas. The Deacons came away with a one-point win....[MORE]

AROUND THE COLLEGE NATION
December 16, 2004
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Though they have a history of not living up to expectations, the Illinois Fighting Illini have been all that was expected and more so far this season. Ranked sixth in the SCS.com Preseason Fab 15, UI has won their first nine games by an average of twenty points each on their way to a number one ranking, and the victories have not come over cupcakes either. The Illini's final game in November was a huge....[MORE]

PREVIEWING THE BOWL GAMES ... PART I
December 14, 2004
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
The 2004 college bowl season begins with the New Orleans Bowl and a matchup between Southern Miss and North Texas. After a week layoff, the schedule resumes with a total of five games in the five days leading up to Christmas. In part I of the bowl previews, SCS.com takes a look at the first ten games on the schedule, from Tuesday's New Orleans Bowl through December 28's Insight Bowl in Phoenix, AZ....[MORE]

TUNE THE TUBE - THE WEEK'S TOP GAMES
Week of December 13 - 19, 2004
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Two once-beaten teams get together early Saturday afternoon in Winston-Salem for an ACC / Big XII showdown. Wake Forest, ranked number one in the SCS.com Preseason Fab 15, lost to Illinois on the road two weeks ago. The Texas Longhorns' only loss, meanwhile, came during the first week of the season in Maui at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Both teams have multiple players who score around....[MORE]

THE WEEKEND'S BEST
Weekend of December 11, 2004
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Though the weekend was without any D-I college football, it was not without excitement on the gridiron. While D-IAA was setting up their championship game for next weekend, D-II was crowning their 2004 champion. Valdosta State grabbed this year's title, in part thanks to RB Tyran Robinson's performance. James Madison and Montana will meet at 7:00 next Saturday night for the D-IAA title....[MORE]

AROUND THE COLLEGE NATION
December 9, 2004
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
With the 2004 college football regular season behind us and the bowls beginning in less than a week, it's time to take a look back at the season that has come and gone. In this week's edition, we'll take a look at all eleven conferences' top players as well as each league's coach of the year. Also, the five finalists for the 2004 Heisman Trophy were announced late Wednesday afternoon on ESPN. The winner will....[MORE]

TUNE THE TUBE - THE WEEK'S TOP GAMES
Week of December 6 - 12, 2004
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Two teams with huge recent success in the NCAA Tournament get together Tuesday night in Madison Square Garden. Two years ago, the Orange, led by true freshman Carmelo Anthony, won the national title. Just last spring, Oklahoma State made a trip to the Final Four but came up just short of the ultimate prize. Both teams are perfect on the 2004 season thus far. The Orange have won their first seven....[MORE]

THE WEEKEND'S BEST
Weekend of December 4, 2004
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Though it wasn't the highlight game of the day, Saturday's late-night showdown between Michigan State and Hawaii was one of the more exiciting games of the weekend. Down by 14 at the half, the Warriors rallied to win by three over the Spartans. QB Jason Campbell led Auburn to victory in the SEC Title Game, while RB Reggie Bush again had a stellar day and the Trojans again came away with a victory....[MORE]

AROUND THE COLLEGE NATION
December 2, 2004
By Jonathan, SCS.com Editor
Florida's Ron Zook. Illinois' Ron Turner. Notre Dame's Ty Willingham. Stanford's Buddy Teevens. BYU's Gary Crowton. Indiana's Gerry DiNardo. Mississippi's David Cutcliffe. This fall seems to be a bad time to be a college football coach on the hot seat, moreso than normal years. Some of the vacant coaching spots come as no surprise, while others were somewhat unexpected. Florida fans had not....[MORE]

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