Dec. 15, 2012 10:00 a.m. |
Gildan New Mexico Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Nevada 48
Arizona 49
Dufresne's thoughts: Co-host city Roswell urges fans to beware of possible unidentified flying objects in Nevada's seating Area 51.
Pick: Arizona 
Location: Albuquerque, N.M.
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Dec. 15, 2012 1:15 p.m. |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Toledo 15
Utah State 41
Dufresne's thoughts: The MAC vs. the WAC… with a side of curly fries. Toledo lost in overtime at Arizona and to BCS-bowl-bound Northern Illinois. Utah State lost two games by five points.
Pick: Utah State
Location: Boise, Idaho
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Dec. 20, 2012 5:00 p.m. |
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
BYU 23
San Diego St. 6
Dufresne's thoughts: Brigham Young lost four games by 13 total points and ranks third nationally in total defense. Shamu State owns a signature win at Boise State.
Pick: BYU 
Location: San Diego, Calif.
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Dec. 21, 2012 4:30 p.m. |
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
C. Florida 38
Ball State 17
Dufresne's thoughts: Big East teams have won three of the first four Beef bowls, but close games have been rare (to medium rare).
Pick: Central Florida 
Location: St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Dec. 22, 2012 9:00 a.m. |
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
La Lafayette 43
E. Carolina 34
Dufresne's thoughts: Good luck matching last year's ending when Louisiana Lafayette's Brett Baer beat San Diego State with a 50-yard field goal as time expired.
Pick: Louisiana Lafayette 
Location: New Orleans
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Dec. 22, 2012 12:30 p.m. |
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Washington 26
Boise St. 28
Dufresne's thoughts: Fans must purchase separate ticket for second game of doubleheader that starts when Boise opens the 2013 season at Washington.
Pick: Boise St. 
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
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Dec. 24, 2012 5:00 p.m. |
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Fresno State 10
SMU 43
Dufresne's thoughts: Former Hawaii coach June Jones, now with SMU, returns to the islands to relive memories and retrieve a Hawaiian shirt he left in his old gym locker.
Pick: Fresno State 
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
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Dec. 26, 2012 4:30 p.m. |
Little Caesars Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
W. Kentucky 21
C. Michigan 24
Dufresne's thoughts: Get your motor (city) runnin'… Newly hired Bobby Petrino will not coach Western Kentucky or change the team nickname to the Hill-Choppers.
Pick: W. Kentucky 
Location: Detroit, Mich.
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Dec. 27, 2012 12:00 p.m. |
Military Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
San Jose St. 29
BGSU 20
Dufresne's thoughts: Cpl. Klinger thinks departing San Jose State Coach Mike MacIntyre could be a Section 8 candidate for taking the Colorado job.
Pick: San Jose St. 
Location: Washington, D.C.
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Dec. 27, 2012 3:30 p.m. |
Belk Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Cincinnati 48
Duke 34
Dufresne's thoughts: Duke makes its first bowl appearance since 1994 but can still keep with tradition by finishing with a losing record.
Pick: Cincinnati 
Location: Charlotte, N.C.
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Dec. 27, 2012 6:45 p.m. |
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl |
UCLA |
Baylor 49
UCLA 26
Dufresne's thoughts: Coach Jim Mora to implement a full game plan after he's assured by Pac-12 office that UCLA won't have to play Baylor in a rematch six days later.
Pick: UCLA 
Location: San Diego, Calif.
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Dec. 28, 2012 11:00 a.m. |
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Ohio 45
La. Monroe 14
Dufresne's thoughts: Louisiana Monroe started 6-2 with a win over Arkansas and losses to Auburn and Baylor by a total of eight points. Ohio started 7-0. If only the season ended in mid-November.
Pick: Louisiana Monroe 
Location: Shreveport, La.
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Dec. 28, 2012 2:30 p.m. |
Russell Athletic Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Rutgers 10
Virginia Tech 13
Dufresne's thoughts: Rutgers choked away a chance to win its first Big East crown; Virginia Tech was a bigger flop than "Cloud Atlas."
Pick: Rutgers 
Location: Orlando, Fla.
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Dec. 28, 2012 6:00 p.m. |
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Minnesota 31
Texas Tech 34
Dufresne's thoughts: A rematch of the 2006 Insight Bowl in which Minnesota blew a 31-point lead. Stories filed on deadline with Minnesota winning are available by request.
Pick: Texas Tech 
Location: Houston, Texas
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Dec. 29, 2012 8:45 a.m. |
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Rice 33
Air Force 14
Dufresne's thoughts: Scenic drive: Route 66. Sponsor: Phillips 66: Game temp: 66. Stadium capacity: 66,666. Suggested alternative bowl date: June 6 (6-6).
Pick: Air Force 
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Where to watch it: ESPN
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Dec. 29, 2012 12:15 p.m. |
New Era Pinstripe Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
West Virginia 14
Syracuse 38
Dufresne's thoughts: This third-year bowl game at Yankee Stadium will commence with the singing of the national anthem and the booing of Alex Rodriguez.
Pick: West Virginia 
Location: Bronx, N.Y.
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Dec. 29, 2012 1:00 p.m. |
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Navy 28
Arizona State 62
Dufresne's thoughts: Arizona State Coach Todd Graham voted his own team No. 20 in the final USA Today coaches' poll but didn't think Navy was in ship shape.
Pick: Arizona State 
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
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Dec. 29, 2012 3:45 p.m. |
Valero Alamo Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Texas 31
Oregon State 27
Dufresne's thoughts: No jokes: Three Oregon State players recently walked into a bar … and were arrested. Texas recruited Johnny Manziel … to play defensive back.
Pick: Oregon State 
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Dec. 29, 2012 7:15 p.m. |
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
TCU 16
Michigan State 17
Dufresne's thoughts: No coin toss for the former Insight Bowl. Opening possession will be determined by spinning a bottle of mango habanero sauce.
Pick: TCU 
Location: Tempe, Ariz.
Where to watch it: ESPN
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Dec. 31, 2012 9:00 a.m. |
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
N.C. State 24
Vanderbilt 38
Dufresne's thoughts: Ain't that a boot in the head? One of the few bowls in which a kicker and a punter have been the game's most valuable player.
Pick: Vanderbilt 
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
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Dec. 31, 2012 11:00 a.m. |
Hyundai Sun Bowl |
USC |
USC 7
Georgia Tech 21
Dufresne's thoughts: The Sun sets on defensive coordinators. Georgia Tech fired Al Groh in October; Monte Kiffin's resignation was recently accepted by his son.
Pick: USC 
Location: El Paso, Texas
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Dec. 31, 2012 12:30 p.m. |
AutoZone Liberty Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Iowa State 17
Tulsa 31
Dufresne's thoughts: The Liberty reportedly chose Iowa State over Louisiana Tech, so this game deserves to end early because of a power outage.
Pick: Tulsa 
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
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Dec. 31, 2012 4:30 p.m. |
Chick-fil-A Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
LSU 24
Clemson 25
Dufresne's thoughts: Irresistible-force offense meets immovable-object defense in a paradox matchup brought to you by drive-thru chicken sandwiches.
Pick: Clemson 
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
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Jan. 1, 2013 9:00 a.m. |
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Miss. State 20
Northwestern 34
Dufresne's thoughts: Mark this down: Northwestern wins first bowl game since election season in Chicago when Dewey beat Truman in presidential race.
Pick: Northwestern 
Location: Jacksonville, Fla.
Where to watch it: ESPN2
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Jan. 1, 2013 9:00 a.m. |
Heart of Dallas Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Purdue 14
Oklahoma St. 58
Dufresne's thoughts: Hearts are ripped out of Dallas as Purdue fires coach and Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Todd Monken bolts to become head coach for Southern Mississippi.
Pick: Oklahoma State 
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Jan. 1, 2013 10:00 a.m. |
Capital One Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Georgia 41
Nebraska 31
Dufresne's thoughts: Georgia came within five yards against Alabama of playing for the national title. Nebraska came within 70 points of shutting out Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game.
Pick: Georgia 
Location: Orlando, Fla.
Where to watch it: ABC
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Jan. 1, 2013 10:00 a.m. |
Outback Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
S. Carolina 33
Michigan 28
Dufresne's thoughts: One of these schools played Alabama during the season and the other one plays in the Southeastern Conference.
Pick: South Carolina 
Location: Tampa, Fla.
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Jan. 1, 2013 2:00 p.m. |
Rose Bowl Game |
BCS Bowls |
Wisconsin 14
Stanford 20
Dufresne's thoughts: Call in "Ghost Hunters" if Pop Warner comes out of retirement to coach Stanford against Barry Alvarez.
Pick: Wisconsin 
Location: Pasadena, Calif.
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Jan. 1, 2013 5:30 p.m. |
Discover Orange Bowl |
BCS Bowls |
N. Illinois 10
Florida State 31
Dufresne's thoughts: Team that barely survived 6-6 Georgia Tech to win Atlantic Coast Conference faces non-automatic qualifier scourge lambasted for losing one game by one point.
Pick: Northern Illinois 
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Jan. 2, 2013 5:30 p.m. |
Allstate Sugar Bowl |
BCS Bowls |
Louisville 33
Florida 23
Dufresne's thoughts: Herbstreit mixes Sweet'N Low with his fizzle stick after ingrates from Northern Illinois knock Oklahoma out of this Bowl Championship Series game.
Pick: Florida 
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Jan. 3, 2013 5:30 p.m. |
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl |
BCS Bowls |
Oregon 35
Kansas State 17
Dufresne's thoughts: You won't believe how up-tempo Oregon Coach Chip Kelly is going to get once NFL teams start calling his cellphone.
Pick: Oregon 
Location: Glendale, Ariz. |
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Jan. 4, 2013 5:00 p.m. |
AT&T Cotton Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Texas A&M 41
Oklahoma 13
Dufresne's thoughts: Oklahoma takes on quarterback Johnny Manziel as it tries to avoid going 0-3 against this year's Heisman finalists.
Pick: Texas A&M 
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Jan. 5, 2013 10:00 a.m. |
BBVA Compass Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Pittsburgh 17
Ole Miss 38
Dufresne's thoughts: Pittsburgh lost to Youngstown State but took Notre Dame to triple overtime. Mississippi was routed by Texas, 66-31, but nearly defeated Texas A&M and Louisiana State.
Pick: Ole Miss 
Location: Birmingham, Ala.
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Jan. 6, 2013 6:00 p.m. |
Godaddy.com Bowl |
Non-BCS Bowls |
Kent St. 13
Arkansas St. 17
Dufresne's thoughts: The coaches are gone, Daddy. Kent State's coach left for Purdue and Arkansas State's took off for Auburn.
Pick: Arkansas State 
Location: Mobile, Ala.
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Jan. 7, 2013 5:30 p.m. |
Discover BCS National Championship |
BCS National Championship |
Alabama 42
Notre Dame 14
Dufresne's thoughts: Notre Dame has been preparing for a national title since 1988. One month is all Alabama Coach Nick Saban has ever needed.
Pick: Alabama 
Location: Miami Gardens, Fla.
Where to watch it: ESPN
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