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BCS Standings
RK TEAM RECORD
1 Notre Dame 12-0
2 Alabama 12-1
3 Florida 11-1
4 Oregon 11-1
5 Kansas State 11-1
6 Stanford 11-2
7 Georgia 11-2
8 LSU 10-2
9 Texas A&M 10-2
10 South Carolina 10-2
11 Oklahoma 10-2
12 Florida State 11-2
13 Oregon State 9-3
14 Clemson 10-2
15 Northern Illinois 12-1
16 Nebraska 10-3
17 UCLA 9-4
18 Michigan 8-4
19 Boise State 10-2
20 Northwestern 9-3
21 Louisville 10-2
22 Utah State 10-2
23 Texas 8-4
24 San Jose State 10-2
25 Kent State 11-2
AP Top 25
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Notre Dame (60) 12-0 1500
2 Alabama 12-1 1424
3 Ohio State 12-0 1302
4 Florida 11-1 1279
5 Oregon 11-1 1250
6 Georgia 11-2 1213
7 Kansas State 11-1 1129
8 Stanford 11-2 1094
9 LSU 10-2 1051
10 Texas A&M 10-2 1025
11 South Carolina 10-2 907
12 Oklahoma 10-2 851
13 Florida State 11-2 789
14 Clemson 10-2 691
15 Oregon State 9-3 638
16 Northern Illinois 12-1 534
17 UCLA 9-4 440
18 Utah State 10-2 379
19 Michigan 8-4 306
20 Boise State 10-2 276
21 Northwestern 9-3 266
22 Louisville 10-2 248
23 Nebraska 10-3 227
24 San Jose State 10-2 157
25 Kent State 11-2 117
2012-13 College Football Bowl Schedule:
Gildan New Mexico
Nevada vs. Arizona Albuquerque, N.M.
University Stadium Dec. 15
Noon ESPN
Famous Idaho Potato
Toledo vs. Utah State Boise, Idaho
Bronco Stadium Dec. 15
3:30 p.m. ESPN
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
BYU vs. San Diego State San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 20
7:00 p.m. ESPN
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg
UCF vs. Ball State St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tropicana Field Dec. 21
6:30 p.m. ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans
East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette New Orleans
Mercedes-Benz Superdome Dec. 22
11 a.m. ESPN
MAACO Las Vegas
Washington vs. Boise State Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium Dec. 22
2:30 p.m. ESPN
Sheraton Hawaii
Fresno State vs. SMU Honolulu
Aloha Stadium Dec. 24
7:00 p.m. ESPN
Little Caesars Pizza
Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan Detroit
Ford Field Dec. 26
6:30 p.m. ESPN
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman
San Jose State vs. Bowling Green Washington, D.C.
RFK Stadium Dec. 27
2:00 p.m. ESPN
Belk
Cincinnati vs. Duke Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America Stadium Dec. 27
5:30 p.m. ESPN
Bridgepoint Education Holiday
Baylor vs. UCLA San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 27
8:45 p.m. ESPN
AdvoCare V100 Independence
Ohio vs. Louisiana-Monroe Shreveport, La.
Independence Stadium Dec. 28
1:00 p.m. ESPN
Russell Athletic
Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl Dec. 28
4:30 p.m. ESPN
Meineke Car Care of Texas
Minnesota vs. Texas Tech Houston
Reliant Stadium Dec. 28
8:00 p.m. ESPN
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Rice vs. Air Force Fort Worth
Amon G. Carter Stadium Dec. 29
10:45 a.m. ESPN
New Era Pinstripe
West Virginia vs. Syracuse Bronx, N.Y.
Yankee Stadium Dec. 29
2:15 p.m. ESPN
Kraft Fight Hunger
Navy vs. Arizona State San Francisco
AT&T Park Dec. 29
3:00 p.m. ESPN2
Valero Alamo
Texas vs. Oregon State San Antonio
Alamodome Dec. 29
5:45 p.m. ESPN
Buffalo Wild Wings
TCU vs. Michigan State Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium Dec. 29
9:15 p.m. ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City
NC State vs. Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn.
LP Field Dec. 31
11 a.m. ESPN
Hyundai Sun
USC vs. Georgia Tech El Paso, Texas
Sun Bowl Dec. 31
1:00 p.m. CBS
AutoZone Liberty
Iowa State vs. Tulsa Memphis, Tenn.
Liberty Bowl Dec. 31
2:30 p.m. ESPN
Chick-fil-A
LSU vs. Clemson Atlanta
Georgia Dome Dec. 31
6:30 p.m. ESPN
TaxSlayer.com Gator
Mississippi State vs. Northwestern Jacksonville, Fla.
Everbank Field Jan. 1
11 a.m. ESPN2
Heart of Dallas
Purdue vs. Oklahoma State Dallas
Cotton Bowl Jan. 1
11 a.m. ESPNU
Outback
South Carolina vs. Michigan Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium Jan. 1
Noon ESPN
Capital One
Georgia vs. Nebraska Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl Jan. 1
Noon ABC
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Wisconsin vs. Stanford Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl Jan. 1
4:00 p.m. ESPN
Discover Orange
Northern Illinois vs. Florida State Miami
Sun Life Stadium Jan. 1
7:30 p.m. ESPN
Allstate Sugar
Louisville vs. Florida New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome Jan. 2
7:30 p.m. ESPN
Tostitos Fiesta
Oregon vs. Kansas State Glendale, Ariz.
U. of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 3
7:30 p.m. ESPN
AT&T Cotton
Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma Arlington, Texas
Cowboys Stadium Jan. 4
7:00 p.m. FOX
BBVA Compass
Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss Birmingham, Ala.
Legion Field Jan. 5
Noon ESPN
GoDaddy.com
Kent State vs. Arkansas State Mobile, Ala.
Ladd-Peebles Stadium Jan. 6
8:00 p.m. ESPN
Discover BCS National Championship
Notre Dame vs. Alabama Miami
Sun Life Stadium Jan. 7
7:30 p.m. ESPN
BOWLING:
Alabama gets the conference’s automatic berth in the BCS.
Alabama is 2-2 in BCS bowl games, 2-0 in BCS National Championships.
The Tide is the BCS National Championship Game, defeating LSU, 21-0. Alabama is 34-22-3 all-time in bowl games.
Alabama-Notre Dame Series: The Tide is (1-5) against The Irish.
1987/11/14: Alabama 6, Notre Dame 37
1986/10/04: Alabama 28, Notre Dame 10
1980/11/15: Alabama 0, Notre Dame 7
1976/11/13: Alabama 18, Notre Dame 21
1975/01/01: Alabama 11, Notre Dame 13 (Orange Bowl)
1973/12/31: Alabama 23, Notre Dame 24 (Sugar Bowl/Championship)
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From an ESPN message board…
"Twas the night of the Championship, and all through South Beach, Notre Dame fans were saying, "Another title's in reach!"
The luck of the Irish had carried them through, with wins over Pittsburg and even Purdue. The Domers were nestled all snug in their seats, with visions of crystal... just one team to beat!
And I in my houndstooth and crimson and white, knew for the Irish, it could be a long night. When out of the tunnel there arose such a thunder, fans stood to their feet with amazment and wonder.
The ground shook like an earthquake had just hit the field, and I felt Irish fear beggining to build. They scattered and look for some place to hide, as the annoucer proclaimed, "And here comes the Tide!"
I sang "Yea Alabama," yes I sang every word, as Notre Dame marveled at the elephant herd. Led by a man both lively and quick, everyone knew that he was St. Nick.
More rapid then eagles, his coursers then came... He whistled and shouted and called them by name. "Now Lacy! Now Milliner, McCarron, and Fluker! On Barrett! On Mosley! On Warmack and Cooper!
Miami is where Notre Dames luck shall end. The BCS trophy is ours to defend!" Then after the kickoff, a beating began. The Irish now knew they were outmanned.
They tried to get going, but never could start. They were just simply no match for the defense of Smart. Brian Kelley cried out, "This just isn't fair! Saban was given a month to prepare!" But his cries were not heard, they fell on deaf ears. "We have to adjust! We have to switch gears!"
Then Notre Dame ran what nobody expected. They faked the reverse, but the pass was deflected. The ball was picked off! The crowd let out a roar, as the Bama defender walked in for the score. Saban spoke not a word to his crimson machine. As the seconds ticked off, to number 15.
If one thing was learned in Miami that night, it's that you don't bring a leprechaun to an elephant fight. And I heard the crowd yell to the losers in blue, "We just beat the crap outta you!"
NOTRE DAME VS. ALABAMA:
Mayor In for RIBBING With BCS Champion Wager...
Notre Dame and the University of Alabama are taking their beef to a new level -- TMZ has learned, the mayors of both college towns have made a friendly wager in honor of the BCS National Championship ... and a whole lot of BBQ goodness is at stake.
If the Fighting Irish win -- Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox will send a heaping portion of coma-inducing grub from Dreamland Bar-B-Que to a rep for South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg.
Maddox has also agreed to donate money to South Bend Big Brothers Big Sisters.
But if 'Bama wins -- Buttigieg has agreed to send gourmet chocolates from the South Bend Chocolate Company ... and will donate to the Tuscaloosa Tornado Recovery Fund.
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The Alabama Crimson Tide uniforms will have a new look for the BCS national championship game with Notre Dame.
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2012 ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM
(*-Ties) (Coaches could not vote for their own players)
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
TE - Mychal Rivera, Tennessee
OL - Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
Chance Warmack, Alabama
D.J. Fluker, Alabama
Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
C - Barrett Jones, Alabama
WR - Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas
Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt
QB - Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
RB - Mike Gillislee, Florida
Eddie Lacy, Alabama
AP - Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee
DEFENSE
DL - Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
Sam Montgomery, LSU
Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
Sharrif Floyd, Florida
LB - Jarvis Jones, Georgia
C.J. Mosley, Alabama
Kevin Minter, LSU
DB - Dee Milliner, Alabama
Matt Elam, Florida
Eric Reid, LSU
Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Caleb Sturgis, Florida
P – Kyle Christy, Florida
RS – Ace Sanders, South Carolina
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
TE - Jordan Reed, Florida
OL - Larry Warford, Kentucky
Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
Chris Burnette, Georgia
Dallas Thomas, Tennessee
C - T.J. Johnson, South Carolina
WR - Ryan Swope, Texas A&M
Justin Hunter, Tennessee
QB - AJ McCarron, Alabama
RB - Todd Gurley, Georgia
Zac Stacy, Vanderbilt
AP - Ace Sanders, South Carolina
DEFENSE
DL - Barkevious Mingo, LSU
Sheldon Richardson, Missouri
John Jenkins, Georgia
Corey Lemonier, Auburn
LB - A.J. Johnson, Tennessee
Jon Bostic, Florida
*Cameron Lawrence, Mississippi State
*Alec Ogletree, Georgia
DB - D.J. Swearinger, South Carolina
Bacarri Rambo, Georgia
Robert Lester, Alabama
Darius Slay, Mississippi State
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Drew Alleman, LSU
P - * Dylan Breeding, Arkansas
* Richard Kent, Vanderbilt
RS – Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee
2012 SEC AWARDS (* - Ties )
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
*Caleb Sturgis, Florida
*Ace Sanders, South Carolina
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Barrett Jones, Alabama
JACOBS BLOCKING TROPHY
Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR
*Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M
*Will Muschamp, Florida
2012 SEC AWARDS (* - Ties )
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Barrett Jones, Alabama
2012 FRESHMAN ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM
(*-Ties) (Coaches could not vote for their own players)
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE
TE - Jerell Adams, South Carolina
OL - John Theus, Georgia
D.J. Humphries, Florida
Brandon Shell, South Carolina
Vadal Alexander, LSU
C - Ryan Kelly, Alabama
WR - Amari Cooper, Alabama
Mike Evans, Texas A&M
QB – Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
RB – Todd Gurley, Georgia
T.J. Yeldon, Alabama
AP - Trey Williams, Texas A&M
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE
DL - Dante Fowler, Florida
Jonathan Bullard, Florida
Issac Gross, Ole Miss
D.J. Pettway, Alabama
LB - Denzel Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi State
*A.J. Turner, Arkansas
*Otha Peters, Arkansas
*Antonio Morrison, Florida
DB - Jalen Collins, LSU
T.J. Gurley, South Carolina
Rohan Gaines, Arkansas
LaDarrell McNeil, Tennessee
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Andrew Baggett, Missouri
P - Landon Foster, Kentucky
RS – Trey Williams, Texas A&M
NCAA First Team All-America:
Offense
QB Johnny Manziel - Texas A&M
RB Montee Ball - Wisconsin
RB Ka'Deem Carey - Arizona
T Luke Joeckel - Texas A&M
T Taylor Lewan - Michigan
G Chance Warmack - Alabama
G Jonathan Cooper - North Carolina
C Barrett Jones - Alabama
TE Zach Ertz - Stanford
WR Marqise Lee - USC
WR Terrance Williams - Baylor
AP Tavon Austin - West Virginia
K Cairo Santos - Tulane
Defense
DE Jadeveon Clowney - South Carolina
DE Bjoern Werner - Florida State
DT Star Lotulelei - Utah
DT Will Sutton - Arizona State
LB Manti Te'o - Notre Dame
LB Jarvis Jones - Georgia
LB C.J. Mosley - Alabama
CB Dee Milliner - Alabama
CB Jordan Poyer - Oregon State
S Phillip Thomas - Fresno State
S Matt Elam - Florida
P Ryan Allen - Louisiana Tech
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