Five Thoughts on the Holiday Bowl
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Both. Cal&#39;s only claims to fame this year were a near-miss against USC and a win over Arizona State. Much will be made about Cal&#39;s injured receivers for the Holiday Bowl, but Geoff McArthur, Burl Toler and
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Every Sunday, we look at 12 important lessons to be learned from the day&#39;s games in the Fantasy Dozen. In Week Six, some receivers had good outings, but not all of them have earned our trust yet.
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1. Rapper Snoop Dogg attended practice Tuesday with No. 1 USC as a guest wide receiver. The Trojans were delighted by the star&#39;s presence, as were a group of pee-wee football players watching practice that day.
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Tim Jarrett understands what I'm saying. What a great Superbowl, and what an opportunity for Boston sports fans to learn the value in losing. What? Value in losing? You bet.  It wasn't that long ago when Boston was one of the best cities in the USA for sports precisely because Boston teams were such spectacular losers. I'll never forget the misery of the Dowbrigade after the Red Sox lost something (or did they win, I forget). They must have lost because he swore he'd never let them break his heart again the way they had for his whole life (he's about my age). Losing teaches you that there's more to life than winning, and that's the best lesson possible and it's the one lesson you keep needing to learn over and over until you lose everything, which like it or not is what we all do in the end. People write poetry about losing, great music is composed about lost causes. Who writes an ode to winning? They're too busy getting drunk or getting laid.  Never have I loved a team more or felt more kinship with my fellow fans than when our team goes down in flames after a season of great ups and downs. No doubt there are no smiles or tears of joy in Boston today. But there is hope. And that, even when you win, is all that's left after a great season.
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Of all the scenarios that could have come to pass in Thursday&#39;s Holiday Bowl, of all the epitaphs California&#39;s football team could have authored for its riveting 2004 season, you&#39;d have figured this among the least likely.
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Midseason power rankings. What went right, what went wrong, and what to expect in the second half:
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Points: The bowl season continues with this matchup of teams that exceeded preseason expectations. The Miners&#39; run revived the program and the career of coach Mike Price.
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Oregon, South Florida and California were all ranked second in the country at some point this season. All will play in a bowl before the calendar flips to 2008.
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As traditional as fruitcake, and less palatable, are the perennial holiday season snowball fights over displays, music, school programs and other expressions of angst that disrupt what we long to remember as &quot;the most wonderful time of the year.
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It didn&#39;t take long. First poll, first controversy. Or at least mini-controversy. If you had taken the wisdom of the two human polls, the first Bowl Championship
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The bowl season has arrived and college football fans can expect two things: lots of games and lots of points. By Kevin Rivoli, AP.
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A look at our picks as the season winds down.
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Phil Simms was a heck of a quarterback. Won a lot of games, threw a lot of touchdowns, even won a Super Bowl. Troy Aikman was a heck of a quarterback.
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Is the Oklahoma defense a notch below its predecessors? Is Texas&#39; offense a step-ahead? Why is Texas Tech feeling good about itself despite its recent loss?
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Pepper Johnson took part in his sixth Super Bowl last night, the experiences coming from two distinct vantage points.
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As people will remind you, it's the season to give -- and so we're in a giving mood for Week 12. Four choices, four favorites selected, four different scenarios.
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Points: A Big East doubleheader bookends Thanksgiving Day. The Huskies look to make themselves more attractive to bowl scouts, and Rutgers hopes to end a once-promising campaign on a high note.