Liberty Bowl

1. Central Florida 10 – Georgia 6.  Bulldogs finish at 6-7, first losing record for Georgia since 1996.

2. David Ching: “This was an uninspired effort from everyone involved.”

3. Georgia kicker Blair Walsh: “Our attitude needs to change.”

4. A.J. Green will wait a few days before making a decision on the NFL.

Chick-Fil-A Bowl

5. Florida State 26 – South Carolina 17.  Steve Spurrier now 1-4 in bowl games at South Carolina.

6. Backup QB burns the Gamecocks.

7. Spurrier: “We didn’t give ourselves much of a chance to win the game.”

Outback Bowl

8. Last hurrah for Urban Meyer and Florida’ seniors.

9. A new life awaits Meyer while a new assistant coach is coming to Florida.  Will Muschamp is targeting Charlie Weis as the next offfensive coordinator for the Gators.

10.  Is this the last game in a Florida uniform for QB John Brantley?

Capital One Bowl

11. Sunshine State or a state of disappointment for the Tide?

12. SEC vs. the Big 10 in bowl games the last 10 years – 14-12 with four more this year, including three today.

13. Jon Solomon: “The pressure is on the Big Ten.”

14. Nick Saban on the two conferences: “If there’s any difference at all, it’s probably the passion of the fans.”

Gator Bowl

15. It’s Chris Relf’s time to shine.

16. Dan Mullen: You watch Denard Robinson and the first thing that does not come to mind is slow.”

17.  With Tate Forcier sent home, the options behind Robinson at QB for Michigan are slim.

The 15th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide will face the 7th-ranked Michigan State Spartans in the 2011 Capital One Bowl on Saturday, January 1, 2011, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla. The game will be televised by ESPN and will kick off at 12 p.m. (CST).
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1.  Alabama is waiting for word on bowl possibilities.

2.  History is on Auburn’s side in the SEC Championship Game.

3.  Saturday’s unlikely title game pairing all boils down to Auburn and Carolina landing Cam Newton and Marcus Lattimore, respectively.

4.  Arkansas will need for Auburn to win if the Hogs are to land a BCS bowl bid.

5.  Here’s a look at the Razorbacks’ other bowl possibilities.

6.  LSU might be heading back to Orlando for another Capital One Bowl.

7.  The Tigers went 10-2 this season but this writer says the season was “good, not great.”  What does that say about our expectations these days?

8.  Houston Nutt says staff changes are “hard, but that’s where you have to separate that and do what’s best for Ole Miss.”

9.  Running back Rodney Scott will not return to the Rebels because he feels he’s better than Jeff Scott who got more carries.

10.  Mississippi State is in need of pass-catchers heading into its bowl game.

11.  Urban Meyer believes step on in Florida’s rebuild is to “recruit our butt off.”

12.  Losing Dan McCarney could hurt on that front.

13.  Meyer also wants the Gators to be tougher.

14.  This writer has the prescription to fix what ails Georgia.

15.  UGA’s basketball team salvaged its trip to the Old Spice Classic with a win over Manhattan yesterday.

16.  Joker Phillips needs to focus on recruiting because Kentucky has some holes to fill.

17.  South Carolina is closing strong on its way to Atlanta.

18.  Even when he’s not gaining yards, Marcus Lattimore helps USC’s offense.

19.  Tennessee’s players “trusted the process” and were rewarded in November.

20.  Bruce Pearl told Vol fans today that he “brought embarrassment to our university and I’m humiliated and embarrassed by it.”

21.  This past weekend was a rare good one for Tennessee fans.

22.  Vandy is yet again searching for a new coach.

23.  Finally, we here at MrSEC.com send our condolences to Kentucky’s John Calipari whose mother passed away today after a battle with cancer.

24.  Calipari will coach UK tomorrow night against Boston University.