After a week of opening acts, the SEC got into bowl action with two East teams playing games against non-Power 5 teams. It did not end well.
Emory Jones hates his draft stock #GasparillaBowl pic.twitter.com/YhVaoDSfsc
— Tingz n Wingz (@TingznWingz) December 24, 2021Center Florida 29 Florida 17 - Emory Jones was god-frickin-awful (14-36, 171 YDS), missing at least three wide open touchdown passes. Anthony Richardson was unavailable due to recent surgery. The Gators secondary played pretty well. It was the defensive front that got pushed around a good bit and allowed 288 rushing yards led by Isaiah Bowser (35 RUSH, 155 YDS, 2 TD). If you needed any proof of the lack of depth compiled by Dan Mullen in Gainesville, this game was Exhibit A.
The UF loss, puts the mighty SEC in a 0-2 hole to begin the bowl season.
Army with the walk-off field goal to win the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl!pic.twitter.com/CqdZkIV3Jy
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) December 23, 2021Army 24 Missouri 22 - Despite ending the first half with a nine point advantage, the Tigers made a few tactical errors of “poking the bear”. First was Mizzou kicker Harrison Mevis disrespecting his military opponent with a “salute” gesture (see below) after a field goal made it 16-7 with 3 seconds to go in the half. On the ensuing kickoff, the Tigers delivered a squib kick that almost looked like an onside attempt. Although, Mizz was probably just trying to kill off the last few ticks, the back-to-back plays fired Army up. In the second half, the Black Knights produced touchdown scoring drives on their first two possessions to take a 21-16 lead. Late in the game, the MU put together an uptempo drive of 83 yards in a minute and a half to retake the lead 22-21. With 1:11 to play, Army answered by moving 51 yards and connected on a 41-yard field goal as time expired.
Most expected the Tigers’ Swiss cheese rushing defense to give up 1000 rushing yards to the Cadets’ triple option. But Army tallied only 211 and 306 total yards. With QB Connor Bazelak and All-SEC RB Tyler Badie staying home, Mizzou still had 195 yards on the ground and 433 overall. The real issue for the Tigers was finishing drives. The inexperience of freshman QB Brady Cook doomed the Tigers.
Georgia State 51 Ball State 20 - A scoop-and-score, a pick-six, and 259 rushing yards propelled the Panthers to the rout victory in Montgomery, AL.
By winning seven of their last eight, GSU earned their first 8-win season of the young program’s history. The five losses this season were understandable: @UNC, @Auburn (almost pulled the upset), Army’s triple option, #23 La-Laffy, and Appy State. Georgia Tech is in grave danger of becoming the third best football team in the Peach State.
Miami (OH) 27 North Texas 14 - Insert bland recap here.
Wyoming 52 Kent State 38 - The Cowboys had over 300 yards of both passing and rushing for the win on the Smurf’s blue field in Boise.
Western Michigan 52 Nevada 24 - ╭∩╮(Ο_Ο)╭∩╮(sorry, not sorry)
BIG MAN SCOOP & SCORE pic.twitter.com/kZ1dw9Q5He
— Talking The Line Sports Media™️ (@TalkingTheLine) December 25, 2021UCF beats Florida in the #GasparillaBowl! There was some pushing & shoving after by both teams and they had to be separated. pic.twitter.com/E58ziA2JoD
— ✯✯✯✯✯ (@FTB_Vids_YT) December 24, 2021It was like this the whole game.
We couldn’t choose just onepic.twitter.com/LOman0Cvxg
— UCF Knights (@UCFKnights) December 24, 2021They are going to enjoy this one for a good long while.
WAR CRIME https://t.co/wlnykvbLgC pic.twitter.com/M45eU6aYlG
— Quigs (@BigSeanQ_) December 23, 2021Mizzou’s obese kicker Harrison Mevis made a “salute” gesture after making a kick in the first half that was not received well. Fittingly, it was an Army field goal that won the game.
Sir. There has been a murder.
A whole lotta mustard is at the Potato Bowl pic.twitter.com/iUUykNTFRR
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) December 21, 2021MY EYES! MY EYES!
The REAL star of the Idaho Potato Bowl. SPUDDY BUDDY pic.twitter.com/9knF57bWju
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 21, 2021Some call me...Tim Spuddy Buddy?
A statement from Cowboy Football Head Coach @CoachCBohl pic.twitter.com/7CypQss4GD
— Wyoming Cowboy Football (@wyo_football) December 24, 2021O, the trials of the Desperate.
BREAKING: Uncle Rico has signed with the Wyoming Cowboys. He has 1 year of eligibility. Welcome to Laradise! #gowyo pic.twitter.com/KC06NH2jHI
— NOT Wyo Football (@NOTWyoFB) December 24, 2021(✖╭╮✖)
Congrats @wyo_football!#LetErBuck #WyomingCowboyspic.twitter.com/t6XIRYPnS7
— Chris LeDoux (@TheChrisLeDoux) December 22, 2021
Craig Bohl gets a Potato Bowl shower.
Former Alabama WR Tyrell Shavers scoring a touchdown for San Diego State.pic.twitter.com/5Tz1u1VJ0Z
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) December 22, 2021Y’all remember Tyrell?
Premature elimination: None.
Definite elimination: Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, FSU, NC State, Syracuse, Clemson, UNC, Virginia, Pitt, Boston College, Miami, Virginia Tech, Kansas, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Kansas State, TCU, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Texas, Baylor, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Rutgers, Minnie, Wisky, Purdue, Maryland, Iowa, Penn State, Cal, Oregon State, Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford, Colorado, Southern Cal, Utah, UCLA, Washington State, Washington, Mizzou, Vandy, Tennessee, South Carolina, Missy State, LSU, Texas A&M, Arky, Kentucky, Auburn, Florida, BYU, Ole Miss, Michigan State, Wake Forest, Oregon, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, Notre Dame
Endangered: Michigan, Alabama, Cincy, UGA.
Not endangered: None.
| CONFERENCE | WINS | LOSSES | FORFEIT | BOWL TEAMS |
| SEC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| ACC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| B1G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| MWC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| MAC | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| C-USA | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| B12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| AAC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| PAC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| SBC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
L -Armed Forces: Army 24 Mizz 22L - Gasparilla: UCF 29 Fla 17Dec 28 Birmingham: ACC/SEC vs. Pool (Hou-Aub)Dec 28 Liberty: Big 12 vs. SEC (TxTech-MissSt)Dec 30 Music City: Big Ten vs. SEC (Purdue-Tenn)Dec 30 Duke’s Mayo: ACC vs. Big Ten* (UNC-SCar)Dec 30 Peach: at-large vs. at-large (Sparty-Pitt)F -Dec 31 Gator: Big Ten vs. SEC (Wake-TxA&M)Dec 31 Cotton: CFP Semifinal(ALABAMA vs Cincy)Dec 31 Orange: CFP Semifinal (Michigan vs Georgia)Jan 1 Sugar: SEC vs. Big 12(Ole Miss vs Baylor)Jan 1 Rose: Big Ten vs. Pac-12(anOSU-Utah)Jan 1 Fiesta: at-large vs. at-large(OkieSt-ND)Jan 1 Citrus: Big Ten vs. SEC (Iowa-UK)Jan 1 Outback: Big Ten vs. SEC (PSU-Ark)Jan 4 Texas: Big 12 vs. SEC (LSU-K-State)
Krazy Kristi’s “SHUT UP!” of the Week goes to Texas A&M. Let’s not mince words. The Aggies straight up used Captain Trips has an excuse to back out of an ass-kicking by Wake Forest. Despite starting all season, quarterbackStephen Garcia Jake Calzada decided to transfer before the Gator Bowl. Even with him behind center, TAMU’s chances of victory did not look good. Running back Isaiah Spiller is entering the NFL Draft and doesn’t want to play. The offensive plan was going to basically be walk-on freshman QB Blake Bost handing off to Devon Achane 50 times. This whole episode is quite ironic, as Bunkie Perkins put it: for a program whose “entire ethos surrounds someone stepping in to play for a depleted team.” The 12th Man history be damned.
A second “SHUT UP!” has to go toGarcia Calzada himself. What program in their right mind would want a quitter like him? He screwed over so many people.
There is no online history of this guy anywhere. His description says “@knoxnews” but legitimate beat writers in Knoxville have already said they have never heard of him. This bozo went as far as creating a second fake Twitter account “Jim Howington” to confirm his deceptive Tweets. Whoever this fraud is had to change the profile photo on that second one because somebody discovered the real identity of the picture.
Don’t be suckered in by this jerk trying to make you look like a fool.
As to Kayshon Boutte, he has never entered his name into the transfer portal and no major reporter has conveyed even a possibility of it. It doesn’t mean it won’t happen at some point. It just means this attention whore is taking rumors and gambling that they will happen.
Alabama QB Bryce Young on freshman QB Ty Simpson:“You can tell he's a natural thrower; He's made some really good throws, even early, and that's not easy when you're thrust into … playoff practice mode at the end of the season."#RollTide pic.twitter.com/ODop40HtY5
— Sidelines - Bama (2020 National Champions!) (@SSN_Alabama) December 21, 20212023?
Prayers up for Florida WR Justin Shorter. He took a shot while going for the ball and was out. Hope it's nothing serious. pic.twitter.com/ax3DGaoNHW
— ✯✯✯✯✯ (@FTB_Vids_YT) December 24, 2021Urban Meyer promising Jacksonville he’ll turn the Jags around: pic.twitter.com/nicmvnX7M0
— Boston Connor (@BostonConnr) December 16, 2021Last Saturday’s UAB-BYU Independence Bowl ranks as the highest rated and most-watched bowl thus far with a 1.9 rating and 3.22 million viewers on ABC. It barely edged out ESPN’s Florida-UCF game that drew 3.201 million viewers. ABC typically gets more viewers because not everyone has cable.
The third most viewed bowl was Wednesday’s Army-Missouri Armed Forces Bowl on ESPN, which averaged 2.57 million viewers.
Tuesday, December 28
BIRMINGHAM BOWLHouston vs Auburn (-2; O/U 51) 11am/noon ESPN (Birmingham, AL)
FIRST RESPONDER BOWLAir Force vs Louisville (-1; O/U 54.5) 2:15/3:15 ESPN (Dallas, TX)
LIBERTY BOWLMississippi State (-10; O/U 58.5) vs Texas Tech 5:45/6:45 ESPN (Memphis, TN)
HOLIDAY BOWLUCLA vs NC State (-2; O/U 60) 7pm/8pm FOX (San Diego, CA)
PHOENIX BOWLWest Virginia vs Minnesota (-5; O/U 45) 9:15/10:15 PM ESPN (Phoenix, AZ)
Wednesday, December 29
PINSTRIPE BOWLMaryland (-3.5; O/U 54.5) vs Virginia Tech 1:15/2:15 ESPN (Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY)
CHEEZ-IT BOWLClemson (-1.5; O/U 44) vs Iowa State 4:45/5:45 ESPN (Orlando, FL)
ALAMO BOWLOregon vs Oklahoma (-7; O/U 60) 8:15/9:15 ESPN (San Antonio, TX)
Thursday, December 30
DUKE’S MAYO BOWLNorth Carolina (-9; O/U 58) vs South Carolina 10:30am/11:30am ESPN (Charlotte, NC)
MUSIC CITY BOWLTennessee (-5.5; O/U 63.5) vs Purdue 2pm/3pm ESPN (Nashville, TN)
CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWLPitt vs Michigan State (-2.5; O/U 56.5) 6pm/7pm ESPN (Atlanta, GA)
LAS VEGAS BOWLWisconsin (-6; O/U 42) vs Arizona State 9:30/10:30 ESPN (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday, December 31
GATOR BOWLWake Forest (-14.5; O/U 62.5) vs Rutgers 10am/11am ESPN (Jacksonville, FL)
SUN BOWLWashington State vs Central Michigan (n/a as of post) 11am/noon CBS (El Paso, TX)
* CFP SEMIFINAL, COTTON BOWL#4 Cincinnati vs #1 Alabama (-13.5; O/U 58) 2:30/3:30 ESPN (Arlington, TX)
* CFP SEMIFINAL, ORANGE BOWL #3 Georgia (-7.5; O/U 45) vs #2 Michigan 6:30/7:30 ESPN (Miami, FL)
Saturday, January 1
OUTBACK BOWLPenn State vs Arkansas (-1; O/U 47.5) 11am/noon ESPN (Tampa, FL)
FIESTA BOWLOklahoma State vs Notre Dame (-2.5; O/U 45.5) Noon/1pm ESPN (Glendale, AZ)
CITRUS BOWLIowa vs Kentucky (-3; O/U 44) Noon/1pm ABC (Orlando, FL)
ROSE BOWLUtah vs Ohio State (-4; O/U 64) 4pm/5pm ESPN (Pasadena, CA)
SUGAR BOWLBaylor vs Ole Miss (-1; O/U 55.5) 7:45/8:45 ESPN (New Orleans)
Spreads and Over/Unders are according to DraftKings sportsbook.
Odds/lines subject to change. T&Cs apply. Seedraftkings.com/sportsbookfor details.
| Rk | Coach | W | School |
| 1 | Joe Paterno | 24 | Penn State |
| 2 | Bobby Bowden | 22 | Florida State, West Virginia |
| 3 | Nick Saban* | 17 | Alabama, LSU, Michigan State, Toledo |
| 4 | Bear Bryant | 15 | Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Texas A&M |
| 5 | Mack Brown* | 14 | North Carolina, Texas, Tulane |
| T-6 | Lou Holtz | 12 | Arkansas, Minnesota, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, William & Mary |
| T-6 | Urban Meyer | 12 | Bowling Green State, Florida, Ohio State, Utah |
| T-6 | Tom Osborne | 12 | Nebraska |
| T-9 | Frank Beamer | 11 | Virginia Tech |
| T-9 | Gary Patterson | 11 | Texas Christian |
| T-9 | Steve Spurrier | 11 | Duke, Florida, South Carolina |
| T-9 | Kyle Whittingham* | 11 | Utah |
*Active coach with a 2021 bowl game still to play.
Wearing #7? That is some top shelf trolling there. https://t.co/obcalwIdkp
— CB969 (@CB969onRBR) December 23, 2021| Rank | Player | Sack | Year | School |
| 1 | Elvis Dumervil | 20 | 2005 | Louisville |
| 2 | Hau'oli Kikaha | 19 | 2014 | Washington |
| 3 | Nate Orchard | 18.5 | 2014 | Utah |
| 4 | Jaylon Ferguson | 17.5 | 2018 | Louisiana Tech |
| 5 | Josh Allen | 17 | 2018 | Kentucky |
| Von Miller | 17 | 2009 | Texas A&M | |
| Ameer Ismail | 17 | 2006 | Western Michigan | |
| 8 | Chase Young | 16.5 | 2019 | Ohio State |
| Harold Landry | 16.5 | 2016 | Boston College | |
| 10 | Demarcus Walker | 16 | 2016 | Florida State |
| Marcus Smith | 16 | 2013 | Louisville | |
| Whitney Mercilus | 16 | 2011 | Illinois | |
| Greg Middleton | 16 | 2007 | Indiana | |
| Dan Bazuin | 16 | 2005 | Central Michigan | |
| 15 | Will Anderson Jr. | 15.5 | 2021 | Alabama |
| Gregory Rousseau | 15.5 | 2019 | Miami (FL) | |
| Carl Nassib | 15.5 | 2015 | Penn State | |
| Da'Quan Bowers | 15.5 | 2010 | Clemson |
Just one half sack in the next game puts Will Anderson in the top 10 of the single season sack leaders.
| Rank | Player | TFL | Year | School |
| 1 | George Selvie | 32 | 2007 | South Florida |
| 2 | Scooby Wright | 31 | 2014 | Arizona |
| 3 | Sutton Smith | 30 | 2017 | Northern Illinois |
| Sammy Brown | 30 | 2011 | Houston | |
| 5 | Will Anderson Jr. | 29 | 2021 | Alabama |
| 6 | Aaron Donald | 29 | 2013 | Pitt |
| Shawn Crable | 29 | 2007 | Michigan | |
| 8 | Wallace Gilberry | 27 | 2007 | Alabama |
The Tackle For Loss (TFL) stats only became official in 2005. Who knows how many Cornelius Bennett or the late great Derrick Thomas had? Regardless, Anderson could very well own this one outright.
The Heisman. Congratulations Bryce!#RollTide #WhereLegendsAreMade pic.twitter.com/AQONbquJNh
— Alabama Athletics (@UA_Athletics) December 12, 2021Odds/lines subject to change. T&Cs apply. Seedraftkings.com/sportsbookfor details.
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