College Football Bowl Schedules

2011-12 College Football Bowl Schedule

Bowl	Location	Date/Time	Network
Gildan New MexicoMWC vs. Pac-12	Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium	Dec. 17 2 p.m.	ESPN
Famous Idaho Potato BowlMAC vs. Utah State	Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium	Dec. 17 5:30 p.m.	ESPN
R+L Carriers New OrleansC-USA vs. Louisiana-Lafayette	New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Dec. 17 9 p.m.	ESPN
Beef 'O' Brady's St. PetersburgBig East vs. C-USA	St. Petersburg, Fla. Tropicana Field	Dec. 20 8 p.m.	ESPN
S.D. County Credit Union PoinsettiaMWC vs. Louisiana Tech	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 21 8 p.m.	ESPN
MAACO Las VegasMWC vs. Pac-12	Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium	Dec. 22 8 p.m.	ESPN
Sheraton HawaiiC-USA vs. WAC	Honolulu Aloha Stadium	Dec. 24 8 p.m.	ESPN
AdvoCare V100 IndependenceACC vs. MWC	Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium	Dec. 26 5 p.m.	ESPN2
Little CaesarsBig Ten vs. MAC	Detroit Ford Field	Dec. 27 4:30 p.m.	ESPN
BelkACC vs. Big East	Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium	Dec. 27 8 p.m.	ESPN
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop GrummanACC vs. Navy	Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium	Dec. 28 4:30 p.m.	ESPN
Bridgepoint Education HolidayBig 12 vs. Pac-12	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 28 8 p.m.	ESPN
Champs SportsACC vs. Big East	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Dec. 29 5:30 p.m.	ESPN
Valero AlamoBig 12 vs. Pac-12	San Antonio Alamodome	Dec. 29 9 p.m.	ESPN
Bell Helicopter Armed ForcesBYU vs. C-USA	Dallas Gerald J. Ford Stadium	Dec. 30 Noon	ESPN
New Era PinstripeBig 12 vs. Big East	Bronx, N.Y. Yankee Stadium	Dec. 30 3:20 p.m.	ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music CityACC vs. SEC	Nashville, Tenn. LP Field	Dec. 30 6:40 p.m.	ESPN
InsightBig Ten vs. Big 12	Tempe, Ariz. Sun Devil Stadium	Dec. 30 10 p.m.	ESPN
Meineke Car Care of TexasBig Ten vs. Big 12	Houston Reliant Stadium	Dec. 31 Noon	ESPN
Hyundai SunACC vs. Pac-12	El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl	Dec. 31 2 p.m.	CBS
AutoZone LibertyC-USA vs. SEC	Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl	Dec. 31 3:30 p.m.	ABC
Kraft Fight HungerArmy vs. Pac-12	San Francisco AT&T Park	Dec. 31 3:30 p.m.	ESPN
Chick-fil-AACC vs. SEC	Atlanta Georgia Dome	Dec. 31 7:30 p.m.	ESPN
TicketCity Big Ten vs. C-USA	Dallas Cotton Bowl	Jan. 2 Noon	ESPNU
OutbackBig Ten vs. SEC	Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium	Jan. 2 1 p.m.	ABC
Capital OneBig Ten vs. SEC	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Jan. 2 1 p.m.	ESPN
Taxslayer.com Gator BowlBig Ten vs. SEC	Jacksonville, Fla. EverBank Field	Jan. 2 1 p.m.	ESPN2
Rose Bowl Game presented by VizioBCS vs. BCS	Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl	Jan. 2 5 p.m.	ESPN
Tostitos FiestaBCS vs. BCS	Glendale, Ariz. U. of Phoenix Stadium	Jan. 2 8:30 p.m.	ESPN
Allstate SugarBCS vs. BCS	New Orleans Louisiana Superdome	Jan. 3 8:30 p.m.	ESPN
Discover OrangeBCS vs. BCS	Miami Sun Life Stadium	Jan. 4 8:30 p.m.	ESPN
AT&T CottonBig 12 vs. SEC	Arlington, Texas Cowboys Stadium	Jan. 6 8 p.m.	FOX
BBVA Compass BowlBig East vs. SEC	Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field	Jan. 7 1 p.m.	ESPN
GoDaddy.comMAC vs. Arkansas State	Mobile, Ala. Ladd-Peebles Stadium	Jan. 8 9 p.m.	ESPN
Allstate BCS National Championship GameBCS vs. BCS	New Orleans Louisiana Superdome	Jan. 9 8:30 p.m.	ESPN

Sam LaZear Signs With UGA Softball

 
Nov. 21, 2011


ATHENS, Ga. – University of Georgia head softball coach Lu Harris-Champer announced on Monday that Samantha LaZear has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Bulldogs.
LaZear, a 5-11, left-handed hitting outfielder from Danielsville, Ga., will join the Bulldogs from Madison County High School where she played for Doug Kesler. LaZear, a two-time All-State and three-time All-Region selection, helped MCHS win its region championship in both 2009 and 2010, and the Red Raiders advanced to the Elite Eight of the AAAA division in the Georgia High School Association state tournament in both 2010 and 2011. For her career, LaZear holds school record with 150 runs scored and 85 stolen bases. As a senior, LaZear batted .407 with 46 runs, 18 runs batted in and 30 stolen bases. As a junior, she set single-season school records with 56 runs and 40 stolen bases. LaZear plays travel ball for the Southern Force who she helped her team finish in the Final Four at the ASA 16U National Championships in 2010. In 2011, she helped the Southern Force Gold, coached by Kevin Stephens, to a top 25 finish in the 18U division of the Premier National Championships. A 2010-11 National Fastpitch Coaches Association High School All-American Scholar Athlete, LaZear will have earned by 10 varsity letters by the end of her high school career next spring – four softball, four tennis and two basketball. She is also a MCHS Wendy's High School Heisman award winner, National Merit Scholar and ranks at the top of her class academically.
“Sam is the fastest player we have brought in since Nicole Barber," Georgia head coach Lu Harris-Champer said. "We are thrilled to have her speed, defense and toughness joining our program next fall. Sam has incredible hand-eye coordination and rarely fails to make contact at the plate. She has the ability to bunt, slap and hit for power along with being a great student-athlete and the No. 1 student in her high school class at Madison County. We believe Sam is the best slapper in the 2012 class not only in Georgia, but in the country, and look forward to seeing her develop in our program.”
LaZear is the fifth of seven signees to be announced as part of the Georgia signing class that will join the program in 2012-13 joining Bryanna "Cricket" Blanco, Katie Browne, Geri Ann Glasco and Tina Iosefa. Georgia will continue reveal a new member of the signing class each day until all seven have been announced here on www.georgaidogs.com, on www.facebook.com/UGAsoftball and on Twitter @UGAsoftball.

Raiders Of Yesteryear..

I am starting a new column soon in the Madison County Journal featuring former Madison County Raiders or Lady Raiders. If you played for Madison County (any year) and would like to be part of these feature columns please contact me at dallasb32@yahoo.com
Include the years you played at Madison County, coaches names, sports played, any awards you might have won, and most of all - memories of your days on the fields and/or courts at Madison County. Also include where you are now and your occupation if you'd like to. Pictures are encouraged but they must be near excellent quality for the paper (1 photo only). Please include names of those in pictures. I hope to hear from you!

SEC's Most Obnoxious Fans:Poll from the AJC

The SEC's most obnoxious fans are:

• Florida. (33%, 1,472 Votes)
• Georgia. (21%, 914 Votes)
• Alabama. (19%, 865 Votes)
• Tennessee. (11%, 474 Votes)
• LSU. (8%, 344 Votes)
• Auburn. (4%, 194 Votes)
• South Carolina. (2%, 91 Votes)
• Ole Miss. (1%, 36 Votes)
• Arkansas (1%, 34 Votes)
• Kentucky. (0%, 11 Votes)
• Vanderbilt. (0%, 10 Votes)
• Mississippi State. (0%, 9 Votes)

AP Top 25 Football Rankings

AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	LSU (60)	11-0	1500
2	Alabama	10-1	1440
3	Arkansas	10-1	1376
4	Stanford	10-1	1224
5	Oklahoma State	10-1	1206
6	Virginia Tech	10-1	1133
7	Boise State	9-1	1025
8	Houston	11-0	1018
9	Oregon	9-2	1008
10	USC	9-2	964
11	Michigan State	9-2	876
12	Oklahoma	8-2	819
13	Georgia	9-2	815
14	South Carolina	9-2	762
15	Wisconsin	9-2	714
16	Kansas State	9-2	682
17	Michigan	9-2	527
18	Clemson	9-2	515
19	TCU	9-2	456
20	Penn State	9-2	398
21	Baylor	7-3	383
22	Nebraska	8-3	155
22	Notre Dame	8-3	155
24	Virginia	8-3	147
25	Georgia Tech	8-3	77