Tuesday, January 1, 2013

2012 - 2013 Bowl Previews: Part VII


Today is Part VII of our 2012 - 2013 bowl preview series. Today we'll examine the
  • Discover BCS National Championship Game
    Alabama Crimson Tide vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  • Outback Bowl
    Michigan Wolverines vs South Carolina Gamecocks
  • AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic
    Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas A&M Aggies
  • Rose Bowl Game presented by Visio
    Stanford Cardinal vs Wisconsin Badgers
  • Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
    Kansas State Wildcats vs Oregon Ducks
Full previews after the jump ....

6. Discover BCS National Championship Game

Monday, January 7 at 8:30 PM

Alabama Crimson Tide (11 - 1; 8 - 1 SEC)
vs
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12 - 0; 2 - 0 Independents)
GUGS Score: 67.3

Eddie

Alabama Crimson Tide
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 1.000 1 0.549 14 26.4 2 5.9 1 156.3 124
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.992 3 0.567 1 18.7 38 7.2 2 164.4 98

Alabama 27, Notre Dame 17 (81.2%); 160 plays.

Justin

Alabama Crimson Tide
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.968 1 0.628 16 38.0 1 9.7 1 148.8 124
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.889 2 0.606 20 25.9 24 11.3 2 157.7 102

Alabama 37, Notre Dame 27 (79.0%); 153 plays.


Alabama Crimson Tide Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2012/09/01  14 /  21 Michigan 14 vs   1 /   1 Alabama 41 148  91.3% /  90.8%
2012/09/08  86 /  89 Western Kentucky 0 at   1 /   1 Alabama 35 130  99.2% /  99.1%
2012/09/15   1 /   1 Alabama 52 at  17 /  38 Arkansas 0 149  89.4% /  87.9%
2012/09/22 118 / 119 FL-Atlantic 7 at   1 /   1 Alabama 40 142  99.9% /  99.9%
2012/09/29  70 /  72 Mississippi 14 at   1 /   1 Alabama 33 154  99.1% /  99.5%
2012/10/13   1 /   1 Alabama 42 at  33 /  32 Missouri 10 151  94.8% /  95.8%
2012/10/20   1 /   1 Alabama 44 at  48 /  55 Tennessee 13 149  95.9% /  96.8%
2012/10/27  21 /  27 Mississippi St. 7 at   1 /   1 Alabama 38 148  96.4% /  95.1%
2012/11/03   1 /   1 Alabama 21 at   2 /   3 LSU 17 161  82.5% /  76.1%
2012/11/10   8 /   7 Texas A&M 29 at   1 /   1 Alabama 24 166  89.9% /  87.2%
2012/11/24  75 /  71 Auburn 0 at   1 /   1 Alabama 49 139  97.5% /  97.3%
2012/12/01  14 /   7 Georgia 28 vs   1 /   1 Alabama 32 163  90.0% /  84.0%
2013/01/07   2 /   3 Notre Dame -- vs   1 /   1 Alabama -- --  79.0% /  81.2%


Notre Dame Fighting Irish Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2012/09/01  59 /  75 Navy 10 vs  16 /  20 Notre Dame 50 150  74.7% /  77.7%
2012/09/08  71 /  73 Purdue 17 at  13 /  17 Notre Dame 20 172  90.6% /  79.4%
2012/09/15  16 /   6 Notre Dame 20 at   9 /  15 Michigan St. 3 165  30.7% /  49.1%
2012/09/22  24 /  22 Michigan 6 at  11 /  13 Notre Dame 13 133  74.3% /  50.1%
2012/10/06  11 /   9 Notre Dame 41 vs  44 /  56 Miami-FL 3 154  78.0% /  80.4%
2012/10/13  10 /  13 Stanford 13 at   4 /   7 Notre Dame 20 165  65.5% /  50.0%
2012/10/20  31 /  28 BYU 14 at   4 /   6 Notre Dame 17 145  84.8% /  60.6%
2012/10/27   6 /   5 Notre Dame 30 at   3 /   8 Oklahoma 13 166  32.0% /  47.3%
2012/11/03  36 /  41 Pittsburgh 26 at   3 /   7 Notre Dame 29 199  83.9% /  86.7%
2012/11/10   4 /   3 Notre Dame 21 at  97 /  98 Boston College 6 150  93.5% /  93.5%
2012/11/17  94 /  91 Wake Forest 0 at   5 /   4 Notre Dame 38 152  94.0% /  91.4%
2012/11/24   2 /   3 Notre Dame 22 at  18 /  17 USC 13 142  71.1% /  52.3%
2013/01/07   2 /   3 Notre Dame -- vs   1 /   1 Alabama -- --  21.0% /  18.8%


4. Outback Bowl

Tuesday, January 1 at 1:00 PM

Michigan Wolverines (8 - 4; 6 - 2 Big Ten)
vs
South Carolina Gamecocks (9 - 2; 6 - 2 SEC)
GUGS Score: 71.6

Justin

Michigan Wolverines
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.777 16 0.568 37 29.7 5 18.1 36 151.9 122
South Carolina Gamecocks
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.807 13 0.603 23 28.0 10 15.8 17 156.9 106

South Carolina 36, Michigan 34 (54.7%); 154 plays.

Eddie

Michigan Wolverines
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.851 20 0.545 24 22.5 15 11.2 18 166.4 72
South Carolina Gamecocks
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.950 8 0.545 26 23.2 7 9.7 6 158.0 122

South Carolina 25, Michigan 24 (58.4%); 162 plays.


Michigan Wolverines Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2012/09/01  14 /  21 Michigan 14 vs   1 /   1 Alabama 41 148   8.7% /   9.2%
2012/09/08  49 /  51 Air Force 25 at  16 /  23 Michigan 31 167  82.8% /  77.4%
2012/09/15  NA / 123 Massachusetts 13 at  18 /  22 Michigan 63 166  99.9% /  99.9%
2012/09/22  24 /  22 Michigan 6 at  11 /  13 Notre Dame 13 133  25.7% /  49.9%
2012/10/06  21 /  21 Michigan 44 at  59 /  59 Purdue 13 155  66.6% /  68.8%
2012/10/13  83 /  79 Illinois 0 at  16 /  20 Michigan 45 145  89.7% /  86.5%
2012/10/20  20 /  25 Michigan St. 10 at   9 /  18 Michigan 12 156  72.8% /  59.6%
2012/10/27  12 /  19 Michigan 9 at  25 /  21 Nebraska 23 153  54.0% /  67.7%
2012/11/03  15 /  20 Michigan 35 at  86 /  83 Minnesota 13 152  85.7% /  93.8%
2012/11/10  45 /  41 Northwestern 31 at  15 /  21 Michigan 38 166  73.9% /  80.9%
2012/11/17  58 /  67 Iowa 17 at  17 /  21 Michigan 42 140  76.0% /  84.8%
2012/11/24  14 /  22 Michigan 21 at  19 /  13 Ohio St. 26 142  54.6% /  38.3%
2013/01/01  13 /   8 South Carolina -- vs  16 /  20 Michigan -- --  45.3% /  41.6%


South Carolina Gamecocks Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2012/08/30  11 /  12 South Carolina 17 at  61 /  27 Vanderbilt 13 145  80.2% /  61.4%
2012/09/08  84 /  87 East Carolina 10 at  17 /  13 South Carolina 48 168  92.6% /  90.7%
2012/09/15 112 / 112 UAB 6 at  10 /   8 South Carolina 49 166  97.7% /  95.4%
2012/09/22  25 /  31 Missouri 10 at   9 /   7 South Carolina 31 142  76.8% /  78.3%
2012/09/29   8 /   5 South Carolina 38 at  82 /  76 Kentucky 17 154  86.8% /  93.0%
2012/10/06  19 /  13 Georgia 7 at   8 /   3 South Carolina 35 153  69.4% /  68.2%
2012/10/13   3 /   3 South Carolina 21 at   2 /   5 LSU 23 164  29.1% /  39.2%
2012/10/20   6 /   7 South Carolina 11 at   8 /   3 Florida 44 162  44.1% /  55.7%
2012/10/27  41 /  53 Tennessee 35 at  11 /  10 South Carolina 38 177  83.4% /  88.8%
2012/11/10  30 /  37 Arkansas 20 at  12 /   9 South Carolina 38 159  71.4% /  78.3%
2012/11/24  13 /   9 South Carolina 27 at  21 /  18 Clemson 17 174  59.2% /  34.7%
2013/01/01  13 /   8 South Carolina -- vs  16 /  20 Michigan -- --  54.7% /  58.4%


3. AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic

Friday, January 4 at 8:00 PM

Oklahoma Sooners (9 - 2; 8 - 1 Big XII)
vs
Texas A&M Aggies (8 - 2; 6 - 2 SEC)
GUGS Score: 78.3

Eddie

Oklahoma Sooners
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.932 11 0.547 19 22.8 10 11.5 24 172.0 15
Texas A&M Aggies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.967 6 0.555 8 25.9 3 11.3 19 173.7 10

Texas A&M 32, Oklahoma 31 (58.0%); 172 plays.

Justin

Oklahoma Sooners
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.828 10 0.637 13 25.9 23 13.8 7 175.5 14
Texas A&M Aggies
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.853 6 0.665 8 27.7 12 13.7 6 185.3 4

Texas A&M 37, Oklahoma 35 (54.7%); 180 plays.


Oklahoma Sooners Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2012/09/01   7 /   6 Oklahoma 24 at  84 /  94 UTEP 7 168  86.2% /  94.1%
2012/09/22  23 /  18 Kansas St. 24 at   5 /   9 Oklahoma 19 156  81.0% /  58.0%
2012/10/06   5 /   7 Oklahoma 41 at  34 /  40 Texas Tech 20 167  67.7% /  81.7%
2012/10/13  12 /  30 Texas 21 vs   7 /   4 Oklahoma 63 183  57.9% /  57.7%
2012/10/20 105 /  97 Kansas 7 at   3 /   4 Oklahoma 52 164  97.3% /  94.3%
2012/10/27   6 /   5 Notre Dame 30 at   3 /   8 Oklahoma 13 166  68.0% /  52.7%
2012/11/03   5 /   6 Oklahoma 35 at  46 /  63 Iowa St. 20 173  81.7% /  90.4%
2012/11/10  46 /  49 Baylor 34 at   6 /   8 Oklahoma 42 186  84.7% /  85.3%
2012/11/17   8 /  11 Oklahoma 50 at  40 /  51 West Virginia 49 194  79.6% /  82.9%
2012/11/24  12 /  10 Oklahoma St. 48 at   9 /  11 Oklahoma 51 213  54.5% /  66.9%
2012/12/01   9 /  11 Oklahoma 24 at  23 /  30 TCU 17 164  65.2% /  69.9%
2013/01/04   6 /   6 Texas A&M -- vs  10 /  11 Oklahoma -- --  45.3% /  42.0%


Texas A&M Aggies Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2012/09/08  21 /  21 Florida 20 at  19 /  19 Texas A&M 17 159  65.2% /  68.5%
2012/09/15  21 /  17 Texas A&M 48 at  75 /  80 SMU 3 194  71.3% /  81.2%
2012/09/29  30 /  48 Arkansas 10 at  14 /   9 Texas A&M 58 205  76.8% /  72.4%
2012/10/06   6 /  10 Texas A&M 30 at  64 /  66 Mississippi 27 174  80.2% /  90.8%
2012/10/13   9 /  12 Texas A&M 59 at  49 /  29 LA Tech 57 228  72.9% /  85.2%
2012/10/20   2 /   5 LSU 24 at  12 /  11 Texas A&M 19 204  41.6% /  33.7%
2012/10/27  10 /  14 Texas A&M 63 at  64 /  79 Auburn 21 163  74.9% /  88.5%
2012/11/03   9 /   9 Texas A&M 38 at  27 /  32 Mississippi St. 13 176  65.5% /  61.7%
2012/11/10   8 /   7 Texas A&M 29 at   1 /   1 Alabama 24 166  10.1% /  12.8%
2012/11/24  44 /  38 Missouri 29 at   7 /   7 Texas A&M 59 197  80.4% /  71.4%
2013/01/04   6 /   6 Texas A&M -- vs  10 /  11 Oklahoma -- --  54.7% /  58.0%


2. Rose Bowl Game presented by Visio

Tuesday, January 1 at 5:00 PM

Stanford Cardinal (11 - 2; 9 - 1 Pac-12)
vs
Wisconsin Badgers (7 - 5; 5 - 4 Big Ten)
GUGS Score: 79.3

Justin

Stanford Cardinal
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.829 8 0.559 42 26.8 17 14.3 10 160.7 89
Wisconsin Badgers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.828 9 0.568 36 32.6 2 17.4 30 156.3 110

Stanford 37, Wisconsin 35 (50.1%); 158 plays.

Eddie

Stanford Cardinal
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.932 10 0.543 29 20.5 23 10.0 8 167.2 60
Wisconsin Badgers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.932 13 0.532 47 22.2 16 11.2 17 161.7 111

Stanford 28, Wisconsin 24 (56.0%); 164 plays.


Stanford Cardinal Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2012/08/31 102 / 100 SJSU 17 at   5 /   5 Stanford 20 153  94.9% /  96.2%
2012/09/08  78 /  69 Duke 13 at   8 /   4 Stanford 50 174  94.0% /  93.5%
2012/09/15  14 /  12 USC 14 at   6 /   4 Stanford 21 167  72.4% /  65.5%
2012/09/27   5 /   6 Stanford 13 at  67 /  37 Washington 17 166  84.0% /  73.9%
2012/10/06  63 /  60 Arizona 48 at   7 /   6 Stanford 54 214  89.1% /  81.8%
2012/10/13  10 /  13 Stanford 13 at   4 /   7 Notre Dame 20 165  34.5% /  50.0%
2012/10/20  11 /  10 Stanford 21 at  40 /  37 California 3 164  64.1% /  67.1%
2012/10/27 100 /  95 Washington St. 17 at   8 /  11 Stanford 24 160  95.7% /  88.9%
2012/11/03  10 /  15 Stanford 48 at 118 / 114 Colorado 0 146  96.0% /  95.8%
2012/11/10  28 /  33 Oregon St. 23 at   9 /  11 Stanford 27 160  74.3% /  68.2%
2012/11/17   9 /  13 Stanford 17 at   3 /   2 Oregon 14 187  42.4% /  43.4%
2012/11/24   8 /  14 Stanford 35 at  42 /  27 UCLA 17 175  77.5% /  73.0%
2012/11/30  46 /  28 UCLA 24 at   8 /  10 Stanford 27 165  78.3% /  73.2%
2013/01/01   9 /  13 Wisconsin -- vs   8 /  10 Stanford -- --  50.1% /  56.0%


Wisconsin Badgers Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2012/09/08   3 /   6 Wisconsin 7 at  67 /  76 Oregon St. 10 162  83.9% /  89.6%
2012/09/15  72 /  73 Utah St. 14 at   5 /  10 Wisconsin 16 166  93.2% /  90.4%
2012/09/22 100 /  94 UTEP 26 at   7 /   8 Wisconsin 37 161  96.1% /  94.6%
2012/09/29  12 /  17 Wisconsin 27 at  20 /  15 Nebraska 30 172  49.2% /  66.1%
2012/10/06  81 /  82 Illinois 14 at  13 /  16 Wisconsin 31 149  90.8% /  84.2%
2012/10/13  15 /  14 Wisconsin 38 at  66 /  63 Purdue 14 164  73.7% /  71.2%
2012/10/20  89 /  95 Minnesota 13 at  14 /  13 Wisconsin 38 148  93.0% /  87.7%
2012/10/27  20 /  24 Michigan St. 16 at  13 /  18 Wisconsin 13 152  70.0% /  58.5%
2012/11/10  13 /  18 Wisconsin 62 at  75 /  78 Indiana 14 169  81.9% /  84.4%
2012/11/17  19 /  14 Ohio St. 21 at  10 /  19 Wisconsin 14 169  61.3% /  56.7%
2012/11/24  10 /  16 Wisconsin 21 at  26 /  23 Penn State 24 179  65.2% /  59.1%
2012/12/01  12 /  13 Wisconsin 70 vs  17 /  23 Nebraska 31 168  55.5% /  41.2%
2013/01/01   9 /  13 Wisconsin -- vs   8 /  10 Stanford -- --  49.9% /  44.0%


1. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

Thursday, January 3 at 8:30 PM

Kansas State Wildcats (10 - 1; 8 - 1 Big XII)
vs
Oregon Ducks (10 - 1; 8 - 1 Pac-12)
GUGS Score: 84.6

Eddie

Kansas State Wildcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.941 9 0.532 48 25.6 4 14.2 41 165.6 80
Oregon Ducks
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.992 2 0.530 50 27.9 1 11.4 20 177.1 3

Kansas St. 34, Oregon 31 (66.8%); 171 plays.

Justin

Kansas State Wildcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.787 15 0.604 22 31.7 4 18.8 41 154.8 116
Oregon Ducks
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.867 5 0.551 45 31.8 3 15.0 11 180.7 8

Oregon 42, Kansas St. 39 (63.9%); 167 plays.


Kansas State Wildcats Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2012/09/08  36 /  53 Miami-FL 13 at  30 /  22 Kansas St. 52 150  65.6% /  61.8%
2012/09/15  86 /  96 North Texas 21 at  25 /  14 Kansas St. 35 135  90.1% /  92.1%
2012/09/22  23 /  18 Kansas St. 24 at   5 /   9 Oklahoma 19 156  19.0% /  42.0%
2012/10/06 101 /  97 Kansas 16 at  22 /  17 Kansas St. 56 151  92.9% /  89.4%
2012/10/13  20 /  17 Kansas St. 27 at  47 /  81 Iowa St. 21 164  60.4% /  74.7%
2012/10/20  18 /   9 Kansas St. 55 at  30 /  44 West Virginia 14 147  50.4% /  62.4%
2012/10/27  22 /  35 Texas Tech 24 at  14 /   6 Kansas St. 55 166  70.4% /  60.3%
2012/11/03  12 /  11 Oklahoma St. 30 at  11 /   4 Kansas St. 44 169  54.4% /  60.4%
2012/11/10  11 /   4 Kansas St. 23 at  21 /  36 TCU 10 146  57.1% /  69.2%
2012/11/17  11 /   6 Kansas St. 24 at  43 /  37 Baylor 52 190  75.4% /  77.1%
2012/12/01  21 /  29 Texas 24 at  15 /   9 Kansas St. 42 148  56.6% /  65.4%
2013/01/03   5 /   2 Oregon -- vs  15 /   9 Kansas St. -- --  36.1% /  66.8%


Oregon Ducks Season Summary
Date TFG RBA Away Team       TFG RBA Home Team Plays Odds
TFG / RBA
2012/09/01  64 /  69 Arkansas St. 34 at   6 /   3 Oregon 57 208  91.2% /  88.2%
2012/09/08  85 /  86 Fresno St. 25 at   6 /   3 Oregon 42 199  95.1% /  93.3%
2012/09/22  38 /  48 Arizona 0 at   8 /   3 Oregon 49 200  84.0% /  81.0%
2012/09/29  99 /  89 Washington St. 26 vs   4 /   2 Oregon 51 194  95.1% /  88.7%
2012/10/06  65 /  37 Washington 21 at   4 /   2 Oregon 52 182  90.1% /  78.3%
2012/10/18   7 /   2 Oregon 43 at  26 /  21 Arizona St. 21 194  62.0% /  54.4%
2012/10/27 116 / 112 Colorado 14 at   5 /   2 Oregon 70 165  98.4% /  96.4%
2012/11/03   7 /   2 Oregon 62 at  16 /  19 USC 51 191  61.6% /  50.4%
2012/11/10   7 /   2 Oregon 59 at  63 /  62 California 17 177  84.0% /  85.9%
2012/11/17   9 /  13 Stanford 17 at   3 /   2 Oregon 14 187  57.6% /  56.6%
2012/11/24   6 /   2 Oregon 48 at  24 /  21 Oregon St. 24 189  69.7% /  80.7%
2013/01/03   5 /   2 Oregon -- vs  15 /   9 Kansas St. -- --  63.9% /  33.2%


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