by Brian Grummell You have to hand it to Howard Schnellenberger -- he may be really, really old but he also is really, really good at winning bowl games. We're talking historic good. In defeating Central Michigan to capture the bailout-free Motor City Bowl, the wannabe Captain Kangaroo pushed ...

Rich Rodriguez was in the broadcast booth for a visit at the Motor City Bowl. Must have warmed the hearts of Wolverine faithful all over to see the Michigan coach at a Central Michigan bowl game because the Maize and Blue didn’t qualify for one. Marcellus Wiley is lighting it up for ...

Game: The Motor City Bowl Location: Ford Field, Detroit, MI Teams: Florida Atlantic (6-6) vs. Central Michigan (8-4) Announcers and Network: Todd Harris, Ray Bentley (ESPN) Start : 7:30 PM Odds: Central Michigan (-7) AA's Pick: 34-21 Central Michigan

Evening, ladies and gents. I hope you’re enjoying your day after Christmas hangover. I know I am, even though like QS this was written before I would know. Tonight we have the Motor City Bowl, featuring a couple good quarterbacks in Florida Atlantic’s Rusty Smith and Central ...

People, the 2008 Motor City Bowl is about an hour from kickoff. Get your popcorn ready. It would take a miracle to get me off of my couch tonight. No, not really.

I hit the over on the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve. Today I'm betting the under on the Motor City Bowl. Central Michigan/Florida Atlantic UNDER 70 (-110) No time to write up. NFL bets will be posted by Sunday. Good Luck The Online Sports Bettor

It's been a rough year for Detroit. Motown's mayor was forced to resign as part of a plea in which he also pled guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice. The cornerstone of its once-vibrant economy teeters on the verge of collapse even after a multibillion-dollar bailout by ...

The Bankrupt Automaker Bowl (aka “the Motor City Bowl”) Central Michigan vs. Florida Atlantic / Detroit, MI / December 26rd, 7:30pm / ESPN I don’t know if you’ve heard this or not, but U.S. automakers are in trouble. Last week President Bush Ok’d a $17.4 ...

Florida Atlantic +7 -110 (Large Play) Thanks to a strange confluence circumstances involving a large discrepancy between my results at various shops, an absurd traffic violation, and long hours at work, I am stuck paying -110 for the next week or two. I spent 20 minutes last night trying to ...

Here is the official betting preview of Florida Atlantic and Central Michigan. While professional gamblers are utilizing the elite sports picks , we have all the information a handicapper needs for the Motor City Bowl. Florida Atlantic is 6-6 straight up winning 5-of-6 to enter the bowl ...

Motor City Bowl 12/26 Central Michigan vs. Florida Atlantic. I honestly know diddly about either team, but from my analysis of the numbers, Central Michigan is quite capable of covering the 7 point spread. Nothing I see here really gives Florida Atlantic the ability to cover this game. I ...

Florida Atlantic Owls got a bowl bid at 6-6 after winning an overtime game to end the regular season. The Central Michigan Chippewas lost another high-scoring game to end the year at 8-4. Now both teams will be trying to pick up a win December 26 when they battle at Ford Field in the Motor ...

  Not much going on in the way of Marlins news at the moment, so we will have to look for other ways to entertain ourselves. In sports, FAU is playing in the Motor City Bowl tonight.  The Heat are playing someone, I can't remember who it is.   I was listening to Sarah Chang ...

Motor City Bowl: 12/26, 4:30pm PT. Central Michigan vs. Florida Atlantic A rather mediocre Florida Atlantic team against a Central Michigan team that would have won their conference if it weren't for Ball State. From what I have seen in Central Michigan they move the ball well and can play ...

Florida Atlantic vs Central Michigan Friday, December 26, 7:30 on ESPN Ford Field - Detroit Why you should watch: It's the only football on today A ton of offense as neither of these teams play defense A good prep game for a full Saturday of bowl games Dan LeFevour is really fun to ...

If there's one thing Florida Atlantic coach Howard Schnellenberger does, it's win bowl games. In fact, he's never lost one - ever! The Closer says that's why he likes the Owls to take down Eastern Michigan - in the Chippewas' own backyard.

By Ryan Liss “The Sportmeister” www.sportmeisters.com Two teams looking to battle it out for conference supremacy instead get to fight it out in the cold of Detroit to show all the Lions fans that yes, a win can happen in Detroit. For Florida Atlantic, they are a team still fighting to ...

by Chris Burke FanHouse gathers around the TV to bring you insights from Bowl Season '08 . Back when the bowl bids were handed out, there was a rumor that the Motor City Bowl desperately wanted Notre Dame to head in for a matchup with Central Michigan. The Irish refused -- one reason being ...

Part 1 via www.motorcitybowl.com What bowl?:  The Motor City Bowl. Who's playing?  Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Florida Atlantic Owls. When is it?  December 26, 7:30 PM EST. Where is it?  Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Why should you watch?  Because you've ...