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	Poinsettia Facts
		The flowers or cyathia of the poinsettia are in the center of the colorful bracts.
		A fresh poinsettia is one on which little or no yellow pollen is showing on the flower clusters in the center of the bracts.
		Poinsettias are the most popular Christmas plant even though most are sold in a 6 week period.
	www.urbanext.uiuc.edu /poinsettia/facts.html (374 words)

	North County Times - College Sports - Midshipmen to return to San Diego, ring in Poinsettia Bowl
		Poinsettia Bowl officials have targeted Navy since the bowl was approved last spring.
		Poinsettia Bowl officials were targeting New Mexico (6-5) until the Lobos lost to Air Force last Saturday.
		Poinsettia Bowl director of communications Mark Neville said 36,000 tickets have been sold for the game, a figure that includes the 10,000-ticket allotment given to the two teams.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/11/22/sports/college/112105183920.txt (716 words)

	Navy accepts Poinsettia Bowl invitation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Poinsettia Bowl was approved by the NCAA earlier this year.
		Bowl officials had hoped all along to get Navy, but knew there were no guarantees.
		Binkowski said the Poinsettia Bowl wants to get Navy into a rotation of playing in the game every three to five years, with final details to be worked out.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/11/21/sports/s180424S86.DTL (443 words)

	Poinsettia Bowl gets NCAA's approval \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		The game will be run by the organizers of the Holiday Bowl, who made their presentation about the game to the NCAA this week in Phoenix.
		The Holiday Bowl and Poinsettia Bowl now are two of 28 postseason bowl games – the same as there were last year.
		Holiday Bowl officials said the new game will not take away from their recent success because the Holiday's financial success is mostly dictated by the quality of the matchup between Big 12 and Pac-10 Conferences teams.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050421/news_1s21newbowl.html (655 words)

	Poinsettia Bowl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the week leading up to the 2005 Poinsettia Bowl, Navy accepted an invitation to the 2008, 2009, or 2010 Poinsettia Bowls if Navy is bowl eligible in those seasons.
		The Poinsettia Bowl announced that if Army had become bowl-eligible in 2006, they would have been given an automatic bowl invite.
		The coin flip at the inaugural Poinsettia Bowl.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poinsettia_Bowl (459 words)

	SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Bowl officials are hopeful the Poinsettia Bowl will produce approximately $20 million annually.
		As determined by vote of the Holiday Bowl committee, and endorsement of the bowl’s board of directors, the name of the game is Poinsettia Bowl.
		Examples cited by bowl officials include kids singing the national anthem, tossing the coin, and serving as honorary team captains.
	www.holidaybowl.com /poinsettiabowl.htm (480 words)

	Poinsettia Bowl Tickets - Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA
		The 2006 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl will kick off the bowl season on Dec. 19 at Qualcomm Stadium at 5:00 PM PST, pitting a representative from the Mountain West Conference against an at-large opponent.
		We are not the official Poinsettia Bowl box office and are not affiliated with the NCAA, any college team or Qualcomm Stadium.
		Poinsettia Bowl tickets are generally delivered the week of the game.
	www.tickco.com /sports_football_poinsettia_bowl_tickets.htm (417 words)

	Poinsettia Bowl 2005 - College Bowl Betting Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Poinsettia Bowl is a post-season college football game sanctioned by the NCAA that will first be played on 22 December 2005 in San Diego, California.
		The 1st annual Poinsettia Bowl will be played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, which as a seating capacity of 71,294.
		In 2005 organizers of the Pacific Lite Holiday Bowl were granted a license to operate a second college football bowl game in San Diego, to be known as the Poinsettia Bowl.
	www.bodog.com /sportsbook/guide/poinsettia-bowl-betting.jsp (807 words)

	Army Expected to Be Invited to Poinsettia Bowl, If Eligible :: Black Knights would have to go at least 6-6 in order to ...
		Poinsettia Bowl and Army officials have scheduled a teleconference for Tuesday morning during which it's expected that the Black Knights will be invited to play a team from the Mountain West Conference on Dec. 19 at Qualcomm Stadium.
		Army hasn't been to a bowl game since 1996, when it lost to Auburn, 32-29, in the Liberty Bowl.
		Navy played in the inaugural Poinsettia Bowl in December, beating Colorado State 51-30.
	www.cstv.com /sports/m-footbl/stories/082806aen.html (452 words)

	The Valley News :: Fore works game day operations at Poinsettia Bowl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Holiday Bowl Committee, which has existed since the first Holiday Bowl in 1978, is also in charge of the Poinsettia Bowl.
		The beneficiary of the Poinsettia Bowl is the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
		During the bowl luncheon December 21 at the Midway Museum, Linfield Christian School fourth-grader Evan Schneider was one of the speakers.
	www.temeculavalleynews.com /story.asp?story_ID=8885 (701 words)

	My Favorite Bowl Games
		My brother would watch the classic Notre Dame-Texas match ups in the Cotton Bowl in 1970 and 1971 and be inspired to apply to Notre Dame, the rest is history.
		Ara's retirement at the Orange Bowl two years later is a beautiful, but sad memory.
		Gone are the days that a Colorado can shoot up to #3 on the basis of a commanding performance in the Bluebonnet Bowl coupled with routs by fellow league teams in other, more significant bowls like in 1971.
	www.mmbolding.com /bowls (836 words)

	Poinsettia Bowl Tuesday 12/18 - SportsCrew Forums
		TCU is looking for its second straight bowl victory after beating Iowa State 27-24 at the Houston Bowl last season.
		Before venturing out on these bowl previews, we posted an article about how you have to adjust for the styles teams play when you're studying the stats (that was the "Milton Berle" article for those of you who've read it).
		In the prior two bowls they hung tough with Boise State as an 11-point underdog in a 34-31 loss played on their home field in the 2003 Forth Worth Bowl; and they beat Colorado State 17-3 as a 5-point dog in the 2002 Liberty Bowl.
	www.sportscrew.com /vb/showthread.php?p=207732#post207732 (4717 words)

	RamNation.com - Poinsettia Bowl Trip Diary No. 2
		Well, once again the disappointment of another bowl loss is stinging as I sit here in the lobby of the San Diego Marina Marriott writing this.
		As a CSU fan, I wish the Poinsettia Bowl was still in front of us.
		But, the Poinsettia Bowl officials really treated the press, and by all accounts the participating schools, like first class and did a wonderful job with everything.
	www.ramnation.com /news_archive/showArticle-1585.php (982 words)

	ESPN.com - NCF - San Diego County Credit Union POINSETTIA BOWL
		Here's your chance to be the expert and pick the Bowl winners.
		For more information on the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl please visit the official bowl Web site.
		Reggie Campbell ran for 116 yards and three TDs, and the Midshipmen finished with 467 rushing yards in Navy's 51-30 win over Colorado State in the Poinsettia Bowl.
	sports.espn.go.com /ncf/bowls05/bowls?game=poinsettia (435 words)

	AP Wire \| 11/28/2006 \| TCU to cry 'Wolfe' in Poinsettia Bowl
		The opening game of the bowl season will feature the nation's leading rusher - Northern Illinois' Garrett Wolfe - against one of the best run defenses in TCU in the Poinsettia Bowl.
		Also, Florida State (6-6) is set to play UCLA (6-5) in the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco on Dec. 27.
		Several other bowl bids involving Atlantic Coast and Pac-10 Conference schools most likely will be announced later Tuesday.
	www.kentucky.com /mld/kentucky/sports/colleges/16116197.htm (401 words)

	TCU, N. Illinois kick off bowl madness - College football - MSNBC.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Another win for the Horned Frogs, who are 8-12-1 in bowl games, would give the program its second straight 11-victory season and fifth in school history.
		The Horned Frogs are looking to win consecutive bowl appearances for the first time this decade.
		Their most recent bowl appearance also came in California, beating Troy 34-21 at the 2004 Silicon Valley Bowl in San Jose.
	www.msnbc.msn.com.cob-web.org:8888 /id/16282762 (1009 words)

	The 2006 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Horned Frogs appearance in the Poinsettia Bowl marks their 23rd bowl game and eighth in the last nine seasons.
		It’s going to be a special treat because a lot of our kids haven’t been there before and it will be something they’ll remember for the rest of their lives.
		Tickets can be purchased through the bowl’s ticket office at Qualcomm Stadium – Gate A, or by calling (619) 285-5039.
	www.poinsettiabowl.net /game.htm (533 words)

	Navy Dominates Colorado State in Poinsettia Bowl; Navy 51, Colorado State 30 Washingtonpost.com - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Campbell became one of five players to score five touchdowns in a bowl game as he led his team to a 51-30 win over Colorado State in the inaugural Poinsettia Bowl.
		Campbell, whose five touchdowns were the fourth-most in school history, mesmerized the decidedly pro-Navy crowd of 36,842 at Qualcomm Stadium, as the team's fans were cheering him to get the ball every play as Navy neared the end zone so he could break the record.
		Campbell's five touchdowns equaled that of Oregon State's Steven Jackson in the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl, San Jose State's Sheldon Canley in the 1990 California Bowl, Oklahoma State's Barry Sanders in the 1988 Holiday Bowl and Michigan's Neil Snow in the 1902 Rose Bowl.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0NTQ/is_2005_Dec_23/ai_n15968545 (944 words)

	San Diego awarded a second college football bowl game, the Poinsettia North County Times - North San Diego and ...
		Holiday Bowl officials are expected to officially announce the name as the Poinsettia Bowl at a news conference on Wednesday.
		The bowl was the only new one added for the 2005 season.
		In terms of hoping San Diego State might be available to play in the Poinsettia Bowl, it should be pointed out that the Aztecs are the lone Mountain West team not to play in a bowl game over the league's first six seasons.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/04/21/sports/amateur/23_06_134_20_05.txt (684 words)

	Army may be eligible for Poinsettia Bowl
		SAN DIEGO, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Army will play in the Poinsettia Bowl this year, if the Black Knights are bowl eligible.
		The Poinsettia Bowl, Dec. 19 in San Diego, will pit a representative from the Mountain West Conference against an at-large opponent.
		Army hasn't participated in a bowl game since 1996, when the Black Knights finished 10-1 and played Auburn in the Independence Bowl.
	www.softcom.net /webnews/wed/av/Ufbc-poinsettia.RJMj_GaT.html (141 words)

	NCAA Football Poinsettia Bowl: Northern Illinois Huskies vs. TCU Horned Frogs - CBS SportsLine.com
		The national rushing leader was held to only 28 yards, a whopping 130 below his average, and the No. 25 TCU Horned Frogs won a Poinsettia Bowl mismatch against Northern Illinois, 37-7.
		Campbell tied the NCAA bowl record with five touchdowns and had 290 all-purpose yards, leading the Midshipmen to a 51-30 win over Colorado State.
		The 5-foot-6 sophomore slotback had touchdown catches of 55 and 34 yards, and scoring runs of 22, 2 and 21 yards.
	cbs.sportsline.com /collegefootball/bowls/poinsettia (470 words)

	The Village News :: Poinsettia Bowl likely to give more local players opportunity for San Diego bowl
		The addition of a second college football bowl game for San Diego, and one which will include a team from the Mountain West Conference, is likely to give additional local athletes the chance to play in a post-season bowl game in San Diego.
		The NCAA license for the Poinsettia Bowl does not include any specific conference standings designation for the MWC team. “We’re not looking at the champion for the first year. We’re just looking at a team,” Binkowski said.
		Local players who have returned to San Diego to play in the Holiday Bowl have noted that while they have previously visited the San Diego Zoo and Sea World, they have not done so with their teammates.
	www.thevillagenews.com /story.asp?story_ID=5444 (325 words)

	College Football Poll, Preview: Poinsettia Bowl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Over-all, this is TCU's 23rd bowl game compared to Northern Illinois' third, not that the Huskies have had a recent history of bad football.
		They ranked 33rd in pass defense, but when you're winning 10 of your 12 games, the opponents are often airing it out.
		TCU has been one of the hottest teams in the nation over the past seven weeks, and it has put the Horned Frogs into the Poinsettia Bowl against Northern Illinois on December 19th.
	www.collegefootballpoll.com /collegejersey_bowl_poinsettia.html (797 words)

	SportingNews.com - College Football - TCU accepts Poinsettia Bowl bid
		FORT WORTH, Texas -- TCU will play in the first bowl of the season, accepting a bid Monday to represent the Mountain West Conference in the Poinsettia Bowl.
		The Frogs are going to a bowl for the eighth time in nine seasons and 23rd overall.
		Navy beat Colorado State 51-30 last year in the inaugural Poinsettia Bowl, sponsored by the San Diego Credit Union.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=153421 (216 words)

	ABC News: TCU to Cry 'Wolfe' in Poinsettia Bowl
		Nov 28, 2006 (AP)— The opening game of the bowl season will feature the nation's leading rusher Northern Illinois' Garrett Wolfe against one of the best run defenses in TCU in the Poinsettia Bowl.
		Western Michigan (8-4) will play in the inaugural International Bowl in Toronto on Jan. 6 the first bowl game outside the United States since the 1937 Bacardi Bowl in Havana.
		Central Michigan (8-4) will play in the Motor City Bowl on Dec. 26, becoming the first team from Michigan to play in the decade-old game set for Ford Field in Detroit.
	www.abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=2685136 (435 words)

	Official Home of the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
		The Pacific Life Holiday Bowl is a proud member of the Football Bowl Association.
		Fans wishing to purchase game tickets are encouraged to contact Texas AandM University by calling 888-99-AGGIE or visiting www.aggieathletics.com or the University of California by calling 800-GO BEARS or by visiting www.calbears.com.
		Bowl Games of America is the official and exclusive tour operator for all marching bands, dance and cheer for the exciting halftime finale performance at the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl.
	www.holidaybowl.com (509 words)

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