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Today we are covering the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl as Tulsa takes on BYU! Should be a great game! We will be blogging every quarter. Get up to second updates with are TweetCast at www.twitter.com/rfsportsradio Watch us LIVE on the above video stream.

  We have a great show planned for Monday Jan. 3, 2011. Full game wrap-ups of 2011 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl and 2011 TicketCity Bowl. Interviews with the coaches; Rich Ellerson, June Jones, Pat Fitzgerald, and Tommy Tuberville. Interviews with players; Pat Meally and MOP Steve Anderson of Army, Kelvin Beachum of SMU, Corbin Bryant of Northwestern, and TicketCity Bowl MVP Taylor Potts of Texas Tech.   We will also preview 2011 AT&T Cotton Bowl with interviews with our hometown DeSoto players: Garrick Williams, Von Miller, Cyrus Gray, and Tony Jerod-Eddie Join us this Monday 9:30pm cst @ www,blogtalkradio.com or call and listen 323-927-2906

  During today's press conference for the 2011 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl everyone took notice to the big "elephant in the room". Reports started yesterday that SMU head coach June Jones was offered $3.5 million to leave the Mustangs and coach the University of Maryland Terps. Coach Jones signed an extension earlier in the year that gives him $2 million per year to revitalize the SMU football program.   When asked about the reports, Coach said, "Those things happen when you have success.  That wasn't the first time this year, and probably not going to be the last time when I'm at SMU. I'm committed to being here. I'm pleased and happy with where I am.  I made a commitment to my kids.  That's why I'm here."   Coach Jones was asked later about how many schools have contacted him he said, "One this year. I did talk...and again it was telephone and never with the officials, but with the search companies calling."   Wi...

Army head coach Rich Ellerson vs former teammate SMU head coach June Jones   If you drive through downtown Fort Worth you will definitely know that this is bowl season. Between the large amount of TCU signs you will notice the 8th Annual Bell Helicopter Armed Forces bowl is set to take place tomorrow, but not in Fort Worth as planned. Bowl official Brant Ringler opened saying, " ...the implosion of the stadium, we couldn't play there this year.  It's a great thing for us in the long run because Fort Worth is our home.  We plan to return.  Hopefully it will be next year.  Depends on how the renovations go."   With the game moving to SMU's Ford Field, one could assume that it will be a huge advantage for the Mustangs. Coach Ellerson doesn't think so stating, " It's gonna be their home stadium, but not their home crowd. We are not gonna feel like the visiting team, I know that SMU has a great following there and I know its gonna be a tough environment...