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Replacing Minnesota in the Holiday Bowl on short notice would be a logistical nightmare, from rounding up players who have already gone home for the holidays to figuring out how to feed them once they are in California.Minnesota players are boycotting team activities in protest over the universitys decision to suspend 10 players for its upcoming Holiday Bowl appearance against Washington State after an internal school investigation into an alleged sexual assault. No criminal charges were filed in the case.University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler released a statement Friday saying that the players would remain suspended and it planned to let bowl organizers know soon if the team would be participating.If not, the Holiday Bowl committee will have to act quickly to find a replacement. The game is set to be played Dec. 27 and the teams were scheduled to arrive in San Diego on Dec. 22 for a few days of preparation and bowl-related activities.The Holiday Bowl put out a statement Thursday night saying it was monitoring the situation. Wright Waters, executive director of the Football Bowl Association, said Friday bowl organizers had not reached out to any schools about filling in for Minnesota if the Gophers dont show.Northern Illinois, from the Mid-American Conference, appears likely to get the first call. The Huskies are at the top of the list of 5-7 teams that would be bowl eligible based on their Academic Progress Rating, according to NCAA rules.NIU officials are also monitoring the situation.Were proud of the academic success of our football program which puts us in this conversation, athletic director Sean Frazier said in a statement Friday.But NIU finished its season on Nov. 26 and held its last team meeting the next day. The school had fall commencement last Sunday.After NIU, next up in the APR rankings are Arizona State and California, two Pac-12 teams that have already played and lost to Washington State.Even if a team commits to play, there would be a host of issues to resolve.The first and maybe biggest problem would be gathering coaches and dozens of players who have dispersed for the holiday season.Next, how to get that team to California? Charter flights can be booked on short-notice, but they are costly.Even if a team could get to San Diego, it would be way behind on the field and off.Typically, schools send a group of team officials -- including the director of football operations, equipment manager and ticket and marketing directors -- to scout a bowl site a day or two after a bid is accepted.They map out everything from the time it takes to get the team from the hotel to practice sites to where to hold events for their fans.A positive for Northern Illinois is that the school has recent experience with San Diego bowl games. The Huskies played in the Poinsettia Bowl last season and in 2013. That game is also held at Qualcomm Stadium.Hotel arrangements would not necessarily be an issue because bowl organizers book those in advance and a new team could simply slip into Minnesotas accommodations. Though teams usually plan most of their own meals, so that would be another rush job.Then there is practice.Bowl teams generally practice for a couple of weeks on campus before heading out to the site. Most of the game-planning and serious preparation is done then. Coaches are generally putting the finishing touches on their team at a bowl site.At Washington State, the Cougars are trying to go about business as usual.We are focusing on ourselves and preparing for the 2016 National Funding Holiday Bowl on Dec. 27, Washington State AD Bill Moos said in a statement.Wholesale White Sox Jerseys . LOUIS -- Rookie Tavon Austin has missed another day of practice, lessening the odds hell be ready for the St. Chicago White Sox Gear . 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Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level.In a way, the 2016 season will pick up where 2015 left off: Alabama is No. 1 and Clemson is 2.The defending national champion Crimson Tide is the No. 1 team in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 for the fifth time overall and third time under coach Nick Saban.The Tide received 33 of 61 first-place votes from the media panel and 1,469 points in the poll released Sunday. No. 2 Clemson, which lost a thrilling College Football Playoff championship game to Alabama in January, received 16 first-place votes and 1,443 points. This is the first time since 1992 that the teams that ended the previous season at Nos. 1 and 2 in the AP poll began the next season in the same spots. Miami and Washington did it that season.Oklahoma is No. 3 in the preseason poll and received four first-place votes. No. 4 Florida State had five first-place votes. No. 5 LSU, No. 6 Ohio State and No. 7 Michigan all received one first-place vote. A year after Ohio State became the first unanimous preseason No. 1 in the history of the AP poll, seven teams received first-place votes, the most in the preseason since 1998.Stanford is No. 8, followed by No. 9 Tennessee and No. 10 Notre Dame.Alabama has won an unprecedented four national championships in the last seven seasons, but none has come when the Tide started No. 1 (2010 and 2013). Thats one of a couple of trends the Tide will be trying to buck this season. The last preseason No. 1 to win the national championship was Southern California in 2004. Alabama is the fourth straight defending champ to start the next season No. 1.Its basically human condition to get satisfied with success, said the 64-year-old Saban, who is 105-18 at Alabama. Theres a lot of books written on how to be successful. Theres not a lot of books written on how to stay successful.The Tide need to replace Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry and defensive All-Americans Reggie Ragland and AShawn Robinson and will be breaaking in a new quarterback, but the next wave of four- and five-star recruits is ready to step up.dddddddddddd In Calvin Ridley, Alabama has one of the best receivers in the country, and linebacker Reuben Foster and pass rusher Tim Williams will anchor another potentially dominant defense.Clemson returns quarterback Deshaun Watson, a Heisman finalist whose 2016 campaign essentially started with a magnificent performance against Alabama in the championship game, and nine other offensive starters. The Tigers face tough opposition in their own division with Florida State.The Tigers and Seminoles give the Atlantic Coast Conference two top five teams in the preseason poll for the first time in the history of the conference.---POLL POINTSStreaks- This is the eighth straight year the Tide have been ranked in the preseason top five, matching the second-longest streak since the preseason poll started in 1950. Oklahoma had an eight-year run (1974-1981) and Florida State did it 11 straight seasons (1990-2000).- Ohio State is making its 28th straight appearance in the preseason poll. Only Penn State (34) and Nebraska (33) had longer streaks.- Oklahoma is making its 17 straight preseason poll appearance. LSU is at 16 and No. 20 Southern California is at 15 straight.Best since ...- No. 2 Clemson has its best ranking in the preseason poll ever. Previous high was No. 4 (1984 and 1988).- No. 9 Tennessee has its best preseason ranking since 2005 (No. 3).- No. 10 Notre Dame has its best preseason ranking since 2006 (No. 2).- No. 14 Washington has its best preseason ranking since 2002 (No. 9).- No. 15 Houston is ranked in the preseason for the first time since 1991 (No. 12).CONFERENCE CALLTeams in the Top 25 by conference:SEC -- 6Pac-12 -- 5Big Ten -- 4ACC -- 4Big 12 -- 4AAC -- 1Independent -- 1 ' ' '