Final BCS Bowl Projections

• Cleveland Buck

  

  BCS National Championship
  Alabama (13-0, 8-0, SEC Champion) vs. Texas (13-0, 8-0, Big XII Champion)
  
  Rose Bowl
  Ohio State (10-2, 7-1, Big Ten Champion) vs. Oregon (10-2, 8-1, Pac-10 Champion)
  
  Fiesta Bowl
  Penn State (10-2, 6-2, At-Large) vs. Boise State (13-0, 8-0, At-Large)
  
  Sugar Bowl
  Florida (12-1, 8-0, At-Large) vs. Cincinnati (12-0, 7-0, Big East Champion)
  
  Orange Bowl
  Georgia Tech (11-2, 7-1, ACC Champion) vs. TCU (12-0, 8-0, At-Large)
  
  Tie-Ins
  Alabama - BCSNC
  Texas - BCSNC
  Ohio State - Rose
  Oregon - Rose
  Georgia Tech - Orange
  
  Selection Order
  Sugar (replacing SEC Champion) - Florida (BCS Top 4 Autobid)
  Fiesta (replacing Big XII Champion) - Penn State
  Orange - TCU (Top Ranked Non-AQ Autobid)
  Fiesta - Boise State
  Sugar - Cincinnati (Big East Champion Autobid)
  
  Eligible Teams Left Out
  BYU
  Virginia Tech
  
  It could still be Iowa instead of Penn State, but everything else should be pretty much set.
• 2kool4skool

  

  That's correct. Everything is set except who the Fiesta picks between Iowa/Penn State.
• Trueblue23

  

  I'm not sure if the Big Ten will get two teams in..
• jpake1

  

  Who else would go in then?
• 2quik4u

  

  I want to see a TCU vs Florida or TCU vs Cincy
• Cleveland Buck

  

  Trueblue23 wrote: I'm not sure if the Big Ten will get two teams in..

  Ok, so which team gets in over PSU or Iowa? BYU or Virginia Tech? Those are the only options since no one else is eligible.
• Trueblue23

  

  Good call guys, forgot about the requirements of rank in the BCS to be eligible. My bad.
• Quint

  

  Krambman did a pretty good analysis on another thread.
  

  krambman wrote: I agree that the Big Ten probably doesn't deserve two team in the BCS this year, but I'm not sure what other conference does.
  
  The rule is that no conference can send more than two teams to BCS bowls. There are 4 at-large spots. Remembering this, let's break down the possibilities.
  
  TCU and Boise State deserve and will get two of the at-large slots.
  
  The SEC clearly deserves two bids.
  
  If Texas wins (which is in doubt at the moment) there is no other team in the Big XII who comes close to being deserving of an at-large bid.
  
  The ACC is just bad and no team outside of the conference champ comes close to deserving a slot.
  
  After Oregon in the Pac Ten there are a lot of really good teams, but no other great teams. Besides Oregon, no one has more than 8 wins.
  
  Had Pitt won today and gotten the auto-bid in the Big East, Cinci would have been 11-1 and I think they would have gotten the last at-large slot. But at 9-3 Pitt does not deserve an at large bid.
  
  That leaves the Big Ten with Penn State and Iowa, both of whom have 10 wins. Outside of the Big Ten, the SEC is the only BCS conference with more than one 10-win team.
  
  So now tell me, who deserves an at-large bid more, Iowa or Penn State, or 9-3 Virginia Tech, 9-3 Oklahoma State, 9-3 Pitt, 10-3 Houston, 10-2 BYU?
  
  When you really think about who else is being considered for that last at-large spot, Iowa and Penn State really have the best resumes.

• Trueblue23

  

  Very good points
• Cleveland Buck

  

  Everything he said was correct except the bit about Cincinnati. There was a 0% chance of the being picked for a BCS bowl without winning the Big East autobid. If they would have lost they would have played in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
• Trueblue23

  

  BCS National Championship: Alabama vs Texas
  
  Rose Bowl- Ohio State vs Oregon
  
  Fiesta Bowl- TCU vs Boise State
  
  Orange Bowl- Georgia Tech vs Iowa
  
  Sugar Bowl- Florida vs Cincy
• 2kool4skool

  

  Trueblue23 wrote: BCS National Championship: Alabama vs Texas
  
  Rose Bowl- Ohio State vs Oregon
  
  Fiesta Bowl- TCU vs Boise State
  
  Orange Bowl- Georgia Tech vs Iowa
  
  Sugar Bowl- Florida vs Cincy

  This is exactly what was just put out by ESPN's Brad Edwards. I would personally be surprised to see the Fiesta take TCU over Iowa/Penn State, but I'd imagine Edwards has a better feel for what the bowl committees are thinking than I do.
• believer

  

  2kool4skool wrote:This is exactly what was just put out by ESPN's Brad Edwards. I would personally be surprised to see the Fiesta take TCU over Iowa/Penn State, but I'd imagine Edwards has a better feel for what the bowl committees are thinking than I do.

  YUP...and here's another ESPN writer's take on the BCS set-up: Don't Expect a BCS Sunday Surprise
  

  Cincinnati is expected to play Florida in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Oregon will administer the now-annual Rose Bowl beatdown to the Big Ten, this time to Ohio State. And, oh, the FedEx Orange Bowl is going to have a game too -- not that anybody outside the campuses of Georgia Tech and, either Iowa or Boise State are going to care.

  Unfortunately I think he's right on.
• BCSbunk

  Trueblue23 wrote: BCS National Championship: Alabama vs Texas
  
  Rose Bowl- Ohio State vs Oregon
  
  Fiesta Bowl- TCU vs Boise State
  
  Orange Bowl- Georgia Tech vs Iowa
  
  Sugar Bowl- Florida vs Cincy

  I agree with this scenario. Only difference is Orange might take Penn St.
  
  This makes it almost perfect for the BCS. Put the two non-AQ's against each other that way the "they have not played anyone" continues.
  
  GT vs Iowa/Penn St simply does not matter for any NC implications.
  
  Put UC against Florida and hope like hell Florida takes care of the undefeated UC team.
  
  There ya go all fixed for the fans.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  Apparently there is talk that the Fiesta will take TCU and Boise State. I don't know why, but if they do I think there is little chance Iowa gets picked over Penn State for the Orange Bowl.
• slingshot4ever

  ^^^^^
  
  I will bet anything that PSU will not be in the BCS.
• devil1197

  BCS National Championship: Alabama vs Texas
  
  Rose Bowl- Ohio State vs Oregon
  
  Fiesta Bowl- Iowa vs Boise State
  
  Orange Bowl- Georgia Tech vs TCU
  
  Sugar Bowl- Florida vs Cincy
• buckeyes_woowee

  Should be
  
  NC- Alabama vs TCU
  Sugar- Florida vs Cincy
  Fiesta- Texas vs Boise St.
  Rose- OSU vs Oregon
  Orange- Georgia Tech vs Iowa
• King Curtis

  UC is going to get fucked up
• Cleveland Buck

  

  ^ Yes they are.
• unique_67

  My prediction:
  
  BCS National Championship: Alabama -vs- Texas
  Rose Bowl: OSU -vs- Oregon
  Fiesta Bowl: TCU -vs- Boise State
  Sugar Bowl- Florida -vs- UC
  Orange Bowl- Georgia Tech vs Iowa
• Red_Skin_Pride

  

  I hope to hell the Fiesta doesn't take both TCU and Boise State. About two hours and we'll know for sure.
• King Curtis

  UC and Florida would be a hell of a game.
• Ironman92

  

  I hope Boise St and TCU don't face each other......ESPN predicts they will and they have the insiders
  
  I wanna see TCU play Flordia
  I wanna see Cincy play G Tech (hell of a game IMO)
  Boise St could play Iowa for the other.
  
  I think Iowa/Flordia would be horrible game in all facets.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  There is no chance Iowa will play Florida. The Sugar Bowl picks last and a Big Ten team will not last that long.