Bowl Projections

• Speedofsand

  

  http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/jerry-palm/21125799/bowl-projections-title-game-is-set
  
  We now have 70 eligible teams, exactly how many we need. Pitt, UConn and Georgia Tech could still become eligible next week. If they do, that'll knock out a couple MAC and/or Sun Belt teams.
  
  Ga Tech needs to win the ACC Championship game to become bowl eligible. smh.
  
  BCSCG : Notre Dame vs Bama/Uga winner
  
  Sugar: Florida/Oklahoma
  
  Rose: Nebraska/Stanford
  
  Fiesta: Oregon/Kansas St
  
  Orange : FSU/Louisville?
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Would the Bama/GA loser not go to one?
• Speedofsand

  

  ernest_t_bass;1328824 wrote:Would the Bama/GA loser not go to one?

  Maybe instead of Louisville. They lost yesterday right? If they win the big least is it automatic an Orange bid? BCS rules 2 teams per conf is not including BCSCG I think.
• Pick6

  

  Speedofsand;1328871 wrote:Maybe instead of Louisville. They lost yesterday right? If they win the big least is it automatic an Orange bid? BCS rules 2 teams per conf is not including BCSCG I think.

  Yeah, the Big East champion still gets an auto bid. The limit is two and includes the National Championship game.
• Azubuike24

  

  The Georgia/Alabama loser will NOT make a BCS game. Not with Florida sitting with 1 loss.
  
  Oklahoma, with a win and BY DEFAULT, will get the last at-large bid. Oregon and Florida will get the others.
  
  Hopefully, the Orange Bowl sticks with tradition, and they likely will have to with the Fiesta Bowl getting the top selection and the Sugar Bowl losing their champion to the BCSNCG, and be forced to play a "nobody cares" game between the ACC and Big East.
• Speedofsand

  

  http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls/projections?season=2012
  
  Michigan to Capital 1 in Orlando
  Wisconsin to Outback in Tampa
  Northwestern to Gator in Jax
  Purdue to Heart of Dallas vs TCU
• Azubuike24

  

  Speedofsand;1328911 wrote:http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls/projections?season=2012
  
  Michigan to Capital 1 in Orlando
  Wisconsin to Outback in Tampa
  Northwestern to Gator in Jax
  Purdue to Heart of Dallas vs TCU

  Michigan vs Georgia/Alabama
  Wisconsin vs South Carolina
  Northwestern vs Mississippi State
  
  Texas A&M to the Cotton Bowl, LSU to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, Vanderbilt to the Music City Bowl and Mississippi to the Liberty Bowl.
  
  Michigan vs Alabama rematch?
• fan_from_texas

  A 7-5 Wisconsin to Outback over a 9-3 Northwestern? I'm not sure about that.
• Azubuike24

  

  Unlike the Capital One Bowl (who has to take a team within 1 game of the best available eligible school), the Outback Bowl could pick who they wanted and is not constrained by any eligibility rules in-terms of selection.
  
  Michigan, at 8-4, is eligible for the Capital One Bowl (only a game back of the highest available eligible team) and is almost a lock given their following. The Outback Bowl would then select whoever they felt would be the biggest draw...and of the schools, Wisconsin and Nebraska would be far bigger draws than Northwestern...
• Speedofsand

  

  link updated for week 13
  BCSCG- ND vs Bama/Uga winner
  GoDaddy- Kent St vs Ark St
  Cotton- Texas vs SECCG loser or LSU
  Fiesta- Kansas St vs Oregon
  Sugar- Florida Gators vs Oklahoma
  Orange- FSU vs Rutgers
  Rose- Nebraska vs Stanford
  Cap One- Michigan vs Texas A&M
  Outback- Northwestern vs South Carolina
  Gator- Wisc. vs Vandy or Miss St
• Speedofsand

  

  http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2012/11/25/3690818/bcs-rankings-standings-top-25-notre-dame-alabama-georgia
  Kent State's all the way up at No. 17, meaning a win over NIU would put them in very good shape to make the BCS, especially if UCLA loses. Don't count Boise State or NIU out yet, either. Sooners fans should probably root for Northern Illinois and Nevada and UCLA this weekend, though.
• fan_from_texas

  Azubuike24;1329007 wrote:Unlike the Capital One Bowl (who has to take a team within 1 game of the best available eligible school), the Outback Bowl could pick who they wanted and is not constrained by any eligibility rules in-terms of selection.
  
  Michigan, at 8-4, is eligible for the Capital One Bowl (only a game back of the highest available eligible team) and is almost a lock given their following. The Outback Bowl would then select whoever they felt would be the biggest draw...and of the schools, Wisconsin and Nebraska would be far bigger draws than Northwestern...

  I understand that the Outback Bowl can pick whatever team they want, but from a fundamental fairness perspective, I would expect a lot of pressure from the B1G to select teams based on record, not based on fan following. It would be bad if, e.g., a few years from now a 6-6 Nebraska team were selected over a 10-2 Northwestern or Indiana team, even if Nebraska would be the better draw. Given that, I hope that the Outback Bowl takes a 9-3 Northwestern over a 7-5 Wisconsin.
• Con_Alma

  Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl - Navy vs. Arizona State
• sportswizuhrd

  http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2012/11/26/3694540/georgia-tech-bowl-game-2012
  
  The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets applied for a waiver on Monday that would allow the Yellow Jackets to participate in a bowl game if Georgia Tech finishes with a 6-7 record, just as UCLA did last year -- if the waiver is approved by the NCAA.
• Fly4Fun

  

  sportswizuhrd;1330200 wrote:http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2012/11/26/3694540/georgia-tech-bowl-game-2012
  
  The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets applied for a waiver on Monday that would allow the Yellow Jackets to participate in a bowl game if Georgia Tech finishes with a 6-7 record, just as UCLA did last year -- if the waiver is approved by the NCAA.

  Was it necessary for teams to get waivers last year in order to fill all the bowls? If so, GT shouldn't get a waiver this year a I believe there are already 70 bowl eligible teams without GT. I could be wrong though.
• Speedofsand

  

  post 1 =

  Speedofsand;1328700 wrote:http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/jerry-palm/21125799/bowl-projections-title-game-is-set
  
  We now have 70 eligible teams, exactly how many we need. Pitt, UConn and Georgia Tech could still become eligible next week. If they do, that'll knock out a couple MAC and/or Sun Belt teams.
  
  Ga Tech needs to win the ACC Championship game to become bowl eligible. smh.

  
  post 15 =

  Fly4Fun;1330257 wrote: I believe there are already 70 bowl eligible teams without GT. I could be wrong though.

• Fly4Fun

  

  Speedofsand;1330819 wrote:post 1 =
  
  post 15 =

  Ugh... failed, sometimes I read a thread and come back later and post. Guess I forgot to reread to reference what I saw.
• vball10set

  from 11W
  

  In particular, the Fiesta Bowl matchup of Oregon and Kansas State, the possible Rose Bowl between Nebraska and Stanford, Hazell's Kent State against Malzahn's Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com bowl, and the Wolverines vs. Manziel and Texas A&M all look like high quality bowl matchups.

  I'd love to see this one :thumbup:
• Rotinaj

  

  A&M would win by 17.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Rotinaj;1331161 wrote:A&M would win by 17.

  But... Michigan is an elite team.
• Tiernan

  scUM will only further embarrass the B1G against TX A&M - my god who is allowing this trvasety to take place?