Comment: The top two teams -- Florida and Texas -- are projected to meet in Pasadena. The Gators will be looking for their third title in the past four seasons, while Texas is looking for its first since 2005.
The champions of selected conferences are contractually committed to certain bowls, unless they are No. 1 or No. 2. (ACC: Orange; Big Ten: Rose; Big 12: Fiesta; Pac-10: Rose; SEC: Sugar). If a Bowl loses a host team to the title game, then the bowl gets first choice at a replacement team. The rest of the selection order for 2010 is as follows: Orange, Fiesta, Sugar.
One champion from C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt or WAC will earn an automatic berth in a BCS bowl game if either: A. Such team is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS Standings, or, B. Such team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS Standings and its ranking in the final BCS Standings is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the BCS bowls.
Comment: The ACC champion is locked to the Orange Bowl and we now project it to be Georgia Tech. With Miami's loss to Clemson, the Hurricanes now have two ACC losses and so does Virginia Tech, so it falls on Georgia Tech. The Orange Bowl gets the first pick after the replacement picks and takes an undefeated TCU.
Comment: The Big 12 champion is locked to the Fiesta Bowl, but with Texas projected to the title game, the Fiesta gets a replacement pick. Since there will be no other Big 12 teams worthy of a BCS selection, we project it will be USC. With its other at-large pick, it will take an undefeated Boise State.
Comment: With Florida going to the title game, the Sugar Bowl will take a one-loss Alabama. Cincinnati is the favorite to win the Big East and land here.
Comment: The Pac-10 champion vs. the Big Ten champion. With Oregon's win over USC last week, it is in control of the conference, while the Big Ten will most likely be decided between Ohio State and Iowa. Since the game is in Columbus, Ohio State is the projected winner, allowing it to head to the Rose Bowl.
Notre Dame is considered a Big East school in the bowl selection process. If Army is bowl-eligible, it will play in the EagleBank Bowl. If not, a C-USA, MAC or Big Ten school can replace it. Navy is slated to play in the Texas Bowl if it is bowl-eligible. The Sun Belt has a deal with the St. Petersburg Bowl if C-USA can not fill its selections. * - Replacement team.
So you must be predicting Cincinnati to lose a game? After the replacements for the title game of Texas and Florida are selected Alabama/Florida loser to the Sugar and USC to the fiesta. The order of the bowls selecting the teams are Orange, Fiesta and Sugar.
So Cincinnati being the highest ranked BCS team from a major conference, plus with how much their going to be talked
I think the tigers could have something to say about the Orange Bowl. We had a bad game against Maryland and that's still being held against us. That's OK though, we'll fly under the radar for the rest of the regular season, and suprise a very good GT team in the ACCCG. Maybe the nation will wake up then and see that Clemson has finally turned the corner. With 3 losses
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IF they both should win out... (This would be the qualifying statement. Please do not tell me all the reasons why it won't happen. I understand the IF part means IF.)
Is it a foregone conclusion that a Pitt vs. Penn State bowl game would be a spectacular sight? Is it possible? Fiesta? Sugar? What committee wouldn't want that matchup? (ag
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Obviously strange things can happen tonight, but Iowa's loss and Ohio State's win really changes things in the Big Ten. Plus, now I'm not so sure Penn State can get an at-large bid to the BCS. Assuming Ohio State beats Iowa, then the Buckeyes will be headed to the Rose Bowl, and Iowa and Penn State might be on the outside looking in.
USC is back in the game now, but if they lose tonigh
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.... and no, this isn't a thread about creating a playoff system. I'll save that for another day. I won't even discuss whether or not we have too many bowls. Again another topic altogether. Here's why I hate the bowl system. The match-ups are pre-determined because of conference bowl tie-ins. Sure, some of the tie-ins make sense in terms of geography, but eve
The New Mexico Bowl gets the 4th selection from the Mountain West. The Humanitarian Bowl gets the 5th selection. If there are not enoug teams to fill the slots, the Humanitarian Bowl would select an at-large team - not the New Mexico Bowl. The conference could ask the New Mexico Bowl to take an at-large team in favor of a good match up elsewhere. The Bowl would have to
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Oh, I know it can't happen but if both UC and OSU earn their conference's automatic BCS bid, it would be a dream match. Let Alabama go play Oregon or whoever in the Rose Bowl. Send UC and OSU to Bourbon Street, or better yet play at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincy (neutral field since UC plays at Nippert Stadium).
It's looking ever more like Texas vs either Florida or Alabama/LSU for the big game.
In the SEC, all too famous for cannibalism and eating its own young, only LSU or Alabama can win the head-to-head matchup and the Gators are already in the SEC Champs cat bird seat, thanks to a SC loss at TN on Saturday. Whoever wins in Atlanta goes to Pasadena.
Even with a loss to OU... a game we easily could have won..... we are still 3-2 in conference and lead the division by 1/2 game over NU. Yet the powers that be at CBS still dont think KSU even gets to the TEXAS BOWL?? REALLY??? I guess it is going to take KSU beating KU in Manhattan to switch that around...am I right?
Either way, it is a pretty damn good turnaround for a team that mos
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I'm sure you won't all agree with my selections, but if you have any questions or comments ... Post them here. We will do a podcast next week and read some questions/concerns/comments on the bowl selection process and projections.
How can they have South Florida, a team Pitt slaughtered ahead of Pitt in the projected bowls. Pitt has 1 loss and is undefeated in the Big East. They are getting better every week, with the most dynamic running back in the country. Dion Lewis is a true freshman. Pitt should have no problems winning next week against Syracuse. Assuming they also beat Notre Dame and WV
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