🏈 Bowl question

[bamascw]

If Notre Dame gets left out of the NC game, which BCS bowl gets first dibs at them? Where I am going with this is:

If we win the SEC Champ. game, and get left out of the NC game, we end up in the Sugar Bowl, but against which team? Could Notre Dame land that bowl?

 

[TerryP]

Fiesta gets first pick.

If we end up in the Sugar by winning the SECCG our opponent will be an at large pick. If we went by the standings today it would likely be Clemson. I say that based on the assumption the Sugar wouldn't invite another SEC team to play us in the Sugar. Oklahoma is also in that top 12 so they'll be filling one of the slots as well.

 

[bamascw]

Hmm, Fiesta huh? Is the other Fiesta pic at large as well? What's the breakdown for the BCS bowls? I know Pac 12 winner goes to Rose but if that's Oregon the Rose would pic the Pac 12 runner up or what? Lots left before this is to be decided but I was just thinking ahead a bit.

 

[TerryP]

ESPN.com should have a listing of how the bowls breakdown. Go to CFB, rankings, and along the top you'll see BCS.

Right now, it's all guesses.

In answer to your questions, the Rose will have a PAC vs B1G team. If Oregon ends up in the title game, it'll be a Rose Bowl decision. Stanford, maybe Oregon State representing the PAC.

Assuming Kansas State wins the Big12, they'll likely face ND.

Orange is going to have ACC vs Big East—probably FSU vs Louisville IF Louisville beats Rutgers and Rutgers doesn't lose another game. FSU will need to win the ACCCG.

Sugar takes SECC plus an at-large.

So, bottom line, we'll see three at large bids: Rose, Fiesta, and Sugar.

All subject to change of course. A loss by Oregon in the PACCG they are out of the BCSNC, but in the Rose. That would probably put an undefeated Kansas State in the BCSNC pushing Oklahoma into the Fiesta.

A lot of football left to be played even though there are only three weeks left. A couple of losses here and there and this all gets shaken up.

 

[ColoradoTide]

Clemson, Say it ain't so Joe, whoops, I mean Terry...

Yeah I said the same thing when I saw CFN and CBS new bowl projections this morning. If we can't slip back into the championship game I'd at least get some comfort out of beating the dog crap out of ND in the Sugar Bowl.

 

[Rolltide24]

Makes sense. But wouldn't the winner of the PAC CG go to the Rose meaning if Oregon lost that game they would be left looking for an at large selection to a BCS game (as they would. It be the PAC 12 champ and whoever beat them would not be in the NCG)? Kind of like us in 2008.

ESPN.com should have a listing of how the bowls breakdown. Go to CFB, rankings, and along the top you'll see BCS.

Right now, it's all guesses.

In answer to your questions, the Rose will have a PAC vs B1G team. If Oregon ends up in the title game, it'll be a Rose Bowl decision. Stanford, maybe Oregon State representing the PAC.

Assuming Kansas State wins the Big12, they'll likely face ND.

Orange is going to have ACC vs Big East—probably FSU vs Louisville IF Louisville beats Rutgers and Rutgers doesn't lose another game. FSU will need to win the ACCCG.

Sugar takes SECC plus an at-large.

So, bottom line, we'll see three at large bids: Rose, Fiesta, and Sugar.

All subject to change of course. A loss by Oregon in the PACCG they are out of the BCSNC, but in the Rose. That would probably put an undefeated Kansas State in the BCSNC pushing Oklahoma into the Fiesta.

A lot of football left to be played even though there are only three weeks left. A couple of losses here and there and this all gets shaken up.

 

[TerryP]

Makes sense. But wouldn't the winner of the PAC CG go to the Rose meaning if Oregon lost that game they would be left looking for an at large selection to a BCS game (as they would. It be the PAC 12 champ and whoever beat them would not be in the NCG)? Kind of like us in 2008.

Yep. My mistake on that one...

 

[bamaraider]

Hmmm...Florida State comes to mind.

 

[TerryP]

Hmmm...Florida State comes to mind.

Florida State would have to lose to Miami for them to be in the Sugar Bowl. A loss like that and they'd end up falling behind Clemson if the Tigers win out.

AND, that's making the assumption that the ACC would send two teams to BCS games which is a HUGE stretch.