What Bowl Game Do You Want?

[memphisdawg2]

Personally, I hope we end up in the Orange Bowl. 1. because of the payout. 2. because we haven't been there in over 70 years. Thoughts?

 

[baseballnerd]

Orange Bowl. Cotton wouldn't be bad because I think its played on New Years with the playoff games.

 

[LawDawgGA]

Warmth.

 

[Dawg1976]

Orange has a nice ring to it. Not sure how the pecking order works.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

Orange as well - it still feels like more of a "BCS bowl" to me

than peach or cotton - even though it's the same tier. I'm just hoping for a good match up. I'm really glad Marshall finally lost - that would have been a super disappointing end of the season.

 

[jwhdawg]

Orange or Cotton. I hope its not Georgia Tech. I want a bigger name school..

 

[Statedog101]

If Alabama wins the SEC title game, it most likely will be the Orange vs Ga Tech.

 

[mcdawg22]

Orange, payout, Miami, probable opponent, direct flights out of Pensacola, a ton of choices for hotels, night game. The only negative Sun Life stadium.

 

[Statedog101]

SB Nation guessing State and Ohio State in the Peach Bowl. They have Michigan State in the Orange. Also have Tsun in the Cotton.

 

[jwhdawg]

I'm a little behind here. What are the top six bowls? Top to bottom.

 

[TheGoat.sixpack]

I would welcome this.

 

[olblue.sixpack]

Personally, I hope we end up in the Orange Bowl. 1. because of the payout. 2. because we haven't been there in over 70 years. Thoughts?

Looking at the pecking order, if State is ranked ahead of Michigan State, then State will get the Orange Bowl invite.

 

[TulsaLawDawg]

Cotton. Primarily due to proximity.

 

[Old Fart Dawg]

Orange Bowl = $18 million payout. Sounds good to me
http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl_games_bowl_schedule.html

 

[QuaoarsKing]

In no certain order: Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Orange, Fiesta, and Peach.

This year the Rose and Sugar are playoff semifinals. The Committee picks the 8 teams to play in the other 4 bowls, which include any remaining P5 champions, the best non-P5 champion, and at larges that are totally determined by the Committee's final rankings.

In addition, the Orange is guaranteed an ACC team, the Sugar a Big 12/SEC matchup, and the Rose a Big 10/Pac12 matchup, in the years they aren't playoff semifinals. Usually that won't be a huge deal, but it's possible that the champion of a conference could end up in a playoff and the major bowl will be stuck with a team ranked in the 20s or so.

This year, the playoffs are likely to have 4 P5 champions, so Ohio State/Wisconsin and Boise State (or maybe Marshall) will be autobids. Georgia Tech will probably get the Orange Bowl autobid if FSU makes the playoff, and the last 5 bids will be based on Committee rankings.

After the Committee picks the 8 teams that will play in the Orange/Fiesta/Peach/Cotton, the Committee will actually match them up. They'll set up 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 if possible, but they'll also look at which conferences certain bowls prefer and creating good matchups. For example, the Orange Bowl will take an SEC or Big 10 team for the second bid if one is available, but it's not locked in like the ACC bid is. If the Committee ranks Michigan State ahead of us, then it may be Michigan State-Georgia Tech in the Orange, and we might end up in the Peach. There's no limit to how many teams from a conference can make the big 6 bowls, so we don't have to worry too much about upsets. I don't think we're in danger of falling out of the top 11 even if Missouri wins or something.

 

[Rogershep]

Did they change the payout system? At one time the money all went into a pot and was split evenly 14 ways. I still want the Orange for the prestige factor and don't care who we beat in the game. Nobody remembers Oklahoma wore out an overmatched Connecticut team. They just remember Oklahoma wagon the Fiesta Bowl.

I did see a possible Peach scenario with Ohio State. Imagine the publicity of a Student vs. Teacher storyline. I'm all for milking this season for all it's worth.

No matter where or vs. who, we have to bring that bowl trophy home. Off seasons are a little more bearable ending on a win. Plus it's a selling point closing out recruiting season.

 

[ronpolk]

In no certain order: Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Orange, Fiesta, and Peach.

This year the Rose and Sugar are playoff semifinals. The Committee picks the 8 teams to play in the other 4 bowls, which include any remaining P5 champions, the best non-P5 champion, and at larges that are totally determined by the Committee's final rankings.

In addition, the Orange is guaranteed an ACC team, the Sugar a Big 12/SEC matchup, and the Rose a Big 10/Pac12 matchup, in the years they aren't playoff semifinals. Usually that won't be a huge deal, but it's possible that the champion of a conference could end up in a playoff and the major bowl will be stuck with a team ranked in the 20s or so.

This year, the playoffs are likely to have 4 P5 champions, so Ohio State/Wisconsin and Boise State (or maybe Marshall) will be autobids. Georgia Tech will probably get the Orange Bowl autobid if FSU makes the playoff, and the last 5 bids will be based on Committee rankings.

After the Committee picks the 8 teams that will play in the Orange/Fiesta/Peach/Cotton, the Committee will actually match them up. They'll set up 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 if possible, but they'll also look at which conferences certain bowls prefer and creating good matchups. For example, the Orange Bowl will take an SEC or Big 10 team for the second bid if one is available, but it's not locked in like the ACC bid is. If the Committee ranks Michigan State ahead of us, then it may be Michigan State-Georgia Tech in the Orange, and we might end up in the Peach. There's no limit to how many teams from a conference can make the big 6 bowls, so we don't have to worry too much about upsets. I don't think we're in danger of falling out of the top 11 even if Missouri wins or something.

Thanks for that explanation. Hard to imagine us falling out of the "big bowls". After reading this, I expect either the Orange, peach or cotton. Hard to imagine the committee sending us to Arizona for the fiesta bowl. I'm hoping for the cotton or orange. Nothing against Atlanta but playing in either miami or Jerry's world looks appealing.

 

[patdog]

One slight correction to his explanation. The best available SEC, Big 12, Big 10 & PAC-12 teams are guaranteed a berth in the Orange, Peach, Fiesta, or Cotton bowls. Those conferences are tied in to the Sugar & Rose bowls, but since those are playoff games this year, those spots will be allocated to the other 4 major bowls.

 

[00Dawg]

All that boils down to: Roll Tide.
As much as I'd enjoy a trip to Disney World, with how our season went, we deserve a Big 6 spot.

 

[o_1984Dawg]

So all 5 P5 conferences will have at least 1 team in the 4 non-playoff games? Plus 1 G5 (Boise). So are there really only 2 at-large spots? Is that right?

 

[Palmettodog]

One that's finally close to my house....Peach Bowl.

 

[SHTRSFUL]

Not Cotton, that stadium sucks. remember it from our trip there in 1998 when we go rolled by R. Williams. Peach is good, Atlanta is easy to get in and out of. Orange would be better. has a nice ring to it.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

I think GT takes down FSU, so we might get FSU, which would be awesome.

 

[o_1984Dawg]

The stadium that holds the Cotton Bowl doesn't suck anymore...

 

[dhall2276]

Not Cotton, that stadium sucks. remember it from our trip there in 1998 when we go rolled by R. Williams. Peach is good, Atlanta is easy to get in and out of. Orange would be better. has a nice ring to it.

Cotton bowl is now at Jerry's World.

 

[uptowndawg]

Not Cotton, that stadium sucks. remember it from our trip there in 1998

They moved it to some other ********* called at&t stadium a few years ago

 

[J-Dawg]

For selfish reasons, I'd like to go to Dallas. But for the programs sake, I believe Orange would be best scenario given our possibilities. Sugar was obviously #1 going into the EB.

 

[512taylor]

Selfish reasons...
Peach or Cotton

 

[patdog]

Actually, it looks like I'm wrong. Reading this, it looks like the SEC/Big-10/Big-12/PAC-12 are only guaranteed a spot in one of the 4 remaining major bowls if their champion doesn't make the playoff.

[h=2]Participants in the New Year’s Bowls[/h]Both participants in the Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls are contracted outside the playoff arrange*ment (Big Ten and Pac-12 to Rose Bowl; SEC and Big 12 to Sugar Bowl; ACC to Orange Bowl against the highest ranked available team from the SEC, Big Ten and Notre Dame). If a conference champion qualifies for the playoff, then the bowl will choose a replacement from that conference. When those bowls host the semifinals and their contracted conference champions do not qualify, then the dis*placed champion(s) will play in the other New Year’s bowls.
The Fiesta, Cotton and Peach Bowls will host displaced conference champions and the top-ranked champion from a non-contract conference. The highest-ranked available teams will fill any other berths. The Selection Committee will make the pairings.