Bowl Projections: Week 8

[00Dawg]

ESPN (David Hale): Liberty Bowl vs Kansas State
ESPN (Kyle Bonagura): Outback Bowl vs Michigan
CBS: Liberty Bowl vs Iowa State
SBNation: Texas Bowl vs Texas Tech
DieHards.com: Texas Bowl vs Texas
CollegeSportsMadness.com: Texas Bowl vs Texas
Saturday Down South: Liberty Bowl vs Iowa State
CollegeFootballNews.com: Belk Bowl vs Georgia Tech
247 Sports: Belk Bowl vs Georgia Tech
Sporting News: Gator Bowl vs Northwestern
USA Today: Texas Bowl vs Texas
Sports Illustrated: Outback Bowl vs Michigan State
Brett McMurphy: Texas Bowl vs Iowa State
Orlando Sentinel (Brant Parsons): Music City vs Northwestern


Week 8 Plurality Prediction: Texas Bowl
Week 7 Plurality Prediction: Texas Bowl/Liberty Bowl
Week 6 Plurality Prediction: Texas Bowl
Week 5 Plurality Prediction: Gator Bowl
Week 4 Plurality Prediction: Gator Bowl
Week 3 Plurality Prediction: Citrus Bowl
Week 2 Plurality Prediction: Liberty Bowl
Week 1 Plurality Prediction: Music City Bowl
Week 0 Plurality Prediction: Texas Bowl

 

[tatedog]

I wouldn't mind Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl. They have great fans, travel well, and watching the two greatest offensive minds in college football match wits would be intriguing.

 

[The Usual Suspect]

Shirley we will do better than Liberty.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Shirley we will do better than Liberty.

remember, liberty, music city, Texas, etc are all on the same tier.

 

[tatedog]

Only way I see us moving out of that tier is winning out except Bama, and Bama and UGA both make playoffs and Auburn goes bad--unless I'm missing something. LSU probably needs to cool off as well.

 

[Bulldogg31]

remember, liberty, music city, Texas, etc are all on the same tier.

In terms of payouts, yes.

In terms of getting-excited-and-spending-my-money-and-time-to-travel-during-the-holidays-and-enjoying-a-cool-town-and-great-weather-in-the-middle-of-winter, not so much.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Liberty is on the same level as Texas and Outback. I doubt we will get Citris this year, but that is the only option for us to "do better" than the liberty bowl.

I'm guessing Texas at this point.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

In terms of payouts, yes.

In terms of getting-excited-and-spending-my-money-and-time-to-travel-during-the-holidays-and-enjoying-a-cool-town-and-great-weather-in-the-middle-of-winter, not so much.

Obviously I wasn’t referring to a preferable travel destination. Only the tiers of the bowls.

 

[The Usual Suspect]

I really wish they would rotate bowls some how. For the most part, the non Bama's, end up going to the same bowls over and over, and I'm sorry, it is tough enough to get people to go to bowls these days. They are not going to travel well to a destination that they have been to 3 times in 10 years.

 

[00Dawg]

Speaking of Music City...

I swear I saw a guy with coat and tie that had their pin on his lapel yesterday. It was a quick passing glance, so I could've been mistaken, but...

 

[Duke Humphrey]

We are about to play KState next two seasons

I wouldn't mind Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl. They have great fans, travel well, and watching the two greatest offensive minds in college football match wits would be intriguing.

Would love a matchup with a blueblood like Texas, Michigan, etc.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

I really wish they would rotate bowls some how. For the most part, the non Bama's, end up going to the same bowls over and over, and I'm sorry, it is tough enough to get people to go to bowls these days. They are not going to travel well to a destination that they have been to 3 times in 10 years.

State fans will always travel well to Liberty and Music City just based on proximity and local fan base.

I would worry about our attendance if we went to Gator again. I think the distance plus past experiences has fatigued our fan base. Any other bowl besides Gator I think would be fine.

I personally would like to got to one we haven't been to since Mullen has been here. I would also be fine with Liberty since it is 20 minutes from my house.

 

[thatsbaseball]

So what do these prognosticators think our record will be ?

 

[missouridawg]

Would love a matchup with a blueblood like Texas, Michigan, etc.

If we play KState in a bowl game, then we will play them twice in 3 games

 

[MarkDallas]

I really wish they would rotate bowls some how. For the most part, the non Bama's, end up going to the same bowls over and over, and I'm sorry, it is tough enough to get people to go to bowls these days. They are not going to travel well to a destination that they have been to 3 times in 10 years.

This. I understand that bowl tie-ins are what allow us to rake in revenue, but it also means we're going to the same 4 bowls over and over.

To me, bowls are a chance to step out of the norm: new opponents, new venues, new routines. You lose some of that if it's the same bowls every year.

 

[Duke Humphrey]

I agree, but what bowls could we add to mix it up?

This. I understand that bowl tie-ins are what allow us to rake in revenue, but it also means we're going to the same 4 bowls over and over.

To me, bowls are a chance to step out of the norm: new opponents, new venues, new routines. You lose some of that if it's the same bowls every year.

Have to take into account proximity for fanbase to travel to a game that isn’t CFP or Conf Championship? Always thought NoLA Bowl would be better than BHM Bowl tie in.

Wish SEC would regulate who goes where instead of allowing, for example, Outback Bowl to take UF every year and leaving us to gator or Liberty.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

I wouldn't doubt if you did. They start coming to potential teams during the season.

 

[johnson86-1]

Have to take into account proximity for fanbase to travel to a game that isn’t CFP or Conf Championship? Always thought NoLA Bowl would be better than BHM Bowl tie in.

Wish SEC would regulate who goes where instead of allowing, for example, Outback Bowl to take UF every year and leaving us to gator or Liberty.

The SEC does basically regulate it. They take input from their bowl partners and then assign teams to the bowls that are on equal tiers.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

I'd like to see us add a couple of bowls against the Pac-12, maybe one out there and one in Texas or somewhere.

 

[MSUDawgFan86]

Anywhere but Memphis. I’ll take any bowl but Memphis. The thought of playing K-State at Memphis when we will play them on future schedules makes me want to take a nap instead of being excited like a Bowl is supposed to be.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

I swear I saw a guy with coat and tie that had their pin on his lapel yesterday. It was a quick passing glance, so I could've been mistaken, but...

it probably said "black panther investigation committee" and you completely misread.

 

[Shamoan]

Liberty is a de facto home game giving us an advantage, while music city is just a great trip. Give me a Tennessee bowl or outback. Been, what, 17/18 years since the blooming onion has been enjoy by our fanbase and I'm sure Outback suits would love to be outside the shadow of our crushing boycott. Honestly, I'm shocked they have survived without our patronage. They will practically be begging for our forgiveness by season end.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Outback, citrus, or music city. Those are my top 3

 

[BulldogBlitz]

I would prefer a Bahamas bowl trip.

 

[00Dawg]

Sidebar: rotation discussion

That got me wanting to check out to see if this indeed a problem. Dating back to the 2010 season (first year with the Gator Bowl), here's the second-tier SEC Bowl tie-in participants

Gator Bowl: State, Florida, State, UGA, Tennessee, UGA, UK
Music City: Tennessee, State, Vandy, UM, LSU , TAMU, Tennessee
Liberty Bowl: UGA, Vandy, (no SEC team), State, TAMU, Arkansas, UGA
Outback Bowl: UF, UGA, SoCar, LSU, Auburn, Tennessee, UF
Texas Bowl (2014 was first year with an SEC tie-in): Arkansas, LSU, Texas A&M
Belk Bowl (2014 was first year with an SEC tie-in): UGA, State, Arkansas

So: The Gator invited us twice and UGA twice, the Liberty invited UGA twice (albeit 6 years apart), the Music City invited Tennessee twice (6 years apart), and the Outback Bowl invited UF twice (6 years apart). Looks to me like the Gator is the only bowl that likes to double-dip in quick succession. Unproven theory also says that makes Music City, Texas, and Outback as our most likely set of possible destinations (barring something spectacular that takes us to Orlando or beyond).

 

[missouridawg]

You guys can go ahead and book your trip to Houston for the Texas Bowl. I’ve got the grandparents watching the kids that week so me and the wife decided to get out of town for a few days. Our trip is booked over the same time as the Texas Bowl, meaning we are 100% guaranteed to come here while I’m away.

 

[Dawgzilla]

I wouldn't mind Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl. They have great fans, travel well, and watching the two greatest offensive minds in college football match wits would be intriguing.

I don't think you understand, it would be Mississippi State playing K. State.

 

[Dawgtini]

Memphis would be an awesome draw. With or without kstate. Close, easy, fun.

 

[Carbaryl]

Hoping we win enough going foward to get a better opponent than KState.If we play them that game would be over by halftime.

 

[Maroonthirteen]

Memphis would be an awesome draw. With or without kstate. Close, easy, fun.

I'm not sure there would be a more motivated opponent to play (in a lower bowl) and at their home stadium. I'd like to play them but just not at the liberty bowl.