Bowl Outlook

[sipDawg98]

Sorry if Germans. Now that we have a little bit clearer picture, what say ye about our bowl options? Does the Egg bowl decide wether we have a ****** bowl or a great bowl?

 

[patdog]

Win the Egg Bowl and we're looking at Sugar/Citrus/Texas.
Lose the Egg Bowl and we're looking at Music City/Liberty/Gator.

 

[Bane.sixpack]

Win the Egg Bowl and we're looking at Sugar/Citrus/Texas.
Lose the Egg Bowl and we're looking at Music City/Liberty/Gator.

Why can't we get Sugar at 9-3? Bama to playoff, LSU will have 3 losses minimum and self-destructing, Florida will not a be a good draw for New Orleans with 3 losses (but very good for Orlando), and Ole Miss will be 8-4.. why not us? Is there some clause that says Florida will be in ?

 

[GeneFrenkle]

We can, just like his post says. Win the EB, we're 9-3

 

[QuaoarsKing]

There are 3 tiers of bowls that matter:

--Assuming Alabama wins the SEC goes to the Playoff, the Sugar takes the next highest ranked team in the CFB rankings. Florida has the inside track at this, but if they lose their next 2 they'll be 10-3 with a bad resume, and the Egg Bowl winner or the LSU/Texas A&M winner would be 9-3. LSU and Texas A&M aren't ranked in any polls (although we'll see what happens in the CFB rankings Tuesday), so we might have a shot, if Florida loses its next 2.
--The Citrus gets the next pick. If we beat Ole Miss but don't wind up in the Sugar for whatever reason, look for us to go there.
--The next 6 bowls are all considered to be "equal": Texas, Liberty, Music City, Belk, Gator (Taxslayer), and Outback. If we don't get Sugar or Citrus, we'll go to one of these 6, win or lose. The picks for these 6 will depend on geography and what the bowls want, but we all have to remember that if we get the Liberty, it's equal to any of the other 6. The days of the Liberty being a "bad" bowl are over. It's the same as the Outback, at least as far as the theoretical quality of team that goes there.

Hopefully Sugar if we win Saturday, but we'll have to rely on Florida losing twice and the Committee ranking us ahead of Florida and the LSU/Texas A&M winner.

 

[kired]

I just don't see anyway we go to the Liberty bowl again, unless Bama lose to Auburn or Florida. Arkansas has got to be the top pick for the Liberty bowl at this point - they only played in it once since they joined the SEC (2009). And they were in Texas last year so they won't go there again.

 

[patdog]

The highest ranked SEC team not in the playoff goes to the Sugar. The bowl and the conference have no choice. Slight chance Florida could be 11-2 and get the Sugar. Realistically, I think the Egg Bowl winner is probably going to the Sugar Bowl.

 

[Lakedawg]

The Sugar bowl would be big time. NY6 bowl, don't have to fly there, NOLA is always a good time, quality opponent.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Um, the Liberty Bowl...that's still in Memphis right? At the Liberty Bowl stadium? 335 W Hollywood Street? Outdoors in December if I remember correctly?

Let's hope for the Citrus...