Bowl Projections: D-Day

[00Dawg]

Those marked with * updated their projections post-conference championships.

SBNation: Belk vs Wake Forest*
LandOf10.com: Gator Bowl vs VT*
CBS: Gator Bowl vs VT*
USA Today: Gator Bowl vs Northwestern*
Sports Illustrated: Citrus Bowl vs Notre Dame*
ESPN (David Hale): Texas Bowl vs Texas*
ESPN (Kyle Bonagura): Gator Bowl vs VT*
DieHards.com: Outback Bowl vs Michigan*
CollegeSportsMadness.com: Gator Bowl vs VT*
Saturday Down South: Gator Bowl vs Michigan*
CollegeFootballNews.com: Belk Bowl vs VT*
Athlon Sports: Gator Bowl vs Louisville*
Orlando Sentinel (Brant Parsons): Texas Bowl vs Texas*.
Bleacher Report: Music City vs Louisville*
Brett McMurphy: Gator Bowl vs VT*
Yahoo Sports: Citrus Bowl vs Notre Dame*
GridironNow.Com: Texas Bowl vs Texas*

247 Sports: Gator Bowl vs VT
Sporting News: Liberty Bowl vs Texas


Of note, David Murray seems to be expecting Gator Bowl as well.

 

[civildawg88]

I just don’t understand why they wouldn’t put SC in the gator bowl since they haven’t been. The gator would be the worst possible case for fans

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Worst? 'splain please.

 

[civildawg88]

It’s far away, we’ve been there twice recently, Jacksonville is not a fun town

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

I really don’t get why the gator bowl is so hated. Is it just because we lost to NW? It’s been 5 years and is a good bowl.

What time do we find out today?

 

[MaroonCrusader]

Disagree a little bit on it not being a fun town. The landing is a lot of fun when State Dawgs are there. Also, Jacksonville Beach is awesome, and so is St. Augustine. That said, I would much rather be in the outback bowl in Tampa.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

I have made two trips to Jacksonville with the Dawgs in the last 8 years & would probably go again. We have stayed at the team hotel Marriott Sawgrass both times. Both were great trips other than Mullen completely laying a turd against Northwestern. My preference would definitely by Tampa or Orlando, but I would prefer Jacksonville over Nashville.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Speaking for those of us who second mortgaged our double wides in 2013, Nashville or Memphis would be better.*** Memphis is a Day trip and Nashville can be done in 2 days.

But I can see the allure of taking out a third mortgage for a trip to Florida as well.***

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

I want the Armed forces bowl in Fort Worth. Is it a good bowl? NO. But it's close to my house.

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

I'm biased with a brother at Virginia Tech, but I'd love to see state play them.

 

[patdog]

We haven’t been there in 5 years. There’s only so many bowls were tied to. There will be a lot of recycling. 5 years isn’t too recent to go back.

 

[thatsbaseball]

Checked their boards this AM. They'd love to play us too. With Fitz out they think they would match up "real well" with us. I think it would be a good game.

 

[BELdog]

WT17 are SI and Yahoo smoking?

 

[57stratdawg]

Do we know the order which the Gator / Music City / Texas / Bell / Outback are selecting? I would imagine we’re at the bottom of that selection group in terms of marketability.

 

[Hugh Sleeze]

I just want the Music City Bowl and a cupcake opponent.

 

[civildawg88]

I just want the Music City Bowl and a cupcake opponent.

Amen

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

I’d rather have the music city also, but I certainly wouldn’t be disappointed with the gator bowl.

 

[woozman]

Most recently, I've been to the Gator, Orange, Liberty, and Music City. I know it's considered a lower tier bowl, but I had the best time (by far) in Nashville.

 

[Oldman.sixpack]

Northwestern beat us last time.

 

[kired]

I would assume it basically goes in order of payout to the conference, which I think puts Outback first. South Carolina is #1 on Gator's list from what I've read, but they may also be #1 on Outback's list if LSU goes to Citrus.

I think all bowls submit the top 3 teams they want. And all schools submit the top 3 bowls they want. Then someone figures it out from there.

 

[patdog]

For the millionth time, there is no order of selection for the group of 6 bowls. The bids are assigned by the SEC, with input from the bowls & the schools. Geography, matchups, & how recently a team has been to a bowl are the main considerations. It’s not that hard to understand. But for some reason, a lot of people struggle with it.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

So which order?

 

[kired]

I know there's no official order... but you're not going to see an unranked 6-6 team in the Outback bowl while Liberty gets a top 25 8-4 team. Some bowls still have more priority because they're paying a lot more.