Bowl Projections - Week 2

[00Dawg]

Trend from the previous week is marked as ▲,▼, or -, if available.

247: Sugar vs Oklahoma -
CBS: Music City vs Miami -
Sporting News: Citrus vs Michigan ▲
ESPN Sherman: Outback vs Michigan -
ESPN Bonagura: Citrus Bowl vs Penn State -
SBNation: Citrus vs Michigan -
USA Today: Citrus vs Iowa -
CFN: Citrus vs Michigan State ▲
SDS: Music City vs Pitt -
CollegeSportsMadness.com: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan State -
Orlando Sentinel:Citrus Bowl vs Michigan State -
SI: Citrus Bowl vs Iowa -

Week 2 consensus: Citrus Bowl


For reference:
Preseason
247: Sugar vs Oklahoma
CBS: Liberty vs Kansas State
Sporting News: Outback vs Michigan State
ESPN Sherman: Belk vs FSU
ESPN Bonagura: Outback vs Michigan
SBNation: Citrus vs Michigan
USA Today: Outback vs Northwestern
CFN: Liberty vs Kansas State
SDS: Music City vs Pitt
Athlon: Citrus vs Michigan State
Phil Steele: Outback vs Michigan State
CollegeSportsMadness.com: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan State
Bleacher Report: Citrus Bowl vs Michigan
Preseason Consensus - Outback or Citrus

 

[shotgunDawg]

Music City vs Pitt is just dumb as 17 & a prediction clearly made by someone who is not watching the games.

I think after seeing Auburn's run game & OL struggle with LSU on Saturday, we are going to be feeling better about a NY6 bowl

 

[johnson86-1]

Music City vs Pitt is just dumb as 17 & a prediction clearly made by someone who is not watching the games.

Not really that dumb. I get people thinking Bama, UGA, and Auburn are the class of the SEC. Bama and UGA are bama and uga, and then Auburn was better than us last year and also have a good win over Washington. Those three could very easily end up in NY6 games.

Then LSU has a good win over Miami and A&M hung tight with Clemson. So saying we'll fall below the citrus is just saying we'll finish behind Bama, UGA, Augurn, and then either LSU or A&M. I think that's a bad prediction, but it's not crazy dumb.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Yep. I think part of the distaste for the Music City Bowl is that we participated in it when we had a 6-6 record but four of the six SEC teams that have played in the bowl since then have had 8-4 regular season records with the other two being 7-5.

 

[00Dawg]

Most years, I'd love the bowl itself.

But I'd want a name opponent. The facility is nice, it's an easy drive for most of our fans, and the host city is awesome. The big problem comes with trying to get excited about playing a Pitt or Wake Forest. The early prediction that had us taking on Miami in Nashville has serious appeal.

Note that I'm not predicting or wanting 2018 to finish in that tier of bowls where we always seem to fall.

 

[GloryDawg]

No one can except that State might be the second best team in the West except for 247.

 

[Seinfeld]

Exactly, I don’t have a huge issue with the bowl itself, just Pitt. They’re projected to finish in the bottom half of the ACC, so I’m not sure in what world it seems likely that a Top 20 team from the SEC would be matched up against an ACC # 7 or 8

 

[Cap'n Geech]

Cap'n Geech: Citrus vs. Wisconsin

 

[BeardoMSU]

Cap'n Geech: Citrus vs. Wisconsin

You still performing with the Shrimp Shack Shooters, btw?**

 

[tenureplan]

No one can except that State might be the second best team in the West except for 247.

they can't accept it either