Bowl Projections - Week 9

[00Dawg]

Trend from the previous week is marked as ▲,▼, or -, if available. Due to SEC bowl tiers, some trends are subjective.

247: Gator vs Michigan State -
CBS: Music City vs Boston College -
ESPN Sherman: Belk vs NC State -
ESPN Bonagura: Belk vs NC State -
SBNation: Music City vs Virginia Tech -
CFN: Gator vs Michigan State -
SDS: Gator vs Michigan State -
CollegeSportsMadness.com: Outback vs Penn State -
Orlando Sentinel:Texas vs Iowa State -
SI: Liberty Bowl vs Oklahoma State -
Sporting News: Outback Bowl vs Penn State -
Brett McMurphy: Texas vs Texas Tech -
Bleacher Report: Citrus Bowl vs Penn State ▲
USA Today: Gator vs Wisconsin -
Athlon Sports: Texas vs Iowa State -

Week 8 plurality: Gator

For reference:
Preseason
247: Sugar vs Oklahoma
CBS: Liberty vs Kansas State
ESPN Sherman: Belk vs FSU
ESPN Bonagura: Outback vs Michigan
SBNation: Citrus vs Michigan
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
Sporting News: Outback vs Michigan State
USA Today: Outback vs Northwestern
Preseason Consensus - Outback or Citrus

 

[Duke Humphrey]

Finish 8-4 or 7-5, I think Houston or Nashville are most likely destination.

 

[Seinfeld]

As disappointing as the season has been thus far, an Outback bowl against Penn State would be a lot of fun. Either Michigan or Mich State wouldn't be a bad consolation prize either.

 

[Trojanbulldog19]

Nashville would be nice. I think it's a Friday day game. Houston i think is a thursday night. Memphis would be new years eve afternoon game. If we aren't playing in a big bowl, my ideal game would be memphis or maybe nashville, because they would be easy to get to and stuff to do in both towns. They also are good days for games that allow some travel time with weekend and holiday.

 

[00Dawg]

I think most folks...

are on board with a Tampa/Nashville/Houston/Liberty order of preference.

Our best realistic bowl situation requires:
1. LSU to hang within a couple of scores of Bama, then win out to finish in the Top 10.
2. The winner of UGA/UK to win out and then hang within a couple of scores of Bama to finish in the Top 10 (I think we all know that will be UGA).
3. UF to win out.

That puts 4 SEC teams in the NY6, likely UK in the Citrus, and leaves us fighting 8-4 and 7-5 teams for Tampa.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

I wouldn't go to watch us play in the City of Memphis again if I lived in Olive Branch. I really hope we can finish 8-4 and get the Outback Invite. I still won't go but it would be a better opponent.

Outback and Citrus will be itching to get Florida if their record calls for it.

 

[#ShowOff]

I live in Nashville so a Music City bowl would be an ok consolation end of season gift. Hopefully against a good fanbase like VA Tech would be interesting. But I'm hoping for some way to make the Outback Bowl...but I doubt that. I have a hard time seeing 4 SEC teams making an NY6 bowl game but with this year's mediocrity I guess anything is possible. I have a friend who moved to Tampa 2 years ago and would be able to get free tickets to the Outback Bowl so hoping for that.