Bowl Projections: Pre-Selection Edition

[00Dawg]

Truck is in the shop for a head gasket replacement, so I can't make it to church. Since I saw so many experts adjusting their picks, I figured I'd get it recorded. There does appear to be a theme this time.

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

CBS: Gator Bowl vs NC State - (opponent change from ND)
CFN: Gator Bowl vs NC State ▲
247Sports: Outback Bowl vs Minnesota ▲
Brett McMurphy: Gator Bowl vs NC State - (opponent change from ND)
SaturdayDownSouth: Gator Bowl vs NC State ▲
Athlon Sports: Gator Bowl vs UNC ▼
USA Today: Gator Bowl vs UNC - (no change)
ProFootballNetwork: Music City vs Minnesota - (opponent change from Iowa)
LWOS: Gator Bowl vs Florida State ▲
Sporting News: Music City vs Minnesota ▼
College Sports Madness: Liberty Bowl vs Baylor (no change)
Sports Illustrated: Liberty Bowl vs Kansas (no update given)
Yahoo Sports: Gator Bowl vs NC State ▲
Bleacher Report : Gator Bowl vs UNC (no change)


Assistance requested for:
The Athletic: Texas vs Oklahoma -
Schlabach: Las Vegas Bowl vs Oregon State -
Bonagura: Texas Bowl vs Oklahoma State -

 

[msudawg1200]

Schlabach: Gator vs. Notre Dame
Bonagura: Texas vs. OK State
The Athetic: Music City vs. Iowa

 

[HailStateTate]

Sports Illustrated fell off the map. They used to be so reliable

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

I hope Schalbach is correct

 

[00Dawg]

McMurphy just moved us to Tampa vs Illinois

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

USCe has their panties in a wad wanting to play Notre Dame. We don’t have an AD right now.

 

[snoopdog]

USCe has their panties in a wad wanting to play Notre Dame. We don’t have an AD right now.

They are 8-4 like us and we didn’t
play each other. Funny how they are “calling the shots.” They lost to Georgia, Arkansas, Florida Mizzouri. We lost to Georgia, Bama, LSU, Kentucky. I realize they got 2 huge wins at the end but it isn’t like there is a 2 win difference between USC and State. With that said, I would love Tampa on January 2 over Jacksonville December 30.

 

[615dawg]

The only projections worth watching is McMurphy and the Athletic. The McMurphy move makes me feel better than I did last night.

Texas is a higher paying Bowl than Gator and we’ve never been there. Decent shot at a helmet win if it comes to that.

 

[Seinfeld]

Man, it seems like we've gone from possibilities against ND, Oklahoma, Texas, and Oregon to a bunch of meh in just one week.

 

[msudawg1200]

The only projections worth watching is McMurphy and the Athletic. The McMurphy move makes me feel better than I did last night.

Texas is a higher paying Bowl than Gator and we’ve never been there. Decent shot at a helmet win if it comes to that.

McMurohy knows his stuff. Follow his Twitter today for some early news on bowls. The Athletic, meh, they've had us in the Music City even after beating Ole Miss.

 

[615dawg]

The Athletic reports why they are hearing things. That’s what I like about them.

McMurphy just updates his projections. Sometimes he tweets why.

McMurohy knows his stuff. Follow his Twitter today for some early news on bowls. The Athletic, meh, they've had us in the Music City even after beating Ole Miss.

 

[Dawgg]

Texas is in the Alamo Bowl vs Washington.
LSU vs Purdue in Citrus

per Brett McMurphy.

Check Texas and Purdue off the list as possible opponents.

 

[Mjoelner]

UF/Oregon St. in Vegas

 

[Dawgg]

Florida vs Oregon State in Las Vegas

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Florida vs Oregon State in Las Vegas

Great news we are not in LV

 

[msudawg1200]

It's going to be Tampa or Jville. Waiting on ND to make decision on Gator vs SC, or Cheez It vs Oklahoma

 

[Mjoelner]

From McMurphy: Many moving parts & some decisions still to be made w/in SEC & ACC that could impact multiple bowls

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Non-SEC related: Southern Miss vs. Rice at Mobile (Lending Tree)

 

[Shmuley]

It's going to be Tampa or Jville. Waiting on ND to make decision on Gator vs SC, or Cheez It vs Oklahoma

You gotta believe that a ND/Oklahoma matchup is better for eyeballs.

 

[Dawgg]

Per Brett McMurphy:

 

[msudawg1200]

As I stated, if Notre Dame decides Gator it's them and SC, and us vs Illinois in Tampa. If they decide Holiday, SC goes to Tampa, and we get UNC in Jville. Freaking Irish holding things up

 

[Johnnie Come Lately]

It's going to be Tampa or Jville. Waiting on ND to make decision on Gator vs SC, or Cheez It vs Oklahoma

Notre Dame gets to pick? That sounds about right.

 

[msudawg1200]

Notre Dame gets to pick? That sounds about right.

Yep

 

[Mjoelner]

It's going to be Tampa or Jville. Waiting on ND to make decision on Gator vs SC, or Cheez It vs Oklahoma

ND choosing between Gator and Holiday. Tenn vs Purdue for CheezIt.

 

[Dawgg]

ND choosing between Gator and Holiday. Tenn vs Purdue for CheezIt.

LSU and Purdue are in the Citrus, which coincidentally is also sponsored by Cheez-it, but is not the Cheez-it Bowl.

 

[msudawg1200]

ND choosing between Gator and Holiday. Tenn vs Purdue for CheezIt.

LSU vs Purdue in Cheeze It Citrus Bowl. There is a Cheeze It Bowl also in Orlando between the ACC/ND and Big 12. Looks like ND is out on that one. It's between the Gator and Holiday.

 

[Mjoelner]

LSU and Purdue are in the Citrus, which coincidentally is also sponsored by Cheez-it, but is not the Cheez-it Bowl.

LOL! I did not know that. Ok. That's weird.

 

[Dawgg]

Notre Dame gets to pick? That sounds about right.

Well, they have two open invitations. Depending on which they accept, the SEC will make their choices.

 

[msudawg1200]

Well, they have two open invitations. Depending on which they accept, the SEC will make their choices.

Yeah. We aren't playing ND. If they pick Gator it's against SC, and we go to Tampa vs Illinois. If they pick Holiday vs Oregon, SC goes to Tampa, and we get sent to Jville vs UNC who gets booted from the Holiday by ND.

 

[Dawgg]

Holiday Bowl is ACC vs Pac-12 in San Diego, btw.

ND would be accepting the ACC slot.

 

[MagicDawg]

Arkansas to Liberty.
OM to Music City now?

I'm still thinking Tampa v Illinois for us.

 

[Dawgg]

Texas Tech vs Ole Miss in Texas Bowl

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Texas Tech vs Ole Miss in Texas Bowl

I hope the tortillas are flying all game.

 

[msudawg1200]

That

I hope the tortillas are flying all game.

That guarantees a Florida bowl. Just waiting on stupid Notre Dame. I'm also hearing it might be NC State instead of UNC in the Gator. I'd rather play UNC

 

[Dawgg]

I hope the tortillas are flying all game.

judging by the responses to Brett’s tweets, the schittbirds are unhappy about it. I love it.

 

[msudawg1200]

judging by the responses to Brett’s tweets, the schittbirds are unhappy about it. I love it.

They didn't want it. They actually thought they were going to bump us out of a Florida game. SEC and our athletic department showed them their place.

 

[Dawgg]

LOL! I did not know that. Ok. That's weird.

Haha yeah, I think they just recently took over as sponsor of the Citrus Bowl. Here are the logos of both:

 

[Xenomorph]

At least this is all entertaining.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

At least this is all entertaining.

State will be the last bowl announced.

 

[Dawgg]

Peach - UGA
Sugar - Bama
Orange - UT
Citrus - LSU
Las Vegas - Florida
Texas - Ole Miss
Liberty - Arkansas
Birmingham - No SEC
Music City -
Reliaquest -
Gator -
Gasparilla - Mizzou


so far from SEC.