Big 10 Bowl Matchups

[JCOSU86]

Who will the bowl eligible Big 10 teams play?

IF OSU doesn't get to the title game:

Rose: Ohio State vs Oregon
Cap One: Michigan vs Georgia
Outback: Illinois vs Florida
Alamo: Wisconsin vs Tennessee
Champs Sports: Penn State vs Virginia
Insight: Indiana vs Oklahoma State
Motor City: Michigan State vs Central Michigan

 

[daveeb]

Rose: Ohio State vs USC
Cap One: Illinois vs. Florida
Outback: Wisconsin vs. Tennessee
Alamo: Michigan vs. Texas Tech
Champs Sports: Penn State vs Virginia
Insight: Indiana vs Texas A&M
Motor City: Michigan State vs Central Michigan

 

[Nordberg]

Rose: Ohio State vs USC
Cap One: Michigan vs LSU
Outback: Illinois vs Oregon
Alamo: Wisconsin vs Kansas
Champs Sports: Penn State vs Georgia
Insight: Indiana vs Florida
Motor City: Michigan State vs Central Michigan

 

[JCOSU86]

Rose: Ohio State vs USC
Cap One: Michigan vs LSU
Outback: Illinois vs Oregon
Alamo: Wisconsin vs Kansas
Champs Sports: Penn State vs Georgia
Insight: Indiana vs Florida
Motor City: Michigan State vs Central Michigan

Wow! So LSU is falling all the way from #1 to the Cap One? Not even BCS at-large? If OSU, Oregon, and LSU are not playing in your NC game, who is?

 

[ScriptOhio]

Oh ye of no fath, I still have hope:

BCS Championship: Ohio State vs Kansas
Cap One: Illinois vs. Florida
Outback: Michigan vs. Tennessee
Alamo: Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State
Champs Sports: Penn State vs Boston College
Insight: Indiana vs Texas Tech
Motor City: Michigan State vs Central Michigan

 

[BB73]

A week ago I thought the BTN guys were nuts when they said Illinois had a chance at a BCS bowl even if tOSU went to the Rose Bowl, but it's not so far-fetched.

The fact that no conference can have 3 BCS teams hurt Wisconsin last year, but it may help Illinois get a BCS bid this year.

If neither Hawaii nor Boise State end up in the top-12 of the BCS, the BCS will be able to take 2 teams each from the SEC, Pac-10, and SEC. After taking tOSU, West Virginia (assuming they win the Big East) and the ACC CCG winner, Illinois is in a beauty contest for the 10th spot with teams like the ACC CCG loser (potentially B.C.), Virginia, Clemson, UConn, Cincy and South Florida.

Illinois needs to pull for Boise State to beat Hawaii, and for Va. Tech to win the ACC (the Va. Tech name could hurt Illinois in a beauty contest).

The BCS rules that a team needed to be in the top-14 to be eligible for the BCS were just changed to make it top-18, so Illinois will meet that requirement.

EDIT - the top-18 thing only comes into play if there are not 10 eligible teams in the top-14 - thanks, buck1973

 

[buck1973]

Per the following article, you can pretty rule out Michigan for the Capitol One Bowl:

MLive.com: Everything Michigan


IF OSU doesn't get to the title game:

Rose: Ohio State vs USC
Fiesta: Illinois vs Oklahoma
Cap One: Wisconsin vs Florida
Outback: Michigan vs Tennessee
Alamo: Penn State vs Texas Tech
Champs Sports: Indiana vs Virginia
Insight: Michigan State vs Oklahoma State
Motor City: Purdue vs Central Michigan

I think Hawaii, Virginia, Boston College, and Oregon all lose at least one more game and Illinois squeaks into the top 14.
BB73- It is only expanded to the top 18, if there are not enough eligible teams in the top 14.

 

[UpNorthBuckeye]

I would like to see MSU get to the Insight Bowl. Poor MSU, they get pushed into the Motor City Bowl a lot because they are in tsun and because George Perles created the Motor City Bowl and used to coach at MSU.

Indiana will be happy getting to the MC Bowl, and they should get a lot of fans there (it's only a few hours away).

I don't really care who we play in the Rose.

and I don't see us getting into the NC game.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Rose: Ohio State vs USC
Cap One: Michigan vs LSU
Outback: Illinois vs Oregon
Alamo: Wisconsin vs Kansas
Champs Sports: Penn State vs Georgia
Insight: Indiana vs Florida
Motor City: Michigan State vs Central Michigan

Wow! So LSU is falling all the way from #1 to the Cap One? Not even BCS at-large? If OSU, Oregon, and LSU are not playing in your NC game, who is?

I'd say he thinks WVU vs OU...

 

[BB73]

I'd say he thinks WVU vs OU...

I think he's going with WVU vs. Mizzou, or maybe Arizona St.

 

[MaizeandBlue]

thats not right. the Capital One Bowl is projected to pass on them and take Illinois. Wisconsin is supose to be getting the Outback Bowl, and Michigan ends up in the Alamo Bowl.

 

[JCOSU86]

I'd say he thinks WVU vs OU...

I think he's going with WVU vs. Mizzou, or maybe Arizona St.

I'd be shocked if either of these happen.

 

[Nordberg]

Wow! So LSU is falling all the way from #1 to the Cap One? Not even BCS at-large? If OSU, Oregon, and LSU are not playing in your NC game, who is?

Missouri and WVU

 

[Nordberg]

I'd be shocked if either of these happen.

Me too, but the requirements were that OSU wasn't going to NC game.

 

[Wells4Heisman]

I think Illinois will get a BCS game.