Big 10 Bowl Matchups

[assassin05]

Capital One Bowl wants an Illinois-Florida matchup so badly they're frothing at the mouth. I don't think either school really wants to play that, though.

 

[Nordberg]

Capital One Bowl wants an Illinois-Florida matchup so badly they're frothing at the mouth. I don't think either school really wants to play that, though.

This would be a really good matchup. I know bowl officials like to have "stories" for their games. I think that "if" OSU and LSU were in the NC game, those official would play up the possibility of Les Miles going to scUM and a future rivalry for Les and Tres.

 

[Zem]

This would be a really good matchup. I know bowl officials like to have "stories" for their games. I think that "if" OSU and LSU were in the NC game, those official would play up the possibility of Les Miles going to scUM and a future rivalry for Les and Tres.

It would be a matchup of teams with similar offenses, but I think Florida's offense is a little better. And Florida's defense sees Illinois' style in practice. But the Alumni do have that senior-laden OLine that would probably manhandle Florida's DLine.

I'd rather see Illinois play in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia, LSU or TN. Zook would take Miles to school. And I think we've decided Ill gets in if Hawaii cooperates and loses tonight or against Washington. So that's my prediction--LSU v. Illinois in the Sugar. Definitely not Georgia-Hawaii as the espn guys are saying.

Both are already dead wrong about the NC game. Looks like they just flip a coin to make predictions. ESPN - 2007 Bowl projections (Week 12) - College Football

 

[BB73]

Hawaii's win last night really hurts Illinois's BCS chances. If Hawaii beats Washington next week, they should make it to the top-12 of the BCS and get an automatic bid. The 3 at-large will go to Big 12, SEC, and Pac 10 teams, and the Illini will be heading to Orlando or Tampa.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Hawaii's win last night really hurts Illinois's BCS chances. If Hawaii beats Washington next week, they should make it to the top-12 of the BCS and get an automatic bid. The 3 at-large will go to Big 12, SEC, and Pac 10 teams, and the Illini will be heading to Orlando or Tampa.

Not B10 related but doesn't this mean that Hawaii(should they beat UW) will play the SEC champ in the Sugar?

 

[BB73]

Not B10 related but doesn't this mean that Hawaii(should they beat UW) will play the SEC champ in the Sugar?

Sugar gets the last choice, so yes. But as for their opponent in the Sugar on January 1st - it might not be the SEC Champ if the upsets continue and a 2-loss LSU or Georgia makes it to the N'Awlins title game Jan. 7th against tOSU.

CFN currently projects Hawaii in the Orange Bowl. That normally wouldn't happen, but they may be speculating on a deal being worked out between the Sugar and Orange, since Hawaii played in Louisiana already this season.

 

[Zem]

Hawaii's win last night really hurts Illinois's BCS chances. If Hawaii beats Washington next week, they should make it to the top-12 of the BCS and get an automatic bid. The 3 at-large will go to Big 12, SEC, and Pac 10 teams, and the Illini will be heading to Orlando or Tampa.

There was speculation BSU could still sneak in so last night's result might have been essential for the Big10's hopes to have 2 bcs teams. Washington beat BSU, too, and UW seems to be hot right now after thrashing Cal.

I think a Hawaii appearance in the Sugar would lead to a predictable outcome, which would make two in a row after last year's fraudulent Notre Lame appearance.

 

[PlanetFrnd]

There was speculation BSU could still sneak in so last night's result might have been essential for the Big10's hopes to have 2 bcs teams. Washington beat BSU, too, and UW seems to be hot right now after thrashing Cal.

I think a Hawaii appearance in the Sugar would lead to a predictable outcome, which would make two in a row after last year's fraudulent Notre Lame appearance.

The bigger problem for the Sugar is that a Hawaii game wouldnt be heavily attended (which matters less because they have the BCS ch'p)... I don't know who would want to host Hawaii unless they had a team with a great fanbase to oppose them, and OSU won't be available

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

[quote='BusNative;100513;4]The bigger problem for the Sugar is that a Hawaii game wouldnt be heavily attended (which matters less because they have the BCS ch'p)... I don't know who would want to host Hawaii unless they had a team with a great fanbase to oppose them, and OSU won't be available [/quote]

The winner of the SEC-CG will host the Sugar, unless White and Slaton both get food poisoning and the refs are paid-off. That's the only way WVU will lose, and that is the only way that LSU could back in to the BCS-CG (assuming Oklahoma wins the B12-CG).

 

[BengalsAndBucks]

LSU in the Sugar is win/lose for NO. Obviously the game would be sold out, but there wouldn't be nearly as much of the other revenue brought into the city through hotels, dining, etc. If they could get Missouri that might work out well for them, they aren't that far away so they may travel reasonably well to the game. Hawaii is going to suck for somebody.

Although the greatest thing in the world ever would be if somehow Hawaii beat LSU in the Sugar. I think that would make me happy for the rest of my lifetime.

 

[THEOhioState]

Here are a few of my bowl possibilities:

Capital One: Illinois will play the loser of the SEC title game.

Outback: Maybe Wisconsin vs. Arkansas

After reading that MLive article, I thought of this idea:

Alamo- Michigan Texas Tech (Now THAT would be a final farewell for Llllloyd to remember.)

Champs- Penn State/Clemson is my best guess.

Insight- I think Indiana vs. Texas A&M could happen

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

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Although the greatest thing in the world ever would be if somehow Hawaii beat LSU in the Sugar. I think that would make me happy for the rest of my lifetime.

What would be truly awesome is if Hawaii was given the AP "national championship" as a result of the game (LSU would slaughter Hawaii, but that's beside the hypothetical point).

The same people who ridiculed USC's AP NC would, by the same argument, be suggesting that (in 2007/2008) beating LSU is unworthy of a NC.

 

[KittnertoLloyd]

If OSU makes the title game then Illinois will go to the Rose. There is no way the Rose would pass on a BCS eligible Big Ten team with the #1 pick. Not after that fuss they made in 2003 when the Orange stole Iowa from them.

 

[BB73]

If OSU makes the title game then Illinois will go to the Rose. There is no way the Rose would pass on a BCS eligible Big Ten team with the #1 pick. Not after that fuss they made in 2003 when the Orange stole Iowa from them.

If these 3 things occur (all fairly likely), the Rose Bowl CAN'T pick Illinois:

1. Hawaii is in the BCS top-12, AND
2. Illinois is outside the BCS top-14, AND
3. There's a non-champion from each of the SEC, Pac 10, and the Big 12 inside the BCS top 14.

The recent revision to BCS teams from the top-18 only applies if there aren't 10 eligible teams inside the top-14. No conference can send more than 2 teams.

Illinois needs to get to #14, or they need Hawaii to lose to Washington, or for Arizona State to lose to Arizona. or USC to lose to UCLA. (Georgia and Kansas are now basically locked in as second-place BCS eligible teams, and although that doesn't guarantee their selection, it can prevent Illinois being picked).

 

[KittnertoLloyd]

If these 3 things occur (all fairly likely), the Rose Bowl CAN'T pick Illinois:

1. Hawaii is in the BCS top-12, AND
2. Illinois is outside the BCS top-14, AND
3. There's a non-champion from each of the SEC, Pac 10, and the Big 12 inside the BCS top 14.

The recent revision to BCS teams from the top-18 only applies if there aren't 10 eligible teams inside the top-14. No conference can send more than 2 teams.

Illinois needs to get to #14, or they need Hawaii to lose to Washington, or for Arizona State to lose to Arizona. or USC to lose to UCLA. (Georgia and Kansas are now basically locked in as second-place BCS eligible teams, and although that doesn't guarantee their selection, it can prevent Illinois being picked).

Only one of those things are likely and that is the first one and it doesn't matter. You might want to take a closer look at the BCS standings. When they debut today Illinois should be #15. That means that we would only need to jump one team to get to #14. Both BC and UT should be ranked ahead of us. If VT beats BC and LSU beats UT, shouldn't be too difficult, then Illinois would definitely be in the #14. If OU beats Missouri it would look like this

OSU vs. WVU=#1 vs. #2

Rose Bowl would get first pick and then would take Big Ten eligible Illinois and Pac Ten Champion USC.

Orange would take VT and Georgia

Fiesta would probably take OU and ASU though they wouldn't want to

Sugar would be stuck with LSU and Hawaii which they would hate.