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HailToMichigan
Maize and Blue Wahoo
No no, you were right the first timeTaosman;675583; said:My bad!
Carry on!
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Thought about this one this morning.
LSU already has one of the SEC's 2 BCS spots now for the Rose Bowl. If Arkansas beats UF they get the other leaving UF out in the BCS cold and headed to Orlando.
UF could be the team this year thats so dissapointed in where they end up (Citrus vs NC champ game) that they essentially don't show up and lose that game too.
If it plays this way your going to have a UF team who doesn't want to be in the Citrus vs a very solid Wisky team who is itching to earn some respect.
I think Wisky could hang with UF anyway, put this dynamic into play and it could be fun to watch.
LSU already has one of the SEC's 2 BCS spots now for the Rose Bowl. If Arkansas beats UF they get the other leaving UF out in the BCS cold and headed to Orlando.
UF could be the team this year thats so dissapointed in where they end up (Citrus vs NC champ game) that they essentially don't show up and lose that game too.
If it plays this way your going to have a UF team who doesn't want to be in the Citrus vs a very solid Wisky team who is itching to earn some respect.
I think Wisky could hang with UF anyway, put this dynamic into play and it could be fun to watch.
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CleveBucks
Serenity now
Since LSU hasn't officially been offered the Rose Bowl bid, could the Rose take michigan to match up with SC, if Florida were to end up #2? Seems to me they could, which would leave LSU as an at-large in the Sugar most likely.
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CleveBucks;676681; said:
Everything points to that being the scenario if UF is #2. I think they said Oklahoma was heading to the Fiesta Bowl and Wake Forest to the Orange, which I imagine would leave LSU in the Sugar. From there, I would predict Notre Dame to the Sugar against LSU or the Fiesta against Oklahoma, Boise State to play Wake in the Orange, and Louisville to the Sugar to play LSU maybe (or the Fiesta against OU)? Not sure what the other tie-ins would be and all of that. On the other hand if regional travel and all that matters for the non-title games, it might be OU/Boise in the Fiesta, with LSU in the Sugar, Wake in the Orange and ND/Louisville going wherever.
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CleveBucks;676681; said:
Yep, LSU against ND in the Sugar is likely if Florida makes the title game. The Rose can't set up a USC-ND rematch since they just played that game in LA, and it wasn't very close.
Teams in bold are locked in.
BCS Championship Game: tOSU vs. TSUN/Florida
Fiesta: Oklahoma-Boise State is basically a given, Fiesta picks last
Orange: Wake Forest-Louisville - paint the end zones
Rose: USC vs. TSUN or LSU (if TSUN #2)
Sugar: ND vs. Florida or LSU (if Florida is #2)
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HailToMichigan
Maize and Blue Wahoo
Actually, the Rose Bowl can't take LSU now either. There's a clause in the selection process that says when two bowls lose contractually obligated teams to the NCG, the bowl losing the #1 team (Rose) gets first pick of the rest of the pack, but can't take a team from the conference that's contractually obligated to the other bowl (Sugar). So an SEC at-large team can't go to the Rose unless the Sugar consents, and I don't see that happening, not when the Sugar has the obvious golden opportunity of taking an in-state team.
Someone earlier wondered if Michigan would be unmotivated for the Rose Bowl as a consolation prize. Now I think the tables are turned - USC is the one we should wonder about, having just suffered a bad loss to deny them what should have been an easy spot in the NCG - and Michigan might well be fired up if they convince themselves they should be in the NCG instead of Florida.
Someone earlier wondered if Michigan would be unmotivated for the Rose Bowl as a consolation prize. Now I think the tables are turned - USC is the one we should wonder about, having just suffered a bad loss to deny them what should have been an easy spot in the NCG - and Michigan might well be fired up if they convince themselves they should be in the NCG instead of Florida.
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Sounds good to me. I'd love to see a 1-2 finish for the Big 10. Now if we can somehow manage a 1-2-3, that would be incredible.
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Dispatch
USC, Michigan settle for return to Rose Bowl
Monday, December 04, 2006
ASSOCIATED PRESS
There was no celebrating a traditional matchup in the Rose Bowl ? at least by the participants.
Those associated with the game are overjoyed.
Southern California and Michigan will meet New Year?s Day in the granddaddy of ?em all, with each playing in the game for the third time in four years.
Tournament of Roses CEO Mitch Dorger was most pleased about the traditional matchup of Pac-10 and Big Ten teams.
"I have to say that along the way, we had some doubts as to whether we were going to be able to achieve that. We?re very excited about having these good friends back in the game," Dorger said, pointing out that USC and Michigan ranked 1-2 in Rose Bowl appearances.
Both teams had hoped to be in Glendale, Ariz., a week later, playing for the national title.
USC and Michigan had their chances. The Trojans (10-2) entered the weekend with the inside track, but a 13-9 loss to cross-town rival UCLA on Saturday knocked them out.
No. 3 Michigan (12-1) was overtaken by Florida (12-1) on the strength of the Gators? 38-28 victory over Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday. The Wolverines didn?t get their hoped-for rematch with the Buckeyes, who beat them 42-39 on Nov. 18 in the final regularseason game for both.
In the Associated Press poll, which is not used in the BCS standings, Florida also passed Michigan, moving into second but held just a three-point advantage. USC fell from second to eighth. The Wolverines were third and the Trojans fifth in the BCS standings.
"We have a system," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said on a conference call. "I?ve said all along that system would speak. It has spoken.
"I don?t know exactly what the voters were thinking. You?d have to ask them."
Carr said he wouldn?t have had a problem if USC were chosen to face Ohio State had the Trojans beaten UCLA. He was convinced Michigan would have remained No. 3 ? ahead of Florida ? in that case.
But, he added, there?s no way he could feel anything negative about playing in the Rose Bowl, even if he didn?t agree with the way it came about.
"The day will never come in my lifetime where there?ll be a disappointment in playing in the great tradition of the Rose Bowl, where every kid in the country will be watching and cheering for somebody," he said. "It?s been a special team, a special year. We?d like to win one."
USC will oppose Michigan in the Rose Bowl for the eighth time. The Trojans have a 5-2 record against the Wolverines in the game, including a 28-14 victory three years ago, when they were bypassed for the BCS title game but won a piece of the national championship.
Michigan lost to Texas 38-37 in the Rose Bowl two years ago, and USC was beaten by the Longhorns 41-38 in Pasadena last year in a game that determined the national champion.
Trojans coach Pete Carroll has said from the time he became USC?s coach after the 2000 season that the team?s No. 1 goal every year is to win the Pac-10 title and play in the Rose Bowl.
"To have this opportunity is something we shot for way back when," Carroll said. "USC and Michigan has become a very special matchup. We?ll enjoy all the festivities and the buildup and look forward to a great event."
Central Michigan?s Kelly accepts Cincinnati job
Brian Kelly accepted the head coaching job at Cincinnati, three days after he led Central Michigan to the Mid-American Conference championship.
Kelly replaces Mark Dantonio, who left to coach at Michigan State after three seasons at Cincinnati.
Earlier yesterday, the Bearcats agreed to play in the inaugural International Bowl on Jan. 6 in Toronto against Western Michigan.
Paterno will return to sideline for bowl game
Joe Paterno won?t let a broken left leg slow him down or knock him out of football.
The 79-year-old Paterno said he intends to lead the Nittany Lions from the sideline at the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 and coach for at least another couple of years.
USC, Michigan settle for return to Rose Bowl
Monday, December 04, 2006
ASSOCIATED PRESS
There was no celebrating a traditional matchup in the Rose Bowl ? at least by the participants.
Those associated with the game are overjoyed.
Southern California and Michigan will meet New Year?s Day in the granddaddy of ?em all, with each playing in the game for the third time in four years.
Tournament of Roses CEO Mitch Dorger was most pleased about the traditional matchup of Pac-10 and Big Ten teams.
"I have to say that along the way, we had some doubts as to whether we were going to be able to achieve that. We?re very excited about having these good friends back in the game," Dorger said, pointing out that USC and Michigan ranked 1-2 in Rose Bowl appearances.
Both teams had hoped to be in Glendale, Ariz., a week later, playing for the national title.
USC and Michigan had their chances. The Trojans (10-2) entered the weekend with the inside track, but a 13-9 loss to cross-town rival UCLA on Saturday knocked them out.
No. 3 Michigan (12-1) was overtaken by Florida (12-1) on the strength of the Gators? 38-28 victory over Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday. The Wolverines didn?t get their hoped-for rematch with the Buckeyes, who beat them 42-39 on Nov. 18 in the final regularseason game for both.
In the Associated Press poll, which is not used in the BCS standings, Florida also passed Michigan, moving into second but held just a three-point advantage. USC fell from second to eighth. The Wolverines were third and the Trojans fifth in the BCS standings.
"We have a system," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said on a conference call. "I?ve said all along that system would speak. It has spoken.
"I don?t know exactly what the voters were thinking. You?d have to ask them."
Carr said he wouldn?t have had a problem if USC were chosen to face Ohio State had the Trojans beaten UCLA. He was convinced Michigan would have remained No. 3 ? ahead of Florida ? in that case.
But, he added, there?s no way he could feel anything negative about playing in the Rose Bowl, even if he didn?t agree with the way it came about.
"The day will never come in my lifetime where there?ll be a disappointment in playing in the great tradition of the Rose Bowl, where every kid in the country will be watching and cheering for somebody," he said. "It?s been a special team, a special year. We?d like to win one."
USC will oppose Michigan in the Rose Bowl for the eighth time. The Trojans have a 5-2 record against the Wolverines in the game, including a 28-14 victory three years ago, when they were bypassed for the BCS title game but won a piece of the national championship.
Michigan lost to Texas 38-37 in the Rose Bowl two years ago, and USC was beaten by the Longhorns 41-38 in Pasadena last year in a game that determined the national champion.
Trojans coach Pete Carroll has said from the time he became USC?s coach after the 2000 season that the team?s No. 1 goal every year is to win the Pac-10 title and play in the Rose Bowl.
"To have this opportunity is something we shot for way back when," Carroll said. "USC and Michigan has become a very special matchup. We?ll enjoy all the festivities and the buildup and look forward to a great event."
Central Michigan?s Kelly accepts Cincinnati job
Brian Kelly accepted the head coaching job at Cincinnati, three days after he led Central Michigan to the Mid-American Conference championship.
Kelly replaces Mark Dantonio, who left to coach at Michigan State after three seasons at Cincinnati.
Earlier yesterday, the Bearcats agreed to play in the inaugural International Bowl on Jan. 6 in Toronto against Western Michigan.
Paterno will return to sideline for bowl game
Joe Paterno won?t let a broken left leg slow him down or knock him out of football.
The 79-year-old Paterno said he intends to lead the Nittany Lions from the sideline at the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 and coach for at least another couple of years.
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