Mook's Bowl Projections (11/18/12)

[MookInLincoln]

I do not have Iowa State winning over West Virginia as Mr. Blum and Mr. Williams do. Probably because they were busy in Lawrence and traveling home and did not see Tayvon Austin running all over OU. I did watch that performance and although I would love to project an ISU win on Friday, I cannot. For the record, I think winner of the game is Holiday Bowl bound.

Mook's Updated Bowl Projections (11/18/12)

Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Arizona State (6-6) vs. Nevada (7-5)
December 15 ... Albuquerque, NM

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Toledo (9-4) vs. Utah State (10-2)
December 15 ... Boise, ID

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
BRIGHAM YOUNG (7-5) vs. San Diego State (9-3)
December 20 ... San Diego, CA

Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
Ball State (9-4) vs. Rice (6-6)
December 21 ... St. Petersburg, FL

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Arkansas State (9-3) vs. San Jose State (9-3)
December 22 ... New Orleans, LA

MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
Arizona (8-4) vs. Boise State (10-2)
December 22 ... Las Vegas, NV

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Central Florida (9-4) vs. Fresno State (9-3)
December 24 ... Honolulu, HI

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Kent State (12-1) vs. Middle Tennessee (8-4)
December 26 ... Detroit, MI

Military Bowl
Ohio (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5)
December 27 ... Washington, DC

Belk Bowl
Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3)
December 27 ... Charlotte, NC

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
UCLA (9-4) vs. West Virginia (7-5)
December 27 ... San Diego, CA

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Louisiana Tech (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6)
December 28 ... Shreveport, LA

Russell Athletic Bowl
Miami (7-6) vs. Louisville (10-2)
December 28 ... Orlando, FL

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
Minnesota (6-6) vs. Baylor (6-6)
December 28 ... Houston, TX

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
East Carolina (8-4) vs. AIR FORCE (6-6)
December 29 ... Fort Worth, TX

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Washington (8-4) vs. NAVY (8-4)
December 29 ... San Francisco, CA

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Texas Christian (6-6) vs. Syracuse (7-5)
December 29 ... Bronx, NY

Valero Alamo Bowl
Oklahoma State (8-4) vs. Oregon State (9-3)
December 29 ... San Antonio, TX

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Texas Tech (7-5) vs. Michigan State (6-6)
December 29 ... Tempe, AZ

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Georgia Tech (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (8-4)
December 31 ... Nashville, TN

Hyundai Sun Bowl
North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Southern California (7-5)
December 31 ... El Paso, TX

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Tulsa (11-2) vs. Ole Miss (6-6)
December 31 ... Memphis, TN

Chick-fil-A Bowl
Clemson (10-2) vs. Florida (10-2)
December 31 ... Atlanta, GA

Heart of Dallas Bowl
Iowa State (6-6) vs. Purdue (6-6)
January 1 ... Dallas, TX

TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
Wisconsin (7-6) vs. Mississippi State (8-4)
January 1 ... Jacksonville, FL

Capital One Bowl
Michigan (8-4) vs. Georgia (11-2)
January 1 ... Orlando, FL

Outback Bowl
Northwestern (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2)
January 1 ... Tampa, FL

Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Nebraska (11-2) vs. Stanford (11-2)
January 1 ... Pasadena, CA

Discover Orange Bowl
Florida State (12-1) vs. Rutgers (11-1)
January 1 ... Miami Gardens, FL

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Texas (10-2) vs. Louisiana State (10-2)
January 2 ... New Orleans, LA

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma (10-2) vs. Oregon (11-1)
January 3 ... Glendale, AZ

AT&T Cotton Bowl
Kansas State (10-2) vs. Texas A&M (10-2)
January 4 ... Arlington, TX

BBVA Compass Bowl
Bowling Green (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4)
January 5 ... Birmingham, AL

GoDaddy.com Bowl
Northern Illinois (11-2) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (8-4)
January 5 ... Mobile, AL

Discover BCS National Championship Game
Alabama (12-1) vs. Notre Dame (12-0)
January 7 ... Miami Gardens, FL

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Bowl eligible, but not selected ...
Texas-San Antonio (7-5)
Central Michigan (6-6)

[IHavNoCyCash]

My Bowl Projections from the other thread

BCS Title Game: Alabama vs. Notre Dame
Fiesta Bowl: Kansas St. vs. Oregon
Sugar Bowl: LSU vs. Oklahoma
Orange Bowl: Florida St. vs. Rutgers
Rose Bowl: Nebraska vs. Stanford

Chick-Fil-A Bowl: Clemson vs. South Carolina
Russel Athletic Bowl: Miami (FL) vs. Cincinnati
Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. USC
Belk Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Louisville
Music City Bowl: NC St. vs. Vanderbilt
Independence Bowl: Duke vs. LA Tech(at-large)
Military Bowl: W Kentucky(at-large) vs. Ohio
Cotton Bowl: Texas vs. Texas A&M
Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma St. vs. UCLA
BWW Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Michigan St.
Holiday Bowl: Iowa State vs. Oregon St.
Meineke Bowl: TCU vs. Purdue
Pinstripe Bowl: West Virginia vs. Syracuse
Heart of Dallas: Baylor (yes, I think they beat Tech) vs. Minnesota
Compass Bowl: Central Michigan(at-large) vs. Louisiana- Monroe
Beef O' Brady's Bowl: Bowling Green(at-large) vs. East Carolina
Capital One Bowl: Michigan vs. Florida
Outback Bowl: Northwestern vs. Georgia
Gator Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Mississippi St.
Pizza Bowl: Mid Tenn St. vs. Northern Illinois
Liberty Bowl: Tulsa vs. Ball St.(at-large)
Armed Forces Bowl: UCF vs. Air Force
New Orleans Bowl: Rice vs. Arkansas St.
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Kent St. vs.Louisiana- Lafayette
Idaho Potato Bowl: Toledo vs. Utah St.
Hunger Bowl: Navy vs. Washington
Poinsettia Bowl:BYU vs. San Diego St.
Las Vegas Bowl: Boise St. vs. Arizona
Hawaii Bowl: Fresno St. vs. San Jose St. (at-large)
New Mexico Bowl: Nevada vs.Arizona St.


color guide
Pac-12 Mt-West WAC Indy MAC Sun Belt C-USA Big 10 SEC Big East Big 12 ACC

thanks everyone for the help, I underlined the teams that have accepted/have a contract with the bowl

[MookInLincoln]

Clemson vs. South Carolina again? They play this week.

[19210]

I can't seem to find the hawks anywhere on these projections.

[cycfan1]

Why does everyone think Baylor's going to beat Tech? They still have no defense , last night was a major fluke IMO

[IHavNoCyCash]

I saw the Clemson vs. South Carolina game...

I'm predicting South Carolina to beat Clemson, so Oklahoma will get the last at-large bid. If Clemson wins, my whole projections will need changed (literally almost half of it).

In the SEC, I have Alabama and LSU getting in the BCS Bowls...I also think Florida St. beats Florida. If Florida wins, they take LSU's spot and the SEC will need changed.

I think S Carolina will have to be taken there...Florida and S Car I suppose could be switched in my projections, but I think the Capital One Bowl would pick Florida over S Carolina. Also, South Carolina played in that bowl last year, so it would be tough to put them in the Cap One bowl again.


The Pac-12 will be interesting. Could affect ISU. I got Stanford winning the Pac-12 Championship with Oregon getting an at-large. UCLA is a pretty good team though so won't be easy.

If USC can beat Notre Dame, they will have enough wins to jump Oregon St. in the bowl order, meaning the Holiday Bowl would easily pick them over Oregon St. if available.

The Cotton Bowl is almost a given unless Texas beats KSU...then things get interesting.

[MookInLincoln]

Why does everyone think Baylor's going to beat Tech? They still have no defense , last night was a major fluke IMO

I do have Baylor beating Texas Tech, but my prediction really has more to do with the Red Raiders spiraling downward in what is becoming a pattern.

[huntt26]

A Jan 1 bowl? We've officially arrived
-Hawk fan opinion

[MookInLincoln]

I also am predicting S Carolina to beat Clemson. I have Florida State over Florida.

The Chick-Fil-A Bowl has a lot more choices on the SEC side than on the ACC side. If Clemson is not a BCS team, they will be in that game. There is no way that will be a rematch with S Carolina. I could see ways that it could be Miss State, Florida or even Georgia - but not S Carolina unless Florida State gets upset in ACC title game and the Noles go to Atlanta

I have now totally flipped on the Pac 12 and the BCS. Whereas a week ago, I didn't think there was any way that league could have 2 in the BCS - now I think it is very likely, unless Stanford loses to UCLA next week and Oregon is still league champ.

[chuckd4735]

I'm dying to hear how you have Baylor in a better bowl then both TCU and Iowa State.

[clonedude]

I think ND loses to USC next week. I don't care if Barkley is playing at QB or not. I'm just not sold on ND.

So unfortunately, we might see another SEC vs. SEC in the title game.

[ChrisMWilliams]

I do have Baylor beating Texas Tech, but my prediction really has more to do with the Red Raiders spiraling downward in what is becoming a pattern.

Exactly. That was the conclusion that we came to as well. Tech is currently imploding and I see no reason at all why that is about to stop.

[MookInLincoln]

I think ND loses to USC next week. I don't care if Barkley is playing at QB or not. I'm just not sold on ND.

So unfortunately, we might see another SEC vs. SEC in the title game.

Oregon will be in a position to still play for the title, perhaps without having to play in the Pac 12 Championship game, IF Southern Cal beats Notre Dame.

I am only expecting the Ducks to fall to #4 in the BCS standings (released tonight)

[MookInLincoln]

FWIW, this is what the "FINAL" BCS Standing look like in my projection ...

1. NOTRE DAME
2. ALABAMA
3. OREGON
4. TEXAS A&M
5. GEORGIA
6. LSU
7. STANFORD
8. FLORIDA ST
9. OKLAHOMA
10. SOUTH CAROLINA
11. FLORIDA
12. TEXAS
13. NEBRASKA
14. OREGON ST
15. KANSAS ST
16. MICHIGAN
17. RUTGERS
18. CLEMSON

[docholihawk]

I noticed you don't have Iowa listed, oh, wait. Never mind.