Quote:Rose Bowl - USC vs Texas
Orange Bowl - Miami vs Penn State
Sugar Bowl - LSU vs West Virginia
Fiesta Bowl - Oregon vs Alabama or Notre Dame
Capital One - South Carolina or Alabama vs Ohio State
Cotton - OU vs Auburn
Outback - Michigan vs Alabama or South Carolina
Gator - Virginia Tech vs Notre Dame or Louisville
Liberty - Central Florida or UTEP vs Florida
Houston - CU vs Virginia
Meineke - Clemson vs Louisville or South Florida
Peach - Florida State vs Georgia
Music City - Tennessee vs Northwestern
Independence - Missouri vs Boston College
Sun - Minnesota vs Cal
Holiday - UCLA vs Iowa State
Emerald - New Mexico vs Oregon State
Alamo - Texas Tech vs Wisconsin
MPC Computers - Nevada vs Maryland
Insight - Stanford vs Fresno State
Champs Sports - Georgia Tech vs Nebraska
Motor City - Toledo vs Iowa
Hawaii - Southern Miss or Tulsa vs Boise State
Fort Worth - Houston vs Colorado State
Poinsettia - BYU vs Navy
Las Vegas - TCU vs Arizona State
GMAC - Tulsa or UTEP vs. Miami OH
New Orleans - Louisiana-Monroe vs Southern Miss or Louisiana Tech or Western Michigan

USFBullSpit Wrote:Insight - Stanford vs Fresno State

Sorry if those are personal picks (I'm thinking not) but the author is clueless. The Insight has no choice but to take a BE team if one is available and since they have 3rd pick, they WILL be taking a BE team.

ND is going to the BCS and Louisville to the Gator

The tire and insight will choose between RU and USF

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ND will be favored in their last two games and should win out, meaning they'll have the good fortune, unfortunately, of cashing in one last big BCS check before the new stipulation for a smaller Irish payout kicks in. Irish fans can begin packing their bags for Arizona weather.

I'm also extremely doubtful about Bama's chances to win at Auburn, meaning they'll move down the ladder as well, likely beyond desirable limits to the BCS.

This means OSU and Oregon are, IMO, the most likely programs to travel south for and date with the Irish.

And even then I'm not thrilled about OSU's chances this weekend...

I hope we don't go to the fiesta!
ND two of the largest alumnis in Jersey and Ill, why can't a BCS bowl be in the NE/Mid-West

Irish fans will travel to any BCS Bowl they are invited to probably Fiesta

CollegeCard Wrote:

USFBullSpit Wrote:Insight - Stanford vs Fresno State

Sorry if those are personal picks (I'm thinking not) but the author is clueless. The Insight has no choice but to take a BE team if one is available and since they have 3rd pick, they WILL be taking a BE team.

That's not necessarily true. Trades are made all the time. The Insight might well want to trade away a Big East school to get a Stanford vs. Fresno State matchup provided that there was a bowl in the east that was stuck with a couple of western teams and that they also wanted to make the trade. And of course, provided all four participating conferences/schools were agreeable to the trade as well.

In this case, however, I don't see where an apparent trade was made -- it appears that you lost the Insight Bowl spot without picking up anything in the east to replace it. And as such, this looks a lot like a "bash the Big East" post.

There are 56 bowl slots and it is not certain that all will be filled. Assuming that they eventually are, there are very few bowl eligible schools that will be left without a bowl. I highly doubt that the WAC would get four bids while the Big East would only get two (plus ND).

Yoda out...

Ice98 Wrote:Irish fans will travel to any BCS Bowl they are invited to probably Fiesta

Every school would travel to any BCS Bowl that they are invited to. It is the non-BCS bowls that have the problem.

Here's my secret scenario...

First...

Fresno State: 38
USC: 31

Second, Fresno wins it's last two (televised) games and finished about #8 in the BCS rankings.

Somehow (and I'm not sure how this happens), we end up in the Fiesta Bowl paired off against Notre Dame.

We, of course, kick Notre Dame's butt.

Yoda Quixote out...

[QUOTE]In this case, however, I don't see where an apparent trade was made -- it appears that you lost the Insight Bowl spot without picking up anything in the east to replace it. And as such, this looks a lot like a "bash the Big East" post. "QUOTE"



Yoda, the BE did replace the Insight with Houston Bowl that pays more money. That bowl is East of Phoenix, and closer to all of the BE schools.

BCS
Gator/Sun
Continental
Houston

I thought there was another one but I cant remember it. Also in 2006, it looks like the Toronto Bowl may be a go.

Yoda Wrote:

Ice98 Wrote:Irish fans will travel to any BCS Bowl they are invited to probably Fiesta

Every school would travel to any BCS Bowl that they are invited to. It is the non-BCS bowls that have the problem.

Here's my secret scenario...

First...

Fresno State: 38
USC: 31

Second, Fresno wins it's last two (televised) games and finished about #8 in the BCS rankings.

Somehow (and I'm not sure how this happens), we end up in the Fiesta Bowl paired off against Notre Dame.

We, of course, kick Notre Dame's butt.

Yoda Quixote out...

ND will do there part and be there
not so sure about Fresno though