Bowl Predictions

[bbdude]

ESPN's Brandon Chatmon just released his predictions on where teams will end up "bowling."

List below. Thoughts?

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1): Baylor vs. BCS at-large

AT&T Cotton Bowl (Jan. 3): Oklahoma State vs. SEC No. 3/4

Valero Alamo Bowl (Dec. 30): Texas vs. Pac-12 No. 2

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (Dec. 28): Oklahoma vs. Big Ten No. 4/5

National University Holiday Bowl (Dec. 30): Kansas State vs. Pac-12 No. 3

Texas Bowl (Dec. 27): Texas Tech vs. Big Ten No. 6

New Era Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 28): West Virginia vs. American No. 4

Heart of Dallas Bowl (Jan. 1): None available vs. Big Ten No. 7

 

[TheContractor]

these are fun to look at but there is a lot of ball left to play. we could win out(haha, ok i kid) but i guess its possible with deal Case made with the devil or we could lose out.

 

[Lukus Alderman]

I agree with it.

 

[Chitownhorn]

So Texas would be looking at Stanford or Oregon. Ouch, I'm not so sure I like the matchup with either one of those.

 

[Lukus Alderman]

So Texas would be looking at Stanford or Oregon. Ouch, I'm not so sure I like the matchup with either one of those.

It's very possible.

 

[Hoekem]

If we play Stanford it would an ass whooping, we play Oregon it would make us beg for a 2012 OU type ass whooping...unless they are depressed following a disappointing end to their season...

 

[Lord Vader]

Im thinking Wild Wings bowl against someone like Minnesota or Nebraska... Horns vs Huskers... that would be funny....

 

[TheContractor]

If you look at the same projections for Pac 12:

Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO (Jan. 1, 2014): Stanford vs. Big Ten

Discover Orange Bowl, Jan. 3: Oregon vs. ACC

Valero Alamo Bowl (Dec. 30): UCLA vs. Big 12

National University Holiday Bowl (Dec. 30): Arizona State vs. Big 12

Hyundai Sun Bowl (Dec. 31): Oregon State vs. ACC

Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 21): Washington vs. MWC

Fight Hunger Bowl (Dec. 27): USC vs. BYU

Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 21): Arizona vs. MWC

New Era Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 28): Utah vs. American

We still dont have much of a chance vs UCLA, will make Hundley look like he should have won the Heisman.

 

[TheContractor]

Im thinking Wild Wings bowl against someone like Minnesota or Nebraska... Horns vs Huskers... that would be funny....

At least Mack would leave on a win, maybe?

 

[Hoekem]

We better hope we can get a bowl w/ a big 12 opponent...

 

[Lord Vader]

At least Mack would leave on a win, maybe?

Im assuming an 8-4/7-5 finish to the year to drop down that far. I think OU loses to OSU in Bedlam, so in either event we probably finish 3rd in the conference either with the tie breaker over OU at 6-3, or losing the tie breaker to OSU if we finish 7-2. If OSU craps the bed against OSU tie breakers and stuff come into play and we probably end up in the Cotton Bowl.

Could we see the Aggies? Its possible, but if they win out over Missouri and LSU to finish 10-2, and Auburn gets beat by Georgia this weekend, added to the almost 100% bet Alabama beats them, the Aggies would be almost a shoe in to get the Sugar Bowl invite, and if not there the Capital One Bowl invitation.

A&M could also lose to finish 8-4 (4-4 SEC) and would then be leapfrogged by Ole Miss and LSU who should both then finish 5-3. I dont see the Cotton Bowl being able to justify passing on two teams with better records, one with a H2H win over A&M, to get a UT/Aggie matchup, nor do I think the billions of dollars in UT boosters would let that happen. I think they want to keep us and them as far apart as possible.

So guys, you may get something as easy to beat as Minnesota, you may get something as nightmarish as Auburn or LSU. If the Horns should somehow win the Big 12, we probably get stuck facing Fresno State.

SBNation's current projections place us in the Alamo Bowl...again..against Arizona State.

 

[palmettohorn]

Im assuming an 8-4/7-5 finish to the year to drop down that far. I think OU loses to OSU in Bedlam, so in either event we probably finish 3rd in the conference either with the tie breaker over OU at 6-3, or losing the tie breaker to OSU if we finish 7-2. If OSU craps the bed against OSU tie breakers and stuff come into play and we probably end up in the Cotton Bowl.
Could we see the Aggies? Its possible, but if they win out over Missouri and LSU to finish 10-2, and Auburn gets beat by Georgia this weekend, added to the almost 100% bet Alabama beats them, the Aggies would be almost a shoe in to get the Sugar Bowl invite, and if not there the Capital One Bowl invitation.

A&M could also lose to finish 8-4 (4-4 SEC) and would then be leapfrogged by Ole Miss and LSU who should both then finish 5-3. I dont see the Cotton Bowl being able to justify passing on two teams with better records, one with a H2H win over A&M, to get a UT/Aggie matchup, nor do I think the billions of dollars in UT boosters would let that happen. I think they want to keep us and them as far apart as possible.

So guys, you may get something as easy to beat as Minnesota, you may get something as nightmarish as Auburn or LSU. If the Horns should somehow win the Big 12, we probably get stuck facing Fresno State.

SBNation's current projections place us in the Alamo Bowl...again..against Arizona State.

Good post but AU>limping UGA.

 

[Lord Vader]

Good post but AU>limping UGA.

On paper yes, Auburn should wipe them out, but you know....Auburn is overdue to crap the bed.

 

[ChipN]

Conference finish means nothing in bowl selection. "Big 12 #2" simply means second choice not necessarily 2nd place.

That said I predict we lose to OSU and Baylor. If OSU loses badly to Baylor I could see the Cotton picking us over them. In fact that's what I expect to happen.

 

[Lord Vader]

Doubt it. Again, the boosters are not going to want to risk facing A&M and losing the one piece of leverage we have right now.

 

[ChipN]

Not saying we play Aggy in Cotton. I think Aggy ends up in Chic Fil A or whatever. I figure we play Auburn/LSU in Cotton Bowl.

 

[Lord Vader]

If we get to the Cotton Bowl, its probably going to be LSU.

 

[LongviewLobo01]

I don't think anyone at Texas or aggy wants to play that game.

Man the Big 12 bowl games really suck. That's pretty much all that I read out of that.

 

[Lord Vader]

Being tied to the Pinstripe Bowl sucks.