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Bowl projections

Uncle Ken said:
I’m not sure how we’d get a Big 10 opponent at the Alamo Bowl.
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I dunno, man, and my apathy exceeds my ignorance. this is a recruiting/marketing tool.

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I think the biggest ratings draw would be vs Ole Miss in Vegas, but if the Alamo Bowl gets first dibs, we are going there. Imagine the memes for Lane vs Prime in Sin City...it would be hard for the networks to turn that down, and reddit/twatter would love that ****. I just really don't want to see two teams from the Big 12 in the same bowl...That's dumb.
 
I’d still like to know how the P12 bowl money is being allocated. If it goes to the “P12” then there isn’t much incentive for the B12 to have CU in that game.
 
BerkeleyBuff said:
Someone clear this up for me.

Last I checked, the legacy PAC teams are still playing under PAC bowl affiliations. The Alamo Bowl is a PAC vs Big XII matchup. Thus if ISU loses the Big XII championship, they go to Alamo and face USC or Washington.

If ISU wins the Big XII, ASU goes to Alamo as PAC rep to face a legacy Big XII team.

Our chance at Alamo is thus obviously that ASU wins the Big XII, we go to Alamo as PAC rep, and we end up playing ISU or BYU.

What am I doing wrong?
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I believe that the B1G defectors paid to not be included with P12 legacy bowls. Someone correct me if I’m wrong…
 
ahoelsken said:
The committees aren't making these decisions anymore. ESPN owns almost all of these games now. They're going to be the people making the decisions. If I'm them, I would much rather want Prime in Vegas against somebody out of the SEC. These are made for TV games anyway.
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So “they” just supersede the conference agreements with the bowls? “They” force(?) the Alamo Bowl to make a decision not in their best interests? Ain’t buyin it.
 
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Dark Bohner said:
Washington?
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Not sure I follow. CU and UDub are in the same pool of candidates for one of the 2 spots in the Alamo Bowl. The other spot is for a team that was in the Big XII last year. At least that seems to be the general understanding amongst us knuckleheads on AllBuffs
 
#1 pick said:
They can choose anyone they want. CU or USC but USC doesn't travel well and CU gets more TV than them so it's easy but if the Holiday Bowl gets Miami or Clemson, they would choose USC and act like Arizona State or Wazzu doesn't exist
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The bowl tie ins are supposed to be based on where a team finishes in its conference. I’m not saying the first choice bowl can’t just dip down and take the fourth or fifth ranked team from a conference over the second or third, but I’d love to know of a specific instance where that actually happened.
 
The Alabaster Yak said:
The bowl tie ins are supposed to be based on where a team finishes in its conference. I’m not saying the first choice bowl can’t just dip down and take the fourth or fifth ranked team from a conference over the second or third, but I’d love to know of a specific instance where that actually happened.
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I know for the Alamo Bowl, they just pick who they want. If OU or Texas is available, that's who they are picking. Record doesn't matter to them
 
hawg1 said:
So “they” just supersede the conference agreements with the bowls? “They” force(?) the Alamo Bowl to make a decision not in their best interests? Ain’t buyin it.
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I'd argue the Alamo Bowl probably doesn't want an all Big 12 game.. call me crazy.
 
#1 pick said:
I know for the Alamo Bowl, they just pick who they want. If OU or Texas is available, that's who they are picking. Record doesn't matter to them
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Nah that’s not the case. Maybe in Texas and OU but in 2016, CU was the Pac 12 runner up and got the nod over a USC team that was ranked higher. Same thing in 2020 (covid season) but there were a bunch of bowl opt outs that year.
 
The Alabaster Yak said:
Nah that’s not the case. Maybe in Texas and OU but in 2016, CU was the Pac 12 runner up and got the nod over a USC team that was ranked higher. Same thing in 2020 (covid season) but there were a bunch of bowl opt outs that year.
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I am not talking about 2016. I am talking about recently.
 
Not to be a sad sack, but If CU goes to the Alamo Bowl vs BYU or Wazzu, it's highly unlikely I'll even turn the TV on. CU by 35 in either case and while it's a cool outcome, that's not Must See TV for me. Those match-ups would be like crappy OOC games.
 
The Alabaster Yak said:
Nah that’s not the case. Maybe in Texas and OU but in 2016, CU was the Pac 12 runner up and got the nod over a USC team that was ranked higher. Same thing in 2020 (covid season) but there were a bunch of bowl opt outs that year.
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Slight correction. Usc got the rose bowl nod *over* us because they were perceived as the better draw. We got the 2nd prize of the alamo bowl (whoopdie ****).

I believe the bowls are allowed to jump or drop seed lines to select who they want.
 
RumblinBuff said:
Slight correction. Usc got the rose bowl nod *over* us because they were perceived as the better draw. We got the 2nd prize of the alamo bowl (whoopdie ****).

I believe the bowls are allowed to jump or drop seed lines to select who they want.
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Good call I had forgotten about that. Alright fair enough
 
hawg1 said:
So “they” just supersede the conference agreements with the bowls? “They” force(?) the Alamo Bowl to make a decision not in their best interests? Ain’t buyin it.
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The Alamo is one they don't own. They own and run the Vegas bowl for example.
#1 pick said:
Yeah, I might have to call your bluff
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Okay. I think two teams from the same conference playing in a bowl game is probably bad for that bowl game's business. Call me crazy.
PAHIBuff said:
Not to be a sad sack, but If CU goes to the Alamo Bowl vs BYU or Wazzu, it's highly unlikely I'll even turn the TV on. CU by 35 in either case and while it's a cool outcome, that's not Must See TV for me. Those match-ups would be like crappy OOC games.
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Wazzu could wind up there. There's nothing stopping the Alamo from taking them if they want to, but that's probably not happening. PAC 12 rules still apply, and you can take somebody with one more loss if they're more attractive. Legacy Pac 12 is its own pool.

This is BYU or Iowa State.
 
Alfred91 said:
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Add ISU then. Boring, Buffs by 35. And here I am defending CU as a team that will DESTROY any of its purported Alamo Bowl opponents. That's a good thing, but not something I need to fly/hotel/rental car to see. CU's bowl situation RE the Alamo Bowl this year is just a Fliberrty-Gibbet. Happy in advance for the big win however.....(This is all predicated on #2 and #12 playing most of the game: if not, it's an even greater argument fro staying away from this stinker.)

Now give me Clemson or Miami in the Holiday Bowl and I'm personally there in a heartbeat.
 
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