Bowl Game Projections?

[mkAz]

Anyone in the know? I’ve seen projections for the Pinstripe Bowl, Dukes Mayo Bowl, Music City Bowl and the Quick Lane Bowl. Any guesses?

 

[UMSantaCruz-BananaGophers]

Dukes Mayo bowl vs. NC State/UNC, would be my guess

 

[Some guy]

I assume Illinois and Purdue are ahead


Who gets the 6th spot:

8-4 Minnesota
7-5 Iowa who beat MN
7-5 Maryland
6-6 wisconsin who beat Maryland

the only thing guaranteed IMO is Minnesota and Iowa over wisconsin

 

[tipper333]

I assume Illinois and Purdue are ahead


Who gets the 6th spot:

8-4 Minnesota
7-5 Iowa who beat MN
7-5 Maryland
6-6 wisconsin who beat Maryland

What will suck is iowa will get a better bowl with a worse record because the iowagians are so bored in their state and the subsidies armors need to spend the money some where send them to detr6that what they deserve

 

[Some guy]

What will suck is iowa will get a better bowl with a worse record because the iowagians are so bored in their state and the subsidies armors need to spend the money some where send them to detr6that what they deserve

Maybe but the Iowa fans are the least enthusiastic about this team that they’ve been since the 90s

 

[WriterGoph]

What will suck is iowa will get a better bowl with a worse record because the iowagians are so bored in their state and the subsidies armors need to spend the money some where send them to detr6that what they deserve

Not so sure about that. Iowa has an L to a 4-8 Iowa State team and one of the worst offenses in the nation.

 

[leib0039]

A game vs UNC would be fun, great offense, absolutely putrid defensive. Makes for more fun than say playing EMU in the snow

 

[HoustonTXGopher]

Someone give me a scenario that matches us against Texas, would love to see that.

 

[gopherbadgerman]

Pinstripe

 

[Some guy]

Pinstripe

Would be pretty shocking to me. But if it is I’m going! The only one I could attend

 

[minnyrules11]

A game vs UNC would be fun, great offense, absolutely putrid defensive. Makes for more fun than say playing EMU in the snow

We play them them and their sophomore heisman quarterback in NC next September. Do better!?

 

[Panthadad2]

Someone give me a scenario that matches us against Texas, would love to see that.

I might even travel to see that.

 

[46Gophers]

Assuming Notre Dame loses to USC. MN vs ND in the Dukes Mayo Bowl.

 

[golfing18now]

I thought Maryland was the likely pick for the Mayo Bowl given proximity? No?

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

Someone give me a scenario that matches us against Texas, would love to see that.

I think Guaranteed Rate in Arizona would be the only way that could happen.

 

[46Gophers]

I thought Maryland was the likely pick for the Mayo Bowl given proximity? No?

Yes but with our win today we are 8-4 and they are 7-5. Hopefully that matters.

 

[GoldyPush-Ups]

Dukes Mayo bowl vs. NC State/UNC, would be my guess

I predict Duke's Mayo as well. UNC played in this bowl last year, so more likely someone new. Maybe Florida State? (Assuming I'm correctly understanding that the Cheez It Bowl would get the first crack at Notre Dame)

 

[golfing18now]

Yes but with their win today they are 7-5 while we are 8-4.

These bowls aren't required to pick in order, do they? I guess I've lost track of whether it is the Big Ten that makes the selections or the bowls themselves? Then you can't go back to back to the same bowl, etc?

 

[Some guy]

I thought Maryland was the likely pick for the Mayo Bowl given proximity? No?

Hard to pick them above 8-4 Minnesota or 7-5 Iowa given the 4 teams in contention the records are
7-5 Iowa (2-0)
8-4 Minnesota (1-1)
6-6 wisconsin (1-2)
7-5 Maryland (0-1)

Maryland would be pinstripe lock if they weren’t there last year

 

[GopherJack]

Love Gopher bowl games, regardless (irregardless - we can argue if it's a word) of where they play. We typically get a bunch of us together for good food, beverages, and one last time to cheer on the Gophers, before the long winter ahead. Go Gophers!

 

[cjbfbp]

Dukes Mayo bowl vs. NC State/UNC, would be my guess

If we went to that bowl and beat one of those opponents, i think there is a chance we could be ranked in the final poll.

 

[stocker08]

Music City Bowl. Been forever since we've been there. Got shafted last year.

 

[UMSantaCruz-BananaGophers]

I predict Duke's Mayo as well. UNC played in this bowl last year, so more likely someone new. Maybe Florida State? (Assuming I'm correctly understanding that the Cheez It Bowl would get the first crack at Notre Dame)

Florida State would be an awesome pick. We’ve never played them before and my brother and sister in law are alums there

 

[cjbfbp]

These bowls aren't required to pick in order, do they? I guess I've lost track of whether it is the Big Ten that makes the selections or the bowls themselves? Then you can't go back to back to the same bowl, etc?

I think it does sort of go back and forth with the bowls having most of the say in some years and the conference insisting more on their picks in other years. I hope we get a makeup call given the outrageous bowl assignment the Gophers received last season.

 

[mkAz]

 

[cjbfbp]

Florida State would be an awesome pick. We’ve never played them before and my brother and sister in law are alums there

That would be a tough one.

 

[UMSantaCruz-BananaGophers]

That would be a tough one.

It’d be a hell of a win though, if we could do it

 

[cjbfbp]

I predict Duke's Mayo as well. UNC played in this bowl last year, so more likely someone new. Maybe Florida State? (Assuming I'm correctly understanding that the Cheez It Bowl would get the first crack at Notre Dame)

I'm thinking maybe NC State. North Carolina and Florida State may go higher.

 

[Panthadad2]

1. Rose Bowl vs Pac-12 - OSU a lock unless they somehow sneak into the CFP (they won't).
2. Vrbo Citrus Bowl vs SEC - PSU a lock
3. ReliaQuest Bowl vs SEC - Purdue 8-5, or Illinois 8-4, or MN 8-4
4. Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs ACC - Purdue 8-5, or Illinois 8-4, or MN 8-4
5. TransPerfect Music City Bowl vs SEC - Purdue 8-5, or Illinois 8-4, or MN 8-4
6. New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs ACC - I'm guessing Iowa 7-5 since Maryland was there last year.
7. Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs Big 12 - Maryland 7-5 or Wisconsin 6-6?
8. Quick Lane Bowl vs MAC - Maryland 7-5 or Wisconsin 6-6?

I'm guessing Purdue to the Reliaquest unless they get thoroughly embarrassed next week, Illinois to Duke's, and...

Minnesota to Music City. Hmmm. I'd love to see Alan Jackson at his place before his health issues force him to permanently retire.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

the only "rule" that I can find on the conference website is that they try to avoid teams playing in the same bowls too often.

and the wild card is this: Michigan (assuming they beat Purdue in the B1G Championship game) will be in the CFP. Does OSU also make the CFP? let's say they don't.

So: going by Reg season standings for pecking order - my best guess
1. Michigan (CFP)
2. OSU - Rose Bowl
3. PSU - Citrus
4. Purdue - ReliaQuest (formerly the Outback bowl)
5. ILL - Mayo
6. MN - Music City
7. Iowa - Pinstripe
8. Maryland - Guaranteed Rate (Maryland went to Pinstripe last year)
9. WI - Quick Lane

If OSU makes the CFP, then bump every team up a notch starting with PSU to the Rose. That could put MN in the Mayo Bowl.