ESPN: B1G Week 11 bowl projections (Minnesota: No bowl)

[BleedGopher]

per ESPN:

College Football Playoff: Ohio State

Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual: Iowa

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: Michigan State

Outback Bowl: Michigan

National University Holiday Bowl: Wisconsin

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Penn State

New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Northwestern

Foster Farms Bowl: Nebraska

Quick Lane Bowl: Illinois

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Not filled

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post...projections-time-for-teams-to-make-their-move

Go Gophers!!

 

[Jike Spingleton]

A couple of places have the Gophers in the Pinstripe Bowl vs. Duke.

My projections:

Playoff: Ohio State
Rose: Iowa vs. Stanford
Peach: Michigan State (ranked higher than Baylor for the last NYD6 bowl slot) vs. Florida State
Citrus: Michigan vs. LSU (unless LSU cans Les Miles, then Ole Miss)
Outback: Northwestern vs. Arkansas
Holiday: Wisconsin vs. Utah
Music City: Penn State vs. Texas A&M
Pinstripe: Nebraska vs. Duke
Foster Farms: Minnesota/Illinois winner vs. Oregon
Quick Lane: Indiana vs. Virginia Tech
Armed Forces: Not filled

 

[bemidjigopher]

Lol Nebraska not making a bowl they will lose to Iowa and finish 5-7. And yes I know there's talk of 5-7 teams getting a bowl invite, won't happen

 

[Jike Spingleton]

Lol Nebraska not making a bowl they will lose to Iowa and finish 5-7.

Disagree.

And yes I know there's talk of 5-7 teams getting a bowl invite, won't happen

Agree.

 

[SelectionSunday]

Jike,

If you had to put a number on it, what do you think odds are of B1G getting:

4 teams into the New Year's 6/CFP?

3 teams into the CFP New Year's 6/CFP?

Decent chance 5 teams (Iowa, Michigan, MSU, OSU, Wisconsin) all finish with at least 10 wins.

 

[Jike Spingleton]

Jike,

If you had to put a number on it, what do you think odds are of B1G getting:

4 teams into the New Year's 6/CFP?

3 teams into the CFP New Year's 6/CFP?

Decent chance 5 teams (Iowa, Michigan, MSU, OSU, Wisconsin) all finish with at least 10 wins.

Very good chance for three teams -- the committee clearly prefers the Big Ten to the Big 12. The SEC and Pac-12 don't have the depth this year, leaving the door open for the ACC to get two teams (three if you count Notre Dame), be it Florida State (if they beat Florida) or North Carolina (if they play Clemson close). If it comes down to 2-loss Michigan State or 2-loss Baylor/TCU, Sparty definitely gets the nod.

Four teams is a stretch. It would require Michigan beating Ohio State, because the Wisconsin/Northwestern winner isn't jumping into the mix from the 20s at this point. If the East champ then beats Iowa in the B1G title game, the conference could be left out of the playoff entirely and that would mean a Big Ten team in each of the remaining non-playoff NYD6 games, something that can't even happen since the Sugar is contracted for SEC vs. Big 12. It would take the perfect combination of results for the B1G to get four teams.

 

[GoUgophers]

Disagree.



Agree.

If you think Nebraska beats Iowa, then why do you have them in the Rose?

Iowa's best (and probably only) chance at the Rose is to enter the BCG undefeated and lose to an undefeated OSU. There will be several other teams in the mix for the Rose if Iowa finishes with 2 losses. The only way Iowa makes the Rose with a loss to Nebraska is if they then win the CG.

 

[Jike Spingleton]

If you think Nebraska beats Iowa, then why do you have them in the Rose?

Iowa's best (and probably only) chance at the Rose is to enter the BCG undefeated and lose to an undefeated OSU. There will be several other teams in the mix for the Rose if Iowa finishes with 2 losses. The only way Iowa makes the Rose with a loss to Nebraska is if they then win the CG.

Assuming Ohio State is in the playoff, the Rose Bowl would only come down to Iowa and Michigan State. It is a guaranteed Big Ten vs. Pac-12 match-up this year and next. 11-2 Iowa or 10-2 Michigan State -- whichever team the committee ranks higher goes to Pasadena, and I am speculating Iowa could weather two losses as division champs, as long as it isn't a Badger-esque beatdown in the B1G Championship. But yes, it is entirely possible Sparty and Iowa could switch places.