Gophers Bowl Projections: CBS - Pinstripe, ESPN - Quick Lane

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CBS:

Pinstripe Bowl Dec. 27 New York, N.Y. ACC vs. Big Ten N.C. State vs. Minnesota

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions

ESPN:

Chick-fil-A Peach/Cotton/Fiesta/Orange: Michigan State
Chick-fil-A Peach/Cotton/Fiesta/Orange: Ohio State
Capital One: Nebraska
Outback: Wisconsin
National University Holiday: Iowa
TaxSlayer/Franklin American Mortgage Music City: Maryland
San Francisco: Penn State
New Era Pinstripe: Rutgers
Quick Lane: Minnesota
Heart of Dallas: Indiana

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/108167/big-ten-bowl-projections-week-5-4

Go Gophers!!
 

I'd like to see us in Holiday or Music city territory when all is said and done.
 



afurry91 said:
Ok then whatever the original post has Maryland slotted in that's what I meant. There must be a typo up there.
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It's not a typo, the idiots at ESPN just don't know what they're doing.

There's also no way the Big Ten is getting 2 teams into the major bowls (now that fan following and ability to travel have been taken out of the equation) so everyone on that list is going to get knocked down a peg.
 



GoUgophers said:
It's not a typo, the idiots at ESPN just don't know what they're doing.

There's also no way the Big Ten is getting 2 teams into the major bowls (now that fan following and ability to travel have been taken out of the equation) so everyone on that list is going to get knocked down a peg.
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Yeah, they know what they're doing.
 


Gopher07 said:
Isn't the Music City ACC or B1G vs SEC?

http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=bigten&id=79872&src=desktop

Unless Gator has already announced they're taking a B1G team this year...
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Yeah, you may want to do a little research here or ask for help from someone that knows what they're talking about.

It's a rotating contract that shifts on a yearly basis. The Gator gets a B1G team this year with an ACC team going to Nashville. Next year it's the opposite.

You're welcome.
 



GoUgophers said:
Yeah, you may want to do a little research here or ask for help from someone that knows what they're talking about.

It's a rotating contract that shifts on a yearly basis. The Gator gets a B1G team this year with an ACC team going to Nashville. Next year it's the opposite.

You're welcome.
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ESPN's projections have GT playing in the Gator Bowl. The Gator does not have to take a BIG team. It's all spelled out in the link that you immediately dismissed.
 

GoUgophers said:
Yeah, you may want to do a little research here or ask for help from someone that knows what they're talking about.

It's a rotating contract that shifts on a yearly basis. The Gator gets a B1G team this year with an ACC team going to Nashville. Next year it's the opposite.

You're welcome.
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Literally can't find that agreement anywhere online through a Google search (all I see is the "three appearances in six years" language), but thanks for setting me straight I guess. Do you have a source for your info? Unfortunately the B1G release is vague, doesn't say anything about the Gator or Music City being locked to one conference in a given year.

http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/071813aac.html

The Music City Bowl isn't much help either, only stating:

"As announced in July, the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl and TaxSlayer Bowl have agreed to share selections with the Big Ten Conference and ACC to provide an opponent to the SEC through 2019.

“The significant upgrade in our selection position to a multi-bowl, multi-conference partnership will maximize our ability to fill the stadium and city with college football fans and deliver compelling matchups over the next six years,” said Scott Ramsey, President & CEO, Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl.”

http://www.musiccitybowl.com/conten...14-franklin-american-mortgage-music-city-bowl
 

The ESPN "projections" seem a bit suspect since they state in their description that Indiana falls out of their projections after losing to Maryland, but then places them in a bowl.

Screw it - let's get to 5-1 first, we can worry about bowl berths later.
 

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