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"Anyways...Checklist time. Peach Bowl: [ ] Beat BC, MTSU, and Maryland [ ] VT wins out to get at-large BCS berth(with loses from Bama, Oregon, ND, etc. to help) [ ] GA Tech doesn't upset GA or Miami "

11/10/2005 12:30:10 PM

add another check to that list and you possibly have a gator bowl
[ ] if fsu loses to florida and miami

11/10/2005 12:30:35 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2194032

pat forde has us pegged for the MPC computers bowl against boise st....i would love to see boise st. myself and we would play on the beloved blue turf

[Edited on November 10, 2005 at 5:04 PM. Reason : ,]

11/10/2005 5:03:05 PM

Y'all are forgetting about UNC though. Even if all on that checklist happens, UNC could have 5 conference wins, to our 4. And I don't see much reason why they'd pick us over them.

11/10/2005 6:10:22 PM

Gotta root for Merryland on Saturday...


Damn

11/10/2005 6:13:39 PM

some of you are under the impression that conference wins are all that matters, they look at overall and mainly last 5 games

11/10/2005 6:14:34 PM

Swofford encourages bowls to pick teams according to conference rank, except in situations like GT going to the Peach Bowl, etc.

Thats why UNC got the nod for the Peach Bowl in 2001 when we both had the same record. UNC had a 5-3 conference record, and we were 4-4. So they went to the Peach and we had to settle for the MicronPC bowl.

11/10/2005 6:20:42 PM

I just want to be bowl eligible.

I love how State athletics can pull us away from the brink of disaster and offer a sliver of hope at opportune times.

11/10/2005 6:24:07 PM

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"Y'all are forgetting about UNC though. Even if all on that checklist happens, UNC could have 5 conference wins, to our 4. And I don't see much reason why they'd pick us over them."

The only way it would be close for Carolina is if they beat Maryland AND Duke.

If we win out we're 4-4 (7-4) record, and have won our last 5 games, with two marquee wins.

IF Carolina beats Maryland and Duke, but loses to VT, they have a 5-3 (6-5) record, losing the last 2 of 5, with one marquee win.

Both teams travel well, so it'd really be a toss-up in my mind. In the end, I think our 5 victories in a row would tip the scales.

11/11/2005 4:13:10 PM

Of course UNC is gonna beat Duke. Is that even a question? They could potentially beat VT. Crazier things have happened.

If they win 2 of their last 3, precedent says that they will get picked before us for the Peach bowl or whatever bowl we are competing for. It doesn't help that Swofford is a UNC alum and he'll do some arm-twisting to make sure that UNC gets favorable treatment.

11/11/2005 4:36:23 PM

so far so good

11/12/2005 2:36:34 PM

OMG THERE WENT THE GATOR BOWL

11/12/2005 10:36:16 PM

CRAZY INDEED

11/12/2005 10:36:48 PM

11/12/2005 10:38:11 PM

11/12/2005 10:39:35 PM

your contributions, as always, are greatly appreciated

11/12/2005 10:40:31 PM

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"It would be great to play Rutgers, South Florida, Central Florida, or some other obscure school in the middle of nowhere in front of a boatload of disinterested fans. "

11/13/2005 3:15:03 AM

only USF deserves a bowl for overacheiving and NC State deserves a coaching change for underachieving

11/13/2005 3:55:09 AM

I don't think we should go to a bowl, even if we do end up 6-5.

We don't deserve it this year.

11/14/2005 1:29:39 PM

teams with losing conference records dont need to be in bowls.

theres just too many bowls.

11/14/2005 2:29:00 PM

i thought this thread would be over by now

11/14/2005 2:36:40 PM

Quote :

" theres just too many bowls."

totally

11/14/2005 2:39:09 PM

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"The ACC should get 2 into the BCS, because Miami & VT should win out in the remaining regular season. That would pretty much lock up VT"

Hmm... I'm not sure I buy that. I can see the BCS taking ND (which is obviously going to happen) and then Ohio State if they win out (even with 2 losses) honestly.. That would make sense to me b/c it could set up more intriguing matchups..

Rose:
Texas - USC

Fiesta:
ND - Penn State

Orange:
Miami - Ohio State (rematch that BCS is probably jacking off too)

Sugar:
LSU/Georgia - West Virginia

I can see VT playing Louisville in the Gator Bowl.. which would definitely capture my interest.. I think it would be a fun game to watch...

[Edited on November 14, 2005 at 2:42 PM. Reason : f]

11/14/2005 2:41:17 PM

eh, OSU still has to play at Michigan, but if they win that game, I think you're right and they should get the bid.

Thing is though, ND is ranked 3 or 4 below VT, so would it be fair of the BCS to pick outside the top 8? (not that theBCS is fair anyway)

11/14/2005 2:51:11 PM

No probably not. But ND can be in the Top 12 of the BCS I believe and be picked for an at-large. Someone correct me if I'm wrong on that please...

11/14/2005 2:52:31 PM

I would dare say Virginia Tech would beat ND. That would be a good game if those two played.

11/14/2005 2:58:02 PM

well if its top 12 for ND, they they will definately get the BCS bid over VT (i would think) because ND has a much larger fan base nationally...of course VT travels, so who knows.

11/14/2005 3:06:30 PM

Ivan Maisel on ESPN.com today says.....

Quote :

"1. First rule of bowl bids: the invitation goes to the team that gets TV ratings and travels. Call it whatever bias you like. But the bottom line is, well, the bottom line. My guess is that after Notre Dame, the one at-large bid available will go to a 10-1 Alabama or a 9-2 Ohio State ahead of 10-1 Virginia Tech or 10-1 Oregon."

11/14/2005 3:07:42 PM

ahahahahahahahha

Quote :

"That puts Miami in the Peach, and either BC or State in Gator, right?"

THE GATOR BOWL!

11/26/2005 1:58:52 PM

hmmm....

now are we going to charlotte or nashville

I doubt we will go to san fran

11/26/2005 3:39:39 PM

please nashville...

11/26/2005 3:40:49 PM

^^ hopefully San Fran. I'm out here now and will be again for xmas since my parents moved out here..

11/26/2005 3:42:37 PM

shit id take a road trip to san fran to see us play

11/26/2005 3:43:07 PM

from what the bowl reps were saying today it looks like tire bowl for us
they brought their reps in numbers today to the towers to watch the game

11/26/2005 3:45:50 PM

Meineke Car Care?? is that one we have the potential to go to?

11/26/2005 3:57:47 PM

Potential Bowls:

Champs Sports
Tuesday, December 27
ACC vs. Big 12
at Orlando, Florida
5:00 p.m. - ESPN

MPC Computers
Wednesday, December 28
ACC vs. WAC
at Boise, Idaho
4:30 p.m. - ESPN

Emerald
Thursday, December 29
Utah (6-5) vs. Pac-10
at San Francisco
4:30 p.m. - ESPN2

Music City
Friday, December 30
Big Ten vs. SEC
at Nashville, Tennessee
12:00 p.m. - ESPN

Meineke Car Care
Saturday, December 31
Big East vs. ACC
at Charlotte, No Carolina
11:00 a.m. - ESPN2

11/26/2005 4:22:10 PM

champs music or car care, one of those 3 please

11/26/2005 4:24:13 PM

Car Care plz


If not, I'll go to Nashville


Florida, Maybe


Boise, heck no

11/26/2005 4:26:45 PM

which is more high profile though

11/26/2005 4:29:43 PM

a virginia loss would help some

11/26/2005 4:30:23 PM

There's a rumor out that tomorrow the Gator Bowl will announce Miami-Louisville as their matchup. That certainly sounds right for the ACC, since the loser of the championship game was never expected to play 2 straight games in Jacksonville. But at this point, I really have to believe that if Florida State loses (as expected), I'm not even sure the Peach Bowl would want them at this point. They would be 7-5 at that point (losses to Virginia, NC State, Clemson, Florida, and Virginia Tech) and have lost 4 straight games. They have absolutely NO post-season momentum. BC will probably get the Peach Bowl, and I don't know how far down Florida State will fall.

http://www.fanblogs.com/miami/006178.php
http://www.620wdae.com/localsportsstory.html?ID=20051127183855

[Edited on November 27, 2005 at 9:36 PM. Reason : ]

11/27/2005 9:30:24 PM

I think FSU will get the Peach Bowl versus South Carolina. Bowden-Spurrier would sell a ton of tickets.

11/27/2005 9:38:27 PM

^ yeah there is no way the peach would pass up another bowden spurrier matchup

11/27/2005 10:36:38 PM

if they were gonna do bowden spurrier, i think they'd be better off to make clemson vs. usc. they'd make a killing, the whole state of sc would flock to atlanta to see a rematch of this years game. not gonna happen though, bc is gonna get the bid.

11/27/2005 11:02:42 PM

I really don't think they'd do Clemson-South Carolina part 2 in the Peach Bowl. I don't think ticket sales would be poor, but ...

a) that was a game very late in the season, so there would have been how many weeks? 6 between the 2 games?
b) Not that it hasn't happened before, but I don't think the Peach Bowl would take Clemson 2 years in a row (they played Tennessee there last year - it might as well have been the Orange Bowl )

11/27/2005 11:57:21 PM

Seriously though, you have no idea how insane Clemson/USC matchups are. My dad went to USC and took me to every home game since I was born. The Clemson game was always scary as hell. I bet if you had those teams play eachother every day for a week you'd still sell out an 80K+ stadium every time.

11/28/2005 12:04:49 AM