Iowa & B1G Bowl Projections

[hawkfaninTX]

It's a chance to celebrate the end of a season, one cannot accurately weigh the amount of impact a bowl win could be. Especially 4 straight!

 

[CAARHawk]

This is why the BCS sucks.

There is just no way we should be having this discussion. Champions from different conferences should play each other and that is it for the major bowls.

To be talking about some second or third place team and whether their fans travel better than some other second or third place team to what is supposed to be a championship bowl is just sad, and one reason why these BCS bowls are just not considered that important anymore.

I mean think of our Orange Bowl victory. As a second place Big Ten team we play in a BCS bowl, but in 2005 we play in a non-BCS bowl as a conference co-champ. Also, the LSU team we beat in Cap One would have killed the GT team we beat in the Orange Bowl.

 

[vosov]

If Georgia beats LSU, and Bama and LSU still finish 1 and 2 in the BCS the SEC can have three teams. Very unlikely boardering on impossible because voters will not allow a rematch.

Also, don't discount Houston. They are exciting and undefeated. And, as of now, I believe the highest Big10 team is #15, so they have work left to even qualify.

So you have Stanford with a lot of potential corporate cash. Houston could be intriguing for the Sugar or Fiesta bowls due to location. Or the Big 10 for tradition and TV sets.

I guess hawkeye fans can cheer for ISU the next three weeks to see if they can burst a bubble and take away the Big12's second spot.

Honest question. Is that a loophole in the "only two teams from one conference are permitted to be in the BCS", or are you not familiar with that rule?

 

[thejumper5]

So you really think a 3 loss team in the Big 10 would get in over a 2 loss team in Kansas State that would be ranked roughly 10 spots higher in the BCS? Sorry but you are incorrect.

It doesn't matter as Oklahoma will get in over KState unless they bomb out and therefore KState doesn't have a shot.

Also, if Okie State loses than there is a good chance the SEC has THREE schools in the BCS.

LSU vs Bama in title game which allows the SEC to have another team be in the BCS. A 2 loss Arkansas team would get in over any Big 10 school

1998. End of discussion.

 

[ssckelley]

KState currently is ranked higher than any Big 10 team in the BCS standings and plays @ Texas who has no RB's and than against ISU. They win both games and they will definitely get in over a Big 10 team

You just keep believing that.

The only way Kansas State would EVER get an at large BCS bowl bid is if they finished in the BCS top 5.

 

[ChosenChildren]

You have to be a complete mouth-breathing idiot to think that Kansas State will be picked over a two loss Nebraska or a two loss Michigan. There is no way on God's green earth that will happen.

Of course, coming from some Iowa State troll, it doesn't really surprise me.

 

[Cyclones17]

You have to be a complete mouth-breathing idiot to think that Kansas State will be picked over a two loss Nebraska or a two loss Michigan. There is no way on God's green earth that will happen.

Of course, coming from some Iowa State troll, it doesn't really surprise me.

No way? So when KState is ranked 8th in the BCS and either of those teams are ranked 12-15th you don't see it happening.

There is still a very solid chance that only 1 team leaves the Big 10 with only 2 losses. Nebraska and Michigan knock of each other. They both have Iowa and OSU to finish up and could lose those.

Michigan State will get beat by Wisconsin by 20 in the title game for their third loss as well. Penn State will have at least 3 losses. Maybe 4.

If I was a Big 10 fan I would be hoping for only 1 BCS bid b/c if 2 happens it will be another long bowl season

 

[Dominate]

I will also repeat Mr. Kelly. Thre is no way in hell KSU would get in before a qualified B10 team. Not saying KSU isn't worthy, but they have about 4 fans and nobody wants to watch them on TV. I cannot name one player on that team.

I've actually watched K-STATE and their recent games with Okie St and Texas A&M were incredibly exciting. Their QB is one of the most talented I've seen in quite some time. (Kirk Herbstreet even said QB's performance against Okie St was one of the best he's ever seen)

 

[bud2380]

So you really think a 3 loss team in the Big 10 would get in over a 2 loss team in Kansas State that would be ranked roughly 10 spots higher in the BCS? Sorry but you are incorrect.

It doesn't matter as Oklahoma will get in over KState unless they bomb out and therefore KState doesn't have a shot.

Also, if Okie State loses than there is a good chance the SEC has THREE schools in the BCS.

LSU vs Bama in title game which allows the SEC to have another team be in the BCS. A 2 loss Arkansas team would get in over any Big 10 school

Are you really this ignorant? By rule a conference can only have 2 teams in the BCS. So there is a ZERO % chance the SEC gets 3 teams into the BCS. Also a 10-2 Michigan or 10-2 Nebraska will definitely get in before a 10-2 K-State. I also think they would get in over Stanford as well.

PS, I did research this out of curiosity and you can send 3 teams to the BCS but it is EXTREMELY EXTREMELY unlikely and not as you describe. If neither the #1 & #2 team in the BCS won their conference then you can get 3 teams in. That is the only way.

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/2010/how-three-sec-teams-could-go-to-the-bcs/

 

[ChosenChildren]

Cyclone17, take off your Big 12, or Big 7 or whatever the hell that conference is rose-colored glasses and think about it.

If KSU has two losses and Michigan or Nebby has 2 losses, who will they take?

I will bet you any amount you want that they will take Mich or Nebby. Care to bet?

If KSU has 2 losses and BOTH Mich and Nebby have 3 losses, neither Mich or Nebby will go. But I'm also betting that KSU won't go either. THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE FAN FOLLOWING.

 

[ssckelley]

No way? So when KState is ranked 8th in the BCS and either of those teams are ranked 12-15th you don't see it happening.

No, the only way Kansas State would ever get an at large BCS bid was if they were ranked either #3 or #4 and the Big 12 did not have 2 teams in already. They do not travel well and nor do they get good ratings.

Michigan State will get beat by Wisconsin by 20 in the title game for their third loss as well. Penn State will have at least 3 losses. Maybe 4.

Michigan State is in the same predicament as Kansas State the only way they get a BCS bid is if they win the Big Ten. There are not going to be many bowls that want Penn State.

If I was a Big 10 fan I would be hoping for only 1 BCS bid b/c if 2 happens it will be another long bowl season

Normally I would agree with you but not since there might be 10 bowl eligible teams. It would be nice to get them all into a bowl game. I enjoy watching the games more if a Big Ten team is involved.

 

[Shivetts]

The whole K-State vs Michigan or Nebraska argument is what is wrong with the whole system.

It shouldn't be arbitrary. IF you rank here, you go here. Iowa gets picked over a Northwestern team that beat them a few years back. Iowa State gets picked over a Missouri team that beat them a couple years back. It happens and it shouldn't. Bowls shouldn't get to choose because of fan bases, or tv ratings or any of that crap. It's all about money. And it is ruining college sports.

Can you imagine the NFL, the most popular sport in the country by far, doing this. Well Green Bay won the NFC, but Chicago has a lot more people in it and is a bigger market so they get to go to the Super Bowl.