[Husker] Bowl question revisited

[Aaron Wolfson]

USC would be a cooler game with the increased profile, chance for revenge,
and super athletes it would bring, but Oregon State might actually be a
tougher challenge.

Aaron


On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Steven <jfpgroup at suddenlink.net> wrote:

> My vote says...
>
> NU will play in the Fiesta Bowl.  Texas stopeed us from for in a row...we
> had the flu...but now we have the SUH!
>
> GO BIG RED!
>
> Steven K
> Class of 1983
> Proud member of the Oklahoma Cornhusker Club
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <kaufsss at aol.com>
> To: <fourbox at nctc.net>; <John.Killmar at stjude.org>
> Cc: <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 7:51 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Husker] Bowl question revisited
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>
> Everything I have seen says NE Vs USC in Holiday bowl
>
>
> Steve Kauf
> A husker fan deep in South Texas
>
> Not the Victory but the Action
> Not the Goal but the Game
> In the Deed the Glory
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Christensen <fourbox at nctc.net>
> To: Killmar, John <John.Killmar at stjude.org>
> Cc: Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Sun, Nov 29, 2009 11:04 pm
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Bowl question revisited
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>
> I subscribe to Husker Locker. The following is the possible match-ups given
> various outcomes.
>
> *At Husker Locker, we try to let the bowl picture shake out a bit before we
> start handing out any predictions on the issues for Nebraska. Now that we've
> traversed ten games, we continue our weekly Bowl Watch. *
>
> Ready? Ready!
>
> Now, remember – when reading through this, please remember two key things
> that most national pundits almost never do:
>
> *1.* After the BCS, the slots are merely a guide. The No. 3 Big 12 team
> doesn't really have to go to the Holiday Bowl, for example. It'll be a cold
> day in hell before you ever see Florida or Georgia in the Cotton Bowl ever
> again, as another example. The slots are really meaningless. The bowls try
> to create games they think people will attend in person and often, the bowls
> work in concert to make it happen. That's how NU headed to the Gator Bowl
> last year despite finishing behind Missouri.
>
> *2.*Teams with the best following get more preferential treatment. This
> includes Nebraska.
>
> On with the watch, which takes the best game Nebraska could play in – the
> Fiesta Bowl – and works down to the worst - the Texas Bowl.
>
> *BCS Fiesta Bowl*
> *Nebraska must:* Win the Big 12 Championship.
> *Likely opponent:* Boise State, Penn State
> *Odds:* Very Poor. Texas is darn good.
>
> *Cotton Bowl*
> *Nebraska must:* Lose to Texas in the Big 12 title game
> *Likely opponent:* LSU
> *Odds:* Zero. Oklahoma St will land here.
>
> *Holiday Bowl*
> *Nebraska must:* Lose to UT
> *Likely opponent:* Oregon State or USC
> *Odds:* Good. We still think this is the spot.
>
> *Alamo Bowl*
> *Nebraska Must:* Goal achieved
> *Likely Opponent:* Michigan State
> *Odds:* Poor. Holiday will gobble up NU
>
> *Sun Bowl*
> *Nebraska Must:* Goal achieved
> *Likely Opponent:* Stanford
> *Odds:* Zero.
>
> *Insight Bowl*
> *Nebraska Must:* Goal achieved
> *Likely Opponent:* Minnesota
> *Odds:* Zero.
>
> *Independence Bowl*
> *Nebraska Must:* Goal achieved.
> *Likely Opponent:* Georgia or Kentucky
> *Odds:* Zero.
>
> *Texas Bowl*
> *Nebraska Must:* Goal achieved
> *Opponent:* Navy
> *Odds:* Zero.
>
> Our Big 12 bowl projections:
>
> BCS title: Texas vs. Florida
> Cotton: Oklahoma State vs. LSU
> Holiday: Nebraska vs. Oregon State
> Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Michigan State
> Sun Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Stanford
> Insight Bowl: Missouri vs. Minnesota
> Independence Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Kentucky
> Texas Bowl: Iowa State vs. Navy
>
> Killmar, John wrote:
>
>> Nebraska is now the 2nd highest ranked Big 12 team after Texas. What is
>> the Bowl scenerio now with the Oklahoma State loss to the Sooners? Do the
>> Huskers go to the Fiesta Bowl when they beat Texas?
>>
>> John Killmar
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