[Husker] Fiesta Bowl conference ties

[Nick Chevance]

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Killmar, John <John.Killmar at stjude.org> wrote:
> I saw this.  Hence the confusion.  It still implies a Big East tie to the Fiesta Bowl.
>
> John Killmar

Yeah, I looked at that entry and it was just too confusing.  Here's a
more simple approach.

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series

"All BCS conferences except the Big East have contracts for their
champions to participate in specific BCS bowl games. Unless their
champion is involved in the BCS National Championship game, the
conference tie-ins are:

    * Rose Bowl - Big Ten champion vs. Pac-10 champion
    * Fiesta Bowl - Big 12 champion
    * Orange Bowl - ACC champion
    * Sugar Bowl - SEC champion

The Big East champion takes one of the remaining spots."

So, the Big East does NOT have a tie in to any specific BCS bowl, but
its champion is guaranteed a spot in one of the three remaining BCS
bowls (or four, depending on whether the Big 10 champ is in the BCS
Championship game).  The bowl committees themselves pick who goes
after all the automatic bids are made, I do believe - they have to be
in the top 14 and have at least 9 wins.  The problem may be that the
Big East Champ may not be much of a pick this year.  Pitt is leading
the conference but is 5-4 overall.  Syracuse is second and 7-3
overall.

Hmmmm.  Now there's a game the fans would want to see - the SEC, ACC,
or Big XII champ against 5-4 Pitt (who is 1-3 on the road!).  But
there's too much football to be played yet.  I've seen predictions but
its too soon to tell.  After all, Auburn might choke.  Then its all up
in the air!

Nick
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