[NU Sports] Big Ten bowl outlook ...

[Scott Zeller]

According to my admittedly non-scientific internet research, "NCAA
regulations stipulate any team finishing 6-6 can only be selected to fill a
conference tie-in bowl slot once all other available conference teams are
chosen."

On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 12:34 PM, SjT (Stephen J. Truog)
<sjtruog at yahoo.com>wrote:

> I thought that rule was just for open slots (i.e. you couldn't take a 6-6
> Iowa or NU for an open spot last year over an 8-4 MAC team) -- but for
> league-tied bowls, 6-6 is in and can even jump a spot or two (i.e. as long
> as Iowa and UW would be into Big Ten tied bowls anyway, they can swap
> spots).
>
> But I'd be thrilled to be wrong:) ... I'd still like to see us 1-2 more
> just to be safe! Heck, win all three!
>
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
>
> * * * * * * * * *
> STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> sjtruog at yahoo.com
> GO CATS!!!
>
>
> --- On Sat, 11/1/08, Scott Zeller <scottzel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Scott Zeller <scottzel at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Big Ten bowl outlook ...
> > To: "NUSPORTS" <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> > Date: Saturday, November 1, 2008, 9:30 PM
>  > According to bowl rules, no 6-6 team can be selected over a
> > team with a
> > winning record. There are no worries that any 6-6 team will
> > be taken ahead
> > of NU for a bowl at this point.
> >
> > Scott Zeller MD
> > Med '86
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 9:27 PM, SjT (Stephen J. Truog)
> > <sjtruog at yahoo.com>wrote:
> >
> > > A wild day and after the game in Champaign and the one
> > just finished in
> > > West Texas, here's where I see the bowl picture
> > right now ...
> > >
> > > Iowa's loss increases the likelihood of a cluster
> > of 6-6 teams in the Big
> > > Ten, which is good for NU if they can get one more win
> > to distance
> > > themselves from the pack and force a bowl to select us
> > ahead of a 6-6 Iowa
> > > or Wisconsin. It would be nice if we could take care
> > of that 8th win against
> > > OSU or Michigan, but it might come down to 7-4 NU vs.
> > 6-5 Illinois for a
> > > spot in San Antonio.
> > >
> > > And I still think the Big Ten is looking good for two
> > BCS teams - no way
> > > that the Big East or ACC even deserve one, yet alone
> > two. And the Pac 10
> > > only gets two if Oregon State runs the table and beats
> > SC for the Pasadena
> > > tiebreak. Tulsa's loss helps reduce the
> > possibility of more than one buster
> > > and ND's loss eliminates any faint hopes. So
> > unless they change the rule to
> > > allow a third Big XII team or the Buckeyes slip up the
> > rest of the way,
> > > they're in.
> > >
> > > So what does that mean, well ...
> > >
> > > BCS BOWLS
> > > =========
> > > CHAMPIONSHIP: Penn State vs. Oklahoma - I think Tech
> > loses in Norman (maybe
> > > to Okie State too) and Bama loses in the SEC title
> > game (if not Baton Rouge)
> > > and all chaos breaks free for that #2 spot -- the SEC
> > fans will throw a fit,
> > > but they snuck in to that spot last year on the
> > strength of their league.
> > > Well, the Big XII is the top league this year and
> > their top team deserves to
> > > be in the game more. End of story.
> > >
> > > ROSE: Southern Cal vs. Alabama - No rematch with the
> > Bucks, but with their
> > > first pick, the Pasadena folk select the SEC runners
> > up for a classic
> > > matchup of big names.
> > >
> > > FIESTA: Texas vs. Ohio State - Another big game
> > between big names out in
> > > the desert.
> > >
> > > SUGAR: Florida vs. West Virginia - Tebow vs. White, do
> > the other 20 players
> > > on their respective sides of the ball even matter?
> > >
> > > ORANGE: ACC TBA vs. Utah - I'm becoming convinced
> > that the ACC will now
> > > have all teams finish 6-6 and will draw straws for the
> > championship. The
> > > winner gets the BCS buster (which could be TCU) to
> > complete the yawner.
> > >
> > > BIG TEN BOWLS
> > > =============
> > > CITRUS: Michigan State vs. Georgia - As long as Sparty
> > doesn't lose another
> > > game besides PSU, they're the #3 pick for the Big
> > Ten and with two BCS
> > > teams, that means Orlando. As for the SEC team there,
> > Georgia limps in after
> > > proving that there's a great deal of distance
> > between the SEC's top two
> > > teams and #3.
> > >
> > > OUTBACK: Minnesota vs. South Carolina - despite losing
> > to NU, the Gophers
> > > are the better story and bring more fans, so as long
> > as they win out, they
> > > get the spot here. As for the SEC team, they really
> > drop off after LSU, so
> > > it could be Vandy (which would be a fun matchup if it
> > were NU vs. Vandy!),
> > > Kentucky, Ole Miss or SC - go with Spurrier to help
> > sell tickets.
> > >
> > > ALAMO: Northwestern vs. Missouri - I'd rather be
> > in Phoenix, but with the
> > > 6-6 mess, NU can all but assure itself of avoiding
> > Phoenix/Detroit with one
> > > more win. As for the foe, the Big XII is loaded -- two
> > head to the BCS, one
> > > to Dallas, one to San Diego and that still leaves one
> > top 20 team for San
> > > Antonio (could be Okie State here as well - which
> > would help Illinois'
> > > chances since it wouldn't be a rematch with
> > Mizzou).
> > >
> > > CHAMPS: Illinois vs. ACC TBA - The Badgers and
> > Hawkeyes aren't exactly
> > > inspiring fans with their finish, so let's put the
> > Illini here for that
> > > mythical Chicago TV market draw (Chicago only cares if
> > the Illini are in the
> > > top 10). As for the foe? Again, whichever 6-6 ACC team
> > draws the Orlando
> > > straw.
> > >
> > > INSIGHT: Iowa vs. Kansas - I'd like NU's
> > chances more here against KU, but
> > > Iowa's loss puts them too far below us to catch up
> > so they're headed to
> > > Phoenix at 6-6 for a corn vs. wheat bowl with the
> > Jayhawks.
> > >
> > > MOTOR CITY: Wisconsin vs. Ball State - The Cheeseheads
> > may be even less
> > > enthusiastic about travel to a mid-level bowl than the
> > bumblebees, so they
> > > limp into Motown.
> > >
> > > Of course, this could all change next week or next
> > hour (Utah is in a
> > > dogfight at New Mexico).
> > >
> > > GO CATS!!!
> > > -SjT
> > >
> > > * * * * * * * * *
> > > STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> > > sjtruog at yahoo.com
> > > GO CATS!!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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