OT: Big Ten tie in with Gator Bowl? ACC match up?
Didn't see this in threads.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/08/13/bowl…
I like this better than the Alamo bowl tie in, if they work it out.
Bonus photo of Forcier, who gets "face of the Big 10" shot that accompanies Mandel's piece.
August 13th, 2009 at 5:58 PM ^
I like this. The Gator Bowl is a very historic, cool game.
August 13th, 2009 at 6:19 PM ^
Woo Gator Bowl history!!
August 13th, 2009 at 6:05 PM ^
Seems like a better shot at a win that what the Alamo has offered.
August 13th, 2009 at 6:27 PM ^
The #3 team in the ACC is probably Florida State or Clemson. Rittenberg thinks the #4/#5 teams in the Big Ten are MSU and Northwestern. I'd bet on either ACC team over either Big Ten team, and maybe on UNC as well.
August 13th, 2009 at 6:49 PM ^
Edit:
Never mind, I just wrote a mess of conflicting ideas. My apologies. I'll just say that I'll take that matchup most years.
August 13th, 2009 at 7:00 PM ^
have a specific tie-in to the Gator too, don't they? Or am I misremembering? Could lead to a UM vs. ND rematch in years where both are average, though I assume the bowl committee would try to avoid that.
August 13th, 2009 at 7:44 PM ^
I know this was the case years back, but recently the Big Ten hasn't been that much better than the ACC that their #3 against our #5 would be a good game. They still have VT, FSU and Miami. They aren't all that great, but should be decent any given year. Then you have Clemson, UNC who is on an upswing and GT who is solid as well. I like the bottom half of the Big Ten against the bottom half of the ACC, but as far as bowl teams go, they should match it up evenly (i.e. #3 vs. #3) and see how that plays out.
August 13th, 2009 at 9:14 PM ^
Miami kinda stinks actually. My opinion is GT is the best team in the conference right now, followed closely by VT and then FSU/Clemson/UNC.
The ACC basically lines up right now so that none of their teams can match up against any of the best teams in any BCS conference except the Big East, and might have a tough go of it against the MWC. HOWEVA there's six or seven teams that could be third best in any conference, SEC and Big 12 included. If I were a conference matching up against the #3 ACC team right now I'd prefer not to send my #5 team. I'd bet on the ACC in all such cases.
August 13th, 2009 at 7:54 PM ^
Our conference has a history there, but Jacksonville's not that great of a destination.
August 13th, 2009 at 9:28 PM ^
but I like the Commish's idea about keeping the Texas alumni happy as well as maintaining a recruiting foothold in the fertile recruiting grounds of Texas. If nothing else changes, the Texas Bowl would match up the Big 12 #7 versus our #4 or #5; I think it would look pretty good for our Conference, as well as recruiting, it we beat up on some down on it's luck B12 team. Actually, for that very reason, the B12 might want to send a higher tier team to that bowl game. Either way, I think it would turn out well.
August 13th, 2009 at 11:47 PM ^
I like this, if for no other reason than one of best friends is on the Maryland football team.