Final Mountain West Football Bowl Projections
by Jeremy Mauss on Dec 6, 2009 10:30 AM PST
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What a game last night in the Big XII title game. TCU was less then a foot away from playing in Pasadena, but since that is not the case here are my bowl projections and the official announcement will be announced later this evening on Fox and ESPN at 8pm est.
New Mexico Bowl
Wyoming Cowboys (6-6) vs. Fresno State Bulldogs (8-4)
Armed Forces Bowl
Air Force Falcons (7-5) vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-5)
Las Vegas Bowl
BYU Cougars (10-2) vs. USC Trojans (8-4)
Poinsettia Bowl
Utah Utes (9-3) vs. Cal Golden Bears (8-4)
Sugar Bowl
TCU Horned Frogs (12-0) vs. Florida Gators (12-1)
There you have it, so lets see if these are correct. I have a hard time seeing USC fall that far, but their loss to Arizona puts them there because Stanford will go to the local Emerald Bowl and unless the Sun Bow takes USC they are headed to Vegas.
Below the jump are the last of the 'expert' picks
Brad Edwards' BCS Bowl Projections
| Bowl | Matchup |
|---|---|
| BCS Title | Alabama versus Texas |
| Rose Bowl | Ohio St. versus Oregon |
| Fiesta Bowl | TCU versus Boise State |
| Orange Bowl | Ga. Tech versus Iowa |
| Sugar Bowl | Florida versus Cincinnati |
I still do not see the Fiesta wanting that low of a bowl selection, plus the Fiesta gets to pick after the Sugar Bowl replacement and a Big 10 school is a near guarantee ratings boost. Plus, Boise State and TCU played last year in the Poinsettia Bowl.
| Bowl | Matchup |
|---|---|
| BCS Title | Alabama versus Texas |
| Rose Bowl | Ohio St. versus Oregon |
| Fiesta Bowl | TCU versus Iowa |
| Orange Bowl | Ga. Tech versus Cincinnati |
| Sugar Bowl | Florida versus Boise State |
| Bowl | Matchup |
|---|---|
| BCS Title | Alabama versus Texas |
| Rose Bowl | Ohio St. versus Oregon |
| Fiesta Bowl | Boise State versus Iowa |
| Orange Bowl | Ga. Tech versus TCU |
| Sugar Bowl | Florida versus Cincinnati |
Now lets hear from the readers put your bowl projections in the comment section.
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My Picks
TCU vs Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl
Utah vs USC in the Vegas Bowl
BYU vs Cal in the Poinsettia Bowl
AFA vs SMU in the Armed Forces
Wyoming vs Fresno in the New Mexico
I don’t think BYU will be going to Vegas for the 5th straight year, and I don’t see the Orange Bowl passing up on the 3rd ranked Frogs.
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by Michael Rueckert on Dec 6, 2009 10:38 AM PST reply actions
Vegas is tricky
I would love to see the Utes send the Trojans to an 8-5 record and extend the Utes bowl winning streak to 9. Orange may stick to their roots since they used to have ties with the Big East, but it is a newer member and not a traditional Big East team. I just do not want to see a rematch of Boise/TCU.
Still sticking to my guns on the Sugar for TCU
by Jeremy Mauss on Dec 6, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
I want the Sugar Bowl, thats my hope. I just don't see TCU falling that far
Boise vs TCU would be awful. TCU is about 1 second away from the Championship game and have to settle with playing Boise? It proves nothing when you beat up on a non-BCS team.
Utah vs USC would be awesome. 2 BCS winning schools in 2008 who now are playing true freshman quarterbacks. Both Utah and USC has a really bright future, I can see that game being marketed that way.
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by Michael Rueckert on Dec 6, 2009 10:50 AM PST reply actions
Rankings out!
No need for a full on post today, but to see Cincy to get a first place vote from the coaches poll is absurd. Can not wait to see who voted for them since the end of season votes are public.
How does LSU jump BYU when neither played?? That is weird and could drop BYU from BCS consideration, but that really does not matter. Utah stays in the coaches ranking at 24 and will stay in the BCS final standings which means it is another year that the MWC has 3 schools in the final BCS standings.
Could you really blame Brian Kelly?
Just saying.
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that it is going to be TCU/Boise in Fiesta Bowl. A bunch of crap and I can not believe the Fiesta would take a ratings dive by not inviting a Big 10 team.
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