Current Bowl Projections

[boisesuns]

Things may change depending on some upsets. The winner of Ohio State Michigan will play for the title against Louisville if they stay undefeated. An important game is also USC Cal from a spot in the BCS.


BCS National Championship Game
Jan. 8, 2007
At Glendale, Ariz.
Ohio State (BCS No. 1) vs. Louisville (BCS No. 2)

Sugar Bowl
Jan. 3, 2007
At New Orleans
Florida (BCS/SEC) vs. Notre Dame (BCS/At-large)

Orange Bowl
Jan. 2, 2007
At Miami
Georgia Tech (BCS/ACC) vs. Auburn (BCS/At-large)

Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 1, 2007
At Glendale, Ariz.
Texas (BCS/Big 12) vs. Boise State (BCS/At-large)

Rose Bowl
Jan. 1, 2007
At Pasadena, Calif.
Michigan (BCS/At-large) vs. California (BCS/Pac-10)

 

[Nasser22]

At least 3 if not all of those games will be won by 10 or more points. Not really exciting match-ups.

 

[Skkorpion]

At least 3 if not all of those games will be won by 10 or more points. Not really exciting match-ups.

Which ones? Please explain.

 

[Ryanwb]

I really hope Bosie State loses, they are a horrible draw for any of the BCS Bowls..... Especially the Fiesta Bowl which I can always score tickets to

 

[devilfan02]

BCS National Championship Game
Jan. 8, 2007
At Glendale, Ariz.
Ohio State (BCS No. 1) vs. Louisville (BCS No. 2)

On a side note, I know they are predictions but I see Boston College wining the ACC, not Ga Tech.

 

[devilfan02]

At least 3 if not all of those games will be won by 10 or more points. Not really exciting match-ups.

There's at least 2- Ohio St. would roll Louisvlille and Texas would stomp Boise St. I pray to God that Boise St. doesn't end up playing here in the Fiesta Bowl. And Louisville in the NC game? NOOOOOOO

 

[Future1984]

Florida will kill Notre Dame, ND is overrated to the max.

Best Matchup Cal vs Michigan.

 

[Nasser22]

Agree with Future and devilfan. Notre Dame has a very weak D so Florida will score on them and they have a very good D which will stop Quinn from dominating. Georgia Tech can be blown out by Auburn and Cal already got blown out by a team that isn't as good as Michigan so that will be tough for them.

All of those games except for Texas-Boise could be close but I could also see them all being blowouts.

 

[boisesuns]

So everyone doesn't want Boise in the Feista. Not a surprise. What makes that a worse matchup? It would be great to see them go up against Texas, and if they finish undefeated, they deserve a shot.

Ryan, what makes them a horrible draw? This year the feista is the 5th BCS game in order of who picks teams, so as far a a draw goes, Boise should be in that spot.

As a huge Boise fan, it would be cool to see them in one of the bigger bowls this year. The program has made huge strides since Koetter left.....

 

[Nasser22]

So everyone doesn't want Boise in the Feista. Not a surprise. What makes that a worse matchup? It would be great to see them go up against Texas, and if they finish undefeated, they deserve a shot.

Ryan, what makes them a horrible draw? This year the feista is the 5th BCS game in order of who picks teams, so as far a a draw goes, Boise should be in that spot.

As a huge Boise fan, it would be cool to see them in one of the bigger bowls this year. The program has made huge strides since Koetter left.....

I don't mind them in a BCS bowl and hope they do well. Some of the teams from smaller conferences who have great seasons deserve that. I just don't think they will do very well vs. Texas.

 

[boisesuns]

I don't mind them in a BCS bowl and hope they do well. Some of the teams from smaller conferences who have great seasons deserve that. I just don't think they will do very well vs. Texas.

It's hard to say. Usually, we struggle with "BCS" teams and many Bronco fans are hoping this year will be different. We have a great running game and defense, where as before we've usually been mostly passing. I think we have some tools to stop teams that we've never had before.

What we did to Oregon State is a small glimpse of what we can do. We beat them 42-14 and they even had their star back Bernard playing in that game. He didn't play at the USC game and Oregon State beat them.

Most people would give a team like USC a good shot at winning a bowl game, and the was Oregon State turned out for them and us, gives us some encouragement. I'm not saying we can beat USC, but I think there are a few teams ranked higher than us that we could beat.

What we have to do is prove that, by beating a team like Texas. Hopefully, if we can pull that off people will give us credit rather than saying "Texas is bad"

 

[Skkorpion]

On a side note, I know they are predictions but I see Boston College wining the ACC, not Ga Tech.

Not after today's results.

 

[DWKB]

Things may change depending on some upsets. The winner of Ohio State Michigan will play for the title against Louisville if they stay undefeated. An important game is also USC Cal from a spot in the BCS.
Orange Bowl
Jan. 2, 2007
At Miami
Georgia Tech (BCS/ACC) vs. Auburn (BCS/At-large)

I think maybe you have the wrong SEC West team beginning with the letter 'A' there.

 

[Ryanwb]

Ryan, what makes them a horrible draw? This year the feista is the 5th BCS game in order of who picks teams, so as far a a draw goes, Boise should be in that spot.

They haven't played a top 25 team let alone a top 40 team this season. They are going to get blown out in their bowl game once they meet some top talent..... much like WVU

 

[boisesuns]

They haven't played a top 25 team let alone a top 40 team this season. They are going to get blown out in their bowl game once they meet some top talent..... much like WVU

Oregon State is now close to a top 25 team. Hawaii is top 40, and so was Utah when we beat them 36-3 in their stadium.

You're right about needing an impressive win against a ranked team. Us beating Oregon State was impressive and it may help us more if they keep winning. For us we would have to beat a team in the top 25, and then have them stay up there ranked pretty high to get some credit.

With our Wac schedule, we'll need to win a few impressive non conference games if we ever want a shot at a bigger BCS game.

What was unimpressive was Ohio State and Michigan this weekend.

 

[AZCB34]

BCS National Championship Game
Jan. 8, 2007
At Glendale, Ariz.
Ohio State (BCS No. 1) vs. Louisville (BCS No. 2)

Sugar Bowl
Jan. 3, 2007
At New Orleans
Florida (BCS/SEC) vs. Notre Dame (BCS/At-large)

Orange Bowl
Jan. 2, 2007
At Miami
Georgia Tech (BCS/ACC) vs. Auburn (BCS/At-large)

Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 1, 2007
At Glendale, Ariz.
Texas (BCS/Big 12) vs. Boise State (BCS/At-large)

Rose Bowl
Jan. 1, 2007
At Pasadena, Calif.
Michigan (BCS/At-large) vs. California (BCS/Pac-10)

I want to see Louisville and Boise State get to this point. Let's see what these guys are made of. If they both run the table (I don't think Louisville beats Rutgers on Thursday personally), they deserve a shot...then alot of questions get answered. If they both get trounced in the bowl games, then I believe it will answer the question of whether they (or anyone in their conferences) deserve to be on the same level as the Big Guys.

But what would happen if they would show favorably and ...gasp...win those games? Unlikely but not impossible.

 

[LVCARDFREAK]

Noneof these teams are unbeatable. Michigan's defense is good, their offense is at times horrible. Illinois hung with OSU. Florida almost gets beat by Vandy? etc etc..

Before everyone annoints OSU national champs, lets play the games first. No one though OSU had a chnace against that great Miami team in 2002 (or was in 03?) either and OSU beat them.

Louisville has as much stake at a NC as anyone else and if they run the table thats the shot they will get. The big east was a whipping boy a few years ago but they are likely to have 5 bowl teams this year, their non-conference record is somehting like 36-8 (with wins over SEC, Big Ten, and ACC schools), and they have two undefeated teams. (not for long though) I hope Rutgers beats UL but I dont think it will happen, they are to one-dimensional....

 

[ajcardfan]

On a side note, I know they are predictions but I see Boston College wining the ACC, not Ga Tech.

How about Wake Forest winning the ACC?

 

[AZCB34]

How about Wake Forest winning the ACC?

How topsy turvy are things when we are saying ""Wake Forest winning the ACC" and "Undefeated Rutgers"? Strange stuff.

Florida State looks terminally average
Miami looks worse...IMO

 

[AZ Shocker]

Put me down for wanting Louisville in the NC Game, and Boise in whatever BCS Bowl game they can get!

I'm sick of seeing the same ole' teams in the same Bowls all these years. Time for some "New Blood" baby! Screw Notre Dame and all the rest of the BCS schools for once. If other less "known" schools deserve the invite...then invite 'em bitch!