Bowl Selection Day Open Thread
by KJ@theonlycolors on Dec 6, 2009 1:27 PM CST
in Michigan State Spartans Football
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Ahhh, college football. The only sport where you have to wait two weeks to find out the postseason destination that your team will then wait another three or four weeks to compete in.
So what'll it be? The Alamo Bowl in lovely San Antonio? Or the Insight Bowl in sunny Phoenix?
With Cincinnati and Texas both eking out wins yesterday (creating a clear #1/#2 match-up for the BCS championship game, BOOOO!!!), it appears to be a lock that the Big Ten will get a second BCS at-large berth and it'll come down to whether the good people at the Alamo Bowl decide they want the stronger-on-paper Spartans or the less-thuggery-tainted Gophers. It'll be a Big 12 opponent regardless--likely Texas Tech (or maybe Oklahoma) in the Alamo Bowl (Spread offense! No!) or Missouri in the Insight Bowl (Slightly-less explosive spread offense! No!).
The official bowl section show is is at 8:00 tonight on Fox. I assume we'll get a leak from someone in the media on MSU's destination before then.
Here's your place to discuss/speculate/pontificate this afternoon.
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6-6 Iowa State to play in Insight Bowl. Big 12 Alamo Bowl team still unannounced, but Mizzou, OK St, OK TX A&M and Iowa State all assigned
Must be Texas Tech to Alamo then?
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by KJ@theonlycolors on Dec 6, 2009 4:22 PM CST reply actions
Certainly looks that way
Current bowl projections from cnnsi.com are here, and the teams that have already accepted a bid are bolded.
Gophers to the Alamo??
Rumors are flying here in Minneapolis that Minnesota has been selected by the Alamo Bowl. So far I haven’t been able to find it at a reputable source, but I have heard it from multiple people today.
Honestly, I'm absolutely fine with that.
Insight is a much better chance at a bowl WIN. That’s what I want this year.
"Do not cheat your team or your teammates. Know your plays. Block. Protect. Add to what we are trying to do."
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by LVS on Dec 6, 2009 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
Iowa State: 10th in the Big 12 in passing offense.
I’m on board
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by KJ@theonlycolors on Dec 6, 2009 4:53 PM CST up reply actions
Sounds like Minnesota's offense
But nonetheless, a good sign.
"Do not cheat your team or your teammates. Know your plays. Block. Protect. Add to what we are trying to do."
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by LVS on Dec 6, 2009 5:00 PM CST up reply actions
Rexrode thought it was a strong possibility. Alamo would be helping Insight out by avoiding the Gophers going to Phoenix in 3 out of last 4 years.
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by KJ@theonlycolors on Dec 6, 2009 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
Erm, maybe it will be the Alamo after all
Not the official site, so take it FWIW: http://www.redraiders.com/2009/12/06/tech-bound-for-alamo-bowl/
Texas Tech will play Michigan State in the Alamo Bowl on Jan. 2 in San Antonio, the Avalanche-Journal has learned.
An official announcement is scheduled Sunday night. The game will kick off at 8 p.m. Jan. 2 and be televised on EPSN (Suddenlink Cable channel 31). It will mark the Red Raiders’ third appearance at the game. On both previous trips, in 1996 and 2001, Tech lost to Iowa.
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