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sugar bowl - SEC representative required?
Posted on 11/16/09 at 12:35 am
Posted on 11/16/09 at 12:35 am
if the SEC champion is in the BCS championship game, must the sugar bowl selection committee select an SEC representative?
why do i ask? if the bcs bowl system could spin more interesting match-ups for both the sugar and a second bcs bowl, it might be desirable for new orleans and the sugar bowl to pass on 'second place' from the SEC and place this team in the orange, fiesta or rose bowl.
why do i ask? if the bcs bowl system could spin more interesting match-ups for both the sugar and a second bcs bowl, it might be desirable for new orleans and the sugar bowl to pass on 'second place' from the SEC and place this team in the orange, fiesta or rose bowl.
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Posted on 11/16/09 at 12:40 am to billfish21
impossible, u think too much
Posted on 11/16/09 at 12:44 am to billfish21
the sugar bowl is only required to take the SEC Champion. If the champion is in the BCS Championship game the Sugar Bowl can replace that team with whoever they want (usually an SEC team)
Posted on 11/16/09 at 12:46 am to LoudMatt
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the Sugar Bowl can replace that team with whoever they want (usually an SEC team)
Basically the team that will bring the most fans and $$$ to the game which, not surprisingly, is an SEC team.
Posted on 11/16/09 at 12:51 am to geauxtigahs87
Not really...Usually its the SEC against a at-large bid (which is usually Notre Dame or WAC teams like TCU) it doesnt mean Sugar is making more money because they get to pick the SEC.
Posted on 11/16/09 at 6:48 am to LSUisOVER9000
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1. The top two teams in the final BCS Standings will be placed in the National Championship Game ("NCG").
2. Unless they qualify to play in the NCG, the champions of selected conferences are contractually committed to host selected games:
Atlantic Coast Conference-Orange Bowl
Big Ten Conference-Rose Bowl
Big 12 Conference-Fiesta Bowl
Pac-10 Conference-Rose Bowl
Southeastern Conference-Sugar Bowl
3. If a bowl loses a host team to the NCG, then such bowl shall select a replacement team from among the automatic-qualifying teams and the at-large teams before any other selections are made. If two bowls lose host teams to the NCG, each bowl will get a replacement pick before any other selections are made. In such case, the bowl losing the No. 1 team gets the first replacement pick, and the bowl losing the No. 2 team gets the second replacement pick. If the Rose Bowl loses both the Big Ten and Pac-10 champions to the NCG, it will receive two replacement picks.
(For the games of January 2011 through 2014, the first year the Rose Bowl loses a team to the NCG and a team from the non-AQ group is an automatic qualifier, that non-AQ team will play in the Rose Bowl.)
If we look back to 2007, OSU was #1 and LSU was #2. The Rose Bowl could have taken UGA since it had first pick after losing OSU. The same could happen this year if for some reason UT jumps UF. The Fiesta bowl could technically take Bama before the Sugar Bowl even gets their pick if they are eligible.
This post was edited on 11/16/09 at 8:29 am
Posted on 11/16/09 at 7:16 am to seawolf06
Legally, the Sugar Bowl does not have to take an SEC team to replace the SEC Champion if lost to the BCS game.
However, the Sugar Bowl and other BCS bowls will bend over backwards to select a team from it's tie in conference as a replacement for a good practical reason: it does not want to jeopardize a future contractual tie in with it's conference.
The Sugar Bowl doesn't want to tick off the SEC.
The Sugar Bowl has selected SEC teams the last 3 years to replace the SEC Champion lost to BCS game.
So, it's not a legal reason but, a very strong practical reason an SEC team will be picked if available.
However, the Sugar Bowl and other BCS bowls will bend over backwards to select a team from it's tie in conference as a replacement for a good practical reason: it does not want to jeopardize a future contractual tie in with it's conference.
The Sugar Bowl doesn't want to tick off the SEC.
The Sugar Bowl has selected SEC teams the last 3 years to replace the SEC Champion lost to BCS game.
So, it's not a legal reason but, a very strong practical reason an SEC team will be picked if available.
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