10-2 LSU vs 10-2 USC

unless the 2nd loss is to Florida

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but to the bowl gurus is this a possabilty?

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No

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unless the 2nd loss is to Florida

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Still then 11-1 Bama goes to a BCS bowl over LSU.

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But if we beat Bama and lose to Fla in the seccg wouldnt that make us 2nd in the league or not? Didnt it happen to Bama last year and UGA the one before?

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Bama would likely be ranked higher and would only have 1 loss to our 2. The SECCG loser usually doesn't go to a BCS bowl. Alabama did last year because they were undefeated and #1 before the loss and they didn't fall that far, so they still auto-qualified for a BCS game. Georgia in 2007 didn't go to the SECCG, they just qualified by being highly ranked. Like Bama will be this year in this scenario.

LSU's only chance at a BCS bowl is to win the SEC, so they would go to either the Title Game or the Sugar Bowl. That's it.

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Craig Ferguson

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Beat me to it.

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But if we beat Bama and lose to Fla in the seccg wouldnt that make us 2nd in the league or not? Didnt it happen to Bama last year and UGA the one before?

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A BCS at-large bid isn't tied to where a team finishes in the conference standings, but on other factors like ranking and TV ratings, etc.

In 2007, UGA was the highest ranking SEC team after LSU, hence they got the Sugar because the Sugar had to replace LSU.

Bama was the highest ranking SEC team after Florida, hence they got the Sugar. It wasn't a reward for being the SECCG loser.

Its not possible because the SEC and Pac 10 don't have a bowl tie-in together. If somehow both of these teams ended up as BCS at-large teams (which is far from a given) they wouldn't end up in the same BCS bowl. However, if USC wins out they'll play in the BCS. There are four at-large berths up for grabs and there aren't many teams that would be considered for them. You'd have one from the SEC, either TCU or Boise, and then who else? Penn St or Ohio St perhaps, but its possible they'll both have two or more losses.

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USC will probably end up in the Holiday Bowl.

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The Fiesta is a strong possibility, to replace Texas. (They don't have to replace Texas with another Big 12 team and will likely take USC to play the nonBCS qualifier.

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Its not possible because the SEC and Pac 10 don't have a bowl tie-in together. If somehow both of these teams ended up as BCS at-large teams (which is far from a given) they wouldn't end up in the same BCS bowl.

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BCS bowls outside of the Rose only have 1 conference champion tie in. If LSU wins the SEC and goes to the Sugar Bowl, the Sugar Bowl could theoretically pick USC as their at large selection. But the Sugar Bowl will be one of the last to pick their at large team since other bowls lose their auto tie in to the BCSCG. USC will not fall all the way down to the Sugar Bowl, so that matchup will not happen.