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re: Here are the facts about the SEC's bowl tie-ins & LSU's bowl chances
Posted on 11/24/13 at 9:58 am to LSURussian
Posted on 11/24/13 at 9:58 am to LSURussian
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LSU will likely finish the #6 "seed" in the SEC.
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IMO, it is very optimistic (and unrealistic) to think the Cotton Bowl would drop all the way down to picking the SEC's #6 seed, LSU.
You're looking at it from a strictly standings based approach, though. Realistically, we'd be tied with George for #5 with them having a tie breaker. But that doesn't actually come in to play for bowl selections, as was demonstrated last season. The last time the Cotton Bowl took an East division team was 2005.
Based on rankings, which is more important than standings, LSU will potentially finish with the 3rd highest ranking in the SEC West. The biggest thing standing in the way of LSU to the Cotton Bowl, in my opinion, is the SEC not getting two teams in a BCS bowl.
Posted on 11/24/13 at 10:03 am to Wayne Campbell
quote:.....is Auburn, Missouri or South Carolina.
The biggest thing standing in the way of LSU to the Cotton Bowl....
Posted on 11/26/13 at 4:36 am to Wayne Campbell
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Based on rankings, which is more important than standings, LSU will potentially finish with the 3rd highest ranking in the SEC West. The biggest thing standing in the way of LSU to the Cotton Bowl, in my opinion, is the SEC not getting two teams in a BCS bowl.
Sound thoughts, if it comes down to UGA and LSU to the Cotton don't see how Cotton chooses UGA when all factors are considered and loosing Murray for the season is definitely one of the factors as to how competitive UGA will be. We will see against GT this weekend but you can expect a healthy diet of Gurley and does that get anyone on the Cotton Bowl committee excited. SI " we all know about how good they are" has LSU going to Cotton Bowl right now.
If LSU comes out and takes care of business against Ark in impressive fashion and the rest of the chips fall where they may, Bama beats AU, Bama beats Mizz, Mizz beats A&M & AU goes to Sugar unless Bama stomps them. LSU to Cotton seems realistic.
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Also this was included in the article regarding who Bowls have to pick;
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Most bowls are not obligated -- I repeat, NOT OBLIGATED -- to choose in exact order of conference standings. For instance, "Big 12 No. 3" means "third selection of Big 12 teams," not "the Big 12's third-place team." Bowls often pick a team with an inferior record due to geography, anticipated fan travel, the need to avoid a regular-season rematch or good old backroom politicking.
This post was edited on 11/26/13 at 4:48 am
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