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Capital One Bowl wants an Illinois-Florida matchup so badly they're frothing at the mouth. I don't think either school really wants to play that, though.
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11-22-2007, 08:55 PM
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Capital One Bowl wants an Illinois-Florida matchup so badly they're frothing at the mouth. I don't think either school really wants to play that, though.
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This would be a really good matchup. I know bowl officials like to have "stories" for their games. I think that "if" OSU and LSU were in the NC game, those official would play up the possibility of Les Miles going to scUM and a future rivalry for Les and Tres. |
11-23-2007, 09:53 PM
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This would be a really good matchup. I know bowl officials like to have "stories" for their games. I think that "if" OSU and LSU were in the NC game, those official would play up the possibility of Les Miles going to scUM and a future rivalry for Les and Tres. |
It would be a matchup of teams with similar offenses, but I think Florida's offense is a little better. And Florida's defense sees Illinois' style in practice. But the Alumni do have that senior-laden OLine that would probably manhandle Florida's DLine.
I'd rather see Illinois play in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia, LSU or TN. Zook would take Miles to school. And I think we've decided Ill gets in if Hawaii cooperates and loses tonight or against Washington. So that's my prediction--LSU v. Illinois in the Sugar. Definitely not Georgia-Hawaii as the espn guys are saying.
Both are already dead wrong about the NC game. Looks like they just flip a coin to make predictions. ESPN - 2007 Bowl projections (Week 12) - College Football
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11-24-2007, 11:12 AM
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Hawaii's win last night really hurts Illinois's BCS chances. If Hawaii beats Washington next week, they should make it to the top-12 of the BCS and get an automatic bid. The 3 at-large will go to Big 12, SEC, and Pac 10 teams, and the Illini will be heading to Orlando or Tampa.
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11-24-2007, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by BB73
Hawaii's win last night really hurts Illinois's BCS chances. If Hawaii beats Washington next week, they should make it to the top-12 of the BCS and get an automatic bid. The 3 at-large will go to Big 12, SEC, and Pac 10 teams, and the Illini will be heading to Orlando or Tampa.
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Not B10 related but doesn't this mean that Hawaii(should they beat UW) will play the SEC champ in the Sugar?
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11-24-2007, 11:28 AM
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Not B10 related but doesn't this mean that Hawaii(should they beat UW) will play the SEC champ in the Sugar?
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Sugar gets the last choice, so yes. But as for their opponent in the Sugar on January 1st - it might not be the SEC Champ if the upsets continue and a 2-loss LSU or Georgia makes it to the N'Awlins title game Jan. 7th against tOSU. 
CFN currently projects Hawaii in the Orange Bowl. That normally wouldn't happen, but they may be speculating on a deal being worked out between the Sugar and Orange, since Hawaii played in Louisiana already this season.
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11-24-2007, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BB73
Hawaii's win last night really hurts Illinois's BCS chances. If Hawaii beats Washington next week, they should make it to the top-12 of the BCS and get an automatic bid. The 3 at-large will go to Big 12, SEC, and Pac 10 teams, and the Illini will be heading to Orlando or Tampa.
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There was speculation BSU could still sneak in so last night's result might have been essential for the Big10's hopes to have 2 bcs teams. Washington beat BSU, too, and UW seems to be hot right now after thrashing Cal.
I think a Hawaii appearance in the Sugar would lead to a predictable outcome, which would make two in a row after last year's fraudulent Notre Lame appearance. |
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