Bowl Game

[ukvols]

It's basically contractual. If an SEC team wins 6 it goes bowling boys

You don't know much about the way the bowl system operates, do you? Every 6-6 SEC team will be in a bowl now and into the foreseeable future.

Not necessarily.

If two SEC teams play in a BCS game, there will be 11 bowls for SEC teams. If we qualify, there will probably be 11 bowl-eligible SEC teams, so there will be enough bowls for everyone. But, if a 12th team (Miss. State) qualifies, then someone will get left out. A 6-6 team cannot get into a bowl game that its conference doesn't have a contract with until all teams with 7 or more wins have a bowl. That said, 6-6 Miss. State would be left out before 6-6 Tennessee would.

But, suppose we beat Auburn and UK but lose to Vandy, and Florida upsets either South Carolina or Florida State, and Miss. State somehow wins 3 of their last 4 games. If all of that happens, there would be 12 SEC teams that are bowl eligible, and all of them would have at least 7 wins except us. If that happens, we'll get no bowl game.

But, realistically, if we win 6 games, we'll have a bowl.

 

[ukvols]

So, to lock up a bowl with a 6-6 record, we need two SEC teams in the BCS, and we need no more than 10 other SEC teams with seven or more wins.

 

[ukvols]

If we go 6-6, we'll be back in Nashville for the Music City Bowl IMO. 7-5 and I'm thinking Gator or possibly Chick-Fil-A.

6-6 was enough for the Music City Bowl in 2010, but they will probably have either an 8-4 of 9-3 team available for them to take. The SEC might push them to take the better team.

I think 6-6 gets us into the Liberty Bowl, and 7-5 probably gets us into the Music City Bowl, with an outside shot at either Chick-fil-A or Gator if enough dominoes fall.

 

[1982Alum]

.............meanwhile back at the ranch, Grandma is beating off the Indians.

 

[Rockytoptalker]

So, to lock up a bowl with a 6-6 record, we need two SEC teams in the BCS, and we need no more than 10 other SEC teams with seven or more wins.

If we're bowl eligible we're going bowling. We just need to worry about becoming eligible first.

 

[Rockytoptalker]

.............meanwhile back at the ranch, Grandma is beating off the Indians.

Is that how you ended up in Tennessee?

 

[brando1083]

Everyone is assuming we will win 2 of next 3 games to be 6 & 6. Whos to say we even get an invitation?

You obviously don't know how the bowl system works. The SEC has contracts with specific bowls to send their teams to. Depending on how many are in BCS games and how many SEC teams qualify will determine where we will go. If we go 6-6 it will either be music city, liberty or Birmingham bowl.

 

[brando1083]

Would a win over Auburn change the scenario at all? Like if the vols go 7-5 versus 6-6, does it make a difference?

Yes it does matter. 6-6 gets you in the bottom three bowls. 7-5 gets you into that next tier but may still be music city. But usually 6-6 is memphis or Birmingham

 

[NashVOL93]

If we make a bowl, I hope we get matched up against some terrible team that we can bulldoze.

Just for reference, MTSU hung 51 points, 585 yards, and 100 plays of offense on Marshall the other night. Most bowl projections I've seen have us facing them. I think we'll be alright if so.

 

[ukvols]

If we're bowl eligible we're going bowling. We just need to worry about becoming eligible first.

Agreed.
I was just explaining the fact that it's possible for a 6-6 SEC team to not get a bowl. It's a very unlikely scenario, but it's possible.

 

[TWVol]

No. no difference. Having a .583 record is no better than a .500 record. :crazy:


Really?

Thanks for the insight

 

[InVOLuntary]

I don't see two SEC BCS bowl teams.

 

[knoxvols11]

Ok

 

[ukvols]

I don't see two SEC BCS bowl teams.

If Bama is in the NC game, the Sugar Bowl will definitely grab an SEC team to make two, unless no one is ranked high enough in the BCS.

If the SEC Champion is not in the NC game and is instead in the Sugar Bowl, then it may depend on whether or not a mid-major like NIU or Fresno St. steals a bid. But, I have to think that the Orange Bowl, which has the first at-large pick this year, would love to have an SEC team if one is ranked high enough for them to take.

 

[VolsnRavens]

Vandy plays Florida, Kentucky (home), UT, Wake(home). They will win atleast 2 if not 3. UT being at home and coming off a bye will probably have UT favored by 3, but Vandy will be going bowling for the 3rd year in a row.

Sorry if that hurts your feelings.

Sorry little man. But you will possibly win 1 out of those 4. You WILL get beat by FL and TN and probably Wake.

Sorry if THAT hurts your feelings.

 

[InVOLuntary]

If Bama is in the NC game, the Sugar Bowl will definitely grab an SEC team to make two, unless no one is ranked high enough in the BCS.

If the SEC Champion is not in the NC game and is instead in the Sugar Bowl, then it may depend on whether or not a mid-major like NIU or Fresno St. steals a bid. But, I have to think that the Orange Bowl, which has the first at-large pick this year, would love to have an SEC team if one is ranked high enough for them to take.

Maybe so but if Bama wins out, everybody in the conference will have a minimum 2 losses. If Bama beats LSU they'll have three. If Mizz wins out and loses in the SECCG then that means they'll have two losses and traditionally the loser of the SECCG gets a Citrus Bowl or similar. That will also mean that TAMU would have three losses as MIZZ would have beaten them. Auburn would have two losses as well as Bama would have beaten them in the iron bowl. I just don't see two SEC BCS bowl bids.