[War Eagle]

Ole Pete is wrong most of the time with his projections every year, so take heart if you don't like what you see.


Bowl Projections - by Pete Fiutak of FoxSports.com


Here are his SEC bowl projections: (BCS predictions still to come)



PapaJohn's.com Bowl

Dec. 29 / 3 p.m. ET, Birmingham, Ala., ESPN2
Tie-Ins: Big East vs. SEC
Way-Too-Early Projection: Cincinnati vs. Mississippi State
Top 5 Others Considered: 1) Rutgers, 2) South Carolina, 3) Alabama, 4) Connecticut, 5) Louisville

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl

Dec. 31 / 3:30 p.m. ET, Nashville, Tenn., ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC vs. SEC No. 5
Way-Too-Early Projection: Wake Forest vs. Alabama
Top 5 Others Considered: 1) Miami, 2) Arkansas, 3) South Carolina, 4) Virginia, 5) Georgia Tech

Chick-fil-A Bowl

Dec. 31 / 7:30 p.m. ET, Atlanta, ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC No. 2 vs. SEC
Way-Too-Early Projection: Boston College vs. South Carolina
Top 5 Others Considered: 1) Virginia Tech, 2) Tennessee, 3) Clemson, 4) LSU, 5) Auburn

Outback Bowl

Jan. 1 / 11 a.m. ET, Tampa, Fla., ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC
Way-Too-Early Projection: Michigan vs. LSU
Top 5 Others Considered: 1) Penn State, 2) Georgia, 3) Tennessee, 4) Auburn, 5) Florida

Capital One Bowl

Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. ET, Orlando, Fla., ABC
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Way-Too-Early Projection: Penn State vs. Auburn
Top 5 Others Considered: 1) Wisconsin, 2) Tennessee, 3) LSU, 4) Georgia, 5) Florida

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Jan. 2 / 5:00 p.m. ET, Memphis, Tenn., ESPN
Tie-Ins: C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6
Way-Too-Early Projection: Tulsa vs. Arkansas
Top 5 Others Considered: 1) Southern Miss, 2) East Carolina, 3) UCF, 4) Alabama, 5) South Carolina

AT&T Cotton Bowl

Jan. 2 / 2 p.m. ET, Dallas, FOX
Tie-Ins: Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC
Way-Too-Early Projection: Oklahoma vs. Tennessee
Top 5 Others Considered: 1) Texas, 2) Texas Tech, 3) LSU, 4) Florida, 5) Georgia

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by War Eagle

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl

Dec. 31 / 3:30 p.m. ET, Nashville, Tenn., ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC vs. SEC No. 5
Way-Too-Early Projection: Wake Forest vs. Alabama
Top 5 Others Considered: 1) Miami, 2) Arkansas, 3) South Carolina, 4) Virginia, 5) Georgia Tech


Capital One Bowl

Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. ET, Orlando, Fla., ABC
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Way-Too-Early Projection: Penn State vs. Auburn
Top 5 Others Considered: 1) Wisconsin, 2) Tennessee, 3) LSU, 4) Georgia, 5) Florida

that seems ok to me .... even though i think both SEC teams may be projected a bit high

[simple simon]

of course it is way too early to tell

[Lefty Noob]

No way Michigan will make it to a New Years Day bowl this year. They don't have the right personnel for Rodriguez's spread offense yet.

[Stoney]

This stuff cracks me up....

So I will tell you which bowl game would be the best bowl game from a Alabama perspective.

BCS Title Game- Cotton Bowl The Crimson Tide -vs- Notre Dame

This would renew a hated rivalry and would draw a huge television audience. It could even rival superbowl television viewing numbers.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Stoney

This stuff cracks me up....

So I will tell you which bowl game would be the best bowl game from a Alabama perspective.

BCS Title Game- Cotton Bowl The Crimson Tide -vs- Notre Dame

This would renew a hated rivalry and would draw a huge television audience. It could even rival superbowl television viewing numbers.

Ha ha... old school at it's finest, eh Stoney? Shame it'll never happen.
Then again, with the two teams playing as their are now, any game between them would be an insult to the legacy of the school and the rivalry.

[Stoney]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Ha ha... old school at it's finest, eh Stoney? Shame it'll never happen.
Then again, with the two teams playing as their are now, any game between them would be an insult to the legacy of the school and the rivalry.

Lefty I'm not so sure.... both of them had less than stellar seasons last year, but if they both were undefeated meeting in the Cotton Bowl well that is a horse of a different color.