Bowl Projections

*All this stuff is irrelevant now. I was one of the few to pick Auburn to go to the Outback, but it is still a joke. Everything after the Capitol One is a crap shoot. When you're not that good you can't really complain though.

In honor of my former roommate.

Georgia will go to the Chick-fil-a, Music City, or most probably the Independence. I would like the Chick-fil-a because it's in an awesome time slot, the opponent could be Miami or Virginia Tech, and it is the best atmosphere of any bowl outside of the BCS. The new Peach basically gets the #6 SEC team, which would be Georgia. However, Nashville and Shreveport are still a possibility.

Florida and Bama are set in the BCS. LSU will be in the Capitol One. Tennessee looks to be in line for the Outback, but Auburn might get in there. The Cotton would naturally pick either Arkansas or Ole Miss. Ole Miss would seem to be the obvious choice. Arkansas is a game behind Ole Miss and lost to the Rebels. But, Ole Miss was there last year, the Arkansas fan base is a little more energized than Mississippi's, Arkansas has old SWC connections, and the game is now played in Jerry Jones' stadium. Ole Miss will more than likely get the nod, but the Cotton and Outback could work together to send Ole Miss to Tampa and Tennessee to Dallas if it doesn't pick Auburn. The only way any of this effects Georgia is if Arkansas sneaks into the Cotton and pushes Ole Miss to Atlanta.

The other scenario that would impact Georgia's case for Atlanta would be Tech losing in the ACC championship game(It says something that the SEC 6 is paired with the ACC 2 in a bowl game every year). If Tech loses to Clemson that would give them 3 losses. Would the CFA want Miami, VT, or a Tech team coming off 2 losses and played in the game last year? Probably not. My best guess would be VT. If it is GT, Georgia would fall to Music City or Independence.

Tennessee will be in Atlanta if the Outback does go with Auburn for some reason. The other side is if the CFA wants a new face in the game and takes Kentucky or South Carolina. It would be hard to justify Carolina because they finished behind Georgia and lost the head-to-head. But their fan base will fill the seats, stay in hotels, have not been in the game in 40 years, and have Spurrier. Kentucky finished behind Georgia and would really not make a whole lot of sense. Georgia seems to be the best choice because of the name, guaranteed sellout, and coming off a win over the 7th ranked team in the country. If its not Georgia it will be because of Auburn and the Dawgs could fall all the way to Shreveport.

NCG: Alabama/Florida
Sugar: Alabama/Florida
Capitol One: LSU
Cotton: Ole Miss

Outback: Auburn
Chick-fil-a: Tennessee
Music City: Carolina
Independence: Georgia
Liberty: Arkansas
Papa Johns: Kentucky