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Let's start with the mainstream projections. Sportsline.com has UGA in the Sugar Bowl vs. Hawaii. Assuming Hawaii wins out, that's hard to disagree with. ESPN's projections have us in the Sugar vs. either Hawaii or Boise State. My guesses below. Note: They are based on Hawaii losing once.
Bowl Predictions:
National Title: LSU vs. Oregon
Rose: Ohio State vs. Southern Cal
Fiesta: Oklahoma vs. West Virginia
Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Kansas
Sugar; Georgia vs. Clemson
Capital One: Florida vs. Illinois
Outback: Tennessee vs. Wisconsin
Cotton: Auburn vs. Missouri
Chick-Fil-A: UK vs. Boston College
Gator: Virginia vs. Texas
Champ Sports: FSU vs. Penn State
Music City: Alabama vs. Georgia Tech*
Liberty: Arkansas vs. UCF
Meineke Car Care: Wake vs. Rutgers
Independence: Miss State vs. Texas A&M
Emerald: Maryland vs. Oregon State
Boise Lonely Trucker: Last bowl eligible ACC team vs. Boise State
Texas Bowl: South Carolina** vs. Air Force
Interesting match-ups or storylines:
-- Sugar: This would depend on lots of things happening. Not the least of which is Hawaii losing a game. If that happens, a three loss team will almost definitely make the BCS, and Clemson would be among the most appealing among available teams. Remember a single conference can only have two BCS teams.
-- Capital One: Zooker vs. Meyer. aka, "The Mike Bianchi Big O Bowl."
-- Chick-fil-a: Two of the better quarterbacks in the country go head to head.
-- Music City: This one gets an * because the ACC won't send Tech to Nashville without a coach. They would likely drop them well down the bowl pecking order. But Bama vs. GT would be a great game.
-- Independence: Rematch of the infamous Shreveport Snow Bowl.
-- Champ Sports: The Depends Bowl II.
-- Texas Bowl: If memory serves, 6-6 teams only get to go bowling IF their conference has bowl tie-in games available AND there are no 7-5 or better bowl eligible teams in smaller conferences who haven't been assigned to bowls. In other words, SC could be left without a dance partner on selection day if they don't get to 7 wins.
PWD
