Monday, December 1, 2008

ACC Bowl selection time

On Saturday, December 6th, VT and BC will play for the right to attend a BCS Bowl. I will predict that BC will defeat VT by a score of 20-14. VT is struggling (last 2 victories are against Duke and Virginia, beating both by scores of 14-3 and 17-14, respectively), and BC looks like a team on the rise. For argument sake, let's say that BC goes to the Orange Bowl.

This leaves the following 9 teams to compete for 8 Bowls.

  1. VT
  2. GT
  3. UNC
  4. Miami
  5. Florida State
  6. Maryland
  7. NC State
  8. Clemson
  9. Wake Forest

The following is my predictions for the bowls (in order of selection):

  1. Florida State--Chick Fila Bowl, Atlanta. Florida State travels well, and I don't believe the folks in Atlanta will pass on the Seminoles.
  2. Virginia Tech--Konica Minolta Bowl, Jacksonville. VT also travels well, and although they have struggled recently, I expect them to play at the old Gator Bowl.
  3. Georgia Tech--Champs Sports Bowl.
  4. Miami--Music City Bowl.
  5. UNC--Meineke Car Bowl.
  6. Clemson--Emerald Bowl.
  7. Maryland--Humanitarian Bowl.
  8. NC State--Eagle Bank Bowl.

The team left out in my scenario is Wake Forest. The Deacs have disappointed their fans this year with a mediocre season. I have left them out of the Bowls because I have my doubts that their fans will travel as well as the other teams listed. The Eagle Bank Bowl will not select the Deacs since they have already lost to the Midshipmen this year. I also believe that Maryland will travel better to Idaho than WF (same with Clemson and the Emerald Bowl). The folks in Charlotte would prefer the Heels over the Deacs because of the area's love for the Heels.

This is only my predictions, and more chance than not I'm not even close. Please share with me your thoughts.

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5 comments:

  1. Tarheelman 1993December 1, 2008 at 9:33 AM

    After I posted, I checked ESPN's predictions http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowlprojection?season=2008&week=14

    BC--Orange Bowl

    After the BCS bowl, ESPN predicts:

    VT--Chick Fil A Bowl
    GT--Konica Minolta Bowl
    FSU--Champs Sports Bowl
    Clemson--Music City Bowl
    UNC--Meineke Car Bowl
    Miami--Emerald Bowl
    WF--Humanitarian Bowl
    Maryland--Eagle Bank Bowl

    NC State--left in the cold.

    I like my predictions better, especially since FSU will be available for the Chick Fil A. I also believe that VT is ahead of GT, so VT will go to Jacksonville. I think the selection of Clemson to the Music City Bowl is an interesting choice, and they may have the advantage over Miami. I'm a bit surprised that they predicted WF to the Humanitarian Bowl--I think Maryland is the better pick.

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  2. Tarheelman 1993December 1, 2008 at 10:14 AM

    Addendum: ESPN predicts that State will be in the Motor City Bowl because the Big 10 do not have enough bowl eligible teams.

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  3. bhDecember 1, 2008 at 11:08 AM

    I agree with Wake being left out - they don't travel well and really don't have any notable wins this year. Somebody has to be left out, and they are my vote. I think NC State is a different team now and can compete better than Wake Forest.

    I am just glad that NC will be in a bowl game. This season has to be considered a success, even though one must wonder what may have happened with Tate still in the lineup for the UVa, MD, and NCSU games. Butch did a great job overall.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 2, 2008 at 8:58 AM

    The Pack should be going to Charlotte and not the Tarholes.

    41-10 baby! Go Pack!

    Carolina embarrassed themselfs bad by not playing good D and by not blocking on offense.

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  5. Tarheelman 1993December 4, 2008 at 9:08 AM

    My predictions were exactly nothing more than predictions.

    GT in the Chick Fil A
    Clemson in the Konica Minolta Bowl.

    Looks like the loser of the BC-VT game will go to the Champs Sports Bowl.

    Updated predictions:

    FSU--Music city
    UNC--Car Bowl
    Miami--Emerald
    Maryland--Humanitarian
    NC State--Eagle Bank Bowl
    WF--Motor City

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