Bowl scenarios: It’s anywhere from Sugar Bowl to Chick-fil-A for Dogs
Where is Georgia going to play in a bowl game?
Excellent question, and one that’s impossible to answer at this point. Now if you couch it to ask, where might the Bulldogs go bowling?, we can give that one a go.
Much is going to depend on the outcome of today’s game between Georgia and Georgia Tech, and other rivalry games as well. Suffice it to say, a Bulldogs’ win — which would be their 10th in a row – puts them in a very favorable position. However, a loss to the Jackets followed by another one to LSU makes Georgia a bit of a problem for the bowl bosses.
Regardless, Georgia should end up in one of these five bowl games:
- Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, Jan. 3: The Bulldogs get here only if they beat LSU in the SEC Championship Game. They would be representing the league as SEC champion, then could hang around six days in New Orleans to catch LSU and/or Alabama play in the Allstate BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 9.
- Capital One Bowl, Orlando, Jan. 2: The Cap One folks have a tough decision — take a 10-2, top-10-ranked Arkansas team or a Georgia team that will be coming off a loss in the SEC championship game. Go ahead and cross off this option if the Dogs lose to Georgia Tech. And even if Georgia beats the Jackets, it still might look like an easy choice for the Razorbacks based on record and ranking. However, economic factors such as travel and attendance make it less obvious. The majority of the fanbase being within easy driving distance could work in UGA’s favor.
- Outback Bowl, Tampa, Jan. 2: This would seem the most likely destination if the Cap One passes on the SEC loser. But you never know what this volatile bowl selection group might do. They could decide to pick South Carolina on the argument the Gamecocks won head-to-head against Georgia, especially if they can beat Clemson. Auburn could enter the picture with a win over Alabama or Florida with a win over FSU.
- AT&T Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Jan. 6: Expect a real tug-of-war between the Cotton Bowl and the Cap One for Arkansas. Dallas is a traditional destination for the former Southwest Conference-dwelling Hogs and their fans will certainly travel well there, especially not having been back since 2007. Then again, Georgia hasn’t played there since beating Texas 10-9 in 1984 and a lot of Bulldog fans have expressed interest in going back.
- Chick-fil-A Bowl, Atlanta, Dec. 31: Lopsided losses to Tech and/or LSU could seriously jeopardize the Bulldogs cachet in the bowl hierarchy. But the SEC now has a “protection system” designed to keep the loser of the SEC title game from slipping too far. By contract, Commissioner Mike Slive can call on any of the non-BCS bowls in the SEC’s alliance and ask them to protect the SEC loser. It’s unlikely Slive would let Georgia slip past the Outback or Cotton. Nevertheless, Chick-fil-A Bowl President Gary Stokan told me himself he would protect Georgia from getting past them.
As you can see, the outcomes of today’s rivalry games will have a profound effect on the bowl scenario as we know it. So you might as well settle in and watch. By Saturday night, the picture should sharpen considerably.
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Coarch
November 26th, 2011
9:32 am
I’m only telling you the truth. Alabama and LSU are, by far, the best two football teams in the nation. I know that people hate the idea of a rematch in the BCSCG, but in this case, resistance is futile.
Ellis Yew
November 26th, 2011
9:36 am
Trust me on this. Nobody wants a rematch any less than LSU fans. I’d much rather face Oklahoma State.
JaxDawg
November 26th, 2011
9:37 am
Does anyone know if the bowl game in Jacksonville if a slip past the game in Atlanta? I have not heard anything about that game at all. A trip back Florida would be a good reward for our players after this year, it looks like the Capone bowl will take Arkansas and who kows with the Cotton and Outback?
dawgcrzy
November 26th, 2011
9:37 am
quick with the Kool-aid,not so much with anything else
jack bull
November 26th, 2011
9:40 am
What if….
UGA beats LSU
Oklahoma beats Ok State
Va Tech loses to either Va or Clemson
Notre Dame beats Stanford
Auburn beats Alabama
Not probable, but after what we saw last week, it is possible…Then what? Boise St/Houston in the BCSCG? Surely not..
dawgcrzy
November 26th, 2011
9:42 am
according to coarch it would still be ALA/LSU they are the two best teams in the country
Ellis Yew
November 26th, 2011
9:42 am
@jack bull
The only two unlikely scenarios in your list are Georgia and Auburn.
Coarch
November 26th, 2011
9:44 am
According to me, it will be the Number 1 and Number 2 teams playing in the BCSCG. I’m not the delusional one here.
jack bull
November 26th, 2011
9:46 am
i wouldn’t mind seeing us against K-State in the Cotton Bowl. Or maybe Michigan in the one of the Florida bowls. It’d be nice to see someone different. If we were to beat LSU, it would probably be Houston in the Sugar.
dawgcrzy
November 26th, 2011
9:47 am
#2 does’nt always stay #2
junkyarddawg
November 26th, 2011
9:49 am
Just HUNKER DOWN one more time DAWGS and GATA! WE OWN THIS STATE!!!
Coarch
November 26th, 2011
9:49 am
Obviously. Anyone can lose on any given Saturday.
Coarch
November 26th, 2011
9:53 am
Here’s the thing: If Alabama wins today, then they are far and away the best one-loss team out there. You can get as mad as you want, but you can’t really change that simple fact. If Alabama loses to Auburn, then their fans would sound just as silly as did Georgia fans in 2007 arguing that they should be playing in the BCSCG.
SCDAWG
November 26th, 2011
9:53 am
Based on the BCS thinking in 2007 when LSU jumped from 5th over a 3rd ranked Ga. team to play in the national championship game because Ga. did not play in it’s conference championship game,Alabama should now be eliminated fom playing for the title.If the BCS makes an exception now they become even more bogus than they already are.
RedandBlackDawg
November 26th, 2011
9:54 am
Tampa Gator,
your “what if’’s” give me a good idea. If the sugar falls from the sky, we will obviously need some of it to cook the gator tail we killed a few weeks ago. We have plenty of fat back already with Weiss, but the meat is pretty sour, with the Mushcamp added in .It should cook fast, but really well, for a holiday meal. You really have to watch when you are cooking it though, because it tends to deteriorate with just a little heat added to it. Then it starts to stink, after that.
We can season it nicely though, with just the tight amount of sour grapes from Florida fans since they are abundant this year. We also need to add that touch of envy coming from the swamp at UF..
Really nothing to it. We will just use the Seminole Indian recipe that I understand will be updated today starting about 7:00. They have to be careful not to over cook the gators. Too much fat and the plate is too heavy to PASS around.
GO DAWGS and GATA
Erk Russell's Dog
November 26th, 2011
9:56 am
Another scenario , Dawgs whip Tech,and by some Miracle they slip past LSU, win the Sugar Bowl against an undefeated Houston team. That would make this a great season ,especially after a 0-2 start.Now for some rain on the Dawg parade. Ole Miss hires Grantham as head coach and Penn State makes CMR a offer he can’t refuse ,to lead the Nittany Lions out of the darkness.So Dawg fans be careful about what you wish for.
Enough of fantasy time just go out today and beat Tech, and it will be a successful season no matter how the LSU game and bowl game turns out.
Coarch
November 26th, 2011
9:57 am
If the voters bump Bama out of second place, then they won’t play in the Championship Game. It has nothing to do with some nefarious “BCS thinking” or what Kirk Herbstreit says. You Georgia guys are just jealous because you can’t compete on the national stage.
Get over it. You can still beat the Jackets and win the State Title. That should be enough.
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Coarch
November 26th, 2011
9:59 am
Man! I just spewed coffee all over my keyboard!
Penn State hiring Mark Richt – That’s funny… I don’t care who you are!
rhbDAWG1
November 26th, 2011
10:01 am
TampaGator and Coarch — Your envy becomes you.
Coarch
November 26th, 2011
10:02 am
Mark would be a good fit at NC. I can’t see him, nor any of his assistants, going anywhere else. You guys missed the boat when you let Arizona hire Rich Rod out from under you.
Erk Russell's Dog
November 26th, 2011
10:10 am
Rich Rod was such a big success at Meechigan , he would just come in and clean up in the SEC .He is wear he belongs in a finesse league like the Pac 14. Still think the right Reverend Mark Richt may be on Penn State’s radar.
RedandBlackDawg
November 26th, 2011
10:11 am
Mighty early in the morning for some folks to be hitting the bottle today. There are a lot of games to be played before we even know how it all ends. If Bama. and LSU don’t lose down the road, or look bad in a win, they will play for the crystal ball on Jan. 9th. The DAWGS have far exceeded the majority of folks predictions for them back in September. If you are a UGA fan you should just enjoy the success they have had and look forward to the next three games UGA will play. A bowl game of any type is a reward for UGA, where as for teams like Florida and Auburn, that are recipients of a bowl scene that allows half of the FBS teams to get into one.
GO DAWGS and GATA
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Coarch
November 26th, 2011
10:19 am
@Erk Russell’s Dog
RR was never accepted as a “Michigan Man”, but he certainly improved the program that lost to Appalachian State during his tenure. His biggest problem was that the players hated him for trying to make them “work too hard”. He probably wouldn’t have fit in at Georgia for the same reason.
DanTheDawgfan
November 26th, 2011
10:21 am
TO HELL WITH TECH!!! WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!!!!
DanTheDawgfan
November 26th, 2011
10:23 am
TampaGator is obsessed with Georgia.
Erk Russell's Dog
November 26th, 2011
10:27 am
@Coarch
RR and his Spread offense never was a good fit at Michigan,the same team that lost to Appy St. beat Florida in their bowl game. I agree that the Dawgs have looked fat and lazy earlier this year, but if they give Coach Tereshinski enough time he will get the Dawgs in shape.
Coarch
November 26th, 2011
10:28 am
Maybe next year…
01HAWK
November 26th, 2011
10:32 am
OK STATE lost to an IOWA STATE TEAM………………………..If BAMA wins, then BAMA is in BSC Championship game
IOWA STATE will end up 7-5 for the year and UNRANKED…………………………………..They will not overcome that.
LSU plkayers have stated that they believe that the only team that may have a chance of beating them is BAMA.
ARdawg
November 26th, 2011
10:33 am
North Ave faithful= always a class act
Unfortunately friend I’m calling for a complete drubbing of your bees. An embarrassing loss for GT is in order today. Has nothing to do with a bowl projection. Georgia dominates early and often
ARdawg
November 26th, 2011
10:34 am
Houston in the Sugar would be like the prom with your sister. Same scenario as Hawaii
bucket
November 26th, 2011
10:38 am
Here’s hoping for a Dawgs win today and a clean sweep of the traditional rivals Tennessee, Florida, Auburn, and Tech! Win or lose it has been a great ride this year! Go Dawgs!!!
Erk Russell's Dog
November 26th, 2011
10:38 am
Sugar Bowl picks last in the BCS rotation because the BCS championship is in New Orleans this year.A 12-0 Houston team will be ranked too high to leave out of the Sugar Bowl.Better pull for SO.Miss to beat Houston in their championship game.
ARdawg
November 26th, 2011
10:42 am
LSU can be beat. The AR game yesterday is proof of that and it doesn’t take Bama to do it. The opposing team needs only to play the full 60 minutes because they will be. Ask Bama
BIGDAWG38
November 26th, 2011
10:44 am
Beat Tech!!! Then take the swagger into the SEC Championship game!!! I think we can play with LSU~~~!!! GO DAWGS!!!!
aarh
November 26th, 2011
10:44 am
Coarch- NO, CMR most certainly does not. UGA could’ve very well did so against AU, but they went ultra conservative against AU, & only ran the ball for the most part in the 2nd half in that game. That game could’ve actually been worse than it was.
Nub
November 26th, 2011
10:45 am
Tampagator, it must be a miserable place you are in having to post on a UGA blog.,,, tell the truth you wear red panties … And you are dreaming if you think the belly sliders will jump us in the bowl game .. We might be playing for it all…. Hahaha
I-DOG
November 26th, 2011
10:55 am
TampaGator:
Then, we play in the Chik Fil A bowl. I didn’ t realize that Florida was bowl eligible?
I-DOG
November 26th, 2011
11:01 am
CH Dawg:
I agree that the team most similar to UGA is Arkansas. We have a better defense and they have a better offense, but they most closely resemble UGA. Even thought we have the same record, assuming UGA gets a win in a couple of hours over tech, they deserve to be ranked higher as one of their losses came to #1 LSU.
I would expect about the same result when UGA plays LSU… keeping it close until about midway through the 3rd, but you NEVER KNOW. A couple of turnovers, a special teams play, and an upset is a possbility.
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TampaGator
November 26th, 2011
11:04 am
No……you guys (and some gals) are just fun to have fun with……it’s just easy….because you don’t understand that is is just that……FUN…..and just this……..COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
TampaGator
November 26th, 2011
11:06 am
I-DOG….
Yes….the Gators are bowl eligible…….by having a miracle comeback against the mighty Furnam Palitans. Yeah boy! And….if the Gators beat FSU tonight….the season becomes more than that to us in GatorNation. If the Gators lose, wins over Furman and Vandy become our moments of glory.
James K Polk
November 26th, 2011
11:06 am
I’ll tell you, if it’s not the Sugar Bowl I’d rather go to the Peach Bowl over all of the others. The BCS has made all of the bowl games but one meaningless, anyway. If your not in the BCS Championship Game, who gives a crap what Bowl you go to. It means nothing…which is sad. The old system was much better. It sure made for an interesting and meaningful New Year’s Day.
TampaGator
November 26th, 2011
11:07 am
…that would be “Furman” not “Furnam”……but who cares…..it might as well have been another powerhouse watermark victory over someone like New Mexico State or Coastal Carolina.
atgotbling
November 26th, 2011
11:07 am
Not really sure why everyone assumed that Arkansas was a legit #3 team. Saying that UGA is the 4th best team in the conference is a bit of a stretch. Ark’s blowout losses to bama and lsu, close call against a horrible ole miss team, should have lost to Vandy. I think UGA matches up nicely with Ark. I will take a good defense over good offense any day. Plus, UGA’s offense is better than Ark’s defense. I don’t know if UGA can beat LSU, but I think they can put up a much better fight than Arkansas, and score more points than Bama.
H-Town Dawg
November 26th, 2011
11:13 am
ZERO chance of a “lopsided” loss to Tech. In fact, there’s almost NO CHANCE of a loss of any kind to Tech. But I guess I understand why the AJC would feel the need to placate butthurt gnat fans by pretending that it’s a possibility.
GO DAWGS!!
Erk Russell's Dog
November 26th, 2011
11:13 am
The biggest advantage that UGA has over Arkansas is that Bobby Petrino is not their coach. When the Weasel realizes the SEC west is too tough look for him to jump to the ACC or Big 8 ,10 ,12 or whatever they are.
TampaGator
November 26th, 2011
11:17 am
atgotbling…..
You conveniently left one team and the comparative results out of your post………South Carolina. Why was that?
Destin Dawg
November 26th, 2011
11:17 am
TampaGator.. this is a GA. newspaper blog.. get a life… Oh that’s right you are stuck with insane Muschamp and “most over rated over paid” college coach Weis.. fat a$$ can’t even stand up WITHOUT A CANE !loser