[Oskee] Illini move up in BCS ranking...

Mon Nov 26 15:35:12 EST 2007

The Sugar Bowl is almost certainly stuck with Hawaii so long as the Rainbow Warriors remain eligible for the BCS. The Sugar gets the last pick of the at large teams and no one wants Hawaii because they won't bring many fans or get good TV ratings.

I think our 2nd best option after the Rose would be the Fiesta.

And if that doesn't pan out, then we're back to the Capital One Bowl. Hard to imagine we'd possibly be "settling" for a New Year's Day in Orlando back when this season started!

JL

----- Original Message ----
From: Chris Meyer <chmeyer at rsn.hp.com>
To: Fighting Illini Sports Enthusiasts List <oskee at heins.net>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 12:47:31 PM
Subject: RE: [Oskee] Illini move up in BCS ranking...

The Rose Bowl would be great!  Definitely better than
the Sugar Bowl.  Have heard the Sugar Bowl is a possibility
for the Illini as well.  But, given LSU is on the short list
of teams to play in the Sugar Bowl, I would like to avoid
this bowl at all cost!  I, for one, would not like to see
this season end with another trip to an LSU home game in
New Orleans.

- Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: oskee-bounces at heins.net 
> [mailto:oskee-bounces at heins.net] On Behalf Of Robert Mingee
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 11:04 AM
> To: Fighting Illini Sports Enthusiasts List
> Subject: Re: [Oskee] Illini move up in BCS ranking...
> 
> Yeah, given that many of the teams above us play each other, 
> I'd say we've got a fair chance of moving into the top 12 for 
> an at-large.  However, there's no way we can go to the Rose 
> Bowl, right?  We finished tied with Michigan in conference 
> record, and according to the tiebreak rules I saw here: 
> 
> http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102204aad.html
> 
> head-to-head is the first tiebreaker, and we lost to 
> Michigan, so they go.  I guess it depends on the definition 
> of "eligible" in b.1, but I assume that to mean 
> bowl-eligible, not BCS-eligible, since we're a conference 
> with an "automatic" bid.  My understanding is that if the 
> conference champ goes to the BCS NC game, the tiebreak winner 
> gets the automatic bid regardless of their BCS standing, so 
> long as they are bowl-eligible.  What if neither us nor 
> Michigan finished in the top 12 and OSU goes to the NC game?  
> I can't believe that the Big Ten would fail to have a team in 
> the Rose Bowl at all.  I just don't see any way that anyone 
> other than OSU or Michigan is going to play in the Rose Bowl. 
>  Am I missing something?
> 
> -- robert
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Todd Sweet <trsweet at ilstu.edu>
> To: Fighting Illini Sports Enthusiasts List <oskee at heins.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 8:02:42 PM
> Subject: RE: [Oskee] Illini move up in BCS ranking...
> 
> A Hawaii loss would certainly help the cause, but I'm not 
> holding my breath on that one.  As "smoke and mirrors" as I 
> think Hawaii is, their schedule is even worse.  Like Kansas, 
> if they played anyone of consequence they'd be beaten soundly.
> 
> Also, LSU beating Tennessee and Virginia Tech beating Boston 
> College would bump us into a much better position for an at 
> large.  I suppose it wouldn't hurt for Arizona to beat 
> Arizona State either.
> 
> 
> TS
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: oskee-bounces at heins.net [mailto:oskee-bounces at heins.net]On 
> > Behalf Of John Livengood
> > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 7:52 PM
> > To: Fighting Illini Sports Enthusiasts List
> > Subject: Re: [Oskee] Illini move up in BCS ranking...
> >
> >
> > Go Sooners! If they beat Mizzou, we're in the Rose Bowl!
> >
> > If they don't, we'll need some help to get in, probably competing 
> > against Arizona St and Kansas for the final bid.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Todd Sweet <trsweet at ilstu.edu>
> > To: "oskee at heins. net" <oskee at heins.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 8:38:28 PM
> > Subject: [Oskee] Illini move up in BCS ranking...
> >
> >
> > Up to number 15 this week.  All we need is a couple more losses by

> > teams ahead of us and we definitely have a shot at creeping 
> into a BCS 
> > game.
> >
> > TS
> >
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