Corn Flakes: NU to the Fiesta Bowl?

by JLew on Aug 10, 2011 11:19 AM CDT in Corn Flakes

A few fast links for you today. No news of Bubba, Bo screaming at Bubba, or A&M finally leaving the Big 12.

Rivals.com College Football - Rivals.com preseason bowl projections

They have Fiesta: Nebraska vs Texas A&M in a game to decide who hates Texas more!

Eric Martin hopes to make some noise at defensive end

Video: No. 13 Nebraska - Big Ten Blog - ESPN

Linebacker is sixth commitment of NU's 2012 class - Omaha.com

So, Mountain West...no blue on blue? Okay. That's fine. What does active camouflage do for you? - One Bronco Nation Under God

So now that the Mountain West conference has put their foot down on blue unis on the SmurfTurf, what about this?

NCAA presidents discuss scholarship terms at retreat - ESPN

If the rules pass, each Division I conference would have the option to award bigger, longer scholarships to athletes. That would represent a sea change from previous NCAA philosophy, in which all schools in the same division were supposed to play by the same rules and policies. Emmert said questions still need to be answered about potentially "huge implications for competitive equity and not having people game that system." But he said that a level playing field in college sports is already a myth.

Well that would be different...

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Fiesta Bowl?

I like the matchup, but it’s pretty unlikely on both ends.

First, since they’ve slated Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, that means that Nebraska is in as an at-large…will a loss to Wisconsin in the B1G title game really allow the Huskers an at-large berth? The only way this happens is if Nebraska runs the table in the regular season, Wisconsin’s only loss is on October 1 in Madison, and the Badgers return the favor in Indianapolis.

Then, since they’ve put Oklahoma in the BCS title game, this means that OU runs the table in the now-weakend XII, with OU being aTm’s only loss. Does a one-loss XII runner-up get an at-large over a similarly situated one-loss Pac-12 runner-up?

Reality aside, I think the only person in these parts that wouldn’t like to see this matchup…is Ben Cotton.

by jrf2027 on Aug 10, 2011 12:07 PM CDT reply actions

Think Ben Cotton would get a personal foul or... seven?

I agree with you jrf. There is no way that we make it under this scenario. We all know it sucks to lose a championship game. Unless that team is going to the BCS title game, you’re screwed. I could see aTm squeaking in as a Big XII runner up, though. I’m pretty sure that sitting at home while someone loses is always the best scenario for making a good bowl.

Always check the words with the red squiggly line. They mean you probably screwed up.

by KennardHusker on Aug 10, 2011 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions