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[WM Wolverine]

B10 lands Holiday, Pinstripe Bowls along with Music City Bowls (shared with ACC vs ?)...

Will very likely keep Citrus, Outback & Pizza Bowls and will 'share' the Gator Bowl with the ACC (vs SEC). Very likely to keep one of the Bowls (vs Big XII) in Houston or Dallas...

What we don't know, Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl in Arizona & Kraft Bowl in San Fran.

[Hannibal]

Hedging your argument already eh?.

Nope. I didn't say that it would happen instantly. I doubt that any of the ADs right now are even thinking about the impact on their own program of having unbalanced scheduling. And it has been firmly established that Dave Brandon has a room temperature IQ. This is the guy who let the program twist in the wind for two months before hiring Hoke and destroyed our 2011 recruiting class in the process, so it's not like he has any foresight when it comes to this kind of thing.

[iam416]

I still believe that, ultimately, winning your conference will be an automatic bid to the "tournament". I think the ADs probably have that sense, too.

[Hannibal]

There will be at-large bids too, because the tournament isn't going to stay at 4. For that matter, once people realize that the non-tournament is the equivalent of basketball's NIT, it won't stay at 8 either. A 16-team tournament with autobids for every conference and 8 or 9 at-larges is about 10-15 years away.

Even with 4, there will probably be one at-large. If there is, a single OOC loss, for all intents and purposes, automatically disqualifies you from it.

[lineygoblue]

I'd take Florida 3-years in a row versus going to Nashville personally...

Agreed. I don't know why that is even an issue.

[Wild Hoss]

Houston Bowl appears out, Dallas likely in... Arizona (Buffalo Wild Wings) Bowl is looking likely... Some rumors about the SF & Alamo being in play...

B10 will share Gator Bowl tie-in with Music City Bowl. This is part of the B10's attempt so teams that want a new location other than Florida can have one. I'd take Florida 3-years in a row versus going to Nashville personally...

*1. Rose Bowl
*2. Citrus or upgraded to Orange Bowl
*3. Outback Bowl
*4. Holiday Bowl
*5. Dallas Bowl
*6. Gator or Music City
*7. Arizona Bowl
*8. SF or Alamo Bowl
*9. Pinstripe Bowl
*10. Pizza Bowl

Some thoughts the B10 will 'share' the SF bowl like they do with the Gator/Music City along with another bowl; Arizona, Alamo or Dallas are possible partners.

Huge win if we add the Alamo to that lineup. I cannot imagine any conference would have a slate that compares.

[WM Wolverine]

Some schools don't like going to Florida every year, maybe it's the losing to the SEC teams that is bothersome more than going to Florida. Jacksonville isn't that exciting of a bowl destination but what other options are out there that the pay is comparable?

[lineygoblue]

Anywhere in Florida has to be a better destination than Nashville in January.

[WM Wolverine]

Agree, the other options for trading the Gator Bowl (which is rumored to got moved down in the pecking order) probably would be the Texas Bowls...

M will usually always be in Florida (Citrus, Orange, Outback), Pasadena (Rose) or in a BCS/playoff bowl (Cotton, Peach, Fiesta) with hopefully very few trips to SD (Holiday Bowl) and lesser bowls.

[entropy]

Rather have Alamo or another Arizona bowl than the Dallas bowl

[WM Wolverine]

There will be no Arizona Bowls for the B10 (unless someone is in Fiesta); Buffalo Wild Wings is out.

[entropy]

Then we're is #7 the Arizona bowl located? Or are you suggesting the list is wrong?

[WM Wolverine]

The list I put above is based upon some solid info along with some rumors.

[WM Wolverine]

*1. Rose Bowl
*2. Citrus or upgraded to Orange Bowl
*3. Outback Bowl
*4. Holiday Bowl
*5. Gator or Music City
*6. Dallas Bowl
*7. SF or Alamo Bowl
*8. Pinstripe Bowl
*9. Pizza Bowl

[WM Wolverine]

'14/'15 schedules are supposedly out, M got Minnesota & Northwestern?