Big 12 bowl outlook
Notre Dame’s win over Navy kept the Irish as the first choice for the Gator Bowl which means the Jacksonville game won’t be part of the Big 12 equation this year if they select the Irish. It looks like the only way that could change is if Notre Dame loses big to Southern Cal in its final game of the season.
So, with that backdrop a look at how Big 12 bowls are stacking up this week:
BCS automatic: If Texas Tech beats Oklahoma and wins the Big 12 title game, they will land in the national title game.
BCS at-large: The Fiesta, which normally takes the Big 12 title game winner, would select an at-large team and would probably go with a one-loss Texas team.
Cotton: The odd-team out in the Texas Tech-Oklahoma-Texas trifecta is still the leader for Dallas.
Holiday: Still coming down to Missouri or Oklahoma State (assuming of course that Missouri doesn’t win Big 12 title game and go straight to Fiesta.) Predictions are split nationwide. ESPN prognosticators going with Missouri while CBS Sportsline and Sports Illustrated going with Oklahoma State. It will probably come down to which team the San Diego bowl thinks will sell more tickets.
Alamo: Looking like Missouri or Oklahoma State.
Sun: Probably Nebraska.
Insight: Kansas may get the trip to Arizona but not the game they had wanted at first of year.
Independence: An outside shot of Colorado becoming bowl eligible (would need a win over Oklahoma State or Nebraska).
Texas: No other Big 12 teams have chance to qualify.
FREAKIN NOTRE DAME , ARE YOU TELLING ME NOW THAT THE IRISH WILL BUMP MIZZOU FOR A DECENT BOWL GAME ? SEEMS THIS TEAM IS JINXED WHEN IT COMES TO BOWLS . I GUESS THAT THE COTTON BOWL LAST YEAR , LOOKS EVEN BETTER NOW . HOLIDAY OR ALAMO BOWL ??? GEEZ ! I GUES THEIR OWN FAULT FOR LOSIN 2 GAMES .
Notre Dame will embarass themselves no matter what bowl they play in. In fact Mizzou can run cirlces around that team, with the exception of the head coach. Mizzou deserves better though than one of these toilet bowls
Weezer21:
What has Charlie Weis done as a head coach? He has fantastic recruits because its Notre Dame. So we do not know how well he would recruit at a lesser school. Given his great players, his teams have stunk. So I think the nod goes to Pinkel.
Wow, Notre Dame will get a BCS bowl bid? WTH?! I guess America can watch Notre Dame get their lunches handed to them on national television…
Gee whiz!
I don’t like Notre Dame but as far as the coaching goes….Charlie Weis owns 4 super bowl rings.
Mizzou needs to win big games in conference if they want a shot at a big bowl game. They can still have a chance to do just that in the Big XII Title game.
Freakin ND is right, how could they ever get into another bowl game? Let alone a BCS level game. Are we still living in the 60’s?
Unfortunately Mizzou held their own fortunes in their hands playing against two BCS quality teams in Texas and Oklahoma, they blew it. All they had to do was win one of them, but got blown out in both. Compared to ND, do they deserve a better bowl, YES.
That said, no one should be ashamed of going to the Alamo Bowl. This is a premier bowl game, just not in the BCS grouping yet. It the darling of ESPN, with the highest TV rankings of any of the bowl games. Great weather, beautiful scenery and some of the best food in the country.
Face it, Mizzou could do much worse and go to Shreveport or Mobile.
The Gator Bowl isn’t a BCS bowl. It’s just an automatic qualifier for the Big 12. Since ND has a contract with the bowl they have priority over who goes.
What if MU loses to KU and loses the title game? Brut Sun Bowl? I love the BCS.
Hey -thesportsfan,
Woody Widenhoffer also had four Super Bowl rings!
Mizzou can’t win the big one so they don’t deserve to be going to one of the major bowls. Until they prove they can play with the Big 12 South, Mizzou might as well be playing in a Mid-Level conference. Big 12 North is awful. Mizzou hasn’t even been competitive in there losses to OU and Texas. Then they lose to OSU at home when the #1 ranking was waiting for them, that was weak. They soon will add another loss to the South in this years Big 12 Title game. This program is still not ready for prime time.
ND plays one of the hardest schedules year in and out and has earned the respect they receive. They also have one of the largest fan bases in the country and travel to away games. The country would much rather see ND in a large bowl game then MU. You either love them or hate em. Mizzou doesn’t give anybody any type of reaction either way.
ND has one of the toughest schedules? Every year we have to hear this one from the ND apologists. What a joke. Anyone that plays every one of the service academies every year does NOT play one of the toughest schedules. Their early season schedule can be tougher but when everyone else gets into their conference schedule they are playing Army and Navy and the dregs of the Big 10. Starting with Michigan and ending with SC does not alone a schedule make. They would be lucky to get a win in the SEC or Big 12.
Iowa State, Baylor, K-State… enough said. Not to much those tough non-conference games Nevada and Buffalo.
Agree with Mizzouchokers. Good post. That OK State game looking BIG now isn’t it. That should have been a win. I expected the Texas loss, but Tigers should be sitting with 1 loss now. Team wasn’t ready, bad defense coaching, Daniel choked, that was the season killer.
Doesn’t Notre Dame’s schedule strike fear into the hearts of all Mizzou fans? 1 loss at MOST.
San Diego State W 21-13 1-0
September 13 Michigan W 35-17 2-0
September 20 at Michigan State L 23-7 2-1
September 27 Purdue W 38-21 3-1
October 4 Stanford W 28-21 4-1
October 11 at No. 22 North Carolina L 29-24 4-2
October 25 at Washington W 33-7 5-2
November 1 Pittsburgh L 36-33 5-3
November 8 at Boston College L 17-0 5-4
November 15 at Navy W 27-21 6-4
November 22 Syracuse 2:30 PM ET NBC Tickets
November 29 at No. 6 USC
ND’s schedule is ranked 76th on CBS, Mizzou’s is 31st. ND is horrible, and won’t beat a team with a winning record all year. ND schedules 9 or 10 cream puffs per year, hoping they can win those 9 or 10 and get smashed by USC and Michigan, and still sneak into a big bowl undeservedly so. This year they are SO BAD they can’t even do that, even with Michigan being equally as horrid.
Whats the difference between Notre Dame and Cheerios.
Cheerios belongs in a Bowl.
Whats the difference between Notre Dame and Cheerios.
Cheerios belongs
in a Bowl.
Dave: ROTFLMO
Chase thanks for proving my point. ND has played (or will play) 4 teams ranked in the current Top 25, UNC, PITT, Michigan State, and USC. And another one that is about to crack the top 25, BC. Four of those games were road games-UNC, Michigan State, USC, and BC.
Mizzou has played two top 25 teams. Close game at home with OSU and then the throttling down in Texas.
If Mizzou wants to be considered a real national power, they need to schedule some real non-conference games and not these punching bag teams.
better take what we can get this year, next year is 8-4 at best. maybe worse with pinkel in washington.
Whirled Peas, what kind of name is that? Anyway, agree with you and it looks like the boys of corn are getting better each week. Think they might have a real sleeper in Pelini.
Sad to say, but even if Notre Dame is not selected for the Gator Bowl… the Gator will take Nebraska over Missouri.