Heard back from a couple of bowls
December 02, 2007
Guy from the Armed Forces Bowl said obviously the Pac 10 would have to get 2 teams in the BCS (USC, perhaps Arizona State), but if so, Troy is definitely on their radar. If Hawaii gets in the BCS, Arizona State would have to get selected over a second Big 10 or a Big 12. The Fiesta Bowl might like Arizona State because of proximity but a lot of projections have Kansas playing Oklahoma in that bowl (weird, but true, since they didn’t play each other in the season).
I’m off to church from 10:30-noon, but if I hear anything, I’ll keep you informed. If the Pac 10 gets just USC in the BCS, then the Pac 10 will fill all its spots, including in the Armed Forces Bowl.
Guy from the Texas Bowl emails me back….
...“I don’t think Troy is in the picture for the Texas Bowl. Our conference affiliations are Conference USA and the Big 12. Houston has already accepted a bid to represent CUSA in the game, and we’ll know their opponent today. It will either be a Big 12 team or possibly one from the Mountain West if there aren’t enough Big 12 teams available. We select eighth among Big 12-affiliated bowls, and eight bowl-eligible teams from the conference. If two Big 12 schools go to the BCS, there would be one team too few for us to have one from the conference.“
These would the two media representatives, not necessarily the guys who make the selections.
