Tolly Predictions: B1G Bowl Games
Who Goes Where? Who Plays Who?
These predictions are based on 4 things.
- Internet Rumors
- My Conference Title Game Predictions
- Gut Feeling
- Recent B1G Bowl Trends
The B1G has a bowl draft structure where the bowls pick in a specific order, but the conference has to approve the pick. There are also back door deals for teams, certain bowls want a certain team, and the B1G has a loose no repeat rule so a team doesn’t go to the same bowl year after year.
Here are my B1G Bowl predictions listed in the order they get to “draft” B1G teams.
1 – Rose Bowl
Michigan vs Oregon – CFP Semi-Final
One last traditional Rose Bowl. Pac-12 vs B1G. I predict Michigan will be ranked #2 and Oregon will be #3. Michigan gets the Rose Bowl because #1 Georgia gets their preference between the Sugar and the Rose… they will pick the Sugar.
2 – Orange Bowl
Ohio State vs Florida State – ACC vs SEC/B1G/ND
The Orange Bowl gets the top ACC team that doesn’t make the playoffs. Well, I have the ACC missing the playoffs completely because of a Louisville win over FSU. BUT, I think the committee …
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