.Malfunctioning South Carolina’s bowl possibilitiesPhoto: (Photo by Joseph Cress) Along With the College Football Playoff go after probably over, what comes next for the Gamecocks? A bowl game somewhere, and an option to finish off a 10-win season for only the 5th attend program past history. However where could the Gamecocks wind up, and who are actually some reasonable enemies?
The ProcedureThe Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando possesses the initial selection of non-playoff SEC groups, presently Ole Miss due to the ranks. If Ole Miss somehow snuck in to the playoff or even dipped below South Carolina in between currently and also Sunday, it would open the door for the Gamecocks to visit Orlando. There is also a possibility the Citrus Bowl commitee could reject the positions as well as pick South Carolina regardless.From certainly there, the dish chain of command after the Citrus Dish is actually murky and undefined.
The supposed “pool of 6” bowl game observe the Citrus Dish, yet it boils down to bowl boards and invites as opposed to a specified order where one dish may decide on a staff, complied with due to the following and so on. Those six championship game are actually the ReliaQuest Dish (formerly known as the Outback Dish) in Tampa, the TaxSlayer Gator Dish in Jacksonville, Nashville’s Transperfect Music Metropolitan area Bowl, the SRS Distributors Sin City Bowl, the Tax Act Texas Dish (Houston) as well as the Autozone Liberty Bowl in Memphis. Citrus Dish Place: Orlando, FloridaDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenThis is actually the best one to malfunction of the team. It has consistently been actually the leading SEC and Big 10 crews outside the New Years 6 bowls (what is actually now the playoff). Along with four Large 10 groups counted on to get inside the playoff, Illinois is the event’s simply various other ranked group.
If the Gamecocks are slotted for Orlando it would likely be against the Illini, suggesting a match versus former broad recievers train Justin Stepp. South Carolina has actually played in this bowl game twice, beating Nebraska to finish the 2011 time and also Wisconsin adhering to 2013. ReliaQuest BowlLocation: Tampa, FloridaDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenProbably the minimum desirable destination for Gamecock supporters just because of the frequency they have actually been there. South Carolina has played in what was actually formely known as the Outback Bowl 5 times, all since 2000. This is more than some other SEC staff.
The Gamecocks are actually 4-1 in Tampa florida, but this bowl would approach almost being regular for large sections of the fanbase. As for a feasible enemy, the Big 10 possesses a different design to the SEC, where it performs have a well-known order. This championship game is initially level to decide on a Major 10 staff after the Citrus Bowl.
Purely based upon succeed totals Iowa would certainly be actually upcoming with its 8-4 record. However Michigan, Minnesota and also Rutgers are actually all close responsible for with seven wins. Michigan in particular could be appealing for a dish committee along with its own big alumni system and restored supporter electricity following a competition gain Ohio State.
Gator BowlLocation: Jacksonville, FloridaDate: January 2ndAffiliations: SEC vs. ACCMaybe the Gamecocks would not most likely to the exact same championship game on pair of straight travels, however South Carolina enthusiasts possessed a strong turnover in 2022 and Jacksonville is actually just 4 hrs from Columbia. If South Carolina got back to Jacksonville, Syracuse, Duke as well as Louisville will be actually the frontrunners as feasible opponents coming from the ACC.
The ACC performs certainly not have an accurate pecking order, suggesting enthusiast rate of interest and also possibilities to offer television adds will factor in. This was actually a big aspect of just how the Gator Bowl ended up using Notre Dame’s pseudo-ACC standing to land the Dealing with Irish after their 8-4 season in 2022. Songs Urban Area BowlLocation: Nashville, TennesseeDate: December 30thAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenThis is an extremely similar circumstance to the ReliaQuest Dish, where it typically includes an SEC staff as well as a Big 10 staff both someplace in the 7-9 win variation. It is actually next in the Big Ten pecking order, indicating the dish board would have the rest of the association outside the Citrus as well as ReliaQuest bowl individuals to choose from. It believes that the area for whoever does not come to Tampa fl in between Iowa as well as Michigan, however once more Minnesota and Rutgers prowl.
South Carolina has never ever played in the Songs Area Dish, but its own long record of possessing large sections of followers travel to Nashville for Vanderbilt activities will surely make it an eye-popping candidate. Las Vegas BowlLocation: Sin City, NevadaDate: December 27thAffiliations: SEC vs. Pac-12 ** Participants of the Pac-12 just before 2024 are still thought about eligible for this bowl invitation.This is where it starts to veer right into the variety of being actually practically achievable, yet not likely.
Anything beyond the three Fla bowls or even Nashville thinks that a longshot. The Pac-12 is dead, however dynamic within this feeling. Groups who played in the game in 2013 are actually still qualified for this championship game because of agreements settled on before event re-alignment.
Colorado for instance is actually bowl eligible, and also consequently eligible to play in any sort of activity with a Big 12 or Pac-12 dead heat. Arizona State has its own attractions set on the playoff if it gains the Huge 12 label activity, however this might be a fallback alternative for the Sunshine Devils if they lose this weekend. Washington and Southern Cal, both 6-6 in their brand-new Big Ten homes, would likewise be actually eligible listed below.
It is actually challenging to pin down exactly how this dish committee will decide on crews, needing to have an SEC one that would bring in a cross-country trip in big varieties and also needing to deal with various other associations on the past Pac-12 teams. Still, it goes to least possible for South Carolina. Texas BowlLocation: Houston, TexasDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big 12This is actually most likely the least likely destination for the Gamecocks, yet is still actually achievable. Texas A&M, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri as well as LSU are actually all bowl eligible and also in much closer proximity to Houston than the Gamecocks, making a considerably bigger possibility at offering tickets. South Carolina has actually certainly never played in this championship game, and geography is actually a major cause.
If it did somhow land listed below, some of the 3 Texas colleges with an 8-4 document– Baylor, TCU and also Texas Specialist– will be the likliest rivals. Right BowlLocation: Memphis, TennesseeDate: December 27thAffiliations: SEC vs. Big 12Again, this feels close to difficult.
The Freedom Dish is actually practically in the “swimming pool of six” but has often ended up with a team near to Memphis after other bowls were actually filled. Arkansas, Mississippi Condition and also Missouri have been actually the last 3 SEC crews to participate in here, and also none of those teams won nine activities, either.Kansas Condition or even among the Texas institutions would certainly create the best sense to fill the Significant 12 edge of this game.