Latest CBS Bowl Projections
CBS has released their latest bowl projections. Not sure I see Cincinnati making the playoff but man, those New Year's Six Bowls would be incredible:
Alabama vs. Texas in the Sugar Bowl
Penn State vs. Oregon in the Rose Bowl
Notre Dame vs.......MICHIGAN in the Fiesta Bowl
Ohio State vs. Wake Forest in the Peach Bowl
Legit, I'd kill to see basically all of those matchups.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/bowls/predictions/
October 10th, 2021 at 11:49 AM ^
Clemson and Dabo in the Cheez-It bowl. Please make this happen.
October 10th, 2021 at 11:54 AM ^
Lol I was laughing at that one too!
October 10th, 2021 at 11:50 AM ^
Not too shabby. Of course hoping for B10 championship and playoff. Would like our chances against Notre Dame based on performance so far this year.
October 10th, 2021 at 11:54 AM ^
I could probably do without Ohio State v Wake Forest if we are being real honest.
October 10th, 2021 at 11:56 AM ^
I hear you but man, Wake has actually been REALLY fun to watch. Their QB would absolutely carve up that secondary. If you haven't seen them play, they're actually a fun team to watch.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:15 PM ^
Too bad their running back didn't stay there another year to enjoy this run.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:50 PM ^
If a team needs OT in the Carrier Dome, they're gonna die against OSU.
October 11th, 2021 at 4:59 PM ^
Actually I live in ACC country and have seen Wake a few times. They're much much better than usual and a fun offense. That said, OSU is obliterating them in something like a 73-24 capacity.
October 10th, 2021 at 1:26 PM ^
Just to listen to these insufferable OSU fans around me if they fall to the Peach Bowl would be bliss!
October 10th, 2021 at 11:55 AM ^
That Peach would be a grisly slaughter.
October 10th, 2021 at 11:56 AM ^
Playing ND in a bowl game would be ELECTRIC
October 10th, 2021 at 11:56 AM ^
Somehow we're going to end up playing Florida.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:01 PM ^
Or South Carolina…or whomever will muschamp is coaching these days .
October 10th, 2021 at 1:24 PM ^
He's actually a defensive analyst for Georgia so based on that I think that means we make the playoff!
October 10th, 2021 at 1:37 PM ^
deal!
October 10th, 2021 at 9:33 PM ^
I’ll take it
October 10th, 2021 at 11:56 AM ^
Too early for fantasy bowl projections to be worth much more than a “a warm jar of spit”. (Hint: what one VP of US referred to his office as being). 6 more games to go!
October 10th, 2021 at 1:02 PM ^
John Hoynes?
October 10th, 2021 at 1:57 PM ^
Teddy Roosevelt?
October 10th, 2021 at 12:00 PM ^
If no playoff fiesta bowl vs Norte same would be awesome.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:03 PM ^
To hell with Norte Same.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:14 PM ^
I see what you did there.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:02 PM ^
Yes, please. I'd love to be in Glendale for New Years
October 10th, 2021 at 12:24 PM ^
I guess I'm showing my age but Pasadena is the place I would want Michigan on any given New Year's Day. Sigh.
October 10th, 2021 at 7:03 PM ^
I’m 49 and agree
October 10th, 2021 at 12:03 PM ^
Hard to see some of these predictions happening. Nebraska is going to need a win over either Wisconsin or Iowa just to get to 6 wins. Don’t see them making a January 1 bowl.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:18 PM ^
yes, that seems...wrong
October 10th, 2021 at 12:33 PM ^
Agreed, but there are 4 Big Ten teams in the NY6 in these projections which bumps up the non-NY6 Big Ten teams to Citrus and Outback. So it’s possible, but I would still expect then to get a lower bowl.
The strangest thing to me was the exclusion of Maryland (unless I just missed them). They’re at 4-2, with 3 very winnable games left, I’d be surprised if they didn’t make a bowl.
October 10th, 2021 at 3:03 PM ^
If they need another B1G team it’s more likely to be Wisconsin. They get the Huskers and Hawkeyes at home, and they’ll be favored in their other 5 games. It’s not a stretch to see them at 8-4, and that should be good enough for the 6th best B1G slot. Even if Nebraska beats Wisconsin and gets to 6-6, the Badgers will still probably go 7-5 because they actually managed to beat Illinois (and didn’t have to play Oklahoma in the nonconference).
I also agree that Maryland is also likely to be bowl eligible, but their next game at the Gophers is a huge one for them.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:03 PM ^
Hmm, no playoff projection for Michigan huh? It's all good. You do you, CBS Sports.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:13 PM ^
The Cure has its own bowl game?
I hope Robert Smith doesn't wear the makeup. It's nightmare fuel nowadays.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:15 PM ^
No way in hell ND deserves an NY6 bowl game.
October 10th, 2021 at 3:06 PM ^
The sky is blue, water is wet, and ND is overrated. I want to play them in a bowl game just to have 2019 all over again.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:15 PM ^
I’m ready for an expanded playoff … but I could take a bowl against a fraudulent ND.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:20 PM ^
You’d kill to see OSU play Wake Forest?
Uhh, no thanks.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:26 PM ^
If Bama and OSU would care at that point, not having made the playoff, they would steamroll TX and Wake with their backups
October 10th, 2021 at 12:34 PM ^
I for one, if the team doesn’t end up in the Rose Bowl or playoff, would love to see us up against someone other than a team we have played like 40 some odd in our history, almost feels like playing some cross divisional game when Michigan plays Notre Dame. Just my opinion.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:50 PM ^
Agreed. Obviously prefer playoff first, then Rose Bowl, but after that I want to see a new opponent. I’d rather see Kentucky or Wake than ND.
October 10th, 2021 at 8:16 PM ^
Agreed! I live in Lexington so would love to see us play Kentucky at some point. Especially a home and home.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:52 PM ^
Alabama and OSU are far from being left out of the playoffs at this point. If they both run the table the rest of the way, which they are probably favored to do, then they’re both in.
OSU would have to play and beat multiple top 10 teams so they’d have the resume for it, and Alabama is going to keep getting the benefit of the doubt as long as they don’t lose again.
That being said, I’d really prefer not to play ND in a bowl game. That matchup just seems so…..stale. Give them someone new to play. But if Michigan stomped all over them on national television I wouldn’t be too bummed about it, I suppose.
October 10th, 2021 at 1:17 PM ^
OSU is going to beat Penn State. At the Shoe, I'm sure they will move it to a night game and Clifford is questionable for playing........
As for Bama, Saban will use this game to refocus their team. They have a road game at Miss St next week, then home for Tenn, LSU, New Mexico State!!!, and Arkansas before the Iron Bowl. They are running the table. It will be interesting in the SEC championship game. They must believe that UGA will beat them as they have UGA as the #1 seed.
Also Iowa at #2? I've watched them a few times now. Yes, they are a very solid team. Yes their defense is very good. But I would take OSU or Michigan (and yes PSU with a healthy Clifford) in the BIG championship game at Indy.....
October 10th, 2021 at 2:45 PM ^
Steve Sarkisian AND Mac Jones were BIG losses for Nick Saban. I think he could have done better than Bill O'Brian in replacing Sarkisian. Saban will have to pull rabbits out of hats for the rest of the year. But he is someone who can do that. Bryce Young just can't pick apart a defense like Mac Jones did. They still should win the rest of their games. I don't know if Alabama can beat Georgia though.
October 10th, 2021 at 1:10 PM ^
Two things....
One, isn't is funny that the 2 out of our 3 OCC teams that are projected to go bowling are teh MAC teams and UW is out in the cold. No one could have predicted that...
Two, I would LOVE a Michigan v ND match up in the Fiesta Bowl (obviously I would refer a BIG championship and CFP berth, but......). I have a friend who is part of the planning committee for the Fiesta Bowl...
October 10th, 2021 at 1:12 PM ^
No fucking way can I see Cincy in the CFP based on their record, that would be a travesty!
October 10th, 2021 at 2:11 PM ^
I really didn't think undefeated Florida St belonged in 2014/15. But they got in and got blow away by Oregon. TCU belonged in. Cincinnati is very likely going to go undefeated and get in. They won't belong in, but will likely be in.
October 10th, 2021 at 1:39 PM ^
I’d love to play - and beat - ND in a bowl game.
But do we know how serious Clifford’s injury is? PSU’s chances for a Rose Bowl or CFP appearance ride or die on his status.
October 10th, 2021 at 1:52 PM ^
Notre Dame? Meh. I’m perfectly content not playing them again until 2033. 2043 would be even better. Let them marinate in the juices of 45-14 until then.
October 10th, 2021 at 2:03 PM ^
Fiesta Bowl will never happen, because I live in AZ.
October 10th, 2021 at 2:05 PM ^
Cinc has an easy schedule, so they're likely in.
They must be assuming Ohio St seats Penn St, and then Ohio St loses to Iowa in the BIG10 Championship. I do believe Ohio St would beat Penn St. But Iowa isn't beating Ohio St. So I don't think Iowa is in the playoffs. I mean, sure Iowa injures a lot of players, like Clifford going out yesterday, but even if Stroud gets hurt for Ohio St McCord is very good and Ohio St wins anyway.
And they are assuming Georgia beats Alabama in the SEC championship, which isn't certain.
October 10th, 2021 at 2:22 PM ^
At this point in the season it kind of seems like Michigan would eat Notre Dame's lunch and any other food it happened to be carrying around. ND had a close game against FSU, got smoked by Cincy, and trailed Wisconsin in the 4th quarter (the final score was not representative of how that game was going). Can't see it even being competitive.