.Breaking South Carolina’s dish possibilitiesPhoto: (Photograph through Joseph Cress) With the College Football Playoff chase probably over, what comes next for the Gamecocks? A championship game somewhere, and also an opportunity to accomplish a 10-win time for simply the fifth time in program history. However where could the Gamecocks end up, and who are actually some realistic challengers?
The ProcedureThe Cheez-It Citrus Dish in Orlando has the very first selection of non-playoff SEC crews, currently Ole Miss due to the positions. If Ole Miss in some way snuck right into the playoff or even plunged listed below South Carolina in between now and also Sunday, it would certainly open the door for the Gamecocks to head to Orlando. There is actually also a chance the Citrus Dish commitee could possibly reject the positions and pick South Carolina regardless.From certainly there, the bowl chain of command after the Citrus Bowl is actually dirty and undefined.
The supposed “pool of six” bowl game follow the Citrus Bowl, but it comes down to bowl committees and invitations rather than a specified purchase where one bowl can pick a group, followed by the upcoming and so on. Those six bowl games are actually the ReliaQuest Dish (in the past called the Outback Dish) in Tampa Florida, the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Nashville’s Transperfect Music Area Bowl, the SRS Distributors Sin City Dish, the Tax Obligation Act Texas Dish (Houston) as well as the Autozone Liberty Bowl in Memphis. Citrus Dish Location: Orlando, FloridaDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenThis is actually the most convenient one to break down of the team. It has actually consistently been the top SEC as well as Big Ten teams outside the New Years 6 bowls (what is actually right now the playoff). With four Big Ten teams counted on to enter the playoff, Illinois is actually the event’s simply other ranked crew.
If the Gamecocks are actually slotted for Orlando it would highly likely be against the Illini, implying a match-up versus former large recievers coach Justin Stepp. South Carolina has actually played in this particular bowl game two times, pounding Nebraska to end the 2011 season and also Wisconsin observing 2013. ReliaQuest BowlLocation: Tampa Florida, FloridaDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenProbably the least beneficial destination for Gamecock followers even if of the frequency they have actually been there. South Carolina has played in what was formely referred to as the Wilderness Dish 5 opportunities, all given that 2000. This is actually greater than every other SEC staff.
The Gamecocks are actually 4-1 in Tampa bay, however this dish will border on virtually being actually regular for big parts of the fanbase. When it comes to a possible rival, the Big Ten has a various structure to the SEC, where it performs have a reputable order. This bowl game is actually initially in line to select a Big 10 crew after the Citrus Dish.
Purely based on succeed total amounts Iowa would be actually next with its 8-4 record. Yet Michigan, Minnesota as well as Rutgers are actually all close responsible for along with 7 victories. Michigan in particular might be desirable for a bowl board with its large graduates network and renewed supporter energy following a rivalry gain Ohio Condition.
Gator BowlLocation: Jacksonville, FloridaDate: January 2ndAffiliations: SEC vs. ACCMaybe the Gamecocks would not head to the very same championship game on pair of straight travels, yet South Carolina supporters possessed a sturdy turnover in 2022 and also Jacksonville is actually just four hrs coming from Columbia. If South Carolina returned to Jacksonville, Syracuse, Duke and Louisville would certainly be the frontrunners as achievable opponents from the ACC.
The ACC performs certainly not have a correct chain of command, suggesting enthusiast passion and also options to offer tv ads would consider. This was actually a large part of how the Gator Bowl ended up using Notre Dame’s pseudo-ACC standing to land the Fighting Irish after their 8-4 season in 2022. Music Area BowlLocation: Nashville, TennesseeDate: December 30thAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenThis is a very comparable situation to the ReliaQuest Dish, where it generally features an SEC group as well as a Major 10 group both someplace in the 7-9 win selection. It is upcoming in the Major 10 chain of command, meaning the bowl committee would have the rest of the association outside the Citrus and ReliaQuest bowl individuals to choose from. It feels like the spot for whoever carries out not get to Tampa between Iowa as well as Michigan, but once more Minnesota as well as Rutgers prowl.
South Carolina has actually certainly never played in the Songs Urban Area Dish, yet its own lengthy past of having big contingents of supporters journey to Nashville for Vanderbilt activities will surely create it an eye-popping applicant. Las Vegas BowlLocation: Sin City, NevadaDate: December 27thAffiliations: SEC vs. Pac-12 ** Participants of the Pac-12 before 2024 are still thought about eligible for this bowl invitation.This is where it begins to divert into the range of being technically feasible, however unlikely.
Anything beyond the three Fla bowls or Nashville believes that a longshot. The Pac-12 is actually dead, however vital within this sense. Teams who played in the organization in 2013 are still qualified for this bowl game because of arrangements agreed on prior to event re-alignment.
Colorado for instance is bowl eligible, and for that reason entitled to play in any sort of activity along with a Big 12 or even Pac-12 tie. Arizona State has its attractions bented on the playoff if it succeeds the Huge 12 label video game, however this may be a fallback possibility for the Sunlight Devils if they shed this weekend. Washington and also Southern Cal, each 6-6 in their brand new Big 10 homes, would additionally be actually qualified listed here.
It is hard to nail down exactly how this bowl board will decide on teams, needing to have an SEC one that would certainly make a cross-country travel in big varieties and must collaborate with other conferences on the former Pac-12 groups. Still, it is at least possible for South Carolina. Texas BowlLocation: Houston, TexasDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big 12This is actually perhaps the least probably destination for the Gamecocks, however is actually still technically feasible. Texas A&M, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri as well as LSU are all dish eligible as well as in much closer proximity to Houston than the Gamecocks, generating a considerably larger opportunity at selling tickets. South Carolina has actually never played in this championship game, as well as geographics is actually a large reason.
If it did somhow land listed below, some of the 3 Texas universities with an 8-4 record– Baylor, TCU and also Texas Specialist– would be the likliest challengers. Right BowlLocation: Memphis, TennesseeDate: December 27thAffiliations: SEC vs. Big 12Again, this experiences close to impossible.
The Right Bowl is practically in the “pool of six” but has often wound up with a crew near to Memphis after various other bowls were actually packed. Arkansas, Mississippi Condition and Missouri have actually been actually the last three SEC staffs to participate in below, and also none of those groups gained 9 activities, either.Kansas State or among the Texas universities will make the best sense to pack the Large 12 edge of the game.