.Malfunctioning South Carolina’s bowl possibilitiesPhoto: (Image through Joseph Cress) Along With the College Volleyball Playoff chase likely over, what follows for the Gamecocks? A bowl game somewhere, and a possibility to finish off a 10-win time for just the 5th attend system background. But where could the Gamecocks find yourself, and that are actually some practical challengers?
The ProcedureThe Cheez-It Citrus Dish in Orlando possesses the very first choice of non-playoff SEC teams, presently Ole Miss due to the positions. If Ole Miss in some way snuck in to the playoff or dipped listed below South Carolina between now as well as Sunday, it would certainly unlock for the Gamecocks to visit Orlando. There is actually additionally a possibility the Citrus Bowl commitee could possibly spurn the rankings and also select South Carolina regardless.From there, the bowl chain of command after the Citrus Bowl is actually murky and also undefined.
The alleged “pool of 6” bowl game adhere to the Citrus Bowl, yet it comes down to bowl committees as well as invitations as opposed to a prepared order where one bowl can choose a crew, complied with by the upcoming and so forth. Those six championship game are the ReliaQuest Bowl (formerly referred to as the Outback Bowl) in Tampa Florida, the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Nashville’s Transperfect Popular music Area Bowl, the SRS Distributors Las Vegas Dish, the Tax Show Texas Bowl (Houston) as well as the Autozone Liberty Bowl in Memphis. Citrus Bowl Area: Orlando, FloridaDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenThis is actually the simplest one to break of the group. It has always been actually the best SEC as well as Big 10 groups outside the New Years 6 bowls (what is actually currently the playoff). With 4 Major 10 crews expected to enter the playoff, Illinois is actually the association’s merely various other ranked staff.
If the Gamecocks are actually slotted for Orlando it will most likely protest the Illini, meaning a match versus previous broad recievers trainer Justin Stepp. South Carolina has actually played in this particular championship game two times, pounding Nebraska to finish the 2011 period as well as Wisconsin complying with 2013. ReliaQuest BowlLocation: Tampa Fl, FloridaDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenProbably the least preferable destination for Gamecock fans just because of the frequency they have actually existed. South Carolina has actually played in what was formely referred to as the Wilderness Dish five opportunities, all given that 2000. This is actually more than any other SEC staff.
The Gamecocks are actually 4-1 in Tampa florida, however this bowl would verge on virtually being regimen for huge sections of the fanbase. When it comes to a possible enemy, the Big Ten has a different design to the SEC, where it does possess a well established purchase. This championship game is actually initially in line to decide on a Huge Ten staff after the Citrus Dish.
Strictly based on gain overalls Iowa would be actually upcoming along with its 8-4 record. However Michigan, Minnesota and also Rutgers are actually all close behind with 7 triumphes. Michigan especially may be attractive for a dish board with its own sizable graduates network and revived fan energy adhering to a competition gain Ohio State.
Gator BowlLocation: Jacksonville, FloridaDate: January 2ndAffiliations: SEC vs. ACCMaybe the Gamecocks would not go to the very same bowl game on 2 excursions, however South Carolina followers possessed a sturdy turnover in 2022 and Jacksonville is actually only 4 hours coming from Columbia. If South Carolina went back to Jacksonville, Syracuse, Fight It Out and Louisville will be actually the frontrunners as possible opponents coming from the ACC.
The ACC performs not possess a correct position, indicating fan passion as well as chances to offer television ads will think about. This was a big part of how the Gator Bowl ended up making use of Notre Dame’s pseudo-ACC condition to land the Fighting Irish after their 8-4 time in 2022. Songs Urban Area BowlLocation: Nashville, TennesseeDate: December 30thAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenThis is actually a very comparable circumstance to the ReliaQuest Bowl, where it usually features an SEC team and a Big Ten staff both someplace in the 7-9 win variety. It is next in the Big Ten chain of command, suggesting the bowl board would have the remainder of the association outside the Citrus as well as ReliaQuest bowl individuals to pick from. It believes that the location for whoever carries out not get to Tampa florida in between Iowa and also Michigan, yet once again Minnesota as well as Rutgers hide.
South Carolina has actually certainly never played in the Music City Dish, however its own lengthy past history of having sizable contingents of enthusiasts travel to Nashville for Vanderbilt activities will certainly make it an eye-popping applicant. Sin City BowlLocation: Sin City, NevadaDate: December 27thAffiliations: SEC vs. Pac-12 ** Members of the Pac-12 before 2024 are still thought about eligible for this dish invitation.This is actually where it begins to divert in to the range of being actually technically achievable, yet unlikely.
Just about anything outside of the three Florida bowls or Nashville seems like a longshot. The Pac-12 is actually dead, but dynamic within this feeling. Staffs that played in the organization in 2015 are still eligible for this championship game because of contracts agreed on just before event re-alignment.
Colorado as an example is actually bowl eligible, and for that reason qualified to play in any sort of activity along with a Huge 12 or even Pac-12 tie. Arizona Condition has its own sights bented on the playoff if it wins the Huge 12 label game, however this might be a fallback possibility for the Sunshine Devils if they shed this weekend. Washington as well as Southern Cal, both 6-6 in their new Big Ten homes, would likewise be actually qualified here.
It is actually hard to lock in exactly how this dish committee are going to select crews, needing an SEC one that would create a cross-country vacation in large numbers as well as having to deal with various other conferences on the previous Pac-12 groups. Still, it is at minimum 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 actually still technically possible. Texas A&M, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri as well as LSU are all dish eligible and in much closer proximity to Houston than the Gamecocks, generating a considerably bigger possibility at marketing tickets. South Carolina has certainly never played in this particular championship game, as well as geographics is a huge reason.
If it did somhow property listed below, one of the 3 Texas schools with an 8-4 record– Baylor, TCU and also Texas Technology– would be actually the likliest rivals. Right BowlLocation: Memphis, TennesseeDate: December 27thAffiliations: SEC vs. Big 12Again, this believes near to difficult.
The Right Bowl is actually technically in the “swimming pool of 6” yet has almost always wound up along with a team close to Memphis after other bowls were filled up. Arkansas, Mississippi Condition as well as Missouri have actually been the last 3 SEC staffs to participate in below, as well as none of those staffs won 9 activities, either.Kansas Condition or even one of the Texas universities will bring in one of the most feeling to fill the Significant 12 edge of this particular video game.