How reliable is Jerry Palm

As far as bowl projections go?

He has us in the Gator vs Notre Dame.

Sign me up!

I would say he's pretty accurate on this barring some weird scenarios playing out this weekend

Seeing that in several places. Bring it on.

Gator bowl against ND works for me. Hopefully we don’t have too many opt outs and can get a 9 win season

Unfortunately South Carolina is going to request that bowl as their top choice and they will be matched up with notre dame.

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Originally Posted by Jarius

Unfortunately South Carolina is going to request that bowl as their top choice and they will be matched up with notre dame.

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I'm hearing the administrators at SCar want the ReliaQuest, but the fanbase has Tampa fatigue going to that bowl 5 times in the last 20 or so years, and wants the Gator(haven't been since 1987) and Notre Dame. It's all up to SCar. If they want ND and the Gator they get it, and we get the ReliaQuest and most likely Illinois and Fat Bert. If SCar wants Tampa, then we get the Gator and ND. Simple as that.

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Originally Posted by msudawg1200

I'm hearing the administrators at SCar want the ReliaQuest, but the fanbase has Tampa fatigue going to that bowl 5 times in the last 20 or so years, and wants the Gator(haven't been since 1987) and Notre Dame. It's all up to SCar. If they want ND and the Gator they get it, and we get the ReliaQuest and most likely Illinois and Fat Bert. If SCar wants Tampa, then we get the Gator and ND. Simple as that.

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Sports illustrated has us going to liberty and ole miss to Tampa

These are all over the place. Sports Illustrated has State back in Memphis with Kansas, and Ole Miss in Tampa with Illinois

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I'm hearing the administrators at SCar want the ReliaQuest, but the fanbase has Tampa fatigue going to that bowl 5 times in the last 20 or so years, and wants the Gator(haven't been since 1987) and Notre Dame. It's all up to SCar. If they want ND and the Gator they get it, and we get the ReliaQuest and most likely Illinois and Fat Bert. If SCar wants Tampa, then we get the Gator and ND. Simple as that.

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Watch OM squeem their way in there and we get Texas/

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Originally Posted by TheLostDawg

Sports illustrated has us going to liberty and ole miss to Tampa

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Y'all do know some of these idiot sportswriters don't even know the difference between us and Ole Miss? Many of them don't even know how the bowl selection process works. I've seen projections with SEC teams in the Mayo and Gasparilla Bowl which can't happen this year.

Texas bowl would be fine as weather would be perfect. And, it?s a good pay out.

And, I can get non-stop flights today from Jax to Houston for 3 folks for a total of less than $675. Great deal.

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Originally Posted by Jarius

Unfortunately South Carolina is going to request that bowl as their top choice and they will be matched up with notre dame.

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I'm hearing the same.

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Originally Posted by Desoto1967

These are all over the place. Sports Illustrated has State back in Memphis with Kansas, and Ole Miss in Tampa with Illinois

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We aren't going to Memphis.

Depends on if our Athletics Dir???.. uh?..umm?? somebody in the AD office steps up and doesn?t let the SEC office push us down. And by down, everyone should know I mean regardless of Group of 6 bowls, the Tampa Bowl is better than the Texas Bowl is better than the Gator Bowl is better than the Music City Bowl is better than the Liberty Bowl is better than the Las Vegas Bowl is better than the Birmingham Bowl is better than the Gasparilla Bowl. Perception is Reality in this case!

Teams tell the SEC office which bowl they prefer
Bowls tell the SEC office which Team they prefer
The SEC office works with both sides

SC likely gets Gator because both sides want it
Music City likely gets Kentucky because both sides want it
Tampa is choosing between us and Mississippi
Liberty wants the Pigs I hear

Fight over Tampa and then the loser goes to Texas or Vegas

I don?t want N Dame cause I don?t like to see us loose. I want to see us win.

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Originally Posted by msudawg1200

I'm hearing the administrators at SCar want the ReliaQuest, but the fanbase has Tampa fatigue going to that bowl 5 times in the last 20 or so years, and wants the Gator(haven't been since 1987) and Notre Dame. It's all up to SCar. If they want ND and the Gator they get it, and we get the ReliaQuest and most likely Illinois and Fat Bert. If SCar wants Tampa, then we get the Gator and ND. Simple as that.

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This is basically it

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Teams tell the SEC office which bowl they prefer
Bowls tell the SEC office which Team they prefer
The SEC office works with both sides

SC likely gets Gator because both sides want it
Music City likely gets Kentucky because both sides want it
Tampa is choosing between us and Mississippi
Liberty wants the Pigs I hear

Fight over Tampa and then the loser goes to Texas or Vegas

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Shouldn't be a choice. We are ranked, have the same record, and beat them head to head. However, I know how bowl politics works.

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I don?t want N Dame cause I don?t like to see us loose. I want to see us win.

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Notre Dame is a very bearable Opponent that we match up very well against.

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Shouldn't be a choice. We are ranked, have the same record, and beat them head to head. However, I know how bowl politics works.

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We will more than likely win that fight. Doubtful that the conference allows Ole Miss to go anywhere ahead of us.

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We will more than likely win that fight. Doubtful that the conference allows Ole Miss to go anywhere ahead of us.

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Bowl politics always has some ****ery to them but if I had to pick today I'd guess we ended up in Tampa.

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Bowl politics always has some ****ery to them but if I had to pick today I'd guess we ended up in Tampa.

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I agree

Going to a bowl on December 17 is akin to going to one of the worst bowls on the schedule. And since the team cannot practice right now, how do you think they will look with 5 days of practice? And also, I thought one of the benefits of a bowl for the team is to get extra practice for the non Senior starters going into the next year. Dec. 16 and 17 bowls happen 1week after the West Point/ Annapolis game.

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Going to a bowl on December 17 is akin to going to one of the worst bowls on the schedule. And since the team cannot practice right now, how do you think they will look with 5 days of practice? And also, I thought one of the benefits of a bowl for the team is to get extra practice for the non Senior starters going into the next year. Dec. 16 and 17 bowls happen 1week after the West Point/ Annapolis game.

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Dumb question I know, but why can't they practice now?

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Dumb question I know, but why can't they practice now?

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Final exams.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Final exams.

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Thanks

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Dumb question I know, but why can't they practice now?

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They are still lifting weights on the reg and the QB's are throwing to WR's everyday "on their own"

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They are still lifting weights on the reg and the QB's are throwing to WR's everyday "on their own"

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Thanks Coach