I've seen a few projections this morning that we go to Tampa to play Tennessee. Iowa would play LSU in the Citrus Bowl.
We already went to Tampa to play TN and that was awful. Please no.
Yep, I would just prefer to avoid Tennessee as dealing with their fans up to and at the game wasn’t fun.
Correct, it was like a scene from Deliverance.
They'd be favored by a good bit against NU. But no, they're middle of the pack in a conference that's hasn't been great this year.
Tennessee would be favored by 10-14 points over us. That said, they are a good team, but this isn’t last year’s Tennessee. They aren’t inept on offense, but Joe Milton is not even in the same ballpark as Hendon Hooker. I think our defense could hold their own.
The other thing to consider with higher ranked teams is that their top players heading for the draft may not want to play in these level bowl games. For players at a program like Tennessee or Auburn, these bowl games don't mean much and many of them won't play. Not sure if Milton is draft eligible but they may be another factor to consider.
Oooh yeah! Then the broadcast can go on and on about how the other team is missing players to hedge against an "undeserving" NU win.
UNLV, at 9-4, had a right to a bowl slot before any 5-7 team, and Guaranteed Rate had the right to pick them, Big Ten contract notwithstanding. Quicklane could have passed on Minny, too, if there had been a 6-6 team from another conference available. At least, that's my understanding.
