re: ESPN Grinding with its bowl projections

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Say Bama loses to Auburn, does that put the Tide in the Sugar? I thought I read a scenario where Bama could be left out of a BCS Bowl all together if they lose.

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In the very unlikely event of Bama losing to either Auburn or MU the first question would be if the SEC Champ were still inflated to the level of getting a shot in the BCS. My presumption is that won't happen because tOSU and FSU would play - making the SEC Champ a participant in the Sugar Bowl.

Who knows at that point? Maybe:

The Rose Bowl: Michigan State vs ASU/Stanford
The Fiesta: Ok State vs Fresno State (undefeated)
Sugar: Auburn/MU vs ? (maybe Baylor)
Orange: Clemson vs UCF
BCS NCG: FSU vs tOSU

I'm just speculating obviously but the inclusion of UCF and Fresno State combined with the maximum participation of two teams from any single conference do narrow things down a bit.

That would in turn have a major domino effect on teh bowl bids down the whole SEC. Suddenly 14 teams with only one BCS participant results in a bunch of teams bumped down to play bowls they won't be super thrilled to participate in IMO