No way in hell the CB would invite those two teams. They'd have like 12 people in the stands, and only about twice that many TV viewers.
That's part of the reason TCU has zero percent chance of making the playoff unless undefeated. Generic brands don't get the benefit of the doubt for a reason. Other than the obvious 2, every other BIG12 team is in the same boat.
I believe the playoff is required to take the top 4 teams, regardless of brand. The other New Years Six bowls have some input into who they take. After getting stuck with W. Michigan last year, there's no way the Cotton Bowl would accept a TCU vs. UCF match up. In fact, TCU probably gets left out of the NY6 bowls altogether.
Why? TCU can't even fill their own stadium, much less Jerry World (Cotton Bowl would make two games in a row there, after the Big XII title game). Plus, they're TV ratings death. I can't fathom why any major bowl would take them when other available teams include Miami/Clemson loser, Ohio State/Wisconsin loser, Georgia/Auburn loser, USC, Alabama, Washington, Penn State, and Notre Dame.
Anything is possible, but I see no rationale for a major bowl to pass on any of the teams I mentioned for a team with no fan base, that nobody would tune in to watch on TV.
Yes, I did. Back when TCU was the highest rated mid-major team and one unfortunate BCS bowl was going to be REQUIRED to take them. This year, that team, which one of the NY6 bowls will reluctantly have to invite, will be the winner of Memphis/UCF.Did you happen to catch the Rose Bowl game a few years back when TCU was in it?
What are you basing that on? Not trying to be a smart ass, I just can't grasp why any NY6 game would take TCU over a team like Washington or Notre Dame, who would provide dramatically better TV ratings, and probably bring more fans to the game too.
If TCU has a hard time filling their own small stadium, they're not going to bring many to Jerry World, especially playing there for the 2nd time in a month. Population of the states that the schools are located in are irrelevant, as you pointed out with Clemson and Oregon, both of whom have rabid followings (unlike TCU). If state population were relevant, bowls would be clamoring to get UCF and San Diego State, which they're not
All the projections show UCF in the Peach Bowl. But either way, they won't play against TCU in the Cotton Bowl, if TCU were to end up there.
Just messing with you MM. I think they deserved a better fate. 2 of their 3 losses were to the #2 Team in the Nation.
