Assuming that voters don’t revolt and put TCU ahead of Texas, here’s how the BCS picks are going to be played out, along with my predictions. I’ve also thrown in a couple of C-USA predictions too, since they’re the only league who’s champion has changed from my last batch.
First pick: Sugar, replacing Alabama: Florida.
Second: Fiesta, replacing Texas: Iowa. There’s talk of them setting up Boise vs. TCU here, but I think they’ll want at least one predictable fanbase.
Third: Orange. I think they take #3 TCU. The buzz and controversy will make a great story for the OB. I’d rather see TCU get a shot at a zero or one-loss team, but this makes sense to me.
Fourth: Orange. Georgia Tech, by contract with ACC.
Fifth: Fiesta. Here I do think they’ll take Boise State.
Sixth: Sugar, Cincinnati. They’ll have to take them since Cincy is guaranteed a place.
Over in C-USA, East Carolina should be bound for the Liberty Bowl to face Arkansas. It hasn’t been officially announced, but ECU had the Liberty Bowl trophy on display at their basketball game last night, alongside the CUSA trophy.
Houston will almost certainly head to the Armed Forces bowl up in Fort Worth against Air Force or maybe Wyoming.
I now think Marshall heads down to the New Orleans Bowl, against Troy unless Troy gets moved to set up a game with Central Michigan, then it would be Middle Tennessee.
And then I think Southern Mississippi gets called up to the EagleBank Bowl in DC. They’ve been down to New Orleans a bunch in recent years and I think the bowl and the school are ready for something different.