.Breaking down South Carolina’s dish possibilitiesPhoto: (Photo through Joseph Cress) Along With the University Soccer Playoff chase after probably over, what follows for the Gamecocks? A championship game someplace, and also an option to finish off a 10-win period for simply the fifth attend plan history. However where could the Gamecocks wind up, and who are actually some sensible opponents?
The ProcedureThe Cheez-It Citrus Dish in Orlando has the first selection of non-playoff SEC groups, presently Ole Miss by the rankings. If Ole Miss somehow snuck right into the playoff or even dipped below South Carolina between right now and Sunday, it will unlock for the Gamecocks to visit Orlando. There is also an odds the Citrus Bowl commitee might scoff the positions as well as choose South Carolina regardless.From there, the dish chain of command after the Citrus Bowl is actually murky as well as boundless.
The supposed “swimming pool of six” championship game follow the Citrus Dish, yet it boils down to bowl committees and invitations instead of an established purchase where one bowl can opt for a crew, adhered to by the upcoming and so forth. Those 6 championship game are actually the ReliaQuest Dish (previously referred to as the Rural Dish) in Tampa, the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Nashville’s Transperfect Songs Area Bowl, the SRS Distributors Sin City Bowl, the Tax Show Texas Bowl (Houston) and also the Autozone Liberty Bowl in Memphis. Citrus Bowl Site: Orlando, FloridaDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenThis is actually the best one to break down of the group. It has actually regularly been actually the top SEC and also Big 10 crews outside the New Years 6 bowls (what is right now the playoff). With 4 Major 10 teams counted on to get inside the playoff, Illinois is the association’s only other placed group.
If the Gamecocks are actually slotted for Orlando it would most likely be against the Illini, suggesting a match against past large recievers trainer Justin Stepp. South Carolina has played within this bowl game twice, pounding Nebraska to finish the 2011 period and Wisconsin adhering to 2013. ReliaQuest BowlLocation: Tampa Bay, FloridaDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenProbably the least beneficial location for Gamecock supporters just because of the regularity they have existed. South Carolina has played in what was formely referred to as the Country Bowl five opportunities, all given that 2000. This is more than some other SEC staff.
The Gamecocks are actually 4-1 in Tampa bay, but this bowl would certainly approach nearly being regimen for huge parts of the fanbase. When it comes to a possible challenger, the Big 10 possesses a different construct to the SEC, where it carries out possess a well established order. This championship game is initially in line to decide on a Major Ten staff after the Citrus Bowl.
Purely based on gain overalls Iowa would be next along with its 8-4 file. However Michigan, Minnesota as well as Rutgers are all close responsible for along with seven success. Michigan in particular can be desirable for a bowl board along with its own big graduates system and revived supporter energy observing a rivalry sway Ohio Condition.
Gator BowlLocation: Jacksonville, FloridaDate: January 2ndAffiliations: SEC vs. ACCMaybe the Gamecocks wouldn’t most likely to the exact same bowl game on 2 straight journeys, however South Carolina supporters possessed a solid turnout in 2022 and Jacksonville is actually just 4 hours from Columbia. If South Carolina returned to Jacksonville, Syracuse, Fight It Out and Louisville would certainly be the frontrunners as achievable opponents coming from the ACC.
The ACC performs certainly not have a real pecking order, meaning supporter rate of interest and chances to market tv adds would certainly think about. This was a huge part of just how the Gator Bowl wound up using Notre Dame’s pseudo-ACC status to land the Battling Irish after their 8-4 period in 2022. Songs Urban Area BowlLocation: Nashville, TennesseeDate: December 30thAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenThis is actually a really comparable scenario to the ReliaQuest Bowl, where it often features an SEC group and a Big Ten team both someplace in the 7-9 win variation. It is following in the Significant Ten pecking order, indicating the bowl board would certainly have the rest of the association outside the Citrus and ReliaQuest dish individuals to select from. It seems like the area for whoever performs certainly not reach Tampa bay between Iowa as well as Michigan, however again Minnesota and also Rutgers hide.
South Carolina has actually never ever played in the Songs Area Dish, however its own lengthy record of possessing large sections of enthusiasts take a trip to Nashville for Vanderbilt activities would absolutely create it an eye-popping candidate. Las Vegas BowlLocation: Sin City, NevadaDate: December 27thAffiliations: SEC vs. Pac-12 ** Members of the Pac-12 prior to 2024 are still considered eligible for this bowl invitation.This is actually where it starts to drift in to the series of being actually practically achievable, yet unexpected.
Anything outside of the three Florida bowls or even Nashville seems like a longshot. The Pac-12 is actually dead, but alive in this particular feeling. Crews that played in the game in 2015 are still entitled for this championship game because of contracts settled on just before conference re-alignment.
Colorado for example is actually dish eligible, as well as for that reason eligible to play in any activity along with a Huge 12 or even Pac-12 dead heat. Arizona State has its views set on the playoff if it succeeds the Huge 12 label game, yet this could be a fallback alternative for the Sun Devils if they drop this weekend. Washington and also Southern Cal, both 6-6 in their brand-new Big Ten homes, would certainly additionally be qualified listed here.
It is actually complicated to pin down exactly just how this dish board are going to choose crews, needing to have an SEC one that will bring in a cross-country journey in big varieties as well as must deal with other events on the past Pac-12 crews. Still, it goes to minimum for South Carolina. Texas BowlLocation: Houston, TexasDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big 12This is actually most likely the least very likely destination for the Gamecocks, yet is actually still technically feasible. Texas A&M, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and LSU are actually all dish eligible and also in far closer distance to Houston than the Gamecocks, producing a considerably bigger odds at selling tickets. South Carolina has actually never played within this championship game, and location is actually a significant main reason.
If it did somhow property below, some of the 3 Texas schools along with an 8-4 file– Baylor, TCU and also Texas Technology– would be actually the likliest opponents. Right BowlLocation: Memphis, TennesseeDate: December 27thAffiliations: SEC vs. Big 12Again, this thinks near to inconceivable.
The Liberty Bowl is actually in the “pool of six” however has usually ended up with a team close to Memphis after various other bowls were actually loaded. Arkansas, Mississippi State and also Missouri have been actually the final 3 SEC staffs to play right here, and also none of those groups gained nine games, either.Kansas State or even one of the Texas universities will make one of the most feeling to pack the Major 12 edge of the activity.