.Breaking South Carolina’s dish possibilitiesPhoto: (Photograph by Joseph Cress) Along With the College Soccer Playoff chase after likely over, what follows for the Gamecocks? A bowl game someplace, and an option to finish off a 10-win time for just the fifth time in program background. However where could the Gamecocks end up, and who are some reasonable challengers?
The ProcedureThe Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando has the 1st pick of non-playoff SEC crews, presently Ole Miss due to the ranks. If Ole Miss somehow snuck right into the playoff or even dipped listed below South Carolina in between now as well as Sunday, it will open the door for the Gamecocks to go to Orlando. There is additionally a chance the Citrus Dish commitee could possibly reject the positions and choose South Carolina regardless.From there, the bowl position after the Citrus Bowl is actually darkened and undefined.
The supposed “swimming pool of six” bowl game observe the Citrus Bowl, however it comes down to bowl committees and also invitations rather than a set order where one bowl may opt for a staff, followed due to the following and more. Those 6 bowl games are actually the ReliaQuest Dish (previously referred to as the Country Bowl) in Tampa Bay, the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Nashville’s Transperfect Songs Area Dish, the SRS Distributors Sin City Dish, the Tax Obligation Act Texas Dish (Houston) and the Autozone Right Dish in Memphis. Citrus Bowl Location: Orlando, FloridaDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenThis is actually the simplest one to break of the group. It has regularly been actually the leading SEC and also Big Ten staffs outside the New Years Six bowls (what is now the playoff). Along with four Significant 10 groups counted on to enter the playoff, Illinois is the conference’s just other ranked team.
If the Gamecocks are slotted for Orlando it would certainly most likely be against the Illini, indicating a match versus previous wide recievers trainer Justin Stepp. South Carolina has played in this particular bowl game two times, pounding Nebraska to end the 2011 time and also Wisconsin complying with 2013. ReliaQuest BowlLocation: Tampa, FloridaDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenProbably the minimum desirable place for Gamecock followers just because of the regularity they have been there. South Carolina has played in what was formely called the Rural Bowl five times, all due to the fact that 2000. This is much more than every other SEC crew.
The Gamecocks are 4-1 in Tampa fl, however this dish would verge on just about being actually regular for huge sections of the fanbase. As for a possible enemy, the Big 10 possesses a different design to the SEC, where it does possess a recognized purchase. This bowl game is actually first in line to pick a Significant Ten staff after the Citrus Dish.
Solely based upon win overalls Iowa would be upcoming along with its 8-4 report. But Michigan, Minnesota and also Rutgers are all close responsible for with seven wins. Michigan particularly may be appealing for a bowl board along with its large graduates network and revitalized supporter electricity complying with a competition sway Ohio Condition.
Gator BowlLocation: Jacksonville, FloridaDate: January 2ndAffiliations: SEC vs. ACCMaybe the Gamecocks wouldn’t head to the very same bowl game on 2 straight excursions, however South Carolina supporters possessed a tough turnover in 2022 and also Jacksonville is actually merely four hours from Columbia. If South Carolina went back to Jacksonville, Syracuse, Fight It Out and also Louisville will be the frontrunners as possible opponents coming from the ACC.
The ACC performs certainly not have a correct chain of command, suggesting enthusiast enthusiasm and also opportunities to sell tv ads will factor in. This was actually a sizable part of just how the Gator Dish wound up using Notre Dame’s pseudo-ACC standing to land the Battling Irish after their 8-4 period in 2022. Popular Music City BowlLocation: Nashville, TennesseeDate: December 30thAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenThis is a really identical situation to the ReliaQuest Bowl, where it commonly features an SEC group and also a Major 10 group both someplace in the 7-9 gain variation. It is actually following in the Significant Ten hierarchy, suggesting the bowl board will have the rest of the event outside the Citrus and ReliaQuest bowl individuals to pick from. It thinks that the area for whoever performs not come to Tampa bay in between Iowa as well as Michigan, however once again Minnesota and Rutgers lurk.
South Carolina has actually certainly never played in the Songs Metropolitan Area Bowl, however its long background of having huge sets of fans take a trip to Nashville for Vanderbilt activities will absolutely create it an eye-popping candidate. Las Vegas BowlLocation: Las Vegas, NevadaDate: December 27thAffiliations: SEC vs. Pac-12 ** Participants of the Pac-12 before 2024 are actually still considered eligible for this bowl invitation.This is where it begins to divert in to the range of being theoretically achievable, yet improbable.
Anything away from the 3 Florida bowls or even Nashville thinks that a longshot. The Pac-12 is dead, however vital in this feeling. Groups that played in the organization in 2015 are actually still entitled for this championship game as a result of agreements settled on before association re-alignment.
Colorado for example is actually bowl eligible, as well as therefore entitled to play in any type of activity with a Big 12 or even Pac-12 tie. Arizona Condition has its own attractions set on the playoff if it succeeds the Large 12 title game, however this might be a fallback possibility for the Sunshine Devils if they shed this weekend. Washington and Southern Cal, each 6-6 in their brand new Big 10 homes, would additionally be entitled listed here.
It is tough to nail down specifically how this dish committee will certainly decide on staffs, needing to have an SEC one that would certainly create a cross-country vacation in huge amounts and also needing to work with various other events on the past Pac-12 crews. Still, it goes to minimal for South Carolina. Texas BowlLocation: Houston, TexasDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big 12This is probably the least very likely destination for the Gamecocks, yet is actually still theoretically feasible. Texas A&M, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and also LSU are all bowl eligible as well as in far closer distance to Houston than the Gamecocks, creating a much greater opportunity at selling tickets. South Carolina has never ever played in this championship game, and location is a major reason.
If it carried out somhow property listed below, among the three Texas schools along with an 8-4 document– Baylor, TCU and also Texas Specialist– will be actually the likliest rivals. Freedom BowlLocation: Memphis, TennesseeDate: December 27thAffiliations: SEC vs. Big 12Again, this thinks close to difficult.
The Liberty Bowl is actually theoretically in the “pool of 6” yet has generally wound up along with a team close to Memphis after other bowls were loaded. Arkansas, Mississippi State as well as Missouri have actually been the final 3 SEC crews to participate in below, and none of those groups gained nine games, either.Kansas Condition or even one of the Texas colleges would create the best sense to pack the Large 12 edge of the game.