Minnesota Gopher Football Bowl Projections: November 27th
CFP Semifinal - Fiesta Bowl (Phoenix, AZ) - Michigan vs. TCU. Rose Bowl - Ohio State vs Utah. Cotton Bowl - Penn State v Tulane. Citrus Bowl: Purdue vs LSU. ReliaQuest Bowl : Iowa vs Iowa, Music City Bowl, Illinois vs Florida, Duke's Mayo Bowl vs Maryland, Guaranteed Rate Bowl v Baylor. Quick Lane Bowl is vacant. Minnesota Gopher Football Bowl Projections: November 27th.
Minnesota, Maryland, and Wisconsin are still to be placed in the football bowl games. Illinois and Minnesota are the most likely teams to get to the Pinstripe Bowl. Wisconsin and Maryland are more likely to go to Duke's Mayo Bowl, while the Gophers are most probably to Pregame Bowl or Guaranteed Rate Bowl as they can't take a repeat trip to Guarantee Rate. If Penn State were to miss the NY6 games, the conversation would change. The conversation might also change if Wisconsin were the only team left at 6-6. The discussion might change again if the Badgers were left out.
The Pinstripe and Duke's Mayo Bowls seem to be the most likely destinations for Minnesota.
The Big Ten split the ownership with the SEC of spots in the Duke's Mayo and Las Vegas Bowls. The conference's deal with Duke’s Mayo Bowl requires 2 unique teams to play in it in three designated years. Wisconsin could repeat in Duke. Pinstripe Bowl was originally affiliated with an 8 year contract instead of the typical 6 year contracts. It was extended to 4 years to bring it closer to the other deals. The goal is for 8 different Big League teams in 8 games. Minnesota Gopher Football Bowl Projections: November 27th. They play at Duke Mayo.
Penn State is in good position to play in the Cotton Bowl. LSU lost to Texas A&M and is out of the playoff contention. The next CFP rankings will be published on Tuesday. The Nittany Lions are likely to be ranked ahead of LSU. If LSU loses to Georgia, they will fall behind Penn State. A number of upset outcomes in conference championship games could change the landscape of New Year's Six games. GI will break it all down on Wednesday. He will also take a look at the Gophers bowl placement. It will depend on the CFA rankings.
