re: We get Oklahoma State ----- Potential bowl and bowl opponent watch thread:

I would also prefer a team from the Big 10 mainly b/c we have yet to play a single Big 10 team in a bowl since joining the SEC. The last time we played a Big 10 team was Northwestern in the Texas Bowl our final season in the Big 12.

Whoever it is, I'd prefer our opponent to be a team we haven't played in the last 20 or so years. I do not want to have to go up against Wake, UNC, NC State, Clemson, Duke, Louisville, Miami, Oklahoma State, OU, West Virginia, Kansas State, Kansas, Texas Tech, or Northwestern.

Virginia Tech, Nebraska, and maaaaaybe TCU are the only 3 that we've played in the last 25 years I wouldn't be really annoyed about playing.

Anyway, here's who I think are our most likely pool of opponents as of right now. This assumes the few 5 win and 4 win teams hit 6 though a few obviously won't get there.

ACC
NC State - 7-3
Duke - 6-4
Boston College - 6-4
Clemson - 6-4
Miami - 6-4 (super low odds b/c it'd be a rematch but I'm sure some dickhead TV person will push for it)
Virginia Tech - 5-5
Georgia Tech - 5-5
Syracuse - 5-5
Wake Forest - 4-6

Big 12
Kansas State - 7-3
Oklahoma State - 7-3
Kansas - 7-3
Iowa State - 6-4
West Virginia - 6-4
Texas Tech - 5-5
BYU - 5-5
UCF - 5-5
TCU - 4-6
Houston - 4-6

Big 10
Maryland - 6-4
Rutgers - 6-4
Northwestern - 5-5
Nebraska - 5-5
Wisconsin - 5-5
Illinois - 5-5
Minnesota - 5-5


Since I'd rather a team we have not played in a really long time or at all here is who I'd prefer in no particular order.

Boston College - last played in 1982, H2H is 1-3
Georgia Tech - last played 1966, H2H is 1-1
Syracuse - never played
BYU - last played in 1996, H2H is 1-2
UCF - never played
Houston - last played in 1995, H2H is 19-12-3
Maryland - last played in 1958, H2H is 2-0
Rutgers - never played
Wisconsin - never played
Illinois - last played in 1976, H2H is 2-0
Minnesota - never played

I'm fine w/these 3 as well though I still prefer somebody we haven't played in this century

Virginia Tech - last played in 2003, H2H record is 2-2
Nebraska - last played in 2010, H2H is 4-10
TCU - last played in 2001, H2H is 56-29-7