Emerald Bowl situation
If anything, the Bay Area is known for sports. The Cal Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinal highlight the college football teams, but the Bay Area's primary bowl game highlights a lot. Let's take a look at the Emerald Bowl situations.
According to director Gary Cavalli, the game is looking to pin Florida State or Boston College against Stanford, Cal, or USC. My pick can be seen on my bowl projections here (different blog).
For Florida State to go, they need to just not be picked by other bowls. It is the same situation for BC, who just needs Meineke Car Care and Music City bowl officials to think Bobby Bowden would draw a larger crowd coaching in his final game.
For USC, they need to lose to Arizona and they would need Emerald Bowl officials to think USC would draw a larger crowd then other teams. However, with 2 other Bay Area teams that is unlikely. Cal needs a USC win, a win over Washington, Oregon State to beat Oregon and for Emerald Bowl officials to pick Cal's graduation rates and win over the Cardinal over Stanford's convincing wins over Oregon and USC.
Stanford just needs Cal and another team to be picked (probably USC and Cal because the Emerald Bowl might pick Cal) for the Holiday Bowl and Sun Bowl, because the Emerald Bowl would pick local Stanford in a heartbeat.
I won't share my pick yet (on my Bowl Projections) but I think that Florida State might be taken becuase of Bowden's last game, but standings will send the Seminoles to the Emerald Bowl. I think Cal will go to the Holiday Bowl but if Stanford goes to the Sun Bowl, the match-up might not draw as many fans (Bay Area).
According to director Gary Cavalli, the game is looking to pin Florida State or Boston College against Stanford, Cal, or USC. My pick can be seen on my bowl projections here (different blog).
For Florida State to go, they need to just not be picked by other bowls. It is the same situation for BC, who just needs Meineke Car Care and Music City bowl officials to think Bobby Bowden would draw a larger crowd coaching in his final game.
For USC, they need to lose to Arizona and they would need Emerald Bowl officials to think USC would draw a larger crowd then other teams. However, with 2 other Bay Area teams that is unlikely. Cal needs a USC win, a win over Washington, Oregon State to beat Oregon and for Emerald Bowl officials to pick Cal's graduation rates and win over the Cardinal over Stanford's convincing wins over Oregon and USC.
Stanford just needs Cal and another team to be picked (probably USC and Cal because the Emerald Bowl might pick Cal) for the Holiday Bowl and Sun Bowl, because the Emerald Bowl would pick local Stanford in a heartbeat.
I won't share my pick yet (on my Bowl Projections) but I think that Florida State might be taken becuase of Bowden's last game, but standings will send the Seminoles to the Emerald Bowl. I think Cal will go to the Holiday Bowl but if Stanford goes to the Sun Bowl, the match-up might not draw as many fans (Bay Area).
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