.Breaking down South Carolina’s bowl possibilitiesPhoto: (Photo through Joseph Cress) With the College Volleyball Playoff go after likely over, what follows for the Gamecocks? A bowl game somewhere, as well as an opportunity to accomplish a 10-win season for merely the 5th time in course background. But where could the Gamecocks find yourself, and also who are some reasonable challengers?
The ProcedureThe Cheez-It Citrus Dish in Orlando possesses the very first choice of non-playoff SEC teams, presently Ole Miss due to the ranks. If Ole Miss in some way snuck in to the playoff or dipped below South Carolina between right now and also Sunday, it will unlock for the Gamecocks to go to Orlando. There is actually likewise an odds the Citrus Bowl commitee can scoff the positions and pick South Carolina regardless.From there, the dish hierarchy after the Citrus Dish is actually murky as well as undefined.
The alleged “swimming pool of 6” bowl game observe the Citrus Dish, but it boils down to bowl boards and also invites instead of a set purchase where one dish can opt for a group, complied with due to the upcoming and more. Those six bowl games are the ReliaQuest Dish (formerly referred to as the Country Bowl) in Tampa, the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Nashville’s Transperfect Songs Urban area Dish, the SRS Distributors Sin City Dish, the Tax Obligation Show Texas Bowl (Houston) as well as the Autozone Freedom Dish in Memphis. Citrus Bowl Area: Orlando, FloridaDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenThis is the most convenient one to break down of the team. It has constantly been the leading SEC as well as Big 10 crews outside the New Years Six bowls (what is right now the playoff). Along with four Huge 10 teams anticipated to enter the playoff, Illinois is actually the association’s merely other positioned team.
If the Gamecocks are actually slotted for Orlando it will very likely be against the Illini, indicating a match against previous vast recievers train Justin Stepp. South Carolina has played in this particular bowl game two times, beating Nebraska to finish the 2011 season as well as Wisconsin adhering to 2013. ReliaQuest BowlLocation: Tampa Fl, FloridaDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenProbably the minimum beneficial place for Gamecock supporters even if of the frequency they have actually been there. South Carolina has actually played in what was actually formely known as the Wilderness Bowl five times, all considering that 2000. This is actually greater than some other SEC team.
The Gamecocks are actually 4-1 in Tampa florida, yet this bowl will verge on nearly being actually regimen for big portions of the fanbase. As for a feasible challenger, the Big Ten possesses a various structure to the SEC, where it does have a well-known purchase. This championship game is actually first level to choose a Big Ten staff after the Citrus Dish.
Purely based on win totals Iowa would be next along with its own 8-4 report. Yet Michigan, Minnesota and also Rutgers are actually all close responsible for along with 7 success. Michigan specifically could be appealing for a dish committee along with its huge alumni system and also renewed fan energy following a competition gain Ohio State.
Gator BowlLocation: Jacksonville, FloridaDate: January 2ndAffiliations: SEC vs. ACCMaybe the Gamecocks would not go to the very same championship game on two straight journeys, but South Carolina followers possessed a sturdy turnover in 2022 and also Jacksonville is merely four hours from Columbia. If South Carolina got back to Jacksonville, Syracuse, Battle Each Other and also Louisville would certainly be actually the frontrunners as possible rivals from the ACC.
The ACC does not have a true chain of command, suggesting fan enthusiasm and also chances to offer television advertisements would think about. This was actually a sizable part of just how the Gator Bowl found yourself using Notre Dame’s pseudo-ACC status to land the Battling Irish after their 8-4 period in 2022. Popular Music Area BowlLocation: Nashville, TennesseeDate: December 30thAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big TenThis is a very similar situation to the ReliaQuest Bowl, where it generally includes an SEC staff and also a Large 10 team both somewhere in the 7-9 win variation. It is next in the Significant Ten chain of command, indicating the dish board would have the rest of the conference outside the Citrus and ReliaQuest dish participants to pick from. It feels like the area for whoever carries out certainly not reach Tampa bay in between Iowa and also Michigan, however once again Minnesota and Rutgers snoop.
South Carolina has actually certainly never played in the Popular music City Bowl, yet its own lengthy record of possessing large sets of followers journey to Nashville for Vanderbilt video games will absolutely make it an eye-popping prospect. Sin City BowlLocation: Las Vegas, NevadaDate: December 27thAffiliations: SEC vs. Pac-12 ** Participants of the Pac-12 before 2024 are still thought about eligible for this bowl invitation.This is actually where it starts to veer right into the series of being actually technically feasible, yet unlikely.
Just about anything away from the 3 Fla bowls or even Nashville feels like a longshot. The Pac-12 is actually dead, but alive in this particular feeling. Teams that played in the organization in 2013 are still entitled for this bowl game due to arrangements agreed on prior to association re-alignment.
Colorado for example is actually bowl eligible, and consequently eligible to play in any type of game along with a Major 12 or Pac-12 dead heat. Arizona Condition has its sights bented on the playoff if it wins the Significant 12 title game, however this could be a fallback choice for the Sun Devils if they lose this weekend. Washington and Southern Cal, each 6-6 in their brand new Big Ten homes, would certainly additionally be actually eligible listed below.
It is actually difficult to lock in specifically just how this bowl committee are going to select groups, needing to have an SEC one that will bring in a cross-country trip in huge amounts and must team up with various other conferences on the former Pac-12 crews. Still, it goes to least possible for South Carolina. Texas BowlLocation: Houston, TexasDate: December 31stAffiliations: SEC vs.
Big 12This is actually most likely the least most likely location for the Gamecocks, but is still actually possible. Texas A&M, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and also LSU are all bowl eligible and also in significantly closer proximity to Houston than the Gamecocks, producing a considerably bigger chance at marketing tickets. South Carolina has never played in this particular bowl game, and geographics is a significant explanation.
If it did somhow land here, some of the 3 Texas schools along with an 8-4 file– Baylor, TCU as well as Texas Tech– will be actually the likliest enemies. Liberty BowlLocation: Memphis, TennesseeDate: December 27thAffiliations: SEC vs. Big 12Again, this believes near to inconceivable.
The Freedom Bowl is technically in the “swimming pool of 6” yet has actually almost always found yourself along with a crew in close proximity to Memphis after other bowls were actually filled. Arkansas, Mississippi State and also Missouri have been actually the final 3 SEC teams to participate in here, and none of those staffs won 9 games, either.Kansas Condition or even among the Texas universities would bring in the best feeling to fill the Huge 12 edge of the video game.