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Pogled iz komentirnice: Predstavitev bowlov

Skupno je letos ta cilj izpolnilo več kot 70 ekip, a so se pri Miami Hurricanes zaradi škandala s plačevanjem igralcev igranju v bowlu odpovedali, skozi sito nista prišli ekipi Western Kentucky (7–5) in Ball State (6–6), zato pa je NCAA univerzi UCLA podelila posebno "prepustnico", saj so bili Bruins v rednem delu 6-7, nato pa v finalu Pac-12 izgubili proti Oregonu. Prav tako zaradi NCAA sankcij manjka univerza USC, Eastern Michigan pa je sicer dosegel 6 mzag in 6 porazov, a sta dve zmagi prišli proti nasprotnikoma iz DivII.

Razpored bowl ekip po konferencah:

• ACC (8): Clemson (ACC prvaki), Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Wake Forest, NC State

 

• Big East (5): Cincinnati (Big East co-Champions), West Virginia (Big East co-Champions), Rutgers, Louisville (Big East co-Champions), Pittsburgh

 

• Big Ten (10): Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Penn State, Wisconsin (Big Ten prvaki), Nebraska, Michigan State, Ohio State, Northwestern, Purdue

 

• Big 12 (8): Oklahoma State (Big 12 prvaki), Oklahoma, Kansas State, Texas, Baylor, Iowa State, Texas A&M, Missouri

 

• Conference USA (5): Houston, Southern Miss (C-USA prvaki), Tulsa, SMU, Marshall

 

• Independents (2): BYU, Notre Dame

 

• MAC (6): Northern Illinois (Mid-American Conference prvaki), Ohio, Ball State, Toledo, Temple, Western Michigan

 

• Mountain West (5): Air Force, Boise State, TCU (Mountain West prvaki), San Diego State, Wyoming

 

• Pac-12 (7): Stanford, Oregon (Pac-12 prvaki), Arizona State, Washington, California, Utah, UCLA

 

• SEC (9): LSU (SEC prvaki), Alabama, South Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia, Auburn, Florida, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State

 

• Sun Belt (4): Louisiana–Lafayette, Arkansas State (Sun Belt prvaki), Florida International, Western Kentucky

 

• WAC (3): Louisiana Tech (WAC prvaki), Nevada, Utah State

 

Bowle v NCAA delimo na non-BCS in BCS. Slednji so tisti najbolj prestižni, a kar nekaj top ekip zaradi čudnega sistema izbora ekip ponavadi konča v non-BCS bowlih.

Bowl	Ekipi
Gildan New Mexico Bowl	Wyoming Cowboys (8–4) Temple Owls (8–4)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Ohio Bobcats (9–4) Utah State Aggies (7–5)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl	San Diego State Aztecs (8–4) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (8–4)
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg	FIU Golden Panthers (8–4) Marshall Thundering Herd (6–6)
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl	#18 TCU Horned Frogs (10–2) Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8–4)
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas	#7 Boise State Broncos (11–1) Arizona State Sun Devils (6–6)
Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl	Nevada Wolf Pack (7–5) #21 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (11–2)
Advocare Independence Bowl	issouri Tigers (7–5) North Carolina Tar Heels (7–5)
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl	rdue Boilermakers (6–6) Western Michigan Broncos (7–5)
Belk Bowl	orth Carolina State Wolfpack (7–5) Louisville Cardinals (7–5)
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman	Air Force Falcons (7–5) Toledo Rockets (8–4)[n 1]
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl	#24 Texas Longhorns (7–5) California Golden Bears (7–5)
Champs Sports Bowl	Florida State Seminoles (8–4) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–4)
Valero Alamo Bowl	#12 Baylor Bears (9–3) Washington Huskies (7–5)
Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl	BYU Cougars (9–3) Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8–4)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl	Iowa State Cyclones (6–6) Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8–4)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl	Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6–6) Mississippi State Bulldogs (6–6)
Insight Bowl	Iowa Hawkeyes (7–5) #14 Oklahoma Sooners (9–3)
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas	Texas A&M Aggies (6–6) Northwestern Wildcats (6–6)
Hyundai Sun Bowl	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8–4) Utah Utes (7–5)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl	Cincinnati Bearcats (9–3) Vanderbilt Commodores (6–6)
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl	Illinois Fighting Illini (6–6)   UCLA Bruins (6–7)
Chick-fil-A Bowl	#25 Auburn Tigers (7–5) Virginia Cavaliers (8–4)
TicketCity Bowl	#22 Penn State Nittany Lions (9–3) #19 Houston Cougars (12–1)
Outback Bowl	#17 Michigan State Spartans (10–3) #16 Georgia Bulldogs (10–3)
Capital One Bowl	#20 Nebraska Cornhuskers (9–3) #9 South Carolina Gamecocks (10–2)
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl	Ohio State Buckeyes (6–6) Florida Gators (6–6)
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic	#8 Kansas State Wildcats (10–2) #6 Arkansas Razorbacks (10–2)
BBVA Compass Bowl	SMU Mustangs (7–5) Pittsburgh Panthers (6–6)
GoDaddy.com Bowl	Northern Illinois Huskies (10–3) Arkansas State Red Wolves (10–2)

 

Najboljši bowli naj bi bili rezervirani za njaboljše ekipe, vendar pa se neredko zgodi, da pri NCAA na to malce pozabijo in začenjo razmišljati o obisku tekem in posledično velikih zaslužkih. Letos se je to zgodilo v primeru Sugar Bowla, v katerm nimajo Virginia Tech Hokies in Michigan Spartans kaj iskati.

Bowl	Ekipi
Rose Bowl presented by Vizio	#10 Wisconsin Badgers (11–2) #5 Oregon Ducks (11–2)
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl	#3 Oklahoma State Cowboys (11–1) #4 Stanford Cardinal (11–1)
Allstate Sugar Bowl	13 Michigan Wolverines (10–2) #11 Virginia Tech Hokies (11–2)
Discover Orange Bowl	#15 Clemson Tigers (10–3) #23 West Virginia Mountaineers (9–3)
Allstate BCS National Championship Game	#1 LSU Tigers (13–0) #2 Alabama Crimson Tide (11–1)

 

A odgovorni so se pač odločili, tako kot so se, denar je pač zlata vladar. O samem BCS sistemu je bilo povedanega že ogromno, sam ne verjamem, da se bo v kratkem spremenil, čeprav sem goreč zagovornik uvedbe vsaj tekme plus 1, ki bi dala možnost tudi tretji in četrti ekipi, ne le prvorangiranima. Še boljša bi seveda bila uvedba končnice, ki pa se mi osebno zdi neverjetna, saj Američani radi spoštujejo tradicijo in bi se klasičnim bowlom le stežka odpovedali.

 

 

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