Saturday, November 29, 2008

Who Vanderbilt fans should root for today — Part Deux

Alabama's gotta beat Auburn today, or Vanderbilt fans could be headed to lesser bowls in Shreveport or Birmingham instead of Memphis, Nashville or Atlanta. So root for the Crimson Tide today, as hard as that may be for you.

Here's the highest and lowest the Commodores could fall in the bowl picture:

BEST SCENARIO: This could happen if Vanderbilt and Alabama win; South Carolina doesn't have to lose, but it might help. You may be wondering why I didn't just go ahead and put us in the Outback, which has an SEC East tie-in. That's because South Carolina fans will be more likely to make the trip down to Tampa, and there's a pretty good Vanderbilt contingent in Atlanta.

1. BCS Bowl: Florida (12-1)
2. BCS Bowl: Alabama (12-1)
3. Capital One Bowl: Georgia (10-2)
4. Cotton Bowl: Ole Miss (8-4)
4. Outback Bowl: South Carolina (7-5)
6. Chick-Fil-A Bowl: Vanderbilt (7-5)
7. Music City Bowl: LSU (7-5)
7. Liberty Bowl: Kentucky (6-6)
9. Independence Bowl: Unocccupied
10. Papajohns.com Bowl: Unoccupied

WORST SCENARIO: This could happen if Alabama loses its next two games and Vanderbilt loses tonight. A Kentucky win over Tennessee wouldn't help matters.

1. BCS Bowl: Florida (12-1)
2. BCS Bowl: Unoccupied
3. Capital One Bowl: Alabama (10-2)
4. Cotton Bowl: Ole Miss (8-4)
4. Outback Bowl: Georgia (9-3)
6. Chick-Fil-A Bowl: South Carolina (8-4)
7. Music City Bowl: LSU (7-4)
7. Liberty Bowl: Kentucky (7-4)
9. Independence Bowl: Auburn (6-6)
10. Papajohns.com Bowl: Vanderbilt (6-6)

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