there will be lots of tickets for sale at the game.

all the free tickets they give out too.

12/4/2011 10:03:33 PM

Got my 4 tickets through gopack.com... IM sure its upper deck end zone seats but can't afford better ones.. Looking forward to it either way!!

12/4/2011 10:45:12 PM

Game thread is up: message_topic.aspx?topic=621284

12/4/2011 10:47:33 PM

Just bought my tickets. 514 basically on the 50ish yard line!!

12/4/2011 11:09:39 PM

Event Belk Bowl
Venue Bank of America Stadium
Date 12/27/2011 Tue at 8:00 PM
Section 131
Row 1A
Seats 13-14

http://www.bing.com/events/search?q=Belk+Bowl&p1=[Events+source=%22vertical%22+qzeventid=%22f632918%22]&FORM=DTPEVA

12/4/2011 11:19:47 PM

^^we are in the same section!

12/4/2011 11:26:55 PM

So...everyone said a Clemson loss helped our bowl situation. Does the Duke loss put us in the Peach Bowl with a win over BC?

11/17/2012 6:54:40 PM

Im worried how our reputation as a school will be tarnished when no one shows up to see a SEC team blow us out.

TOB has made people not give a fuck

11/17/2012 6:57:26 PM

real fans still give a fuck

11/17/2012 7:00:16 PM

^^
Peach Bowl will sell out even if we only bring 5,000 people.

11/17/2012 7:00:57 PM

No fanbase has enough "real fans" to fill half a stadium

11/17/2012 7:01:23 PM

i'm confused, are you saying alabama's fanbase wouldn't fill a stadium?

11/17/2012 7:04:21 PM

the Peach Bowl hinges on Miami, if they win the Coastal they might decline self imposing a bowl ban, since a bowl ban would automatically disqualify them from the ACC title game. if they go to the title game and lose, the Peach Bowl would take 7-6 Miami over 7-5 State. other than that, though, I think we've got it, even if clempson loses to the chickens

11/17/2012 7:06:06 PM

^^Not if they go 6-6 or 7-5

[Edited on November 17, 2012 at 7:40 PM. Reason : and their coaches lose their job quick with those results]

11/17/2012 7:39:25 PM

after today's display i am 100% sure clemson will lose to socar

welcome to el paso

11/17/2012 8:07:03 PM

South Carolina was tied with Wofford in the 3rd quarter

11/17/2012 8:23:12 PM

What about GT, the home town team? I would like to think they would get picked over us at this point.

11/17/2012 8:49:35 PM

GT will be 6-6 after UGA rapes them, with worse losses than ours. stranger things have happened though, I'm sure we'll get the perfect storm and still get picked over for someone shittier (though shitty is a relative term in the ACC) and get stuck in some toilet bowl vs the big least again

11/17/2012 9:12:13 PM

Offense is good for bowl games and tv. I'm sure today's game made us sexy in most eyes. We are guaranteed to light up the scoreboard on both sides of the ball.

11/17/2012 9:20:10 PM

lets see here, best case scenarios...

Duke (7-5) over Miami (6-6)
FSU (11-1) over UF (I suppose this one doesn't matter)
UGA over GT (6-6), wins Coastal ---> FSU (12-1) over GT (6-7) in ACC Championship
Vanderbilt over Wake (5-7), ineligible
UVA (5-7) over VT (5-7), double ineligible
Clemson (11-1) over USC

and of course, State (7-5) over BC (2-10)

That leaves:
FSU (12-1) Champion, Orange Bowl
Clemson (11-1) BCS At-Large
NC State (7-5)
Duke (7-5)
Miami (6-6) likely self imposed bowl ban
GT (6-7), will need the UCLA rule

lolol the ACC sucks

[Edited on November 17, 2012 at 9:46 PM. Reason : .]

11/17/2012 9:42:59 PM

I think Duke may get picked over us. They are an attractive pick since it is their first bowl game in forever. Plus, I think they would have a decent amount of fans travel for the same reason.

11/17/2012 9:48:21 PM

bowls are all about selling tickets and tv attendance, Duke doesn't have any football fans, Duke making it's first bowl since 1994 isn't even a big deal in Durham

worst case scenario:

Miami (7-5) over Duke (6-6)
GT (7-5) over UGA
Wake (6-6) over Vanderbilt
VT (6-6) over UVA (4-8)
FSU (11-1) over UF --> Miami (8-5) over FSU (11-2), ACC Champion
BC (3-9) over NC State (6-6)
USC over Clemson (10-2)

That leaves...

Miami (8-5), ACC Champion Orange Bowl
FSU (11-2)
Clemson (10-2)
GT (7-5)
VT (6-6)
NC State (6-6)
Wake (6-6)
Duke (6-6)

11/17/2012 9:55:05 PM

BC game won't be televised, not a good sign for bowl selection

11/18/2012 1:04:23 PM

Miami officially self-imposes bowl ban, so GT will play FSU in Charlotte for the ACC Championship

11/19/2012 10:26:35 AM

I have a question. GT is 6-5 right now. If they lose to UGA and FSU they will be 6-7. Does this mean they will no longer be bowl eligible? Yes I know you have to have a non-losing record, but does that mean you have to be a non-losing record in the regular season, or does it mean including championship games you have to have a non-losing record?

11/19/2012 10:53:08 AM

Quote :

"GT (6-7), will need the UCLA rule"

11/19/2012 10:54:14 AM

Thank you. Didn't see that post before nor knew what the UCLA rule was. But I am now informed.

[Edited on November 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM. Reason : ]

11/19/2012 10:59:07 AM

so now..

FSU - ACC Champion, Orange Bowl
Clemson - BCS At-Large, Sugar Bowl
Ga. Tech - ACC runner-up. I think the Peach bowl selects the home team, especially since we already played there this season
NC State - Russell Athletic Bowl?
Duke - Sun Bowl?
Va. Tech? - Hokies beat UVA at home to finish (6-6, 4-4). Belk Bowl?
Wake? - Vandy is on a tear, winning 5 straight
Miami
UNC
Miami
B.C.
UVA

11/19/2012 10:59:50 AM

I'm down for Orlando, I'll make it a Universal Studies/football weekend

11/19/2012 11:04:34 AM

well that makes things easy, we either get the Peach Bowl or the Russell Athletic Bowl, and somehow I doubt the Peach Bowl will be salivating at the thought of taking a 6-7 GT team after how big of a fiasco it was when UCLA got in at 6-7 last year and got embarassed by a sorry Illinois team.

11/19/2012 11:20:30 AM

Bowl's are about money, and we weren't a smart investment in Atlanta already once this year

11/19/2012 11:28:40 AM

As long as FSU takes care of business in ACC Championship game, then their UF game does not matter. 11-2 or 12-1, doesn't really matter for them, since they will go to the Orange Bowl either way winning the ACC.

Clemson should handle USC with Lattimore out, and finish 11-1. Otherwise, we threw the game last week for nothing

This leaves a cluster-fuck of shit sandwiches:
NCSU will likely beat BC, 7-5
GT will likely beat Duke and lose to FSU, 6-7
VT will likely beat UVA, 6-6
Duke will likely lose to GT, 6-6
WF will lose to Vandy, 5-7, no bowl
Miami and UNC can't go to a bowl
UVA, MD, BC can't qualify for a bowl

If I was the Chicken Bowl people, I would tell the ACC to fuck off, and give away our bid to a different conference this year. I know they can't do that, but it will be interesting to see who the pick. NCSU already played there once this season, had a low turn out compared to other teams, and got beat by a terrible Tennessee team. GT will likely have a losing record, and though they are the home town team, GT fan base sux, and never comes close to filling their own stadium. VT might be their best pick, since they would have the best traveling fan base, and has played some really competitive games this year despite losing a lot. No way Duke gets picked.

11/19/2012 11:38:43 AM

Ok I do have another question about the UCLA Rule. I don't really remember anything about it from last year, but from what I looked up they got to go because they were forced to go to the Pac 10 Championship game at 6-6 because USC wasn't eligible to go. Would that decision be different if UCLA earned a spot in the Pac 10 Championship game at 6-6 and lost? Because they weren't forced to go. So if GT loses they are 6-6 and if Duke beats Miami, GT earns its spot in the ACC Championship game. If they lose does the UCLA rule still apply? Or does it only apply if they are forced to go to the game because the team that should have gone isn't going because of sanctions? And USC's sanctions were NCAA imposed and Miami's are self-imposed; does that make a difference on how the rule will be applied? Sorry I'm studying for law school finals and I know I'm analyzing this stuff like a law school problem.

11/19/2012 12:08:53 PM

I could give a crap about us going back to Atlanta or Charlotte. I'm hoping for the Music City Bowl. Hopefully we would play a crappy enough opponent to stand a chance.

11/19/2012 3:21:02 PM

Chick fila can blame themselves for making the game Friday for our turnout, but it won't be much better to watch us get creamed by UGA or LSU.

11/19/2012 4:27:49 PM

Ok well anyone interested I have done a little research myself.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/08/ncaa_creates_bowl-eligibility.html

Gives a little insight to recent rule changes for bowl eligibility. And to answer the question, there are currently 63 bowl eligible teams as of now. That list does include Miami and GT. If GT loses the last 2, they will no longer technically be on that list, but they can get a bowl game per one of those exceptions in the link above. Link below is the list of currently bowl eligible teams.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/jerry-palm/20618572

11/19/2012 5:03:36 PM

likely scenario:

FSU (11-2 or 12-1, doesn't matter) --> Orange Bowl
Clemson (11-1) --> BCS At Large (might be viable even at 10-2)
NC State (7-5)
Duke (6-6) (though Miami might not give a shit and lose. Still, a 7-5 Duke team poses no threat)
Virginia Tech (6-6)
GT (6-7)
Wake (5-7) INELIGIBLE

Chicken Bowl takes Clemson if they don't get a BCS, and are stuck with us or VT if they get an At Large. No way they take Duke or a 6-7 GT team. Technically, if Duke beats Miami, GT wins the conference division outright and in that case, I don't think they can get a UCLA rule waiver (since they didn't get forced into the game), but who knows? Still, I doubt they'd want to go down that rabbit hole.

So at best, Chicken Bowl, at worst, Sun Bowl. Beats the hell out of getting stuck in Charlotte AGAIN.

11/19/2012 5:21:10 PM

If we gotta go to a shitty bowl, I'd rather go to the shitty bowl in Charlotte

11/19/2012 5:32:51 PM

What has to happen for us to go to Orlando? Harry Potter > Atlanta

11/19/2012 5:43:09 PM

Anyone else pulling for Sun Bowl so it doesn't look so bad when no one shows up for TOB's last hurrah?

It has a good payout, even if you have to go through Juarez to get to the stadium.

11/19/2012 6:30:04 PM

If we lose to BC can I go get shitfaced in Nashville?

11/19/2012 6:35:28 PM

http://www.chick-fil-abowl.com/TeamSelectionBlog/tabid/150/blogkey/Leeman-Bennett/ArticleID/70/11-21-It-s-Rivalry-Week-Some-Possible-Scenarios.aspx

Quote :

"A lot of discussion in our Team Selection Committee meeting this week about where various teams will end up and which teams are on our short list right now. And after all that discussion, we’re not sure we have a much clearer picture now than we did last week. Here’s why. All the teams in our selection process are still in the same position, with the possible exception of Duke whose road to Atlanta got a little tougher after a tough loss to Georgia Tech. After that, a lot depends on what the BCS Bowls will do, especially the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Those bowl selections will define the pool of teams available to us and other bowls in the ACC and SEC. In the ACC, the big unknown is whether or not they will get both Florida State and Clemson – or one of those and Georgia Tech – into the BCS (assuming both teams win out). Clemson This team is firing on all cylinders right now and has a chance to prove they are an elite team when they face rival #12 South Carolina on Saturday. If the Tigers do not go up to the BCS, they become a very attractive team for us and we’ll give them a good look with the other ACC teams in our mix. Florida State The Seminoles have locked in their spot in Charlotte against Georgia Tech with an Orange Bowl berth on the line. This week, FSU hosts rival Florida in an epic #10 vs. #4 match-up. A win in that game could ensure the Seminoles a BCS slot either way. This is another team that, if they are available, they would make a great selection for a trip to Atlanta. Georgia Tech The win against Duke kept the Yellow Jackets on our short list this week. After the grudge match with Georgia this week, Tech will face Florida State with a chance to win the ACC and go to the Orange Bowl. Short of that, Georgia Tech is in our picture and could create a strong match-up with a team from the SEC. NC State The Wolfpack held their own in a tough road contest at #11 Clemson last week in a game that saw the two high-powered offenses put up 110 total points. Mike Glennon is turning into a premier passer and really helps the NC State offense go. Tom O’Brien’s team will have to win this week to get to 7-5 to have a shot at a return trip to Atlanta and the Chick-fil-A Bowl."

[Edited on November 21, 2012 at 3:53 PM. Reason : ]

11/21/2012 3:51:28 PM

Nice to know they are not even considering VT even if they become bowl eligible

11/22/2012 11:51:37 AM

Quote :

" It has a good payout, even if you have to go through Juarez to get to the stadium"

Payout doesn't mean shit, the ACC splits bowl revenue equally.

We could play in the chick fila bowl or the sun bowl and get paid the same.

11/22/2012 11:55:37 AM

You don't have to go to Juarez to get to the sun bowl

11/22/2012 12:18:21 PM

But can I piss off the back of the top bleacher into Mexico?

11/22/2012 12:22:51 PM

Quote :

"We could play in the chick fila bowl or the sun bowl and get paid the same."

Actually we would get paid more in sun bowl because the acc would actually win some bowls. If fsu clemson both go bcs and lose and we lose in chickfila, georgia tech can't win bowls, duke will certainly lose, then we all end up splitting va tech's winnings.

11/22/2012 12:46:07 PM

Both teams in a bowl game get the same payout.

11/22/2012 1:12:24 PM

^Ummm, its not like the losing team walks away with nothing; pretty sure both teams get paid an appearance fee, not a payout based on game performance.

11/22/2012 1:12:55 PM

Good one, The E Man.

11/22/2012 8:17:00 PM