ESPN, Sports Illustrated projecting still have the Gamecocks to make a bowl

[FeatheredCock]

ESPN, Sports Illustrated projecting still have the Gamecocks to make a bowl



Oct. 05, 2019

The map for the Gamecock football to make a bowl this season followed a rocky start. Gamecocks now stand at 2-3, USC needs four more victories. The Gamecocks look to be favored against Vanderbilt and Tennessee. They likely will as well against an Appalachian State team that’s 4-0 and topped the UNC team that upset South Carolina to start the season. (VIEW ARTICLE)

 

[Gamecocks1137]

It is possible, I just don't see the 4 games we can win to get there. 

 

[behindenemylines]

You can make a bowl at 5-7

 

[FeatheredCock]

Gamecock bowl projections: Week 7

Right now the Gamecocks are sitting at 2-3, needing four wins over their final seven games to guarantee a bowl game. Even though there's still work to do, a few national outlets have the Gamecocks in bowl games after the season.

Brett McMurphy, Saturday Down South and one ESPN analyst predict the Gamecocks playing in the Gator Bowl down in Jacksonville.

McMurphy, who writes for WatchStadium, has them playing Nebraska in Jacksonville while ESPN's Mark Schlabach and Saturday Down South matches them up with Michigan State.

Another ESPN writer, Kyle Bonagura, has South Carolina playing in the Music City Bowl against Duke, and Sports Illustrated predicts the Gamecocks to return to the Belk Bowl to face Pittsburgh.

To secure a bowl game, the Gamecocks need four wins over their final seven games with four of those coming against top 25 teams: at No. 3 Georgia, vs. No. 7 Florida, at No. 24 Texas A&M and home against No. 2 Clemson.

ESPN's FPI predicts the Gamecocks (2-3, 1-2 SEC) going 5-7 with a plus-50 percent chance to win three of their remaining games: at Tennessee (63.7 percent), Vanderbilt (87.9) and vs. Appalachian State (79.4).

There is a chance, if there isn’t enough bowl eligible teams, South Carolina could get a bowl bid at 5-7. It would then depend on the school’s Academic Progress Rate (APR).

In the 19 seasons since 2000, South Carolina's only missed a bowl game five times and have had a below .500 record in the regular season three times, the last time coming in 2015 at 3-9.

The Gamecocks travel to Georgia this week for a noon kickoff on ESPN.

 

[JimG]

ESPN's FPI predicts the Gamecocks (2-3, 1-2 SEC) going 5-7 with a plus-50 percent chance to win three of their remaining games: at Tennessee (63.7 percent), Vanderbilt (87.9) and vs. Appalachian State (79.4).

ESPN still hates us. 

 

[Mr Ed]

ESPN still hates us. 

Yeah a little shocked to see this.  I think we are still fairly high in their computer power rankings so maybe they figure we can find one upset amongst the toughest 4 games left.  It’s not a complete stretch but we can’t do something stupid like lose to Vandy.