Fiesta Bowl?

Question

How are teams selected to play in the Fiesta Bowl? It seems that it's the only BCS bowl game that doesn't have tie-ins, is that correct?

Answer 1

Oklahoma (Big 12 Champs) got what amounts to the auto-bid for the Fiesta Bowl, by winning their conference.


To pick their opponent, they had Hawaii and West Virginia left to choose from, after all the games picking ahead of them had their slots filled. Therefore, the Big XII champs will play WVU, the Big East champs.


But, to answer your question, the Big 12 and Pac-10 both seem to be favorites of the Fiesta Bowl Committee, if history is any indication.

Answer 2

The Big 12 Champions, this year Oklahoma, go to the Fiesta Bowl, unless they end up in the National Championship game.

Answer 3

They will take the Big XII champion (Oklahoma) and maybe Kansas another Big XII school. The BCS will a bigger mess than it's ever been. I'm interested in what they will do now that #1 and #2 lost today. It's a nightmare come true for the BCS

Answer 4

although "Oklahoma", no longer "Choklahoma"(spell it proper little boy) misplaced to West Virginia, side of the rationale is that OU was once lacking five in their best(and beginning) gamers, three on protection, two on offense. you cant count on any workforce to win below the ones instances. i do admit that ou performed terrible within the fiesta bowl, the protection misplaced the sport for them. But below an entire, healthful workforce, OU can overwhelm any SEC workforce anyday. theyu overwhelmed MIZZOU, who gave a SEC workforce akansas a whoopin.

Answer 5

2007-08 Bowl Schedule

By The Associated Press, Subject to Change
November 27, 2007

All Times EST
Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, MWC No. 2 vs. Navy, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 21 New Orleans Bowl, Sun Belt champion (Troy or Florida Atlantic) vs. Memphis (6-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 22 PapaJohns.com Bowl, Birmingham, Ala., Big East vs. Southern Miss (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 22 New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, MWC No. 4 vs. WAC, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 22 Las Vegas Bowl, MWC No. 1 (BYU) vs. Pac-10 No. 4/5, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 23 Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, CUSA vs. WAC, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 26 Motor City Bowl at Detroit, MAC vs. Big Ten No. 7, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 27 Holiday Bowl at San Diego, Pac-10 No. 2 vs. Big 12 No. 3, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Champ Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla., ACC No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4/5, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Emerald Bowl at San Francisco, ACC No. 5/6 vs. Pac-10 No. 4/5, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Texas Bowl at Houston, CUSA vs. Big 12, 8 p.m. (NFL)
Dec. 29 Meineke Bowl at Charlotte, N.C., Big East No. 3 vs. ACC No. 5/6, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 29 Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn., SEC No. 6/7 vs. CUSA champion (Tulsa or UCF), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl at San Antonio, Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. Big 12 No. 4/5, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 30 Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., Big 12 7/8 vs. SEC No. 8, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas, Pac-10 vs. MWC, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas, Big 12 or Big East vs. Pac-10 No. 3, 2 p.m. (CBS)
Dec. 31 Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho, WAC vs. ACC No. 8, 2 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 31 Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn., ACC No. 5 vs. SEC No. 6/7, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta, ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3-5, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Insight Bowl at Tempe, Ariz., Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6, 7:30 p.m. (NFL)
Jan. 1 Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla., Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3-5, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 1 Cotton Bowl at Dallas, SEC No. 3-5 vs. Big 12 No. 2, 11:30 a.m. (FOX)
Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla., Big Ten vs. SEC No. 2, 1 p.m. (ABC)
Jan. 1 Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla., ACC No. 3 vs. Big 12 or Big East No. 2, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif., BCS-x (Pac-10 champion) vs. BCS-x (Big Ten champion), 5 p.m. (ABC)
Jan. 1 Sugar Bowl at New Orleans, BCS vs. BCS-x (SEC Champion), 8:30 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 2 Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz., BCS vs. BCS-x (Big 12 champion), 8 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 3 Orange Bowl at Miami, BCS vs. BCS-x (ACC Champion), 8 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 5 International Bowl at Toronto, Big East No. 4/5 or Notre Dame vs. MAC No. 2/3, Noon (ESPN2)
Jan. 6 GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Ala., CUSA2 vs. MAC, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 7 BCS National Championship at New Orleans, BCS1 vs. BCS2, 8 p.m. (FOX)
x-If conference champion is not participating in the BCS National Championship Game.


Updated on Tuesday, Nov 27, 2007 2:58 am, EST