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The bowl picture

I think our bowl picture is pretty clear. Win the rest of our Big Ten games, and we're challenging the Ohio State/Iowa loser for the Outback Bowl (we'll still go Gator, in my opinion). Win two of the next three, and we might accept a Gator bid before the Fresno State game. Only win one of the next three, and you know what? The Gator Bowl is still in play. Given the schedule above, it's not very likely that any of those teams (besides us) get to 5-3 in the Big Ten, so then it would be up to the bowl committees to pick the 4-4 Big Ten team that they want. With a win at Fresno, it might be us.

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