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ESPN has PSU in Fiesta Bowl

Unequivocally they would. They want teams placed where they can and will be competitive - remember the big positives when all Big 10 teams except Michigan won their game last year? And remember the negatives of when we lost nearly all of them? The Big 10 knows that there are simply 4 teams in the East better than any in the West. And the current 4th place team in the East will get the 3rd spot which will either be NY6 or Citrus.

unequivocally is a strong word, giving up a loss in the citrus bowl .. and setting the order up for the rest is an attractive option. I'm not pulling this idea out my ass fwiw
 
Bowls Penn State will NOT go to:
  • Orange Bowl - CFP Semi-Final
  • Cotton Bowl - CFP Semi-Final
  • Fiesta Bowl - "Big Ten schools will not go to the same bowl in back-to-back years (except for Rose Bowl and CFP bowls), and restrictions on multiple and/or consecutive appearances within states or regions."
  • Sugar Bowl - SEC vs Big 12
  • Rose Bowl - Michigan or Ohio State probably. Could be Northwestern if they pulled off a B1G Championship upset.

Bowls Penn State could possibly go to (IMO likely order):
  • Citrus Bowl - Big Ten vs SEC - Think most likely spot. Guessing Penn State vs Florida, Kentucky, or Mississippi State
  • Peach Bowl - If Penn State sneaks into a NY6, it will be this one. PSU will have to hope to jump a few spots to get here over the next 3 weeks (Florida, Texas, Syracuse, etc.)
  • Outback Bowl - If somehow Northwestern or Michigan State got the Citrus Bowl bid instead of PSU OR if somehow Northwestern pulls off the biggest upset in B1G Championship Game history, then it's NW going to the Rose Bowl and a trickle down effect with Michigan and Ohio State ahead of Penn State...Don't believe likely, but never know.
 
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