So the consensus is Liberty, Belk, Music City, in that order

[BanditVol]

of the most likely destinations.  Independence Bowl has a couple mentions and Birmingham one.  I have a hunch it's the Liberty Bowl, which would suit me since my family is likely meeting at my brother's house in Memphis after Christmas anyway.

My SIL can be a beyotch sometimes, so that might be a good way to avoid spending too much time with family during the holidays.   

[Black Diamond Vol]

I know we all want to play a "name" opponent like ND or Texas, but a bowl win and a winning record would be huge for this program's momentum and recruiting.  With that in mind, maybe we would be better off playing someone more beatable like NC State or Iowa.  Because let's face it- with our injury situation, we would be BIG underdogs against most of the better teams we see in our bowl projections.

[VinnieVOL]

I know we all want to play a "name" opponent like ND or Texas, but a bowl win and a winning record would be huge for this program's momentum and recruiting.  With that in mind, maybe we would be better off playing someone more beatable like NC State or Iowa.  Because let's face it- with our injury situation, we would be BIG underdogs against most of the better teams we see in our bowl projections.

I'd prefer to play a name opponent and win.   

[Black Diamond Vol]

I'd prefer to play a name opponent and win.   

Me too- but if given the choice, I'd rather beat a tomato can than lose to ND.  Actually, now that I think about it, I'd rather spend a week in prison than lose to ND.

[BanditVol]

I know we all want to play a "name" opponent like ND or Texas, but a bowl win and a winning record would be huge for this program's momentum and recruiting.  With that in mind, maybe we would be better off playing someone more beatable like NC State or Iowa.  Because let's face it- with our injury situation, we would be BIG underdogs against most of the better teams we see in our bowl projections.

I agree.  The most often cited opponent in the Liberty Bowl is West Virginia. I would rather not play them.   They are sort of middle of the pack on name recognition but are actually quite good.  Frankly I think they are better than Notre Dame or a couple of the other "name" teams that have been mentioned.  That would be the worst of both worlds...losing to a team with "sort of" name recognition.  Bring on NC State, I say!

I mean heck...if FREAKING DOOLEY could beat them.   

Speaking of ACC teams...one prediction is Duke in the Belk Bowl. That would be even worse!  I think we would have a good chance of losing, and they have, if anything, negative name recognition.