BOL Round Table

I figured it would either be the Sugar or Cotton, so no surprise here. Sounds good to me.

Huge for New Orleans and the Sugar Bowl. Instead of being saddled with the Big East Champ or best "other" team, the game will get a marquee name most every year.

As it stands this year, the game would be Georgia vs Oklahoma. That trumps practically anything the Rose Bowl could do.

The game would have been the same regardless of location, but you have think the SEC is pleased having it in home territory.

I think it's largely irrelevant where they say this game will be hosted, because it will almost never be played. You would have to either have neither champion in the 4 team playoff, or both of them in and seeded 1 and 4 or 2 and 3. If, for example Alabama and Oklahoma are ranked 1 and 2 or 1 and 3 or 2 and 4, they won't play in the Champions Bowl.

EDIT...in such a scenario, the game will actually be played with substitute teams. But it will be rare that the two champions actually play each other.