[chrisk]

It appears that the SEC and Big Ten pick the bowl lineups for their conferences, but that the Pac 12 instead has rules about the choice then leaves it to agreements between bowls and schools.

If you're right that other conferences pick the teams rather than the bowls, that's yet another reason to fire Larry Scott!!

It's from 2015 but here's an article on the selection process that makes it clear that it is the bowl game's choice https://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-cougars-f...ss-tie-ins
Another 2016 article refers to the bowl selecting teams https://watchstadium.com/news/pac-12-bow...1-01-2016/

[chrisk]

It appears that the SEC and Big Ten pick the bowl lineups for their conferences, but that the Pac 12 instead has rules about the choice then leaves it to agreements between bowls and schools.

If you're right that other conferences pick the teams rather than the bowls, that's yet another reason to fire Larry Scott!!

It's from 2015 but here's an article on the selection process that makes it clear that it is the bowl game's choice https://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-cougars-f...ss-tie-ins
Another 2016 article refers to the bowl selecting teams https://watchstadium.com/news/pac-12-bow...1-01-2016/