Found the list of secondary tie in games interesting. I am guessing these are all the ESPN owned bowls where they can swap teams as they want for the better match ups.



Gildan New Mexico Bowl Saturday, December 20, 2014 1 p.m. Albuquerque, New Mexico

Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Saturday, December 20, 2014 2:30 p.m. Las Vegas, Nevada

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Tuesday, December 23, 2014 8:30 p.m. San Diego, California

Hawaii Bowl Wednesday, December 24, 2014 7 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl Friday, December 26, 2014 12 p.m. Dallas, Texas

Quick Lane Bowl Friday, December 26, 2014 3:30 p.m. Detroit, Michigan

Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl Friday, December 26, 2014 7 p.m. St. Petersburg, Florida

Advocare Texas Bowl Monday, December 29, 2014 8 p.m. Houston, Texas

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Friday, January 2, 2015 1 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas

Birmingham Bowl Saturday, January 3, 2015 12 p.m. Birmingham, Alabama

http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footb...al-14.html

I doubt any of the secondary's come into play, except the Quick Lane bowl (I'll believe a B1G in this bowl when I see it).

The MAC looks to have a max of 6 teams bowl eligible. Ohio will probably get 6 wins; UMass will spoil Buffalo & Akron from getting to 6 - you heard it here first...LOL!

(11-16-2014 12:12 PM)wleakr Wrote:  I doubt any of the secondary's come into play, except the Quick Lane bowl (I'll believe a B1G in this bowl when I see it).

The MAC looks to have a max of 6 teams bowl eligible. Ohio will probably get 6 wins; UMass will spoil Buffalo & Akron from getting to 6 - you heard it here first...LOL!

Is UMass's QB Fro(sp?) going to play? If he is then I agree UMASS might win both games....but if not, I'm not sure.

(11-16-2014 12:12 PM)wleakr Wrote:  I doubt any of the secondary's come into play, except the Quick Lane bowl (I'll believe a B1G in this bowl when I see it).

If Michigan can win one of its last two games (Maryland/ Ohio State) they will qualify and bring the Big Ten to 10 teams ready for bowl games. I don't think Ohio State will make the playoffs so I think a team like Maryland, Rutgers or Penn St. will play in the Detroit bowl.

(11-16-2014 10:45 PM)utpotts Wrote:  

(11-16-2014 12:12 PM)wleakr Wrote:  I doubt any of the secondary's come into play, except the Quick Lane bowl (I'll believe a B1G in this bowl when I see it).

If Michigan can win one of its last two games (Maryland/ Ohio State)

That's not a given. Should be interesting.

Imagine Michigan playing in Detroit...

(11-17-2014 11:18 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  Imagine Michigan playing in Detroit...

That will never happen. The Big Ten can move Michigan and Ohio State any where they want to because of their alumni base being country wide. You could probably throw Nebraska into that group as well.

(11-17-2014 11:54 AM)utpotts Wrote:  

(11-17-2014 11:18 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  Imagine Michigan playing in Detroit...

That will never happen. The Big Ten can move Michigan and Ohio State any where they want to because of their alumni base being country wide. You could probably throw Nebraska into that group as well.

So Maryland back in Detroit? plus ca change...

(11-17-2014 12:07 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(11-17-2014 11:54 AM)utpotts Wrote:  

(11-17-2014 11:18 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  Imagine Michigan playing in Detroit...

That will never happen. The Big Ten can move Michigan and Ohio State any where they want to because of their alumni base being country wide. You could probably throw Nebraska into that group as well.

So Maryland back in Detroit? plus ca change...

Or Rutgers. I really can't see any other team outside those two going to Detroit.

(11-17-2014 12:24 PM)utpotts Wrote:  

(11-17-2014 12:07 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(11-17-2014 11:54 AM)utpotts Wrote:  

(11-17-2014 11:18 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  Imagine Michigan playing in Detroit...

That will never happen. The Big Ten can move Michigan and Ohio State any where they want to because of their alumni base being country wide. You could probably throw Nebraska into that group as well.

So Maryland back in Detroit? plus ca change...

Or Rutgers. I really can't see any other team outside those two going to Detroit.

Northwestern has a chance to get bowl eligible, and they've played Detroit before.

that could be A LOT of 6-6 BIG teams..... lol.

(11-16-2014 12:12 PM)wleakr Wrote:  I doubt any of the secondary's come into play, except the Quick Lane bowl (I'll believe a B1G in this bowl when I see it).

The MAC looks to have a max of 6 teams bowl eligible. Ohio will probably get 6 wins; UMass will spoil Buffalo & Akron from getting to 6 - you heard it here first...LOL!

I wouldn't say Ohio is a probably. They likely lose to NIU and Miami is playing well enough to jump on the chance at home to beat OU and keep them from reaching 6 wins.

Thus, MAC may max out at 5 bowl teams. I wouldn't hold my breath on Buffalo or Akron getting to 6 because, yes UMASS is playing really well lately.

(11-17-2014 01:23 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(11-17-2014 12:24 PM)utpotts Wrote:  

(11-17-2014 12:07 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(11-17-2014 11:54 AM)utpotts Wrote:  

(11-17-2014 11:18 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  Imagine Michigan playing in Detroit...

That will never happen. The Big Ten can move Michigan and Ohio State any where they want to because of their alumni base being country wide. You could probably throw Nebraska into that group as well.

So Maryland back in Detroit? plus ca change...

Or Rutgers. I really can't see any other team outside those two going to Detroit.

Northwestern has a chance to get bowl eligible, and they've played Detroit before.

I forgot about them. They do have a favorable schedule to make a bowl game (Illinois and Purdue).

(11-17-2014 01:46 PM)mpurdy22 Wrote:  

(11-16-2014 12:12 PM)wleakr Wrote:  I doubt any of the secondary's come into play, except the Quick Lane bowl (I'll believe a B1G in this bowl when I see it).

The MAC looks to have a max of 6 teams bowl eligible. Ohio will probably get 6 wins; UMass will spoil Buffalo & Akron from getting to 6 - you heard it here first...LOL!

I wouldn't say Ohio is a probably. They likely lose to NIU and Miami is playing well enough to jump on the chance at home to beat OU and keep them from reaching 6 wins.

Thus, MAC may max out at 5 bowl teams. I wouldn't hold my breath on Buffalo or Akron getting to 6 because, yes UMASS is playing really well lately.

Even with 2 more wins Buffalo will not be eligible, due to 2 wins over FCS teams...

Quote:The MAC looks to have a max of 6 teams bowl eligible. Ohio will probably get 6 wins; UMass will spoil Buffalo & Akron from getting to 6 - you heard it here first...LOL!

Little known trivia fact: Buffalo ain't going bowling at 6-6 unless there's a shortage of teams OVERALL. They had 2 D1AA/FCS games, that's why. Any 2nd FCS win doesn't count as a win, although they have higher precedence over a 5-7 team (it's counted like a half win if it's an extra FCS win).

With Ohio State & MSU not going to the playoffs, and Michigan very possibly making it to 6-6 -- there shouldn't be a shortage of B1G teams.

With that said, most likely Michigan will be asked to play a lower-end bowl for the B1G since they're 6-6 like other conferences have their 6-6'ers do. And they would sell out Ford Field in Detroit by the way; especially if playing Toledo, CMU, or WMU. There would be more money made at that bowl than if Maryland played instead of UM, too. And bigger profit for UM itself, too. Just less exposure for recruiting, which I think would be the #1 reason why UM would want to flap its wings elsewhere instead.

Ohio state sadly has a shot if the SEC has one 1 loss team, or FSU/Oregon gets knocked off. An Alabama loss or Miss State loss with OSU winning the championship game by any kind of Margin would probably send OSU... Damn

(11-18-2014 04:09 AM)toddjnsn Wrote:  Little known trivia fact: Buffalo ain't going bowling at 6-6 unless there's a shortage of teams OVERALL. They had 2 D1AA/FCS games, that's why. Any 2nd FCS win doesn't count as a win, although they have higher precedence over a 5-7 team (it's counted like a half win if it's an extra FCS win).

Another trivia fact: There has been a shortage of conferences filling their agreements in the past. The MAC knows this firsthand, as the B1G has rarely filled (what was) the Motor City/Pizza Bowl. Which is the reason that additional MAC & SunBelt teams have gone bowling the past few seasons.

This year, there are even MORE bowl slots, and while they may not need to scrape the bottom of the barrel for bowl teams, it could happen.

So, Buffalo does have a legit chance at a slot after every possible non-losing team is slated.

Won't matter anyway, cuz UMass is coming...LOL!!