Washington is #72

Neb didn't make it. finishes 5-7. Now they have to root for less than 80 teams to be bowl elligible and they can maybe go under the apr rule.

(11-27-2015 08:05 PM)goofus Wrote:  Neb didn't make it. finishes 5-7. Now they have to root for less than 80 teams to be bowl elligible and they can maybe go under the apr rule.

They may make it after all, but the NCAA hasn't yet spelled out the rules for 5-7 teams. There is an APR rule, but all of the teams who could have qualified under it have already qualified anyway.

Not looking good for Buffalo at the moment. Many thought that would be a most likely.

Down goes Buffalo. Still at 72. Tulsa could get us to 73 tonight.

Buffalo goes down.

I would love to see Portland State in a bowl. They took down 2 FBS teams this year which one of them is Washington State. Central Arkansas could be a team that I would look at as well. They are not in the playoffs this year, but at 7-4, played strong against FBS opponents.

(11-27-2015 08:08 PM)ken d Wrote:  

(11-27-2015 08:05 PM)goofus Wrote:  Neb didn't make it. finishes 5-7. Now they have to root for less than 80 teams to be bowl elligible and they can maybe go under the apr rule.

They may make it after all, but the NCAA hasn't yet spelled out the rules for 5-7 teams. There is an APR rule, but all of the teams who could have qualified under it have already qualified anyway.

Nebraska might be hoping that the NCAA decides that the 5-7 teams with best APR get to go bowling. That is not the rule the NCAA announced previously, though.

OTOH, Nebraska fans might just want their season to be over.

I think they should choose any 5-7 teams based loosely on the tiebreaker that the NFL calls "strength of victory".

The first rule would be, all 5 of a team's wins have to be over FBS opponents. If 1 or 2 of your wins were over FCS teams, you're out.

Next, look at the teams defeated by each of the 5-7 teams not eliminated by the first rule, and rank the 5-7 teams in order based on the quality of the teams they defeated; use overall record or use the CFP top 25 plus a computer composite for teams outside the top 25.

I wish they have the guts to let bowls go dark but TV will not allow for that to happen. Doubt Austin or SC happen next year now.

(11-27-2015 09:15 PM)msm96wolf Wrote:  I wish they have the guts to let bowls go dark but TV will not allow for that to happen. Doubt Austin or SC happen next year now.

Why not let a couple of 8-win or 9-win teams play an extra bowl game? The winner would get a second bowl game. Of course this depends largely on what bowls get shorted.

(11-22-2015 06:54 PM)ken d Wrote:  Looks like we will need some upsets next week to fill all bowl slots with eligible teams. So which 5-7 teams might get a second chance?

The Big Ten has four teams playing with a chance to get their sixth win, and only Indiana is likely to be favored (against Purdue). If Illinois (Northwestern), Nebraska (Iowa) and Minnesota (Wisconsin) don't win, will they get in the back door?

How about Virginia Tech if they slip against Virginia? Will the networks want to give Beamer a retirement present and keep his bowl streak alive till the end?

All this means is that we don't need 40 bowls! And if you aren't a 6-6 P5 school you should step aside and let a winner from a lower division go. The whole thing has gotten ridiculous. Some of the lower paying bowls are money losers, but the big schools go anyway because of the extra practice time. Maybe if we gave everyone equal practice time during bowl preparation season we could drop a few of these minor bowls.

Tulane rolls over -- 2 pick-6 TDs for Tulsa in the last 7 minutes -- and gifts Tulsa a 6th win. That makes 73 bowl-eligible teams.

(11-27-2015 11:44 PM)Wedge Wrote:  Tulane rolls over -- 2 pick-6 TDs for Tulsa in the last 7 minutes -- and gifts Tulsa a 6th win. That makes 73 bowl-eligible teams.

I count 10 that still have a shot to get to 6-6.

I think what is so crazy is there's no games where 2 5-6 teams are playing each other for a bowl spot.

(11-27-2015 10:25 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-22-2015 06:54 PM)ken d Wrote:  Looks like we will need some upsets next week to fill all bowl slots with eligible teams. So which 5-7 teams might get a second chance?

The Big Ten has four teams playing with a chance to get their sixth win, and only Indiana is likely to be favored (against Purdue). If Illinois (Northwestern), Nebraska (Iowa) and Minnesota (Wisconsin) don't win, will they get in the back door?

How about Virginia Tech if they slip against Virginia? Will the networks want to give Beamer a retirement present and keep his bowl streak alive till the end?

All this means is that we don't need 40 bowls! And if you aren't a 6-6 P5 school you should step aside and let a winner from a lower division go. The whole thing has gotten ridiculous. Some of the lower paying bowls are money losers, but the big schools go anyway because of the extra practice time. Maybe if we gave everyone equal practice time during bowl preparation season we could drop a few of these minor bowls.

I would settle 7 countable wins is eligible. 6-6 only if all 7 or betters placed. As long as all 7 or better are placed I don't really care what happens. Any bowl failing to pit two eligible teams in consecutive years is on probation and decertified if it fails to match two eligible teams in one of the next two years.

If I could be given dictatorial power bowl eligible would 7 FBS wins (a distinction but important) with the same decertification process.

(11-27-2015 09:15 PM)msm96wolf Wrote:  I wish they have the guts to let bowls go dark but TV will not allow for that to happen. Doubt Austin or SC happen next year now.

They should have just not let the Arizona and Cure Bowl or Boca Raton Bowl happen this year. Too many in Florida to begin with.

76 bowl teams is about right.

(11-28-2015 02:34 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(11-27-2015 10:25 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-22-2015 06:54 PM)ken d Wrote:  Looks like we will need some upsets next week to fill all bowl slots with eligible teams. So which 5-7 teams might get a second chance?

The Big Ten has four teams playing with a chance to get their sixth win, and only Indiana is likely to be favored (against Purdue). If Illinois (Northwestern), Nebraska (Iowa) and Minnesota (Wisconsin) don't win, will they get in the back door?

How about Virginia Tech if they slip against Virginia? Will the networks want to give Beamer a retirement present and keep his bowl streak alive till the end?

All this means is that we don't need 40 bowls! And if you aren't a 6-6 P5 school you should step aside and let a winner from a lower division go. The whole thing has gotten ridiculous. Some of the lower paying bowls are money losers, but the big schools go anyway because of the extra practice time. Maybe if we gave everyone equal practice time during bowl preparation season we could drop a few of these minor bowls.

I would settle 7 countable wins is eligible. 6-6 only if all 7 or betters placed. As long as all 7 or better are placed I don't really care what happens. Any bowl failing to pit two eligible teams in consecutive years is on probation and decertified if it fails to match two eligible teams in one of the next two years.

If I could be given dictatorial power bowl eligible would 7 FBS wins (a distinction but important) with the same decertification process.

I have no problem with a 7 win requirement. I really don't think a bowl should give a team a losing record. It should be a celebration among winners. 6 wins and 6 losses does make one a winner.

73 teams with 9 remaining with a shot. Just my guess, will come up 3 teams short. Should let one team in at 5-7 and let either Cure or AZ bowl go dark.

1. ECU vs cinci
2. VT @ uva
3. INDIANA @ purdue
4. ILLINI vs northwestern
5. MINNESOTA vs wisconsin
6. ODU vs fau
7. KENTUCKY vs louisville
8. SOUTH ALABAMA @ Ga Southern ( vs app state (12/7))
9. GA STATE @ ga southern (12/7)

(11-27-2015 10:25 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-22-2015 06:54 PM)ken d Wrote:  Looks like we will need some upsets next week to fill all bowl slots with eligible teams. So which 5-7 teams might get a second chance?

The Big Ten has four teams playing with a chance to get their sixth win, and only Indiana is likely to be favored (against Purdue). If Illinois (Northwestern), Nebraska (Iowa) and Minnesota (Wisconsin) don't win, will they get in the back door?

How about Virginia Tech if they slip against Virginia? Will the networks want to give Beamer a retirement present and keep his bowl streak alive till the end?

All this means is that we don't need 40 bowls! And if you aren't a 6-6 P5 school you should step aside and let a winner from a lower division go. The whole thing has gotten ridiculous. Some of the lower paying bowls are money losers, but the big schools go anyway because of the extra practice time. Maybe if we gave everyone equal practice time during bowl preparation season we could drop a few of these minor bowls.

We don't need 35, let alone 40. I think the practice time would be a good idea.

5 games going on right now. Would get us to 78 if all win.

East Carolina leads Cincinnati 10-0
Kentucky leads Louisville 21-7
Old Dominion trails FAU 14-3
Indiana leads Purdue 17-7
Virginia Tech tied with UVA 3-3