Here are this week's projections from Sports Illustrated for bowl games involving SunBelt teams:

Camellia Dec. 17 Montgomery, Ala. MAC vs. Sun Belt Eastern Michigan vs. New Mexico State

Cure Dec. 17 Orlando, Fla. AAC vs. Sun Belt Tulsa vs. Georgia Southern

New Orleans Dec. 17 New Orleans Sun Belt vs. C-USA Appalachian State vs. Southern Miss

Dollar General Dec. 23 Mobile, Ala. MAC vs. Sun Belt Ohio vs. Troy

Arizona Dec. 30 Tucson, Ariz. MW vs. Sun Belt New Mexico vs. South Alabama

Hard to believe if Both TROY and USA are eligible neither go to montgomery.

If TROY wins the conference we are suppose to go to Nola. I would think USA goes to Montgomery. but if TROY doesn't win the league I still think we would go to Montgomery.

ESPN projections

http://www.espn.com/college-football/sto...son-week-7

Camellia Bowl:

Schlabach: South Alabama vs. Akron
McMurphy: Appalachian State vs. Toledo

AutoNation Cure Bowl

Schlabach: UCF vs. Appalachian State
McMurphy: UCF vs. South Alabama

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Schlabach: Georgia Southern vs. Southern Miss
McMurphy: Georgia Southern vs. Southern Miss

Dollar General Bowl

Schlabach: Troy vs. Western Michigan ( Bring them on)
McMurphy: Troy vs. Western Michigan

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl

Schlabach: Idaho vs. Wyoming
McMurphy: Idaho vs. Nevada

(10-11-2016 09:04 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  Hard to believe if Both TROY and USA are eligible neither go to montgomery.

If TROY wins the conference we are suppose to go to Nola. I would think USA goes to Montgomery. but if TROY doesn't win the league I still think we would go to Montgomery.

NOLA can take whoever they want...remember? Champ Rule was removed a few years ago.

Idaho would take bowl. Any.

Go Vandals.

I actually saw a few projections that had AState in a Bowl this week. That surprised me...

Would surprise me to see us back in Montgomery because I feel like bowls try to avoid having the same team back to back years unless there is a geographic factor that brings a mass amount of fans. Also that one projection having South in Tucson while NMSU is in a southeast bowl is a head scratcher to me. If Troy and South both make bowls I expect them to split the Alabama bowls, leaving us and GS splitting NOLA and Orlando.

(10-11-2016 09:14 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  ESPN projections

http://www.espn.com/college-football/sto...son-week-7

Camellia Bowl:

Schlabach: South Alabama vs. Akron
McMurphy: Appalachian State vs. Toledo

AutoNation Cure Bowl

Schlabach: UCF vs. Appalachian State
McMurphy: UCF vs. South Alabama

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Schlabach: Georgia Southern vs. Southern Miss
McMurphy: Georgia Southern vs. Southern Miss

Dollar General Bowl

Schlabach: Troy vs. Western Michigan ( Bring them on)
McMurphy: Troy vs. Western Michigan

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl

Schlabach: Idaho vs. Wyoming
McMurphy: Idaho vs. Nevada

NOLA generally takes the champ correct? Not out of the realm of the possibility but I have a hard time seeing GS as the champ after last week.

Can't believe we still appear in these. Give it another week or two and you won't see Georgia Southern on these anymore, or if you do, it's further proof that national media types pay the G5 little to no attention.

I wouldn't mind if we ended up at the Cure Bowl this year, because I will actually already be down there for a family vacation to Disney.

I'm fine with any bowl, if I had my preference New Orleans would be interesting. Even if its back to Montgomery, me and my buds had such a good time and the town was soo hospitable, it was just awesome.
While in FCS the playoffs were lots of fun and I wouldn't trade the National Championships for nothing, but the bowl games seem to be a chance for the hosting town to celebrate and show off what they have to offer, its just more of an event.

I can see-
Arizona Bowl - Idaho
Birmingham Bowl- TROY
New Orleans- South Alabama
Mobile- App
Montgomery- Georgia Southern
Orlando- Arkansas State

I just want to win games and get back to a bowl. Preferably a bowl that is on tv....

Did the Arizona bowl ever get a tv deal???

(10-12-2016 10:45 AM)Usajags Wrote:  I just want to win games and get back to a bowl. Preferably a bowl that is on tv....

Did the Arizona bowl ever get a tv deal???

Dont think so

Can they keep up the resurgence at Troy? And does any Sun Belt team have a shot at the Access Bowl bid? http://saturdayblitz.com/2016/10/12/grou...-rankings/

(10-12-2016 11:06 AM)Bigalke Wrote:  Can they keep up the resurgence at Troy? And does any Sun Belt team have a shot at the Access Bowl bid? http://saturdayblitz.com/2016/10/12/grou...-rankings/

Troy would be the front runner at this point but with the loss to Clemson. Western Mich would have to lose, Boise State would have to Lose 2 games, and Houston would have to lose 1 more. Plus the Sunbelt need have a good showing with the rest of there out of conference game.

Sure its possible but not likely.

(10-11-2016 10:47 PM)BurlingtonApp Wrote:  NOLA generally takes the champ correct? Not out of the realm of the possibility but I have a hard time seeing GS as the champ after last week.

In the past 8 seasons NOLA has taken a team that tied or won the Sun Belt outright four times, and when there has been a tie for first, taken the winner of the tiebreaker once and passed on the winner of the tiebreaker once.

(10-12-2016 11:24 AM)arkstfan Wrote:  

(10-11-2016 10:47 PM)BurlingtonApp Wrote:  NOLA generally takes the champ correct? Not out of the realm of the possibility but I have a hard time seeing GS as the champ after last week.

In the past 8 seasons NOLA has taken a team that tied or won the Sun Belt outright four times, and when there has been a tie for first, taken the winner of the tiebreaker once and passed on the winner of the tiebreaker once.

But they get first choice right? Or is that GoDaddy?

UCF fan here. I'm hoping we get the Cure Bowl vs Georgia Southern. We need some revenge for all the whoopins we got in our D1-AA days!

(10-12-2016 11:48 AM)MechaKnight Wrote:  UCF fan here. I'm hoping we get the Cure Bowl vs Georgia Southern. We need some revenge for all the whoopins we got in our D1-AA days!

Don't hold your breath, we stink