If we have to play Eastern michigan in the Bahamas I will throw up.

I guess someone has to.

(11-21-2016 02:46 PM)HHOOTter Wrote:  

(11-21-2016 01:21 PM)panicstricken Wrote:  I bet tulsa goes to the liberty bowl and plays arkansas

We're hoping Big 12 can't fill the slot!

As a Tulsa fan,
That game would B Epic
After all those yrs,
playing something like "only" 10 of a 72 games series
@ home
vs playing the other 62 games
in the state of Arkansas

But Tulsa would have to count on
many of those 18 teams this week who have 5 wins already
to lose this weekend

2 Finally play them "Hawgs"
on a somewhat neutral field would B great!
If that game happened, Tulsa would bring @ least 15K+ fans

When Tulsa played Fresno in a fairly recent Liberty Bowl they brought more fans to the game then normally were at Tulsa home games. A game against Arkansas would be epic!!

(11-21-2016 12:50 PM)CyberBull Wrote:  

(11-21-2016 12:07 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  My personal predictions:

Houston or Temple = Birmingham Bowl versus SEC
USF = St. Petersburg Bowl versus ACC
Tulsa = Miami Beach Bowl versus MAC
Houston or Temple = Military Bowl versus ACC
Navy = Armed Forces Bowl versus Big 12
UCF = Cure Bowl versus Sun Belt

Memphis would probably get to choose between going to Boca Raton or Bahamas

UCF is pretty much a lock for the Cure Bowl. Both sides have shown interest in the game and staying in Orlando. The Cure Bowl Exec is already campaigning pretty hard.

Bowl games are the biggest problem with this conference.

UCF has had a great turnaround season and their reward is to go “bowling” in Orlando?

USF is looking at a potential 10-2 regular season and a few plays from playing Navy for the league championship…and their reward is to “travel” to St. Pete?

Houston has beaten two Top5 teams, lost a close game to a Top 25 Navy program, will likely be ranked in the Top 15 and their reward is to play on B’Ham….where they basically ask fans to not cheer too loud for fear of the stadium collapsing?

UCONN and UC are having a.....ahh....nevermind.

USF going to St. Pete would be a real kick in the teeth. that Bowl experience sucks. 10-2 deserves better.

However, I think UCF fans are looking forward to the Cure Bowl if only for the reason that it would be UCF's return to the Citrus Bowl. At least the Cure Bowl is in a football stadium. With just 6 wins I could not think of a better place to go given the options.

(11-21-2016 04:25 PM)StatueKnight Wrote:  

(11-21-2016 12:50 PM)CyberBull Wrote:  

(11-21-2016 12:07 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  My personal predictions:

Houston or Temple = Birmingham Bowl versus SEC
USF = St. Petersburg Bowl versus ACC
Tulsa = Miami Beach Bowl versus MAC
Houston or Temple = Military Bowl versus ACC
Navy = Armed Forces Bowl versus Big 12
UCF = Cure Bowl versus Sun Belt

Memphis would probably get to choose between going to Boca Raton or Bahamas

UCF is pretty much a lock for the Cure Bowl. Both sides have shown interest in the game and staying in Orlando. The Cure Bowl Exec is already campaigning pretty hard.

Bowl games are the biggest problem with this conference.

UCF has had a great turnaround season and their reward is to go “bowling” in Orlando?

USF is looking at a potential 10-2 regular season and a few plays from playing Navy for the league championship…and their reward is to “travel” to St. Pete?

Houston has beaten two Top5 teams, lost a close game to a Top 25 Navy program, will likely be ranked in the Top 15 and their reward is to play on B’Ham….where they basically ask fans to not cheer too loud for fear of the stadium collapsing?

UCONN and UC are having a.....ahh....nevermind.

USF going to St. Pete would be a real kick in the teeth. that Bowl experience sucks. 10-2 deserves better.

However, I think UCF fans are looking forward to the Cure Bowl if only for the reason that it would be UCF's return to the Citrus Bowl. At least the Cure Bowl is in a football stadium. With just 6 wins I could not think of a better place to go given the options.

While the St. Pete game has a good opponent the time slot sucks.

(11-21-2016 04:25 PM)StatueKnight Wrote:  

(11-21-2016 12:50 PM)CyberBull Wrote:  

(11-21-2016 12:07 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote:  My personal predictions:

Houston or Temple = Birmingham Bowl versus SEC
USF = St. Petersburg Bowl versus ACC
Tulsa = Miami Beach Bowl versus MAC
Houston or Temple = Military Bowl versus ACC
Navy = Armed Forces Bowl versus Big 12
UCF = Cure Bowl versus Sun Belt

Memphis would probably get to choose between going to Boca Raton or Bahamas

UCF is pretty much a lock for the Cure Bowl. Both sides have shown interest in the game and staying in Orlando. The Cure Bowl Exec is already campaigning pretty hard.

Bowl games are the biggest problem with this conference.

UCF has had a great turnaround season and their reward is to go “bowling” in Orlando?

USF is looking at a potential 10-2 regular season and a few plays from playing Navy for the league championship…and their reward is to “travel” to St. Pete?

Houston has beaten two Top5 teams, lost a close game to a Top 25 Navy program, will likely be ranked in the Top 15 and their reward is to play on B’Ham….where they basically ask fans to not cheer too loud for fear of the stadium collapsing?

UCONN and UC are having a.....ahh....nevermind.

USF going to St. Pete would be a real kick in the teeth. that Bowl experience sucks. 10-2 deserves better.

However, I think UCF fans are looking forward to the Cure Bowl if only for the reason that it would be UCF's return to the Citrus Bowl. At least the Cure Bowl is in a football stadium. With just 6 wins I could not think of a better place to go given the options.

While the St. Pete game has a good opponent the time slot sucks.

While the St. Pete game has a good opponent the time slot sucks.

I think if we get Miami, USF fans will feel better about the St Pete bowl. Beating any of the 'Big 3', especially in a Bowl game... I'll take that.

(11-21-2016 04:41 PM)Knightsweat Wrote:  While the St. Pete game has a good opponent the time slot sucks.

The Venue sucks in general. Nice to play a P5 team

(11-21-2016 02:03 PM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  Tampa Bay Times bowl projections:

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/c...ns/2303601

Cure Bowl

at Orlando

Baker: South Alabama vs. UCF

Knight: Appalachian State vs. Army

Miami Beach Bowl

Baker: Miami (Ohio) vs. SMU

Knight: UCF vs. Toledo

Boca Raton Bowl

Baker: Memphis vs. Old Dominion

Knight: Memphis vs. Old Dominion

Bahamas Bowl

Baker: Tulsa vs. Eastern Michigan

Knight: Tulsa vs. Eastern Michigan

Armed Forces Bowl

at Fort Worth, Texas

Baker: Navy vs. North Texas

Knight: Navy vs. Baylor

St. Petersburg Bowl

Baker: Southern Miss vs. Temple

Knight: Temple vs. Southern Miss

Military Bowl

at Annapolis, Md.

Baker: Wake Forest vs. USF

Knight: USF vs. Maryland

Birmingham Bowl

Baker: Ole Miss vs. Houston

Knight: Houston vs. South Carolina

I could see this happening. While StPete for USF and Military for Temple make sense travel wise. Both teams are looking at traveling further to get more of a bowl experience. Playing the ACC in both bowls would make it ok attendance wise and neither of them are huge stadium needing huge fan travel

I'm going to say
Temple vs NCState or Pitt in St Pete
USF vs Georgia Tech or Wake Forest in Military

Regardless of which bowls the AAC teams play in, they need to win. Navy and Houston crushed two P5 ACC teams last year in their bowls. Everyone else lost.