16 projections in so far this week

North Texas, UTSA and WKU (Liberty) appear on all 16 current projections.

FAU (11/16)

Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas - Fri. 12/16)
- vs. Ball State (Pro Football Network)
- vs. Bowling Green (ESPN-Schlabach|USA Today)
- vs. Eastern Michigan (Athlon Sports)
- vs. Ohio (Action Network)

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC - Mon. 12/19)
- vs. Miami, Ohio (ESPN-Bonagura)
- vs. Southern Miss (The Athletic)

Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL - Tues. 12/20)
- vs. Georgia Southern (College Football News)
- vs. Houston (Yahoo! Sports)

Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI - Sat. 12/24)
- vs. Wyoming (The Sporting News)

Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, AL - Tues. 12/27)
- vs. Marshall (Bleacher Report)
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FIU (4/16)

Lending Tree Bowl (Mobile, AL - Sat. 12/17)
- vs. Georgia Southern (Pro Football Network)

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC - Mon. 12/19)
- vs. Appalachian State (The Sporting News)
- vs. Marshall (Sports Illustrated)

New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA - Wed. 12/21)
- vs. Southern Miss (College Sports Madness)
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Middle Tennessee (14/16)

Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL - Fri. 12/16)
- vs. Appalachian State (Last Word On Sports)

Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX - Sat. 12/17)
- vs. Southern Methodist (Yahoo! Sports)

Lending Tree Bowl (Mobile, AL - Sat. 12/17)
- vs. South Alabama (USA Today)
- vs. Southern Miss (24/7 Sports|CBS Sports)

New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM - Sat. 12/17)
- vs. Fresno State (Bleacher Report)
- vs. San Jose State (College Football Madness)

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC - Mon. 12/19)
- vs. East Carolina (ESPN-Schlabach)
- vs. Georgia Southern (Athlon)

Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL - Tues. 12/20)
- vs. East Carolina (The Sporting News)

New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA - Wed. 12/21)
- vs. Troy (The Athletic)

Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI - Sat. 12/24)
- vs. San Jose State (Action Network|College Football News)

Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, AL - Tues. 12/27)
- vs. Appalachian State (ESPN-Bonagura)
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North Texas (16/16)

Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas - Fri. 12/16)
- vs. Bowling Green (The Sporting News)

Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX - Sat. 12/17)
- vs. San Diego State (ESPN-Bonagura)

New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM - Sat. 12/17)
- vs. Air Force (24/7 Sports| CBS Sports|Yahoo! Sports)
- vs. Wyoming (Athlon Sports|Last Word on Sports)

Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL - Tues. 12/20)
- vs. Troy (Pro Football Network)

New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA - Wed. 12/21)
- vs. Coastal Carolina (Sports Illustrated)

Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX - Thurs. 12/22)
- vs. Southern Methodist (USA Today)

Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA - Fri. 12/23)
- vs. Houston (The Athletic)

Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI - Sat. 12/24)
- vs. Air Force (ESPN-Schlabach)
- vs. San Diego State (Bleacher Report)

Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL - Tues. 12/27)
- vs. Memphis (College Football News)

Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, AL - Tues. 12/27)
- vs. Bowling Green (College Sports Madness)

First Responder Bowl (Dallas, TX - Tues. 12/27)
- vs. Kansas (Athlon Sports)
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Rice (10/16)

Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas - Fri. 12/16)
- vs. Ball State (Sports Illustrated)

Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL - Fri. 12/16)
- vs. South Alabama (The Sporting News)

Lending Tree Bowl (Mobile, AL - Sat. 12/17)
- vs. Marshall (ESPN-Bonagura)

New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM - Sat. 12/17)
- vs. San Diego State (ESPN-Schlabach)
- vs. Wyoming (The Athletic)

Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL - Tues. 12/20)
- vs. Buffalo (Last Word on Sports)

New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA - Wed. 12/21)
- vs. Coastal Carolina (Pro Football Network)

Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX - Thurs. 12/22)
- vs. Cincinnati (College Sports Madness)

Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI - Sat. 12/24)
- vs. San Diego State (24/7 Sports|CBS Sports)
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UAB (9/16)

Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas - Fri. 12/16)
- vs. Eastern Michigan (ESPN-Bonagura)

Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL - Fri. 12/16)
- vs. Southern Methodist (ESPN-Schlabach)
- vs. Southern Miss (Action Network)

Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL - Tues. 12/20)
- vs. South Alabama (Bleacher Report)

New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA - Wed. 12/21)
- vs. Coastal Carolina (College Football News)

Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI - Sat. 12/24)
- vs. Air Force (USA Today)
- vs. San Diego State (Athlon Sports)
- vs. San Jose State (The Athletic|Yahoo! Sports)
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UTEP (2/16)

Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas - Fri. 12/16)
- vs. Ball State (Yahoo! Sports)
- vs. Bowling Green (Last Word on Sports)
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UTSA (16/16)

Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas - Fri. 12/16)
- vs. Buffalo (Bleacher Report)

Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX - Sat. 12/17)
- vs. Wyoming (Pro Football Network)

New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM - Sat. 12/17)
- vs. Boise State (College Football News)

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC - Mon. 12/19)
- vs. Coastal Carolina (Yahoo! Sports)

New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA - Wed. 12/21)
- vs. Coastal Carolina (24/7 Sports|CBS Sports|ESPN-Schlabach|Last Word on Sports|USA Today)
- vs. Southern Miss (The Sporting News)
- vs. Troy (Action Network|Athlon Sports|ESPN-Bonagura)

Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, FL - Fri. 12/23)
- vs. Louisville (The Athletic)

Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI - Sat. 12/24)
- vs. Fresno State (Sports Illustrated)
- vs. San Diego State (College Sports Madness)
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Western Kentucky (16/16)

Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas - Fri. 12/16)
- vs. Ball State (The Athletic)
- vs. Bowling Green (College Football News)
- vs. Eastern Michigan (CBS Sports)
- vs. Kent State (24/7 Sports)
- vs. Toledo (College Sports Madness)

Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL - Fri. 12/16)
- vs. Marshall (Athlon Sports)

Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX - Sat. 12/17)
- vs. Memphis (The Sporting News)

New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM - Sat. 12/17)
- vs. UNLV (Sports Illustrated)

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC - Mon. 12/19)
- vs. Arkansas State (Last Word On Sports)
- vs. Georgia Southern (Action Network)

New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA - Wed. 12/21)
- vs. Southern Miss (Yahoo! Sports)
- vs. Troy (Bleacher Report)

Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA - Fri. 12/23)
- vs. Brigham Young (Pro Football Network)
- vs. Liberty (ESPN-Schlabach)

Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI - Sat. 12/24)
- vs. Wyoming (ESPN-Bonagura)

Camelia Bowl (Montgomery, AL - Tues. 12/27)
- vs. Troy (USA Today)
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Liberty (16/16)

Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL - Fri. 12/16)
- vs. Appalachian State (Yahoo! Sports)

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC - Mon. 12/19)
- vs. Southern Methodist (Pro Football Network)

Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL - Tues. 12/20)
- vs. Coastal Carolina (Athlon Sports)

Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX - Thurs. 12/22)
- vs. UNLV (The Sporting News)

Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, FL - Fri. 12/23)
- vs. Georgia Tech (Action Network)

Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA - Fri. 12/23)
- vs. East Carolina (College Sports Madness)
- vs. Houston (College Football News)
- vs. Western Kentucky (ESPN-Schlabach)

Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL - Tues. 12/27)
- vs. Cincinnati (The Athletic)
- vs. Memphis (USA Today)

Camelia Bowl (Montgomery, AL - Tues. 12/27)
- vs. Notre Dame (Sports Illustrated)
- vs. South Alabama (24/7 Sports|CBS Sports|Last Word On Sports)

First Responder Bowl (Dallas, TX - Tues. 12/27)
- vs. UNLV (ESPN-Bonagura)

Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN - Wed. 12/28)
- vs. Oklahoma (Bleacher Report)

One of our posters has said that Jerry Palm expects five 5-7 teams to be in bowls.

So there is hope.

Come on Bahamas Bowl or Hawaii Bowl

(11-08-2022 05:55 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  One of our posters has said that Jerry Palm expects five 5-7 teams to be in bowls.

So there is hope.

And that Rice has the best APR of the likely 5-7 teams, so the Owls get picked first.

(11-09-2022 08:23 AM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(11-08-2022 05:55 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  One of our posters has said that Jerry Palm expects five 5-7 teams to be in bowls.

So there is hope.

And that Rice has the best APR of the likely possible 5-7 teams, so the Owls get picked first.

FIFY

Updated with Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports

Hoping for Myrtle Beach. Wife and kids are looking for an excuse to go to the beach this winter and that one seems to be the easiest option to make work for me. Would go to any of them except Bahamas and Hawaii. Just easier to have a happy wife along for the ride.

(11-08-2022 05:55 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  One of our posters has said that Jerry Palm expects five 5-7 teams to be in bowls.

So there is hope.

I may be the only one who feels this way, but a team with a 5-7 record doesn't belong in a bowl game. Why should you be rewarded for having a losing record? It's the "everybody gets a trophy" mindset.

(11-09-2022 11:55 AM)3DogNight Wrote:  

(11-08-2022 05:55 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  One of our posters has said that Jerry Palm expects five 5-7 teams to be in bowls.

So there is hope.

I may be the only one who feels this way, but a team with a 5-7 record doesn't belong in a bowl game. Why should you be rewarded for having a losing record? It's the "everybody gets a trophy" mindset.

Why should anybody be "rewarded" for a .500 record, or a 7-5, or an 8-4? I am old enough to remember when 2 losses took you out of consideration.

The ones getting rewarded are the bowls, who would have to fold if enough teams were not allowed.

(11-09-2022 11:55 AM)3DogNight Wrote:  

(11-08-2022 05:55 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  One of our posters has said that Jerry Palm expects five 5-7 teams to be in bowls.

So there is hope.

I may be the only one who feels this way, but a team with a 5-7 record doesn't belong in a bowl game. Why should you be rewarded for having a losing record? It's the "everybody gets a trophy" mindset.

I agree. Would be nice for the Owls to earn it with a 6th win against a quality conference opponent. I don’t expect that to happen in Bowling Green this Saturday but maybe next week at home versus UTSA.

And, if we lose all three plus lose the bowl game, there is hope a 5-8 record spells the end for Mike Bloomgren. Especially if none of the four games are close.