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Here's an article that was in the Baltimore Sun on 11/24 laying out Navy's bowl possibilities with mentions of the MAC's successes and impact on Navy's bowl picture this year....


from Tuesday's Sun
Navy's bowl chase turns to scoreboard-watching
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By Kent Baker
Sun Staff
Originally published November 24, 2003, 8:51 PM EST


As an independent team with no conference affiliation, Navy finds its
bowl-game fate largely rests in the hands of others.

Several scenarios still must be played out before the Midshipmen learn into
which postseason game they could land after they earned bowl eligibility
with Saturday's rousing 63-34 victory over Central Michigan.

At this point, the best possibilities, in order, seem to be: the Houston
Bowl on Dec. 30, the Fort Worth Bowl on Dec. 23 and the Music City Bowl on
New Year's Eve.

But the order could change depending on the outcome of games this week and
next.

The eight schools selected for the Bowl Championship Series will have an
impact on Navy's potential destinations, because if two teams from the
Big?12 and

Navy is always an attractive opponent. It's a shame they will probably be considered ahead of NIU. However, the possibility of various bowls being open is good, I hope the MAC can get 3 slots.

I'm torn on this one...my dad graduated from Navy years ago, but I would also love to see the MAC get a 3rd team in a bowl. Have many great memories of watching Navy play back in the 70's with people like Art Monk coming through while with Syracuse.