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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Even though Bart wants the definitive bowl info, that's not possible to know right now. But I will tell you this (and keep in mind, these theories are liable to change day to day and minute to minute): from the people I talked to tonight, it looks like UC might/could/should/will go to the Meineke Car Care Bowl game in Charlotte. This would make UC officials happy. A game that's within driving distance for fans, a matchup against an ACC school, a middle-tier bowl game. I don't think too many fans would be disappointed with a trip like that.

Word around here was that USF probably will go to the Sun Bowl (bigger market for the Bulls, better TV ratings, good end to the season, beating West Virginia and Auburn). If UConn wouldn't have soiled itself today, the Huskies might have gone to the Car Care Bowl, leaving the illustrious PapaJohns.com bowl for the Bearcats. Which would be absolutely brutal. But it's going to be hard for Charlotte to take UConn over UC at this point - hell, it's nearly impossible, I venture to guess.

I'm on full alert for my people to contact me as soon as UC accepts a bowl. I have a flight that leaves at 6 a.m., I'm not going to bed before then, and there's free wireless at the Syracuse airport. If I hear something tonight, I'll let you know.


Lots o' history being made here tonight. Mauk breaks the UC single-season TD record, UC's 441 points this season breaks the school mark (409 in 2002), first nine-win season since 1953 (the year Bill Koch was born), first time it'll be ranked in the last regular-season top-25 poll.

You know what struck me, though. UC didn't seem ecstatic about it. Yeah, the Bearcats were looser than normal (Mauk came to his post-game presser with his football pants, undershirt and no shoes), and BK carefully fixed his hair for one TV camera that was present, but overall, this didn't seem like an excited bunch. I'm not sure why. Maybe, the Bearcats are drained.


I had a conversation with Angelo Craig about what bowl he wanted to attend.

Me: With a BCS bowl out of the question ..."

Him: “Why do you say that?"

Me: "OK, with a BCS Bowl probably out of the question ..."

Him: “Why do you say that?"

Me: OK, assuming a BCS bowl out of the question, what bowl game do you want to go to?"

Him: “I just leave that to the bowl people and the administration."

Hell, the things I have to go through.


OK, go to sleep now. I wish I could.

I am thinking it's pretty safe to say we will be heading to the Car Care Bowl....everything makes sense about it....UCONN hurt themselves today....won't be ranked....we beat them....we have a much much much more exciting offense....we will be BCS ranked....they won't....and finally....we are better....Congrats on #3 in the BE Bearcats!!

Road Trip time....heading south[/align]

airjrdan08 Wrote:Congrats on #3 in the BE Bearcats!!

Go cats!

UConn was still 5-2

Man this is such a crazy year.......

UConn's out of conference games were very weak.

Maine, Duke, Akron, Temple (should have lost), and Virginia (did lose)

UC went undefeated in their OOC schedule including the big win against Oregon State.

I agree with Josh that the magnitude of the UCONN loss to West Virginia today has to be troubling to the Meineke Bowl. Will it be enough for it to choose UC over UCONN.

UCONN was humiliated today. It will drop out of the top 25. UC will remain in the top 25, which is a nice marketing tool for a minor bowl.

WacoBearcat Wrote:I agree with Josh that the magnitude of the UCONN loss to West Virginia today has to be troubling to the Meineke Bowl. Will it be enough for it to choose UC over UCONN.

UCONN was humiliated today. It will drop out of the top 25. UC will remain in the top 25, which is a nice marketing tool for a minor bowl.

Agreed!

How is UC out of the Sun Bowl? What happend with that?

Didn't we beat USF in Tampa? I must be missing the logic here.

stpnum4 Wrote:How is UC out of the Sun Bowl? What happend with that?

Didn't we beat USF in Tampa? I must be missing the logic here.

Nothing is decided, but the rumor is that USF will be selected since it has a higher BCS standing, bigger TV market, and did beat WVU and Auburn.

Ugh, the Big East needs some decent bowls.

stpnum4 Wrote:Ugh, the Big East needs some decent bowls.

mlb made the point and made it well last week. Win any and all Bowl games and the BEast gets a better shake when the Bowls shuffle next year.

We SHOULD be treated as the 2 seed. If we get the 4 seed and win the game in convincing fashion, we improve the overall status.

That's how you force better bowl tie-ins.

End of story...

5 - 0 last year, did that improve the bowls this year?

THE BearcatBrent Wrote:5 - 0 last year, did that improve the bowls this year?

No, but bowl contracts weren't up either. After next season they are.

the bowls we have now were decided when people had left the BE for dead.......we will be able to negotiate much better bowls after this current contract runs out.....

I hope if UC doesnt get the bowl of their choice that they at least aren't negative about and lose the game like we've seen other teams do in the past. Gripe about being left out of a better bowl than lose. I can't remember who did that recently but I know there was some school that did then got their asses handed to them.