Currently 63 bowl eligible teams. 70 spots available. Here is a quick list of teams fighting for eligibility and their remaining games, followed by my prediction if they will become bowl eligible:
Central Michigan 5-6 (@ UMASS 1-10) *Yes*
Wake Forest 5-6 (vs. Vanderbilt 7-4) *No*
Virginia Tech 5-6 (vs. Virginia 4-7) *Yes*
Baylor 5-5 (vs. Texas Tech 7-4, vs. Oklahoma St 7-3) *Yes*
West Virginia 5-5 (@ Iowa St 6-5, vs. Kansas 1-10) *Yes*
Pittsburgh 4-6 (vs. Rutgers 9-1, @ USF 3-7) *No*
UConn 4-6 (@ Louisville 9-1, vs. Cincinnati 7-3) *No*
Michigan State 5-6 (@ Minnesota 6-5) *Yes*
Purdue 5-6 (vs. Indiana 4-7) *Yes*
Marshall 5-6 (@ East Carolina 7-4) *No*
Rice 5-6 (@ UTEP 3-8) *Yes*
SMU 5-6 (vs. Tulsa 9-2) *No*
Ole Miss 5-6 (vs. Miss St. 8-3) *No*
Missouri 5-6 (@ Texas A&M 9-2) *No*
Troy 5-6 (@MTSU 7-3) *No*
So my prediction is we get to exactly 70. If that is the case, there will be 7 MAC teams bowling. But no real room for upsets for CMU. And really, with the Bobcats likely being the 6th MAC choice, OU doesn't want the list to grow to 72.
The way I see it is no less than 66, no more than 72. If it is over 70, I feel like CMU could be the first one left out.
(11-18-2012 12:35 PM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote: [ -> ]The way I see it is no less than 66, no more than 72. If it is over 70, I feel like CMU could be the first one left out.
Possibly, but 6-6 Sun Belt teams aren't attractive either. It would depend on location, negotiations and if Enos keeps his job. Will he? CMU won't be attractive without a coach.
(11-18-2012 12:42 PM)niubrad00 Wrote: [ -> ] (11-18-2012 12:35 PM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote: [ -> ]The way I see it is no less than 66, no more than 72. If it is over 70, I feel like CMU could be the first one left out.
Possibly, but 6-6 Sun Belt teams aren't attractive either. It would depend on location, negotiations and if Enos keeps his job. Will he? CMU won't be attractive without a coach.
True. Unfortunately, I could see SBC teams getting the nod over CMU since more games in the the SBC region, which would make it easier for their fans to travel to the games.
Updated CBSSPorts projections:
CBS Sports Bowl Projections
GoDaddy: Ohio vs. La-Monroe
BBVA Compass: Toledo vs. Troy
LCB: NIU vs. WKU
New Orleans: Arkansas St vs. Kent St.
Idaho: BG vs. Utah St.
And by my count, only 5 out of the 35 bowls feature nonAQ vs. AQ. What a joke
if there were 71 or 72 eligible the LCB could always take CMU if they wanted to and then all 7 should be bowling
I think it got re-updated when I clicked the link it came up with the following:
GoDaddy.com Kent State vs. La.-Lafayette
BBVA Compass Bowling Green vs. La.-Monroe
Liberty Tulsa vs. Ball State
Military Ohio vs. Troy
Little Caesars N. Illinois vs. W. Kentucky
New Orleans Arkansas State vs. C. Michigan
Famous Idaho Potato Toledo vs. Utah State
(11-18-2012 01:18 PM)ilovegymnast Wrote: [ -> ]I think it got re-updated when I clicked the link it came up with the following:
GoDaddy.com Kent State vs. La.-Lafayette
BBVA Compass Bowling Green vs. La.-Monroe
Liberty Tulsa vs. Ball State
Military Ohio vs. Troy
Little Caesars N. Illinois vs. W. Kentucky
New Orleans Arkansas State vs. C. Michigan
Famous Idaho Potato Toledo vs. Utah State
this list makes more sense to me. i couldn't figure out why Ohio would still be in consideration for a MAC primary tie-in bowl instead of either NIU, Kent State, or BG/UT.
Cheers to Hawaii for calling off the potential game with Temple to give them no chance at salvaging a bowl
(11-18-2012 02:00 PM)Time4Church8 Wrote: [ -> ]Cheers to Hawaii for calling off the potential game with Temple to give them no chance at salvaging a bowl
They made it seem like it was a done deal a few weeks ago. Whata buzz kill for the players. One day, "Hey, we're going to Hawaii and we'll be bowl eligible!!" The next day, "We're not going to Hawaii or a bowl game."
OU will get into a bowl even if 72 are eligible. 6-6, and 7-5 SBC/CUSA teams are less attractive than OU.
OU's win vs. PSU is their saving grace.
another quick note, Georgia tech is 6-5, but can become ineligible if they dont beat either #3 Georgia or #10 Florida State, unless they get a waiver to get in a bowl game since they made a conf championship
Y'all got Rice in but if i am not mistaken, records aside, UTEP will be favored in that game
Need to look for 'Black Friday' games.
No, not games played at 6:00 a.m. local time with heavily discounted tickets but games which are potential bowl bid busters.
EDIT: I came up with only 3 games (teams) TODAY which are critical for bowl eligibility:
CMU, Marshall, and Troy.
(11-23-2012 05:08 AM)emu steve Wrote: [ -> ]Need to look for 'Black Friday' games.
No, not games played at 6:00 a.m. local time with heavily discounted tickets but games which are potential bowl bid busters.
EDIT: I came up with only 3 games (teams) TODAY which are critical for bowl eligibility:
CMU, Marshall, and Troy.
Troy plays tomorrow, West Virginia plays today.
(11-23-2012 12:30 PM)cleazer Wrote: [ -> ] (11-23-2012 05:08 AM)emu steve Wrote: [ -> ]Need to look for 'Black Friday' games.
No, not games played at 6:00 a.m. local time with heavily discounted tickets but games which are potential bowl bid busters.
EDIT: I came up with only 3 games (teams) TODAY which are critical for bowl eligibility:
CMU, Marshall, and Troy.
Troy plays tomorrow, West Virginia plays today.
You are correct. My mistake.
I thought I went over today's schedule from either ESPN or USA Today.
Central Michigan won today so they're 6-6 and bowl-eligible. Marshall lost in OT to East Carolina and finished 5-7. They are out.
Central Michigan Wins @ UMASS to become bowl eligible
Marshall Loses @ East Carolina and is ineligible
West Virginia Wins @ Iowa State to become bowl eligible
So now there are 65 bowl eligible teams. 70 spots available. Here is an updated list of teams fighting for eligibility and their remaining games, followed by my prediction if they will become bowl eligible: (Lots of big games tomorrow)
Troy 5-6 (@MTSU 7-3) *No*
Wake Forest 5-6 (vs. Vanderbilt 7-4) *No*
Virginia Tech 5-6 (vs. Virginia 4-7) *Yes*
Michigan State 5-6 (@ Minnesota 6-5) *Yes*
Purdue 5-6 (vs. Indiana 4-7) *Yes*
Rice 5-6 (@ UTEP 3-8) *Yes*
SMU 5-6 (vs. Tulsa 9-2) *No*
Ole Miss 5-6 (vs. Miss St. 8-3) *No*
Missouri 5-6 (@ Texas A&M 9-2) *No*
Baylor 5-5 (vs. Texas Tech 7-4, vs. Oklahoma St 7-3) *Yes*
Pittsburgh 4-6 (vs. Rutgers 9-1, @ USF 3-7) *No*
UConn 4-6 (@ Louisville 9-1, vs. Cincinnati 7-3) *No*
(11-23-2012 06:48 PM)bobcat95 Wrote: [ -> ]Central Michigan Wins @ UMASS to become bowl eligible
Marshall Loses @ East Carolina and is ineligible
West Virginia Wins @ Iowa State to become bowl eligible
So now there are 65 bowl eligible teams. 70 spots available. Here is an updated list of teams fighting for eligibility and their remaining games, followed by my prediction if they will become bowl eligible: (Lots of big games tomorrow)
Troy 5-6 (@MTSU 7-3) *No*
Wake Forest 5-6 (vs. Vanderbilt 7-4) *No*
Virginia Tech 5-6 (vs. Virginia 4-7) *Yes*
Michigan State 5-6 (@ Minnesota 6-5) *Yes*
Purdue 5-6 (vs. Indiana 4-7) *Yes*
Rice 5-6 (@ UTEP 3-8) *Yes*
SMU 5-6 (vs. Tulsa 9-2) *No*
Ole Miss 5-6 (vs. Miss St. 8-3) *No*
Missouri 5-6 (@ Texas A&M 9-2) *No*
Baylor 5-5 (vs. Texas Tech 7-4, vs. Oklahoma St 7-3) *Yes*
Pittsburgh 4-6 (vs. Rutgers 9-1, @ USF 3-7) *No*
UConn 4-6 (@ Louisville 9-1, vs. Cincinnati 7-3) *No*
Thanks for the update...I was just thinking about this!!
Pretty much agree with all your predictions, except you can never be sure about Sunbelt or C-USA...seems like it never goes as expected. I wouldn't be shocked to see Troy or SMU win their games (and Wake Forest, too)! But that would balance, in case Baylor loses (they should lose at least one of those games).
Can't wait to see how this shakes out tomorrow!
Is it wrong to assume the MAC is having a strong year both in and out of conference? It's early, but of course I'm looking ahead to Bowl Season. The thought of having 5 or 6 MAC bowl wins somehow sounds realistic to me with how good our top teams have played OOC.