(07-31-2014 10:04 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Will turn course here and post what most of the posters on this forum post and make this out to a CUSA vs. Sun Belt thread, instead of the other way around most threads on here turn into.....CUSA 7 bowl teams, including 1 in Access Bowl to 3 Sun Belt teams....Bam! What's up now? haha...

Considering this season CUSA has five guaranteed bowl spots and 14 possible teams to go bowling I am not surprised at this unimaginative pick.

With the Sun Belt having only 8 possible bowl teams and three guaranteed bowls for this season I am again not surprised by Phil Steele picking only three Sun Belt teams to go bowling. I still think 4 Belt teams go bowling this year but we will just have to wait until toe meets leather to find out!

(07-31-2014 10:44 AM)Georgia_Power_Company Wrote:  

(07-31-2014 10:04 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  Will turn course here and post what most of the posters on this forum post and make this out to a CUSA vs. Sun Belt thread, instead of the other way around most threads on here turn into.....CUSA 7 bowl teams, including 1 in Access Bowl to 3 Sun Belt teams....Bam! What's up now? haha...

Considering this season CUSA has five guaranteed bowl spots and 14 possible teams to go bowling I am not surprised at this unimaginative pick.

With the Sun Belt having only 8 possible bowl teams and three guaranteed bowls for this season I am again not surprised by Phil Steele picking only three Sun Belt teams to go bowling. I still think 4 Belt teams go bowling this year but we will just have to wait until toe meets leather to find out!

Preseason bowl picks are a complete waste.

Some years conferences can't fill their slots, sometimes they have a surplus. SBC may repeat last years eligible numbers or we may have 2 great performances and everyone else beating each other up. Same for CUSA.

It will be a few seasons before we really get a sense of trends.

(07-31-2014 09:29 AM)Arrowhead Wrote:  I like his Bowl projections, but am somewhat surprised stAte is not in the mix.

http://www.philsteele.com/bowls/14-15/bo...tions.html

I just don't see the Sun Belt with only three teams in bowl games. I think it will be 4 at least, with an outside shot at 5.

(07-31-2014 10:51 AM)TheRevSWT Wrote:  

(07-31-2014 09:29 AM)Arrowhead Wrote:  I like his Bowl projections, but am somewhat surprised stAte is not in the mix.

http://www.philsteele.com/bowls/14-15/bo...tions.html

I just don't see the Sun Belt with only three teams in bowl games. I think it will be 4 at least, with an outside shot at 5.

Way too many variables to predict. The Fun Belt is particularly hard to predict.

I just see two strong teams (stAte & the Cajuns), with 3 maybe 4 teams that should be good (Troy, USA, ULM, and MAYBE Texas State).

Given the number of bowls, the number of bowl eligible teams, I can't see anything less than 4 being realistic.

(07-31-2014 10:08 AM)ark30inf Wrote:  I've noticed that in the last three years our reactions have changed to this stuff.

Three years ago there would have been more grousing and outrage. Now the average reaction is just sort of shrug.

Hadn't had the same experience.

(07-31-2014 10:59 AM)TheRevSWT Wrote:  I just see two strong teams (stAte & the Cajuns), with 3 maybe 4 teams that should be good (Troy, USA, ULM, and MAYBE Texas State).

Given the number of bowls, the number of bowl eligible teams, I can't see anything less than 4 being realistic.

Troy is likely a 6-6 or 7-5 team that may or may not catch a break in the at-large pool...

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(07-31-2014 12:52 PM)CrazyCajun Wrote:  

(07-31-2014 10:08 AM)ark30inf Wrote:  I've noticed that in the last three years our reactions have changed to this stuff.

Three years ago there would have been more grousing and outrage. Now the average reaction is just sort of shrug.

Hadn't had the same experience.

You may be projecting.