it's gonna be tight, 9 spots left
SMU, Tulane & 1 C-USA school win takes 3
Army, BYU & SDST are at-large
MAC takes Detriot

(11-20-2018 10:52 PM)Magic95Fan Wrote:  Southern Miss also has the advantage that we currently have more West bowls than teams. If 1st Responder takes UNT, UAB chooses New Orleans after winning the title and Independence picks La Tech because of proximity, then the New Mexico bowl still needs a west team. That favors USM over FAU.

We played in the NM Bowl last year. No guarantees on geography.

(11-21-2018 02:55 AM)MUther Wrote:  

(11-20-2018 10:52 PM)Magic95Fan Wrote:  Southern Miss also has the advantage that we currently have more West bowls than teams. If 1st Responder takes UNT, UAB chooses New Orleans after winning the title and Independence picks La Tech because of proximity, then the New Mexico bowl still needs a west team. That favors USM over FAU.

We played in the NM Bowl last year. No guarantees on geography.

True. But Marshall is known for having a pretty good travelling fan base. FAU is not. Not saying they wont, but Marshall has a good reputation in that regard.

(11-20-2018 04:02 PM)SouthernMiss3613 Wrote:  

(11-20-2018 03:21 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  

(11-20-2018 03:20 PM)Gilesfan Wrote:  Im sure they would pick FAU over USM.

Wow. That ^ is going to !

He probably means because FAU has Kiffin and more people will tune in.

They better put it in every add they do because nobody knows they got Kiffin.

It wouldn't surprise me if UTEP knocks Southern Miss out of a bowl game possibility. That's just the kind of season it has been for the Golden Eagles. If Southern Miss does get to 6 wins, I think it would be a good year for them to take their turn in Hawaii or the Bahamas.

Since we declined a payday next week to sit at home, I wouldn’t be shocked if we decided to stay home from a bowl as well.

(11-20-2018 06:41 PM)tigtoodawg Wrote:  

(11-20-2018 05:23 PM)Ragu Wrote:  If you go 6-6 or 6-5 as a small school, you can't complain if you are left out of a bowl

Agreed. In the earlier years, Tech was left out with a better record than we have now.

There are just so many D1 teams and bowls now... It's going to be either location or P5. Either way it's about the money. Insert the "throw dat cash" emoji (PS - I call patent on that)!

We stayed home 1 year with a 9-2 record and a W over SEC Champ Bama I think & ranked No. 20 or so going into our final game at USC - not the South Carolina one either... Tough times back then

A loss to UTEP would end the suspense.

I hope both USM and FAU go. From the standpoint of better traveled fan base and from the standpoint of historical achievement, USM has the edge (afterall, ask anyone not following C-USA, whether they can tell FIU from FAU, and you would stump them). On the other hand, FAU has Kiffin and Singletary (and the latter would be more interesting to ESPN's audience than Kiffin, I believe). So, it is interesting which team goes to the bowl. Although I do hope both do.

(11-20-2018 08:34 PM)Doots4Dawgs Wrote:  6-6 and 6-5 is not a guarantee to bowl, only the conference allotment is.

unless some idiotic team turns down a perfectly good bowl bid. I mean, when has that ever happened?

(11-23-2018 06:23 PM)usmbacker Wrote:  A loss to UTEP would end the suspense.

classic. +3, dude.

Due to an "administrative" error in the CUSA offices, UAB gets booked to 2 bowl games while La Tech sits at home

(11-24-2018 01:13 AM)blazr Wrote:  Due to an "administrative" error in the CUAB offices, UAB gets booked to 2 bowl games while La Tech sits at home

Fixed it for you.

(11-21-2018 10:16 AM)Magic95Fan Wrote:  

(11-21-2018 02:55 AM)MUther Wrote:  

(11-20-2018 10:52 PM)Magic95Fan Wrote:  Southern Miss also has the advantage that we currently have more West bowls than teams. If 1st Responder takes UNT, UAB chooses New Orleans after winning the title and Independence picks La Tech because of proximity, then the New Mexico bowl still needs a west team. That favors USM over FAU.

We played in the NM Bowl last year. No guarantees on geography.

True. But Marshall is known for having a pretty good travelling fan base. FAU is not. Not saying they wont, but Marshall has a good reputation in that regard.

clt says Marshall is known for being a littering fan base. What bowl wants that mess?