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UAB Bowl Projections - Week 10

Trending up: New Mexico Bowl; Birmingham Bowl
Trending down: Independence Bowl; Gasparilla Bowl

Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, BH)
Friday 12/20 (1PM) - ESPN
• vs. Ohio - College Sports Madness (11/10)

Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (Frisco,TX)
Friday 12/20 (6:30PM) - ESPN
• vs. Tulane - Biloxi Sun-Herald (11/13)

New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM)
Saturday 12/21 (1PM) - ESPN
• vs. San Diego State - 247 Sports (11/10)
• vs. San Diego State - CBS Sports/Palm (11/10)
• vs. San Jose State - College Football News (11/10)

• vs. Air Force - Dratings (11/4)

New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
Saturday 12/21 (8:00 PM) - ESPN
• vs. Louisiana - The Sporting News (11/11)
• vs. Georgia State - Sports Illustrated (11/12)

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (St. Petersburg, FL)
Monday 12/23 (1:30PM) - ESPN
• vs. SMU - ESPN/Schlabach (11/10)
• vs. Tulane - USA Today (11/12)

• vs. Temple - Orlando Sentinel (11/5)
• vs. Miami (FL) - Yardbarker (10/28)

Walk On's Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA)
Thursday 12/26 (3PM) - ESPN
• vs. North Carolina - Athlon (11/11)
• vs. Duke - ActionSports (11/1)

First Responders Bowl (Dallas, TX)
Monday 12/30 (11:30AM) - ESPN
• vs. SMU - Bleacher Report (11/10)
• vs. TCU - Yahoo! Sports (11/13)

Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL)
Thursday 1/2 (2:00PM) - ESPN
• vs. Navy - ESPN/Bonagura (11/10)
• vs. SMU - Stadium/McMurphy (11/11)
• vs. Cincinnati - Banner Society (11/11)
• vs. Cincinnati - Saturday Blitz (11/11)

(11-11-2019 04:04 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  UAB Bowl Projections - Week 10

Trending up: New Mexico Bowl; Birmingham Bowl
Trending down: Independence Bowl; Gasparilla Bowl

Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, BH)
Friday 12/20 (1PM) - ESPN
• vs. Ohio - College Sports Madness (11/10)

New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM)
Saturday 12/21 (1PM) - ESPN
• vs. San Diego State - 247 Sports (11/10)
• vs. San Diego State - CBS Sports/Palm (11/10)
• vs. San Jose State - College Football News (11/10)

• vs. Air Force - Dratings (11/4)

New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
Saturday 12/21 (8:00 PM) - ESPN
• vs. Louisiana - The Sporting News (11/11)

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (St. Petersburg, FL)
Monday 12/23 (1:30PM) - ESPN
• vs. SMU - ESPN/Schlabach (11/10)

• vs. Tulane - USA Today (11/5)
• vs. SMU - Yahoo! Sports (11/3)
• vs. Boston College - Sports Illustrated (10/29)
• vs. Miami (FL) - Yardbarker (10/28)
• vs. Temple - Orlando Sentinel (10/28)

Walk On's Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA)
Thursday 12/26 (3PM) - ESPN
• vs. North Carolina - Athlon (11/11)
• vs. Duke - ActionSports (11/1)

First Responders Bowl (Dallas, TX)
Monday 12/30 (11:30AM) - ESPN
• vs. SMU - Bleacher Report (11/10)

Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL)
Thursday 1/2 (2:00PM) - ESPN
• vs. Navy - ESPN/Bonagura (11/10)
• vs. SMU - Stadium/McMurphy (11/11)
• vs. Cincinnati - Banner Society (11/11)
• vs. Cincinnati - Saturday Blitz (11/11)

First choice: First Responders (let's make that happen, please)
Second choice: Walk On's Independence Bowl
Third choice: Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Distant fourth choice: Birmingham Bowl (please no)

There are five bowls with CUSA ties. There are currently 6 bowl eligible teams. It is conceivable that UAB is left out of a bowl game regardless of how we finish. We’ve already lost to Southern Miss. very real possibility of losing to La Tech and a loss to Western Kensucky. I can see where we get left out.

(11-12-2019 04:59 PM)BandGrad Wrote:  There are five bowls with CUSA ties. There are currently 6 bowl eligible teams. It is conceivable that UAB is left out of a bowl game regardless of how we finish. We’ve already lost to Southern Miss. very real possibility of losing to La Tech and a loss to Western Kensucky. I can see where we get left out.

It's going to be a struggle to get to 78 6+ win teams this season. Realistically there will be only 75 or 76 if Missouri remains on bowl probation. The NCAA will grant a waiver to Liberty bringing the total to 76 or 77. In that cast the 5 win team(s) with the highest APR get the last slots. All eligible 6+ win teams have to be slotted before that can occur. There is very little chance UAB misses a bowl.

Also, bowl "tie-ins" with ESPN owned bowls are just words on paper. ESPN is free to rearrange those in any way the deem desirable.

(11-12-2019 05:45 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  

(11-12-2019 04:59 PM)BandGrad Wrote:  There are five bowls with CUSA ties. There are currently 6 bowl eligible teams. It is conceivable that UAB is left out of a bowl game regardless of how we finish. We’ve already lost to Southern Miss. very real possibility of losing to La Tech and a loss to Western Kensucky. I can see where we get left out.

It's going to be a struggle to get to 78 6+ win teams this season. Realistically there will be only 75 or 76 if Missouri remains on bowl probation. The NCAA will grant a waiver to Liberty bringing the total to 76 or 77. In that cast the 5 win team(s) with the highest APR get the last slots. All eligible 6+ win teams have to be slotted before that can occur. There is very little chance UAB misses a bowl.

Also, bowl "tie-ins" with ESPN owned bowls are just words on paper. ESPN is free to rearrange those in any way the deem desirable.

A 7th win will do wonders.

Quote: Bowl games that have a contract with a conference must select a team with at least seven wins if one is available before a six win team.

Any bowl berths that become eligible when a conference fails to meet its contracted tie-ins must first be filled by any eligible seven-win teams before any remaining FBS 6–6 teams can be accommodated.

Unpopular opinion, but I want us in the Birmingham Bowl.

to be honest if they get 7, 8, or 6 I hope they go to a bowl. If i can make it, fine. If not, it just means more playing time and more chance to put our name out there. As far as rewarding them, I'm not the one putting my body on the line for entertainment. If these guys get a chance to play one more game and reap some reward for their work, so be it.

Maybe we can go to the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.

(11-12-2019 11:06 PM)rook360 Wrote:  to be honest if they get 7, 8, or 6 I hope they go to a bowl. If i can make it, fine. If not, it just means more playing time and more chance to put our name out there. As far as rewarding them, I'm not the one putting my body on the line for entertainment. If these guys get a chance to play one more game and reap some reward for their work, so be it.

I agree!

(11-12-2019 04:59 PM)BandGrad Wrote:  There are five bowls with CUSA ties. There are currently 6 bowl eligible teams. It is conceivable that UAB is left out of a bowl game regardless of how we finish. We’ve already lost to Southern Miss. very real possibility of losing to La Tech and a loss to Western Kensucky. I can see where we get left out.

You're overlooking the fact that SEC has 10 tie-ins plus a CFP entry, and likely only 8 or 9 eligible teams; the ACC has 10 plus a CFP entry, and likely only have 8 or 9 eligible. CUSA will put more than 5 teams in bowls because someone has to fill the slots SEC and ACC can't fill.