Several things brought up in this thread.

Tech is 5-4. They did not play the entire month of November. They got skulldrug by TCU last Saturday and lost their quarterback to a gruesome leg injury. So, both GS and Tech will be without their QB.

Found out last night the MAC is not part of our bowl scenario this year. Most had the Cajuns headed to Montgomery to play either Buffalo or Ball State. Not happening.

There is a POSSIBILITY but not likely that one of our teams could be sent to a bowl game other than the contracted bowls. The Commissioner acknowledged the possibility and our AD confirmed it. Not expected to happen, but could.

ESPN wants the SBC champ and CUSA champ to play each other. Therefore I think the SBC champ goes to the Cure bowl to play Marshall (provided the Herd wins.) However, don't expect a rematch between Louisiana and UAB. That's where the "other" bowl game could come into play.

For now at least the CUSA winner gets the Cure and the runnerup gets the Camellia.

As of right now, all five SBC bowl slots are against CUSA teams. How sweet would that be if......

Cincinnati wins and they are in NY6. They can win by 40 or 1. If the chips fall right they may sneak into the top 4. Big If but very possible. Coastal wins they could find themselves in a NY6 game as well.

(12-15-2020 09:47 AM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  Several things brought up in this thread.





ESPN wants the SBC champ and CUSA champ to play each other. Therefore I think the SBC champ goes to the Cure bowl to play Marshall (provided the Herd wins.) However, don't expect a rematch between Louisiana and UAB. That's where the "other" bowl game could come into play.

For now at least the CUSA winner gets the Cure and the runnerup gets the Camellia.

As of right now, all five SBC bowl slots are against CUSA teams. How sweet would that be if......

Does ESPN have the Cure bowl this year? They didn't last year.

(12-15-2020 05:06 PM)Fark Wrote:  

(12-15-2020 09:47 AM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  Several things brought up in this thread.





ESPN wants the SBC champ and CUSA champ to play each other. Therefore I think the SBC champ goes to the Cure bowl to play Marshall (provided the Herd wins.) However, don't expect a rematch between Louisiana and UAB. That's where the "other" bowl game could come into play.

For now at least the CUSA winner gets the Cure and the runnerup gets the Camellia.

As of right now, all five SBC bowl slots are against CUSA teams. How sweet would that be if......

Does ESPN have the Cure bowl this year? They didn't last year.

Yep. ESPN Events now controls the Cure Bowl

(12-14-2020 03:39 PM)Saint3333 Wrote:  

(12-14-2020 02:48 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  

(12-14-2020 02:02 PM)ButlerGSU Wrote:  I don't know anything about LA Tech, how are they?

Cue dawgxas to remind us of the 2015 New Orleans Bowl again.

That guys has disappeared, but will magically come back to life if they pull off the upset. LA Choke's finest.

Why do you you call them LA Choke?

Because their fanbase always thinks they should win their conference and they find a way to choke in the regular season or CCG.

ESPN had us vs CCU in the Birmingham Bowl

(12-15-2020 07:52 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  ESPN had us vs CCU in the Birmingham Bowl

That would be a really good matchup, Marshall’s great defense against CCU creative offense.

Our defense actually played very well against Rice. Seven of their points were a pick-six. And all but three were due to Wells’ interceptions. So I hope this is the matchup. Plus, the B’ham bowl is on NYD.

(12-15-2020 09:22 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  Our defense actually played very well against Rice. Seven of their points were a pick-six. And all but three were due to Wells’ interceptions. So I hope this is the matchup. Plus, the B’ham bowl is on NYD.

CCU really makes it a guessing game on what they will do next, once they get your players guessing you are in real trouble.

(12-15-2020 10:30 PM)moehler Wrote:  

(12-15-2020 09:22 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  Our defense actually played very well against Rice. Seven of their points were a pick-six. And all but three were due to Wells’ interceptions. So I hope this is the matchup. Plus, the B’ham bowl is on NYD.

CCU really makes it a guessing game on what they will do next, once they get your players guessing you are in real trouble.

I hope we get the opportunity to see how we stack up. We have to get by UAB first.

Bottom line the bowl matchups are pretty “meh” and I’m not knocking my conference mates but CUSA vs SBC for the most part is not exciting except for the teams involved. CCU is getting the biggest Screw job in recent CFB history especially if they beat UL in the championship game.

(12-16-2020 01:56 PM)JSinLR Wrote:  Bottom line the bowl matchups are pretty “meh” and I’m not knocking my conference mates but CUSA vs SBC for the most part is not exciting except for the teams involved. CCU is getting the biggest Screw job in recent CFB history especially if they beat UL in the championship game.

I think whoever wins the CCG will take the cake for biggest screw job in recent CFB history.

(12-16-2020 03:38 PM)Big Buds Wrote:  

(12-16-2020 01:56 PM)JSinLR Wrote:  Bottom line the bowl matchups are pretty “meh” and I’m not knocking my conference mates but CUSA vs SBC for the most part is not exciting except for the teams involved. CCU is getting the biggest Screw job in recent CFB history especially if they beat UL in the championship game.

I think whoever wins the CCG will take the cake for biggest screw job in recent CFB history.

What about undefeated UCF?

(12-16-2020 05:52 PM)SlickRick12 Wrote:  

(12-16-2020 03:38 PM)Big Buds Wrote:  

(12-16-2020 01:56 PM)JSinLR Wrote:  Bottom line the bowl matchups are pretty “meh” and I’m not knocking my conference mates but CUSA vs SBC for the most part is not exciting except for the teams involved. CCU is getting the biggest Screw job in recent CFB history especially if they beat UL in the championship game.

I think whoever wins the CCG will take the cake for biggest screw job in recent CFB history.

What about undefeated UCF?

They can at least claim a National Championship.

But that team that beat Auburn was playoff worthy.

Wake is pushing for the ability to play two bowl games. If it is allowed App is playing in one early enough that they possibly could fill in some of the NYE and NYD bowls

That UCF team beat an Auburn team that was decimated with injuries after playing Georgia twice and Alabama. That Auburn team was heading for playoff till those injuries and a loss got them out of the playoffs. They had no interest in settling for a game vs UCF. People forget how banged up Auburn was in that bowl game.

(12-17-2020 03:43 PM)kevinwmsn Wrote:  That UCF team beat an Auburn team that was decimated with injuries after playing Georgia twice and Alabama. That Auburn team was heading for playoff till those injuries and a loss got them out of the playoffs. They had no interest in settling for a game vs UCF. People forget how banged up Auburn was in that bowl game.

I completely forgot about that. Noted.

(12-17-2020 05:45 PM)Big Buds Wrote:  

(12-17-2020 03:43 PM)kevinwmsn Wrote:  That UCF team beat an Auburn team that was decimated with injuries after playing Georgia twice and Alabama. That Auburn team was heading for playoff till those injuries and a loss got them out of the playoffs. They had no interest in settling for a game vs UCF. People forget how banged up Auburn was in that bowl game.

I completely forgot about that. Noted.

Auburn should have set out the SEC CCG so they could get into the CFP.

This is why Ohio St shouldn’t be in the CFP against teams that have played 5 more games then they have.

(12-17-2020 11:59 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote:  Wake is pushing for the ability to play two bowl games. If it is allowed App is playing in one early enough that they possibly could fill in some of the NYE and NYD bowls

I've been asking that question for a while now. We shall see. I would think that winners of the early bowl games could be available because some may not be getting the full 15 days of extra practice