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Congratulations, UConn
The first team eliminated from bowl eligibility for the 2021 season.
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
On the plus side, there are already 10 schools that are bowl eligible. At the same stage in 2019 (the last non-COVID year) there were only three (Ohio State, Florida and SMU).
Eligible at 6-0 are:
Wake Forest
Oklahoma
Michigan
Michigan State
Iowa
Kentucky
Georgia
SMU
UT San Antonio
Coastal Carolina
SMU is the only school on both lists. In 2019 they finished 10-3 after losing their bowl game to Florida Atlantic.
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
(10-10-2021 04:01 PM)ken d Wrote: The first team eliminated from bowl eligibility for the 2021 season.
You're a week late. Technically, they were eliminated when they lost to Vanderbilt because their schedule includes two FCS teams, and only one could've been counted toward bowl eligibility meaning they could only afford to lose 5 games to be bowl eligible.
Even though it may be late, your statement is still just as true today as it was this time last week.
(This post was last modified: 10-10-2021 04:22 PM by All4One.)
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
(10-10-2021 04:18 PM)All4One Wrote: (10-10-2021 04:01 PM)ken d Wrote: The first team eliminated from bowl eligibility for the 2021 season.
You're a week late. Technically, they were eliminated when they lost to Vanderbilt because their schedule includes two FCS teams, and only one could've been counted toward bowl eligibility meaning they could only afford to lose 5 games to be bowl eligible.
Even though it may be late, your statement is still just as true today as it was this time last week.
Yeah, but this way they got to be the only one still in the category of not eligible. UMass also has two FCS teams this year and that same max of 5 losses, by beating UCONN we delayed the inevitable by a bit...until next week when we likely get destroyed by FSU, but still.
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
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10-11-2021 10:31 AM |
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
They were eliminated this week, not last week. Before this week they had 5 FBS and only 1 FCS remaining on the schedule; enough to be bowl eligible.
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
(10-10-2021 04:18 PM)All4One Wrote: (10-10-2021 04:01 PM)ken d Wrote: The first team eliminated from bowl eligibility for the 2021 season.
You're a week late. Technically, they were eliminated when they lost to Vanderbilt because their schedule includes two FCS teams, and only one could've been counted toward bowl eligibility meaning they could only afford to lose 5 games to be bowl eligible.
Even though it may be late, your statement is still just as true today as it was this time last week.
You get to pick which FCS school you count ... if they beat Yale next week, they would count Yale and not count Holy Cross, which they lost to. Finish at 6-5, and you are bowl eligible.
Of course, the need to run the table, including Clemson, might have them counted as "all but eliminated", but technically it was UMass that knocked them out of eligibility.
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
(10-11-2021 11:24 AM)Crayton Wrote: They were eliminated this week, not last week. Before this week they had 5 FBS and only 1 FCS remaining on the schedule; enough to be bowl eligible.
False because Yale, like all Ivy League schools, does not offer the required amount of football scholarships to be counted as an FCS win for bowl eligibility which is 90% scholarships allotted over a 2-year period.
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
(10-11-2021 12:47 PM)All4One Wrote: (10-11-2021 11:24 AM)Crayton Wrote: They were eliminated this week, not last week. Before this week they had 5 FBS and only 1 FCS remaining on the schedule; enough to be bowl eligible.
False because Yale, like all Ivy League schools, does not offer the required amount of football scholarships to be counted as an FCS win for bowl eligibility which is 90% scholarships allotted over a 2-year period.
I’m sure if UConn went 6-6 and beat Yale, and there was an open bowl spot, they would get in.
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
(10-11-2021 12:51 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote: (10-11-2021 12:47 PM)All4One Wrote: (10-11-2021 11:24 AM)Crayton Wrote: They were eliminated this week, not last week. Before this week they had 5 FBS and only 1 FCS remaining on the schedule; enough to be bowl eligible.
False because Yale, like all Ivy League schools, does not offer the required amount of football scholarships to be counted as an FCS win for bowl eligibility which is 90% scholarships allotted over a 2-year period.
I’m sure if UConn went 6-6 and beat Yale, and there was an open bowl spot, they would get in.
Yes, but that's not the standard. That would require a waiver.
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
(10-11-2021 01:06 PM)All4One Wrote: (10-11-2021 12:51 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote: (10-11-2021 12:47 PM)All4One Wrote: (10-11-2021 11:24 AM)Crayton Wrote: They were eliminated this week, not last week. Before this week they had 5 FBS and only 1 FCS remaining on the schedule; enough to be bowl eligible.
False because Yale, like all Ivy League schools, does not offer the required amount of football scholarships to be counted as an FCS win for bowl eligibility which is 90% scholarships allotted over a 2-year period.
I’m sure if UConn went 6-6 and beat Yale, and there was an open bowl spot, they would get in.
Yes, but that's not the standard. That would require a waiver.
And they would get it with no issues
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10-11-2021 01:31 PM |
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
It’s going to be a long, long time (if ever) before UConn competes in an FBS-bowl game, with or without a waiver.
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10-11-2021 01:44 PM |
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
(10-11-2021 12:47 PM)All4One Wrote: (10-11-2021 11:24 AM)Crayton Wrote: They were eliminated this week, not last week. Before this week they had 5 FBS and only 1 FCS remaining on the schedule; enough to be bowl eligible.
False because Yale, like all Ivy League schools, does not offer the required amount of football scholarships to be counted as an FCS win for bowl eligibility which is 90% scholarships allotted over a 2-year period.
Got me there. Man, UConn scraping the bottom of the barrel for opponents. Ivy League though, so, intriguing...
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
(10-11-2021 02:18 PM)Crayton Wrote: (10-11-2021 12:47 PM)All4One Wrote: (10-11-2021 11:24 AM)Crayton Wrote: They were eliminated this week, not last week. Before this week they had 5 FBS and only 1 FCS remaining on the schedule; enough to be bowl eligible.
False because Yale, like all Ivy League schools, does not offer the required amount of football scholarships to be counted as an FCS win for bowl eligibility which is 90% scholarships allotted over a 2-year period.
Got me there. Man, UConn scraping the bottom of the barrel for opponents. Ivy League though, so, intriguing...
Scheduling as an independent has actually been less trouble than people made it out to be. The first two-three years of schedules had to be produced all at once at the last minute though, so they tossed an extra in-state FCS in there.
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
(10-11-2021 01:31 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote: (10-11-2021 01:06 PM)All4One Wrote: (10-11-2021 12:51 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote: (10-11-2021 12:47 PM)All4One Wrote: (10-11-2021 11:24 AM)Crayton Wrote: They were eliminated this week, not last week. Before this week they had 5 FBS and only 1 FCS remaining on the schedule; enough to be bowl eligible.
False because Yale, like all Ivy League schools, does not offer the required amount of football scholarships to be counted as an FCS win for bowl eligibility which is 90% scholarships allotted over a 2-year period.
I’m sure if UConn went 6-6 and beat Yale, and there was an open bowl spot, they would get in.
Yes, but that's not the standard. That would require a waiver.
And they would get it with no issues
It doesn't really matter because they aren't going to a bowl game anyways.
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RE: Congratulations, UConn
(10-11-2021 05:45 PM)All4One Wrote: It doesn't really matter because they aren't going to a bowl game anyways.
UConn is down in the ranks where the elimination from the bowl game not coming until November would be progress.
Of course, evidently they have not yet made that progress.
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