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If we do not get CFP or NY6 this is the crap we get.


Year Name Location Payout
2020-25 Fenway Bowl Boston, Massachusetts TBD
2020–25 Military Bowl Annapolis, Maryland $2,066,990
2020/22/24 Hawaiʻi Bowl Honolulu, Hawaii $1,200,000
2021/23/25 Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas $1,350,000
2020–25 Cure Bowl Orlando, Florida $573,125
2020–25 Boca Raton Bowl Boca Raton, Florida $900,000
2020–25 Frisco Bowl Frisco, Texas $650,000
2020–25 Birmingham Bowl Birmingham, Alabama $1,374,545
2020–25 Gasparilla Bowl Tampa, Florida $1,125,000
2020–25 First Responder Bowl Dallas, Texas $824,545
2020–25 Myrtle Beach Bowl Conway, South Carolina TBD
2020–25 New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque, New Mexico $1,050,000

If we are what we think we are we show up for 4 qtrs the next 3 weeks. If we don’t, we are not what we thought we are - despite the miracle of South Bend.

IMO only conceited conservatism can stop us. The same we have seen the last 3 weeks.

(11-19-2021 06:45 PM)doss2 Wrote:  If we do not get CFP or NY6 this is the crap we get.


Year Name Location Payout
2020-25 Fenway Bowl Boston, Massachusetts TBD
2020–25 Military Bowl Annapolis, Maryland $2,066,990
2020/22/24 Hawaiʻi Bowl Honolulu, Hawaii $1,200,000
2021/23/25 Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas $1,350,000
2020–25 Cure Bowl Orlando, Florida $573,125
2020–25 Boca Raton Bowl Boca Raton, Florida $900,000
2020–25 Frisco Bowl Frisco, Texas $650,000
2020–25 Birmingham Bowl Birmingham, Alabama $1,374,545
2020–25 Gasparilla Bowl Tampa, Florida $1,125,000
2020–25 First Responder Bowl Dallas, Texas $824,545
2020–25 Myrtle Beach Bowl Conway, South Carolina TBD
2020–25 New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque, New Mexico $1,050,000

This thread should be over on the Memphis board.

Memphis has to win another game before they can even start worrying about which bowl they are going to complain about.

There are 42 bowls.

84 teams have won 6 games (Hawaii 6-7)

That would mean everyone gets a trophy game.

AAC 7
ACC 10
B12 7
B10 9
CUSA 8
INDY 4
MAC 8
MW 8
P12 6
SEC 13
SB 4

(11-28-2021 05:38 AM)doss2 Wrote:  There are 42 bowls.

84 teams have won 6 games (Hawaii 6-7)

That would mean everyone gets a trophy game.

AAC 7
ACC 10
B12 7
B10 9
CUSA 8
INDY 4
MAC 8
MW 8
P12 6
SEC 13
SB 4

I'm not interested enough to investigate who is correct, but Stew Mandel's updated bowl projections say differently:

Quote: • We finished with 83 bowl-eligible teams for 82 spots. One 6-6 team will get left home. It’s usually a MAC team. I went with Ball State.

(11-28-2021 11:46 AM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(11-28-2021 05:38 AM)doss2 Wrote:  There are 42 bowls.

84 teams have won 6 games (Hawaii 6-7)

That would mean everyone gets a trophy game.

AAC 7
ACC 10
B12 7
B10 9
CUSA 8
INDY 4
MAC 8
MW 8
P12 6
SEC 13
SB 4

I'm not interested enough to investigate who is correct, but Stew Mandel's updated bowl projections say differently:

Quote: • We finished with 83 bowl-eligible teams for 82 spots. One 6-6 team will get left home. It’s usually a MAC team. I went with Ball State.

My original source said 42 but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–22_NC...bowl_games
Season: 2021
Bowl games: December 17, 2021 – January 10, 2022
Number of bowls: 43

My count of 84 included HA at 6-7. Perhaps that is the difference vs Mandel 83?

43 bowls. Most of which change names of sponsors every couple years because they lose $$$. Most of which also lose $$ for the schools.

I get that channels need content but come on.

66% of all FBS schools go to a bowl game. Would be like March Madness having a field of about 230. Hang a banner.

UH taking Birmingham Bowl. Had we lost that likely would have been our bowl.

(12-05-2021 04:09 PM)doss2 Wrote:  UH taking Birmingham Bowl. Had we lost that likely would have been our bowl.

That was my fear that (thankfully) wasn't to happen after the 3rd quarter fireworks by our offense yesterday. Imagine what a downer that would have been at 12-1?

Who knows what next years holds for our Bearcats in the American but it's exciting to think about that Big XII bowl lineup that awaits in 2023.

At least it's in a nice, new stadium and not that dump Legion Field.

(12-05-2021 04:13 PM)OKIcat Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 04:09 PM)doss2 Wrote:  UH taking Birmingham Bowl. Had we lost that likely would have been our bowl.

That was my fear that (thankfully) wasn't to happen after the 3rd quarter fireworks by our offense yesterday. Imagine what a downer that would have been at 12-1?

Who knows what next years holds for our Bearcats in the American but it's exciting to think about that Big XII bowl lineup that awaits in 2023.

They get to play Auburn. That’s a nice bowl opponent.

Tell you what, while the actual bowls kinda suck, with the exception of Tulsa playing ODU, the American landed some damn impressive opponents for the bowls - Florida, Auburn, BC, Virginia, and Hawaii.

(12-05-2021 09:37 PM)geef Wrote:  Tell you what, while the actual bowls kinda suck, with the exception of Tulsa playing ODU, the American landed some damn impressive opponents for the bowls - Florida, Auburn, BC, Virginia, and Hawaii.

Thet isn’t a bad slate for teams that finish 2 through 6.

The American for all its faults ended up a pretty decent football conference with it’s top team being better than what the PAC-12 keeps putting out there. The upper part of the league was always good but was dragged down by the bottom feeders.

The Big XII is going to be battle every week but the American probably doesn’t get the credit it deserves for being a good football league.

(12-05-2021 10:10 PM)UCBearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 09:37 PM)geef Wrote:  Tell you what, while the actual bowls kinda suck, with the exception of Tulsa playing ODU, the American landed some damn impressive opponents for the bowls - Florida, Auburn, BC, Virginia, and Hawaii.

Thet isn’t a bad slate for teams that finish 2 through 6.

The American for all its faults ended up a pretty decent football conference with it’s top team being better than what the PAC-12 keeps putting out there. The upper part of the league was always good but was dragged down by the bottom feeders.

The Big XII is going to be battle every week but the American probably doesn’t get the credit it deserves for being a good football league.

I’ll put big money on the Big12 you think you are joining won’t exist in few years

(12-05-2021 10:20 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 10:10 PM)UCBearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 09:37 PM)geef Wrote:  Tell you what, while the actual bowls kinda suck, with the exception of Tulsa playing ODU, the American landed some damn impressive opponents for the bowls - Florida, Auburn, BC, Virginia, and Hawaii.

Thet isn’t a bad slate for teams that finish 2 through 6.

The American for all its faults ended up a pretty decent football conference with it’s top team being better than what the PAC-12 keeps putting out there. The upper part of the league was always good but was dragged down by the bottom feeders.

The Big XII is going to be battle every week but the American probably doesn’t get the credit it deserves for being a good football league.

I’ll put big money on the Big12 you think you are joining won’t exist in few years

Seems like an ambigious bet. I'll put money on a lot of conferences not being what we think them to be in a few years.

Unless youre saying the entire conference will just dissolve. Because texas and oklahoma are leaving. I dont remember the last time texas was relevant. Oklahoma is a solid school but all big 12 additions are solid. More than make up for that

(12-05-2021 10:20 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 10:10 PM)UCBearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 09:37 PM)geef Wrote:  Tell you what, while the actual bowls kinda suck, with the exception of Tulsa playing ODU, the American landed some damn impressive opponents for the bowls - Florida, Auburn, BC, Virginia, and Hawaii.

Thet isn’t a bad slate for teams that finish 2 through 6.

The American for all its faults ended up a pretty decent football conference with it’s top team being better than what the PAC-12 keeps putting out there. The upper part of the league was always good but was dragged down by the bottom feeders.

The Big XII is going to be battle every week but the American probably doesn’t get the credit it deserves for being a good football league.

I’ll put big money on the Big12 you think you are joining won’t exist in few years

I’ll bet you are still in the AAC desperately wishing SMU was with us in the conference that allegedly won’t exist in a few years.

(12-05-2021 10:41 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 10:20 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 10:10 PM)UCBearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 09:37 PM)geef Wrote:  Tell you what, while the actual bowls kinda suck, with the exception of Tulsa playing ODU, the American landed some damn impressive opponents for the bowls - Florida, Auburn, BC, Virginia, and Hawaii.

Thet isn’t a bad slate for teams that finish 2 through 6.

The American for all its faults ended up a pretty decent football conference with it’s top team being better than what the PAC-12 keeps putting out there. The upper part of the league was always good but was dragged down by the bottom feeders.

The Big XII is going to be battle every week but the American probably doesn’t get the credit it deserves for being a good football league.

I’ll put big money on the Big12 you think you are joining won’t exist in few years

I’ll bet you are still in the AAC desperately wishing SMU was with us in the conference that allegedly won’t exist in a few years.

We shall see my brother….. I will wholeheartedly welcome you back with open arms

(12-05-2021 10:20 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 10:10 PM)UCBearcatlawjd2 Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 09:37 PM)geef Wrote:  Tell you what, while the actual bowls kinda suck, with the exception of Tulsa playing ODU, the American landed some damn impressive opponents for the bowls - Florida, Auburn, BC, Virginia, and Hawaii.

Thet isn’t a bad slate for teams that finish 2 through 6.

The American for all its faults ended up a pretty decent football conference with it’s top team being better than what the PAC-12 keeps putting out there. The upper part of the league was always good but was dragged down by the bottom feeders.

The Big XII is going to be battle every week but the American probably doesn’t get the credit it deserves for being a good football league.

I’ll put big money on the Big12 you think you are joining won’t exist in few years

It seems like it's just a better version of the current AAC. A bunch of teams no one else wants, but are still pretty solid. Where is everyone going?