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[RaginDave]

Scratch UVA off the 'possible bowl-eligible' list.

35 TEAMS FIGHTING FOR 14 SPOTS.

UP NEXT

Maryland, Va Tech, Pitt, USF, UConn, Iowa, Indy, Purdue, Marhsall, Houston, Rice, Miami (OH), CMU, UNM, Utah, Tennessee, Arkansas, UNT and Texas State.

If all of the potential lose that would eliminate 17 teams, because 4 on this list play each other. Which would make it 17 teams fighting for 14 spots.

[UL_Cajuns]

You can scratch out Texas State:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Te..._football_team
This is Texas State's only season as members of the Western Athletic Conference.[1] Texas State will join the Sun Belt Conference for all sports in 2013-14.[2] It is the second year of their transition from the FCS to the FBS, so they are not eligible to win the WAC regular season title or participate in a bowl game until 2013.

You can scratch out Texas-San Antonio who are already at 6 wins:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_UT..._football_team
This is the second of a two-year FCS to FBS transition period for UTSA, so they will not be bowl-eligible until 2013. It will be UTSA's only season in the WAC. UTSA will join Conference USA on July 1, 2013.[2]

[cajunhawk]

Looks like 72 teams is the likely scenario just looking at the teams that are trying to get that 6th win and who they are playing. That means two teams left out in the cold. One from MAC, one from SBC is the likely equation.

[RaginDave]

You can scratch out Texas State:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Te..._football_team
This is Texas State's only season as members of the Western Athletic Conference.[1] Texas State will join the Sun Belt Conference for all sports in 2013-14.[2] It is the second year of their transition from the FCS to the FBS, so they are not eligible to win the WAC regular season title or participate in a bowl game until 2013.


You can scratch out Texas-San Antonio who are already at 6 wins:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_UT..._football_team
This is the second of a two-year FCS to FBS transition period for UTSA, so they will not be bowl-eligible until 2013. It will be UTSA's only season in the WAC. UTSA will join Conference USA on July 1, 2013.[2]

Hope Wikipedia is correct, if so that leaves 55 teams arleady bowl eligible and 34 fighting to get there, meaning at this point their are 89 teams battling for 70 spots. 2 will be eliminated this weekend, those being Marshall/Houston and CMU/Miami. That would mean at least only 87 teams battling for 70 sports.

We need to win this weekend, to secure our spot in case only 70 teams get bowl eligble that way, every win on top of that is gravy, or as they say in South La. Langnaipe.

[wcd35]

UTSA and Texas St had been mentioned as part of the contingency if there are not enough bowl eligible teams (along with USA and UMass) at the start of the season. There are other teams they may let in ahead, but they may be considered if it got down to it.

This was from earlier this season. 99% sure it wont get to that, but it was brought up:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoot...uld-go-bowling


Here's another one that mentions Texas St may have but not UTSA due to number of years into reclassification:

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/utsa/20...owl-this-year/

[fiz]

iowa, maryland, indiana out

[wcd35]

Louisiana in

/had to do it

[Policarp]

Houston out now too by losing to Marshall. Marshall likely out next week when they play at ECU. Can add SMU to the almost done list with their loss to Rice. With one week to go in the season as they have conference championships, CUSA may end up with only 3 bowl eligible teams.....UCF; Tulsa; ECU

The U in Miami thinking about voluntarily pulling out of bowls this year to try to avoid harsher future penalties. Just for trying to avoid harsh penalties at the END of a very mediocre season, they need to get a harsh penalty.


Need to add that 4-7 UVA remains Tech's best win.......the other 8 they beat were that bad. 0-2 against bowl eligible opponents and both losses were also home games. The only other bowl eligible team they play the entire year will be next week. Cajuns have played 5 bowl eligible teams. Troy has one more shot at making it 6. If they do, UL will finish 3-3