Latest Bowl Projections From CBS Sports

[STPacronym]

I think they GIVE the first bulk package of tickets worth the advertised payout to the bowl participants.

It is then up to the respective athletic departments to turn this asset into cash.

I think.

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[RaginDave]

ESPN now has two new projections for the New Orleans Bowl

Mark Schlabach has us projected vs a current 5-5 Cal-Berkeley Team.
Brett McMurphy has us projected vs a current 5-6 Akron Team.

Cal has to finish with both Stanford and BYU. So it is possible that they are not bowl eligible at the end of the season, meanwhile Akron finishes with a horrendous Kent State team that is 1-9 and whose lone victory was vs Army.

[CrazyCajun]

Playing Akron would suck bad, especially since we have them at home next year.

[Cajunrunner]

ESPN now has two new projections for the New Orleans Bowl

Mark Schlabach has us projected vs a current 5-5 Cal-Berkeley Team.
Brett McMurphy has us projected vs a current 5-6 Akron Team.

Cal has to finish with both Stanford and BYU. So it is possible that they are not bowl eligible at the end of the season, meanwhile Akron finishes with a horrendous Kent State team that is 1-9 and whose lone victory was vs Army.

Not sure how they figure a PAC12 school would be streamlined to NOLA Bowl, but if that works out to be the opponent, we should embrace that opportunity. While Cal may be a floundering P5 school, they are a P5 nonetheless, in the 2nd strongest football conference. We're still searching for that P5 win in the HUD era.

[BeauCajun]

ESPN now has two new projections for the New Orleans Bowl

Mark Schlabach has us projected vs a current 5-5 Cal-Berkeley Team.
Brett McMurphy has us projected vs a current 5-6 Akron Team.

Cal has to finish with both Stanford and BYU. So it is possible that they are not bowl eligible at the end of the season, meanwhile Akron finishes with a horrendous Kent State team that is 1-9 and whose lone victory was vs Army.

Not enough MWC teams eligible to fulfill their obligation to the NOB this year?

[wcd35]

Not enough MWC teams eligible to fulfill their obligation to the NOB this year?

MWC has 6 tie ins. (Nola, NM, LV, Idaho, Poinsettia, Hawaii).
Currently 5 eligible (Nevada, Colo St, Boise St, Utah St, Air Force)

SDSU has to win 1 game out of 2 and should. Both ESPN guys have them getting in. Fresno and Wyoming both have to win their last 2 and aren't projected in.

That's 6 teams eligible.

Currently both ESPN guys have Boise St getting the Access bowl and going to Fiesta Bowl and no other MWC teams getting bowl eligible, so that's 5 for the 6 tie ins and 1 team for the access game. So even though they have 6 teams for 6 tie ins, they'd be short.

[techdawg88]

Not enough MWC teams eligible to fulfill their obligation to the NOB this year?

i think if that were to happen then you could see CUSA possibly try to get UAB into the NO Bowl

[anhil8tor]

Any chance the New Orleans Bowl calls us and we answer.. HMMM Any idea who might be matched up with?

[BeauCajun]

MWC has 6 tie ins. (Nola, NM, LV, Idaho, Poinsettia, Hawaii).
Currently 5 eligible (Nevada, Colo St, Boise St, Utah St, Air Force)

SDSU has to win 1 game out of 2 and should. Both ESPN guys have them getting in. Fresno and Wyoming both have to win their last 2 and aren't projected in.

That's 6 teams eligible.

Currently both ESPN guys have Boise St getting the Access bowl and going to Fiesta Bowl and no other MWC teams getting bowl eligible, so that's 5 for the 6 tie ins and 1 team for the access game. So even though they have 6 teams for 6 tie ins, they'd be short.

Then that would make sense for them to pass up the NOB. From a financial as well as a fan perspective. Geographically not close to any members of their conference and payout being the lowest of the 6.

Hopefully we don't get a CUSA team here and someone from a P5 makes an appearance.

[wcd35]

Then that would make sense for them to pass up the NOB. From a financial as well as a fan perspective. Geographically not close to any members of their conference and payout being the lowest of the 6.

Hopefully we don't get a CUSA team here and someone from a P5 makes an appearance.

Yeah, right now CUSA has 4 eligible for 5 spots.

MT needs to beat FAU to make 5.
UAB plays Marshall and Southern Miss needing to win 1 to be eligible and that would make 6 for 5 spots.
WKU needs 1 win and have UTSA at home to get it. Then they have Marshall. So that is still likely 7 for 5.

So CUSA will have surplus and will probably push to get one in place of the MWC if it happens that Boise gets the access game. Hopefully the P5 will have a few to send this way.

[CajunRage]

How many mid-majors have finished with 8+ regular season wins and a bowl win in 4 straight years? I don't think it's ever been done. I'd like that little recruiting tool.

[Zeebart21]

Amen my brother. I'm going wherever and whomever we play. Just to be safe, I've had NOLA hotel reservations for weeks. We need to act big time and cut with the excuses.

By now you should know to save a few vacation days for a UL bowl game.

F*gg me

Z