Cut to the (Bowl) Chase

[Turbine]

Monroe must beat North Texas on the 19th

Louisiana must beat Monroe on the 26th

Louisiana GEAUX's BOWLING

[DaddyCajun]

Monroe must beat North Texas on the 19th

Louisiana must beat Monroe on the 26th

Louisiana GEAUX's BOWLING

Why do we want ULM to beat North Texas? What about Ark St, who do they play and what happens if they win?


DaddyCajun

[Turbine]

If Monroe loses to North Texas

Then North Texas must also beat ASU

and Louisiana must still beat Monroe

[Turbine]

Why do we want ULM to beat North Texas? What about Ark St, who do they play and what happens if they win?

Because we do not want a 2-way tie with ASU we DO want a 3-way tie between UL-ASU-Monroe.

Because no matter what else happens we MUST beat Monroe! We do not want our needed victory over Monroe to be their 3rd loss, we wnat it to be their second.

If we can count on North Texas to defeat ASU then a victory over Monroe would do it.

However if ASU wins we need Monroe to win as well. Except when they play Louisiana.

[Cajun Warren]

How will they decide who goes in a three way tie?

[CRAWFISH61]

The bowl committee would decide in that case. They would pick on who would draw biggest crowd.

[RedBug58]

Because we do not want a 2-way tie with ASU we DO want a 3-way tie between UL-ASU-Monroe.

Because no matter what else happens we MUST beat Monroe! We do not want our needed victory over Monroe to be their 3rd loss, we wnat it to be their second.

If we can count on North Texas to defeat ASU then a victory over Monroe would do it.

However if ASU wins we need Monroe to win as well. Except when they play Louisiana.

We needed TROY to beat Ark State last night. That would have taken out all of the complication...........& Turb, how did you like that injected, double seasoned, cooked in foil chicken breast last night??

[Hammer58]

The bowl committee would decide in that case. They would pick on who would draw biggest crowd.

That would be mcneese, right? At least that's what they tell us.

[ulfanatic]

Because we do not want a 2-way tie with ASU we DO want a 3-way tie between UL-ASU-Monroe.

Because no matter what else happens we MUST beat Monroe! We do not want our needed victory over Monroe to be their 3rd loss, we wnat it to be their second.

If we can count on North Texas to defeat ASU then a victory over Monroe would do it.

However if ASU wins we need Monroe to win as well. Except when they play Louisiana.

If Monroe losses another game they will have at most 5 wins, meaning they are not bowl eligible. If the Sunbelt committee uses that to exclude Monroe from the 3 way tie for the N.O. bowl then Ark. St. goes. I think our only hope is for N.T. to beat Ark. St. . Correct me if I am wrong.

PS. Of course we have to beat Monroe.

[Sonsissymia]

north texas went to the n.o. bowl with 5 wins a few years ago; apparently the 6 win criterion is for an-large as opposed to 'win-in' team.

[Hammer58]

north texas went to the n.o. bowl with 5 wins a few years ago; apparently the 6 win criterion is for an-large as opposed to 'win-in' team.

I believe the ncaa gave them a waiver because they were the league champion but did not have the six wins overall. I'm not positive but I think another team (MTSU maybe?) had an overall winning record but was 2nd in conference. Since that time the conference, at the request of the bowl committe I believe, changed the rule so tht if that situation came up again the bowl committe could elect to bypass the league champ and pick another team in the conference who had an overall winning record or possibly someone outside the conference. Can anyone verify if I have stated that correctly?

[El Sidonio]

As far as I understand it, if we beat Monroe, regardless of what else happens, we basically have the upperhand in the tie-breaker. Don't remember exactly what I read that lead to that conclusion, but that's what I heard. IMO, if we beat UL-Dumbroe, we're in. I think the Bowl committee would be stupid not to select us should there be some kind of tie. I mean come on, a team on a 5 game win streak, playin a bowl game at home? Against a regional CUSA team. How much better can it get?

God Bless

GO CAJUNS!