Teams looking to become Bowl eligible......take a look.
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Tulsa
Tulsa
Local sports talk show scuttlebutt is Tulsa must win at San Jose to have shot at Silicon Valley Bowl...also mention of GMAC bowl possibility....even if they win it is just a slim chance.....gotta believe they go for it at San Jose.....I watched them destroy Latech....it wasn't even close....don't know about laying 8 on road though anybody follow San Jose st with insight?
Tulsa
Local sports talk show scuttlebutt is Tulsa must win at San Jose to have shot at Silicon Valley Bowl...also mention of GMAC bowl possibility....even if they win it is just a slim chance.....gotta believe they go for it at San Jose.....I watched them destroy Latech....it wasn't even close....don't know about laying 8 on road though anybody follow San Jose st with insight?
About Bowl Eligible teams....
About Bowl Eligible teams....
I may be way off base here BUT I think that as you handicap games and determine if a team can be bowl eligible I think, and let me repeat, I think we are forgetting one criteria. Yes you need 6 wins, BUT I also believe that the team must be over .500. At least that is the way that I always remembered. A few years back when Ohio State was down, they went 6-6, and did not go to a bowl game. It wasnt because no one invited us...it was because we were not eligible. We had to win the final game against Michigan and they did not do it.
So teams like Northwestern and South Carolina, I do not believe can go to a bowl game as the best they can do is 6-6.
Can someone that knows 100% clarify this for us all? It will play a big decision on my selection for the Illinois/NWestern game.
Thanks
About Bowl Eligible teams....
I may be way off base here BUT I think that as you handicap games and determine if a team can be bowl eligible I think, and let me repeat, I think we are forgetting one criteria. Yes you need 6 wins, BUT I also believe that the team must be over .500. At least that is the way that I always remembered. A few years back when Ohio State was down, they went 6-6, and did not go to a bowl game. It wasnt because no one invited us...it was because we were not eligible. We had to win the final game against Michigan and they did not do it.
So teams like Northwestern and South Carolina, I do not believe can go to a bowl game as the best they can do is 6-6.
Can someone that knows 100% clarify this for us all? It will play a big decision on my selection for the Illinois/NWestern game.
Thanks
http://www.collegesportingnews.com/article.asp?articleid=8341
take a look about 3/4 the way the page...i think that the criteria i am speaking about started in 2001
take a look about 3/4 the way the page...i think that the criteria i am speaking about started in 2001
dammit...check that....i am wrong....i read another article, i think that if you have a .500 record you are safe. unless you have a div 1AA win and the team has used another div 1AA win toward bowl eligibility in the last 4 years.
geez.....sorry for the confusion guys
geez.....sorry for the confusion guys
ND still has a shot to go if they win out and only one of West Virginia, Syracuse and BC wins a 7th game.
Would love to see the Irish go to a bowl because they really need the work and it would be even sweeter if they went and both them and BC are 6-6
Would love to see the Irish go to a bowl because they really need the work and it would be even sweeter if they went and both them and BC are 6-6
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unlv needs a win at home vs colo st or next week at wyoming.......
wyoming needs 2 wins....last 2 at home vs tough new mexico and unlv........i wouldn`t dismiss wyoming at home....i think they are 2-1 ats at home this year and have a tendency to hang in games at home......of course,new mexico is very hot right now....
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unlv needs a win at home vs colo st or next week at wyoming.......
wyoming needs 2 wins....last 2 at home vs tough new mexico and unlv........i wouldn`t dismiss wyoming at home....i think they are 2-1 ats at home this year and have a tendency to hang in games at home......of course,new mexico is very hot right now....
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Great stuff guys, thanks. Lets keep an eye on UNLV and Col next week. I will tread lightly with Wyoming. GL
HORNS
HORNS
I have updated the first post in this thread. Gone are the SEC/Big Ten/Big 12 and Pac-10 as their are not other schools looking to become bowl eligible.
This weekend the plays either on the ML or P/S are:
SU - ML and p/s
WF - ML and p/s
Vir. - ML and p/s
G. Tech - ML and p/s
I think it is worth a shot playing these 4 schools both on the ML and p/s.
Houston needs one more win as well to go to a bowl game.
I am sure I have missed a few from the smaller conferences so please add them in. Thanks,
HORNS
This weekend the plays either on the ML or P/S are:
SU - ML and p/s
WF - ML and p/s
Vir. - ML and p/s
G. Tech - ML and p/s
I think it is worth a shot playing these 4 schools both on the ML and p/s.
Houston needs one more win as well to go to a bowl game.
I am sure I have missed a few from the smaller conferences so please add them in. Thanks,
HORNS
Also looking to become bowl eligible with wins in their final games:
Colorado vs. Nebraska on Friday
Cincinnati vs. Louisville onFriday
UAB vs. Houston on Saturday
Notre Dame vs. Stanford on Saturday and then vs. Syracuse next Saturday
Louisiana Tech vs. Rice on Saturday
UNLV vs. Wyoming on Saturday
Colorado vs. Nebraska on Friday
Cincinnati vs. Louisville onFriday
UAB vs. Houston on Saturday
Notre Dame vs. Stanford on Saturday and then vs. Syracuse next Saturday
Louisiana Tech vs. Rice on Saturday
UNLV vs. Wyoming on Saturday
With the controversy surrounding Solich and the way Nebraska has looked the past few games, I really like Colorado plus a field goal on Friday.
