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Post by troysux on Nov 28, 2023 7:19:47 GMT -6
For Jax State, that'd be a bland, if winnable, game. I love the NMSU-TX State and Liberty-troy state matchups, though. WKU-ODU isn't terrible, either. All four bowls would be winnable games against the Belt. It'd be huge if we won all four. And I'd be rooting for UCF to pound the Dukes down in Tampa on sheer principle. Who did Brett say we are playing? |
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Post by stevo on Nov 28, 2023 7:23:09 GMT -6
For Jax State, that'd be a bland, if winnable, game. I love the NMSU-TX State and Liberty-troy state matchups, though. WKU-ODU isn't terrible, either. All four bowls would be winnable games against the Belt. It'd be huge if we won all four. And I'd be rooting for UCF to pound the Dukes down in Tampa on sheer principle. Who did Brett say we are playing? Brett said yesterday Arkansas State in New Orleans. |
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Post by gemofthehills on Nov 28, 2023 7:47:07 GMT -6
G5 v Power or Middle conferences
Unfortuately for G5 Tulane if they win will be the rep for G5 on NY6 game. Texas may beat them by 50. If these are correct CUSA will be the only one without a game. SBC with 12 teams only gets one but should win. MAC and MWC gets one but should win both. My guess would be 4-3 for G5. AAC will take all of the losses.
Gasparilla Bowl
Latest projected matchup: UCF vs. James Madison
Liberty Bowl
Latest projected matchup: Memphis vs. Texas Tech
Los Angeles Bowl
Latest projected matchup: UCLA vs. UNLV
Quick Lane Bowl
Latest projected matchup: Minnesota* (5-7) vs. Ohio
Fenway Bowl
Latest projected matchup: Virginia Tech vs. UTSA
Military Bowl
Latest projected matchup: Georgia Tech vs. SMU
PEACH BOWL
Latest projected matchup: Texas vs. Tulane
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Post by Whup Em All on Nov 28, 2023 9:07:16 GMT -6
CUSA BowlsBirmingham Bowl ( Liberty vs. troy state) - Dec. 23 - Noon on ABCYES! This is one of the two matchups I'm hoping to see. (My top preference would be Liberty vs JMU.) Assuming the Flames can beat NMSU in the CCG (no guarantees there) this will pit the best team in CUSA and at least the 2nd best team in the Sun Belt against one another. If the trojans mop the floor with the Flames, then we'll know the Sun Belt fans were right all along. They're literally like the next SEC. Maybe even better. Alabama and UGA could only hope to compete in a league like this. On the other hand, if Liberty wins....   New Orleans Bowl (Arkansas State vs. Jacksonville State) - Dec. 16 - 2:15 p.m. on ESPNAs I said earlier, this is a bland matchup in my least favorite bowl location, but on the plus side, it gives the Gamecocks a tough but winnable game against a Sun Belt opponent. We need CUSA teams to win every bowl, but ESPECIALLY against the Sun Belt, since they're the only ones whose heads provide us a place to live rent free. Jax State just needs to do its part and take care of the Red Wolves. New Mexico Bowl ( New Mexico State vs. Texas State) - Dec. 16 - 5:45 p.m. on ESPNCUSA fans won't even have to change the channel! In the game that follows ours, CUSA's (at least) 2nd best team plays arguably the worst bowl-eligible team from the Sun Belt. The Bobcats don't even have a concept of "defense" let alone have one to stop the Aggies. This is as close to a "gimme" as the conference is likely to get this bowl season. Coach Kill and his squad better not blow it. Frisco Bowl ( WKU vs. Old Dominion) - Dec. 19 - 9 p.m. on ESPNIf WKU were playing more like the Hilltoppers of last year, this game wouldn't even be close. ODU has only a marginally better understanding of "defense" than Texas State. The good news for the Toppers? ODU's offense may be worse than their defense. The bad news for the Toppers? WKU's defense is as suspect as ODU's. WKU has had a rough enough year that this promises to be a decent game, but it should still be another solid chance to get a win over the Belt. Other 2023 Opponents' Bowls68 Ventures Bowl (South Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan) - Dec. 23 - 7 p.m. on ESPNThe transitive property doesn't really work in football, but I'd still love to see EMU win this, or at least give the Jags one heckuva fight, considering we had no trouble with the Eagles back in September. Besides, I'd love to see the Sun Belt lose to the MAC. That's just good for everyone. Camellia Bowl (Wyoming vs. Coastal Carolina) - Dec. 23 - Noon on ESPNWe played a lousy game against the Beach Chickens, and still managed to keep it close until late in the 3rd quarter. If Wyoming can move the ball, they can win this one, but this may end up being a defensive struggle. Both teams are pretty good, so this could be a good one to watch. While it's good for optics if a team that beat us in the regular season wins their bowl game, it ultimately doesn't matter to JSU or CUSA if a Sun Belt team wins or loses against a MWC team. This could be a rare bowl game in which I'm not necessarily rooting against the Sun Belt team. Not that I'll be rooting against Wyoming either. Call it mild indifference. But it could be a good game nonetheless. Other Transitional Team's BowlGasparilla Bowl (UCF vs. James Madison) - Dec. 22 - 6:30 p.m. on ESPNGoing into the season, if you'd told me JMU would be matched up against UCF in a Prime Time bowl game on ESPN, I would've been like, "Heck yeah, JMU! Go Dukes!" Unfortunately, their fan base has slowly chipped away at any respect I once had for them. (They may be worse than the ungulate cling-ons from the lower subdivision.) Now? Now I want to see UCF monkeystomp the Dukes like there's no tomorrow. "Oh, but if JMU loses badly, it may make JSU's achievements seem lesser by comparison." I. Don't. Care. Beat them down and run it up. Slobberknock some humility into these guys. Do I expect it to happen? No. It's just my grown-up Christmas wish.
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Post by troysux on Nov 28, 2023 9:20:42 GMT -6
I want to see someone monkey stomp Georgia State so far into the ground nobody ever sees them again. After they blew that game against ODU and making them bowl eligible I hope they go 0-12 next year.
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Post by jsu02 on Nov 28, 2023 9:53:28 GMT -6
Bowl eligibility should be changed to 7-5 from 6-6.
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Post by stevo on Nov 28, 2023 10:05:05 GMT -6
Bowl eligibility should be changed to 7-5 from 6-6. If that were to happen, what are you going to do with all the bowls that don't have teams? Shut them down? |
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Post by jsu02 on Nov 28, 2023 10:20:20 GMT -6
Bowl eligibility should be changed to 7-5 from 6-6. If that were to happen, what are you going to do with all the bowls that don't have teams? Shut them down? Yes. And give the remaining bowls better TV time slots. |
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Post by Whup Em All on Nov 28, 2023 10:28:50 GMT -6
If that were to happen, what are you going to do with all the bowls that don't have teams? Shut them down? Yes. And give the remaining bowls better TV time slots. Your three biggest opponents in this plan would be the network executives who profit from the TV viewership, the bowl executives who make millions off ticket sales and sponsorships, and the Sun Belt conference, who would only have one more eligible team than CUSA (despite having five more teams in the conference) if the 6-6 teams stayed home for Christmas. |
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Post by troysux on Nov 28, 2023 11:21:35 GMT -6
Yes. And give the remaining bowls better TV time slots. Your three biggest opponents in this plan would be the network executives who profit from the TV viewership, the bowl executives who make millions off ticket sales and sponsorships, and the Sun Belt conference, who would only have one more eligible team than CUSA (despite having five more teams in the conference) if the 6-6 teams stayed home for Christmas. You forgot the coaches who get fired for not making a bowl. |
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Post by troysux on Nov 28, 2023 11:22:31 GMT -6
If that were to happen, what are you going to do with all the bowls that don't have teams? Shut them down? Yes. And give the remaining bowls better TV time slots. Make sure to not watch our bowl game the year we go 6-6. |
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Post by stevo on Nov 28, 2023 13:18:49 GMT -6
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As expected a lot of horse trading this week of teams b/w bowl games. One bowl official told @actionnetworkhq
their bowl’s choice of teams isn’t great, “it’s like trying to pick the tallest midget”
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Post by Whup Em All on Nov 28, 2023 13:43:46 GMT -6
Brett McMurphy @brett_McMurphy · 26m As expected a lot of horse trading this week of teams b/w bowl games. One bowl official told @actionnetworkhq their bowl’s choice of teams isn’t great, “it’s like trying to pick the tallest midget” Harsh, but true. Bowls aren't in the business of providing the most compelling gridiron matchup. They're in the business of selling tickets and sponsorships and making that money. As compelling as a game between (for example) troy state and Tulane might be, which bowls would want that as their first choice, other than (perhaps) those in Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, and New Orleans? And with conference champions off the table due to tie-ins (and the NY6 for one lucky team) the G5 doesn't offer much else. Even in the lofty realm of the "Power 5", bowls are far more likely to feature something like Georgia Tech vs Iowa State than Alabama vs Penn State. Pickin's are slim once you leave the Top 25... |
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Post by stevo on Nov 28, 2023 13:52:24 GMT -6
Brett McMurphy @brett_McMurphy · 26m As expected a lot of horse trading this week of teams b/w bowl games. One bowl official told @actionnetworkhq their bowl’s choice of teams isn’t great, “it’s like trying to pick the tallest midget” Harsh, but true. Bowls aren't in the business of providing the most compelling gridiron matchup. They're in the business of selling tickets and sponsorships and making that money. As compelling as a game between (for example) troy state and Tulane might be, which bowls would want that as their first choice, other than (perhaps) those in Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, and New Orleans? And with conference champions off the table due to tie-ins (and the NY6 for one lucky team) the G5 doesn't offer much else. Even in the lofty realm of the "Power 5", bowls are far more likely to feature something like Georgia Tech vs Iowa State than Alabama vs Penn State. Pickin's are slim once you leave the Top 25... If the Camellia Bowl could do some trading to get South Alabama vs JSU, that would be great. No one on here will want to agree with this, but Troy is too far ahead of JSU to be able to pull that game off. Even if App would blow out Troy, it probably would be too late to make that happen. |
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Post by Whup Em All on Nov 28, 2023 14:12:56 GMT -6
If the Camellia Bowl could do some trading to get South Alabama vs JSU, that would be great. No one on here will want to agree with this, but Troy is too far ahead of JSU to be able to pull that game off. Even if App would blow out Troy, it probably would be too late to make that happen. A bowl matchup with USA would be a fun way to kick off that series. A cross-state matchup which is not in any way a rivalry. I kind of agree about troy state not dropping to us. And certainly not the New Orleans bowl. If JSU-troy state happens, it's going to be a bowl that could sell out with that matchup, and that means either Montgomery, Mobile, or Birmingham. I said this the other day, though, and I'll die on this hill: I don't want to play troy state this year. They're an established FBS championship-caliber team. We're an FCS-FBS transitional team playing above our pay grade. I want to meet the trojans on equal footing, and that means giving us AT LEAST one more recruiting season to develop our talent and depth. Getting slobberknocked by the trojans is not how I want to spend Christmas. (Though if the game happens, and we somehow manage to win, I'll be dancing in the streets.) |
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