Bowls looking for two 5 - 7 replacement teams

[leftoright]

ESPN reporting K-State and Iowa St. refuse to play another game under new coaches.

 

[MADHAT1]

from google search
>With not enough 6-win teams, 5-7 teams get bowl bids based on Academic Progress Rate (APR); in late 2025, Auburn (5-7) and Rice (5-7) were top contenders, with Auburn potentially declining due to coaching changes, opening doors for others like San Jose State, Illinois, or Minnesota if they finish 5-7 and have strong APR, but Kansas State (6-6) opted out, creating space for these lower-win teams to fill bowls.

Top 5-7 Candidates (Based on recent APR/Interest):

1. Auburn (5-7): High APR, but might decline the bid.
2. Rice (5-7): High APR and willing to play.
3. San Jose State (5-7): Often high on APR lists.
4. Illinois (5-7): Another team frequently mentioned in these scenarios.
5. Minnesota (5-7): Also considered due to strong academic standing. <

 

[Knight Shift]

from google search
>With not enough 6-win teams, 5-7 teams get bowl bids based on Academic Progress Rate (APR); in late 2025, Auburn (5-7) and Rice (5-7) were top contenders, with Auburn potentially declining due to coaching changes, opening doors for others like San Jose State, Illinois, or Minnesota if they finish 5-7 and have strong APR, but Kansas State (6-6) opted out, creating space for these lower-win teams to fill bowls.

Top 5-7 Candidates (Based on recent APR/Interest):

1. Auburn (5-7): High APR, but might decline the bid.
2. Rice (5-7): High APR and willing to play.
3. San Jose State (5-7): Often high on APR lists.
4. Illinois (5-7): Another team frequently mentioned in these scenarios.
5. Minnesota (5-7): Also considered due to strong academic standing. <

Minnesota was 7-5

 

[CollegeSenior]

Sad to see how far RU has fallen in the APR rankings. #53

 

[Rutgers Chris]

 

[Simce91]

Sad to see how far RU has fallen in the APR rankings. #53

Is that due to lack of NIL too?

 

[Anon1751632159]

Is that due to lack of NIL too?

field house with study hall/library attached

 

[MADHAT1]

Minnesota was 7-5

knock Minny off the list and give RU a better chance to get in.
>The University of Minnesota football team has accepted an invitation to compete in the Rate Bowl on Dec. 26, 2025, in Phoenix. The Gophers will face New Mexico at 3:30 p.m. CT at Chase Field on ESPN. This will be the first-ever meeting between Minnesota and New Mexico. <

Minnesota Accepts Invitation to Rate Bowl - University of Minnesota Athletics

Minnesota has won a Big Ten-record eight straight bowl games and is 6-0 under head coach P.J. Fleck

gophersports.com

 

[leftoright]

Sad to see how far RU has fallen in the APR rankings. #53

back in the day RU was in top five with Stanford, Cal and Navy perpetuals. Does anyone get disqualified for academics at all?

 

[RU#1fan]

from google search
>With not enough 6-win teams, 5-7 teams get bowl bids based on Academic Progress Rate (APR); in late 2025, Auburn (5-7) and Rice (5-7) were top contenders, with Auburn potentially declining due to coaching changes, opening doors for others like San Jose State, Illinois, or Minnesota if they finish 5-7 and have strong APR, but Kansas State (6-6) opted out, creating space for these lower-win teams to fill bowls.

Top 5-7 Candidates (Based on recent APR/Interest):

1. Auburn (5-7): High APR, but might decline the bid.
2. Rice (5-7): High APR and willing to play.
3. San Jose State (5-7): Often high on APR lists.
4. Illinois (5-7): Another team frequently mentioned in these scenarios.
5. Minnesota (5-7): Also considered due to strong academic standing. <

Illinois was 8-4
Who the hell wrote this BS ?

 

[MCAM15]

We’re up next. Mississippi State just accepted a bowl bid when Iowa State backed out.

Notre Dame now opts out

Rutgers is up next

 

[redking]

Illinois was 8-4
Who the hell wrote this BS ?

Artificial "Intelligence"

 

[Smols]

We’re up next. Mississippi State just accepted a bowl bid when Iowa State backed out.

Notre Dame now opts out

Rutgers is up next

I think Rice took the last spot.

 

[Knight Shift]

We’re up next. Mississippi State just accepted a bowl bid when Iowa State backed out.

Notre Dame now opts out

Rutgers is up next

Nope. FSU is next. Imagine that. Not only has the team fallen off on the field. The team is below FSU on APR.

 

[MCAM15]

I think Rice took the last spot.

K State, Iowa State and now ND

Rice took one and MS St took other

Believe they need 1 more team now. Could be wrong but that’s my understanding

 

[Knight Shift]

K State, Iowa State and now ND

Rice took one and MS St took other

Believe they need 1 more team now. Could be wrong but that’s my understanding

See above. FSU is up next.

 

[armenius]

Nope. FSU is next. Imagine that. Not only has the team fallen off on the field. The team is below FSU on APR.

Florida State already declined

 

[MCAM15]

Nope. FSU is next. Imagine that. Not only has the team fallen off on the field. The team is below FSU on APR.

this is chart that I saw. Going based off of that.

 

[Knight Shift]

Florida State already declined

this is chart that I saw. Going based off of that.

UCF declined too?

 

[MCAM15]

UCF declined too?

Yes they did

 

[Anon1754923206]

Lots of bowl declining going on. Reg bowls are going the way of the dodo

 

[ScarletKid2008]

Don’t mind the chaos.
only helps strengthen the desire to blow up the entire model and start over

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[Knight Shift]

this is chart that I saw. Going based off of that.

Apparently Baylor ahead of Rutgers?

 

[RU206]

RU should decline. Focus on NIL and Portal

 

[MADHAT1]

Illinois was 8-4
Who the hell wrote this BS ?

redking pointed it out ,AI wrote that mess I posted.
But since I posted it without checking , I deserve the blame .
My bad, apologies to all.

 

[rutgersguy2]

Artificial "Intelligence"

I’ve seen stuff posted here from AI and it’s not always accurate. It’s useful and helpful but not foolproof.

 

[leftoright]

Lot of smoke in the air. I'll go to a Rutgers game from Fla. anywhere east of the Mississippi.

 

[mdk02]

RU should decline. Focus on NIL and Portal

Take it for the extra practices.Apparently nobody is thinking about that.

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[Rutgers Chris]

Lot of smoke in the air. I'll go to a Rutgers game from Fla. anywhere east of the Mississippi.

I’ll go anywhere west. We’ve got them surrounded

 

[RU206]

Take it for the extra practices.Apparently nobody is thinking about that.

They had all year to practice and never figured out how to line up, set the edge or tackle.

 

[RUTGERS95]

Sad to see how far RU has fallen in the APR rankings. #53

it's a new ball game now, Apr really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things

these are not student athletes any longer

 

[mdk02]

They had all year to practice and never figured out how to line up, set the edge or tackle.

It's for NEXT YEAR!!!!!!

 

[RU206]

It's for NEXT YEAR!!!!!!

I understand. But hopefully the majority of the next years defense are not on the current roster.

 

[King of S]

RU should decline. Focus on NIL and Portal

Agree, skip the crap bowl.

 

[Anon1751632159]

I’ll take the bowl is Surace is ALLOWED to pass the ball
Entire second half should be back ups

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[Knight Shift]

Kind of surprised Schiano passed this up. Clay Helton has an awful record in Bowls.

2022	Georgia Southern	6–7	3–5	T–4th (East)	L Camellia
2023	Georgia Southern	6–7	3–5	T–5th (East)	L Myrtle Beach
2024	Georgia Southern	8–5	6–2	2nd (East)	L New Orleans
2025	Georgia Southern	6–6	4–4	4th (East)

 

[rutgersguy2]

Kind of surprised Schiano passed this up. Clay Helton has an awful record in Bowls.

2022	Georgia Southern	6–7	3–5	T–4th (East)	L Camellia
2023	Georgia Southern	6–7	3–5	T–5th (East)	L Myrtle Beach
2024	Georgia Southern	8–5	6–2	2nd (East)	L New Orleans
2025	Georgia Southern	6–6	4–4	4th (East)

Maybe it’s Zinn who passed.