One thing we have not discussed is the waiver so that teams do not have to be .500 to participate in a bowl game. This has let all the old biases come back out - it is a throwback to the 1980s this year. If they were not obliged to place Cincinnati against a P5 there would be zero games of G5 versus P5.
Week 16 Bowl Projections
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That's not why. ESPN created its little bowl pool to do that. Something the AAC should never have agreed to be a part of. Now there are eight conference with a tie in to a bowl, of which one is a p5 final selection which never gets filled. But they dangle that p5 option in front of the other g4 and they drool, so ESPN turned them collectively into a lever to keep the g4 from ever playing a p5 in a bowl game on a neutral field where the bias system might be exposed. It's why the AAC holding on to the NY6 is so important.
Google ESPN bowl pool.
It depends on who wrote the info how they spin it, but all of the articles explain the basic premise.
Example:
New Mexico bowl has MAC, CUSA, AAC, and maybe the sunbelt? ESPN will make the best match up for that bowl out of those available teams.
One of Birmingham or Armed forces is definitely getting cancelled. The other three already are gone from what is on the interwebs.
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Independence Bowl has officially been canceled, sources told
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. Guaranteed Rate Bowl also canceled.
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earlier reported Military Bowl and either Armed Forces or Birmingham Bowl also would be canceled
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Independence Bowl has officially been canceled, sources told
@Stadium
. Guaranteed Rate Bowl also canceled.
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earlier reported Military Bowl and either Armed Forces or Birmingham Bowl also would be canceled
So the AAC came late to the party but it looks like they are on the hustle.
The military bowl is owned basically by Navy. The armed forces has strong ties to both Navy and Army. I assume Navy would help Army in this case, rivals but brothers and all.
Looks like there is something tracking around trying to work it out now. Something not so clear earlier.
The military bowl is owned basically by Navy. The armed forces has strong ties to both Navy and Army. I assume Navy would help Army in this case, rivals but brothers and all.
Looks like there is something tracking around trying to work it out now. Something not so clear earlier.
Now I will watch two p5 bowl games ours and Cincy.
Good match up for us too. Leach hates to run and our secondary is strong. Jackson and our other d-lineman will be starving looking at those o-line splits. Comparable team to SMU in style.
Morgan Beard of KTUL reporting Tulsa to Armed Forces.
I have a dream, this Miss St game, two OSU victories next year and we take our rightful place next year as the AAC team the committee dumps on before winning our NY6 and claiming our national title as the only undefeated team in the nation.
It sounds better with an SEC team to start, but Army works for me.
I wasn't following any Tulsa people. I had a few twitter feeds, the Army one after the Independence bowl cancelled, and Boise as I though they might be a possible TV match up ESPN liked. I wasn't expecting a p5 team game after a little while just because no one was getting them. Google searches a bunch lol
I don’t look at it this way, especially if a win by us is paired with a Cincinnati win over Georgia.
It would be sweet to say the American went 2-0 vs the SEC in bowl games, no matter the opponents.
They could have easily ended up beating Arkansas early this season and had a tough rivalry game with Ol Miss they lost by a touchdown. They got worked by kentucky but the other losses or to Alabama, Texas AnM, Georgia, and Auburn. So not great, not terrible. Kids get to stay close, get some family and friends to watch, a p5 opponent.
Not the worst.
We would be undefeated versus the SEC and only non p5 with wins against them this year. Not sure any conference is playing an SEC team three times so it will definitely be an angle we can work.
They are punishing Leach. We are the best defense available. They are forcing him to play lowly Tulsa and trying to embarrass him. If we win, it makes him look like a chump. If we lose, he’s done nothing to improve his standing in the SEC. Other SEC schools can use it as negative recruiting against him. “Play for us and you’ll play for a National Championship or bowl against Penn State. Or go play for that crazy man and bowl against Tulsa. Your choice.” And the SEC gets more bowl money either way. The scam continues. At least we get a chance at another P5 win. We haven’t had many winnable ones lately. We can beat them without Zaven. But man they have some speed.
MSU is 3-7. Wins against LSU, Vanderbilt & Missouri. Losses to Alabama, Texas A&M, Georgia, Auburn, Arkansas, Mississippi & Kentucky. They were ranked #14 early in the season, after beating then #6 LSU. Leach said their 51-32 win over Missouri yesterday was the first time they put things together.