2025 Bowl Predictions

[HailUConn]

Tampa on the 19th is great except for one thing.

I have a work trip that week and fly home from South Korea on the 19th.

Liberty Bowl against a P4 would be great.

That’s settled then. The committee will definitely avoid putting us in Tampa because @Chin Diesel has a conflict.

 

[dvegas]

I think you missed the joke.

Sarsaparilla.

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Who cares, its all about white birch beer in CT. Foxon Park. Need Pizza Bowl. In the Yale Bowl. We'll whip any pizza state team, NY, NJ, etc.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Dude I suck at sensing sarcasm. Delivering sarcasm I can hang with the best. But now I see the joke.

With that being said who will be in Boca next weekend??

OTOH, Gasparilla Fest is a blast and if anyone gets a chance to attend it, it's well worth the time and damage to your liver.

 

[Kolumbo]

ESPN has us in Tampa vs FSU
CBS has us in Tampa vs USF

Palindromic

or Anadromic 😎 - Dad

A man, a plan, a canal - Panama

 

[CTBasketball]

OTOH, Gasparilla Fest is a blast and if anyone gets a chance to attend it, it's well worth the time and damage to your liver.

I’m flying to the game next weekend, then hoping for that bowl specifically so I can return to FL. CTB and pirates get along.

 

[Waquoit]

The city? 200k and on northern part of DFW metro.
The bowl game? Bowl season fliller bowl. Payout is about $650k.

No, the location! It says TBD. The game is next month. I assume they got this.

 

[Chin Diesel]

No, the location! It says TBD. The game is next month. I assume they got this.

It's been played at the soccer stadium in Frisco. Toyota Stadium.
EDIT: I'm now seeing updated info it's being played at The Star this year due to renovations at Toyota.

Home - Frisco Bowl

thefriscobowl.com

 

[noeynox]

Any scenario where Rutgers beats Penn State and its UConn/RU in the Pinstripe?

Actually I'd love 6-6 Penn State in the Pin Stripe

 

[huskymedic]

College football Week 13 bowl projections: FBS newcomers (and UNC) still have postseason paths

Multiple things need to break right, but UNC could potentially earn a postseason bid.

www.nytimes.com

 

[UConnTrumbull]

College football Week 13 bowl projections: FBS newcomers (and UNC) still have postseason paths

Multiple things need to break right, but UNC could potentially earn a postseason bid.

www.nytimes.com

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If not a P4 opponent, JMU/USF/Memphis would be a good get

 

[Chin Diesel]

If not a P4 opponent, JMU/USF/Memphis would be a good get

Yeah, but Dec 17th is early in the bowl season and the payout is low.

 

[gioff2323]

ESPN projects Gasparilla vs FSU

 

[businesslawyer]

ESPN projects Gasparilla vs FSU

Playing a name opponent having a down year would be a lot of fun. Having said that, the only bowl that matters right now is our game at FAU Saturday. There will be 2 weeks to worry about where, when and against whom our bowl is after we get through Saturday.

 

[Waquoit]

EDIT: I'm now seeing updated info it's being played at The Star this year due to renovations at Toyota.

Yeah, what exactly is The Star? It was hard to tell from a quick look at their website. Is it where the Cowboys have training camp?

 

[Vowelguy]

Jerry Palm has Boca Raton vs Ark St

 

[Chin Diesel]

Yeah, what exactly is The Star? It was hard to tell from a quick look at their website. Is it where the Cowboys have training camp?

Yes. 12k seats. Basically a 1985 WWF taping in front of 100 people.

 

[Kolumbo]

Yes. 12k seats. Basically a 1985 WWF taping in front of 100 people.

I looked it up. The Frisco Bowl otherwise is played at Toyota Stadium, home of FC Dallas, which only had 12,000 seats in 2024 and is being renovated to 22,500 seats.

 

[nycscooby]

If not a P4 opponent, JMU/USF/Memphis would be a good get

I would like to avoid any of those three, losing to a G5 even an excellent one like these would be of no benefit to us as opposed to losing to a P4 team say in a close game. And, I can think of many P4 teams that I think we stand a better chance to beat than one of these three.

 

[Kolumbo]

Duke's Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, but it only seats 75,000
Jan 2
Pitt vs UConn

 

[Tyler2Rings]

I would like to avoid any of those three, losing to a G5 even an excellent one like these would be of no benefit to us as opposed to losing to a P4 team say in a close game. And, I can think of many P4 teams that I think we stand a better chance to beat than one of these three.

Unfortunately I think jmu would shred us

 

[gwhuskyfan]

Unfortunately I think jmu would shred us

Maybe not when their coach ditches for UCLA

 

[CCSUblue]

Maybe not when their coach ditches for UCLA

I just can't imagine Chesney going that far west...he went from Salve (RI) to Assumption (MA) to HC (MA) before he went down the JMU (VA)...other spots will open that are a better fit for him.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I looked it up. The Frisco Bowl otherwise is played at Toyota Stadium, home of FC Dallas, which only had 12,000 seats in 2024 and is being renovated to 22,500 seats.

And since Toyota Stadium is under renovations, this year's bowl game is being played inside the Cowboys practice facility.

 

[UConnJim]

I don't think people understand that bowl tie-ins are much more fluid now. The focus is now on good matchups that will drive TV ratings and geographically make sense to bring fans to the game. This year, it looks like the SEC will not be able to fill all of their bowl slots. So, you could have an American team like Memphis, take the SEC Liberty Bowl spot against a Big 12 school. Makes sense. Look at the Fenway Bowl which is listed as AAC vs ACC. Does anybody think the Fenway Bowl would want a distant AAC school against a distant ACC school? No. That is why I think UConn has a shot at the Fenway Bowl.

 

[gopher2]

Joe Zone mentioned the Cure Bowl in Orlando as a possibility. I havent researched the bowl tie-ins so I have no clue if this is a realistic possibility.