2025 Bowl Predictions

[Chin Diesel]

Some recent bowl projections from this week:

Boca Raton, vs. Coastal Carolina (USA Today)

JLab Birmingham, vs. Tennessee (Hero Sports)

Duke’s Mayo, vs. Pitt (Projection Sports)

Myrtle Beach, vs. Southern Miss or Kennesaw State (Athlon, ESPN)

Cure Bowl, vs. JMU (The Athletic)

Gasparilla, vs. FSU (ESPN)

1. Gasparilla, vs. FSU (ESPN). Very good location, P4 opponent who will probably be missing a good chunk of their roster.
2. JLab Birmingham, vs. Tennessee (Hero Sports). Good location. Great memory for the program. Not quite as accessible as Tampa and weather can vary greatly.
3. Duke’s Mayo, vs. Pitt (Projection Sports). Easy location, P4 opponent whom UConn has somewhat of a history playing against
4. Cure Bowl, vs. JMU (The Athletic). Easy to get to for the game. High risk/ high reward G5 opponent. I would guess little roster attrition from either side and both programs looking to establish G5 hierarchy.
5. Boca Raton, vs. Coastal Carolina (USA Today). Meh. Easy enough to get to. No buzz for the bowl game or the opponent. Weather will be warm.
6. Myrtle Beach, vs. Southern Miss or Kennesaw State (Athlon, ESPN). Meh minus. Like everything at Boca, but less. And weather in the 50's isn't out of the question.

I can listen to arguments for Birmingham being #1 and Gasparilla #2 but I think those two are clearly 1 and 2. Pitt is a safe #3 and Cure is #4. If anyone wants to get in an argument over Boca or Myrtle, have fun. I have zero f-----.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Chin, FSU is out. Their loss this past Friday eliminated them from bowl eligibility

 

[BlueWolf25]

Chin, FSU is out. Their loss this past Friday eliminated them from bowl eligibility

FSU is 5-6, they can become bowl eligible with a win over Florida

 

[Chin Diesel]

Chin, FSU is out. Their loss this past Friday eliminated them from bowl eligibility

FSU is 5-6, they can become bowl eligible with a win over Florida

One of the best things living along the gulf coast of Florida this week is listening to all the Gator and Noles fans each convinced there is no way their team can win this week.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Don’t give a crap about Florida, and yeah they beat the Huskies last March Madness. However, unlike Free Shoes, UF didn’t conspire with ESPN and others to screw UConn over multiple times in conference realignment. Go Gators!

 

[freescooter]

I’ve been hearing the Pinstripe is very interested. They see a gazillion Husky fans filling the joint. Against a Big 10 opponent. Nebraska is what I heard but it could be someone else.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

I’ve been hearing the Pinstripe is very interested. They see a gazillion Husky fans filling the joint. Against a Big 10 opponent. Nebraska is what I heard but it could be someone else.

Nebraska again? How often to bowls repeat teams (aside from CFP)

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Nebraska again?

Drspite losing a lot in recent years, Nebraska fans travel in big numbers. Aside from TV revenues, ticket sales, hotel reservations, busier restaurants, etc. matter to bowl committees.

 

[Jimdish255]

All good points, and all things out of our control.

I understand that beating the brand of a middling P4 might get more attention, but I personally would like a test of how good we are. I want to earn the 10th win.

I'd be satisfied if a hurricane blew the other team back into their endzone on every third down attempt as long as we get a W. JMU would be a really fun game to watch if we can come in close to full strength. But the reality is that media and most fans care more about the logo on the helmet than the quality of the opponent.