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I don't see why you can't create a bowl out of thin air. Most of us have to wait until the bowl assignments become official to book travel. That's why I had to laugh when the Fenway Bowl sent me an email a few weeks ago saying tickets were already on sale.
 
businesslawyer said:
Can you make up a bowl at the last minute and fill it up with excited fans? Of course not. Can you rent a stadium, invite two teams and get yourself 3 and a half hours of live event to put on ESPN2 in December? Yup. Guess which the goal is?
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It's even less getting eyes on ESPN2 and more getting more content for bettors
 
What I remember is UMass when they were independent had a bowl tie-in. Why can't UConn have that?
 
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snoopy said:
CBS last week: literally forgot about us

CBS this week: puts us in one of the best bowls.

what a change! can’t wait to go bowling!!
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We would apparently be a backfill for a SEC vacancy. Works for me but it would have to depend on the snow.
 
BugsyCT said:
Two of those are basically home games for the opponent. Still, any bowl vs. a P4 school is more desirable.
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Going off what Scott has said about the SEC slots not being filled, my best guess is we end up in one of the following:

Gasparilla
Liberty
Duke’s Mayo
Pinstripe
Fenway

Any of those would be a good spot for us, and almost certainly against a P4 team. I’m confident we’ll be happy with what we get
 
giddyup said:
Yeah, defend the coach that left over the kids, your logic is stunningly backwards.
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Point being that by your logic you would rather have a crap HC whom nobody wants to hire vs a competent one who actually is sought out by other programs.
 
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BlueWolf25 said:
Going off what Scott has said about the SEC slots not being filled, my best guess is we end up in one of the following:
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To be clear while the SEC spots will be the open ones, there will likely be some level of horse-trading among conferences, bowl sponsors, networks (well ESPN in particular) to maximize the revenue opportunities. The key thing for UConn is that conferences are not able to meet their contracted allotment which opens opportunities for the Huskies to be the back fill
 
CashewCrew said:
I thought Delaware was not bowl eligible in their first year of FBS, is that no longer?
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Delaware (and Missouri St.) became eligible once all those 5-6 teams lost yesterday and there weren't enough bowl-eligible teams to fill all the bowls.
 
Here's what I found so far for projections:

Salute To Veterans Bowl - UConn vs. Old Dominion (ESPN-Bonaguru)
Cure Bowl - UConn vs. James Madison (NYTimes)
Myrtle Beach Bowl - UConn vs. Coastal Carolina (Athlon Sports)
Myrtle Beach Bowl - UConn vs. East Carolina (CFNews)
Gasparilla Bowl - UConn vs. Wake Forest (ESPN-Schlabach)
Fenway Bowl - UConn vs Navy (The Sporting News)
Birmingham Bowl - UConn vs. Navy (Pro Football Network)
Independence Bowl - UConn vs. East Carolina (HERO Sports)
Duke's Mayo Bowl - UConn vs. NC State (CBS Sports)

(Just FYI - many of the final predictions last year had us in the Fenway Bowl but nobody had us against UNC)
 
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Everything I’ve seen says the Myrtle Beach Bowl against Coastal Carolina. Being 9-3 and never having lost a game in regulation, I was hoping for a game with a little more sizzle.
 
Redding Husky said:
Everything I’ve seen says the Myrtle Beach Bowl against Coastal Carolina. Being 9-3 and never having lost a game in regulation, I was hoping for a game with a little more sizzle.
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Best chance at 10 wins for me.
 
Redding Husky said:
Everything I’ve seen says the Myrtle Beach Bowl against Coastal Carolina. Being 9-3 and never having lost a game in regulation, I was hoping for a game with a little more sizzle.
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I’ve only seen this prediction once for this week (Athlon). Have you seen it anywhere else?
 
Redding Husky said:
Everything I’ve seen says the Myrtle Beach Bowl against Coastal Carolina. Being 9-3 and never having lost a game in regulation, I was hoping for a game with a little more sizzle.
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Once Mora left and turmoil set in the upper echelon bowls like Dukes Mayo, Liberty, or Gasparilla might’ve slipped past our reach.
 
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snoopy said:
I’ve only seen this prediction once for this week (Athlon). Have you seen it anywhere else?
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Yes, but I got disgusted and clicked out immediately. I guess based on where we were a few years ago, any bowl is good.
 
College Football News: Gasparilla vs. USF

Projection Sports: Mayo vs. Wake Forest

Sports Sentiment: Cure Bowl vs. Southern Miss
 
Would you guys rather play a G5 team and have a better chance at reaching 10 wins or play a tougher P4 team and have a lower win chance but against a higher quality opponent? I lean towards the latter.
 
Mora4Prez said:
Would you guys rather play a G5 team and have a better chance at reaching 10 wins or play a tougher P4 team and have a lower win chance but against a higher quality opponent? I lean towards the latter.
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I think you need to change your name, it's too triggering now.

Given that we now have guys declaring for the portal due to our former head coach bailing under cover of moonlight, I'd opt for the former to get a higher chance at securing 10 wins. That's the stat that's important now: 10 wins, not losing to a quality opponent and being "stuck" at 9 before our entire team and staff get decimated in the off season.
 
Mora4Prez said:
Would you guys rather play a G5 team and have a better chance at reaching 10 wins or play a tougher P4 team and have a lower win chance but against a higher quality opponent? I lean towards the latter.
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Ten wins would be nice but I'd still prefer a P4 matchup. Playing a P4 is always more appealing for a bowl game, although I worry how our defense will fare against any P4 or G5 team.
 
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