Bowl math

[HuskyHawk]

Just keep winning games. Worry about the bowl later.

 

[RSTuthill]

Joly move seems questionable

AI is saying he has had 34 receptions for 565 yards, a 16.6 avg per catch and two touchdowns. Included are 4 catches for 66 yards and a TD against Stanford, and 4 receptions for 95 yards against Cal. My guess is that he is happy with that.

 

[Hskies4Ever]

The irony here is we can only get screwed either way. Any bowl game we make still has the school loosing money. They have to sell the allotment of tickets or pay for them. UConn has never made money from a bowl game.
Love my dogs! Pound the Oranges......

UConn doesn’t have to share their bowl money with a conference this time around. Will still need to sell tickets, but it won’t be as bad as other times.

They are entitled to any pool bowl and won’t be at the bottom of the list for any of those, especially at 9-3 or 8-4. We will be in, but the bottom line: keep winning.

 

[businesslawyer]

AI is saying he has had 34 receptions for 565 yards, a 16.6 avg per catch and two touchdowns. Included are 4 catches for 66 yards and a TD against Stanford, and 4 receptions for 95 yards against Cal. My guess is that he is happy with that.

Add to that he’s getting more exposure, more money, playing against better competition and we never really figured out whether he was a tall slot receiver or an undersized TE and never really utilized his talents to the fullest, and I don’t think he’s second guessing himself.

 

[Stinger92860]

Joly move seems questionable

Assuming his top motivation was NIL, then he is fine. We could have used him in the close games That we lost and he may have made a difference if we threw the ball to him. My guess is he will go to the combine and then it’s solely up to him.

 

[Scoe]

Unless his top motivation was NIL, then he is fine. We could have used him in the close games That we lost and he may have made a difference if we threw the ball to him. My guess is he will go to the combine and then it’s solely up to him.

I could see a team like KC drafting him as they usually get under the radar guys in the draft and Kelce is getting old.

 

[RSTuthill]

Add to that he’s getting more exposure, more money, playing against better competition and we never really figured out whether he was a tall slot receiver or an undersized TE and never really utilized his talents to the fullest, and I don’t think he’s second guessing himself.

I am guessing the current UConn staff would not have made that mistake. Just the games UConn lost this year he could have made a difference in at least one of them maybe two.

 

[jayfromfla]

With 82 schools going bowling (including the CFP participants) and 134 schools in FBS, we need 52 schools to have at least 7 losses to go bowling.

Currently, 30 have already hit the 7 loss mark.

The following schools have six losses:

Wake Forest
Kansas
Houston
UCF
Arizona
Utah
UCLA
MSU
Northwestern
Maryland
La Tech
New Mexico
Oregon State
Auburn
Kentucky
Old Dominion

The following schools have five losses:

USF
UTSA
North Texas
Virginia
Virginia Tech
BC
NC State
Cal
WVU
Cincy
Michigan
Wisconsin
USC
Nebraska
WMU
EMU
Fresno State
Arkansas
Florida
Oklahoma
Coastal Carolina
App State
South Alabama
UL Monroe

Please update after tonight.

 

[Demo Square]

Hey,

UConn has only beaten one team with a winning record. And we have no quality quarterback play. We have some bright spots on this roster. But does this Husky team pass the eye test as a bowl team?

UMass is NOT a guaranteed victory now. They played Georgia this week so that may up their play against us next week.

Possibility: We may not be considered for a bowl this year.

Father Demo

 

[Woof 101]

UConn doesn’t have to share their bowl money with a conference this time around. Will still need to sell tickets, but it won’t be as bad as other times.

They are entitled to any pool bowl and won’t be at the bottom of the list for any of those, especially at 9-3 or 8-4. We will be in, but the bottom line: keep winning.

No attack but you may need to catch up on our football situation. As I stated we have never made a dollar on football. Conference or not.
That and the basketball teams loose money also.
I'll let you to the searches. Mrytle Beach Bowl got UConn a 50K payout and just under a mill to attend. Most all bowl games are conferance affiliated, thus if we get a bowl it will be like we have seen all season. You have to not only play the opponent but again as we saw today the officials. Sad but true.
My group would again love to travel to a bowl game but only on a level playing field. Just as today we will be at the club with a bar tailgate and beverage and watch the UMass game. Then the same for a possible bowl of little signifigance.

 

[UCONNRPh]

Add to that he’s getting more exposure, more money, playing against better competition and we never really figured out whether he was a tall slot receiver or an undersized TE and never really utilized his talents to the fullest, and I don’t think he’s second guessing himself.

All points taken, I just keep seeing NC State fall apart, Plus I miss seeing him in Blue/White.

 

[Vowelguy]

Shizzle787:

With 82 schools going bowling (including the CFP participants) and 134 schools in FBS, we need 52 schools to have at least 7 losses to go bowling.

Currently, 30 have already hit the 7 loss mark.

The following schools have six losses:

Wake Forest
Kansas win
Houston
UCF
Arizona
utah
UCLA v USC
MSU won
Northwestern
Maryland
La Tech
New Mexico idle
Oregon State won
Auburn v TAMU
Kentucky lost
Old Dominion

The following schools have five losses:

USF won
UTSA won
North Texas lost
Virginia lost
Virginia Tech v Duke
BC won
NC State lost
Cal won
WVU won
Cincy lost
Michigan won
Wisconsin lost
USC v UCLA
Nebraska won
WMU lost
EMU lost
Fresno State v ColSt
Arkansas won
Florida won
Oklahoma won
Coastal Carolina lost
App State won
South Alabama won
UL Monroe lost

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So far 10 of the six-loss teams have lost. 2 still playing.

9 of the 5-loss teams have lost. 2 to play.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

Cal just qualified for bowl game. I repeat what I said before on the site, Cal would be a great opponent for UConn in a bowl game. They are both about same quality of team. Hope Dave Benedict at least reaches out to them.

 

[Vowelguy]

Cal just qualified for bowl game. I repeat what I said before on the site, Cal would be a great opponent for UConn in a bowl game. They are both about same quality of team. Hope Dave Benedict at least reaches out to them.

Why? Cal has no control of what bowl it goes to nor what team it faces.

 

[ZooCougar]

Give me the Fred's Discount Fertilizer Bowl in Ruston, La. against Arkansas State. Don't care.

 

[Vowelguy]

Seems like things are not great.

Even if ucla, auburn, Fresno lose tonight, that means
42 teams with 7 losses
14 teams with 6

10 of those 14 would have to lose their final
Game to get to 52

 

[Patman]

Cal just qualified for bowl game. I repeat what I said before on the site, Cal would be a great opponent for UConn in a bowl game. They are both about same quality of team. Hope Dave Benedict at least reaches out to them.

I assure the people who have the least control are Dave Benedict and the cal athletic director and cal is sure as hell going to do nothing for us

 

[storrsroars]

By my count, there are now 41 seven-loss teams, and two more guaranteed next week (UVA v VT, EMU v WMU).

That leaves 9 to go. Not that I think it matters as I'm certain we're going bowling regardless.

Next week's schedule with early lines where available for the 11 other teams who could reach 7 losses:
Minn @ Wisc (-2)
NC State (+4) @ UNC
Kansas (+1) @ Baylor
TCU @ Cincy (+1.5)
Rutgers @ Mich St (-1)
Auburn (-11) @ Alabama
N. Texas @ Temple
New Mexico @ Hawai'i
Oregon St @ Boise
Coastal Carolina @ Georgia St.
Louisiana @ UL Monroe

 

[LoyalFanCT]

I assure the people who have the least control are Dave Benedict and the cal athletic director and cal is sure as hell going to do nothing for us

That is ridiculous. Athletic directors may not be on the team selection committee for the bowl game but there is a lot of networking and politicking that gets teams into bowl games. Just waiting for someone to reach out to us is how we end up playing against teams that most people in Connecticut have never heard of (e.g. Marshall)

 

[shizzle787]

41 teams are out. We need 11 six-loss teams to lose next week.

Six loss teams:

UL Monroe
Coastal Carolina
Auburn
Oregon State
New Mexico
WMU
EMU
MSU
Wisconsin
Kansas
Cincy
NC State
North Texas
Virginia
Virginia Tech

 

[gioff2323]

41 teams are out. We need 11 six-loss teams to lose next week.

Six loss teams:

UL Monroe
Coastal Carolina
Auburn
Oregon State
New Mexico
WMU
EMU
MSU
Wisconsin
Kansas
Cincy
NC State
North Texas

Seems like you’re excluding the 2 5-6 matchups mentioned earlier, no?

 

[shizzle787]

By my count, there are now 41 seven-loss teams, and two more guaranteed next week (UVA v VT, EMU v WMU).

That leaves 9 to go. Not that I think it matters as I'm certain we're going bowling regardless.

Next week's schedule with early lines where available for the 11 other teams who could reach 7 losses:
Minn @ Wisc (-2)
NC State (+4) @ UNC
Kansas (+1) @ Baylor
TCU @ Cincy (+1.5)
Rutgers @ Mich St (-1)
Auburn (-11) @ Alabama
N. Texas @ Temple
New Mexico @ Hawai'i
Oregon St @ Boise
Coastal Carolina @ Georgia St.
Louisiana @ UL Monroe

The only two that smell like definite losses are Auburn and Oregon State.

 

[storrsroars]

Seems like you’re excluding the 2 5-6 matchups mentioned earlier, no?

The two games that guarantee a 7 loss team are UVA vs VT and EMU vs WMU. All four are in Shiz's list.

 

[RSTuthill]

The only two that smell like definite losses are Auburn and Oregon State.

Monroe, N Texas, Virginia?

 

[shizzle787]

Monroe?

Probably yes.