Bowl math

[rich1122]

Don’t want any part of RU. They are real goo. Demolished MI State.

Good to see Nate Carter playing for MI St. Had a 61 yd run called back for penalty.

Don’t think that he’s better than what we got though.

 

[Tdaley]

Come on TCU and Georgia Southern!

 

[BugsyCT]

Cincy & App St both lost!

 

[Tdaley]

TCU holds on

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Comes down to the 11 pm game. Need Hawaii to beat New Mexico.

 

[Vowelguy]

With 3 teams winning, we are now at capacity.

Only 1 team left with a chance

Even if New Mexico makes it, I think unlikely that 8-4 UConn is left out.


+10.5 Auburn
+10 ULM
+3 NCSt
+3 Cincinnati
+2.5 AppSt
+1 Coastal

-1 Kansas
-1.5 Mich St
- 3 New Mexico
-11 UNT

 

[gwhuskyfan]

 

[Vowelguy]

Western Michigan , Toledo, Fresno, and New Mexico probably at the bottom
With UConn

The MW may not care if defector Fresno gets placed

 

[BugsyCT]

With 3 teams winning, we are now at capacity.

Only 1 team left with a chance

Even if New Mexico makes it, I think unlikely that 8-4 UConn is left out.


+10.5 Auburn
+10 ULM
+3 NCSt
+3 Cincinnati
+2.5 AppSt
+1 Coastal

-1 Kansas
-1.5 Mich St
- 3 New Mexico
-11 UNT

And only 1 of the 5 P4 schools won. Helps our cause.

 

[Vowelguy]

Also a possibility that a team declines its invite!
Or ESPN creates another bowl to get everyone in.

 

[ZooCougar]

There is simply no way we would get left out. Not gonna happen.

 

[uconnfan68]

There is simply no way we would get left out. Not gonna happen.

You think we’re due for something good?

 

[ninety-nine]

Western Michigan , Toledo, Fresno, and New Mexico probably at the bottom
With UConn

The MW may not care if defector Fresno gets placed

The Sun Belt also has more teams eligible than are covered by their guaranteed tie-ins. I'm not sure a 6-6 Coastal Carolina or South Alabama is going to look more attractive than 8-4 UConn.

 

[ZooCougar]

You think we’re due for something good?

I have confidence in Dave Benedict on this.

 

[Vowelguy]

The Sun Belt also has more teams eligible than are covered by their guaranteed tie-ins. I'm not sure a 6-6 Coastal Carolina or South Alabama is going to look more attractive than 8-4 UConn.

The southern schools have the built in advantage of bowl proximity in most cases, which will generally help with ticket sales.

May depend on who thd other team is.

What’s the lowest rung Sun belt bowl?

 

[Vowelguy]

The Sun Belt also has more teams eligible than are covered by their guaranteed tie-ins. I'm not sure a 6-6 Coastal Carolina or South Alabama is going to look more attractive than 8-4 UConn.

Both SA and CC host bowl games at their stadiums. That doesn’t mean they get picked there but I would bet against those 2 not ending up somewhere.

 

[Westies53]

Hawaii up on New Mexico, burning the midnight oil tonight watching the game

 

[scdono]

I’m with you. Hawaii up by 18…

 

[Husky92]

Hawaii up 8, kneeling in victory formation on 5 yard line…

 

[scdono]

We’re bowling!

 

[BugsyCT]

 

[ConnHuskBask]

I think that's supposed to be humor from McMurphy?!

 

[cellocgg]

I think this just shows our AD needs to get us a Bowl tie-in, I know UMass had their own as an independent. One more eligible team and we could've been screwed

 

[BugsyCT]

I think this just shows our AD needs to get us a Bowl tie-in, I know UMass had their own as an independent. One more eligible team and we could've been screwed

Sooner or later we need to get into a conference if we want the security of bowl tie-ins, TV revenue sharing, etc. But that means either playing a G5 conference schedule with a G5 conference that would take us as football-only, or continuing to hold out hope that CR will keep shifting and we finally get an invite into a P4 conference for all sports. For that to happen, the football program needs to win consistently and prove it is worth something on its own to other conferences (independent of our hoops program or other sports). The B12 keeps snubbing us based on our weak football reputation (and probably Northeast culture bias too).

 

[uconndogs]

I think there is a good chance that the bowls largely come to an end. With a 12 team playdown (and I would not be surprised if that number increases over time), kids opting out in droves, and the marginal economics for most of these bowls - why continue with them?