McMurphy: AAC may play 5 bowls vs. Power 5 teams

[StunningSteve]

 

[Exit 4]

Stunning. Just Stunning.

This is actually a very informative article....works as a quick guide to the bowl landscape. Looks like we need a bowl series with the B12 and PAC to round it out.

The American will have seven tie-ins and looks like it could be involved in possibly five bowls against Power 5 opponents: the new Fenway Park bowl (ACC), Military (ACC), Birmingham (SEC), Quick Lane (Big Ten) and Gasparilla (SEC). It’s doubtful the SEC will have enough teams every year to send to Gasparilla, but still the American will easily have the most opportunities among the Group of 5 leagues to play Power 5 opponents in the postseason.

 

[Drew]

this is even more impressive when you compare it to the other G5 tie-ins. Mountain West will have 1 game against P5's and just lost their Vegas Bowl tie in

 

[Vowelguy]

An ACC team is going to play in the Holiday Bowl?!

 

[Exit 4]

Hmmm, Quick Lane Bowl was formerly the Little Caesars Bowl which was formerly the Motor City Bowl (ah, that is familiar).

Quick Lane Bowl - Wikipedia

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Vowelguy]

Slots as % of # of teams:

• SEC 79%
• ACC 73%
• B12 70%
• PAC 67%
• B10 64%
• AAC 58%
• C-U 50%
• MAC 50%
• MTN 50%
• SUN 50%

 

[SubbaBub]

So, this is what a step in the right direction looks like? Who knew?