Best/Worst of Bowl Schedule

kburjr said:

The only ways for us to play is either CFP or Capitol One or Outback Bowl. I would like to see some spots free up but if Wisconsin doesn't make the CFP, the Rose Bowl is the goal.

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78Cyclones said:

Then, they shouldn't lose! BTW, I know it's not an even match-up, but they have put themselves in this boat. If they were a full playing member of the ACC, they would be in the Orange (instead of UVA) vs. Florida.

Sometimes, they play up record wise (Like 6-4-1 ND vs. 11-1 Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl in the early 90s), and sometimes they play down record wise like this year. Either way, hopefully, Iowa State can give them a game.

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UVA_Guy81 said:

Then the problem would be adding another team to even the divisions out. The choices I'm assuming would probably be between Cincy or UConn.

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theboardref said:

Why is Virginia in and not like a 10 win Notre Dame team? I know there is a reason, but I just don’t know all the intricacies of bowl games like I used to.

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kburjr said:

Notre Dame can only go to the Orange Bowl to play against an ACC Team and then only twice in the years 2014-2025 according to the article from WIKI I posted earlier.


Notre Dame – eligible for ACC-contracted bowls. However, Notre Dame cannot be selected by an ACC bowl if there is an eligible ACC team with two or more wins than Notre Dame. For example, a 9–3 Duke team must be chosen over a 7–5 Notre Dame team. Notre Dame was selected to the 2019 Camping World Bowl in lieu of the 3rd-place ACC team, the third time since 2014 they have taken an ACC slot. Notre Dame can also be selected to play against ACC teams in the Orange Bowl twice in the span from 2014-2025, and has no limit in playing in any other New Year's Six bowls if selected (Notre Dame has yet to make an Orange Bowl in that time; its most recent New Year's Six Bowl was the December 2018 Cotton Bowl Classic).


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theboardref said:

This is a whole lot of stupid for something that should be simple.

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We Are Decent said:

Top 5 Worst:
Notre Dame vs Iowa State- Total mismatch, which is the main reason for most of these choices in my worst bowl games.

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outofyourmind said:

Oklahoma - LSU
Baylor - Georgia
Texas - Utah
Kansas State - Navy
Iowa State - Notre Dame
Oklahoma State - TAMU









*winners in bold

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78Cyclones said:

I don't think it is a mis-match.



I think ND can hang with, Brock, Hall, Jones, Kolar and the Cyclones!

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We Are Decent said:

I'll exclude Penn State in the Cotton Bowl (the only opinion is that I'm a little disappointed)

(in no order)
Top 5 Best:

Michigan vs Alabama- Anyone saying either of those two teams will definitely win is crazy. Both teams seem pretty good for each other.

Ohio State vs Clemson- Titan battle. Both dominant defenses. Great QBs. But let's see if Clemson can back up their ranking.

Indiana vs Tennessee- Seriously, no one is commenting on this game? Both decent teams who are loads of hype this lately. It should be a fun one to watch.

USC vs Iowa- Purely just to see who will blow it worse, Ferentz or Helton. Other than that, two teams with a few great players, and the rest...not so much.

Oklahoma State vs Texas A&M- It's nice to see a former Big 12 battle. Their talents are similar, so it should be fun to watch.

Top 5 Worst:
Notre Dame vs Iowa State- Total mismatch, which is the main reason for most of these choices in my worst bowl games. Notre Dame should win this in the double digits, if they don't, they're blowing in classic Notre Dame fashion.

Florida vs Virginia- Also mismatch. How Virginia is ranked makes no sense. Only doing it to have a "Top 25" showdown in the Orange Bowl. Get real. Clemson is the only relevant team in the ACC nowadays.

Ohio vs Nevada- Total snoozefest. Both teams are probably the worst 6-6 teams (Nevada 7-5 record is a lie)

Georgia vs Baylor- There's no way Georgia should lose this or this being close. Baylor is the second biggest fraud to be in the Top 10 this year (only behind Utah.) Only way I see Baylor pulling this off is with huge hype, which i admit they're pretty good at that.

Buffalo vs Charlotte- Who vs Who?

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theboardref said:

I believe that it will be a better game than what people are thinking. Don’t know if Iowa State pulls it off, but it has potential to be a good one.

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uncfan103 said:

Appalachian St wins 12 games, beats 2 power 5 opponents and gets rewarded with the exact same bowl game as last season.

That’s super lame, last year they lost OOC. This year they win. This season was better, and the players are stuck going to the same bowl game against an opponent that carries zero weight if they win.

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desert rat said:

that is incentive, but if they win, they'll likely not move up much in the rankings, and if they lose, will fall out of the top 20.

if i were ND's coach i'd be disappointed.

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rmilia1 said:

Part of the price you pay when you want to be independent. When ND doesnt make a NY6 bowl or the playoff they will almost always be relegated to a shittier bowl than they wouldve otherwise got

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uncfan103 said:

Appalachian St wins 12 games, beats 2 power 5 opponents and gets rewarded with the exact same bowl game as last season.

That’s super lame, last year they lost OOC. This year they win. This season was better, and the players are stuck going to the same bowl game against an opponent that carries zero weight if they win.

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