Accepted Bowl Invitations 2016

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Well right now the B10 winner will get the Rose, the Orange will scoop up Michigan for sure. Only question is the Cotton. If Wisconsin beats PSU I think the Cotton takes Penn St for sure. If PSU beats Wisconsin I'm 50'50 on if the Cotton would take the Badgers
I'll say I think there's a better chance of 4 thanb3

I think we're pretty much locked into the Orange bowl. I'm actually hoping we get Louisville. I think that would be a great game. I don't want to play a Florida team. I'm tired of playing Florida teams in Florida.

 

[Olyduck]

Well right now the B10 winner will get the Rose, the Orange will scoop up Michigan for sure. Only question is the Cotton. If Wisconsin beats PSU I think the Cotton takes Penn St for sure. If PSU beats Wisconsin I'm 50'50 on if the Cotton would take the Badgers
I'll say I think there's a better chance of 4 thanb3

but the loser could slide behind a team like USC or if Washington loses to they wouldn't slide behind another team that also lost (in theory) and I think either of those teams would still be a good draw.

 

[Olyduck]

I think we're pretty much locked into the Orange bowl. I'm actually hoping we get Louisville. I think that would be a great game. I don't want to play a Florida team. I'm tired of playing Florida teams in Florida.

unless chaos and Michigan also makes the playoff then Orange would take them

 

[rmilia1]

I think we're pretty much locked into the Orange bowl. I'm actually hoping we get Louisville. I think that would be a great game. I don't want to play a Florida team. I'm tired of playing Florida teams in Florida.

The only way you don't play Louisville in the Orange is if VT beats Clemson

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

unless chaos and Michigan also makes the playoff then Orange would take them

It would take a lot for us to make the playoff. I think it's rather impossible. If Clemson, Washington AND Wisconsin lose, there's be an argument. Otherwise I think we get jumped by Wisconsin and or Oklahoma.

 

[The Oldtimer]

First bowl announced with the acceptance of invitations is the Bahamas Bowl
Old Dominion accepted followed by Eastern Michigan yesterday.

This is the first bowl for EMU since 1987 and the first ever for ODU.

This might be one of the only bowls announced for about a week. Bahamas Bowl has special needs like getting passports for all the players so they get to announce earlier than everyone else.

Well this comment made my day. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

 

[rmilia1]

but the loser could slide behind a team like USC or if Washington loses to they wouldn't slide behind another team that also lost (in theory) and I think either of those teams would still be a good draw.

Well I'm assuming UW beats Colorado in which case USC would go to the Rose. The Cotton could take Colorado BUT PSU would be a better draw and better for TV. The Cotton is going to get stuck with WMU so they're gonna need a bigger name to offset that

 

[ericd7633]

I just hope we get intriguing games for the other NY6 games. For instance I would love to see a Michigan/Western Michigan Cotton Bowl, but I know that's not going to happen.

 

[rmilia1]

It would take a lot for us to make the playoff. I think it's rather impossible. If Clemson, Washington AND Wisconsin lose, there's be an argument. Otherwise I think we get jumped by Wisconsin and or Oklahoma.

Watch close tonight. If Michigan is 5th or higher I think there's still a shot. Ultimately I think you're right but it is interesting because Michigan has HwH wins over 3 of the teams right behind them AND better resume than all of them too

 

[ericd7633]

Well I'm assuming UW beats Colorado in which case USC would go to the Rose. The Cotton could take Colorado BUT PSU would be a better draw and better for TV. The Cotton is going to get stuck with WMU so they're gonna need a bigger name to offset that

Which is why a WMU/Michigan game makes all the sense in the world...but won't happen none the less.

 

[ericd7633]

The Cotton Bowl honestly might be hoping for a WMU loss, and the potential at getting Navy in the Cotton Bowl. A Navy/Penn State game I could get down with as well.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Which is why a WMU/Michigan game makes all the sense in the world...but won't happen none the less.

That would be the worst, I feel sorry for whoever gets WMU. They'll likely blow the doors off them or look awful in losing to a MAC team.

 

[ericd7633]

That would be the worst, I feel sorry for whoever gets WMU. They'll likely blow the doors off them or look awful in losing to a MAC team.

I agree with you in that respect. Just think a WMU/Michigan game could make a play off they play in the same state kinda shit. WMU against any other team there's basically no intrigue.

 

[Olyduck]

That would be the worst, I feel sorry for whoever gets WMU. They'll likely blow the doors off them or look awful in losing to a MAC team.

Kind of like all the times Boise and TCU and UCF and Utah all got blown out in the BCS??

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Kind of like all the times Boise and TCU and UCF and Utah all got blown out in the BCS??

It doesn't always turn out that way. Like I said, it's either a blowout or you get embarrassed on a national stage against a team you shouldn't lose to that gets sent into CFB lore like OU vs. Boise.

 

[rmilia1]

People underestimate WMU.That's a really good football team. The problem for the Cotton isn't the quality of WMU, it's that no one gives avshit

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Congrats to Old Dominion

 

[nathans8823]

My guess is the Foster's Farm Bowl vs a P12 team, probably Stanford

Okay now I would be scared for my Hoosiers... but hey that's a decently good bowl for them.

 

[rmilia1]

Okay now I would be scared for my Hoosiers... but hey that's a decently good bowl for them.

Every B10 team that doesn't make a NY6 bowl will be playing way over their head this year. You're likely to see #6 in the B10 vs #3 in the SEC #5 in the B10 vs #3 in the P12 and so on and so forth. It's going to be tough for any of the other 6 bowl eligible teams to win their game. The league has 10 bowl eligible teams and still isn't going to be able to fill their tie ins because of so many teams making the playoff or the NY6

 

[Olyduck]

It doesn't always turn out that way. Like I said, it's either a blowout or you get embarrassed on a national stage against a team you shouldn't lose to that gets sent into CFB lore like OU vs. Boise.

depends on how you look at it. I had Boise beating Oklahoma and Arizona. I had Utah beating Alabama and TCU beating Wisconsin. I had Oklahoma beating UConn and UGA beating Hawaii