Meaningless but fun speculation.

Sbnation picks as of 9/21/14

Bitcoin ULM* Middle Tennessee 12/26/2014 St. Petersburg, FL American vs. C-USA (ACC conditional)

Heart of Dallas Oregon State UTEP 12/26/2014 Dallas, TX Big Ten/Big 12 7 vs. C-USA

Bahamas Marshall Toledo 12/24/2014 Nassau, BS C-USA vs. MAC 4/5

Hawaii Western Kentucky Fresno State 12/24/2014 Honolulu, HI C-USA vs. MWC 2-7

Boca Florida Atlantic Ball State 12/23/2014 Boca Raton, FL C-USA vs. MAC 4/5

New Mexico UTSA Nevada 12/20/2014 Albuquerque, NM C-USA vs. MWC 2-7


Espn Brett Mark

Gildan New Mexico Bowl (MWC vs. CUSA) Wyoming vs. UTSA Nevada vs. UTSA

Boca Raton Bowl (C-USA vs. MAC) Marshall vs. Northern Illinois Middle Tennessee vs. Northern Illinois

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (C-USA vs. MAC) North Texas vs. Western Michigan Marshall vs. Toledo

Hawaii Bowl (C-USA vs. MWC) Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State Old Dominion vs. Utah State

Heart of Dallas Bowl (Big Ten vs. C-USA) Illinois vs. UAB Indiana vs. UTEP

Duck Commander Independence Bowl (ACC vs. SEC) Pittsburgh vs. Michigan Virginia vs. UAB


CBS Sports

Birmingham Bowl Jan. 3 Birmingham, Ala. American vs. SEC Ohio* vs. W. Kentucky*

Heart of Dallas Bowl Dec. 26 Dallas, Tex. Big Ten/Big 12 vs. C-USA Michigan vs. Marshall

Hawaii Bowl Dec. 24 Honolulu, Hawaii Mountain West vs. C-USA Colorado State vs. North Texas

Bahamas Bowl Dec. 24 Nassau, Bahamas C-USA vs. MAC Texas-San Antonio vs. C. Michigan

Boca Raton Bowl Dec. 23 Boca Raton, Fla. C-USA vs. MAC Middle Tenn. vs. Buffalo

New Mexico Bowl Dec. 20 Albuquerque, N.M. Mountain West vs. C-USA Utah State vs. Rice

End the season now, would love to play in Birmingham for a bowl game...

I can't believe someone actually predicts us to go to a bowl. I'm a realist and that's a pretty far reach. But cool nonetheless!

(09-23-2014 08:15 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  Meaningless but fun speculation.

Sbnation picks as of 9/21/14

Bitcoin ULM* Middle Tennessee 12/26/2014 St. Petersburg, FL American vs. C-USA (ACC conditional)

Bitcoin isn't ACC conditional, it's straight up AAC vs. ACC this year. Next year it's AAC vs. CUSA. The ACC and CUSA rotate every other year as the opponent to AAC.

(09-23-2014 09:16 AM)Cr8n Wrote:  I can't believe someone actually predicts us to go to a bowl. I'm a realist and that's a pretty far reach. But cool nonetheless!

Hope for less than 76 teams to become bowl eligible and you're in.

If UTSA reaches a bowl game they will set another record. Fastest start up program to make a bowl

Nice to see the Blazers in the conversation.

Not one bowl projection has figured it out and gotten it right for us.

If my hints haven't registered previously here's a more obvious one....

MURFREESBORO – The Middle Tennessee Athletic Department will offer the opportunity for the general public to gain applications for passports on Monday, September 29. This will take place in the Gameday Room adjacent to Floyd Stadium from 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM.

http://goblueraiders.com/news/2014/9/18/...44009.aspx

(09-23-2014 09:42 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  Not one bowl projection has figured it out and gotten it right for us.

If my hints haven't registered previously here's a more obvious one....

MURFREESBORO – The Middle Tennessee Athletic Department will offer the opportunity for the general public to gain applications for passports on Monday, September 29. This will take place in the Gameday Room adjacent to Floyd Stadium from 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM.

http://goblueraiders.com/news/2014/9/18/...44009.aspx

We'd better win four more games before we even talk about this. That'll be no easy task with the team I saw play against Memphis.

(09-23-2014 09:17 AM)BullsFanInTX Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 08:15 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  Meaningless but fun speculation.

Sbnation picks as of 9/21/14

Bitcoin ULM* Middle Tennessee 12/26/2014 St. Petersburg, FL American vs. C-USA (ACC conditional)

Bitcoin isn't ACC conditional, it's straight up AAC vs. ACC this year. Next year it's AAC vs. CUSA. The ACC and CUSA rotate every other year as the opponent to AAC.

It's SBNation. Can't expect too much from them.

Maybe we can once again talk about this next year

Wouldn't UTEP have to win C-USA to go to the Heart of Dallas Bowl?

(09-23-2014 11:22 AM)DxfanMiner Wrote:  Wouldn't UTEP have to win C-USA to go to the Heart of Dallas Bowl?

C-USA winner gets to choose the bowl they want. I think they'll choose HOD as long as a Big Ten team is available. It's the most attractive opponent we have.

Yep. They keep projecting us to he bahamas bowl lol. If that happens i would not even tune in. We have a once in 15 years type of team, if they are relegated to playing toledo (the mac 4/5) in the bahamas.... oh wow.

(09-23-2014 09:27 AM)Digi368 Wrote:  If UTSA reaches a bowl game they will set another record. Fastest start up program to make a bowl

How crazy would that be if there are only 75 teams eligible and we both get a spot.#1 and #2.

If given the choice, Marshall will not play a MAC opponent. We have basically played the MAC East in OOC games. Not any reflection on the MAC champion, but it would be underwhelming to play the same conference this many times in a season.

(09-23-2014 12:01 PM)WEARE Wrote:  If given the choice, Marshall will not play a MAC opponent. We have basically played the MAC East in OOC games. Not any reflection on the MAC champion, but it would be underwhelming to play the same conference this many times in a season.

What if it meant an easier road to a perfect season?

(09-24-2014 08:17 AM)airbornepirate Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 12:01 PM)WEARE Wrote:  If given the choice, Marshall will not play a MAC opponent. We have basically played the MAC East in OOC games. Not any reflection on the MAC champion, but it would be underwhelming to play the same conference this many times in a season.

What if it meant an easier road to a perfect season?

That's not how you pick when you know you're good enough to beat anybody.

(09-24-2014 08:17 AM)airbornepirate Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 12:01 PM)WEARE Wrote:  If given the choice, Marshall will not play a MAC opponent. We have basically played the MAC East in OOC games. Not any reflection on the MAC champion, but it would be underwhelming to play the same conference this many times in a season.

What if it meant an easier road to a perfect season?

Lol. Marshall didn't start an easy schedule conspiracy five years ago knowing conference realignment would happen, Louisville would cancel, and the bowl sutuation would change. If our AD knew all of this, he is the modern day Nostradamus. He should quit and play the lottery.

We had no problem with Maryland. I don't think we're scared.

(09-24-2014 08:58 AM)WEARE Wrote:  

(09-24-2014 08:17 AM)airbornepirate Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 12:01 PM)WEARE Wrote:  If given the choice, Marshall will not play a MAC opponent. We have basically played the MAC East in OOC games. Not any reflection on the MAC champion, but it would be underwhelming to play the same conference this many times in a season.

What if it meant an easier road to a perfect season?

Lol. Marshall didn't start an easy schedule conspiracy five years ago knowing conference realignment would happen, Louisville would cancel, and the bowl sutuation would change. If our AD knew all of this, he is the modern day Nostradamus. He should quit and play the lottery.

We had no problem with Maryland. I don't think we're scared.

Settle down. My comment had absolutely nothing to do with your scheduling. I was just asking if you all were undefeated going in to bowl season, would you take the likelihood of beating the bowl opponent in to account when choosing a bowl? I mean I have to be honest, I know I would. If the choices were a pretty sure bet win against a MAC team and a not so sure win against a P5...I think I take the better chance at an undefeated season (especially when a NY Day bowl isn't an option, assuming it isn't in this scenario). The chance to have an undefeated season doesn't happen that frequently...