(10-31-2015 09:07 PM)MobileBama Wrote: Some good news from CUSA and the Sun Belt's bid to get into the Arizona Bowl:
FIU lost to FAU and is currently 4-5 and doesn't look good for 6 wins. They have three games remaining and only one looks winnable - Charlotte. Winning at Marshall and Western Kentucky isn't likely. If FIU finishes with 5 wins, CUSA will not have enough teams to fill their bowl slots and we'll get the Arizona Bowl bid
Actually, we still have a chance for seven teams to be eligible. Marshall, WKU, USM, and LaTech are already eligible. The rest are like this:
Rice has the best chance as they sit at 4-4 with remaining games with UTEP, USM, UTSA, and Charlotte. They only need to split. They will be our fifth eligible team.
Middle has a decent shot as well. They are 3-5 with a HUGE game against us this weekend. If we beat them, MTSU could beat UNT, UTSA, and FAU. There's #6.
UTEP is the long shot. At 3-5, they need three wins among Rice, ODU, LaTech, and UNT. LaTech is a likely loss, but they can beat ODU and UNT. They have Rice at home, so the upset is possible. That would be our 7th.
Again, not likely, but if a couple of key things happen, not outside the realm of possibility. Most likely, we get 5 for sure. I would say 50% chance of 6, and a 15% chance of 7.