Best guess until announcement:

CFP
1. Orange Bowl vs. SEC/BIG/ND
     Outback Bowl (2 years out of 6 when B10 goes to Orange)
2. Camping world Bowl vs BIG12
3. Belk Bowl vs SEC/BIG
4. Gator Bowl VS SEC
5. Holiday Bowl vs Pac-12
6. Pinstripe Bowl vs BIG
7. Sun Bowl vs Pac-12
8. Independence Bowl vs SEC
9. Quick Lane Bowl vs BIG
10. Boston Bowl vs AAC (Guess is First Responder Bowl moves from Dallas)
11. Military Bowl vs AAC

Secondary
The Birmingham Bowl

My guess with First Responder being moved to Boston, would mean that Wrigley bowl is still in Play... Rumor is that the PAC-12 Las Veags bowl will now split between SEC/BIG.... So Wrigley could be the 43rd Bowl with PAC-12/SEC vs BIG... Just a guess

(05-28-2019 08:02 AM)GTFletch Wrote:  Best guess until announcement:

CFP
1. Orange Bowl vs. SEC/BIG/ND
     Outback Bowl (2 years out of 6 when B10 goes to Orange)
2. Camping world Bowl vs BIG12
3. Belk Bowl vs SEC/BIG
4. Gator Bowl VS SEC
5. Holiday Bowl vs Pac-12
6. Pinstripe Bowl vs BIG
7. Sun Bowl vs Pac-12
8. Independence Bowl vs SEC
9. Quick Lane Bowl vs BIG
10. Boston Bowl vs AAC (Guess is First Responder Bowl moves from Dallas)
11. Military Bowl vs AAC

Secondary
The Birmingham Bowl

More likely this:

0. CFP
1. Orange Bowl vs. SEC/BIG/ND
1a. Outback Bowl (2 years out of 6 when B10 goes to Orange)
2. Camping world Bowl vs BIG12
3a. Belk Bowl vs SEC/BIG
3b. Gator Bowl VS SEC
3c. Pinstripe Bowl vs BIG
3d. Sun Bowl vs Pac-12
4. Holiday Bowl vs Pac-12
5a. Military Bowl vs AAC
5b. Independence Bowl vs SEC
5c. Quick Lane Bowl vs BIG
10. Boston Bowl vs AAC (replaces Gasparilla)

The Holiday Bowl offers one of the more desirable bowl locales along with a payout in excess of $3 million to each of the participants. (6.33M total)

The Holiday Bowl currently gets the second pick of Pac-12 teams and third pick of Big Ten teams (after College Football Playoff teams are selected) for its game. That puts the Holiday among the upper half of bowl selections for the respective conferences.

Getting slotted below the Sun would be.. well pretty insulting.... I guess maybe they will reduce the payout... or you should have them slotted higher!

Link
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/spo...story.html

https://fanbuzz.com/college-football/bowl-game-payouts/

(05-28-2019 03:23 PM)GTFletch Wrote:  The Holiday Bowl offers one of the more desirable bowl locales along with a payout in excess of $3 million to each of the participants. (6.33M total)

The Holiday Bowl currently gets the second pick of Pac-12 teams and third pick of Big Ten teams (after College Football Playoff teams are selected) for its game. That puts the Holiday among the upper half of bowl selections for the respective conferences.

Getting slotted below the Sun would be.. well pretty insulting.... I guess maybe they will reduce the payout... or you should have them slotted higher!

Link
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/spo...story.html

https://fanbuzz.com/college-football/bowl-game-payouts/

Sounds like I've been corrected... San Diego, here we come!

(05-28-2019 04:04 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(05-28-2019 03:23 PM)GTFletch Wrote:  The Holiday Bowl offers one of the more desirable bowl locales along with a payout in excess of $3 million to each of the participants. (6.33M total)

The Holiday Bowl currently gets the second pick of Pac-12 teams and third pick of Big Ten teams (after College Football Playoff teams are selected) for its game. That puts the Holiday among the upper half of bowl selections for the respective conferences.

Getting slotted below the Sun would be.. well pretty insulting.... I guess maybe they will reduce the payout... or you should have them slotted higher!

Link
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/spo...story.html

https://fanbuzz.com/college-football/bowl-game-payouts/

Sounds like I've been corrected... San Diego, here we come!

My predictions

1. Orange (ESPN)
1a. Outback when Big Ten gets Orange slot. (ABC/ESPN)

Top Tier 2-4
Campus World vs B12 (ESPN)
Holiday vs P12 (FOX)
Gator vs SEC (ESPN)

Mid Tier (5-8)
Belk vs SEC/B10 (ESPN)
Pin Stripe vs B10 (ESPN)
Sun vs P12 (CBS)
Birmingham vs SEC (ESPN)

Lower Tier (9-11)
Military vs AAC (ESPN)
Detroit vs B10 (ESPN)
Boston vs AAC (ESPN)

Backup slots
Independence and Dallas

(05-28-2019 07:28 PM)msm96wolf Wrote:  

(05-28-2019 04:04 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(05-28-2019 03:23 PM)GTFletch Wrote:  The Holiday Bowl offers one of the more desirable bowl locales along with a payout in excess of $3 million to each of the participants. (6.33M total)

The Holiday Bowl currently gets the second pick of Pac-12 teams and third pick of Big Ten teams (after College Football Playoff teams are selected) for its game. That puts the Holiday among the upper half of bowl selections for the respective conferences.

Getting slotted below the Sun would be.. well pretty insulting.... I guess maybe they will reduce the payout... or you should have them slotted higher!

Link
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/spo...story.html

https://fanbuzz.com/college-football/bowl-game-payouts/

Sounds like I've been corrected... San Diego, here we come!

My predictions

1. Orange (ESPN)
1a. Outback when Big Ten gets Orange slot. (ABC/ESPN)

Top Tier 2-4
Campus World vs B12 (ESPN)
Holiday vs P12 (FOX)
Gator vs SEC (ESPN)

Mid Tier (5-8)
Belk vs SEC/B10 (ESPN)
Pin Stripe vs B10 (ESPN)
Sun vs P12 (CBS)
Birmingham vs SEC (ESPN)

Lower Tier (9-11)
Military vs AAC (ESPN)
Detroit vs B10 (ESPN)
Boston vs AAC (ESPN)

Backup slots
Independence and Dallas

IIRC, there has never been an ETZ school to play in the Holiday Bowl. NC State has not played on the West Coast since playing at UCLA in 1959 and 1961 so a trip to SD would be welcomed.

Las Vegas Bowl to move up Pac-12 pecking order in 2020, per report via Brett McMurphy, the bowl would move to the new NFL stadium and occupy the conference’s third slot.Where the Sun Bowl fits. I know most of you probably aren’t worried about El Paso... The Pac-12 rumor is basically stating the ACC & the Sun Bowl may end... it may become PAC12 vs BIG12...

Here’s our best guess at what this now all looks like in 2020...At the end of his article, McMurphy says the Pac-12 will have eight bowl tie-ins, so ...

Rose Bowl vs. Big Ten #1
Alamo Bowl vs. Big 12 #2
Las Vegas Bowl vs. SEC Tier 2 (#7-ish?) or Big Ten #4(?)
Holiday Bowl vs. ACC Tier 1 (#5-ish?)
Redbox Bowl vs. Big Ten Tier 2 (#6-ish?)
Los Angeles Bowl vs. MWC #1
Sun Bowl vs. ???
Cheez-It Bowl vs. Big 12 #6

I would not be shocked if the Holiday Bowl drops to fifth, nor would I be shocked if the Sun Bowl replaces the Cheez-It Bowl with the same tie-ins. I’d have a hard time imagining the Sun Bowl remaining ahead of the Los Angeles Bowl.

Link
https://www.cougcenter.com/2019/3/5/1825...os-angeles

Another local sports writer has the ACC vs Pac-12 in both the Sun & Holiday....

All in all, the Pac-12 should have seven matchups against Power Five opponents for the 2020-2025 cycle of games.

Here’s the evolving, unofficial lineup:

1. Rose Bowl vs. Big Ten (or CFP/New Year’s Six)
2. Alamo Bowl vs. Big 12
3/4. Holiday Bowl vs. ACC
4/3. Las Vegas Bowl vs. Big Ten/SEC
5. Redbox Bowl vs. Big Ten
6. Sun Bowl vs. ACC
7. Los Angeles Bowl vs MWC
8. Cactus Bowl vs. Big 12

If that’s the shape of the final product, it will be an undeniable upgrade. — Jon Wilner

Link
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/07/h...egas-bowl/

So with this nugget the ACC might be looking at having the Holiday Bowl replace the SUN (ACC vs PAC-12) matchup, Or maybe the PAc-12 and Sun relationship ends and the ACC can take on a Big-12 Team!!

My predictions w/out SUN BOWL

1. Orange (ESPN)
1a. Outback when Big Ten gets Orange slot. (ABC/ESPN)

Top Tier
Campus World vs B12 (ESPN)

Mid Tier (3-6)
Holiday vs P12 (FOX)
Gator vs SEC (ESPN)
Belk vs SEC/B10 (ESPN)
Pin Stripe vs B10 (ESPN)

Lower Tier (7-11)
Military vs AAC (ESPN)
Detroit vs B10 (ESPN)
Boston vs AAC (ESPN)
Independence vs SEC (ESPN)
Birmingham vs SEC (ESPN)

Backup slots
Dallas or Tampa or Sun

My predictions w/SUN BOWL

1. Orange (ESPN)
1a. Outback when Big Ten gets Orange slot. (ABC/ESPN)

Top Tier
Campus World vs B12 (ESPN)

Mid Tier (3-7)
Holiday vs P12 (FOX)
Gator vs SEC (ESPN)
Belk vs SEC/B10 (ESPN)
PinStripe vs B10 (ESPN)
Sun vs P12 or BIG12 (CBS)

Lower Tier (8-11)
Military vs AAC (ESPN)
Detroit vs B10 (ESPN)
Boston vs AAC (ESPN)
Independence vs SEC (ESPN)


Backup slots
Birmingham, Tampa or Dallas

(05-29-2019 07:31 AM)GTFletch Wrote:  Las Vegas Bowl to move up Pac-12 pecking order in 2020, per report via Brett McMurphy, the bowl would move to the new NFL stadium and occupy the conference’s third slot.Where the Sun Bowl fits. I know most of you probably aren’t worried about El Paso... The Pac-12 rumor is basically stating the ACC & the Sun Bowl may end... it may become PAC12 vs BIG12...

Here’s our best guess at what this now all looks like in 2020...At the end of his article, McMurphy says the Pac-12 will have eight bowl tie-ins, so ...

Rose Bowl vs. Big Ten #1
Alamo Bowl vs. Big 12 #2
Las Vegas Bowl vs. SEC Tier 2 (#7-ish?) or Big Ten #4(?)
Holiday Bowl vs. ACC Tier 1 (#5-ish?)
Redbox Bowl vs. Big Ten Tier 2 (#6-ish?)
Los Angeles Bowl vs. MWC #1
Sun Bowl vs. ???
Cheez-It Bowl vs. Big 12 #6

I would not be shocked if the Holiday Bowl drops to fifth, nor would I be shocked if the Sun Bowl replaces the Cheez-It Bowl with the same tie-ins. I’d have a hard time imagining the Sun Bowl remaining ahead of the Los Angeles Bowl.

Link
https://www.cougcenter.com/2019/3/5/1825...os-angeles

Another local sports writer has the ACC vs Pac-12 in both the Sun & Holiday....

All in all, the Pac-12 should have seven matchups against Power Five opponents for the 2020-2025 cycle of games.

Here’s the evolving, unofficial lineup:

1. Rose Bowl vs. Big Ten (or CFP/New Year’s Six)
2. Alamo Bowl vs. Big 12
3/4. Holiday Bowl vs. ACC
4/3. Las Vegas Bowl vs. Big Ten/SEC
5. Redbox Bowl vs. Big Ten
6. Sun Bowl vs. ACC
7. Los Angeles Bowl vs MWC
8. Cactus Bowl vs. Big 12

If that’s the shape of the final product, it will be an undeniable upgrade. — Jon Wilner

Link
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/07/h...egas-bowl/

So with this nugget the ACC might be looking at having the Holiday Bowl replace the SUN (ACC vs PAC-12) matchup, Or maybe the PAc-12 and Sun relationship ends and the ACC can take on a Big-12 Team!!

My predictions w/out SUN BOWL

1. Orange (ESPN)
1a. Outback when Big Ten gets Orange slot. (ABC/ESPN)

Top Tier
Campus World vs B12 (ESPN)

Mid Tier (3-6)
Holiday vs P12 (FOX)
Gator vs SEC (ESPN)
Belk vs SEC/B10 (ESPN)
Pin Stripe vs B10 (ESPN)

Lower Tier (7-11)
Military vs AAC (ESPN)
Detroit vs B10 (ESPN)
Boston vs AAC (ESPN)
Independence vs SEC (ESPN)
Birmingham vs SEC (ESPN)

Backup slots
Dallas or Tampa or Sun

My predictions w/SUN BOWL

1. Orange (ESPN)
1a. Outback when Big Ten gets Orange slot. (ABC/ESPN)

Top Tier
Campus World vs B12 (ESPN)

Mid Tier (3-7)
Holiday vs P12 (FOX)
Gator vs SEC (ESPN)
Belk vs SEC/B10 (ESPN)
PinStripe vs B10 (ESPN)
Sun vs P12 or BIG12 (CBS)

Lower Tier (8-11)
Military vs AAC (ESPN)
Detroit vs B10 (ESPN)
Boston vs AAC (ESPN)
Independence vs SEC (ESPN)


Backup slots
Birmingham, Tampa or Dallas

Apparently someone forgot to tell Mr. Bowlsby about the Sun Bowl.

"The Big 12 bowl affiliations are staying the same, commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Thursday.

The Big 12 will remain tied to the Alamo, Camping World, Texas, Liberty, Cheez-It and Armed Forces bowls. The hierarchy will remain the same.

Bowlsby said the contract between the conference and each bowl game runs through the College Football Playoff’s current deal through the 2025 season.

The exception is the Texas Bowl, which expires a couple years before that. Bowlsby wasn’t exactly sure of the year."

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/col...31789.html

(05-29-2019 08:47 PM)msm96wolf Wrote:  

(05-29-2019 07:31 AM)GTFletch Wrote:  Las Vegas Bowl to move up Pac-12 pecking order in 2020, per report via Brett McMurphy, the bowl would move to the new NFL stadium and occupy the conference’s third slot.Where the Sun Bowl fits. I know most of you probably aren’t worried about El Paso... The Pac-12 rumor is basically stating the ACC & the Sun Bowl may end... it may become PAC12 vs BIG12...

Here’s our best guess at what this now all looks like in 2020...At the end of his article, McMurphy says the Pac-12 will have eight bowl tie-ins, so ...

Rose Bowl vs. Big Ten #1
Alamo Bowl vs. Big 12 #2
Las Vegas Bowl vs. SEC Tier 2 (#7-ish?) or Big Ten #4(?)
Holiday Bowl vs. ACC Tier 1 (#5-ish?)
Redbox Bowl vs. Big Ten Tier 2 (#6-ish?)
Los Angeles Bowl vs. MWC #1
Sun Bowl vs. ???
Cheez-It Bowl vs. Big 12 #6

I would not be shocked if the Holiday Bowl drops to fifth, nor would I be shocked if the Sun Bowl replaces the Cheez-It Bowl with the same tie-ins. I’d have a hard time imagining the Sun Bowl remaining ahead of the Los Angeles Bowl.

Link
https://www.cougcenter.com/2019/3/5/1825...os-angeles

Another local sports writer has the ACC vs Pac-12 in both the Sun & Holiday....

All in all, the Pac-12 should have seven matchups against Power Five opponents for the 2020-2025 cycle of games.

Here’s the evolving, unofficial lineup:

1. Rose Bowl vs. Big Ten (or CFP/New Year’s Six)
2. Alamo Bowl vs. Big 12
3/4. Holiday Bowl vs. ACC
4/3. Las Vegas Bowl vs. Big Ten/SEC
5. Redbox Bowl vs. Big Ten
6. Sun Bowl vs. ACC
7. Los Angeles Bowl vs MWC
8. Cactus Bowl vs. Big 12

If that’s the shape of the final product, it will be an undeniable upgrade. — Jon Wilner

Link
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/07/h...egas-bowl/

So with this nugget the ACC might be looking at having the Holiday Bowl replace the SUN (ACC vs PAC-12) matchup, Or maybe the PAc-12 and Sun relationship ends and the ACC can take on a Big-12 Team!!

My predictions w/out SUN BOWL

1. Orange (ESPN)
1a. Outback when Big Ten gets Orange slot. (ABC/ESPN)

Top Tier
Campus World vs B12 (ESPN)

Mid Tier (3-6)
Holiday vs P12 (FOX)
Gator vs SEC (ESPN)
Belk vs SEC/B10 (ESPN)
Pin Stripe vs B10 (ESPN)

Lower Tier (7-11)
Military vs AAC (ESPN)
Detroit vs B10 (ESPN)
Boston vs AAC (ESPN)
Independence vs SEC (ESPN)
Birmingham vs SEC (ESPN)

Backup slots
Dallas or Tampa or Sun

My predictions w/SUN BOWL

1. Orange (ESPN)
1a. Outback when Big Ten gets Orange slot. (ABC/ESPN)

Top Tier
Campus World vs B12 (ESPN)

Mid Tier (3-7)
Holiday vs P12 (FOX)
Gator vs SEC (ESPN)
Belk vs SEC/B10 (ESPN)
PinStripe vs B10 (ESPN)
Sun vs P12 or BIG12 (CBS)

Lower Tier (8-11)
Military vs AAC (ESPN)
Detroit vs B10 (ESPN)
Boston vs AAC (ESPN)
Independence vs SEC (ESPN)


Backup slots
Birmingham, Tampa or Dallas

Apparently someone forgot to tell Mr. Bowlsby about the Sun Bowl.

"The Big 12 bowl affiliations are staying the same, commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Thursday.

The Big 12 will remain tied to the Alamo, Camping World, Texas, Liberty, Cheez-It and Armed Forces bowls. The hierarchy will remain the same.

Bowlsby said the contract between the conference and each bowl game runs through the College Football Playoff’s current deal through the 2025 season.

The exception is the Texas Bowl, which expires a couple years before that. Bowlsby wasn’t exactly sure of the year."

https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/col...31789.html

Good News.. I like the Sun and teh history and two games agaisnt the PAC-12 is great!

BIG 12 Bowl ties in staying the same:

College Football Playoff:
1. Sugar Bowl vs. SEC
2. Valero Alamo Bowl vs. Pac-12
3. Camping World Bowl vs. ACC
4. Texas Bowl vs. SEC
5. AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. SEC
6. Cheez-It Bowl vs. Pac-12
7. Armed Forces Bowl vs. American Athletic

Link
https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/col...31789.html

PAC-12 Bowl ties in...Here’s the evolving, unofficial lineup:

College Football Playoff:
1. Rose Bowl vs. Big Ten (or CFP/New Year’s Six)
2. Alamo Bowl vs. Big 12
3/4. Holiday Bowl vs. ACC
4/3. Las Vegas Bowl vs. Big Ten/SEC
5. Redbox Bowl vs. Big Ten
6. Sun Bowl vs. ACC
7. Los Angeles Bowl vs MWC
8. Cactus Bowl vs. Big 12

Link
https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/col...31789.html

ACC Bowl Tie In...Here’s the evolving, unofficial lineup:

College Football Playoff:
1. Orange Bowl vs. SEC/BIG/ND
     Outback Bowl (2 years out of 6 when B10 goes to Orange)
2. Camping world Bowl vs BIG12

Tier 1 (3-7)
3. Holiday Bowl vs Pac-12
4. Gator Bowl VS SEC
5. Belk Bowl vs Pac-12
6. Pinstripe Bowl vs BIG
7. Sun Bowl vs Pac-12

Tier 2 (8-11)
8. Independence Bowl vs SEC
9. Quick Lane Bowl vs BIG
10. Boston Bowl vs AAC
11. Military Bowl vs AAC


SEC evolving, unofficial lineup:

College Football Playoff:
College Football Playoff:
1. Sugar Bowl vs. Big 12
2. Peach Bowl vs AAC
3.Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl vs. Big Ten
4. Las Vegas Bowl/Belk Bowl Rotation vs PAC12 & ACC (SEC & BIG will rotate between Las Vegas & Belk Bowls)


The SEC will assign teams to the respective bowls in this pool. (5-9)
– AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. Big 12
– Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl vs. Big Ten
– Outback Bowl vs. Big Ten or ACC
– TaxSlayer Bowl vs. ACC
– Texas Bowl vs. Big 12

Second Tier (10-11)
– Jared Birmingham Bowl vs. American Athletic
– Walk-On’s Independence Bowl vs. ACC

BIG ...evolving, unofficial lineup:

College Football Playoff:
1. Rose Bowl vs. Pac-12
2. Citrus Bowl vs. SEC
3. Las Vegas Bowl/Belk Bowl Rotation vs PAC12 & ACC (SEC & BIG will rotate between Las Vegas & Belk Bowls)
4. Outback Bowl vs. SEC
5. Music City Bowl vs. SEC
6. New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. ACC
7. Redbox Bowl vs. Pac-12
8. Quick Lane Bowl vs. ACC
9. Armed Forces Bowl - Big12/MWC/AAC

Read in some of the articles floating around on the new bowl contracts that the ACC will play in the Gasparilla Bowl against the SEC. Any significant rumors around the ACC on that bowl. That would mean the AAC is loosing that bowl in the next round. Also, anytime frame by the ACC on announcing their 2020 -2025 bowl contracts and affiliations. Believe the G5 conferences are waiting on the ACC announcement to see what is left to finalize some of their bowl commitments since the other P5 conferences have made official announcements about their bowl affiliations for the 2020 - 2025 cycle already.

(06-07-2019 10:35 AM)panite Wrote:  Read in some of the articles floating around on the new bowl contracts that the ACC will play in the Gasparilla Bowl against the SEC. Any significant rumors around the ACC on that bowl. That would mean the AAC is loosing that bowl in the next round. Also, anytime frame by the ACC on announcing their 2020 -2025 bowl contracts and affiliations. Believe the G5 conferences are waiting on the ACC announcement to see what is left to finalize some of their bowl commitments since the other P5 conferences have made official announcements about their bowl affiliations for the 2020 - 2025 cycle already.

Gasparilla makes sense. I hope the ACC is involved in some capacity. I'd dump Detroit and add a 2nd bowl in Tampa

(06-07-2019 10:43 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(06-07-2019 10:35 AM)panite Wrote:  Read in some of the articles floating around on the new bowl contracts that the ACC will play in the Gasparilla Bowl against the SEC. Any significant rumors around the ACC on that bowl. That would mean the AAC is loosing that bowl in the next round. Also, anytime frame by the ACC on announcing their 2020 -2025 bowl contracts and affiliations. Believe the G5 conferences are waiting on the ACC announcement to see what is left to finalize some of their bowl commitments since the other P5 conferences have made official announcements about their bowl affiliations for the 2020 - 2025 cycle already.

Gasparilla makes sense. I hope the ACC is involved in some capacity. I'd dump Detroit and add a 2nd bowl in Tampa

Read that the ACC is out of Detroit. That bowl has aligned the MAC with the B-10 for the next cycle. The early rumor by Stadium was that the AAC would replace the ACC (don't know if the ACC dumped this bowl or what happened), but I have read since that the contract against the B-10 was returned and signed with the MAC for the full 2020 - 2025 cycle. Makes sense as the MAC travels well to that bowl. Its in their back yard. Its like driving to a regular season regional conference game during the season.

(06-07-2019 11:33 AM)panite Wrote:  

(06-07-2019 10:43 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(06-07-2019 10:35 AM)panite Wrote:  Read in some of the articles floating around on the new bowl contracts that the ACC will play in the Gasparilla Bowl against the SEC. Any significant rumors around the ACC on that bowl. That would mean the AAC is loosing that bowl in the next round. Also, anytime frame by the ACC on announcing their 2020 -2025 bowl contracts and affiliations. Believe the G5 conferences are waiting on the ACC announcement to see what is left to finalize some of their bowl commitments since the other P5 conferences have made official announcements about their bowl affiliations for the 2020 - 2025 cycle already.

Gasparilla makes sense. I hope the ACC is involved in some capacity. I'd dump Detroit and add a 2nd bowl in Tampa

Read that the ACC is out of Detroit. That bowl has aligned the MAC with the B-10 for the next cycle. The early rumor by Stadium was that the AAC would replace the ACC (don't know if the ACC dumped this bowl or what happened), but I have read since that the contract against the B-10 was returned and signed with the MAC for the full 2020 - 2025 cycle. Makes sense as the MAC travels well to that bowl. Its in their back yard. Its like driving to a regular season regional conference game during the season.

Yep the Ford family squeezed Littler Ceaser out of the bowl (BIG/MAC) Maybe Little Ceasser should sponsor the Boston Bowl

PAC 12 Bowl is not Official yet.... so the PAC12 vs ACC in the INDY is not a sure thing...

Link
https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2019/06/08...-ins-utah/

One wrinkle in the upcoming bowl grid – a game must have a conference tie-in on both sides, therefore a Power-Five versus an at large will no longer fly.
Group of Five conferences like the American and Conference USA may be options, but a matchup among such conferences isn’t likely to appease Walk-On’s, a Louisiana company rapidly infiltrating other regions. The company, staring at a contract option after this year’s game, signed on to score a marquee TV matchup (named programs/conferences) and exposure in major markets.

Link
https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sp...331188001/