68 Teams Bowling/51 Staying Home

[Stallion]

72 teams were bowl eligible 47 were not

Is it really too much to see SMU in a bowl every 20 years or so?

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/vi ... p?t=495327

[Pony Soup]

The unlucky 51, in alphabetical order: Akron, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Army, Auburn, Baylor, Bowling Green, Colorado, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Florida International, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kent State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisville, Marshall, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, North Texas, Ohio, Purdue, SMU, San Diego State, San Jose State, Stanford, Syracuse, Temple, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Toledo, Tulane, UAB, UCF, UCLA, UNLV, UTEP, Utah State, Virginia, Washington, Washington State and Wyoming.

Sucks

[expony18]

The unlucky 51, in alphabetical order: Akron, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Army, Auburn, Baylor, Bowling Green, Colorado, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Florida International, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kent State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisville, Marshall, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, North Texas, Ohio, Purdue, SMU, San Diego State, San Jose State, Stanford, Syracuse, Temple, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Toledo, Tulane, UAB, UCF, UCLA, UNLV, UTEP, Utah State, Virginia, Washington, Washington State and Wyoming.

Sucks

how many of those teams could we beat?

[Pony Soup]

The unlucky 51, in alphabetical order: Akron, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Army, Auburn, Baylor, Bowling Green, Colorado, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Florida International, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kent State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisville, Marshall, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, North Texas, Ohio, Purdue, SMU, San Diego State, San Jose State, Stanford, Syracuse, Temple, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Toledo, Tulane, UAB, UCF, UCLA, UNLV, UTEP, Utah State, Virginia, Washington, Washington State and Wyoming.

Sucks

how many of those teams could we beat?

Get back to work

[MrMustang1965]

The unlucky 51, in alphabetical order: Akron, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Army, Auburn, Baylor, Bowling Green, Colorado, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Florida International, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kent State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisville, Marshall, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, North Texas, Ohio, Purdue, SMU, San Diego State, San Jose State, Stanford, Syracuse, Temple, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Toledo, Tulane, UAB, UCF, UCLA, UNLV, UTEP, Utah State, Virginia, Washington, Washington State and Wyoming.

Sucks

how many of those teams could we beat?

I'd go with the 2008 SMU squad winning against:

Army
Duke
Eastern Michigan
Indiana
Kent State
Middle Tennessee
North Texas
Toledo

[CalallenStang]

The unlucky 51, in alphabetical order: Akron, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Army, Auburn, Baylor, Bowling Green, Colorado, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Florida International, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kent State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisville, Marshall, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, North Texas, Ohio, Purdue, SMU, San Diego State, San Jose State, Stanford, Syracuse, Temple, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Toledo, Tulane, UAB, UCF, UCLA, UNLV, UTEP, Utah State, Virginia, Washington, Washington State and Wyoming.

Sucks

How does SMU fall before San Diego State & San Jose State if the list is in alphabetical order?

[Pony Soup]

The unlucky 51, in alphabetical order: Akron, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Army, Auburn, Baylor, Bowling Green, Colorado, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Florida International, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kent State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisville, Marshall, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, New Mexico, New Mexico State, North Texas, Ohio, Purdue, SMU, San Diego State, San Jose State, Stanford, Syracuse, Temple, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Toledo, Tulane, UAB, UCF, UCLA, UNLV, UTEP, Utah State, Virginia, Washington, Washington State and Wyoming.

Sucks

How does SMU fall before San Diego State & San Jose State if the list is in alphabetical order?

They called the first "word" in our name "S" i suppose. So S comes before Sa....

haha idiots

[NavyCrimson]

What a joke!!!

Half the teams go bowling & probably only 10% - 20% actually deserve it. College football is such a watered-down product now days. No wonder the bowls mean nothing with such low TV ratings.

[2112]

What a joke!!!

Half the teams go bowling & probably only 10% - 20% actually deserve it. College football is such a watered-down product now days. No wonder the bowls mean nothing with such low TV ratings.

it's only a big deal if you don't go.....so many bowls....you have to suck pretty bad......to not go......

[Buddha]

What a joke!!!

Half the teams go bowling & probably only 10% - 20% actually deserve it. College football is such a watered-down product now days. No wonder the bowls mean nothing with such low TV ratings.

If the ratings were so low as to not make money, the games wouldn't be shown... but every bowl game is on TV. There's plenty of money being made, even in the lower-tier bowls.

[bagice]

What a joke!!!

Half the teams go bowling & probably only 10% - 20% actually deserve it. College football is such a watered-down product now days. No wonder the bowls mean nothing with such low TV ratings.

If the ratings were so low as to not make money, the games wouldn't be shown... but every bowl game is on TV. There's plenty of money being made, even in the lower-tier bowls.

That is the truth, I saw some article about ESPN making a ton of money televising a crappy bowl or two every day of the week.

The bowl games are a cash cow in how they have bundled them all together to sell advertising, they need quanity, not quality....I would expect more to be added.

Not sure if there is a compete clause or not, but I would like to see the City of Dallas do something with the Cotton Bowl, create a Dallas Bowl or something, would be a shame for it to not have a post season bowl when the Cotton Bowl moves.

[orguy]

Sure has changed from yesteryear.

It used to be a reward for a successful season.

Rarely would a team outside the top 25 end up in bowl.

[Dooby]

What a joke!!!

Half the teams go bowling & probably only 10% - 20% actually deserve it. College football is such a watered-down product now days. No wonder the bowls mean nothing with such low TV ratings.

If the ratings were so low as to not make money, the games wouldn't be shown... but every bowl game is on TV. There's plenty of money being made, even in the lower-tier bowls.

That is the truth, I saw some article about ESPN making a ton of money televising a crappy bowl or two every day of the week.

The bowl games are a cash cow in how they have bundled them all together to sell advertising, they need quanity, not quality....I would expect more to be added.

Not sure if there is a compete clause or not, but I would like to see the City of Dallas do something with the Cotton Bowl, create a Dallas Bowl or something, would be a shame for it to not have a post season bowl when the Cotton Bowl moves.

I heard there are discussions. CUSA v. MWC was what I recall.

At some point, you run out of eligible teams.

[mr. pony]

72 teams were bowl eligible 47 were not

There should be a play-in game.

[mr. pony]

Sure has changed from yesteryear.

It used to be a reward for a successful season.

Rarely would a team outside the top 25 end up in bowl.

That's why our goal shouldn't just be a bowl. It's not what it used to be. Our goal should be C-USA championships. Hope JJ doesn't think his job is done here after taking a 6-6 team to the La Quinta Bowl.