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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby Terry Webster » Tue Nov 07, 2017 3:21 pm

I would figure out a way to get to Birmingham again for that game in a heartbeat.
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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby ReedFrawg » Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:58 pm

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:
AusTxPony wrote:The AAC sure needs better bowls. Can't understand H of T Bowl being Big12 v CUSA?. We should have that one for sure with Tulsa, Memphis, UH, Tulane and us nearby.


Big 12 is afraid to play The American


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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby SMU_Alum11 » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:08 pm

ReedFrawg wrote:
DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:
AusTxPony wrote:The AAC sure needs better bowls. Can't understand H of T Bowl being Big12 v CUSA?. We should have that one for sure with Tulsa, Memphis, UH, Tulane and us nearby.


Big 12 is afraid to play The American


TCU, OU, OK ST and Tech say hi this year.


Are we playing them in bowl games?
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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby Stallion » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:43 pm

...and about half of SMU fans are afraid to play Big 12 teams in the regular season. That's one of the reasons that SMU must play a representative non-conference schedule or we become irrelevant like NTSU in the minds of many Texans-because the bowl schedule doesn't allow an AAC team a shot at a decent P5 team unless you make the Big Bowls. Note some of the AAC bowl games against P5 schools may not even take place because say the 8th place Big 12 or 10th place SEC team isn't bowl eligible anyway. Even if they have enough bowl eligible teams its often a weak 6-6 team.
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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby Bergermeister » Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:53 pm

Terry Webster wrote:I would figure out a way to get to Birmingham again for that game in a heartbeat.

Yes.
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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby CA Mustang » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:22 pm

SMU_Alum11 wrote:^^ that would be legit!

TidePony wrote:Would love this!!!

Terry Webster wrote:I would figure out a way to get to Birmingham again for that game in a heartbeat.

Hold off on the excitement for the moment. Missouri is 4-5 and their remaining schedule:
Nov 11 vs Tennessee
Nov 18 @ Vanderbilt
Nov 24 @ Arkansas

Considering they need to win at least two of those games to be bowl eligible, I wouldn't say the odds are in their favor. Can they go 2-1 (or 3-0)? Sure. Can they lose at least two of those games? Definitely.
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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby Stallion » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:28 pm

that's what I was pointing out-The SEC, Big 12 etc likely won't have enough bowl eligible teams to fill some of those bowls that are scheduled to play against AAC. SEC especially with 2 Playoff teams (Georgia and Bama) and Ole miss voluntarily ineligible
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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby SMU_Alum11 » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:44 pm

CA Mustang wrote:
SMU_Alum11 wrote:^^ that would be legit!

TidePony wrote:Would love this!!!

Terry Webster wrote:I would figure out a way to get to Birmingham again for that game in a heartbeat.

Hold off on the excitement for the moment. Missouri is 4-5 and their remaining schedule:
Nov 11 vs Tennessee
Nov 18 @ Vanderbilt
Nov 24 @ Arkansas

Considering they need to win at least two of those games to be bowl eligible, I wouldn't say the odds are in their favor. Can they go 2-1 (or 3-0)? Sure. Can they lose at least two of those games? Definitely.


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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby smusic 00 » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:00 pm

Means we could end up in the liberty bowl.
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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby DanFreibergerForHeisman » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:20 pm

smusic 00 wrote:Means we could end up in the liberty bowl.

Wouldn't we turn that down for the Hawai`i Bowl though?
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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby SMU_Alum11 » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:38 pm

DanFreibergerForHeisman wrote:
smusic 00 wrote:Means we could end up in the liberty bowl.

Wouldn't we turn that down for the Hawai`i Bowl though?


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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby tristatecoog » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:41 pm

I've seen Akron in some of these matchup projections. Tonight they look like a very winnable game. Losing at Miami-Ohio in front of tens of fans (thank you band!).
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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby Stallion » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:57 pm

MAC only has 3 bowl eligible teams-pretty weak conference this year
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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby JoeKidd » Wed Nov 08, 2017 7:51 am

Stallion wrote:MAC only has 3 bowl eligible teams-pretty weak conference this year


I have seen some of these MAC games, including the ones last night, and that conference seems way down. Team speed looks very slow from the games I've watched. Would rather have a MAC match-up than C-USA though or MWC....it would at least be something different.
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Re: Bowl Projections

Postby Mustangsabu » Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:23 pm

I predict Frisco Bowl against Akron or one of the MAC Michigan schools.
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