Bowl projections after week 14

PonyEnergy · Post by **PonyEnergy** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:46 pm

want to face a big name program and win a fun close game!

please no CUSA, Sunbelt type team PLEEEASE

SMU_Alum11 · Post by **SMU_Alum11** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 2:07 pm

Insane_Pony_Posse wrote:
SMU_Alum11 wrote:Right but Frisco is the lowest tier of the AAC right? I figure this is where you send your 6-6 (Tulane) or 7-5 teams to.

The American Athletic Conference doesnΓÇÖt have a true pecking order. The bowl matchups are based on best possible games and geography.

ΓÇô Jared Birmingham Bowl vs. SEC
ΓÇô Bad Boy Mowers Gasparillia Bowl vs. Conference USA
ΓÇô Hawaii Bowl vs. BYU or Mountain West
ΓÇô Military Bowl presented by Northrup Grumman vs. ACC
ΓÇô Cheribundi Tart Cherry Bowl vs. Conference USA
ΓÇô AutoNation Cure Bowl vs. Sun Belt
ΓÇô Frisco Bowl vs. At-Large

The American Athletic has secondary partnerships with the AutoZone Liberty and Walk-OnΓÇÖs Independence, to fill if the main affiliations canΓÇÖt fill their slots.

https://collegefootballnews.com/2019/01 ... conference

Thanks for this. So why are we able to be possibly considered for the Texas bowl? Is it that if certain bowls don't have a secondary partnership that they can go to at-large?

CA Mustang · Post by **CA Mustang** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 2:54 pm

Boca Raton Bowl ΓÇô (American vs. MAC)
Projection: SMU vs. Central Michigan
https://watchstadium.com/news/brett-mcm ... 2-02-2019/

SMU_Alum11 wrote:Thanks for this. So why are we able to be possibly considered for the Texas bowl? Is it that if certain bowls don't have a secondary partnership that they can go to at-large?

Exactly, the SEC can't fill all their bowl arrangements. Which ones they'll have to pass on is TBD.

indianmustang · Post by **indianmustang** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:07 pm

one of the good projections
Birmingham Bowl
Jan. 2, ESPN at 3 p.m. ET

Tie-In: American vs. SEC

Projection: SMU vs. Florida State*

https://athlonsports.com/bowl-projections-2019

One Trick Pony · Post by **One Trick Pony** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:50 pm

indianmustang wrote:one of the good projections
Birmingham Bowl
Jan. 2, ESPN at 3 p.m. ET

Tie-In: American vs. SEC

Projection: SMU vs. Florida State*

https://athlonsports.com/bowl-projections-2019

If you think the Birmingham bowl is a good, oh never mind..

Terry Webster · Post by **Terry Webster** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:01 pm

Bham was great last time.

indianmustang · Post by **indianmustang** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:27 pm

One Trick Pony wrote:
indianmustang wrote:one of the good projections
Birmingham Bowl
Jan. 2, ESPN at 3 p.m. ET

Tie-In: American vs. SEC

Projection: SMU vs. Florida State*

https://athlonsports.com/bowl-projections-2019
If you think the Birmingham bowl is a good, oh never mind..

from opponent

One Trick Pony · Post by **One Trick Pony** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:33 pm

Terry Webster wrote:Bham was great last time.

I'm sure your personal experience was fine TW . I'm speaking of the location and the facility itself.

It doesn't take as many times as I've been there to understand that this is the little stepbrother Facility that hasn't had any upgrade since John F. Kennedy.

Of all of the facilities I have attended in the last 20 years this is the least overwhelming.
It needs to be imploded.

One Trick Pony · Post by **One Trick Pony** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:33 pm

indianmustang wrote:
One Trick Pony wrote:
indianmustang wrote:one of the good projections
Birmingham Bowl
Jan. 2, ESPN at 3 p.m. ET

Tie-In: American vs. SEC

Projection: SMU vs. Florida State*

https://athlonsports.com/bowl-projections-2019
If you think the Birmingham bowl is a good, oh never mind..

from opponent

I get it . I'm selfish I like it warm in the Winter anywhere in Florida.

In addition it would ruin people's spirits to get waxed by a P5 team we're not ready for this year.

TidePony · Post by **TidePony** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:43 pm

One Trick Pony wrote:
Terry Webster wrote:Bham was great last time.
I'm sure your personal experience was fine TW . I'm speaking of the location and the facility itself.

It doesn't take as many times as I've been there to understand that this is the little stepbrother Facility that hasn't had any upgrade since John F. Kennedy.

Of all of the facilities I have attended in the last 20 years this is the least overwhelming.
It needs to be imploded.

A new 50,000 seat stadium is under construction in downtown B-ham. The old gray ladyΓÇÖs days are numbered.

WordUpBU · Post by **WordUpBU** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 5:02 pm

SMU_Alum11 wrote:
Insane_Pony_Posse wrote:
SMU_Alum11 wrote:Right but Frisco is the lowest tier of the AAC right? I figure this is where you send your 6-6 (Tulane) or 7-5 teams to.

The American Athletic Conference doesnΓÇÖt have a true pecking order. The bowl matchups are based on best possible games and geography.

ΓÇô Jared Birmingham Bowl vs. SEC
ΓÇô Bad Boy Mowers Gasparillia Bowl vs. Conference USA
ΓÇô Hawaii Bowl vs. BYU or Mountain West
ΓÇô Military Bowl presented by Northrup Grumman vs. ACC
ΓÇô Cheribundi Tart Cherry Bowl vs. Conference USA
ΓÇô AutoNation Cure Bowl vs. Sun Belt
ΓÇô Frisco Bowl vs. At-Large

The American Athletic has secondary partnerships with the AutoZone Liberty and Walk-OnΓÇÖs Independence, to fill if the main affiliations canΓÇÖt fill their slots.

https://collegefootballnews.com/2019/01 ... conference

Thanks for this. So why are we able to be possibly considered for the Texas bowl? Is it that if certain bowls don't have a secondary partnership that they can go to at-large?

If the SEC gets 3 or 4 in the playoff & NY6 theyΓÇÖll only have 4 teams to fill six spots of which the Liberty and Texas Bowl are two.

I could see SMU in either against someone like OSU, KSU, or ISU. UT will be off the board by then.

One Trick Pony · Post by **One Trick Pony** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 5:16 pm

TidePony wrote:
One Trick Pony wrote:
Terry Webster wrote:Bham was great last time.
I'm sure your personal experience was fine TW . I'm speaking of the location and the facility itself.

It doesn't take as many times as I've been there to understand that this is the little stepbrother Facility that hasn't had any upgrade since John F. Kennedy.

Of all of the facilities I have attended in the last 20 years this is the least overwhelming.
It needs to be imploded.

A new 50,000 seat stadium is under construction in downtown B-ham. The old gray ladyΓÇÖs days are numbered.

Oh beautiful!

mr. pony · Post by **mr. pony** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 5:17 pm

In addition it would ruin people's spirits to get waxed by a P5 team we're not ready for this year.

It will ruin peopleΓÇÖs spirits if 10-2 SMU goes to Frisco.

One Trick Pony · Post by **One Trick Pony** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 5:40 pm

mr. pony wrote:
In addition it would ruin people's spirits to get waxed by a P5 team we're not ready for this year.

It will ruin peopleΓÇÖs spirits if 10-2 SMU goes to Frisco.

True.

Can't we all just go hang out at Clearwater beach catch a buzz and stomp the dog [deleted] out of a conference USA team lol

TidePony · Post by **TidePony** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 5:42 pm

Frisco should be TulaneΓÇÖs landing place.