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Topic: BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/23 update)

Topic: BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/23 update)

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Pataskala
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BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/23 update)

Posted: 10/23/2016 11:20:36 AM

We've reached that point in the season where teams must have at least four wins to be .500 or better, and thus are most likely to get bowl eligible.

This weekend seven more teams became bowl eligible, so there are now 20 total: USF, Houston, Clemson, L'ville, UNC, Baylor, WVU, Mich, O$U, Neb, WMU, Toledo, Boise, SDSU, Wash, Utah, Colo, TxAM, Bama, Troy

31 teams have five wins and need only one win for eligibility: Memphis, Navy, Tulsa, Temps, Wake, FSU, Pitt, VaTech, Okla St, Okla, Iowa, PSU, MD, Minn, Wis, MTSU, WKU, LaTech, OHIO, Akron, CMU, EMU, Wyoming, AZSt, Wash St, FL, Tenn, Ark, Auburn, LSU, App St

27 teams have four wins: UCF, Cincy, NCSt, MiamiF, GaTech, Syracuse, TCU, KState, NWern, ODU, SMiss, NTex, BYU, Army*, BSU, AFA, NM, Colo St., Hawaii*, Stanford, USC, Cal, Georgia, Kentucky, Vandy, Idaho, GaSouth

(* - Needs seven wins to be eligible)

So 78 teams are either eligible or need to win half or fewer of their remaining games to be eligible for one of the 80 bowl slots. That's down five from last week.

In addition, these 3-4 teams are in the hunt: SMU, Tulane, BC, Duke, Tex, TxTech, Ind, Purdue, UTSA, USU, SoCar, Miss, ULL, SBama

Last Edited: 10/23/2016 11:50:46 AM by Pataskala

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RE: BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/23 update)

Posted: 10/23/2016 9:57:42 PM

Team rankings still adds up to 77.

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RE: BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/23 update)

Posted: 10/24/2016 12:40:48 AM

So...what this tells me is, 6 wins and we're in. Barring something unusual, at least.

Crazy how we missed out on a bowl in 2014 with 6 wins. Nowadays you'll have multiple 5-7 teams bowling.

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RE: BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/23 update)

Posted: 10/24/2016 9:03:19 PM

My God, the teams we beat have a combined 9 wins and that includes the "best" Gardner Webb with 3. Please spare us with bowl talk unless its the Toilet Bowl. We do not deserve to go to a bowl until we at least beat a team with a winning record.

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RE: BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/23 update)

Posted: 10/25/2016 6:33:33 AM

PhiTau74 wrote:

Better yet, count the FBS wins!

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RE: BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/23 update)

Posted: 10/25/2016 10:15:05 AM

PhiTau74 wrote:

yes, there has to be a new metric for a successful season.

Nobody despises to lose more than I do. That's got me into trouble over the years, but it also made a man of mediocre ability into a pretty good coach. Woody Hayes

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RE: BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/23 update)

Posted: 10/25/2016 12:50:25 PM

allen wrote:

PhiTau74 wrote:

yes, there has to be a new metric for a successful season.

I can't believe I'm going to go all "Monroe" but I do agree-in year 12 of Coach Solich's tenure, after now having won some bowl games and the MAC East several times, the metric for me now for a successful season is a MACC. What else is there left to achieve?

Last Edited: 10/25/2016 12:51:13 PM by Mark Lembright '85

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RE: BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/23 update)

Posted: 10/25/2016 2:32:14 PM

Mark Lembright '85 wrote:

allen wrote:

PhiTau74 wrote:

yes, there has to be a new metric for a successful season.

I don't think MAC Championship or bust is the only metric to define a successful season. Becoming Bowl Eligible at 6-6, to me, does not define success. Going 8-4, and winning any bowl game, to me would be a successful season. That said, I fully agree with the side of the conversation that says winning the MAC Championship is the most meaningful success Ohio Football could have short of going to a major bowl.

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RE: BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/23 update)

Posted: 10/29/2016 3:31:37 PM

Keep tie-ins in mind too. The MAC is guaranteed 5 bowls, and gets a 6th if the B1G or ACC can't fill a slot in the Quick Lane Bowl.

The MAC should have 6 bowl eligible teams (Ohio, Kron, WMU, Toledo, CMU, and EMU). The B1G should have 8 or 9 eligible teams, and the Quick Lane Bowl is their #8 or #9 tie in, depending on whether they put a team in the playoff (likely).

So, root for the osu/Michigan winner to win the B1G Championship game, and root against Indiana and Northwestern.

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RE: BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/23 update)

Posted: 10/29/2016 3:49:42 PM

OU_Country wrote:

Mark Lembright '85 wrote:

allen wrote:

PhiTau74 wrote:

yes, there has to be a new metric for a successful season.

From where Ohio sits a bowl is a good accomplishment having only played in 9 of them. Bowl eligible hasn't exactly meant bowl with 2 of Frank's 6-6 teams unrewarded. Grobe had a few bowl eligible teams that didn't make it either.

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RE: BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/30 update)

Posted: 10/30/2016 11:49:34 AM

As it has just about every week team rankings predicts 77 as the most probable number of eligible teams followed by 78.

Clemson 100.00%
W Michigan 100.00%
Alabama 100.00%
Michigan 100.00%
Washington 100.00%
Louisville 100.00%
Boise State 100.00%
San Diego St 100.00%
Ohio State 100.00%
Texas A&M 100.00%
Troy 100.00%
Middle Tenn 100.00%
Wisconsin 100.00%
W Virginia 100.00%
App State 100.00%
VA Tech 100.00%
Penn State 100.00%
Nebraska 100.00%
Colorado 100.00%
N Carolina 100.00%
Baylor 100.00%
S Florida 100.00%
Oklahoma 100.00%
Auburn 100.00%
Houston 100.00%
W Kentucky 100.00%
Toledo 100.00%
Tulsa 100.00%
Temple 100.00%
Utah 100.00%
Tennessee 100.00%
LA Tech 100.00%
Wash State 100.00%
Stanford 100.00%
Florida 100.00%
Oklahoma St 100.00%
Wyoming 100.00%
Ohio 100.00%
Minnesota 100.00%
Army 99.90%
BYU 99.80%
Florida St 99.60%
Kansas St 99.50%
S Mississippi 99.00%
Kentucky 98.80%
Old Dominion 98.70%
USC 97.50%
Air Force 95.60%
Navy 95.40%
LSU 95.40%
Central Mich 95.30%
Pittsburgh 95.00%
Memphis 94.20%
Miami (FL) 93.70%
New Mexico 93.10%
Maryland 91.80%
GA Tech 91.70%
Wake Forest 91.30%
Akron 90.20%
Northwestern 89.40%
Iowa 87.60%
Texas 87.10%
Central FL 86.00%
S Alabama 84.00%
Arkansas 82.40%
Georgia 81.20%
Indiana 76.90%
E Michigan 74.00%
Arizona St 73.50%
Colorado St 69.50%
GA Southern 66.00%
Mississippi 65.30%
Arkansas St 64.80%
Idaho 62.90%
Texas Tech 59.20%
S Carolina 57.10%
NC State 48.80%
Hawaii 45.80%
Ball State 45.10%
TX Christian 44.40%
North Texas 43.70%
S Methodist 43.20%
California 33.30%
UCLA 32.80%
Notre Dame 31.80%
Boston Col 30.10%
LA Lafayette 29.20%
Vanderbilt 28.60%
Cincinnati 26.40%
Utah State 22.90%
Syracuse 19.80%
TX-San Ant 17.80%
E Carolina 16.90%
Oregon 16.20%
Georgia State 14.60%
Miami (OH) 11.00%
N Illinois 9.10%
Duke 8.50%
Nevada 6.70%
Connecticut 4.20%
Missouri 4.10%
TX El Paso 3.00%
Kent State 2.90%
Miss State 2.40%
Tulane 2.40%
Charlotte 1.90%
Marshall 1.50%
UNLV 1.30%
Michigan St 1.00%
Oregon St 0.60%
Arizona 0.60%
San Jose St 0.40%
Purdue 0.40%
Texas State 0.20%
Virginia 0.20%
Florida Intl 0.10%
N Mex State 0.10%
Illinois 0.10%
Rutgers 0.10%
Rice 0.00%
Buffalo 0.00%
LA Monroe 0.00%
Iowa State 0.00%
U Mass 0.00%
Fla Atlantic 0.00%
Bowling Grn 0.00%
Fresno St 0.00%
Kansas 0.00%

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RE: BOWL GAMES??? BOWL GAMES??? (10/30 update)

Posted: 10/30/2016 12:04:53 PM

Again from teamrankings, the MAC has a really good chance at 6 with an outside chance for 7.

Bowl Eligible Win ConfUndef Win Div
W Michigan 100.0% 82.0% 67.6% 87.2%
Toledo 100.0% 10.7% 0.0% 12.7%
Ohio 100.0% 5.8% 0.0% 73.6%
Central Mich 95.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Akron 90.2% 1.3% 0.0% 23.5%
E Michigan 74.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Ball State 45.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Miami (OH) 11.0% 0.1% 0.0% 2.8%
N Illinois 9.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Kent State 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Buffalo 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Bowling Grn 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
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Last Edited: 10/30/2016 12:06:15 PM by Victory

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