Is it safe to assume that at 5 wins we are bowling?

[Jonnyeagle]

I seem to recall that there are GPA requirements or whatnot to get you eligible but it seems like we always hit the criteria.  With that assumption, are there any projections on where the 5 win bowls (aka toliet bowls) are location wise.  Also what time of the year do they play.  Under Seth it seems like our bowls always happen in the most critical week of recruiting.

[UNTLifer]

Seriously?

[golfingomez]

how many bowls are there now? didn't some of them go under last year?

[ADLER]

I think it will take six victories to qualify for a bowl game this year.

[El Paso Eagle]

1 hour ago, Jonnyeagle said:

I seem to recall that there are GPA requirements or whatnot to get you eligible but it seems like we always hit the criteria.  With that assumption, are there any projections on where the 5 win bowls (aka toliet bowls) are location wise.  Also what time of the year do they play.  Under Seth it seems like our bowls always happen in the most critical week of recruiting.

[greenjoe]

As I recall, when we went to the New Orleans Bowl (?) with only 5 wins, we were the highest academically rated team WITH ONLY 5 WINS in the nation.  We were considered because there were not enough 6 win teams to fill all available bowl games.

[tmjerm]

52 minutes ago, greenjoe said:

As I recall, when we went to the New Orleans Bowl (?) with only 5 wins, we were the highest academically rated team WITH ONLY 5 WINS in the nation.  We were considered because there were not enough 6 win teams to fill all available bowl games.

New Orleans bowl invite in 2001 with 5 wins was because of our winning the Sunbelt and conference tie in to the bowl game.  The Heart of Dallas bowl in 2016 against Army was related to our APR.   

[greenjoe]

That was the reason for the ?.  Thank you for the clarification.  J

[Hookset]

I don’t think it can happen this year. 
But if we could do it, yes, we should never turn down a chance to play in a bowl.

Edited November 16, 2021 by Hookset

[dml7007]

Last calculation I saw (can not find the article) was that 3-4 5 win teams could get in.  I think the only way to guarantee a bowl game is to win the next 2 games.  

[shaft]

There's something like 41 bowl games, so 82 slots.  After all 6 wins teams have been slotted, if there any open slots its goes to the 5 wins teams with the best grades/APR.  UNT was something like #85 in APR last year.  I think we were in the 50's when we used APR to get into bowl in 2016.