Bowl Picks/Predictions

[El Paso Eagle]

ESPN

https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/32790032/college-football-bowl-picks-predicting-score-every-game

[UNTLifer]

Miami isn't dropping 29 on us.

[MeanGreenTexan]

36 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Miami isn't dropping 29 on us.

Nope.   
They won't have enough time, unless they get a bunch of huge chunk-yardage/explosive plays.    NT's going to be running the ball a ton against them, and our DL is going to be living in their backfield.  They don't have dudes ours on MAC D-Lines.

Should be something like:
NT - 30
Miami,OH - 17

[El Paso Eagle]

[El Paso Eagle]

[Glory to the Green]

16 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

I must have my green glasses on. I don’t see how we lose this game.  Our o line and backs have been on a roll.  Our defense has been swarming and (at times) dominant.   

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

If it's not P5, a lot of these writers have no clue what they are talking about

[Stix]

1 hour ago, El Paso Eagle said:

1 hour ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Eye roll for that "pick", not for you posting it.

[wardly]

Miami of Ohio a 3 point favorite. Vegas is more often right than wrong. Just saying that this should be a close game.

[El Paso Eagle]

We should win, but I think a lot of people are underestimating the MAC

[Green Lantern]

1 hour ago, wardly said:

Miami of Ohio a 3 point favorite. Vegas is more often right than wrong. Just saying that this should be a close game.

Generally agree but Vegas has been horrible about predicting the spread for North Texas this year.  We're too schizophrenic. 2nd half of season turn around seems to have thrown them for a loop.

[meaniegreenie]

On 12/7/2021 at 12:13 PM, UNTLifer said:

Miami isn't dropping 29 on us.

Yeah, was thinking that if we have 28 in the final minute of the game, I don't think I'll be worried about needing a FG to win.

[oldredhawk]

On 12/7/2021 at 3:38 PM, El Paso Eagle said:

The premise of the article is way off base. The writer is lazy and didn’t do his homework. The primary driver of the resurrected Red Box Bowl (Frisco Football Classic) was to insure Hawaii could host a bowl at 6-7. They were facing sending A team from the mainland to face Memphis in Honolulu because 6-7 Hawaii could only be placed after ever 6-6 team was placed. . They were also faced with saying a highly embarrassing  “you’re not worthy” to exactly one program - probably Miami, UNT or Liberty, an Independent 7-5 team without a conference bowl commitment. Liberty quickly sealed some kind of deal with the Lending Tree Bowl to avoid being the team left out.  The NCAA was also faced with a technicality involving both Miami and  WVU. LIU, both of those teams’  FCS wins - did not provide the minimum number of football scholarships to be considered an valid automatic FCS victory. According to the rules, the NCAA would have had to drop both teams to the bottom of 6-6 list, meaning WVU, as a Power 5 team, would be the # 82 placement and Miami would be on the outside looking in. Re-certifiying what had been the canceled Red Box Bowl and playing it as the Frisco Football Classic proved to be a win-win for everyone. Let’s play football! 

Edited December 9, 2021 by oldredhawk

[El Paso Eagle]

On 12/7/2021 at 2:15 PM, UNT Texas Hooligan said:

If it's not P5, a lot Most of these writers have no clue what they are talking about

Fixed it for you 😇

[UNTLifer]

41 minutes ago, MeanieGreenieTortilini said:

can’t be mad though, the writer probably had to write about 40 other bowl predictions in the past 2 days

Nope, it’s lazy reporting and a common occurrence.