Could we possibly get passed over?

[BIG DAWG]

With this win, UTSA is bowl eligible, and that gives Conference USA 7 bowl eligible teams and only 6 bowl bids.

If we lose in Tulsa next week we would be an iffy 7-5...could we possibly get left out?

[filmerj]

UTSA can't go to a bowl this year.

[LongJim]

Very strongly doubt it. Tulsa win would pretty much lock it down IMO, though.

[Digi368]

UTSA can't go to a bowl this year.

Actually we can if other divisions do not have enough bowl eligible teams. UTSA is filing a waiver regardless if we go 7-5 or 6-6. I think if we go 7-5 we could sneak into a bowl. Unlikely if we lose to La Tech.

[pastorgrant]

It is impossible for UTSA to get a bowl unless we also have one.

[Mitzi Ybarbo]

Waiver for what?

[KingDL1]

Waiver for what?

They are still a provisional team this year.

[10Eagle10]

we won't get passed over. C-USA has 6 bowl tie-ins, with 6 bowl eligible teams. 7 if/when FAU beats FIU next week, and 8 counting UTSA (provisional). A bowl CAN"T skip us for UTSA and won't skip us for FAU. we're safe.

However, the possibility of getting shipped to Hawaii might've increased tonight. Say ECU (or even Marshall) wins out and beats Rice (who beats Tulane next week) in the championship game, I see the bowls going like this:

Liberty -ECU

Military- Marshall

Cotton - Rice

Hawaii - North Texas

St. Pete - MTSU

New Orleans - Tulane

I'f Cotton passes us over for Rice, then I hope St. Pete grabs us. I'd rather go there than Hawaii. Also, I don't think New Orleans passes on Tulane, plus I heard we've already communicated with CUSA that we do not want to go to the N.O. to play a former Sun Belt foe. I know this has gotten wordy, but if Rice were to win the conference championship and go to the Liberty Bowl then we'd go to the Cotton Bowl (Heart of Dallas).

[Rudy]

I hate to say it, but I see us playing in obscurity on December 24.

[shaft]

Let's stop calling the Heart of Dallas bowl the Cotton.

But I do thing Eagle's bowl projections are spot on.

We lost control of CUSA West today and bought ourselves a ticket to Hawaii.

[RETSO]

Hell yes we did.

[Cerebus]

The bowl pick their participants. Could someone explain to my why on earth the HoD would want Rice over us?

They want the couple of hundred thousand alums in DFW to go to their bowl game. We are going to be in the HoD.

[EagleGreen]

Yes!

[10Eagle10]

The bowl pick their participants. Could someone explain to my why on earth the HoD would want Rice over us?

They want the couple of hundred thousand alums in DFW to go to their bowl game. We are going to be in the HoD.

because the HOD bowl representative today might not have been convinced that tens of thousands of alums might go to the bowl game, much less hundreds of thousands. It might very well be cold with precipitation on a New Years Day morning... they have no way of knowing that almost a month in advance. If we only draw 14-16k for a home finale Senior Day game where there's a chance to clinch the West Division, then who is to say we fill the Cotton Bowl for the HOD game. While I think the HOD is still satisfied to pick us following our Rice/UTEP games, I do have a tinge of doubt now. In my previous post, I did start the sentence with "If they pass us for Rice." I don't necessarily think it will happen, I just think it is a definite possibility that they might

This is not meant to be negative, but since the internet lacks context it might be taken that way. ...on a day when we lost to UTSA, nothing would surprise me (ie. HOD passing us over for Rice)

[SSP]

because the HOD bowl representative today might not have been convinced that tens of thousands of alums might go to the bowl game, much less hundreds of thousands. It might very well be cold with precipitation on a New Years Day morning... they have no way of knowing that almost a month in advance. If we only draw 14-16k for a home finale Senior Day game where there's a chance to clinch the West Division, then who is to say we fill the Cotton Bowl for the HOD game. While I think the HOD is still satisfied to pick us following our Rice/UTEP games, I do have a tinge of doubt now. In my previous post, I did start the sentence with "If they pass us for Rice." I don't necessarily think it will happen, I just think it is a definite possibility that they might

This is not meant to be negative, but since the internet lacks context it might be taken that way. ...on a day when we lost to UTSA, nothing would surprise me (ie. HOD passing us over for Rice)

Have you forgotten that HoD was at our Rice game and saw what they travelled to DFW?

[meangreener]

We will get HoD if we take care of business against Tulsa. No doubt.

[Cerebus]

because the HOD bowl representative today might not have been convinced that tens of thousands of alums might go to the bowl game, much less hundreds of thousands.

What is there better alternative? Rice? The last time they traveled even have decently for a bowl game the SWC existed.

[Got5onIt]

We will get HoD if we take care of business against Tulsa. No doubt.

I'm in agreement with this. Question is will we beat Tulsa? They're playing their best football of the season now and all the trends are against NT on this game. I'm really, really worried...

[NT91]

Hawaii would be a good trip for the team

[UNT90]

because the HOD bowl representative today might not have been convinced that tens of thousands of alums might go to the bowl game, much less hundreds of thousands. It might very well be cold with precipitation on a New Years Day morning... they have no way of knowing that almost a month in advance. If we only draw 14-16k for a home finale Senior Day game where there's a chance to clinch the West Division, then who is to say we fill the Cotton Bowl for the HOD game. While I think the HOD is still satisfied to pick us following our Rice/UTEP games, I do have a tinge of doubt now. In my previous post, I did start the sentence with "If they pass us for Rice." I don't necessarily think it will happen, I just think it is a definite possibility that they might

This is not meant to be negative, but since the internet lacks context it might be taken that way. ...on a day when we lost to UTSA, nothing would surprise me (ie. HOD passing us over for Rice)

17k UNT fans or 3 to 4k Rice fans.

I think HOD is where we end up.

[Rudy]

Hawaii would be a good trip for the team

But is it better for the program?

[meangreener]

If we don't get HoD, it will be disastrous for this program. It'll mean nothing in the end, this whole season. If we end up in the New Orleans or Hawaii Bowl...we're in the same spot we would've been in in the Sun Belt. We'll end up playing (and losing) to some scrub school like ULL and the season will have done nothing to improve our reputation. At all.

HoD or bust.

I think the HoD left impressed after UTEP. And I think unless we lose to Tulsa, we end up there.

[SSP]

If we don't get HoD, it will be disastrous for this program. It'll mean nothing in the end, this whole season. If we end up in the New Orleans or Hawaii Bowl...we're in the same spot we would've been in in the Sun Belt. We'll end up playing (and losing) to some scrub school like ULL and the season will have done nothing to improve our reputation. At all.

HoD or bust.

I think the HoD left impressed after UTEP. And I think unless we lose to Tulsa, we end up there.

We actually agree on something.

[meangreener]

We actually agree on something.

I don't think people realize that bowl officials attended the two games with the best atmosphere at UNT in a long time.

[wardly]

Once again, lets not get ahead of ourselves. I'm wondering if N.O. Bowl really wants a 6&6 Tulane team. It might help us bowl wise if Green Wave beat Rice in Houston, But I don't see that happening.Of course, I didn't see UTSA happening either. The Roadrunners just flat beat us, no excuses.