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Posted: 11/27/2013 1:26 PM
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From SI:

Two additional at-large spots opened up in my lineup this week after Tennessee lost its seventh game and San Jose State lost its sixth, with a likely seventh coming this weekend against Fresno State. Of all conferences, the MAC was a huge beneficiary. First and foremost, Northern Illinois moved into the projected BCS lineup after leapfrogging Fresno State, thus bumping all of the MAC's other teams up a rung. Secondly, that league has been proactive about securing backup deals with bowls, several of which figure to be open.

As a result, there are now SEVEN teams currently represented from that conference -- as many as any other league but the ACC, SEC and Pac-12.

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Posted: 11/27/2013 8:44 PM
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bumped so a certain Marshall friend can find it.  
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Posted: 11/29/2013 10:52 AM
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Mississippi State winning the Egg Bowl hurt. We now would need SMU to lose both games to UCF and Houston and for NIU to win the MAC and stay ahead of Fresno St.  If win beat Massachusetts and all that happens we would be Poinsettia or Beef O' Brady's Bowl bound otherwise we will almost certainly be staying home  USF upsetting Rutgers would make up for SMU winning a game.  EMU upsetting CMU would substitute for Ohio winning.  We can't go now without NIU in the BCS as far as I can see.
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Posted: 11/29/2013 11:28 AM
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Victory wrote:expand_more
Mississippi State winning the Egg Bowl hurt. We now would need SMU to lose both games to UCF and Houston and for NIU to win the MAC and stay ahead of Fresno St. If win beat Massachusetts and all that happens we would be Poinsettia or Beef O' Brady's Bowl bound otherwise we will almost certainly be staying home USF upsetting Rutgers would make up for SMU winning a game. EMU upsetting CMU would substitute for Ohio winning. We can't go now without NIU in the BCS as far as I can see.

You never know. A 9-3 team may mess up in accepting invitations and we can take their spot again.
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Posted: 11/29/2013 12:11 PM
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Victory wrote:expand_more
Mississippi State winning the Egg Bowl hurt. We now would need SMU to lose both games to UCF and Houston and for NIU to win the MAC and stay ahead of Fresno St.  If win beat Massachusetts and all that happens we would be Poinsettia or Beef O' Brady's Bowl bound otherwise we will almost certainly be staying home  USF upsetting Rutgers would make up for SMU winning a game.  EMU upsetting CMU would substitute for Ohio winning.  We can't go now without NIU in the BCS as far as I can see.


Yes, I watched that game and was, of course, rooting for Ole Miss.  What a way to end the game with a fumble into the end zone when you had a first down on about the one.  A case where extra effort of the ill-advised kind cost Mississippi a chance to sent it into a second OT.   Also, tomorrow we need of Syracuse to lose to the BC Eagles.
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Posted: 11/29/2013 12:17 PM
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OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
Mississippi State winning the Egg Bowl hurt. We now would need SMU to lose both games to UCF and Houston and for NIU to win the MAC and stay ahead of Fresno St.  If win beat Massachusetts and all that happens we would be Poinsettia or Beef O' Brady's Bowl bound otherwise we will almost certainly be staying home  USF upsetting Rutgers would make up for SMU winning a game.  EMU upsetting CMU would substitute for Ohio winning.  We can't go now without NIU in the BCS as far as I can see.


Yes, I watched that game and was, of course, rooting for Ole Miss.  What a way to end the game with a fumble into the end zone when you had a first down on about the one.  A case where extra effort of the ill-advised kind cost Mississippi a chance to sent it into a second OT.   Also, tomorrow we need of Syracuse to lose to the BC Eagles.
 

Rutgers has to lose twice to become bowl ineligible -- this week at UConn and next week at home to USF
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OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
Mississippi State winning the Egg Bowl hurt. We now would need SMU to lose both games to UCF and Houston and for NIU to win the MAC and stay ahead of Fresno St.  If win beat Massachusetts and all that happens we would be Poinsettia or Beef O' Brady's Bowl bound otherwise we will almost certainly be staying home  USF upsetting Rutgers would make up for SMU winning a game.  EMU upsetting CMU would substitute for Ohio winning.  We can't go now without NIU in the BCS as far as I can see.


Yes, I watched that game and was, of course, rooting for Ole Miss.  What a way to end the game with a fumble into the end zone when you had a first down on about the one.  A case where extra effort of the ill-advised kind cost Mississippi a chance to sent it into a second OT.   Also, tomorrow we need of Syracuse to lose to the BC Eagles.
 

Rutgers has to lose twice to become bowl ineligible -- this week at UConn and next week at home to USF
Yes, that is correct.


 
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Posted: 12/3/2013 8:40 PM
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This week, Mandel has:

Ohio vs MTSU in Beef O'Brady's (we're 2-0 vs CUSA this season)
Buffalo vs Colo St in Spud
Toledo vs Pitt in Pizza
BG vs Utah St in Poinsettia
BSU vs Arky St in Godaddy
NIU vs Okie St in Fiesta
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I think the BBVA Compass Bowl might be a possibility still. The thought was it would go to a MAC team because the SEC wouldn't be able to fill its spot, but then Miss State won the Egg Bowl gave the SEC its 10th team. But if an SEC team (Alabama) gets an at large bid to the BCS, we're right back where we started. Plus, if both SMU and Rutgers lose, the Big East won't be have enough teams to fill the spots in either the BOB Bowl or the Compass Bowl.

The MAC may have actually done something smart in securing so many secondary tie-ins.
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Victory wrote:expand_more
Mississippi State winning the Egg Bowl hurt. We now would need SMU to lose both games to UCF and Houston and for NIU to win the MAC and stay ahead of Fresno St.  If win beat Massachusetts and all that happens we would be Poinsettia or Beef O' Brady's Bowl bound otherwise we will almost certainly be staying home  USF upsetting Rutgers would make up for SMU winning a game.  EMU upsetting CMU would substitute for Ohio winning.  We can't go now without NIU in the BCS as far as I can see.


Yes, I watched that game and was, of course, rooting for Ole Miss.  What a way to end the game with a fumble into the end zone when you had a first down on about the one.  A case where extra effort of the ill-advised kind cost Mississippi a chance to sent it into a second OT.   Also, tomorrow we need of Syracuse to lose to the BC Eagles.
 

Rutgers has to lose twice to become bowl ineligible -- this week at UConn and next week at home to USF
Yes, that is correct.

Shockingly Rutgers lost to UConn.


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C Money wrote:expand_more
I think the BBVA Compass Bowl might be a possibility still. The thought was it would go to a MAC team because the SEC wouldn't be able to fill its spot, but then Miss State won the Egg Bowl gave the SEC its 10th team. But if an SEC team (Alabama) gets an at large bid to the BCS, we're right back where we started. Plus, if both SMU and Rutgers lose, the Big East won't be have enough teams to fill the spots in either the BOB Bowl or the Compass Bowl.

The MAC may have actually done something smart in securing so many secondary tie-ins.

I think the BBVA has priority over the Advocare Bowl in terms of SEC placement.  My guess is for the BBVA to be in play, the MAC would need both AAC teams (SMU, Rutgers) to lose this weekend.  If 2 SEC teams go to the BCS, then Advocare would open up and that would be a true at large, and probably not one a MAC school would land into this year.





 
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TheRealMikeDrake wrote:expand_more
I think the BBVA Compass Bowl might be a possibility still. The thought was it would go to a MAC team because the SEC wouldn't be able to fill its spot, but then Miss State won the Egg Bowl gave the SEC its 10th team. But if an SEC team (Alabama) gets an at large bid to the BCS, we're right back where we started. Plus, if both SMU and Rutgers lose, the Big East won't be have enough teams to fill the spots in either the BOB Bowl or the Compass Bowl.

The MAC may have actually done something smart in securing so many secondary tie-ins.

I think the BBVA has priority over the Advocare Bowl in terms of SEC placement.  My guess is for the BBVA to be in play, the MAC would need both AAC teams (SMU, Rutgers) to lose this weekend.  If 2 SEC teams go to the BCS, then Advocare would open up and that would be a true at large, and probably not one a MAC school would land into this year.


Taking a second look at it, you're right. My math was off. Indy Bowl is SEC No. 10 and Compass Bowl SEC No. 9. In my head I was thinking 2 SEC teams in the BCS means SEC No. 10 and SEC No. 9 open up. But SEC No. 1 is one of the BCS selections, so only the Indy Bowl opens up.

Still, Rutgers has not been looking good lately, and USF is looking better, so both SMU and Rutgers losing is a definitely possibility.
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