Indirect Move-Up Thread

[IdaGriz01]

I knew this was going on, but – because so many on here despise bowl games – I largely ignored it. But now I found a link: An FBS opponent of the kitties is mentioned. I know, feeble, but some might find it of interest. After all, going to a bowl game is one of the “rewards” of moving up.
https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf...s-projected-spreads-before-championship-week

You can go read the list, but here’s his write-up.

The last-minute addition of another bowl on Thursday that The Action Network first reported already has made my not-even-one-day-old bowl projections obsolete.
As of Friday afternoon, here are my latest bowl projections, which now includes 42 bowls, including a yet-to-be-named second bowl in Frisco, Texas (we’ll call it the New Unnamed Texas Bowl).
The biggest winner in adding another bowl is Hawaii and head coach Todd Graham. The Rainbow Warriors (6-7) were bowl eligible with six wins but would have been left out if the Frisco Bowl spot wouldn’t have been created.
Now, Hawaii will host the Hawaii Bowl and play Memphis, sources told The Action Network. And Graham will earn a nice $10,000 bonus for making a bowl game.
The additional bowl in Frisco guarantees all 84 bowl-eligible teams will be able to play in a bowl. Before Thursday’s news, one team with a 6-6 record among Ball State, Miami (Ohio), North Texas, ODU or Wyoming would have had to stay home; now they all will go bowling.
Where? Keep reading. Here are my latest bowl projections as of Thursday night. Check back again Sunday morning for any updates and my final bowl projections based on the result of this weekend’s conference title games.

So my “justification” for this is that Wyoming is no longer on the bubble for a bowl invite. Interesting that the new bowl is headed for Frisco. FWIW: The proper name for this new event should really be the “Afterthought Bowl.”

Some articles about this new bowl use the word “deserving” to describe teams that are bowl eligible … which makes me want to puke uke: . So, you managed to scratch together a 6-6 record … And you “deserve” to go to a bowl game? (Note that Hawaii gets rewarded, even though they have a losing record :evil: .)

 

[dupuyer griz]

I know one thing, I’m not going to have any fun tonight. Playoffs are super lame and I only want to play and the northwest horseshit bowl.

 

[alabamagrizzly]

I know one thing, I’m not going to have any fun tonight. Playoffs are super lame and I only want to play and the northwest horseshit bowl.

Ya but only if you’re deserving and not in the bottom 35% of teams in the country. Only the deserving 65% that are in the upper echelon of the FBS earn the right to play in a bowl game.

 

[dupuyer griz]

I know one thing, I’m not going to have any fun tonight. Playoffs are super lame and I only want to play and the northwest horseshit bowl.

Ya but only if you’re deserving and not in the bottom 35% of teams in the country. Only the deserving 65% that are in the upper echelon of the FBS earn the right to play in a bowl game.

Not getting a bowl invitation has to be like going to home school prom.