ESPN updated Bowl Projections: M in Texas or Insight Bowl
I know we usually dont take what ESPN has to take too seriously but, I thought it'd be some good discussion on this here Monday morning. Obviously they didnt get the memo we were going undefeated the rest of the year, but they'll learn soon enough. Anywho here are there pics.
Mark Schlabach: Insight Bowl vs. Oklahome State--- what a shoot out this would be makes me hope that if this comes to fruition Vinopal as somewhat of an answer for the Defense.
Andrea Adelson: Texas Bowl vs. Texas--- would love a little shot at redemption from the Rose Bowl.
Compleete List here: http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls/projections/_/week/8
October 25th, 2010 at 10:11 AM ^
Would be sweet. I would love to see that matchup again.
October 25th, 2010 at 12:13 PM ^
October 25th, 2010 at 10:15 AM ^
Always fun to read these projections...
Schlabach has Toledo and Texas Tech in the New Mexico Bowl, which is listed as being between Mountain West and WAC.
October 25th, 2010 at 10:19 AM ^
After watching him pick Michigan to lose as his "upset special" opening week 2 years in a row I cant take him seriously one bit. Also all of his video's for ESPN look like they are taped in some cellar somewhere.
October 25th, 2010 at 11:40 AM ^
It's his parent's basement
October 25th, 2010 at 12:08 PM ^
I think there is legit doubt--especially if both leagues get a team in the BCS, that both the WAC and MWC might not have enough bowl eligible teams to fill this one.
I am still thinking BYU nabs a big here with a 6-6 record, while an Idaho or Fresno grab the WAC bid. But I think Schlabach is saying that neither league will qualify. The MAC is going to have a couple more bowl eligible teams than guaranteed bids, so they could fill in here. The Big 12 might have everyone but Kansas and Colorado bowl eligible, so they could fill in.
Not that agree with him, just trying to maybe rationalize a bit what he's doing here.
I like his better than Andrea's. She only has 1 Big 10 team in the BCS. Every year they've had 2 and I dont think this year will be the exception.
October 25th, 2010 at 12:38 PM ^
and 1-loss Ohio St sound like BCS teams to me. If not, then the conference is going to roll this bowl season since every team will be slotted down one finally giving us the projected matchuip the conference negotiated for with these bowl games. The last couple years with 2 BCS teams, we've had to "play up" in terms of our bowl matchups.
October 25th, 2010 at 10:20 AM ^
I will be extremely happy for them to make either of those bowls you listed. It would be a good springboard into next season. In subsequent years, obviously, all of our expectations should rise. I'll hold out hope, though, that they can finish strong and make their way into the outback or Gator this year.
October 25th, 2010 at 10:26 AM ^
Not that I'm at all worried about not making a bowl, I am just in a position where I would take any bowl. It's the practice time that is most important. The later the bowl the better, I guess. Although I think I heard somewhere that you only get 15 practices n matter when your bowl is. Is this true or did I just dream that up? Maybe that's spring practice.
October 26th, 2010 at 3:58 AM ^
I've heard 15 as well. Still that's roughly 3 weeks (m-f) of practice which is huge for any team, esp. our young secondary.
October 25th, 2010 at 10:29 AM ^
After the last two years, just about any bowl sounds good to me. I'll take either of the two, but preferably one that is much better than those.
October 25th, 2010 at 12:12 PM ^
It's hard to beat a game between the two winningest teams in college football, played in a target rich recruiting area.
Also, I prefer a game we can win to a game where we lose badly to a really good team.
October 25th, 2010 at 10:42 AM ^
CBS.Sportsline has UM in the Gator bowl against Georgia
October 25th, 2010 at 12:11 PM ^
Off Tackle Empire also has Michigan to the Gator bowl, against the Gators. It would be fun to trounce Meyer again.
http://www.offtackleempire.com/2010/10/24/1770683/bowl-projections-post-week-8
October 25th, 2010 at 10:45 AM ^
Come on Texas Bowl... or the Dallas one. I don't want to have to wait until 2012 to see some UM football in this crap state.
October 25th, 2010 at 10:57 AM ^
Of course I always want UM's Bowl to be the BCS NC or Rose Bowl. However with the recruiting RR in doing in FLA and the current team members from the Sunshine State, I think a bowl game in Florida would be the best option this year for the team. Let's just get that 6th win first!
Go Blue!
October 25th, 2010 at 11:37 AM ^
Not to be 'one of those' guys that constantly say a conference sucks, but honestly? Pitt isn't even a top 25 team yet they get a BCS bowl as well as Virginia Tech. That's crazy to me considering there is a top 15 match up (S. Carolina is slightly lower at the moment) with OSU and South Carolina. Iowa and LSU also in a lesser bowl game and that too is a top 15 match up! ahhh drives me crazy...
And yes, I do know it's because they won their conference...
October 25th, 2010 at 11:54 AM ^
Whoever wins the Big East this year probably won't deserve a BCS spot but I don't think it will be Pitt. I think they will lose to my Cards this weekend (who have really come into their own lately, marking the end of our long municipal nightmare) and to WVU and maybe USF and Cincinnati. The strange part of the Big East is that there are no elite teams in there this year but there are probably five teams Big East teams between the #20 and #40 in the country. This will probably end up in a more teams than expected winning crappy bowls. But, hey, after Kragthorpe, I'm just happy to (hopefully) be bowl eligible.
October 25th, 2010 at 12:12 PM ^
I am still liking MICH for the Gator Bowl. And, its looking like the foe would be a 7-5 UGA or Florida team. So whoever wins the Cocktail Party. 8-4 MICH vs 7-5 UGA or Florida.
That would be an exciting postseason game.
I do think we could see Texas in one of those Big 12/Big 10 ties
7-5 would probably still anger many in the anti-rodriguez crowd, but that record and a bowl matchup with a big time brand name would really change the discourse in the immediate weeks after the regular season
October 25th, 2010 at 12:20 PM ^
Minn St Screaming Eagles play a Texas team in the Texas Bowl and Hayden complained about every thing being big like Texas?
Found it, it was the Pioneer Bowl where Minn St took on West Texas St in the Nat'l Championship. Hopefully we have the same result.
October 25th, 2010 at 12:28 PM ^
A week from now we'll tell what direction the team is headed. If they can beat a weak PSU team on the road, then I would go with the gator. If we lose bad to PSU, we'll be lucky to win one more game against Purdue. A close loss to PSU, then maybe wins against Purdue and IL?
October 25th, 2010 at 1:17 PM ^
October 26th, 2010 at 3:52 AM ^
I think the difference between this year and last is that I think the next three games are very winnable, as opposed to last year "Plz god 1 more win kthx".
PSU is really struggling with injuries and inexperienced QB's. I think if we get a good lead on them they're toast, they won't be able to catch up, even against our questionable D.
Illinois might be tough, but that's at home. It's kind of tough to say how good Illinois is. They whooped Indiana but Indiana threw 4 picks, 2 of those returned for TD's and gave up a saftey. Point being Illinois' offense isn't so hot, but their D is.
We will beat Purdue. Mark it down. Trust me.
October 25th, 2010 at 12:48 PM ^
Would be a fun game to watch, and would give me a chance to do this
October 25th, 2010 at 1:44 PM ^
hasnt their run D be awful? I mean they let up a ton of rushing yards to ucla when there was no evidence that ucla could complete a pass of more than 5 yards
we could probably make gilbret look like a star though