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ISUcy08

ISUcy08

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70 teams go to a bowl.

Today, 72 teams are eligible.

Hawaii is on the bubble:

ACC- All in or out.

Big XII- All in or out.

B1G- All in or out.

Big East-
-Pitt 5-6, Cuse left. IN
-Cuse 5-6, Pitt left. OUT
-UConn 5-6, Cincy left. OUT
-South Florida, 5-7, WV left. OUT

Independents- All already in or out.

Pac 12- UCLA- I believe they petitioned the NCAA and will be in a bowl with 6-7 record (assuming they lose to Oregon). IN

C-USA-
All in or out.

MWC- All in or out.

MAC-
-All either in or out.

SEC-
All in or out.

Sun Belt- All already in or out.

WAC-
-Hawaii 6-6. Play 13 games. Must win last game vs BYU. OUT

FINAL COUNT

72 teams eligible for 70 spots. Two will be knocked out.
 
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I finally found out that the TicketCity Bowl is for a C-USA team for 2011 season. If they can't fill it, it goes to the Big 12. C-USA has seven bowl tie-ins including TC Bowl.

They currently have 4 teams, including Houston, eligible. Only two more teams can possibly become eligible.... so we are GUARANTEED a bowl game if Texas Tech loses. Big 12 would get the TicketCity Bowl at large spot for the conference's eighth team.
 
ISUcy08 said:
I finally found out that the TicketCity Bowl is for a C-USA team for 2011 season. If they can't fill it, it goes to the Big 12. C-USA has seven bowl tie-ins including TC Bowl.

They currently have 4 teams, including Houston, eligible. Only two more teams can possibly become eligible.... so we are GUARANTEED a bowl game if Texas Tech loses. Big 12 would get the TicketCity Bowl at large spot for the conference's eighth team.
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I thought that TicketCity's contingency if C-USA couldn't fill it was now the MAC. I believe that changed due to realignment (12 teams down to 10).

In response to the OP I think 71 bowl eligible teams would be kind of fun. Who would be the one team that gets left out? (I think it may be from the Sun Belt, with 4 bowl-eligible teams and only two bowl tie-ins.)
 
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ISUcy08 said:
I finally found out that the TicketCity Bowl is for a C-USA team for 2011 season. If they can't fill it, it goes to the Big 12.
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No.


The Big Ten will serve as the “anchor” conference (if it produces enough qualifiers), with the opponent from Conference USA after the regular seasons of 2011, 2012, and 2013. Due to the current realignment of the Big 12 Conference, Conference USA will provide teams for the next three years, instead of every other year. The Mid-American Conference will serve as a secondary back-up should either conference fail to produce enough bowl-eligible teams.

TicketCity Bowl - Conference Partners
 
theshadow said:
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The Big Ten will serve as the “anchorâ€￾ conference (if it produces enough qualifiers), with the opponent from Conference USA after the regular seasons of 2011, 2012, and 2013. Due to the current realignment of the Big 12 Conference, Conference USA will provide teams for the next three years, instead of every other year. The Mid-American Conference will serve as a secondary back-up should either conference fail to produce enough bowl-eligible teams.

TicketCity Bowl - Conference Partners
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Ok. I guess not then. That's straight from the source. I found something that said different plus Phil Steele has us going there, but I guess that would be wrong. Thanks for the info.
 
ISUcy08 said:
Ok. I guess not then. That's straight from the source. I found something that said different plus Phil Steele has us going there, but I guess that would be wrong. Thanks for the info.
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The MAC has 3 primary and 5 secondary agreements. With 6 eligible teams, it's possible that none of the leftovers will go to Dallas, but not automatic.

New Mexico - may be short if 2 Pac-12 teams go BCS
Beef O'Brady's (St. Petersburg, FL) - up in the air. Gets Big East #6. Only 4 currently eligible.
TicketCity - CUSA will definitely be short
Fight Hunger - ACC spot is already open
BBVA Compass - SEC might be short, depending on this weekend's results
 
I'm calling my shot. Iowa State WILL go to a Big XII specific bowl game. Mark it down. Worst we do is Meineke Car Care Bowl.
 
I bet the MAC gets at least five of the six. I don't see more than two of the four bowl eligible Sun Belt teams making a bowl. Probably Arkansas State and UL-Lafayette, with FIU and WKU not making it.
 
Sloup said:
I'm calling my shot. Iowa State WILL go to a Big XII specific bowl game. Mark it down. Worst we do is Meineke Car Care Bowl.
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I agree as long as Tech loses. If not that's 9 out of 10 Big 12 teams eligible. I say we pass Mizzou. We did two years ago. Why wouldn't we now that they are leaving.

But I will be happy with ANY bowl game. It's quite the achievement with a Frosh QB and that schedule. Hopefully people aren't too picky and are just happy with the bowl. They deserve it.
 
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ISUcy08 said:
I agree as long as Tech loses. If not that's 9 out of 10 Big 12 teams eligible. I say we pass Mizzou. We did two years ago. Why wouldn't we now that they are leaving.

But I will be happy with ANY bowl game. It's quite the achievement with a Frosh QB and that schedule. Hopefully people aren't too picky and are just happy with the bowl. They deserve it.
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Agree - this team deserves our support and following regardless the bowl. Just hoping for a strong finish to the regular season. Another win solves/answers a lot of questions. Go Cyclones!
 
Even if there were 80 bowl eligible teams we would be taken. We travel extremly well and have one of the hardest SOS in the nation. No way do we get left out.
 
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Even if there were 80 bowl eligible teams we would be taken. We travel extremly well and have one of the hardest SOS in the nation. No way do we get left out.
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I agree. I just think it's fun to keep track of all the teams.

Updated first post Friday night:

15 bubble teams. 5 spots open.
 
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I thought that Miami Change its mind again. I thought they said if the NCAA doesn't say they're out they won't turn it down.
 
mikeiastat said:
I thought that Miami Change its mind again. I thought they said if the NCAA doesn't say they're out they won't turn it down.
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Haven't heard about that. I only read the story from 3 or 4 days ago saying they weren't going. They changed since then?
 
I did read somewhere that when teams are being selected for at-large bids... they are selected on wins first... so a team with 8 wins get spots over 7 and 6 etc...

But if conference tie in bowls are able to move spots (switch around 8 win with 6 win teams) around based on better game, better attendance, previous match-ups, and etc.

So I do hope that Tech doesn't win against Baylor just to make sure Iowa State has a really good chance at a Big 12 tie in bowl game
 
I see all these bowl situation threads and I just have to laugh (no offense op). We could all get hell bent on rooting against such and such team and waste energy on something our football team can't control. This team still has two football games left to play. I'm gonna focus my energy on that. I remember this situation two years ago and everything turned out just fine and it'll turn out alright this time around just wait and see.
 
Iowa State will be in a bowl game regardless of whether or not Texas Tech becomes bowl eligible. Iowa State is a team known for traveling well and bringing in money to the local economy of a host city, with the upset win and national attention that drew along with the knowledge to bowl reps that ticket sales were record-breaking this year they won't pass this team up.

There is no rules that state you must go by record, thus even if Iowa State ends up 6-6 you may see them even above the bottom-tier bowl for the Big 12 based upon the aforementioned details. The only details we should be discussing on the semantics on how we and those above us do in the follow two weeks and how that may elevate our potential to play in an even better bowl game.
 
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