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Just For Fun: Let's Guess The Bowl Match-Up
« on: December 03, 2024, 08:09:17 AM »
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  • I'd love for the Herd to play ECU in a bowl, preferably the Myrtle Beach Bowl.  I guess if we win the SBC Championship we can pick our bowl (from SBC tie-ins).  The last time we won a conference championship we picked Northern Illinois and that divided the fan base.  Where would you like to see the Herd end up?
     
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    Just For Fun: Let's Guess The Bowl Match-Up
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    Re: Just For Fun: Let's Guess The Bowl Match-Up
    « Reply #1 on: December 03, 2024, 08:30:56 AM »
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  • Can't imagine it happening, but bowls always trade to get the best possible matchup and and WVU / Marshall matchup would be conceivable.

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    « Reply #2 on: December 03, 2024, 08:32:19 AM »
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  • I'd love for the Herd to play ECU in a bowl, preferably the Myrtle Beach Bowl.  I guess if we win the SBC Championship we can pick our bowl (from SBC tie-ins).  The last time we won a conference championship we picked Northern Illinois and that divided the fan base.  Where would you like to see the Herd end up?

    I've seen a couple of predictions for the Myrtle against ECU. I think this match up would sell a lot of tickets given their proximity to Conway. I would hope that if Marshall wins the Sun Belt they pick the best bowl and opponent possible. Other than ecu, I'd love to see a Big 10 or 12 match up.

    Please no MAC and CUSA. Barf.
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    Re: Just For Fun: Let's Guess The Bowl Match-Up
    « Reply #3 on: December 03, 2024, 09:20:37 AM »
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  • Wonder if we will have many players opt out of bowl?


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    Re: Just For Fun: Let's Guess The Bowl Match-Up
    « Reply #4 on: December 03, 2024, 09:23:10 AM »
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  • I've seen a couple of predictions for the Myrtle against ECU. I think this match up would sell a lot of tickets given their proximity to Conway. I would hope that if Marshall wins the Sun Belt they pick the best bowl and opponent possible. Other than ecu, I'd love to see a Big 10 or 12 match up.

    Please no MAC and CUSA. Barf.

    I saw one prediction having us play Kansas State.
     

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    Re: Just For Fun: Let's Guess The Bowl Match-Up
    « Reply #5 on: December 03, 2024, 09:24:00 AM »
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  • We might be the first team to have to cancel a bowl game due to players transferring out. lol
     

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    « Reply #6 on: December 03, 2024, 09:28:32 AM »
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  • We might be the first team to have to cancel a bowl game due to players transferring out. lol

    I thought the same thing. 😂
     

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    « Reply #7 on: December 03, 2024, 10:15:32 AM »
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  • ESPN matchup predictors have us:

    Jan 3 - First Responders Bowl (Dallas) vs K-State (Big 12)
    Dec 20- Cure Bowl (Orlando) vs USF (AAC)

    They also have potential of Coastal vs UNC in the Cure Bowl
    And WVU vs Louisiana in the Independence Bowl

    So any and all of those combos, amongst others could happen.

    You win the league you pick the best team.
    Don't do like we did with Doc when we had a chance to play Illinois in the First Responder Bowl
    after winning CUSA, and actively choose to play Northern Illinois instead because they were "ranked/MAC champs" and he wanted a bowl in Florida for recruiting. 

    Not a single person will remember the records or anything about the seasons down the road.
    They'll just see Illinois or NIU.

    Take the biggest name opponent. Period.
    They're all for show anyway if you don't make the CFP.

    Also, the fact that all the analysts only talk about the MWC and the AAC still tells me we are in the wrong league. Fun as it is.
     

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    Re: Just For Fun: Let's Guess The Bowl Match-Up
    « Reply #8 on: December 03, 2024, 10:20:33 AM »
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  • We might be the first team to have to cancel a bowl game due to players transferring out. lol
    This could become the norm with the way college sports are now. They've completely ruined it. The NIL and transfer portal are the worst things to happen. I always felt players should get a little something but they went from nothing to the wild west anything goes. I'm also OK with players transferring and feel if a coach leaves in the middle of their contract a player should be free to go. But again they've turned it into a free for all players come and go as they please. It's ridiculous.


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    Re: Just For Fun: Let's Guess The Bowl Match-Up
    « Reply #9 on: December 03, 2024, 10:22:41 AM »
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  • Wonder if we will have many players opt out of bowl?


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    Re: Just For Fun: Let's Guess The Bowl Match-Up
    « Reply #10 on: December 03, 2024, 10:31:14 AM »
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  • The other team will also have players opt out. There is an assumption that Huff is gone by the bowl game. That may be, but it is not assured.

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    « Reply #11 on: December 05, 2024, 10:25:39 AM »
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  • Can't imagine it happening, but bowls always trade to get the best possible matchup and and WVU / Marshall matchup would be conceivable.

    FWIW: wvu has accepted a bid to play in the Frisco Bowl against Memphis 10-2.

    WVU accepts bowl bid

    https://www.wsaz.com/2024/12/04/wvu-accepts-bowl-bid/
     

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    Re: Just For Fun: Let's Guess The Bowl Match-Up
    « Reply #12 on: December 05, 2024, 10:55:23 AM »
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  • FWIW: wvu has accepted a bid to play in the Frisco Bowl against Memphis 10-2.

    WVU accepts bowl bid

    https://www.wsaz.com/2024/12/04/wvu-accepts-bowl-bid/

    How disappointing for Memphis.....
     

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    Re: Just For Fun: Let's Guess The Bowl Match-Up
    « Reply #13 on: December 05, 2024, 10:57:14 AM »
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  • ESPN matchup predictors have us:

    Jan 3 - First Responders Bowl (Dallas) vs K-State (Big 12)
    Dec 20- Cure Bowl (Orlando) vs USF (AAC)

    They also have potential of Coastal vs UNC in the Cure Bowl
    And WVU vs Louisiana in the Independence Bowl

    So any and all of those combos, amongst others could happen.

    You win the league you pick the best team.
    Don't do like we did with Doc when we had a chance to play Illinois in the First Responder Bowl
    after winning CUSA, and actively choose to play Northern Illinois instead because they were "ranked/MAC champs" and he wanted a bowl in Florida for recruiting. 

    Not a single person will remember the records or anything about the seasons down the road.
    They'll just see Illinois or NIU.

    Take the biggest name opponent. Period.
    They're all for show anyway if you don't make the CFP.

    Also, the fact that all the analysts only talk about the MWC and the AAC still tells me we are in the wrong league. Fun as it is.

    Playing Illinois was sure springboard for LaTech lol.

    The bowls are a reward for players.  2/3s of pur roster was from Florida and it was better to have them home for the holidays and be in nice weather than that nasty post Christmas bowl LaTech played in.  Oooh The Heart of Dallas Bowl on Dec 26. 

    It wasn't a good bowl for players or fans.  Absolutely no one cared that LaTech was playing Illinois and absolutely no one will care 10, 20, or 30 years from now that they beat Illinois.

    It?s even funnier that fans still complain about that bowl even though they don't really brag about us beating Maryland in 2013.
     
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    Re: Just For Fun: Let's Guess The Bowl Match-Up
    « Reply #14 on: December 05, 2024, 11:07:05 AM »
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  • How disappointing for Memphis.....
    Yeah, really stinks for Memphis. Go 10-2 and have to play a 6-6 team that just fired the coach. You would think Memphis could at least get an 8-4 type from the Big 12, ACC etc

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    Re: Just For Fun: Let's Guess The Bowl Match-Up
    « Reply #15 on: December 05, 2024, 11:35:31 AM »
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  • Wonder if we will have many players opt out of bowl?


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    « Reply #15 on: December 05, 2024, 11:35:31 AM »