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.