WEEK 15 - TOP 25 RANKINGS - HEISMAN TROPHY -plus- ARMY/NAVY and BOWL PREDICTIONS.
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The ARMY / NAVY Game, I never miss it.
Saturday, December 8th, 2018
Lincoln Financial Field
Gates Open: 11:00 am
March-On: 12:15 pm
* Kick-Off: 3:00 pm <------For further Game Day Information, please click here.
TV Coverage:
Radio Coverage:
Westwood One (National)
CBS Sports Radio (Local)
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More bowl game strange things plus why is anyone an independent now? https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy_sports/ac-cs-army-bowl-situation-20181130-story.html
Army can accomplish something that has never happened in the storied history of its football program. The Black Knights could be going to a bowl game for the third straight season.
There is just one problem. Army has no bowl affiliations and therefore might find itself on the outside looking in despite putting together another tremendous season.
Army, which boasts an impressive 9-2 record and is ranked No. 23 in the latest Associated Press poll, is an independent in an era when all 39 bowl games have binding contracts with conferences. For the second straight season, there are more bowl-eligible teams (81) than bids (78), meaning the Black Knights could find themselves sitting home when the postseason smorgasbord gets underway.
“I hope it doesn't happen,” standout linebacker and tri-captain Cole Christiansen said. "We're in the Top 25 so I really hope we get to a bowl game. It is kind of tough, but it's not the end of the world if it turns out that way.”........
.........Army is one of six remaining independents at the Football Bowl Subdivision level. Notre Dameappears headed for the College Football Playoff this season and pretty much never has to worry about securing a bowl berth if eligible.
BYU, which finished the season 6-6, is in the same position as Army of hoping it can somehow land a bid. The Cougars, like the Black Knights, are good draws at the box office and on television and are thus attractive to any bowls that might have openings.
However, a lot of factors would have to fall in place in order for either program to get earn a postseason invitation. Army, which would reach 10 wins for the second straight season by beating archrival Navy next Saturday, is hoping for a return to the Armed Forces Bowl. .......
....... Oh how quickly times have changed. In 2015, there were not enough teams with six wins to fill the 40 bowl games on the schedule. That led the NCAA to implement a rule that allowed schools with 5-7 records to be eligible based off Academic Progress Rate numbers. Sure enough, in 2016 a pair of 5-7 teams were needed to fill all the available bowl slots.
Last season, with one less bowl on the docket, three teams with six wins (Buffalo and Western Michigan of the MAC and Texas-San Antonio from Conference USA) did not receive bids.......
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How many times are the BCS going to exclude the Big 10 champs?
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How many times are the BCS going to exclude the Big 10 champs?
How many times are the BCS going to exclude the Big 10 champs?
As many times as they take 29 pt beat downs by unranked teams
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How many times are the BCS going to exclude the Big 10 champs?
As many times as they take 29 pt beat downs by unranked teams
As many times as they take 29 pt beat downs by unranked teams
Actually there were only TWO one loss teams and only one could get in (and NO one was not named Michigan
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Yes OSU slipped up or there'd be FOUR undefeated teams in the Final Four......oh well the 12-1 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES back-to-back BIG TEN Champions......Rose Bowl bound.
I can live with that.
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I'd love to see Georgia / Ohio State in a bowl game. To me that would rank right up there with the playoff games.
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I'd love to see Georgia / Ohio State in a bowl game. To me that would rank right up there with the playoff games.
I'd love to see Georgia / Ohio State in a bowl game. To me that would rank right up there with the playoff games.
We can only second guess now but four undefeateted might have been:
1. ALA vs 4. ND and 2. CLEM vs 3. OSU
I think OSU will do well vs the PAC 10. Michigan should do well in their bowl game.
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I can't put a ton of faith in the polls.. I mean, they have my Gators at #10.. I've seen a decent amount of Gator football this year and I assure you, they are NOT a top 10 team.. I'm afraid their bowl game will bear that out.
It wouldn't surprise me to see Mich/Fla in the outback bowl again..
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From SB Nation...... https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2018/12/1/18120035/bowl-games-projections-2018-college-football-playoff-predictions-updates
Below, projections for all 40 2018 bowl games. I’ll update as needed throughout college football’s final Saturday before Selection Sunday.
First, the College Football Playoff
- Orange (Miami): No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Oklahoma
- Cotton (Arlington, Texas): No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Notre Dame
- Championship (Santa Clara, California): No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Clemson
Next: the rest of the New Year’s Six
Automatic bids:
- Rose (Pasadena, California): Ohio State vs. Washington
- Sugar (New Orleans): Texas vs. Georgia
Thanks to the rankings up top, these are all essentially booked.
At-large bids:
- Peach (Atlanta): Florida vs. Michigan
- Fiesta (Glendale, Arizona): LSU vs. UCF
And now, everything else
- Citrus (Orlando): Penn State vs. Kentucky
- Outback (Tampa): Iowa vs. Mississippi State
- Gator (Jacksonville): Miami vs. Texas A&M
- Holiday (San Diego): Northwestern vs. Oregon
- Liberty (Memphis): Oklahoma State vs. Vanderbilt
- Military (Annapolis, MD): Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
- Sun (El Paso): Pitt vs. Utah
- Belk (Charlotte): Virginia vs. South Carolina
- Alamo (San Antonio): West Virginia vs. Washington State
- Arizona (Tucson): San Diego State vs. Arkansas State
- Camping World (Orlando): NC State vs. Iowa State
- Music City (Nashville): Michigan State vs. Missouri
- Texas (Houston): TCU vs. Auburn
- Pinstripe (New York City): Syracuse vs. Purdue
- Independence (Shreveport, LA): Boston College vs. BYU*
- Cheez-It (Phoenix): Baylor vs. Cal
- Quick Lane (Detroit): Georgia Tech vs. Wisconsin
- First Responders (Dallas): Duke* vs. Marshall
- Redbox (Santa Clara, CA): Minnesota vs. Stanford
- Hawaii: Louisiana Tech vs. Hawaii
- Dollar General (Mobile): Buffalo vs. Troy
- Armed Forces (Fort Worth): Army* vs. Nevada*
- Birmingham: Memphis vs. UAB*
- Potato (Boise): NIU vs. Utah State*
- Bahamas: FIU vs. Toledo
- Gasparilla (Tampa): USF vs. Wake Forest
- Frisco (TX): Temple vs. Ohio
- Boca Raton: Houston vs. MTSU
- New Orleans: Southern Miss vs. Appalachian State
- Camellia (Montgomery, AL): WMU vs. Georgia Southern
- Las Vegas: Fresno State vs. Arizona State
- Cure (Orlando): Tulane vs. UL Lafayette
- New Mexico (Albuquerque): North Texas vs. Boise State
* = Taking another conference’s unfilled bid.
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I like to look at some of the good ones like......(or just vacations for the school officals.)
- Potato (Boise): NIU vs. Utah State* <---- what no beach?
- Bahamas: FIU vs. Toledo <---- yeah a trip to the Bahamas!
- Gasparilla (Tampa): USF vs. Wake Forest
- Frisco (TX): Temple vs. Ohio
- Boca Raton: Houston vs. MTSU
- New Orleans: Southern Miss vs. Appalachian State <---- party time.
- Camellia (Montgomery, AL): WMU vs. Georgia Southern
- Las Vegas: Fresno State vs. Arizona State <---- Vegas? Nice.
- Cure (Orlando): Tulane vs. UL Lafayette <---- Cure?
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Had the opportunity for UCF to play UF for the state of Florida and for Michigan to play LSU, two storied programs that have never played before
Instead we're going to play Florida for the 3rd time in 4 years
Ja.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody! -
Had the opportunity for UCF to play UF for the state of Florida and for Michigan to play LSU, two storied programs that have never played before
Instead we're going to play Florida for the 3rd time in 4 years
Had the opportunity for UCF to play UF for the state of Florida and for Michigan to play LSU, two storied programs that have never played before
Instead we're going to play Florida for the 3rd time in 4 years
You're right LSU/UM sounds much better.
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Once again the bullshit espn ran committee fucked the big ten and rewards the over ranked sec. strange that the sec has a big contract with them. First off Nd should not have got in they did not play a championship game and comparing schedules ok and osu were better. Two who did Clemson play. One ranked team ranked 20 that’s it they should not have got In. Three who did bama and Georgia play anyone other than each other. No best thing for the big ten to do is not play In a single bowl game fuck em. All football fans got fucked. Now we get to watch three fucking blow outs yay!
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Generally the independents just don't matter except a year like 2018, Army might not get a bowl game and ND doesn't have to risk losing in a conference championship game.
I guess you can't force them to join, same with the lax SEC scheduling.
Answer: an 8 or 16 team playoff like every other level of football and no major deservinv team gets left out...four just does not cut it..
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6 team playoff
Ja.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody! -
How many times are the BCS going to exclude the Big 10 champs?
As many times as they take 29 pt beat downs by unranked teams
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6 team playoff
6 does not work well. the BEST two get byes, make it an even 8, four go home in round one. Can be worked into the bowl cities if desired and 6 or 8 take roughly the same number of weeks.
ALA, CLEM do not need extra rest.
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Top teams deserve it. Regular season needs to mean something
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Top teams deserve it. Regular season needs to mean something
NO they do not. They do NOT do it in any other division in football at any level down to high school. They don't even do it in baseball or basketball.
Do it right, 8 to start.....or should we say catch up with the world, there is growing support for it.
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Top teams deserve it. Regular season needs to mean something
NO they do not. They do NOT do it in any other division in football at any level down to high school. They don't even do it in baseball or basketball.
Do it right, 8 to start.....or should we say catch up with the world, there is growing support for it.
NO they do not. They do NOT do it in any other division in football at any level down to high school. They don't even do it in baseball or basketball.
Do it right, 8 to start.....or should we say catch up with the world, there is growing support for it.
The college football we're talking about here is NOT D3 ball...
Ja.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody!
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