Final Rubber Bowl Thread

[Bull_In_Exile]

What do you think this means for bowl projections? We can still win out at Ohio and Temple and still be well over 500.

The argument against our bowling (assuming we beat Ohio and Temple) will be that we haven't beaten a quality opponent all season and that is unfortunately true. UC, BGSU, and UB were all W's that we gave away.

The winner of the east will be the only team out (assuming they finish with 7 wins) Ball State CMU and WMU will all have 9+ wins..

[tbozeglav]

By far the best game I have been to at the bowl in the 2 years ive been a student here. i know ive missed a lot of games. I got there extra early to make sure I could be in the front row of the student section and I did everything I could to get every student there going. I left it all there. Like those have said... the fat lady has sung, but the old lad still had a lot of magic left in her. Here's to you, ol rubber bowl. Youve been good to us.BTW, the closing ceremonies were very very well done, if you ask me. Here's to 2009 and the beginning of a new era in Zips football

[bUAkronG]

I'm sort of at a loss for words after this one. Such a disappointment. UB played perfectly. We put the ball on the turf twice with two turnovers and they put the ball on the turf twice without losing it. Yet they still tried to let us win the game and we couldn't do it. I can't help but to be disappointed with the team on this one. The referees were awful but they did not lose the game for us. We lost 16 points tonight on 2 FG misses, a delay of game penalty forcing us to punt, and a dropped pass in the endzone. This one should have been a blow out in our favor.But, shoulda woulda coulda.

[johnnyzip84]

What do you think this means for bowl projections? We can still win out at Ohio and Temple and still be well over 500.

The argument against our bowling (assuming we beat Ohio and Temple) will be that we haven't beaten a quality opponent all season and that is unfortunately true. UC, BGSU, and UB were all W's that we gave away.

The winner of the east will be the only team out (assuming they finish with 7 wins) Ball State CMU and WMU will all have 9+ wins..

It all depends on how many bowls go "unfilled" by the BCS conferences. BTW, congrats on the hard fought victory, Bull_In_Exile. You guys have a nice team (although your D is almost as bad as ours lol), and if I have to lose in the MAC I'd prefer losing to a team like Toledo or you guys. I'll always root for Urban U (or the U of Urban or even the U AT Urban) over Fill-in-the-Blank State. Good luck the rest of the way.

[Bull_In_Exile]

What do you think this means for bowl projections? We can still win out at Ohio and Temple and still be well over 500.

The argument against our bowling (assuming we beat Ohio and Temple) will be that we haven't beaten a quality opponent all season and that is unfortunately true. UC, BGSU, and UB were all W's that we gave away.

The winner of the east will be the only team out (assuming they finish with 7 wins) Ball State CMU and WMU will all have 9+ wins..

It all depends on how many bowls go "unfilled" by the BCS conferences. BTW, congrats on the hard fought victory, Bull_In_Exile. You guys have a nice team (although your D is almost as bad as ours lol), and if I have to lose in the MAC I'd prefer losing to a team like Toledo or you guys. I'll always root for Urban U (or the U of Urban or even the U AT Urban) over Fill-in-the-Blank State. Good luck the rest of the way.

This is true But for the sake of argument Assume UB and Akron both win out.Ball State 13-0CMU 9-3WMU 9-3Buffalo 8-5NIU 7-5 (assuming they beat Navy)Akron 7-5 (will have a lesser conference record than NIU)So if NIU beats Navy Akron would be seeded 6th other wise 5th either case is a long shot... But all any team can do is win their games, good luck with the resot of the season zips..

[GJGood]

What do you think this means for bowl projections? We can still win out at Ohio and Temple and still be well over 500.

The argument against our bowling (assuming we beat Ohio and Temple) will be that we haven't beaten a quality opponent all season and that is unfortunately true. UC, BGSU, and UB were all W's that we gave away.

The winner of the east will be the only team out (assuming they finish with 7 wins) Ball State CMU and WMU will all have 9+ wins..

It all depends on how many bowls go "unfilled" by the BCS conferences. BTW, congrats on the hard fought victory, Bull_In_Exile. You guys have a nice team (although your D is almost as bad as ours lol), and if I have to lose in the MAC I'd prefer losing to a team like Toledo or you guys. I'll always root for Urban U (or the U of Urban or even the U AT Urban) over Fill-in-the-Blank State. Good luck the rest of the way.

This is true But for the sake of argument Assume UB and Akron both win out.Ball State 13-0CMU 9-3WMU 9-3Buffalo 8-5NIU 7-5 (assuming they beat Navy)Akron 7-5 (will have a lesser conference record than NIU)So if NIU beats Navy Akron would be seeded 6th other wise 5th either case is a long shot... But all any team can do is win their games, good luck with the resot of the season zips..

Looking at the math and what spots will likely be left unfilled by other conferences it appears Akron would have a high porbabliity of going bowling if they get to 7-5. This is due to the fact that 7-5 teams MUST be taken before ANY 6-6 team that is from a conference not tied-in to that bowl. It is hard to say if a bowl would pick a 7-5 NIU team or a 7-5 Akron team if forced to decide. It would depend more on the revenue the bowl would generate than the performance so far in the season. Still, there is a good chance (I'd say at least 80%) that if both the Huskies and Zips get to 7-5 that they could both go bowling.Let's just hope some of these teams nationally that are flirting with that 6 and 7 win mark don't pull off any upsets of teams ahead of them and that they do get upset by teams that will not be going to the postseason.I wonder, has anybody put together a list of who we should or should not be rooting for this weekend if we want more bowl spots to potentially come open?

[ksu sucks]

Looking at the math and what spots will likely be left unfilled by other conferences it appears Akron would have a high porbabliity of going bowling if they get to 7-5. This is due to the fact that 7-5 teams MUST be taken before ANY 6-6 team that is from a conference not tied-in to that bowl. It is hard to say if a bowl would pick a 7-5 NIU team or a 7-5 Akron team if forced to decide. It would depend more on the revenue the bowl would generate than the performance so far in the season. Still, there is a good chance (I'd say at least 80%) that if both the Huskies and Zips get to 7-5 that they could both go bowling.Let's just hope some of these teams nationally that are flirting with that 6 and 7 win mark don't pull off any upsets of teams ahead of them and that they do get upset by teams that will not be going to the postseason.I wonder, has anybody put together a list of who we should or should not be rooting for this weekend if we want more bowl spots to potentially come open?

I hope what you say is true. IF it is, and that scenario plays out, the MAC would have SIX bowl games. I find it hard to believe that it's even possible.If it is possible, and it does indeed happen(probably more of a long shot than 80%) then the MAC really has proven it deserves more bowl bids.

[Bull_In_Exile]

Looking at the math and what spots will likely be left unfilled by other conferences it appears Akron would have a high porbabliity of going bowling if they get to 7-5. This is due to the fact that 7-5 teams MUST be taken before ANY 6-6 team that is from a conference not tied-in to that bowl. It is hard to say if a bowl would pick a 7-5 NIU team or a 7-5 Akron team if forced to decide. It would depend more on the revenue the bowl would generate than the performance so far in the season. Still, there is a good chance (I'd say at least 80%) that if both the Huskies and Zips get to 7-5 that they could both go bowling.Let's just hope some of these teams nationally that are flirting with that 6 and 7 win mark don't pull off any upsets of teams ahead of them and that they do get upset by teams that will not be going to the postseason.I wonder, has anybody put together a list of who we should or should not be rooting for this weekend if we want more bowl spots to potentially come open?

USC CAL and Arizona if they win their big games in the pac ten then another bowl slot opens up...

[RootforRoo44]

I still think more people were there than 18,516. At times it sure seemed like it at least. One thing im truly disappointed in is the fact that nearly every student left after the game and did not stay for the postgame ceremonies. A few of the ones who did were fairly disrespectful as well I could mention another group that did not seem to disciplined or respectful to the ceremony as well, but i dont want to come off as only negative towards the whole night. It truly was one of the best times ive ever had at the Rubber Bowl.

[johnnyzip84]

This is true But for the sake of argument Assume UB and Akron both win out.Ball State 13-0CMU 9-3WMU 9-3Buffalo 8-5NIU 7-5 (assuming they beat Navy)Akron 7-5 (will have a lesser conference record than NIU)So if NIU beats Navy Akron would be seeded 6th other wise 5th either case is a long shot... But all any team can do is win their games, good luck with the resot of the season zips..

If a bowl has to "fill" a spot, they won't necessarily take the "more deserving" team or the "higher seed" among 7-5 records. They will pick the team they think will bring the most fans. I'm not saying UA would be selected over NIU or not, but I'm just saying that would be the criteria. Having said that, even if Zips win out I don't think we deserve a bowl bid.

[GoZips88]

Based on various things I've read here and elsewhere, it seems like there are even MORE Who-Gives-A-Flying-Crap bowls out there to be filled this year and that most if not all 7-5 teams will go somewhere.Tough road to travel (SIX straight road wins?!) to get to 7-5. I'm pulling for the Zips but injuries and other factors (talent, coaching, execution) have us ending up where most mediocre teams do ... 5-7 or 6-6.Disappointing at this point given the opportunities we had to beat Cincinnati, BGSU, and Buffalo ... ALL AT HOME.Many good memories but I will not miss the Rubber Bowl. WAY, WAY past the time when it should have been filled back in in favor of a modern facility. I didn't even take the time to use the troughs one last time (my son did though) ...

[johnnyzip84]

Thanks for the "diversion" with the trough pic GoZips88! Much appreciated on this day after.

[GoZips88]

Thanks for the "diversion" with the trough pic GoZips88! Much appreciated on this day after.

No problem. Too bad UA's attempt to spruce up the place a bit (see above) was a little too little too late. Nice touches though ...

[tbozeglav]

Thanks for the "diversion" with the trough pic GoZips88! Much appreciated on this day after.

No problem. Too bad UA's attempt to spruce up the place a bit (see above) was a little too little too late. Nice touches though ...

i quite literally fell out of my chair lauhging

[ksu sucks]

Having said that, even if Zips win out I don't think we deserve a bowl bid.

I kind of have to agree there. Good teams win big games. We haven't reall shown we can do that this season.

[Zip Watcher]

Dennis Kennedy & the O line deserve to play in a bowl game this year. The rest of the team needs to get them there.

[Big Zips Fan (220lb)]

Having said that, even if Zips win out I don't think we deserve a bowl bid.

I kind of have to agree there. Good teams win big games. We haven't reall shown we can do that this season.

Good teams also beat teams that are .500 or better. We haven't done that, either. As far as deserving to go to a Bowl game, the large number of bowls has changed what that means. It will also change the way teams schedule. BCS schools will look hard to pad their schedules with weak non-conference opponents (including Division IAA) to try to ensure that they will get to the magic number of 6 wins. Hence, there will be a lot of teams that don't deserve to go and wouldn't in years past, but will be going anyway.

[ctmjbowes@sbcglobal.net]

Based on various things I've read here and elsewhere, it seems like there are even MORE Who-Gives-A-Flying-Crap bowls out there to be filled this year and that most if not all 7-5 teams will go somewhere.Tough road to travel (SIX straight road wins?!) to get to 7-5. I'm pulling for the Zips but injuries and other factors (talent, coaching, execution) have us ending up where most mediocre teams do ... 5-7 or 6-6.Disappointing at this point given the opportunities we had to beat Cincinnati, BGSU, and Buffalo ... ALL AT HOME.Many good memories but I will not miss the Rubber Bowl. WAY, WAY past the time when it should have been filled back in in favor of a modern facility. I didn't even take the time to use the troughs one last time (my son did though) ...

I used the troughs last night for the last time, and as always it smelled like hot piss in the restrooms! Ain't gonna miss that one bit next year! LOOKING FORWARD TO INFOSUMMA BABY! GO ZIPS!SeeTeeZipper

[Zipsrifle]

Man, what bathroom were you using because that one is WAY nicer than the one I've been using!

[bigham78]

Based on various things I've read here and elsewhere, it seems like there are even MORE Who-Gives-A-Flying-Crap bowls out there to be filled this year and that most if not all 7-5 teams will go somewhere.Tough road to travel (SIX straight road wins?!) to get to 7-5. I'm pulling for the Zips but injuries and other factors (talent, coaching, execution) have us ending up where most mediocre teams do ... 5-7 or 6-6.Disappointing at this point given the opportunities we had to beat Cincinnati, BGSU, and Buffalo ... ALL AT HOME.Many good memories but I will not miss the Rubber Bowl. WAY, WAY past the time when it should have been filled back in in favor of a modern facility. I didn't even take the time to use the troughs one last time (my son did though) ...

[bigham78]

Man, what bathroom were you using because that one is WAY nicer than the one I've been using!

I was thinking the same thing.I was there at football clinic with one of my nephews a fews years ago and the bathrooms still looked as bad as always.