RowdyZip Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 Did a quick spreadsheet but it won't translate copy/paste wise. We should know a lot more after this weekend but as of today: 39 eligible teams (50% of 78 Bowl berths) 76 teams could become eligible 15 have been eliminated from contention (barring the need to take a 5-7 team) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 On 10/30/2017 at 12:41 PM, CDMac said: That being the case, I don't think the tweet from Camara indicates any behind the scenes information as to which bowl the Zips may get invited. Rather, I think it's the case, as @kreed5120 mentioned, that they're planning for all contingencies. Correct. Like I said. I think we learned a lot from going through this 2 years ago. Bahamas just happens to be in the pool of possibilities once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 19 hours ago, RowdyZip said: Did a quick spreadsheet but it won't translate copy/paste wise. We should know a lot more after this weekend but as of today: 39 eligible teams (50% of 78 Bowl berths) 75 teams could become eligible 16 have been eliminated from contention (barring the need to take a 5-7 team) Last night Ball State moved over to the elimination category. No new teams became eligible. The quote above has been edited to reflect that. Tonight, FAU could become the 40th bowl-eligible team with a win at home over Marshall. No teams have the possibility of being eliminated. 11/3 teams that could gain eligibility: Texas A&M (vs Auburn) WKU (@Vanderbilt) Houston (vs ECU) Virginia (vs GA Tech) App State (@Louisiana Monroe) UAB (vs Rice) Wake (@Notre Dame) Iowa (vs Ohio State) WVU (vs Iowa State) North Texas (vs LA Tech) Northwestern (@ Nebraska) Wyoming (vs Colorado State) UTSA (@ FIU) FIU (vs UTSA) Southern Miss (@ Tennessee) Colorado (@ AZ State) Oregon (@ Washington) Fresno State (vs BYU) 11/3 Teams that could take a 7th loss: Umass (@Miss State) Illinois (@ Purdue) ECU (@ Houston) Texas State (vs New Mexico St) ODU (vs Charlotte) Cinci (@Tulane) At the end of Saturday we could have as many as 67 Bowl-eligible teams. It sure is fun to watch the dominoes fall this time of year. Hopefully we'll flip over to that group on Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted November 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 Updated List for everyone. Currently Miami, EMU and Buffalo are all have to win-out to get eligible. Camellia Bowl Bahamas Bowl Potato Bowl Dollar General Bowl *St. Petersburg Bowl *Boca Rotan Bowl *Quick Lane Bowl Teams Bowl Eligible: Toledo Ohio Teams in the Hunt: Northern Illinois Akron Western Michigan Buffalo C. Mighican Miami E. Michigan Teams Eliminated: Bowling Green Ball St. Kent State Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 17 minutes ago, Balsy said: Updated List for everyone. Currently Miami, EMU and Buffalo are all have to win-out to get eligible. Camellia Bowl Bahamas Bowl Potato Bowl Dollar General Bowl *St. Petersburg Bowl *Boca Rotan Bowl *Quick Lane Bowl Teams Bowl Eligible: Toledo Ohio Teams in the Hunt: Northern Illinois Akron Western Michigan Buffalo C. Mighican Miami E. Michigan Teams Eliminated: Bowling Green Ball St. Kent State So ideally we are looking at 6-7 MAC bowl eligible teams. (Akron, Toledo, NIU, WMU, OU, and CMU as essential guarantees). Only one of Miami/EMU can win out as they face each other. Buffalo plays BGSU, Ball St, and OU, so it is possible for them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted November 5, 2017 Report Share Posted November 5, 2017 (edited) Updated through Saturday 11/4: 50 eligible teams (64% of 78 Bowl berths) 60 teams could become eligible. There are 12 teams sitting at 6 losses. 20 have been eliminated from contention (barring the need to take a 5-7 team) Umass, Illinois, ECU and Texas State all took 7th losses Saturday. In mid-week games: ZIPS could become eligible WMU could become eligible CMU could become eligible Appalachian State could become eligible Miami OH could be eliminated Buffalo could be eliminated EMU could be eliminated Cincinnati could be eliminated Edited November 5, 2017 by RowdyZip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDMac Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Just saw this for whatever it's worth. Not sure where they get their info and/or how accurate this projection might be: SBNation Bowl Projections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 59 eligible 25 eliminated 46 possible eligible for 19 remaining spots. 19 teams are sitting with the zips at 5 wins. It seems possible that 6-6 could get left out this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 I'd be shocked if a 6-6 team misses a bowl game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy_ua_00 Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, kreed5120 said: I'd be shocked if a 6-6 team misses a bowl game. I’d be shocked if a 26 win basketball team would miss the NCAA tourney and the NIT......oh wait Edited November 14, 2017 by zippy_ua_00 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 4 hours ago, RowdyZip said: 59 eligible 25 eliminated 46 possible eligible for 19 remaining spots. 19 teams are sitting with the zips at 5 wins. It seems possible that 6-6 could get left out this year. Hopefully after tonight we won't have to worry about talking "if". Go Zips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 42 minutes ago, zippy_ua_00 said: I’d be shocked if a 26 win basketball team would miss the NCAA tourney and the NIT......oh wait Apples to oranges comparison. A 6-6 team can't be left out of a bowl unless there are more than 78 bowl eligible teams. I don't see there being that many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 (edited) I'm just so worried about going 5-7 for the umpteenth time under TB. I counted my chickens last year before they hatched and we lost 4 straight and went from 5-3 to 5-7. Only bright side is if it happens is that I won't have any issue with him being fired. 6-6 is sort of a toss up to me. Would prob be fine with whatever direction Larry W. wants to go. 7-5, and MAC champ birth and he keeps his job/few year extension, no more than 3. Edited November 14, 2017 by LZIp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 I think 5-7 is questionable and 6-6 moves him to the hot seat. I agree that the record is not what you would like to see but it seems rather short sighted to let him go, now, as we have been increasingly improving recruiting classes and next year's class looks legit, especially when we would have likely beat Miami with woods in at the helm. Personally, I felt the air gushing out of the tires last week when I heard about Tommy and then minutes later we lost Sands. I am not getting my hopes up that we will see Tommy and would like to be pleasantly surprised if we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 5-7 should be a one-way ticket out of Akron. 6-6, I'm not really sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 14 minutes ago, zippy5 said: 5-7 should be a one-way ticket out of Akron. I think you're right, because that would mean we just lost at home to Kent, and lost 3 in a row to end the season. It would be impossible for Terry to frame that as "we're moving in the right direction". I think that would be enough for the new regime to justify moving in another direction. But I think he stays at 6-6 with a bowl win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy_ua_00 Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 2 hours ago, kreed5120 said: Apples to oranges comparison. A 6-6 team can't be left out of a bowl unless there are more than 78 bowl eligible teams. I don't see there being that many. It was a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 If the Zips go 6-6 there's no way Terry gets fired. Sorry folks. Bowl game, win or loss. 2-bowl games in 6 years is enough to guarantee coming back, especially when your previous bowl total was one game...in 10 years...scratch that, 20ish years since joining D-1 football? I'm not saying that as a Bowden Cheerleader...I'm saying that as the reality of our circumstance unfortunately. Akron football has been that bad, for that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, Balsy said: If the Zips go 6-6 there's no way Terry gets fired. Sorry folks. Bowl game, win or loss. 2-bowl games in 6 years is enough to guarantee coming back, especially when your previous bowl total was one game...in 10 years...scratch that, 20ish years since joining D-1 football? I'm not saying that as a Bowden Cheerleader...I'm saying that as the reality of our circumstance unfortunately. Akron football has been that bad, for that long. You're right that's what the outcome would almost certainly be. I just won't be happy with it. Hopefully we win the next 2 games and its a non-issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 I agree. I'm thinking we lose tonight... decisively. We then beat K.ent to become bowl eligible... making us the single weakest bowl-eligible team in the nation. We'll then proceed to lose the bowl game... but Terry & Co. keep their jobs. I'm cool with it as long as all of our current verbal commitments sign. Last year's class was strong as well. So... Keep bringing in the Jimmie's & Joe's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 What if for some odd reason the Zips don't get invited to a bowl game @Balsy ? What if the Zips go 6-6 and then win their bowl game @kreed5120 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: You're right that's what the outcome would almost certainly be. I just won't be happy with it. Hopefully we win the next 2 games and its a non-issue. Indeed. Winning the next two games would mean 2-post season games. 2 hours ago, zipsoutsider said: I think 5-7 is questionable and 6-6 moves him to the hot seat. I agree that the record is not what you would like to see but it seems rather short sighted to let him go, now, as we have been increasingly improving recruiting classes and next year's class looks legit, especially when we would have likely beat Miami with woods in at the helm. Personally, I felt the air gushing out of the tires last week when I heard about Tommy and then minutes later we lost Sands. I am not getting my hopes up that we will see Tommy and would like to be pleasantly surprised if we do. Totally agree with this. When Sands got hurt I put my palm to my face and said "are we really THIS snake bitten!?" Because it literally feels like every single time we have a chance at something special...SOMETHING happens to derail it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 32 minutes ago, LZIp said: What if the Zips go 6-6 and then win their bowl game @kreed5120 ? Beating some 6-6 G5 team in the (insert sell out sponsor name) bowl is irrelevant to me. I expected more than a 6-6 or 7-6 team in year 6 of Bowden's tenure. Like I said hopefully we jump on OU early tonight (as I feel that's our only hope) then beat Kent next week to clinch our division. I'd be happy with a trip to Detroit even if we lose by 3 touchdowns to Toledo. It would be a sign of progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 "Ah, don't kid yourselves Akron fans, the Zips are going to a bowl no matter what now" - Steve French 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 37 minutes ago, Dr Z said: "Ah, don't kid yourselves Akron fans, the Zips are going to a bowl no matter what now" - Steve French Heard that. He's right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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