App State eliminated from bowl eligibility - finished 5-6. They had a game canceled because of Helene.
Cincinnati eliminated by TCU.
Virginia Tech eligible becomes eligible by knocking out UVA.
So, the MAC has 7 bowl eligible teams w only 6 guaranteed bowl slots. The question is: does one MAC team get left outā¦I am guessing yes at this point as it appears there will be a couple 6-6 squads that wonāt have a spot.
Michigan State lost as well and is not bowl eligible so Detroit Bowl organizers must be bummed. They need a local draw so suspect they will push for Toledo to anchor their bowl game.
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Jerry Palm speculates there might be an extra bowl added to accommodate those left out. Our Frisco Classic was built on the San Francisco Bowl platform after they folded after being approved.
Guess it depends how many left outā¦if just two, yeah maybe an extra bowl could be created. Fortunately we arenāt part of this discussion again.
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It can only be 1 team which can be New Mexico but they are down 12 at half to Hawaii
Currently watching the New Mexico/Hawaii game.
I need help. An intervention may be required.
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I am currently at the Air Force - SDSU in person. Crowd is looking like a midweek maction game and I have no stake in either team 
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For anyone interested in watching the local Hawaii broadcastā¦
How to Watch Hawaiāi Football Games on Spectrum
I watched last yearās regular season finale vs. Colorado State, too. Hawaii football on Spectrum is probably the most biased coverage possible. The broadcasters and the on-location āstudioā team (pregame, halftime, and postgame shows) act like UH is winning the Super Bowl, despite another losing record.
New Mexico loses, every bowl eligible team will go bowling
Itās the absolute best. RIP Robert Kekaula.
WMU to Detroit ya think??
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Did I stay up until to watch until about 3:30 to see the entire UH postgame show? Yes. Yes, I did.
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Their Senior Day celebration is the best!
They actually cut off the broadcast early, which kind of annoyed me. Granted coverage still included most of the seniors being honored. But last year they showed the full festivities, including a playerās wedding proposal.
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Let the Miami bowl speculation begin! Not sure if winning the MACC will change our bowl destiny or notā¦slots could possibly be locked in before we kick off in Detroit (not that weād know it). Hope we draw a good destination and opponent!
So, for the B1G, the following teams are not going bowling:
Purdue
Michigan State
UCLA
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Maryland
6-6 teams are
USC
Washington
Nebraska
Miami facing a 7-5 Rutgers or a 6-6 Nebraska would be probably the most realistic for a MAC/B1G match-up. But, realistically, probably not going to happen and Miami will play a team like North Texas, South Alabama or Coastal Carolinaā¦
ā¦or maybe 8-4 James Madisonā¦
The MAC has 2 bowls (Arizona and Potato) where we are to play the MWC. But the MWC only got 5 teams in and one is likely headed to the playoffs.
So, maybe playing a leftover 6-6 P5 squad may be possible for an opponent in one of those games??
The Detroit bowl hasnāt had a MACC participant since starting its current iteration in 2014, we can probably rule it out for us (and OU). Which means unless we make some kind of deal with another conference to swap bowls and get a power team weāre probably playing a G5 program with our current tie-ins.
I could see the MAC champ getting the Sun Belt or C-USA champs like we did in 2019. If/when we win it all Iām guessing weād get one of them in Mobile or Boca.