Bowl projections as of December 3, 2017, Bowl Selection Sunday [Edited]

CBS Sports                FAU vs. USF                            Thurs, December 19        St. Petersburg Bowl
ESPN Bonogura          FAU v. FSU                              Wed, December 27         Independence Bowl, Shreveport
ESPN Hale                 FAU v. USF                              Thurs, December 19       St. Petersburg Bowl
SBNation                   FAU vs. USF                            Tues, December 19         Boca Raton Bowl
Sports Illustrated       FAU vs. SMU                            Tues, December 19        Boca Raton Bowl
USA Today                Houston vs. FAU                       Tues, December 19        Boca Raton Bowl

I suppose if one argues that Boca Raton wouldn't want FAU because it would decrease the number of visitors to the area, then the same would be true for USF in the St. Pete Bowl.  Another potential invite would be FSU to the St. Pete Bowl.  We'll find out shortly.

Interesting read on the Boca Raton Bowl:
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Owlguin said

Bowl projections as of December 3, 2017, Bowl Selection Sunday

I suppose if one argues that Boca Raton wouldn't want FAU because it would decrease the number of visitors to the area, then the same would be true for USF in the St. Pete Bowl. 

Posted On: Dec 3rd 2017, 9:20 AM #374634

Thank you for pointing this out.  I keep smiling and nodding to be cordial when people bring up how great it would be to play USF in St Pete and how bad it would be for the Boca Bowl if FAU played in it.

It's kinda the same thing…

Ans WHY would Boca want FIU - 1) they are LOCAL - no hotels!, and 2) THEY DON'T TRAVEL, EVEN TO BOCA!!!!    

GeorgiaOwl said

Ans WHY would Boca want FIU - 1) they are LOCAL - no hotels!, and 2) THEY DON'T TRAVEL, EVEN TO BOCA!!!!    

Posted On: Dec 3rd 2017, 9:43 AM #374640

Glad you brought this up…I saw this as well and it left me feeling icky…don't know how I feel about a rival mucking up our home while we're away…

I like match-ups with both USF and FSU. However, I wish FSU had a better record than 6-6. I would really like to see FAU against a P5 team with at least 8 wins.

GO OWLS!!!

owlfan1 said

I like match-ups with both USF and FSU. However, I wish FSU had a better record than 6-6. I would really like to see FAU against a P5 team with at least 8 wins.

GO OWLS!!!

Posted On: Dec 3rd 2017, 10:26 AM #374654

They are both "winable" but to me much less than a Duke. And FSU will play even better for the "interim" Coach.

Most teams do!

And to me, we don't want the NO Bowl as we would be playing "down" vs a Belt team - no win situation almost, right. To both USF and ESPECIALLY FSU, it would be the same to them playing us. Playing down in a no win situation. So why would they agree to play FAU????

Duke is ACC but are not so full of themselves as the "other" Florida schools and fan bases are!

USF is potent and though winnable could be a challenge, if handled like the end of the Marshall game.  To play FSU would be good with exposure, in-state fans and recruits.  Who knows they can rally behind the interim coach and get a win and that hurts us.  The payout is good for the Indepence bowl but the matchup has to make sense. The Heart of Dallas bowl against Texas Tech seems winnable.  Overall we need the win in our quest to get ranked.

UNT is in the New Orleans bowl against Troy.  Match-ups now starting to come in.

And it looks like it is real - FAU vs Temple in the BOCA BOWL?????

Brett Murphy is the one who said Troy vs North Texas.

He's also saying FAU vs Temple in Boca Raton Bowl.

I sure hope that's wrong. No interest in that.