Desired Bowl Game Scenario
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faufan300 said
I check on all the bowl projections whenever they come out. Before we are always mentioned for the Bahamas bowl, but now I have seen us in the Independence bowl against FSU, Gasparilla Bowl against SMU, and First Responders bowl against Ohio. The week before I saw us in the First Responders bowl agains TCU. I also saw a match-up with Cincinnati in the Boca Raton bowl as well somewhere. I would love if we played a TCU, the FSU game would be fun but a loss can setback the season. If we can win the CUSA title and become 10-3 I think we should go to the best bowl with the best exposure against a quality opponent. I don't want to play UCF again either, part of building our brand sort of like a Boise we need to play different opponents in different bowl games. Its weird to say I would rather play a TCU as opposed to a SDSU, MW teams play hard. I think the guys deserve to get rewarded and traveling is a great way to get that done. What is a good dream match-up for us in a bowl game>Posted On: Nov 25th 2019, 10:53 AM #391127
FSU - beat them while their down. Plus it would make for a great boys weekend trip with my FSU buddies (assuming the games on the weekend).
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Source | FAU Matchup | Other C-USA Games | My Take |
Stadium - Brett McMurphy | App State in New Orleans |
Marshall vs Ok State FIU vs UCF La Tech vs Miami So Miss vs TCU UAB vs Cincy WKU vs Nevada Charlotte vs Buffalo |
Great match-up in terms of the game, but not good in terms of exposure vs other C-USA teams |
247 Sports | Ohio in Bahamas |
Marshall vs Buffalo FIU vs Tulane La Tech vs App State So Miss vs Nevada UAB vs Cincy WKU vs UCF Charlotte vs W. Michigan |
UAB and La Tech would get the only possible ranked teams; blah matchup and poor exposure for us |
ESPN - Schlabach | SMU in Gasparilla |
Marshall vs UCF FIU vs Tulane La Tech vs UNC So Miss vs Wyoming UAB vs App State WKU vs Ohio Charlotte vs San Diego State |
Good AAC matchup, but I'd rather play a weak ACC school (UNC) |
ESPN - Bonagura | FSU in Independence |
Marshall vs TCU FIU vs SMU La Tech vs Nevada So Miss vs E. Michigan UAB vs Navy WKU vs App State Charlotte vs Temple |
Of all the projections, the biggest opportunity to make a splash |
CBS Sports - Jerry Palm | Ohio in First Responder |
Marshall vs Air Force FIU vs SMU La Tech vs Cincy So Miss vs App State UAB vs San Diego State WKU vs W. Michigan Charlotte vs North Carolina |
FIU and La Tech get AAC schools and Charlotte gets UNC; blah matchup and poor exposure for us (but better than playing the same team in the Bahamas Bowl) |
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owlsdad said
There are lots of other projections out there, but here is a taste of what some "experts" are saying:Posted On: Nov 25th 2019, 9:45 PM #391141
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FSU is a good match up and the Independence Bowl looks to payout a lot more. That could afford us to bring the band. Is there a CUSA tie to this bowl?
I went back and looked, In 2017 CUSA 8-4 Southern Miss lost to ACC 6-6 FSU. 42-17. Payout - $1.47M.
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We should also pull hard for UCF and Marshall to win out to make our resume look as good as possible.
Side note: App St is ranked and might be 12-1 heading to their bowl, and they are being picked for some relatively lesser games. I guess that is based on where people think the SunBelt wants them to go. A 10-3 FAU vs a 12-1 ranked App might be pretty good.
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owlsdad said
Clearly we have to win Saturday and then win the C-USA championship, but in my opinion it will take beating an ACC, Big 12, or ranked AAC (or App St) team to get anywhere close to being ranked ourselves. If we don’t play a bowl game against the biggest name available there is no shot. I would rather lose to one of them in a big payout game than beat a MAC team in an early bowl.
We should also pull hard for UCF and Marshall to win out to make our resume look as good as possible.
Side note: App St is ranked and might be 12-1 heading to their bowl, and they are being picked for some relatively lesser games. I guess that is based on where people think the SunBelt wants them to go. A 10-3 FAU vs a 12-1 ranked App might be pretty good.Posted On: Nov 26th 2019, 6:49 AM #391144
Couldn’t agree more. We need to have a good W in a bowl to have a chance to be ranked. Also I would like the matchup against app state, and pair that with a trip to New Orleans. Sign me up. When we won the conference in 2017 I would have preferred the game against Troy that UNT got. That would have been another great match up
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I’d like to see an App St in New Orleans or an ACC team (I suspect FSU has enough pull to dodge us in a bowl if need be) in Tampa. A P5 opponent would be awesome because there is less to lose more to gain. Historically FAU hasn’t played underdog very well but it makes the matchup interesting.
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