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Comment on Fringe Hangover, Monday, December 7- Bowl First Impressions by TMD

TMD — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:04:31 +0000

Don’t forget that Troy’s one non-BCS loss was to a MAC school (Bowling Green).

Comment on The Weekend Ahead: What Big Conference Games Mean by Fringe Hangover: Championship Saturday « Football on the Fringe

Fringe Hangover: Championship Saturday « Football on the Fringe — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:00:47 +0000

[...] about the implications of the other title games and the Big East showdown, I recapped that here earlier this week. Also, my C-USA preview went up [...]

Comment on Bowl Projections, Week 12 by lowercase

lowercase — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:54:05 +0000

If Tech upsets Texas, it will probably move either TCU or Cincinnati into the title game- depends on the whims of the voters. Shouldn’t affect Boise’s chances, since it would result in an internal BCS shuffle.

The nightmare scenario for Boise is Nebraska beating Texas the next week. Still good for TCU/UC, but it would add another team to the mix, since I’m sure Texas will go to a BCS bowl as long as they don’t go 0-2 the next two weeks. If Nebraska pulls the upset, then Texas takes one of the two at-large spots, and Boise has to compete with Penn State/Iowa for the last spot.

Comment on Bowl Projections, Week 12 by F'(x)

F'(x) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:03:08 +0000

What if Tech upsets Texas? What would that do for TCU? Or, same token, Nebraska over Texas in Conference Title game?

Comment on Fringe Hangover, Monday, November 16 by The Morning After Pill: berstreet Edition. | thegallyblog.com

The Morning After Pill: berstreet Edition. | thegallyblog.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:44:10 +0000

[...] Football: El Si over at Football on the Fringe has recapped last night’s gameage for the non-BCS teams. Y’all should check it out, because he definitely knows what’s [...]

Comment on Coaching Watch, Episode 1: Memphis & WKU Lower the Axes by mekesha pryer

mekesha pryer — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:56:33 +0000

WKU wants a winner not a 17 straight loser. http://yovia.com/blogs/lacesout/2009/11/11/western-kentucky-university-fires-coach/

Comment on Friday Night Football & Week 10 Preview: WAC by Travis Mason-Bushman

Travis Mason-Bushman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:50:31 +0000

Oddly, the WAC actually only guarantees a bowl bid to the top two teams in the conference standings.

The one remaining bowl is free to select from any bowl-eligible team in the WAC.

It looks like there will be only four bowl-eligible teams (Boise State, Nevada, Fresno State, Idaho), so it’s not a huge deal, but… it could come into play down the road.

Comment on Bowl Projections! Week 9 by Good Morning Vandal Nation: Nov. 5, 2009 « Vandal Nation

Good Morning Vandal Nation: Nov. 5, 2009 « Vandal Nation — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:58:02 +0000

[...] on the Fringe projects Idaho to wind up in one of the H-Bowls — the Humanitarian Bowl if Boise State goes to the BCS, the Hawaii Bowl if [...]

Comment on Bowl Projections! Week 9 by John Biddle

John Biddle — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:15:25 +0000

I think you are spot on with your predictions. Wonder where my WVU team is going to go this year. lasvegashotelspecials

Comment on Bowl Projections! Week 9 by lowercase

lowercase — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:53:21 +0000

Good point, although I’m not 100% sure the Humanitarian could prevent it- they might have to hope that New Mexico takes SDSU then, and bring Wyoming up. If SDSU is the only eligible team left out of the MWC, that may be what they’re stuck with, since they’d be crazy not to take Idaho if Boise is off to Arizona. It’s possible that the MWC could encourage the 3rd/4th bowls to take SDSU to prevent the rematch.

Double checking the schedule again, the Aztecs still have to beat UNLV and Wyoming to get there anyway, and I don’t think I’d bet on that. Idaho or Boise might get a crack at a BCS at-large, or another team from the MAC or Sun Belt.