It will probably be a Dallas bowl of some kind. Most prognosticators I have seen have us in the Frisco or Military. But yes, a game against Liberty, with our banged up team and Heaven forbid a loss to them would be humiliating…
both espn projections have us going to the Independence bowl
Houston vs. Georgia Tech
Miami vs. Houston
independace isnt an aac bowl so they know something we dont
cbs sports has us in the frisco bowl vs ohio from the MAC mcmurphy has us in the frisco bow vs western Michigan from the mac
sports illustrated has us in the forth worth Armed Forces Bowl vs Boise State
the aac actually has 4 p5 bowl tie-ins this year…2 are on the east coast so we wont get those…then theirs the armed forces bowl but the big 12 wont have enough bowl teams …and bham vs the sec (there will not be enough SEC)
amazing situation - wheel and deal and somehow end up in the independence bowl
second best option: we go to the armed forces and the replacement team is really good
the 3rd option: we go to the frisco bowl which has no true partner and somehow get byu
a very likely 4th option: we go to the frisco and get a mac team
A MAC opponent would be a real letdown, but I’m confident that our offense, even with a backup QB would absolutely light it up against any MAC defense…especially with weeks to prepare.
Frisco Bowl VIP tickets are $125. They include 2 hours food & drink prior to the game and free tickets to the Soccer Hall of Fame. They also include covered seating in the end zone.
If there is no Big 12 playoff team and either TCU or Kansas St wins, then there will be. Armed Forces against TCU is the best option I see. Probably our only chance to play them for a long time and they are also banged up really bad.
Also SEC could fill the Birmingham bowl, they will for sure have 11 bowl eligible teams, maybe 12 if Ole Miss can knock off Miss St. Not sure if the Birmingham or Independence would get filled first for them. Best case scenario for our conference is the SEC getting a team in the Birmingham Bowl and an AAC team filling their slot in the Independence to play the ACC. Need to start cheering for Ole Miss or dare I say it, a NY6 bowl like the Fiesta choosing UT/OU over Florida with the at large.
That’s what I thought but checked, and the AAC actually does have a secondary agreement with the Independence. So, I think I have the following correct: The SEC sends its #10 team to the Independence, but if the SEC champion makes the CFP, the 11th rated SEC team would go. If two SEC teams make the CFP, then the #12 team would go to the Independence, assuming there will be a #12 bowl-eligible team. There won’t be. There are 10 SEC teams bowl-eligible now, and the winner of the Tennessee-Vandy game will make 11. Only other school with a chance to get to six wins is Ole Miss, and they’re on probation and can’t go to a bowl. So I guess the ESPN writers must think that the SEC will get two in the CFP if they have us in the Independence. Only way that happens would be for Georgia to beat Alabama. Even then, I don’t know that Alabama would get in over Michigan if the Wolverines beat Ohio State and then Northwestern in the Big 10 championship game. But the Independence would probably be the best bowl we could get unless a miracle occurred and we beat Memphis and UCF. The Armed Forces would be ok if we got the Big 12 #7 team, but that’s unlikely.
Yes, we should pull for TCU and Kansas State Saturday. That would open the Armed Forces for us against a Big 12 team, which would be pretty decent. The Independence is the bottom-rung game for the SEC, but I would still take it over any other AAC bowl, probably including the Birmingham.