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| Author: | JRK [ Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
12/20/14: R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL Mercedes-Bens Superdome New Orleans, LA Nevada Wolfpack (7-5) vs. Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (8-4), 11:00 AM , 3-16 Rajin Cajun Head Coach Mark Hudspeth has a master's in school administration from UCA and was a graduate assistant coach in 1992; later he visited Estes several times as head coach of North Alabama in early 2000s. Nevada usually can put up a bunh of yards and points. 12/26/14: ZAXBY'S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas, TX Illinois Fighting Illini (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-5), 1:00 PM (ESPN) , 18-35 Someday UCA will finally beat LTU but Big 10 Illini may be in for a tough game. 12/27/14: HYUNDAI SUN BOWL Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Arizona State Sun Devils (9-3) vs. Duke Blue Devils (9-3), 2:10 PM (CBS), 36-31 Hoping former UCA star Mike Norvell has a big day calling plays for the Sun Devils. 12/29/14: RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL Oklahoma Sooners (8-4) vs. Clemson Tigers (9-3), 5:30 PM (ESPN), 6-40...yikes Lots of Sooner fans in western Arkansas and many others would love to see OU lose. Kudos to OU for playing UCA in various sports. ADVOCARE V100 TEXAS BOWL NRG Stadium Houston, TX Arkansas Razorbacks (6-6) vs. Texas Longhorns (6-6), 9:00 PM (ESPN), 31-7 Hoping for former UCA star and Texas Head Coach Charlie Strong to have a great game so he can have another D1 winning season. 12/31/14: CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Ole Miss Rebels (9-3) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (11-1), 12:30 PM (ESPN), 3-42 Ole Miss as a UCA opponent from a couple years back will have their hands very full with Frogs. 1/2/15: TICKETCITY CACTUS BOWL Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Washington Huskies (8-5) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-6), 10:15 PM (ESPN), 22-30 Pokes will have to play like the OU game to win; Bears play OSU in Stillwater next September in 2nd game....are we sure we want to play these guys next fall? Their FR QB and WRs looked awfully good...hope our pass D can step up a couple notches from this past season..... 1/4/15: GODADDY BOWL Ladd-Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Toledo Rockets (8-4) vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves (7-5), 9:00 PM (ESPN), 63-44 Hope the RWs do well against a very good MAAC team. |
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| Author: | FOOT84 [ Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
With the new playoff system now in place these bowl games are meaningless...FBS schools consider 6-6 an accomplishment and FCS schools look at it as mediocre at best. As a UCA alum and former teammate of mine, I'll be pulling for Charlie in this game. |
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| Author: | JRK [ Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
Well, I understand what you mean but there are three pretty big benefits for the FBS teams.......(a) 15 extra practice days in addition to spring football, (b) more TV exposure and (c) for many a decent payday for the program..... How long do you think it will take FBS to move to 8 teams in their "playoff"? Quiz: What bowl this year has the best "cash" gift for players? (NCAA allows a certain level of gifts for players.....often electronics but also gift cards.)... |
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| Author: | Crump1 [ Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
The playoffs have not diminished the value or importance of bowl games for many reasons. I do wish they would require 7 wins to qualify though. First of all, there is not a legitimate playoff until every conference is guaranteed a spot. Inviting only four based on a committee is only slightly better than the old BCS system. Second, bowls are still a great time for fans and players. You know it is just one trip and it is a fun way to cap a successful season. Third, it is a chance to play on national TV when nobody else is on. That kind of exposure is valuable. Finally, it is great for the aforementioned extra practices. It is also a great recruiting tool when battling a team that rarely goes to a bowl. |
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| Author: | JRK [ Mon Dec 22, 2014 11:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
Crump.....good luck vs Toledo...should be a good game.... |
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| Author: | Beau [ Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
FOOT84 wrote: With the new playoff system now in place these bowl games are meaningless...FBS schools consider 6-6 an accomplishment and FCS schools look at it as mediocre at best. As a UCA alum and former teammate of mine, I'll be pulling for Charlie in this game. Amen Foot....Hook Em' Horns 
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| Author: | xbear83 [ Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
Beau wrote: FOOT84 wrote: With the new playoff system now in place these bowl games are meaningless...FBS schools consider 6-6 an accomplishment and FCS schools look at it as mediocre at best. As a UCA alum and former teammate of mine, I'll be pulling for Charlie in this game. Amen Foot....Hook Em' Horns "Hook Em"! 
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| Author: | JRK [ Mon Dec 29, 2014 10:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
Charlie's defense playing pretty well but Horn's offense is just not getting it done..... |
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| Author: | xbear83 [ Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
Just saw Charlie's post game interview on the Longhorn Network. I don't think spring practice will be a picnic in Austin. He was very unhappy. |
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| Author: | JRK [ Wed Dec 31, 2014 11:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
I would expect nothing less.....the D started off well but seemed to lose energy before half and the offense needs to get better......he needs a couple years to instill the right culture..Mack left the cupboard pretty bare it seems......... |
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| Author: | FOOT84 [ Fri Jan 02, 2015 1:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
Well the SEC West went 2-5...guess they are not the best Like all the self proclaimed experts thought. |
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| Author: | UCAMonkey [ Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
The excuses for losing while still claiming their SEC dominance is quite amusing. |
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| Author: | JRK [ Sun Jan 04, 2015 2:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
A-State and Toedeo today should be a good game...... |
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| Author: | JRK [ Sun Jan 04, 2015 3:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
As to SEC bowl games.......using the Sagarin ratings after last conference championship games as the base, the games can be assessed as whether the SEC team over or under performed...for example, if Sagarin predicted a SEC win by 5 points and the SEC team won by 2, then they underperformed by 3. So, Mizzou was expected to beat Minnesota by 4 but won by 16 so they over performed by 12. Following is the results from above analysis: Over: 12 - Mizzou +4/+16 10 - Georgia +13/+23 9 - Arkansas +15/+24 9 - Tennessee +8/+17 8 - Texas A&M Even/+8 4 - South Carolina <1>/+3 Under: 7 - Florida +15/+8 11 - Alabama +4/<7> 15 - Auburn +12/<3> 15 - LSU +12/<3> 23 - Miss State +8/<15> 38 - Ole Miss <1>/<39> This indicates that all SEC/East teams overperfromed vs expectations except for Florida. At lest the East stepped up versus their opponents while the West save for Arkansas andd A&M stumbled badly. So the SEC East goes 5-0 while the SEC West goes 2-5. Certainly the bowl opponents of SEC West teams had better strength of schedules (SOS) for the season (avg 36 for West and 61 for the East) which is pretty noticeable. However, the SEC teams had regular season SOS of 6 while the East had 12...not very much difference overall. We dio nto knwo how East teasm would ahve done in bowl games vs higher SOS opponents or higher rated opponents but it is not their fault wqho they ended up playing......they may have lost but chances are the East would still have overperformed. |
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| Author: | JRK [ Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2014-2015 FBS Bowl Games of Interest |
1/4/15: R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL Mercedes-Bens Superdome New Orleans, LA Nevada Wolfpack (7-5) vs. Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (8-4), 11:00 AM , 3-16 Rajin Cajun Head Coach Mark Hudspeth has a master's in school administration from UCA and was a graduate assistant coach in 1992; later he visited Estes several times as head coach of North Alabama in early 2000s. Nevada usually can put up a bunh of yards and points. 12/26/14: ZAXBY'S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas, TX Illinois Fighting Illini (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-5), 1:00 PM (ESPN) , 18-35 Someday UCA will finally beat LTU but Big 10 Illini may be in for a tough game. 12/27/14: HYUNDAI SUN BOWL Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Arizona State Sun Devils (9-3) vs. Duke Blue Devils (9-3), 2:10 PM (CBS), 36-31 Hoping former UCA star Mike Norvell has a big day calling plays for the Sun Devils. 12/29/14: RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL Oklahoma Sooners (8-4) vs. Clemson Tigers (9-3), 5:30 PM (ESPN), 6-40...yikes Lots of Sooner fans in western Arkansas and many others would love to see OU lose. Kudos to OU for playing UCA in various sports. ADVOCARE V100 TEXAS BOWL NRG Stadium Houston, TX Arkansas Razorbacks (6-6) vs. Texas Longhorns (6-6), 9:00 PM (ESPN), 31-7 Hoping for former UCA star and Texas Head Coach Charlie Strong to have a great game so he can have another D1 winning season. 12/31/14: CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Ole Miss Rebels (9-3) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (11-1), 12:30 PM (ESPN), 3-42 Ole Miss as a UCA opponent from a couple years back will have their hands very full with Frogs. 1/2/15: TICKETCITY CACTUS BOWL Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Washington Huskies (8-5) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-6), 10:15 PM (ESPN), 22-30 Pokes will have to play like the OU game to win; Bears play OSU in Stillwater next September in 2nd game....are we sure we want to play these guys next fall? Their FR QB and WRs looked awfully good...hope our pass D can step up a couple notches from this past season..... 1/4/15: GODADDY BOWL Ladd-Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Toledo Rockets (8-4) vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves (7-5), 9:00 PM (ESPN), 63-44 Hope the RWs do well against a very good MAAC team. |
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