It appears Maryland IS playing for a bowl, FWIW

[ritaith]

it seems there will be 5 5-7 teams that make a bowl this year. the 5-7 teams that make it will be determined by an academic (I think something to do with grad rate) criterion. Appears the academic criterion will place MD in a bowl...BUT they have to get to five wins.

Not sure this fact matters, but it is somewhat interesting....

 

[broey1]

Nice. I like the fact that PSU can put the nail in the Turdle's proverbial coffin this weekend. Still pi$$ed about the Edsel and his no hand-shaking captains from a few year's back. Theme for the weekend..... "Keep the Turdle's home for the holidays"

 

[Sharkies]

it seems there will be 5 5-7 teams that make a bowl this year. the 5-7 teams that make it will be determined by an academic (I think something to do with grad rate) criterion. Appears the academic criterion will place MD in a bowl...BUT they have to get to five wins.

Not sure this fact matters, but it is somewhat interesting....

That motivation worked real well last week when they were fighting just to get to get to six wins to keep their hopes alive. FWIW, I don't believe it means shit to Maryland

 

[Woodpecker]

Didn't they lose to Rutgres? I would think that the Scarlett Nights would go before the Twerps.

 

[ritaith]

Didn't they lose to Rutgres? I would think that the Scarlett Nights would go before the Twerps.

The 5-7 teams are determined by academic ranking. However, if Rutgers beats Indiana they get to 6 wins. IU needs it as well. WInner gets a bowl, loser 507.

 

[fairgambit]

it seems there will be 5 5-7 teams that make a bowl this year. the 5-7 teams that make it will be determined by an academic (I think something to do with grad rate) criterion. Appears the academic criterion will place MD in a bowl...BUT they have to get to five wins.

Not sure this fact matters, but it is somewhat interesting....

If Pitt beats Miami (unlikely) they will be bowl bound at 5-7.

 

[Limestone_Lion]

The 5-7 teams are determined by academic ranking. However, if Rutgers beats Indiana they get to 6 wins. IU needs it as well. WInner gets a bowl, loser 507.

Umm IU just beat rutgers 41-0.... IU plays Purdue this weekend, winner gets to 6 wins and bowl eligibility.

Edit: Rutgres

 

[gohigh79]

If there aren't enough 6-6 or better teams to fill the bowl slots, 5-7 teams are selected by APR order (after teams that are 6-7 because they played in a conference championship, played at Hawaii, etc.): https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/5/10/15613274/ncaa-apr-scores-2017-bowl-eligibility

Maryland's pretty far down on the pecking order of potential 5-7 teams (Air Force, Duke, Minnesota, and Vanderbilt would all be ahead if they win this weekend). There's still a good chance of there being enough 6-6 teams this year, anyway.

Even if they do beat Penn State, Maryland's chances of a bowl game are remote, but even that slim chance could be a motivating factor (though no level of motivation will un-injure any of their quarterbacks).

 

[interrobang]

There are 70 out of 78 spots filled with bowl eligible teams. There are 18 teams that currently have 5 wins.

 

[LemonEars]

If Pitt beats Miami (unlikely) they will be bowl bound at 5-7.

The pitters have zero chance against Miami. The 800 fans in attendance will have had enough by the end of the first quarter. Only those who have fallen asleep will stay past the first quarter.

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

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[john4psu]

If Pitt beats Miami (unlikely) they will be bowl bound at 5-7.

If Pitt beats Miami?????

 

[fairgambit]

The pitters have zero chance against Miami. The 800 fans in attendance will have had enough by the end of the first quarter. Only those who have fallen asleep will stay past the first quarter.

I don't give them much chance, but they are a 14 point dog at home. Last year Pitt was a 20+ dog at Clemson and they won. Miami is a good team, not a great one. They barely (24-19) beat 3 win North Carolina and struggled to win by 1 with 5-5 Georgia Tech. Pitt has about a 20% chance (17% according to ESPN).

 

[Cowbell Man]

The whole premise of the thread is comical. Hoping to get 5 wins to get to a bowl.

Worse yet, if the selection is by academics among bad teams to fill out the crappy bowls and matchups, why doesn't the highest academic performance among non qualifying wins team get selected for a bowl even if they only have 1 win. That's just as compelling as a 5 win team.

 

[Madsol]

I don't give them much chance, but they are a 14 point dog at home. Last year Pitt was a 20+ dog at Clemson and they won. Miami is a good team, not a great one. They barely (24-19) beat 3 win North Carolina and struggled to win by 1 with 5-5 Georgia Tech. Pitt has about a 20% chance (17% according to ESPN).

I think Pitt's best hope is if the weather stinks and the field falls apart. They need a lot of help. Clemson overlooked Pitt last year. Pitt had just gotten blown out at Miami and Clemson was just rolling along. I don't think Miami will overlook Pitt and I just don't think this Pitt team is good enough to beat a good team unless they get a ton of breaks.

 

[Art]

it seems there will be 5 5-7 teams that make a bowl this year. the 5-7 teams that make it will be determined by an academic (I think something to do with grad rate) criterion. Appears the academic criterion will place MD in a bowl...BUT they have to get to five wins.

Not sure this fact matters, but it is somewhat interesting....

Jerry Palm has calculated that there will be, at max, four bowl positions for teams with five wins and projects that, when all is said and done, there will be none:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...kes-a-move-as-college-football-playoff-holds/

The 5-7 teams are determined by academic ranking. However, if Rutgers beats Indiana they get to 6 wins. IU needs it as well. WInner gets a bowl, loser 507.

If Rutgers beats Indiana? Lost weekend?