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Buffalobuzz said:
#2 Shouldn't affect Tech. If I recall, the ACC Bowls priority order cannot pick a team with 2 fewer wins in Conference play for a bowl. This means Miami, BC, and Syracuse all are 3-5 or worse in ACC play and need to be picked after Tech. We should be guaranteed a Bowl, just how bad a bowl??
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Thanks, good info. I wasn’t really worried about Tech. More like Cuse.
 
Buffalobuzz said:
#2 Shouldn't affect Tech. If I recall, the ACC Bowls priority order cannot pick a team with 2 fewer wins in Conference play for a bowl. This means Miami, BC, and Syracuse all are 3-5 or worse in ACC play and need to be picked after Tech. We should be guaranteed a Bowl, just how bad a bowl??
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I'm not sure this is the case anymore, though it was true in 2018.

But we are definitely guaranteed a bowl.
 
Buffalobuzz said:
#2 Shouldn't affect Tech. If I recall, the ACC Bowls priority order cannot pick a team with 2 fewer wins in Conference play for a bowl. This means Miami, BC, and Syracuse all are 3-5 or worse in ACC play and need to be picked after Tech. We should be guaranteed a Bowl, just how bad a bowl??
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Not sure that it is a one or two game difference. I thought it was two, so a bowl could pick a 3-5 over a 5-3 team. But they couldn’t pick a 3-5 team over a 6-2 team.

The 2 game gap would give the illusion of fairness but would still let bowls pick who they wanted.
 
Walton said:
Questions:

1) is ACC guaranteed a Reliaquest bid this year?

2) If FSU isn’t in the playoffs, then the ACC has one more team than bowls?
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There are enough bowls. The Gasparilla, First Responder and Birmingham bowls are available to ACC teams if needed.

All 6 win teams in the country are guaranteed a bowl, plus one 5-7 team, which will be Minnesota, based on APR.

Also, James Madison and Jacksonville State will be bowling, even though they aren't supposed to be eligible for postseason since they just moved up to FBS. But they get in because there weren't enough eligible teams.


Edit: Actually, there may be one 6-6 team that doesn't make a bowl and that would be the winner of the Army-Navy game. They are both 5-6 but they play their game after the invites go out.
 
The Frisco Bowl has an at-large bid, not committed to a conference. Pencil us in for that one when we get screwed again.
 
smokey_wasp said:
There are enough bowls. The Gasparilla, First Responder and Birmingham bowls are available to ACC teams if needed.

All 6 win teams in the country are guaranteed a bowl, plus one 5-7 team, which will be Minnesota, based on APR.

Also, James Madison and Jacksonville State will be bowling, even though they aren't supposed to be eligible for postseason since they just moved up to FBS. But they get in because there weren't enough eligible teams.
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I know JMU petitioned for a waiver to be included in bowl eligibility but didn't hear if it was granted or not. They deserve a bowl and whoever they play best bring their A game.
 
JJacket said:
Blue helmets, blue jersey, blue pants, blue socks, blue shoes.:crapstorm:
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00Burdell said:
I know JMU petitioned for a waiver to be included in bowl eligibility but didn't hear if it was granted or not. They deserve a bowl and whoever they play best bring their A game.
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My understanding is the waiver was denied so they aren't eligible for the conference championship, but they can still go to a bowl because there weren't enough eligible teams.

Edit: you already figured it out
 
00Burdell said:
So I did a quick check and their petition was denied. JMU and the state of Virginia were about to file a lawsuit when the exception of not enough 6-win teams triggered an automatic recission of the rule. So yes, they are eligible but the why has some twists and turns.
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They decided to not file the lawsuit after then got their asses beat on the field. Then they lucked into the bowl picture the following week due to the lack of eligible teams.

I read that there is an opening for one 5-7 team and Minnesota will get the bid due to having the highest APR scores.
 
How excited can the Gator Bowl be about a UNC team that has lost 5 of the last 7 and got curb stomped by their in state rival the last game. I believe Tech would bring much more excitement, optimism, and fans to the Gator Bowl.
 
Florida State, with a victory, could end up in the College Football Playoff. That scenario would place Louisville in the Orange Bowl.
If Louisville beats FSU, the Cardinals would head to the Orange Bowl and Florida State likely would play in another New Year’s Six matchup.

In essence, the ACC Championship game outcome will, at some level, dictate where the rest of the league’s teams land this bowl season.

The first tier includes the Reliaquest Bowl (Tampa, Florida), the Holiday Bowl (San Diego), the Pop-Tarts Bowl (Orlando, Florida), the Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Florida), the Pinstripe Bowl (New York City), the Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Charlotte, North Carolina) and the Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas). Those bowls will work in agreement with one another to choose the most desirable ACC teams for their respective events.

The second tier of ACC bowls includes the Military Bowl (Washington, D.C.), the Fenway Bowl (Boston), the Birmingham Bowl or the Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa) (ESPN Events). Those contests will have their choice of ACC teams who are not chosen to play in the first tier of games.

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So many options for Georgia Tech’s bowl destination

Now that Tech’s regular season has ended, the one burning question that remains is, where and when will the Yellow Jackets play this postseason?
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