USA today's Myerberg's CFB ranks kicks off with #125:GSU

GT1992 said:
On the other hand, Pitt and Duke are on their way up, yet were treated the same. Virginia can't help but be better. I don't disagree with Syracuse, that could go in a lot of ways. I just expect a Bowl team from last year to be more than 10 spots higher than a 1-11 Kansas team.
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I think maybe 1 of those 4 make a bowl this season.
 
cyptomcat said:
I think maybe 1 of those 4 make a bowl this season.
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Syracuse might have the best chance just by playing in the Atlantic. The truth is, Duke only made a bowl because of UNC and Miami being ineligible.
 
— Who is No. 61? This team has not thrown an interception on third down and three yards or less since the 2009 season.
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Could this be us? I can't remember throwing one on a 3rd and less than 3.

Edit: not us. Tevin threw an INT in 2010 on 3rd and 0-3 yards to go. He had two attempts on that situation that year and had 1 incomplete and 1 INT.
 
GT1992 said:
Syracuse might have the best chance just by playing in the Atlantic. The truth is, Duke only made a bowl because of UNC and Miami being ineligible.
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And GT only played FSU because UNC and Miami were ineligible. What's your point?
 
GT1992 said:
Syracuse might have the best chance just by playing in the Atlantic. The truth is, Duke only made a bowl because of UNC and Miami being ineligible.
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This is not true. Any team in an AQ conference that finishes .500 or better makes a bowl game. Duke went 6-6 and didn't have two victories against FCS teams so all 6 wins counted towards a bowl game.
 
GT1992 said:
Syracuse might have the best chance just by playing in the Atlantic. The truth is, Duke only made a bowl because of UNC and Miami being ineligible.
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How exactly are you insinuating that this had an effect on Duke's bowl game?
 
southendzoneBEE said:
This is not true. Any team in an AQ conference that finishes .500 or better makes a bowl game. Duke went 6-6 and didn't have two victories against FCS teams so all 6 wins counted towards a bowl game.
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Yes, and this year there are 35 bowls meaning that 70 teams will go bowling. Bowling don't mean öööö anymore.
 
southendzoneBEE said:
This is not true. Any team in an AQ conference that finishes .500 or better makes a bowl game. Duke went 6-6 and didn't have two victories against FCS teams so all 6 wins counted towards a bowl game.
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Where's that rule? Actually, last year, with only 6 teams in bowls there would have been a spot, but there is no guarantee in a year where 8 other teams qualify. Those years, they would have to hope that the ACC can find them a spot in the Emerald/Fight Hunger or Humanitarian Bowl.
 
TheTaxJacket said:
And GT only played FSU because UNC and Miami were ineligible. What's your point?
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And GT only played in a bowl by special dispensation of the NCAA. The point was that Duke was barely bowl eligible and in a normal year, might have been left out.
 
GT1992 said:
And GT only played in a bowl by special dispensation of the NCAA. The point was that Duke was barely bowl eligible and in a normal year, might have been left out.
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How many six win teams have ever been left out of a bowl?

Serious question.
 
gsu_paintballer said:
How many six win teams have ever been left out of a bowl?

Serious question.
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That's not a good question because it doesn't have a time element to it. A 7-4 Georgia Tech team was left out of a bowl in 1989. It's also poor because a lot of times, the AQ conferences don't fill their slots like the ACC didn't last year. If you're talking about all BCS conferences, 9-3 Louisiana Tech was left out last year. IF the ACC filled it's slots, it is very possible that a 6-6 team be left out for a 9-3 team with a bigger fan base.
 
MtownJacket said:
A few, but a better question would be how many six win teams from BCS conferences have been left out of a bowl?

I think the answer to that question is zero.
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Quite a few BCS teams have been left out like the aforementioned Louisiana Tech. With the additions of Pitt and Syracuse, without more automatic tie-ins, it's a lot more likely going forward that Duke is spurned for a team with a larger fan base.
 
supersenior said:
That was their own dumb fault though.
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Yes it was, they tried to do better and effectively turned down the Independence Bowl (which was coincidentally left open because the ACC couldn't fill their slots). Either way, a bowl eligible team would have been left out had they filled one.
 
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