[NU Sports] Bowl eligible teams

[Mike Nolan]

> Navy has already committed to the Poinsettia Bowl.
> 
> http://www.poinsettiabowl.net/news/navy-to-play-in-3rd-san-diego-county-credit-union-poinsettia-bowl.html

I'm very happy for them, they've earned it.

That may affect the non-BCS conferences more than the BCS conferences, 
though it may sink completely any chance of a 9th Big 10 team going 
unless OSU gets into the NC game, and possibly not even then, 
because we may not get 2 BCS slots.  If the Rose Bowl loses OSU 
and thus gets pick of the litter, would they look towards Hawaii's fan base
instead of Illinois (#15 on the latest BCS list?)
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Mike Nolan