[NU Sports] 6-6 teams

[Jonathan Hodges]

Jim,

I'll post more on the bowl picture before too long over at HailToPurple, but
the rule is that bowls can only select 6-6 teams if there are
conference-affiliated bowls slots left for any remaining 7-5 teams.  So,
theoretically, NU could be passed over for 6-6 teams, although I doubt bowls
would actually pull something like that.  Note that last year the Alamo Bowl
could have selected Wisconsin over NU (the 1-game maximum jump rule only
applies for the Capital One and Outback Bowls), but they weren't even in the
running.

We'll have to see what the bowl committees decide because NU could
realistically end up anywhere from the Champs Sports down to the Insight and
theoretically even Detroit.  A lot depends on the BCS at-large scenario, but
with Miami (FL) and USC losing, that definitely opens the door to Iowa
and/or Penn State (depending on how far Iowa falls today and if they can
both take care of business next week).

Jonathan

On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Jim Leonard <jleonard518 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Fellow Wildcat Faithful,
>
> I think today's victory virtually guarantees that we won't have to go to
> Detroit. As I understand it, all teams with winning records have to be
> placed before a 6-6 team can get a bid (though this may change next year).
>
> I am certain that tOSU will beat Michigan (but it won't affect us either
> way), which will leave us with 7 eligible teams and 7 bowls. The only way
> we'd go to Detroit is if we had no 6-6 teams which means that Minnesota
> would have to beat Iowa AND MSU would have to beat Penn State. I expect that
> Penn State will beat the Spartans and the Motor Cheese Bowl will get 35,000
> tickets but only 16 hotel rooms.
>
> I must congratulate Fitz. Easy opponents and ugly wins aside, back-to-back
> bowls at Northwestern is a coaching accomplishment.
>
> Victory & Honor,
> Jim
>
>
>
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