[NU Sports] Purdue keeps the bucket, is bowl eligible

[Mike Nolan]

> UCLA is likely in a bowl.  Here is the relevant NCAA rule- 2. A conference 
> team that is 6-6 and plays in a conference championship game and
> loses to finish with a record of 6-7 may apply for a waiver to allow that 
> team to be considered for a postseason bowl. 

Arizona State applied for a waiver last year (under different
circumstances) and got turned down, so those waivers are far from
automatic.
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Mike Nolan