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[NattyBumppo'sRevenge]

How can we not be projected for the NO bowl at this point? Idiotic...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/ ... rojections

[ah59396]

How can we not be projected for the NO bowl at this point? Idiotic...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/ ... rojections

Because believe it or not, we could go undefeated and finish as a top 15 team and still go to the NO Bowl.

[EastHallApp]

How can we not be projected for the NO bowl at this point? Idiotic...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/ ... rojections

It’s clear by now these guys and others don’t bother to learn how the selection process works at the G5 level.

[bigdaddyg]

It would do us all well to NOT have a bowl destination thread. We will all go nuts because it is what it is.

[AppOrange]

How can we not be projected for the NO bowl at this point? Idiotic...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/ ... rojections

Because they know so little about the lower tier bowls, they still have no clue the SB champ gets the auto bid

[AppStFan1]

How can we not be projected for the NO bowl at this point? Idiotic...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/ ... rojections

It’s clear by now these guys and others don’t bother to learn how the selection process works at the G5 level.

Like another poster said, this will change so much. We could go undefeated and still not end up in a NY6 Bowl. These projections are pointless for now and should be taken with a grain of salt. We will go nuts trying to pick this so early. Come late November we will have a good idea but nobody has a clue now.

[Seattleapp]

How can we not be projected for the NO bowl at this point? Idiotic...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/ ... rojections

It’s clear by now these guys and others don’t bother to learn how the selection process works at the G5 level.

Like another poster said, this will change so much. We could go undefeated and still not end up in a NY6 Bowl. These projections are pointless for now and should be taken with a grain of salt. We will go nuts trying to pick this so early. Come late November we will have a good idea but nobody has a clue now.

Dude no! We must talk about being ranked any new year six bowl endlessly

[AppStFan1]

How can we not be projected for the NO bowl at this point? Idiotic...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/ ... rojections

It’s clear by now these guys and others don’t bother to learn how the selection process works at the G5 level.

Like another poster said, this will change so much. We could go undefeated and still not end up in a NY6 Bowl. These projections are pointless for now and should be taken with a grain of salt. We will go nuts trying to pick this so early. Come late November we will have a good idea but nobody has a clue now.

Dude no! We must talk about being ranked any new year six bowl endlessly

[huskie3]

It can be done

Copy and paste like I do.

[EastHallApp]

How can we not be projected for the NO bowl at this point? Idiotic...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/ ... rojections

It’s clear by now these guys and others don’t bother to learn how the selection process works at the G5 level.

Like another poster said, this will change so much. We could go undefeated and still not end up in a NY6 Bowl. These projections are pointless for now and should be taken with a grain of salt. We will go nuts trying to pick this so early. Come late November we will have a good idea but nobody has a clue now.

Sure, but the point is that these projections have us going to Mobile while at least one of them had Georgia State going to NOLA. I think we can make an educated guess that that isn't going to happen.

Which do you think is more likely, that they actually believe GSU is going to win the conference, or that they just don't know anything about the selection order or the auto bid to New Orleans?

[appchicago]

Was the deal to make the NO Bowl the destination for the SB champ a permanent thing? Looking back at last year's announcement again, it only mentioned the 2018 game. https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/11/ ... -bowl.aspx

And the press release about this year's game only mentions teams from the SB and CUSA. No mention of champions. https://crescentcitysports.com/2019-rl- ... cember-21/

I only see one source that references the bowl as a game involving the SBC championship, and that's the New Orleans visitors' bureau website (and could be wrong): https://www.neworleans.com/event/r%2Bl- ... bowl/3229/

[appbanker]

Was the deal to make the NO Bowl the destination for the SB champ a permanent thing? Looking back at last year's announcement again, it only mentioned the 2018 game. https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/11/ ... -bowl.aspx

And the press release about this year's game only mentions teams from the SB and CUSA. No mention of champions. https://crescentcitysports.com/2019-rl- ... cember-21/

I only see one source that references the bowl as a game involving the SBC championship, and that's the New Orleans visitors' bureau website (and could be wrong): https://www.neworleans.com/event/r%2Bl- ... bowl/3229/

This is from the Sunbelt Sports site: https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2019/5/2 ... G3k.mailto

“The winner of the Sun Belt Football Championship Game, if not selected for inclusion in the College Football Playoff, will automatically be placed in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.”

[appbanker]

Was the deal to make the NO Bowl the destination for the SB champ a permanent thing? Looking back at last year's announcement again, it only mentioned the 2018 game. https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/11/ ... -bowl.aspx

And the press release about this year's game only mentions teams from the SB and CUSA. No mention of champions. https://crescentcitysports.com/2019-rl- ... cember-21/

I only see one source that references the bowl as a game involving the SBC championship, and that's the New Orleans visitors' bureau website (and could be wrong): https://www.neworleans.com/event/r%2Bl- ... bowl/3229/

This is from the Sunbelt Sports site: https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2019/5/2 ... G3k.mailto

“The winner of the Sun Belt Football Championship Game, if not selected for inclusion in the College Football Playoff, will automatically be placed in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.”

[appchicago]

This is from the Sunbelt Sports site: https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2019/5/2 ... G3k.mailto

“The winner of the Sun Belt Football Championship Game, if not selected for inclusion in the College Football Playoff, will automatically be placed in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.”

Sweet. Thanks. I just hadn't seen it in writing.

[AppStFan1]

How can we not be projected for the NO bowl at this point? Idiotic...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/ ... rojections

It’s clear by now these guys and others don’t bother to learn how the selection process works at the G5 level.

Like another poster said, this will change so much. We could go undefeated and still not end up in a NY6 Bowl. These projections are pointless for now and should be taken with a grain of salt. We will go nuts trying to pick this so early. Come late November we will have a good idea but nobody has a clue now.

Sure, but the point is that these projections have us going to Mobile while at least one of them had Georgia State going to NOLA. I think we can make an educated guess that that isn't going to happen.

Which do you think is more likely, that they actually believe GSU is going to win the conference, or that they just don't know anything about the selection order or the auto bid to New Orleans?

I could actually see either one being the case. Many of these random websites are run by fans who pull stuff out of their butts. They don't know anymore than the rest of us.

I would not be shocked if they think Georgia State is going to play well in the second half of the season and beat us. I know ESPN is one who even doubts us. They thought we would lose 3-4 games this year, like many did.

I remember on here when I said 11-1 or 12-0 regular is what our goal should be and anything less than 10 wins is not acceptable. So many were quick to point to our coaching change and the CBs and Stout being gone and say we could lose 4 games. I expect to go undefeated by taking it one game at a time. Many outlets still think we should lose a couple games.

[hotrod2001]

How can we not be projected for the NO bowl at this point? Idiotic...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/ ... rojections

It’s clear by now these guys and others don’t bother to learn how the selection process works at the G5 level.

Like another poster said, this will change so much. We could go undefeated and still not end up in a NY6 Bowl. These projections are pointless for now and should be taken with a grain of salt. We will go nuts trying to pick this so early. Come late November we will have a good idea but nobody has a clue now.

I think it's one of those obvious destinations. Outside of a NY6 game, the highest honor of an invite for a SBC team is the NO Bowl. If we're supposedly the best in the league and projected to be the conference champion, even a bean counter who calls us Appalaychun State should figure out the conference champion goes to this game.

[Mountaineers89]

Anyone notice the Sun Belt has the same number of ranked teams as the ACC?

[AppAlum1]

Anyone notice the Sun Belt has the same number of ranked teams as the ACC?

Yes.

[AppStFan1]

How can we not be projected for the NO bowl at this point? Idiotic...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/ ... rojections

It’s clear by now these guys and others don’t bother to learn how the selection process works at the G5 level.

Like another poster said, this will change so much. We could go undefeated and still not end up in a NY6 Bowl. These projections are pointless for now and should be taken with a grain of salt. We will go nuts trying to pick this so early. Come late November we will have a good idea but nobody has a clue now.

I think it's one of those obvious destinations. Outside of a NY6 game, the highest honor of an invite for a SBC team is the NO Bowl. If we're supposedly the best in the league and projected to be the conference champion, even a bean counter who calls us Appalaychun State should figure out the conference champion goes to this game.

Maybe they don't think we will be the conference champ. I'm not disagreeing with you but pointing out perhaps they think we will still lose two conference games or lose the SBC title game?

[Appster99]

How can we not be projected for the NO bowl at this point? Idiotic...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/ ... rojections

It’s clear by now these guys and others don’t bother to learn how the selection process works at the G5 level.

Like another poster said, this will change so much. We could go undefeated and still not end up in a NY6 Bowl. These projections are pointless for now and should be taken with a grain of salt. We will go nuts trying to pick this so early. Come late November we will have a good idea but nobody has a clue now.

I think it's one of those obvious destinations. Outside of a NY6 game, the highest honor of an invite for a SBC team is the NO Bowl. If we're supposedly the best in the league and projected to be the conference champion, even a bean counter who calls us Appalaychun State should figure out the conference champion goes to this game.

Maybe they don't think we will be the conference champ. I'm not disagreeing with you but pointing out perhaps they think we will still lose two conference games or lose the SBC title game?

I hope the doubters keep underestimating us. They simply don't care about the new kid who just moved into their neighborhood. We are the awkward, undersized, red headed kid who walks up to the old gang and says, "Hey fellas! My name is Yosef. Can I play with you guys!?!" When they finally stop laughing we are picked because we wouldn't go away. "Throw it to me! I'm wide open!" Nothing! But we persevere. We tackle "the big kid" and he gets made fun of. Couldn't have been anything we did, he just tripped. But then we make another play...and another...until the gang starts to think "maybe this kid ain't so bad". That's where we are with some people. But we will keep coming back to the field every week. We will get better. We will keep making plays until one day they will say "I'm pickin' first and I want Yosef on my team! That kid's got game!" That's where we want to be, but we aren't there yet. In the mean time, I'm happy to be on the field (or in the conversation) with those guys until it is undeniable we belong. And I will enjoy the hell out of the journey to get there!