Syracuse sweating; MAC working the phones
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:03 pm
According to the Syracuse Post-Standard:
While the majority of projections have Syracuse heading to a bowl game and the SU administration has expressed "firm belief" that the Orange will land somewhere, there's reason for moderate concern until the invitation officially arrives.
The Mid-American Conference, which has often had bowl eligible teams left out, has been actively securing spots for its teams as replacements, and it is believed that the MAC has deals in place with the Poinsettia and the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl for at-large spots that often go to automatic qualifying schools.
"If a team like Central Michigan gets in over a Syracuse it would be a travesty," ESPN's Mark Schlabach said.
http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/ ... has_m.html
Someone should show that quote to the guys who played for Miami in 1995. The Red****s went 8-2-1, 1-1-1 against ranked teams. They beat the Big Ten champion -- but sat at home during bowl season.
The bowl games aren't fair. They've never been fair. Did Schalabach suddenly realize this? Or was he crying for that 1995 Miami team, and we all just miss it?
What about the 2003 Northern Illinois team? Or the 1994 Bowling Green team? Or the 1979 Central Michigan team?
(I could go on.)
While the majority of projections have Syracuse heading to a bowl game and the SU administration has expressed "firm belief" that the Orange will land somewhere, there's reason for moderate concern until the invitation officially arrives.
The Mid-American Conference, which has often had bowl eligible teams left out, has been actively securing spots for its teams as replacements, and it is believed that the MAC has deals in place with the Poinsettia and the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl for at-large spots that often go to automatic qualifying schools.
"If a team like Central Michigan gets in over a Syracuse it would be a travesty," ESPN's Mark Schlabach said.
http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/ ... has_m.html
Someone should show that quote to the guys who played for Miami in 1995. The Red****s went 8-2-1, 1-1-1 against ranked teams. They beat the Big Ten champion -- but sat at home during bowl season.
The bowl games aren't fair. They've never been fair. Did Schalabach suddenly realize this? Or was he crying for that 1995 Miami team, and we all just miss it?
What about the 2003 Northern Illinois team? Or the 1994 Bowling Green team? Or the 1979 Central Michigan team?
(I could go on.)
