The Kent State defense is going to do the Kent State defense thing. – College Football Expert Picks, Championship Week Why Northern Illinois Will Win It’s 1-5 when giving the ball away – eight of the ten giveaways game in the five losses – and it didn’t turn the ball over in any of the wins until the key victory over Miami University in the regular season finale to get here. Kent State has turned it over just ten times this season. As frenetic as this attack is, it doesn’t screw up. Northern Illinois does a whole lot of things right, but it doesn’t come up with takeaways – it’s dead last in America with just one pick – and Kent State is among the best teams going in turnover margin. In the first go-round against the Huskies, the Golden Flashes came up with 360 rushing yards, and 322 yards through the air, and it all worked.
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Previous Bowl Projection: Tulsa vs Wyomingīowl Tie-Ins: MAC vs.The FlashFast style goes a million miles per hour – time of possession means nothing to this team – with a tremendous balance and always at peak efficiency. Last Year: Mississippi State 28, Tulsa 26 Union Home Mortgage Bowlīowl Tie-Ins: AAC or ACC or Pac-12 or SECīowl Tie-Ins: American Athletic vs. Previous Bowl Projection: SMU vs Air Force Last Year: Canceled Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowlīowl Tie-Ins: Big 12 or C-USA or Pac-12 or Army Previous Bowl Projection: North Texas vs Utah State Last Year: Nevada 38, Tulane 27 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl Previous Bowl Projection: Central Michigan vs Boise State Last Year: Appalachian State 56, North Texas 28īowl Projection: Central Michigan vs Fresno State Previous Bowl Projection: Coastal Carolina vs Old Dominion
AAC or MAC or Group of 5īowl Projection: Ball State vs Old Dominion Last Year: Georgia Southern 38, Louisiana Tech 3 Myrtle Beach Bowlīowl Tie-Ins: Sun Belt vs. Previous Bowl Projection: WKU vs Louisiana Last Year: Canceled R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Previous Bowl Projection: San Diego State vs Oregon State Last Year: Georgia State 39, WKU 21 Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowlīowl Projection: San Diego State vs Oregon State Previous Bowl Projection: Western Michigan vs Liberty Last Year: Hawaii 28, Houston 14 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowlīowl Projection: Northern Illinois vs Coastal Carolina Previous Bowl Projection: South Carolina State vs Jackson State Last Year: BYU 49, UCF 23 Cricket Celebration Bowlīowl Projection: South Carolina State vs Jackson State Previous Bowl Projection: Ball State vs Appalachian State
Last Year: Liberty 37, Coastal Carolina 34 Boca Raton Bowlīowl Projection: UAB vs Appalachian State Previous Bowl Projection: Middle Tennessee vs Toledoīowl Tie-Ins: Group of Five vs. Group of Fiveīowl Projection: Eastern Michigan vs North Texas Bahamas Bowlīowl Projection: Middle Tennessee vs Toledo We already have a few accepted bids – the Bahamas and Hawaii are set to allow extra travel time.Īll times Eastern As Yet Unnamed Bowl in Texasīowl Tie-Ins: Group of Five vs. It’s about best matchups, most interest, and the best opportunities to get butts in seats – it’s about whatever ESPN wants. For the earlier, less prestigious bowls, the conference tie-ins only mean so much. Ha! The entire puzzle and all we’ve done over the last few months had to be blown up and remade from scratch.īefore Championship Week kicks in, here are the latest bowl projections and College Football Playoff predictions with one key caveat. With two more eligible schools than bowl games, another random bowl game in Texas was added.Īs of right now there’s no date, time, or anything else for the new bowl other than it’s in Frisco, but this allows two Group of Five programs to get in, lets a 6-7 Hawaii play in the Hawaii Bowl, and everything is all neat and tidy … There was supposed to be a bowl in San Francisco/Santa Clara this year, but it was postponed/cancelled. We knew there were going to be twists and turns, but adding a new bowl at the last possible moment? That’s a new one.
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