Comments on: Bowl Update http://terrapintrail.com/sports/2008/12/04/bowl-update/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:20:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mike http://terrapintrail.com/sports/2008/12/04/bowl-update/comment-page-1/#comment-32697 Mike Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:13:30 +0000 http://blogs.diamondbackonline.com/sports/2008/12/04/bowl-update/#comment-32697 Rogers, what you say about Maryland going to a non ACC associated bowl basically can't happen because NC state is 6-6 and all teams with a winning record (in the ACC's case the other 9 teams) must be selected ahead of a 6-6 team. Therefore all 9 other teams will be slotted into the 9 ACC associated bowls and NC State will be the odd team out. Rogers, what you say about Maryland going to a non ACC associated bowl basically can’t happen because NC state is 6-6 and all teams with a winning record (in the ACC’s case the other 9 teams) must be selected ahead of a 6-6 team. Therefore all 9 other teams will be slotted into the 9 ACC associated bowls and NC State will be the odd team out.

]]> By: Rogers http://terrapintrail.com/sports/2008/12/04/bowl-update/comment-page-1/#comment-32692 Rogers Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:28:17 +0000 http://blogs.diamondbackonline.com/sports/2008/12/04/bowl-update/#comment-32692 Don't forget that the ACC has 10 eligible bowl teams and nine slots (counting the BCS Orange Bowl). So, the Terps could wind up going to a bowl that the ACC is not associated with, say, the Independence Bowl. I use them as an example because the SEC, which also has nine slots counting the BCS Sugar Bowl, has only eight bowl-eligible teams. Don’t forget that the ACC has 10 eligible bowl teams and nine slots (counting the BCS Orange Bowl). So, the Terps could wind up going to a bowl that the ACC is not associated with, say, the Independence Bowl.

I use them as an example because the SEC, which also has nine slots counting the BCS Sugar Bowl, has only eight bowl-eligible teams.

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