Bowl Projections 2024

[GoBearcats31]

Some projections heading into Week 8:

CBS -- not included
Bleacher Report -- vs. North Texas in the Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX) on December 17
247 -- vs. East Carolina in the Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL) on December 18
USA Today -- vs. Rutgers in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Phoenix, AZ) on December 26

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ntering-week-8
https://247sports.com/longformarticl...nts-237893192/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...u/75680956007/

[Bearcat Chris]

Wow, from the Final 4 for the national championship, to these horrible bowls???? The only one that interests me is the USA Today Bowl versus Rutgers.

B.C.

[leo from jersey]

get the sixth win before speculating

[Lobot]

ESPN chimes in from behind their paywall:

Bonagura : Texas Bowl (Houston at NRG) Vs. Oklahoma
Schlabach: Independence Bowl (Shreveport) vs. Oregon St.

[red_n_black_attack]

Wow, from the Final 4 for the national championship, to these horrible bowls???? The only one that interests me is the USA Today Bowl versus Rutgers.

B.C.

Beat Pitt and TT, and the bowl games improve dramatically. Beat ASU and CU, the projections will change. It's unfair to compare bowl options from an undefeated team to a team with 2 lossed and at least 2 more with road games against ranked teams. Winning solves a lot of problems.

Please also keep in mind a 6-6 or 7-5 AAC team would not be playing in Texas or Florida, bot of which are better destinations that Boston or N Carolina (Belk)

[leo from jersey]

247 -- Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Projection: Wisconsin vs. Cincinnati -- still need 1 more

[GoBearcats31]

247 -- Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Projection: Wisconsin vs. Cincinnati -- still need 1 more

I thought you said no speculating until six wins!

[GoBearcats31]

Jerry Palm of CBS remains a joke -- UC not in his projections
https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...s/predictions/

Could UC miss a bowl? Absolutely. I like their chances of going at least 1-4 down the stretch...

Also, he has 3-4 WVU in there (who is coming off a 45-18 loss to Kansas State)

[Lobot]

The Athletic has us pegged for the Liberty Bowl against Vanderbilt. Sounds familiar.

[leo from jersey]

I thought you said no speculating until six wins!

I thought saying we need one more obviously addressed that. Please read the entire thought. Thanks btw I didn't speculate but shared what 247 speculated. I said we still need one more.

[Bearcat Chris]

The Athletic has us pegged for the Liberty Bowl against Vanderbilt. Sounds familiar.

That was the most exciting bowl game I have ever been to, but the Belk Bowl, with Travis Kelce's great play at the end, is a close second.

B.C.

[bearcatbret]

Vandy beat Alabama this year.

[leo from jersey]

I still say the Humanitarian Bowl in 1997. I waited so long to see them in a bowl.

[Greg7173]

The Athletic has us pegged for the Liberty Bowl against Vanderbilt. Sounds familiar.

My second place bowl behind the Sugar Bowl. Memphis on New Year's Eve.

[Bearcat Chris]

I still say the Humanitarian Bowl in 1997. I waited so long to see them in a bowl.

I was there. Good game, but Utah State was not a very good team. These were the days before good players would 'sit out" bowl games.

B.C.