Nov 13, 2018
9:45:34am
9:45:34am
Stewart Mandel the lead college football writer at The Athletic has in his bowl
projections a 6-6 BYU team being left out.
He says there is a rule that when bowls choose backup teams, they cannot choose a 6-6 team if a 7-5 team is available.
So with so many bowl-eligible teams this year, is it possible BYU would be left out even if they finish 6-6?
I know some have said that ESPN has guaranteed they would find a spot for BYU, but I am guessing that means for available slots and that they would not break up a contract with an existing conference to bring in BYU. And even then ESPN would still have to let the 7-5 teams go in first before letting a 6-6 team be chosen.
The article is behind a paywall.
He says there is a rule that when bowls choose backup teams, they cannot choose a 6-6 team if a 7-5 team is available.
So with so many bowl-eligible teams this year, is it possible BYU would be left out even if they finish 6-6?
I know some have said that ESPN has guaranteed they would find a spot for BYU, but I am guessing that means for available slots and that they would not break up a contract with an existing conference to bring in BYU. And even then ESPN would still have to let the 7-5 teams go in first before letting a 6-6 team be chosen.
The article is behind a paywall.
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Kudos to cwilke1 for researching. Mandel has put BYU back into his bowl projection (Indy Coug, Nov 13, 2018 at 1:11pm)
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