Originally Posted by
The Historian
I posted some of this information in another thread, but I'll update it here.
We'll know a lot more after today, but CUSA may be fighting with another G5 league to place a 6-win team if there are more eligible teams than slots. That could easily be the case by the end of the day today.
The problem Tech is going to run into is the fact CUSA places all teams with winning records before placing any 6-6 teams. Even if Tech takes care of UTSA, I suspect the Roadrunners at 6-5 (game with Houston to the start the season was cancelled) will be placed before any 6-6 team. With FIU's win over Western Kentucky CUSA will have 7 teams with winning records with 6 bowl tie ins and 1 secondary tie in (Indy Bowl).
This subject came up on Fox's Wednesday afternoon show in Ruston. He spoke to a contact with the Independence Bowl who said that CUSA will make the decision as to what team is placed in the game. So if there are more than 78 eligible teams CUSA would have to find one open slot in a non CUSA affiliated bowl game for one of its teams with a winning record in order for a 6-win Tech team to be placed in Shreveport.