2014-15 Bowl Chatter and Predictions

[Dawg Fan]

As of 11/3/14

Projections as of 11/3/14

College Sports Magic

Jerry Palm (CBS Sports)

Brett McMurphy (ESPN)

Mark Schlabach (ESPN)

College Football News

Phil Steele

Birmingham Bowl

UAB (5-4)

Memphis (American 5-3)

UAB (5-4)

S. Carolina (SEC 4-5)

Boca Raton Bowl

UAB (5-4)

Akron (MAC 4-4)

LA Tech (6-3)

C. Michigan (MAC 6-4)

UAB (5-4)

Toldeo (MAC 5-3)

MTSU (5-4)

Bowling Green (MAC 5-3)

UTEP (5-3)

N. Illinois (MAC 6-2)

Rice (5-3)

W. Michigan (MAC 6-3)

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Marshall (8-0)

UCLA (PAC 12 7-2)

Marshall (8-0)

Ole MS (SEC 7-2)

Duck Commander Independence Bowl

UTEP (5-3)

VA Tech (ACC 4-5)

LA Tech (6-3)

Pittsburgh (ACC 4-5)

LA Tech (6-3)

Virginia (ACC 4-5)

Fiesta Bowl

Marshall (8-0)

Kansas State (B12 7-1)

Marshall (8-0)

Notre Dame (IND 7-1)

Gildan New Mexico Bowl

LA Tech (6-3)

Colorado State (MWC 8-1)

UTEP (5-3)

Utah State (MWC 6-3)

Rice (5-3)

Utah State (MWC 6-3)

UTEP (5-3)

Nevada (MWC 6-3)

UAB (5-4)

Utah State (MWC 6-3)

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

UTEP (5-3)

Bowling Green (MAC 5-3)

MTSU (5-4)

W. Michigan (MAC 6-3)

LA Tech (6-3)

W. Michigan (MAC 6-3)

Marshall (8-0)

N. Illinois (MAC 6-2)

MTSU (5-4)

Toldeo (MAC 5-3)

LA Tech (6-3)

N. Illinois (MAC 6-2)

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl

MTSU (5-4)

Nevada (MWC 6-3)

UAB (5-4)

Nevada (MWC 6-3)

MTSU (5-4)

Air Force (MWC 6-2)

MTSU (5-4)

Air Force (MWC 6-2)

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl

Rice (5-3)

Texas State (Sun Belt 5-3)

Rice (5-3)

Rutgers (B10 5-4)

Marshall (8-0)

Maryland (B10 6-3)

Rice (5-3)

Rutgers (B10 5-4)

Rice (5-3)

Maryland (B10 6-3)

UTEP (5-3)

Texas State (Sun Belt 5-3)

[champion110]

As of 11/3/14

Projections as of 11/3/14

College Sports Magic

Jerry Palm (CBS Sports)

Brett McMurphy (ESPN)

Mark Schlabach (ESPN)

College Football News

Phil Steele

Birmingham Bowl

UAB (5-4)

Memphis (American 5-3)

UAB (5-4)

S. Carolina (SEC 4-5)

Boca Raton Bowl

UAB (5-4)

Akron (MAC 4-4)

LA Tech (6-3)

C. Michigan (MAC 6-4)

UAB (5-4)

Toldeo (MAC 5-3)

MTSU (5-4)

Bowling Green (MAC 5-3)

UTEP (5-3)

N. Illinois (MAC 6-2)

Rice (5-3)

W. Michigan (MAC 6-3)

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Marshall (8-0)

UCLA (PAC 12 7-2)

Marshall (8-0)

Ole MS (SEC 7-2)

Duck Commander Independence Bowl

UTEP (5-3)

VA Tech (ACC 4-5)

LA Tech (6-3)

Pittsburgh (ACC 4-5)

LA Tech (6-3)

Virginia (ACC 4-5)

Fiesta Bowl

Marshall (8-0)

Kansas State (B12 7-1)

Marshall (8-0)

Notre Dame (IND 7-1)

Gildan New Mexico Bowl

LA Tech (6-3)

Colorado State (MWC 8-1)

UTEP (5-3)

Utah State (MWC 6-3)

Rice (5-3)

Utah State (MWC 6-3)

UTEP (5-3)

Nevada (MWC 6-3)

UAB (5-4)

Utah State (MWC 6-3)

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

UTEP (5-3)

Bowling Green (MAC 5-3)

MTSU (5-4)

W. Michigan (MAC 6-3)

LA Tech (6-3)

W. Michigan (MAC 6-3)

Marshall (8-0)

N. Illinois (MAC 6-2)

MTSU (5-4)

Toldeo (MAC 5-3)

LA Tech (6-3)

N. Illinois (MAC 6-2)

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl

MTSU (5-4)

Nevada (MWC 6-3)

UAB (5-4)

Nevada (MWC 6-3)

MTSU (5-4)

Air Force (MWC 6-2)

MTSU (5-4)

Air Force (MWC 6-2)

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl

Rice (5-3)

Texas State (Sun Belt 5-3)

Rice (5-3)

Rutgers (B10 5-4)

Marshall (8-0)

Maryland (B10 6-3)

Rice (5-3)

Rutgers (B10 5-4)

Rice (5-3)

Maryland (B10 6-3)

UTEP (5-3)

Texas State (Sun Belt 5-3)

I still want that Heart of Texas Bowl! vs. Maryland would be an epic rematch of the tie in our first year of FBS.

[dawg80]

I want the Rose Bowl vs. Oregon

[cscollis]

I wont be at any bowl, I will be on vacation in St. Lucia. Sucks to be me, I know.

[TechAlum05]

From LaTechReport.com, here is a list of the different bowl possibilities for Louisiana Tech in order of attractiveness.

http://latechreport.com/2014/11/03/l...possibilities/

[sportdawg]

I've been updating this in the Hall of Fame board, but I wanted to let folks know what they are missing by not paying $18.94/yr

As of 11/03/2014 Red Indicates not updated from last projection yet	New Mexico	Boca Raton	Bahamas	Hawaii	Heart of Dallas	Independence
Athlon Sports	UTEP vs. Utah State	UAB vs. W Michigan	Marshall vs. NIU	MTSU vs. San Diego St	Rutgers vs. Rice	Pitt vs. LA Tech
Bleacher Report	Rice vs. Wyoming	Marshall vs. NIU	UAB vs. Toledo	MTSU vs. Air Force	Rutgers vs. LA Tech	Pitt vs. Florida
CampusInsiders.com (10/6)	UAB vs. Air Force	LA Tech vs. Bowling Green	MTSU vs. NIU	Cal vs. Colorado St	Maryland vs. N Texas	Duke vs. LSU	Fiesta: Marshall vs. Mississippi St
CBS Sports/Jerry Palm	UTEP vs. Utah State	LA Tech vs. C Michigan	MTSU vs. W. Michigan	Nevada vs. UAB	Rutgers vs. Rice	California vs. N Carolina	Peach: Marshall vs. Ole Miss
CFN.Scout.com	Houston vs. San Diego St	UTEP vs. NIU	MTSU vs. Toledo	Washington vs. Nevada	Maryland vs. Rice	Virginia vs. LA Tech	Fiesta: Marshall vs. Kansas St
College Sports Madness	LA Tech vs. Colorado St	UAB vs. Akron	UTEP vs. Bowling Green	Nevada vs. MTSU	Texas State vs. Rice	North Carolina vs. Temple	Peach: Marshall vs. UCLA
ESPN (Brett McMurphy)	Rice vs. Utah State	UAB vs. Toledo	LA Tech vs. W Michigan	Air Force vs. MTSU	Maryland vs. Marshall	Virginia Tech vs. UTEP
ESPN (Mark Schlabach)	UTEP vs. Nevada	MTSU vs. Bowling Green	Marshall vs. NIU	Oregon St vs. Colorado St	Rutgers vs. Rice	Pittsburgh vs. LA Tech
NFL.com/College Football 24/7	UTEP vs. Utah State	MTSU vs. Toledo	UAB vs. NIU	WKU vs. Boise St	Rutgers vs. Rice	North Carolina vs. LA Tech	Peach: Alabama vs. Marshall
Phil Steele	N Texas vs. Colorado St	FAU vs. Ball State	LA Tech vs. NIU	MTSU vs. Fresno State	Northwestern vs. Texas St	North Carolina vs. Oregon State	Fiesta: Notre Dame vs. Marshall
SB Nation	UTEP vs. Utah State	UAB vs. Ohio	Marshall vs. Toledo	WKU vs. Stanford	Northwestern vs. Rice	Oregon St vs. LA Tech	Bitcoin: UCF vs. MTSU
Sporting News	Utah St vs MTSU	C Michigan vs. UAB	Rice vs. W Michigan	San Diego St vs. LA Tech	Michigan vs. California	Virginia Tech vs. Houston	Peach: Auburn vs. Marshall
Sports Illustrated	MTSU vs. Nevada	Rice vs. Toledo	LA Tech vs. Akron	Air Force vs. UAB	Minnesota vs. UTEP	NC St vs. Washington	Birmingham: Texas St vs. Marshall
USA Today	LA Tech vs. Air Force	Rice vs. Bowling Green	MTSU vs. Toledo	Nevada vs. Marshall	Northwestern vs. UTEP	Virginia vs. UAB
Orlando Sentinel	MTSU vs. Nevada	UAB vs. W Michigan	UTEP vs. Bowling Green	LA Tech vs. Colorado State	Rice vs. Minnesota	Penn State vs. Memphis	Fiesta: Marshall vs. Kansas St

[champion110]

Awesome would be lsu vs. La. Tech in the I-Bowl or Heart of Texas Bowl.

[Houston Techsan]

Awesome would be lsu vs. La. Tech in the I-Bowl or Heart of Texas Bowl.

Little chance of that. Will never say never.

[BearDawg137]

Awesome would be lsu vs. La. Tech in the I-Bowl or Heart of Texas Bowl.

While I would love to get a shot at LSU or Texas A&M in a bowl, I think a more likely scenario would be for us to get revenge on Utah State in a Bowl game for ruining our Orange Bowl/any bowl in 2012... we just lost heart for the San Jose Game

[RealityCheck]

I still want that Heart of Texas Bowl! vs. Maryland would be an epic rematch of the tie in our first year of FBS.

1975 was Tech's first Division I/FBS year. And the 1990 Independence Bowl was in Tech's second year after it returned to FBS in 1989 after the 7-year relegation.

[RealityCheck]

... we just lost heart for the San Jose Game

We lost the coaching staff for the San Jose State game.

[PawDawg]

We lost the coaching staff for the San Jose State game.

Some think we lost them for the Utah State game.

[Cal&Ken]

I still want that Heart of Texas Bowl! vs. Maryland would be an epic rematch of the tie in our first year of FBS.

I would love that- my husband is a huge Maryland fan.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

I would love that- my husband is a huge Maryland fan.

Why? Turtle lover?

[Cal&Ken]

Why? Turtle lover?

He grew up a block from the school- he has plenty of TECH clothes now and learned quickly to hate lsu, so he is OK.