[LUDad]

"With 79 teams bowl eligible, one will get left out. Right now we’re banking on Kent State, but it could conceivably be any Group of Five team with six wins — NIU, Toledo and Eastern Michigan being the most likely candidates."

https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/201 ... ve-updates

[Jonathan Carone]

We are basically out of luck if ULM wins right?

Unfortunately, I believe that is the case.

Not necessarily. If the AAC champ goes to the Cotton Bowl, we’ve still got a shot with the Cure Bowl.

[FlamesHighontheTide]

In the past when there are more bowl-eligible teams then bowl-game slots the first thing that happens is the conferences will get their bowl eligible teams in to their tie-in spots and then bowl game executives will reach out to the other bowl eligible teams for at-large spots and spots where certain conferences didn't get their slots filled with the tie-in agreements.

As long as Memphis wins next week the Cure Bowl is ours. But there may be some other conferences that didn't get their slot filled like the SEC won't be able to fill both the Independence Bowl or the Birmingham Bowl. The SEC has 9 teams bowl eligible and it is likely that they will atleast get 1 team into the playoff and potentially two IF Georgia beats LSPOO in the SEC Championship Game, which if that happens then it opens up one of their other bowl games like the Belk Bowl.

All this to say that we may have to wait until Saturday afternoon for any breaking news about the Cure Bowl or other Bowls.

Regardless, having these conversations is fantastic!

[A Sea of Red]

ULM winning doesn't change our chances for the Cure Bowl. They're from the Sun Belt. Cure Bowl opening would come from the AAC, if at all.

[LUGrad2000]

ULM should not affect us for the Cure Bowl. As long as the AAC can’t fill their spots. If Memphis gets a NY6 bid.

[ballah09]

Need ULM to lose and a Memphis win.

[Cider Jim]

Louisiana took the LEAD with a little over a minute left in the game!

[olldflame]

Louisiana kicks a FG with1:21 left to take a 31-30 lead. Go Ragin Cajuns!!

[Cider Jim]

50 seconds left, and Monroe is near mid-field.

[A Sea of Red]

Speaking of the Cure Bowl, we spoke with Executive Director Alan Gooch while he was in Lynchburg Saturday to get his thoughts on Liberty and the Flames chances of making the Cure Bowl

https://www.aseaofred.com/cure-bowl-exe ... s-liberty/

[FlamesHighontheTide]

Also, the Frisco Bowl puts a team from the American Athletic Conference vs an At-large. I do know the MAC has more teams eligible than they do bowl slots. We have a head to head win against a 7-5 Buffalo team which may help us in the selection against any team from the MAC. Just my two cents though cuz I have no proof of that.

[lueer]

That would be kind of ironic if LU’s first bowl was the Frisco bowl.

[lueer]

ULM loses so one less bowl eligible.

[olldflame]

Louisiana won 31-30.

[Cider Jim]

Does the ULM loss mean that LU will be bowling for sure???

[tyndal23]

Falwell Sr might have had something to do with that missed chip shot fg.

[Sly Fox]

It helps but we could use a Hawaii victory tonight. Memphis beating Cincy back to back weeks would assure us of a slot.

[olldflame]

It helps but we could use a Hawaii victory tonight. Memphis beating Cincy back to back weeks would assure us of a slot.

Hawaii plays Army tonight. The game they could win to help us would be next week against Boise.

[sstaedtler]

There are 78 teams qualified for 78 spots. Not including Liberty. Sounds like we need Memphis to win and that gets us a Cure Bowl date vs. Sun Belt opponent (Georgia State, Georgia Southern) in Orlando.

[ballah09]

Listening to Chad's interview...We need Memphis to win to get the Cure bid because the Sun Belt has their bids locked up. I assume Ark State or Georgia State.

[sstaedtler]

Sorry, accidental post.

[sstaedtler]

What happens if App. State go into major bowl game? I guess mainly we need Memphis or App. State to get in major bowl game instead of Boise State.

[olldflame]

Listening to Chad's interview...We need Memphis to win to get the Cure bid because the Sun Belt has their bids locked up. I assume Ark State or Georgia State.

Either a Memphis win or Hawaii beating Boise would put either Memphis or Cincinnati (probably Memphis) in the NY6, and that would free up the Cure Bowl bid for us. If Cinci beats Memphis and Boise wins, I suspect a 1-loss Boise will get in over Memphis or Cinci with 2 losses. Go Rainbow Tigers!

[olldflame]

What happens if App. State go into major bowl game? I guess mainly we need Memphis or App. State to get in major bowl game instead of Boise State.

Memphis or Cincinnati.

[Kricket]

I think we want Memphis to win next week.