Bowl Predictions 2019

[SouthernIndianaNDFan]

We shouldn’t want Camping World for a bowl game.

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[dad4aa]

I don't wanna play either one of those teams, Brock Purdy is an NFL QB, and Chuba Hubbard is one of the best young RBs in the country, even with Tylan Wallace down for the year they'd be a tough matchup. Don't get me wrong, I think we win both matchups, but they aren't pushovers.

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I will take the Camping World Bowl over many of the other options. The point is, you are worrying about playing 8-4 teams yet you want to be in the Orange or Cotton...doesn't make sense. There should be no concerns with Iowa State or Oklahoma State (the two teams I have seen mentioned the most for Camping World Bowl).

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Outside of Chase Young, I just am not that impressed with OSU's front 7. Their DBs are elite and so is Young so obviously that's enough talent, but no one else stands out to me and Michigan will bring their everything ans they're capable of playing exceptional (don't we know).

I can see them frustrating Fields too. His two turnovers Saturday doesn't give me confidence in him on the road against a great defense.

Dude you have like this ultimate man crush on scUM and I don't understand it. We didn't get on the bus to Ann Arbor. Penn State has proven to be decent but not the top 4 playoff contender everyone thought they were. And outside of a close comeback and us, Michigan hasn't played a soul.

Everyone thought scUM would compete last year too and they got roasted. pOSU is better. They've been better for almost two straight decades. That isn't changing.

Fvck Michigan.

 

[Irish#1]

I don't wanna play either one of those teams, Brock Purdy is an NFL QB, and Chuba Hubbard is one of the best young RBs in the country, even with Tylan Wallace down for the year they'd be a tough matchup. Don't get me wrong, I think we win both matchups, but they aren't pushovers.

So is Dillon.

 

[ickythump1225]

I will take the Camping World Bowl over many of the other options. The point is, you are worrying about playing 8-4 teams yet you want to be in the Orange or Cotton...doesn't make sense. There should be no concerns with Iowa State or Oklahoma State (the two teams I have seen mentioned the most for Camping World Bowl).

Agree completely. How can you wet your pants thinking about playing Okie State but also want to play a NY6 bowl?

 

[phork]

OSU is going to jail sex Michigan like never before. UM has built their last few wins on some janky BIG teams.

 

[Old Man Mike]

Michigan DOES have Don Brown.

But even then, no way .....

 

[T-Boone]

The main thing I want out of the Bowl season is for Bama to miss out on the top 4. I would also like Clemson to miss out but that seems impossible.

 

[SouthernIndianaNDFan]

So is Dillon.

Except Hubbard is a Day 1/2 guy that is multifaceted and Dillon is a one-trick pony that will be lucky to get drafted. Skill levels are much different.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Except Hubbard is a Day 1/2 guy that is multifaceted and Dillon is a one-trick pony that will be lucky to get drafted. Skill levels are much different.

I disagree here. Dillion will be drafted. Most likely in the mid rounds, but if he runs well at the combine he will go day 2. We know Dillion can run and he can block, we don't know if he can catch because he has not been asked to do so.

 

[SouthernIndianaNDFan]

I disagree here. Dillion will be drafted. Most likely in the mid rounds, but if he runs well at the combine he will go day 2. We know Dillion can run and he can block, we don't know if he can catch because he has not been asked to do so.

All I'm saying is that Chuba and Dillon are on different levels. I'd be willing to bet that Hubbard goes 3 rounds earlier than Dillon based on this. Hubbard is insanely fast for that size and he catches the ball really well. There's a difference between guys like Zeke that CAN catch the ball and guys like Swift/McCaffrey that are legitimate weapons catching the ball. Chuba is much closer to Swift/CMC than Zeke, and Dillon is below Zeke level, it's not his strength, and he has no wiggle in the open field, his agility drills at the combine will be god awful. He has a place in the NFL, so he will probably get drafted, but he will never be featured, like I think Chuba will.

 

[Sea Turtle]

SI thinks we could go to the Gator bowl against Texas AM? Could this happen?

 

[arrowryan]

II and Sampson are pretty adamant that we are a stone cold lock to the Camping World Bowl against Iowa St or Ok St.

 

[Irish#1]

II and Sampson are pretty adamant that we are a stone cold lock to the Camping World Bowl against Iowa St or Ok St.

CWB seems to be the consensus. Longhorns have been mentioned as a possible opponent as well.

 

[Irish#1]

Except Hubbard is a Day 1/2 guy that is multifaceted and Dillon is a one-trick pony that will be lucky to get drafted. Skill levels are much different.

Pass that over to me. I want a hit.

 

[PANDFAN]

All I'm saying is that Chuba and Dillon are on different levels. I'd be willing to bet that Hubbard goes 3 rounds earlier than Dillon based on this. Hubbard is insanely fast for that size and he catches the ball really well. There's a difference between guys like Zeke that CAN catch the ball and guys like Swift/McCaffrey that are legitimate weapons catching the ball. Chuba is much closer to Swift/CMC than Zeke, and Dillon is below Zeke level, it's not his strength, and he has no wiggle in the open field, his agility drills at the combine will be god awful. He has a place in the NFL, so he will probably get drafted, but he will never be featured, like I think Chuba will.

to be honest, looking at the leading rushers at this point in the nfl, it would be guys more like dillion than hubbard....chubb, fournette,hyde,henry,jacobs,carson etc

 

[Irishize]

SI thinks we could go to the Gator bowl against Texas AM? Could this happen?

They had reps at the BC game who told the media they were there in the event ND lost to BC. Maybe they’re still in play in ND loses to Stanford.

 

[ACamp1900]

Living in El Paso the Sun Bowl reps are openly praying for ND for some time too,... tho I think that ship has prob sailed by now

 

[Sea Turtle]

CWB sucks! Especially for a 10-2 season. I hope Swarbrick does something about this if possible for the future. All of these rigid bowl tie ins and contracts just tie things up.

 

[ACamp1900]

CWB sucks! Especially for a 10-2 season. I hope Swarbrick does something about this if possible for the future. All of these rigid bowl tie ins and contracts just tie things up.

Almost like we should just join a conference already,.....

 

[stlnd01]

Almost like we should just join a conference already,.....

The fact that we’re a partial member of the ACC, with access to all ACC bowl tie-ins, EXCEPT the Orange Bowl slot, which will likely go to an 8-4 team ranked in the 20s, who we defeated, is fairly ridiculous.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Almost like we should just join a conference already,.....

I thought you weren't ready to accept we're not special anymore:

I love that, ‘accept you’re not big time anymore irish fans’ sermon at the end there. Sour note of an otherwise fun half of football,... though I’m sure whiskey loved it

Our independence will return to being a big advantage for us again once the playoff expands to 8 teams. 1 guaranteed spot for each P5 champ and 3 at-large spots. A 10-2 ND is virtually guaranteed an invite then, and we'll have a lot more freedom to schedule our way to that regularly than teams that have to run a conference gauntlet every season.

 

[ACamp1900]

I thought you weren't ready to accept we're not special anymore:



Our independence will return to being a big advantage for us again once the playoff expands to 8 teams. 1 guaranteed spot for each P5 champ and 3 at-large spots. A 10-2 ND is virtually guaranteed an invite then, and we'll have a lot more freedom to schedule our way to that regularly than teams that have to run a conference gauntlet every season.

I have a special relationship with being special,...

 

[koonja]

There are sooo many 1 and 2 loss teams this year.

Is this year an anomaly? Or have ADs figured out how to schedule their way into the ~2 or fewer loss category.

If they did, they did it and no one noticed, so kudos to them.

 

[stlnd01]

I thought you weren't ready to accept we're not special anymore:



Our independence will return to being a big advantage for us again once the playoff expands to 8 teams. 1 guaranteed spot for each P5 champ and 3 at-large spots. A 10-2 ND is virtually guaranteed an invite then, and we'll have a lot more freedom to schedule our way to that regularly than teams that have to run a conference gauntlet every season.

I generally agree but do you think we’d make it this year?
It’d be:
ACC: Clemson
Big 12: Oklahoma
SEC: LSU/Georgia winner
PAC 12: Utah/Oregon winner
Big 10: Ohio State
At-large: Bama
At-large: Georgia/LSU loser

We’d be in the mix for the last spot but so would:
Florida
Penn State
Utah if they lose to Oregon
Michigan if they beat OSU
Maybe Wisconsin or Minnesota, depending

That’s a lot of traffic for one spot.

My bet would be Florida or Penn State, hinging on whether the rest of college football could stomach giving four playoff spots to the SEC.

 

[EddytoNow]

I generally agree but do you think we’d make it this year?
It’d be:
ACC: Clemson
Big 12: Oklahoma
SEC: LSU/Georgia winner
PAC 12: Utah/Oregon winner
Big 10: Ohio State
At-large: Bama
At-large: Georgia/LSU loser

We’d be in the mix for the last spot but so would:
Florida
Penn State
Utah if they lose to Oregon
Michigan if they beat OSU
Maybe Wisconsin or Minnesota, depending

That’s a lot of traffic for one spot.

My bet would be Florida or Penn State, hinging on whether the rest of college football could stomach giving four playoff spots to the SEC.

Under your scenario I think a two-loss Michigan (One That Just Beat OSU) would squeak into the top eight

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I generally agree but do you think we’d make it this year?
It’d be:
ACC: Clemson
Big 12: Oklahoma
SEC: LSU/Georgia winner
PAC 12: Utah/Oregon winner
Big 10: Ohio State
At-large: Bama
At-large: Georgia/LSU loser

We’d be in the mix for the last spot but so would:
Florida
Penn State
Utah if they lose to Oregon
Michigan if they beat OSU
Maybe Wisconsin or Minnesota, depending

That’s a lot of traffic for one spot.

My bet would be Florida or Penn State, hinging on whether the rest of college football could stomach giving four playoff spots to the SEC.

Perhaps "guaranteed" was too strong a word for 10-2. We'd be virtually guaranteed at 11-1, and have a great shot at 10-2 most years (it does feel like there's a much bigger glut of 2-loss teams this year than usual).

See this chart re Top 10/25/50 wins for each ranked team. I think we could make a good case for getting in ahead of most of those teams. And ND promises so many dollars and eyeballs that we're probably getting the benefit of the doubt more often than not.

 

[ThePiombino]

Can we all agree that the committee can't possibly actually be paying attention to ND over the past month? 16 again? FOH!

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[SouthernIndianaNDFan]

Pass that over to me. I want a hit.

Let's make it interesting then, where do you think he's getting drafted? I'll take the 5th round back if you take 4 or less?

 

[SouthernIndianaNDFan]

to be honest, looking at the leading rushers at this point in the nfl, it would be guys more like dillion than hubbard....chubb, fournette,hyde,henry,jacobs,carson etc

Every one of those guys is a better pass catcher than Dillon, and all but Henry are about 20 lbs lighter. According to every big board I've seen he isn't in anybody's Top 100. Just wait til you see his Agility and Speed Scores after the combine.