Originally Posted by
Bluedog
With the ACC adding new members 'Cuse and Pitt, did the ACC pick up any more bowl slots? If not, seems like expansion from a "making bowls" perspective is certainly a negative for the ACC and more specifically Duke who may be one of the teams typically "on the border." I had thought the ACC picked up a new bowl a couple years ago - the Military Bowl if I'm recalling correctly. Certainly, this predicament is a good reason Duke fans should be cheering for FSU to make the national championship game - to possibly open up another bowl slot for Duke. Hopefully, we get to (at least) 7 wins to make it a moot point!
The ACC did not, as the AAC kept all of their bowl slots but the BCS bowl. The ACC has 8 bowl tie ins. They are:
Orange (ACC1)
Chick-fil-A (ACC2)
Russell Athletic (ACC3)
Sun (ACC4)*
Belk (ACC5)
Music City (ACC6)
Independence (ACC7)
Military (ACC8)
*In the event the loser of the ACC Title game is not yet picked by this point, the Sun is contractually obligated to take them.
** In theory, a 9th ACC team would be in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl if BYU was ineligible for Bowl consideration. BYU is 5-2. Don't think it's happening.
In addition, it is possible for a second ACC team to get to a BCS Bowl, though some projections I've seen suggest that unlikely this year due to picking order of bowls, assuming FSU isn't in the title game.
The Belk bowl meanwhile has been reported to not want the same team a second time.
NOTE: A 7-5 team is NOT guaranteed a bowl slot over a 6-6 team. Bowls cannot select a team two wins worse than another available team (so an 8-4 team can't be gipped for a 6-6 team) but a 7-5 team can be skipped for a 6-6 team. So 7-5 doesn't make it SAFE for Duke.
<devildeac> anyone playing drinking games by now?
7:49:36<Wander> drink every qb run?
7:49:38<loran16> umm, drink every time asack rushes?
7:49:38<wolfybeard> @devildeac: drink when Asack runs a keeper
7:49:39 PM<CB&B> any time zack runs, drink
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