We’re Going!! Duke Bowl Selection Discussion

[OldPhiKap]

Okay, we’re in! What a fantastic and welcome surprise. Congrats to Coach Elko, his staff, and out student/athletes.

Now that we’re eligible, we can start thinking of destinations and opponents. Let’s start dreaming, folks!

So — where are we going and against whom shall we play?

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Congrats Mike Elko and the entire team! LGD GTHcGTH 9f!

[uh_no]

hell yeah it's duke football!

[TKG]

Hoping for a bowl game between Christmas and New Year’s. It’s within reach if we can get to 7 or maybe 8 wins.

[Acymetric]

Great accomplishment for this team and this staff to go bowling in year one. Can't wait to see what the rest of the year has in store!

[Native]

One Pinstripe Bowl, please and thanks.

[OldPhiKap]

These are the ACC tie-ins:

https://collegefootballnews.com/2022...ence-2022-2023

1. College Football Playoff Semifinal: If Selected

Capital One Orange Bowl
Highest-ranked available ACC team, if it’s not the ACC Champion.

First Tier

– Cheez-It Bowl vs Big 12
– Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs Big Ten
– Fenway Bowl vs American Athletic
– Military Bowl Presented by Peraton vs American Athletic
– New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs Big Ten
– ReliaQuest Bowl vs SEC (or Big Ten)
– San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl vs Pac-12
– TaxSlayer Gator Bowl vs SEC
– Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl vs Pac-12

Second Tier

– Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl vs AAC, Pac-12 or SEC
– TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl vs SEC or AAC
– SERVPRO First Responder Bowl vs SEC or AAC or Pac-12

[CameronDuke]

Hoping for a bowl game between Christmas and New Year’s. It’s within reach if we can get to 7 or maybe 8 wins.

I say Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on 12/29.

Runner-up: Military Bowl in Annapolis on 12/28.

We probably want to stay away from the Fenway Bowl (bet you can’t guess where it’s being played ) on 12/17, but it would be cool to see Duke play there. Any bowl is an accomplishment though and I’ll be happy wherever this team goes to play!

[Bob Green]

Runner-up: Military Bowl in Annapolis on 12/28.

I’m in if we go to the Military Bowl.

[peloton]

hell yeah it's duke football!

I still get a thrill watching that video...pretty inspiring.

[JetpackJesus]

Congrats Mike Elko and the entire team! LGD GTHcGTH 9f!

Speaking of 9F, Duke would be 7-2 if refs could do their jobs right.

Congrats to the team and Elko and his staff.

[OldPhiKap]

I’m in if we go to the Military Bowl.

You should be an honorary captain!

[CrazyNotCrazie]

With locations and dates (since I had to look up a few due to the constant name changes):

1. College Football Playoff Semifinal: If Selected

Capital One Orange Bowl
Highest-ranked available ACC team, if it’s not the ACC Champion.

First Tier

– Cheez-It Bowl vs Big 12 ORLANDO 12/29
– Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs Big Ten CHARLOTTE 12/30
– Fenway Bowl vs American Athletic BOSTON 12/17
– Military Bowl Presented by Peraton vs American Athletic ANNAPOLIS 12/27
– New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs Big Ten THE BRONX 12/29
– ReliaQuest Bowl vs SEC (or Big Ten) TAMPA 1/2
– San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl vs Pac-12 SAN DIEGO 12/28
– TaxSlayer Gator Bowl vs SEC JACKSONVILLE 12/30
– Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl vs Pac-12 EL PASO 12/30

Second Tier

– Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl vs AAC, Pac-12 or SEC ST. PETE 12/23
– TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl vs SEC or AAC BIRMINGHAM 12/27
– SERVPRO First Responder Bowl vs SEC or AAC or Pac-12 DALLAS 12/27

I'm not sure what the pecking order is for these? So Fenway is much earlier than the others so gives us a lot less practice. Selfishly, I might be able to get up to Boston for that one and it would be cool to see a game in Fenway. Beggars can't be choosers but I really hope we avoid El Paso. I live a short subway ride from the Pinstripe Bowl but have a vacation planned for that week - aargh.

[MarkD83]

I see that the "Bowl Eligible ?!??!" thread is closed, but I still wanted to keep track of who is in and who is not. This becomes important because it will define who Duke plays. So after this weekend I will still update the stats and add them here.

With that in mind there are 38 teams with 6 or more wins including 6 ACC teams:

Clemson Tigers
North Carolina Tar Heels
NC State Wolfpack
Syracuse Orange
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Duke Blue Devils

There are another 26 teams with 5 wins including:

Florida State Seminoles
Louisville Cardinals
Notre Dame Fighting Irish

( I am keeping ND in the discussion since they are listed with ACC teams on some bowls)

There are 11 teams with 7 or more losses.

It is a good thing that Clemson is currently one of the 4 teams in the CFP because that bumps the other ACC teams up a bowl game.

[DU82]

I’ve made hotel/rental car reservations for El Paso, since I think that’s the tightest market. (Marriott kept listing hotel across the border, though!)

Anybody know a good tattoo parlor in the area? :-)

[TruBlu]

Speaking of 9F, Duke would be 7-2 if refs could do their jobs right.

Congrats to the team and Elko and his staff.

And tied with the cheaters for the lead in the Coastal division, with the head to head tiebreaker.

[duke79]

I say Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on 12/29.

Runner-up: Military Bowl in Annapolis on 12/28.

We probably want to stay away from the Fenway Bowl (bet you can’t guess where it’s being played ) on 12/17, but it would be cool to see Duke play there. Any bowl is an accomplishment though and I’ll be happy wherever this team goes to play!

Dec 17 in Boston? Could be a raging blizzard! But it would be cool to see Duke in Fenway. And let’s show the Boston sports snobs some southern football.

[ecs15]

would love to go to one of these one day. alas, 2 months of advanced notice needed for PTO

[Reilly]

... if we can get to 7 or maybe 8 wins ...

Does this season not go to 9?

[Bob Green]

– Military Bowl Presented by Peraton vs American Athletic ANNAPOLIS 12/27

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Military Bowl is 12/28.