***Official ISU Bowl Predictions***

[cyclones500]

Assuming Baylor/OU does not get to playoff or both reach NY6.

If season ended today: Cheez-It vs. Pac-12 (unless no team eligible) or possibly Texas (vs. Texas A&M)
ISU finishes 8-4: Camping World (vs. Notre Dame/ACC)
ISU finishes 7-5: Cheez-It (Pac-12/MWC) or Texas (vs. A&M)
ISU finishes 6-6: Liberty (vs. AAC) or Texas

If we want Camping World to remain in play, gotta beat Texas or that could be off the table immediately.

Current projections from CBS & ESPN
CBS: Cheez-It vs. Nevada
ESPN: Cheez-It vs. San Diego State (Bonagura); Liberty vs. Cincinnati (Schalabach)

 

[cyclones500]

To reach Alamo, several things have to occur, starting with sweeping the final 3 games. Other stuff could come into play involving OU and BU scenarios and if we ended tied with OSU (which holds head-to-head tiebreaker).

I won't worry about reaching that bowl until it becomes a realistic possibility --- even if Texas is a win, earliest we'd know how realistic that is won't come until after KU game.

 

[BigJCy]

Latest Projections:

Stewart Mandel from the Athletic:
Dec. 31 | Liberty | Memphis
Cincinnati* (SEC Nos. 3-8) vs. Iowa State (Big 12 No. 5)

Jerry Palm CBS & also the USA Today has the same:
Cheez-It Bowl Dec. 27 Tempe, Ariz. Big 12 vs. Pac-12 Iowa State vs. Nevada+

Brett McMurphy Stadium:
Texas Bowl – (Big 12 vs. SEC)
Projection: Iowa State vs. Florida State**

Sports Illustrated:
Liberty Bowl, Memphis (3:45 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Big 12 vs. SEC
Iowa State vs. Cincinnati

College Football News:
Cheez-It Bowl
Saturday, December 28
10:15 ET, ESPN
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Secondary: Mountain West
Projection: Iowa State vs. San Diego State

ESPN:
Cheez-It Bowl
Chase Field, Phoenix
Dec. 27, 10:15 p.m., ESPN
Bonagura: San Diego State vs. Iowa State

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
Dec. 31, 3:45 p.m., ESPN
Schlabach: Iowa State vs. Cincinnati

 

[isufbcurt]

Orlando, Phx or Houston please (I want some warm weather as I treat bowl games as my vacation).

Memphis again puke (I'd still probably go but it'd be a down and back trip with no vacation wrapped into it).

 

[BigJCy]

I'll predict Cheez It bowl (Phoenix) but probably will get stuck back in Memphis

 

[Cycsk]

Hoping for Texas in Houston for a new experience. But I'm OK with Liberty or Alamo as there is plenty more to do in each of those places, plus the cities take great pride in their bowl games.

 

[CheapClone1202]

Goal for me is always level of opponent. Throw us in Alaska vs the best opponent possible. All in on Camping world vs Notre Dame, but if it’s camping world vs some average ACC team, I’ll take my chances elsewhere.

 

[CoachHines3]

I know i said this yesterday, but i just see JP trying everything he can to not get us to memphis again.

camping is a stretch, like @cyclones500 said, if we want camping, we have to beat Texas and probably win out.

I still see cheez-it or texas.

i like cheez-its. go cyclones.

 

[KnappShack]

I guess this can't hurt?

TV Ratings Saturday: Cyclones vs. Sooners puts FOX on top

https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-saturday-nov-9-2019/

 

[cyclonepower]

Goal for me is always level of opponent. Throw us in Alaska vs the best opponent possible. All in on Camping world vs Notre Dame, but if it’s camping world vs some average ACC team, I’ll take my chances elsewhere.

totally agree with this, I do think we need ND to lose another game to be playing in the CWB

 

[Remo Gaggi]

We'll all be eating Memphis BBQ next month.

 

[BCClone]

I can see cheez-it in PHX. We travel well to Arizona. May be a spot below Memphis, but variety is nice

 

[istater7]

In just these past 3 seasons of being in contention for bowl games, I’m already sick of what the Big 12 is affiliated with. Sugar and Alamo are cool, but everything after that is either a bland location or oftentimes an odd opponent (lower level ACC team, replacement AAC team in the Liberty Bowl, bad PAC-12 team in the Cheezit...I wish the entire bowl system would just become open waters or have more multiple tie in options.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[Spanky]

Welcome to Ames righteous dudes

 

[Rogue52]

Unless we win out or the Big 12 gets two in the NY6, then I think getting to Camping World will be a stretch. We are settling out to Houston, Memphis, or Phoenix.

I'd prefer Houston or Phoenix for the variety, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with Memphis. The problem with Memphis on the SEC side is that it usually ends up being an AAC opponent because the SEC gets too many in NY6 and not enough to fill the rest of their bowl affiliations.

 

[BCoffClone125]

I think the Camping World reps really want ISU, but I also agree that we would probably have to win out and maybe get some help to be selected. I’m selfishly hoping for Phoenix because I have family down there, but I’m not sure if we would fall down that far in the pecking order. If we did, that likely means we likely ended the year with losses to UT and/or KSU.

 

[BigJCy]

Unless we win out or the Big 12 gets two in the NY6, then I think getting to Camping World will be a stretch. We are settling out to Houston, Memphis, or Phoenix.

I'd prefer Houston or Phoenix for the variety, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with Memphis. The problem with Memphis on the SEC side is that it usually ends up being an AAC opponent because the SEC gets too many in NY6 and not enough to fill the rest of their bowl affiliations.

Watch we will end up playing a 6-6 Tennessee team in Memphis. A.K.A. a Vols home game.

 

[cyclonepower]

Watch we will end up playing a 6-6 Tennessee team in Memphis. A.K.A. a Vols home game.

that would be awesome, would love a chance to play Tennessee! Even in Memphis, would be a great crowd

 

[cycloneworld]

Watch we will end up playing a 6-6 Tennessee team in Memphis. A.K.A. a Vols home game.

After playing against Memphis in a literal home game - and showing we can hang with that attendance and game-wise, I'd love this matchup. Plus Memphis is a great city for a bowl game.