ISU Bowl Projection

[Chitowncy]

I can't handle the excitement of seeing this:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/bowls/predictions/

Cyclones projected in the CFP and hosting a game at that against Oregon!? Yes, please. I know, it's way too early and I wouldn't bet a dime on us making the playoffs, but this is fun to see....

 

[CRcyclone6]

Clearly the best conference in college football with four teams in.

 

[BoomerClone]

I posted this on another thread. There is no way the Big 12 gets 4 teams in. BUT, I do think they get 2 maybe 3. I also do think ISU has a good chance to be in the top 12 this year. Make the Big 12 championship and I feel both teams are in.

 

[Pope]

Good Lord, you gotta be kidding me. That's as bad as my 'Way too early weather forecast for the North Dakota game'.

Three Big 12 teams in the playoffs? That would be nice if it happened, but I won't hold my breath.

 

[Chitowncy]

I posted this on another thread. There is no way the Big 12 gets 4 teams in. BUT, I do think they get 2 maybe 3. I also do think ISU has a good chance to be in the top 12 this year. Make the Big 12 championship and I feel both teams are in.

I agree. Highly unlikely and laughable that the Big 12 could get 4 in, but I'm at least hoping for 2. It stinks they lost some opportunities last week with KU losing to Illinois and CU losing to Nebraska. Houston upsetting OU would have been big as well. Oh well. I'm hoping for 2 and for ISU to get a CFP spot or a better bowl. Would be amazing!

Still, fun to dream at least one national publication has the Big XII ranked so favorably and predicts ISU to host a playoff game. Fun to imagine!

 

[Cyclonepride]

I posted this on another thread. There is no way the Big 12 gets 4 teams in. BUT, I do think they get 2 maybe 3. I also do think ISU has a good chance to be in the top 12 this year. Make the Big 12 championship and I feel both teams are in.

Yeah, in the SEC or Big Ten conference season, when a top team loses, another team from that conference will just be bumped up. The deck is already being stacked (Big Ten/SEC have 9 out of the top 10 this week). That won't happen for the Big 12. Lose and you'll drop like a rock, and the team that beat you might get a small bump.

 

[BoomerClone]

I’m not on the ship is sinking for the Big 12 bandwagon. I think every year the big 12 will get 2 and some years 3 teams in. Much more opportunity for ISU to make it.

 

[NetflixAndClone]

lol imagine if we got 4 teams into the CFP. Won't happen because of the committee, but funny to think about.

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

Isn’t jerry palm just a discount version of Joe Lunardi? Anything he predicts, the opposite will happen.

 

[CascadeClone]

I can't handle the excitement of seeing this:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/bowls/predictions/

Cyclones projected in the CFP and hosting a game at that against Oregon!? Yes, please. I know, it's way too early and I wouldn't bet a dime on us making the playoffs, but this is fun to see....

I bet a dime (several actually) on ISU to make the CFP. It was like +1150 or something, so wth!

 

[2speedy1]

No way B12 gets 4, no way B12 even gets 3.

B12 will be lucky to get 2, its all about the perception, of the B12.

Sorry It sucks but, its true.

 

[2speedy1]

ESPN has us projected to the Texas Bowl.

 

[FriendlySpartan]

No way B12 gets 4, no way B12 even gets 3.

B12 will be lucky to get 2, its all about the perception, of the B12.

Sorry It sucks but, its true.

I’m just a big fan of the vibe change from the program is doomed at half to we’re winning the Big12 and going to the playoffs 2 quarters later.

 

[ScottyP]

ESPN has us projected to the Texas Bowl.

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The Texas Bowl wants a Texas school in this game. I don't consider us eligible for this bowl unless we play a Texas A&M or some other non-Big XII Texas school.

 

[nrg4isu]

I’m just a big fan of the vibe change from the program is doomed at half to we’re winning the Big12 and going to the playoffs 2 quarters later.

You're not THAT new around here. This is normal and expected.

 

[BoomerClone]

I’m just a big fan of the vibe change from the program is doomed at half to we’re winning the Big12 and going to the playoffs 2 quarters later.

lol. Welcome to Cyclone nation. And I’m including myself here. We suck, wait we might not suck, no we suck, wait we might not suck, oh my god we are great, we suck again, now we don’t suck. Playoffs baby.

 

[cyatheart]

It is fun to think about somebody like Miami or Bama rolling into Jack Trice in late December.

 

[cymonw1980]

I can't handle the excitement of seeing this:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/bowls/predictions/

Cyclones projected in the CFP and hosting a game at that against Oregon!? Yes, please. I know, it's way too early and I wouldn't bet a dime on us making the playoffs, but this is fun to see....

Fun to see 4 teams in the projection... probably more for clicks than anything.

I do have an issue with all the negative talk from B12 fans/media down playing the potential for the B12 to get 2 teams. I understand it's an up hill climb for the conference. But so far it is going about as well as it can.

1) ND lost to NIU and beat TAMU; both were positives for the B12
2) FSU and Clemson are 1-3, NC State lost to tenn; ACC looking like a 1 bid league

If G5/acc/nd only have 2 bids that leaves 10 (mostly for sec and b10) for everyone else. The B12 currently has 3 teams in top 15 in AP. The G5 got a team in the 4 team playoff. I think the B12 still is a little ahead of what the G5 reputation was when it was P5/G5. It really is more of a 3 tier view - P2, B12/ACC, G5.

Important to remember that early season polls are based primarily on last year's teams. The non-OU/T teams were not great a year ago. But that doesn't mean 2 or 3 won't be good this year. Prior to last year ('20, '21, '22), the current B12 members made up 2-4 of the final top 12 teams in the CFP rankings each season. They also had 2 teams in the top 4 and made the 4 team CFP in 2 of the 3 seasons (one of those was a G5 Cinci team).

There will be bias. But there is opportunity. I think more "B12" media should look at what needs to happen and lay out a path for potentially getting 2+ teams in the playoff instead of saying "no shot" like we hear on Iowa Everywhere...

There is a path. It just will be more difficult.

 

[jcf817]

It is fun to think about somebody like Miami or Bama rolling into Jack Trice in late December.

It would almost certainly be the warmest late December on record, because reasons.

 

[Tony Gunk]

lol. Welcome to Cyclone nation. And I’m including myself here. We suck, wait we might not suck, no we suck, wait we might not suck, oh my god we are great, we suck again, now we don’t suck. Playoffs baby.