Bowl Game likelihood?!?

[TerraCat]

On Northwestern’s remaining schedule…I think Purdue is a likely win. We have to win one more to make a bowl. Which would be an amazing response to the ridiculousness of this season and the utter mismanagement of SchillGragg!

I think the likelihood of a win from most to least goes like this: Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin.

I estimate base completely upon opinion and no scientific data…a 45% chance of bowling. Meaning I really want to believe!!!!!

What do you think?

 

[No Chores]

On Northwestern’s remaining schedule…I think Purdue is a likely win. We have to win one more to make a bowl. Which would be an amazing response to the ridiculousness of this season and the utter mismanagement of SchillGragg!

I think the likelihood of a win from most to least goes like this: Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin.

I estimate base completely upon opinion and no scientific data…a 45% chance of bowling. Meaning I really want to believe!!!!!

What do you think?

I think that we will win 3 out of 4.

 

[Hungry Jack]

I think the Cats will make it happen

 

[eastbaycat99]

I think there will be bowl games.

 

[GECat2]

I give this a 51% chance of happening.

 

[ricko654321]

On Northwestern’s remaining schedule…I think Purdue is a likely win. We have to win one more to make a bowl. Which would be an amazing response to the ridiculousness of this season and the utter mismanagement of SchillGragg!

I think the likelihood of a win from most to least goes like this: Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin.

I estimate base completely upon opinion and no scientific data…a 45% chance of bowling. Meaning I really want to believe!!!!!

What do you think?

I think your 45% chance of getting to 6-6 or better is about correct. However, with our APR being at or near the top of the list (though after James Madison which gets in on an exception once all 6-win teams have been used despite eligibility being blocked for their transition from FCS), there is a better than average chance that we get into a bowl at 5-7. Though granted it might be an overflow ESPN-owned bowl, not a contracted B1G bowl at that point. That said, the last contracted B1G bowl is the Quick Lane in Detroit (vs MAC), and the Athletic this week projected us at 5-7 to go to the First Responder Bowl on 12/26 in Dallas vs UTSA... that sorta seems better than Detroit to me.

So if it is 40-45% that we get to 6 wins, I think making a bowl is more like 65-70% (conservatively, perhaps) given a 5-7 Northwestern team is more likely to get in than not.

Let's just beat Iowa though, and then get 1-2 more against IL and Purdue and remove any doubt.

 

[Deeringfish]

I feel like it's 50/50 now but if NU beats Iowa, I think the chances skyrocket to 90%.

 

[mickbula]

I feel like it's 50/50 now but if NU beats Iowa, I think the chances skyrocket to 90%.

Wasn't it really close last season- like 14-10 or something? Really hoping for a miracle here this season with some new coaches for us and still their version of oc/jon....

 

[phatcat]

Wasn't it really close last season- like 14-10 or something? Really hoping for a miracle here this season with some new coaches for us and still their version of oc/jon....

2 years ago 17 12. Last year 33 13 including a last second TD by us.

 

[SmellyCat]

As usual, the Cats could win all of them but could also lose all of them. 2-2 the rest of the way is fine with me, but why not go 8-4 and erase all doubt?

Whoever comes out of the West to face the OSU/Michigan winner might be the worst Big West winner ever, but they'd still be in Indy. Why not the Cats?

 

[BosCat]

As usual, can always go to our friends at HtP: http://hailtopurple.com/cde/bowls.html

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