It looks like the two most likely bowls for Northwestern (as per HTP's Bowl Projections) are both on the day after Christmas, a prospect that is great for TV viewing but not ideal for anyone planning to travel from any significant distance to the bowl site unless staying at home on the 25th is not a family tradition. Those December 26th bowls are Quick Lane in Detroit and Guarantee Rate in Phoenix.
Reading the tea leaves based on HTP's projections, likely in the mix for Northwestern if we win out, would be the Las Vegas Bowl in Las Vegas on the 23rd, Pinstripe in NYC on the 28th, or Music City in Nashville on the 30th. Accordingly, Nashville looks as close as Northwestern could expect to get to be playing in a New Year's Day Bowl.
Given the above, feel free to share your preferences with Scenario One being no further wins but qualifying under the APR exception with the added possibility of landing us in an at large bowl;
Scenario Two with one more win taking us to Detroit or Phoenix;
and Scenario Three with two more wins opening up Las Vegas, New York, and Nashville as our bowl destinations.
Link to HTP's Bowl Projections:
HTP's Bowl Projections
Reading the tea leaves based on HTP's projections, likely in the mix for Northwestern if we win out, would be the Las Vegas Bowl in Las Vegas on the 23rd, Pinstripe in NYC on the 28th, or Music City in Nashville on the 30th. Accordingly, Nashville looks as close as Northwestern could expect to get to be playing in a New Year's Day Bowl.
Given the above, feel free to share your preferences with Scenario One being no further wins but qualifying under the APR exception with the added possibility of landing us in an at large bowl;
Scenario Two with one more win taking us to Detroit or Phoenix;
and Scenario Three with two more wins opening up Las Vegas, New York, and Nashville as our bowl destinations.
Link to HTP's Bowl Projections:
HTP's Bowl Projections
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