2024 bowl projections thread

[Orangezoo]

It's about the opponent.

I get that. It’s seemingly been a ranked vs an unranked typically has it not? In Gator and Holiday last year it was a ranked ACC team vs an unranked 7-5 Big ten /SEC etc team. Wazzu I agree is a big meh though

 

[OburgOrange]

 

[kirbivore]

For those watching the game it's 8PM Friday 12/27 on Fox.

 

[anomander]

It's the top paying bowl. What the heck is wrong with our fans

so is the Pinstripe and nobody ever wants to go there

 

[Kalima45]

Can't imagine there will be a lot of people flying out for this game, flights have to be pretty steep. Do we have a big alumni base out west?

 

[kirbivore]

Can't imagine there will be a lot of people flying out for this game, flights have to be pretty steep. Do we have a big alumni base out west?

There's a decent LA contingent

 

[PhatOrange]

we’ll that sucks. I wanted Gator vs SEC.

cheap easy flights/travel

great for recruiting

 

[sdhall01]

The longer they put off announcing the opposition the crazier the takes will get

We’re playing the City of Alexandria YMCA flag football team.

 

[Franz69]

Janet Reno is the Holiday Bowl rep?

 

[baggerbob]

Incorrect, you guarantee to buy a certain number of tickets and are prepared to eat them if they don't move. Duke did that

The sooner we get out of this conference the better, Fran is doing his part, now we need to get someone in charge on the basketball side.

 

[SUinNWE]

The silver lining here is that I can't afford the flight, so I'm not mad that I can't go. Flights are steeeeeeep.

 

[dasher]

And they care if we get smacked by an SEC team?

I wouldn't concede that we would lose to an SEC team. If we are, we should be outraged that Alabama didn't get in over a lowly ACC team. I have seen us beat LSU, Ga, and tie Auburn in bowl games.

 

[JeremyCuse]

Fine to be wrong but that pisses me off and confirms to me my concerns about our AD.

Has nothing to do with the AD. SU the administration isn't eating a mill or a mill five to guarantee the Gator

 

[sufan59]

Clemson was apparently going if they lost

 

[Irt4su]

And here it is... Your sh!+ sandwich!

Great haircut almost as good as this one

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

No, South Florida is the team that most of you gave the Wazzu treatment last year.

An unexciting matchup that does nothing for us if we win, yet still have a decent chance of losing to in an embarrassing fashion? Yep.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

And you are acting like because you get to see the game it is the most important thing. Not for the rest of us. I wanted a quality opponent. San Diego is fine as long as it was a real good foe. Someone that would move the needle. This doesn't do that. Have fun at the gam

And you are acting like because you get to see the game it is the most important thing. Not for the rest of us. I wanted a quality opponent. San Diego is fine as long as it was a real good foe. Someone that would move the needle. This doesn't do that. Have fun at the game.

You have no clue if McCord plays in any bowl game regardless of the opponent. Im not acting like that, I happen to think its way more of a fun trip for the players. Lordy.

 

[JarHeadJim]

How dirty was Dan?

I never met Dan but Daniel had some nice cans!

 

[jungleman46]

I think this is great for the program to go to san diego in the winter for a bowl game. I don't understand the disappointment, a team like ole miss or alabama in a hypothetical bowl game would have so many opt outs that you can't even say they would be a better team than WSU. The location matters more than who we play in my opinion. This is a great opportunity to build team chemistry for the next season.

 

[Irishsecra1]

Well I am heartbroken
The bowl itself is fine, the opponent is crap.
Are they even in the top 50?
This is the reward for 9-3.
We beat 8 bowl teams and get this.
And Duke getting the Gator is just not right.

 

[qdawgg]

Fine to be wrong but that pisses me off and confirms to me my concerns about our AD.

Oh good lord. He was supposed to take a smaller payout and potentially eat a chunk of money. That sounds like a great business choice just to appease 20 complainers on syracusefan.com

 

[KellySyracuse]

Are these bowls being announced on a channel? ESPN still has CFP being discussed. My god.

I followed Brett McMurphy on Bluesky, didn't see a bowl selection show anywhere on TV

 

[SUinNWE]

Great haircut almost as good as this one

Bowl cut baby!!

 

[zjscuse]

there were a lot of cuse fans at the cal game, the matchup sucks but hey atleast it’s a warm bowl?? You guys do realize now that we play cal and Stanford , California can be a recruiting ground.

 

[kingtidge]

An unexciting matchup that does nothing for us if we win, yet still have a decent chance of losing to in an embarrassing fashion? Yep.

I wonder how Fran is taking the news...