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Message: [QUOTE="CuseLegacy, post: 325074, member: 469"] [SIZE=6][B]Teel Time: Keeping 6-6 teams eligible for bowls fine by ACC coaches[/B][/SIZE] By David Teel 4:26 p.m. EDT, August 1, 2012 No 6-6, bowl-eligible [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/atlantic-coast-conference-ORSPT00000248.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]ACC[/COLOR][/U][/URL] team has ever missed college football’s bloated postseason, a trend that’s likely to continue. As the Birmingham News’ [URL='http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/07/college_football_bowl_eligibil.html#incart_river_default'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Jon Solomon reported this week[/COLOR][/U][/URL], a [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/big-ten-conference-ORSPT000112.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Big Ten[/COLOR][/U][/URL] proposal to elevate the minimum record for bowl qualification to 7-5 has gained little traction. That’s just fine with the ACC. The conference had no formal position on the matter, associate commissioner for [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/entertainment/michael-kelly-PECLB002742.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Michael Kelly[/COLOR][/U][/URL] said, but the league’s coaches unanimously opposed the idea. No shock there. Even after a .500 regular season that likely was disappointing, bowls offer coaches a selling point to recruits, three extra weeks of practice and – wink, wink – a sweet bonus. ACC coaches’ opposition intensified with the conference’s adoption of a nine-game league schedule, Kelly said. Indeed, an extra conference game means one less chance to play a winnable non-league contest. Increasing the standard to 7-5 would have been a death knell for several of college football’s 35 bowls, hardly catastrophic. For example, last year only one 7-5 team, the Sun Belt’s [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/western-kentucky-hilltoppers-ORSPT00000385.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Western Kentucky[/COLOR][/U][/URL], was bypassed for postseason. Meanwhile, 14 teams with six victories played in bowls, including the ACC’s [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/wake-forest-demon-deacons-ORSPT000000300.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Wake Forest[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. Four bowls matched six-win teams: the Music City (Wake-Mississippi State), Meineke Car Care (Texas A&M-[URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/northwestern-wildcats-ORSPT000129.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Northwestern[/COLOR][/U][/URL]), [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/economy-business-finance/consumer-goods-industries/food-industry/kraft-foods-inc.-ORCRP017279.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Kraft[/COLOR][/U][/URL] Fight Hunger ([URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/illinois-fighting-illini-15007122.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Illinois[/COLOR][/U][/URL]-UCLA) and Gator ([URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/florida-gators-ORSPT000172.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Florida[/COLOR][/U][/URL]-[URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/ohio-state-buckeyes-ORSPT000130.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Ohio State[/COLOR][/U][/URL]). Here are the 6-6 ACC teams that have played in bowls, and their results: 2002: Wake Forest defeated Oregon in Seattle Bowl. 2003: [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-ORSPT000000270.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Georgia Tech[/COLOR][/U][/URL] defeated Tulsa in [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/football/college-football/famous-idaho-potato-bowl-EVSPR000209.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Humanitarian Bowl[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. 2006: [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/miami-hurricanes-ORSPT000191.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Miami[/COLOR][/U][/URL] defeated Nevada in MPC Computers Bowl; [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/florida-state-seminoles-ORSPT000176.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Florida State[/COLOR][/U][/URL] defeated UCLA in Emerald Bowl. 2007: [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/maryland-terrapins-ORSPT000188.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Maryland[/COLOR][/U][/URL] lost to Oregon State in Emerald Bowl. 2008: [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/north-carolina-tar-heels-ORSPT00000150.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]North Carolina[/COLOR][/U][/URL] Sate lost to Rutgers in Papajohns.com Bowl. 2009: Florida State defeated West [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/virginia-cavaliers-ORSPT000224.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Virginia[/COLOR][/U][/URL] in [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/football/gator-bowl-EVSPR000097.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Gator Bowl[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. 2010: [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/college-sports/clemson-tigers-ORSPT000000262.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Clemson[/COLOR][/U][/URL] lost to South Florida in Meineke Car Care Bowl; Georgia Tech lost to Air Force in [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/football/independence-bowl-EVSPR000099.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Independence Bowl[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. 2011: Wake Forest lost to Mississippi State in [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/football/music-city-bowl-EVSPR0000100.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Music City Bowl[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. Miami finished 6-6 last season but self-imposed a bowl ban in the wake of the Evan [URL='http://syracusefan.com/topic/sports/football/college-football/miami-football-scandal-%282011%29-EVSPR000178.topic'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Shapiro scandal[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. Easy to see why. Oh and the Dude is everywhere... [U][COLOR=#0084b4][B]David Teel[/B]‏[/COLOR][S][COLOR=#66b5d2]@[/COLOR][/S][B][COLOR=#0084b4]DavidTeelatDP[/COLOR][/B][/U] From last night: [URL='http://syracusefan.com/search/%23ACC'][U][S][COLOR=#66b5d2]#[/COLOR][/S][B][COLOR=#0084b4]ACC[/COLOR][/B][/U][/URL] coaches happy 6-6 teams to remain eligible for bowls. [URL='http://t.co/FIDNf3lV'][COLOR=#0084b4][U]http://bit.ly/MzockO[/U][/COLOR][/URL] [URL='http://syracusefan.com/DavidTeelatDP/status/230993774698975234'][B][COLOR=#0084b4][U]Details Expand Collapse [/U][/COLOR][/B][/URL] [URL='http://syracusefan.com/theDudeofWV/status/230994311746043904'][COLOR=#0084b4][U]1h[/U][/COLOR][/URL][URL='http://syracusefan.com/theDudeofWV'][U][COLOR=#0084b4][IMG]http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/2326220978/5224mft7zdrkk1j2hvsq_normal.jpeg[/IMG][B]The Dude of WV[/B]‏[/COLOR][S][COLOR=#66b5d2]@[/COLOR][/S][B][COLOR=#0084b4]theDudeofWV[/COLOR][/B][/U][/URL] [URL='http://syracusefan.com/DavidTeelatDP'][U][S][COLOR=#66b5d2]@[/COLOR][/S][B][COLOR=#0084b4]DavidTeelatDP[/COLOR][/B][/U][/URL] insert joke about ACC football here. 6-6 gets an Orange Bowl bid against a 7-5 ND. [URL='http://syracusefan.com/DavidTeelatDP/status/230994909937684480'][COLOR=#0084b4][U]1h[/U][/COLOR][/URL][URL='http://syracusefan.com/DavidTeelatDP'][U][COLOR=#0084b4][IMG]http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1114801588/obxhalf_normal.JPG[/IMG][B]David Teel[/B]‏[/COLOR][S][COLOR=#66b5d2]@[/COLOR][/S][B][COLOR=#0084b4]DavidTeelatDP[/COLOR][/B][/U][/URL] [URL='http://syracusefan.com/theDudeofWV'][U][S][COLOR=#66b5d2]@[/COLOR][/S][B][COLOR=#0084b4]theDudeofWV[/COLOR][/B][/U][/URL] Would have to be 7-6 after winning ACC title game. :) [U][COLOR=#0066cc][IMG]http://mv.trb.com/clear.gif?dname=www.dailypress.com&uri=/sports/teel-blog/dp-teel-time-minimum-bowl-record,0,6627676.story&tag=/sports/teel-blog&citype=story&title=Teel%20Time%3A%20Keeping%206-6%20teams%20eligible%20for%20bowls%20fine%20by%20ACC%20coaches&hkey=ab0b1f4f2a0cd35fda563ab0f5a69d86[/IMG][/COLOR][/U] [/QUOTE]

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