Georgia Tech, BCS or no bowl

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Georgia Tech at 6-6 has to win the ACCCG to remain Bowl Eligible. Last year UCLA was granted a waiver in the same situation but this summer the NCAA put together criteria for bowl eligibility waivers in which 6-6 teams with one or two FCS wins have preference over 6-7 teams that have lost their conference championship game. There will be (likely be) 72 bowl eligible teams counting GT so it looks to me that a loss in the ACCCG will knock GT out of a bowl.

Pretty funny as CCG are money grabs but this one is going to cost the ACC bowl money. They probably still come out ahead but funny none the less.
 
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UCLA was in the same situation last year, they lost to Oregon but the NCAA let them ib a bowl anyways
 
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I think that's a bs rule. Penalizing teams for playing a conference championship game is wrong.
 
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Bowl eligibilty criteria is:
1. 6 wins in 12 games (up to 1 FCS game)
2. 6 wins in 12 games (up to 2 FCS games)
3. 6 wins in 13 games (13th game being a Conf Championship Game)
4. 6 wins in 13 games (Hawai'i and teams playing @ Hawai'i are allowed to play 13 games)
5. New teams in FBS that are technically not yet full FBS members.
6. 5 wins in 12 games, with preference given to the school with the highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) Score
 
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MSCE09 said:
Bowl eligibilty criteria is:
1. 6 wins in 12 games (up to 1 FCS game)
2. 6 wins in 12 games (up to 2 FCS games)
3. 6 wins in 13 games (13th game being a Conf Championship Game)
4. 6 wins in 13 games (Hawai'i and teams playing @ Hawai'i are allowed to play 13 games)
5. New teams in FBS that are technically not yet full FBS members.
6. 5 wins in 12 games, with preference given to the school with the highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) Score
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The APR rule is Bull****. Unless fans are paying to see the two teams take the SAT
 
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Both guys picking bowls for ESPN have GT in a bowl game, and it's not the Orange Bowl, so they both believe GT can go bowling at 6-7. Perhaps the exception that allows GT this year and UCLA last year to get a waiver is that neither team would be playing in a conference championship game if another team wasn't ineligible. In GT's case, two teams in its division are ineligible.

Normally, a 6-6 team playing in a conference championship game would mean the conference is very weak. But, in these cases, the involved 6-6 teams didn't have the best records in their divisions.
 
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I had originally counted UTSA. But they are a transitional team so they would be lower on the eligibility requirement than a 6-7 GT. So that would put 69 eligible teams not counting GT with UConn and Pitt still with a chance this week to win 6. If both lose GT could go bowling with a loss. If not it doesn't look good for GT.
 
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6 win teams shouldn't go bowling anyways. I wish there was only about 10 or 12 bowl games and no agreements with conferences.
 
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MSCE09 said:
Georgia Tech at 6-6 has to win the ACCCG to remain Bowl Eligible. Last year UCLA was granted a waiver in the same situation but this summer the NCAA put together criteria for bowl eligibility waivers in which 6-6 teams with one or two FCS wins have preference over 6-7 teams that have lost their conference championship game. There will be (likely be) 72 bowl eligible teams counting GT so it looks to me that a loss in the ACCCG will knock GT out of a bowl.

Pretty funny as CCG are money grabs but this one is going to cost the ACC bowl money. They probably still come out ahead but funny none the less.
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yeah, the NCAA approved their bowl waiver

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets get bowl waiver approved by NCAA - ESPN

Georgia Tech might not win Saturday in the ACC title game against Florida State, but the Yellow Jackets picked up a huge victory Thursday.

The NCAA approved Georgia Tech's bowl waiver, allowing the Yellow Jackets to play in a bowl game even if they lose to FSU and finish 6-7.

Georgia Tech had filed a waiver after the NCAA board of directors passed a rule last summer, prohibiting bowls from picking a 6-7 team over an eligible 6-6 team.

The NCAA's decision to allow a team with a losing record in a bowl means a non-AQ team with a .500 record or better will not get a bowl bid.

Last week, sources told ESPN there were "several conferences" opposed to Georgia Tech receiving the waiver and taking a spot from a .500 or better team, specifically because the NCAA had changed the rule last summer.

Georgia Tech will be one of eight eligible bowl teams from the ACC. The ACC has eight bowl tie-ins, so the Yellow Jackets, even at 6-7, would be guaranteed a bid to an ACC bowl.

The Georgia Tech-Florida State winner will play in the Orange Bowl.

If Georgia Tech loses to FSU, it would mark the second consecutive season a team lost its conference championship game and went to a bowl game with a 6-7 record. Last year it was UCLA, which received an exemption from the NCAA to play in a bowl game despite its losing record. That prompted the NCAA's rule change over the summer.

Ironically, it was a decision by another ACC team that put Georgia Tech in this position. North Carolina, Georgia Tech and Miami finished in a three-way tie for the ACC's Coastal Division title.

However, North Carolina was bowl ineligible because of NCAA sanctions. Last week, Miami took a self-imposed bowl ban because of impending NCAA sanctions, leaving Georgia Tech (6-6) to play in the ACC title game.

Entering this weekend, there are 71 bowl-eligible teams (including Georgia Tech) for 70 bowl spots. The number could increase if UConn (5-6) beats Cincinnati and Pittsburgh (5-6) beats South Florida on Saturday.

If UConn and/or Pitt win, they are guaranteed a bowl affiliated with the Big East, which would in turn keep even more non-AQ schools from getting bowl bids.
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