First choice for Bowl game opponent

[CornCobPipes]

Who would be your first choice opponent for bowl game matchup?

If they would drop/ lose a game and we win out.......I would love the chance of playing Western Michigan.

I would love the chance for us to take down another Flacco. QB Tom Flacco is Joe's younger brother.

[AppStFan76]

My wife went to WMU. We are pulling hard for that match up in our house!

[AppinVA]

As much as I'd like to see Western Michigan, I don't care to hear the ESPN guys say "row the boat" over and over and over and...

[sixtoes9134]

Don't think WMU is a possibility. I think whoever wins the MAC, which will be WMU will face an AAC team.

[Gonzo]

I want to play Southern Miss and I want to go to New Orleans.

[AppOrange]

Lots of season left, it takes one VMI game to screw everything up, but just for fun, here are the projections from several news outlets:

CBS sports: dollar general vs W Michigan
SB Nation: Camelia vs Central Michigan
ESPN: Camelia vs Central Michigan or New Orleans Bowl vs Southern Miss
SI: New Orleans vs Middle Tenn State
Bleacher Report: New Orleans vs Southern Miss
College football news: Arizona Bowl vs Air Force
sporting news: St. Petersburg vs Temple
Campus insiders: Camelia vs Akron

[AppOrange]

I want to play Southern Miss and I want to go to New Orleans.

Agreed

[asucrutch23]

Lots of season left, it takes one VMI game to screw everything up, but just for fun, here are the projections from several news outlets:

CBS sports: dollar general vs W Michigan Yes please.

SB Nation: Camelia vs Central Michigan Eh.

ESPN: Camelia vs Central Michigan or New Orleans Bowl vs Southern Miss Yes please.

SI: New Orleans vs Middle Tenn State Eh.

Bleacher Report: New Orleans vs Southern Miss Yes please.

College football news: Arizona Bowl vs Air Force Not happening.

sporting news: St. Petersburg vs Temple Highly unlikely, but yes please.

Campus insiders: Camelia vs Akron Please NO. Hate rematches (except Furman 05).

[asucrutch23]

I think they will send Troy or Arkansas State to New Orleans because of geography. I think we end up in Mobile against the MAC Champ. Unfortunately, it looks like W Michigan will be playing on New Year's, so it could possibly be against the MAC East Champ, currently the...

OHIO BOBCATS.

[Gonzo]

Had NO ever passed over a SBC champ?

[asucrutch23]

Had NO ever passed over a SBC champ?

EDIT: NO passed on the champion several years in a row back in the early 2010s. I think the requirement at this time was that NO was required to take the champ only if they could not be placed elsewhere. Basically guaranteeing the champ a bowl game. Last year, the champs Arkansas State were a good fit. It seems that they will attempt to align geographically as much as possible (hence Georgia Southern being picked over us for Mobile in 2015).

[Appstatefanjme]

See I have been doing some tease arch and I think if we win the sun belt we will most likely go to New Orleans to play that bowl but I think if the cure bowl wants us we would choose that bowl ove New Orleans because we can have a lot more fans there in Orlando I have nothing against New Orleans but I think our fans including me would be happy playing in Florida about playing WMU very doubtful unless they lose a game we have a better chance of playing southern miss than WMU I would like to play USF or a team out of the AAC that would be a great matchup because of all the talent the AAC has so good luck to u all but that's my projections

[Yosef84]

I would love to see a matchup with a ranked WMU but as stated above (more than once) that is unlikely. Many of our fans wouldn't appreciate what a great match up that would be but it would be great from a national exposure perspective. Southern Miss would be a great game and I would love a chance for some redemption for our 2014 loss. I think I saw one projection that had us against La Tech in NO. I would like that match up simply because La Tech has owned the Belt over the past few years (ULL and Arkansas State) and it would give us a chance to shut them up (hopefully) for a little while.

[JTApps1]

I'd love to play WMU after watching their defense give up over 200 rushing yards in the first 20 minutes of the game. Had Ball State not had a ridiculous number of penalties, and just a little bit of pass defense that game would have been much different.

If Arkansas State is eligible along with Troy I think we end up in Montgomery or Orlando. Personally those would be my preference if New Orleans is out of the picture as Mobile is on a tough date.

[WVAppsfan]

The Camilea would not want a rematch in their bowl game wit App vs AKRON

Lots of season left, it takes one VMI game to screw everything up, but just for fun, here are the projections from several news outlets:

CBS sports: dollar general vs W Michigan
SB Nation: Camelia vs Central Michigan
ESPN: Camelia vs Central Michigan or New Orleans Bowl vs Southern Miss
SI: New Orleans vs Middle Tenn State
Bleacher Report: New Orleans vs Southern Miss
College football news: Arizona Bowl vs Air Force
sporting news: St. Petersburg vs Temple
Campus insiders: Camelia vs Akron

[WVAppsfan]

They will not pass on App in New Orleans

I think they will send Troy or Arkansas State to New Orleans because of geography. I think we end up in Mobile against the MAC Champ. Unfortunately, it looks like W Michigan will be playing on New Year's, so it could possibly be against the MAC East Champ, currently the...

OHIO BOBCATS.

[asucrutch23]

They will not pass on App in New Orleans

I think history has shown that they will. Do you know something we don't?

EDIT: I don't mean to be condescending. You just seem so definitive with that statement.

[WVAPPeer]

If I understand the SB tie-in bowl arrangement - the #1 tie-in DOES NOT have to take the #1 team - therefore, I see them taking the closest team who will bring the most fans - Not APP. - I would say we will go to the bowl which has the 3rd choice, possibly 2nd - Can anyone shed some light on this? ---

[Yosef84]

New Orleans made it very obvious for years that, if ULL is eligible, they will get invited. With ULL struggling and attendance dropping, they probably wouldn't get the invitation this year even if they become eligible but I fully expect the New Orleans to pick a team who is closer and whom they believe would travel best. That would most likely be Arkansas State or Troy.

[bigdaddyg]

Fiesta Bowl V Alabama...

Just being honest