Bowl Projections

Dan · Nov 20, 2023

Illinois vs Ohio in Detroit (Quick Lane Bowl) in Brett McMurphy's projections

College Football Bowl Projections for Week 13: Brett McMurphy's Bowl Predictions With Projected Spreads

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Illini2010-11 · Nov 20, 2023

If Illinois beats Northwestern, Minnesota beats Wisconsin, and Nebraska upsets Iowa, then the B1G is looking at 11 bowl eligible teams. It will be very interesting to see how the official bowl tie ins shake out. Interesting that Brett projects Nebraska to Las Vegas Bowl. I mean there is a chance they win on Friday, but they will be slight underdogs vs Iowa. Not sure they are deserving to be on the list as of this morning.

If Illinois wins and Toledo wins the MAC to get the Quick Lane Bowl auto tie in, then there is virtually no way Illini will play in Detroit.

FWIW, ESPN projections:

Schlabach: Quick Lane Bowl vs Ohio
Bonagura: Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs West Virginia

redwingillini11 · Nov 20, 2023

Of course it comes down to Northwestern week.....

College football bowl projections: Projected matchup pairings, playoff picks in Week 13

Team scoop, where bowl reps were at over the weekend before rivalry week.

247sports.com

Quick Lane Bowl

Projected matchup: Illinois vs. Ohio

Big Ten bowl projections: College Football Playoff, New Year's Six predictions after Week 12

With Wisconsin and Northwestern clinching bowl eligibility, here's our college football bowl projections for Big Ten teams after Week 12.

www.freep.com

Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Illinois vs. Kansas

ESPN releases 2023 College Football Playoff, full bowl projections after Week 12

ESPN's experts have released their full 2023 College Football Playoff and bowl projections following Week 12's action.

www.on3.com

Tuesday, Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl
Ford Field (Detroit)
2 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
Schlabach: Illinois vs. Ohio

Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Chase Field (Phoenix)
9 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
Bonagura: Illinois vs. West Virginia

2023 College Football Bowl Predictions - NCAA Bowl Game Projections

CBS Sports bowl expert Jerry Palm picks the teams he feels will comprise the National Semi-final at the end of the season along with bowl projections for every single game.

www.cbssports.com

Dec. 23

Las Vegas

Illinois

vs.

UCLA

Big Ten vs. Pac-12

7:30 p.m.

Las Vegas, Nev.

College Football Bowl Projections for Week 13: Brett McMurphy's Bowl Predictions With Projected Spreads

Read about college football bowl projections for Week 13, including Brett McMurphy's bowl predictions with projected spreads.

www.actionnetwork.com

Quick Lane Bowl
Dec. 26 •
Detroit, MI

Illinois
-7

Ohio

https://collegefootballnews.com/bowl-projections/bowl-projections-college-football-playoff-predictions-week-13-2023

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Saturday, December 23, 2023
3:30 pm ET, ABC
Amon G Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
Last Season: Air Force 30, Baylor 15
Bowl Ties: American Athletic vs Conference USA
Bowl Projection: Illinois vs West Virginia

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/bowl-projections-2023

Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 23)

Tie-In: Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Projection: Illinois vs. UCLA

College Football Bowl Projections after Week 12

After Week 12, we update our College Football Playoff projections, New Year's Six Bowl projections, as well as complete bowl projections. For the mo...

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Gasparilla Bowl: Illinois vs. Texas State

B1G bowl projections following Week 12: Ohio State moves up, Northwestern cracks 6 wins

B1G bowl projections following Week 12.

saturdaytradition.com

Cure Bowl: Illinois vs. UCF

Week 13 bowl projections: Why Florida State stays in College Football Playoff for now | Sporting News

Jordan Travis' ankle injury hasn't knocked the 'Noles out of the top four ... yet.

www.sportingnews.com

Dec. 23

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

Illinois vs. Utah

Illiniam1984 · Nov 20, 2023

We can still make a bowl game at 5-7, if Minny finishes 5-7 as well l but I don’t think we want to go there. Let’s beat NW next Saturday.

Illini2010-11 · Nov 20, 2023

Illiniam1984 said:
We can still make a bowl game at 5-7, if Minny finishes 5-7 as well l but I don’t think we want to go there. Let’s beat NW next Saturday.

I do not see a viable path to a bowl game at 5-7. The Illini are 85th in APR rankings, and there are at least 9 teams that could finish 5-7 ahead of Illini (including Minnesota, Wake Forest, Rice, Mississippi State, even Michigan State and Florida).

Illini are in win or bust mode on Saturday, plain and simple.

Mr. Tibbs · Nov 20, 2023

Illini2010-11 said:
I do not see a viable path to a bowl game at 5-7. The Illini are 85th in APR rankings, and there are at least 9 teams that could finish 5-7 ahead of Illini (including Florida).

Illini are in win or bust mode on Saturday, plain and simple.

agree

besides, going to a bowl at 5-7 is so lame

Roundball Sage · Nov 20, 2023

Mr. Tibbs said:
going to a bowl at 5-7 is so lame

In a sense it’s lame. But in another sense this gives the team and fans a bowl game experience that they would not have had otherwise. And if a 5-7 team gets into a bowl and wins it... not too many people are going to complain.

From a fan and athlete point-of-view... playing a game is always better than not playing. And with the Illini giving a couple games away at the end this season... they would not really seem like a 5-7 team.

mattcoldagelli · Nov 20, 2023

Mr. Tibbs said:
agree

besides, going to a bowl at 5-7 is so lame

Nearly all bowls are equally lame, what difference does it make?

Calvin · Nov 20, 2023

As a fan of the sport, I'm bummed this year is still a 4 team format. Seems like there are more than 4 deserving teams, at least at this point, that could make a run.

Illini2010-11 · Nov 20, 2023

Mr. Tibbs said:
agree

besides, going to a bowl at 5-7 is so lame

Outside of the extra bowl practices, I completely agree that 5-7 teams should not be sniffing a bowl invite. Even with a win, the team would have a losing record. At least a 6-6 team can still win a bowl game to get a winning record.

As far as I am concerned, I hope there are 80 bowl eligible teams out of the 82 bowl spots. James Madison (10-1) and Jacksonville State (8-3) deserve to get a bowl invite, and the only way they can get in is if there are not enough bowl eligible teams.

Illini4Chief · Nov 20, 2023

Mr. Tibbs said:
agree

besides, going to a bowl at 5-7 is so lame

5 and 7 Bowl Game......Just shameful....

redwingillini11 · Nov 22, 2023

Mid-week Update:

College football bowl projections: Oregon-Michigan Rose Bowl in CFP semis

The top two CFP teams of No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Michigan remain the same in this week's projection.

theathletic.com

Quick Lane

Dec. 26

Illinois (Big Ten 7)

Eastern Michigan (MAC)

Bowl projections: 24 teams enter Week 13 a win away from bowl eligibility

68 teams are fully bowl-eligible through the first 12 weeks of the season.

sports.yahoo.com

Frisco Bowl (Dec. 19)
Navy vs. Illinois

College football bowl projections: Ohio State hurdles Michigan into playoff field

There's one big chance in this week's college football bowl projections with Ohio State taking over a playoff spot from Michigan ahead of their clash.

www.usatoday.com

Dec. 26

First Responder

Big 12 vs. At-large

Iowa State vs. Illinois

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10098132-college-football-playoff-projections-week-13-rankings-and-bowl-forecast

Guaranteed Rate (Dec. 26): Illinois vs. West Virginia

IllinoisssssssVarsity · Nov 22, 2023

redwingillini11 said:
Of course it comes down to Northwestern week.....

College football bowl projections: Projected matchup pairings, playoff picks in Week 13

Team scoop, where bowl reps were at over the weekend before rivalry week.

247sports.com

Quick Lane Bowl

Projected matchup: Illinois vs. Ohio

Big Ten bowl projections: College Football Playoff, New Year's Six predictions after Week 12

With Wisconsin and Northwestern clinching bowl eligibility, here's our college football bowl projections for Big Ten teams after Week 12.

www.freep.com

Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Illinois vs. Kansas

ESPN releases 2023 College Football Playoff, full bowl projections after Week 12

ESPN's experts have released their full 2023 College Football Playoff and bowl projections following Week 12's action.

www.on3.com

Tuesday, Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl
Ford Field (Detroit)
2 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
Schlabach: Illinois vs. Ohio

Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Chase Field (Phoenix)
9 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
Bonagura: Illinois vs. West Virginia

2023 College Football Bowl Predictions - NCAA Bowl Game Projections

CBS Sports bowl expert Jerry Palm picks the teams he feels will comprise the National Semi-final at the end of the season along with bowl projections for every single game.

www.cbssports.com

Dec. 23 Las Vegas
Illinois vs.

UCLA Big Ten vs. Pac-12 7:30 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev.

College Football Bowl Projections for Week 13: Brett McMurphy's Bowl Predictions With Projected Spreads

Read about college football bowl projections for Week 13, including Brett McMurphy's bowl predictions with projected spreads.

www.actionnetwork.com

Quick Lane Bowl
Dec. 26 •
Detroit, MI

Illinois
-7

Ohio

https://collegefootballnews.com/bowl-projections/bowl-projections-college-football-playoff-predictions-week-13-2023

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Saturday, December 23, 2023
3:30 pm ET, ABC
Amon G Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
Last Season: Air Force 30, Baylor 15
Bowl Ties: American Athletic vs Conference USA
Bowl Projection: Illinois vs West Virginia

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/bowl-projections-2023

Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 23)
Tie-In: Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Projection: Illinois vs. UCLA

College Football Bowl Projections after Week 12

After Week 12, we update our College Football Playoff projections, New Year's Six Bowl projections, as well as complete bowl projections. For the mo...

saturdayblitz.com

Gasparilla Bowl: Illinois vs. Texas State

B1G bowl projections following Week 12: Ohio State moves up, Northwestern cracks 6 wins

B1G bowl projections following Week 12.

saturdaytradition.com

Cure Bowl: Illinois vs. UCF

Week 13 bowl projections: Why Florida State stays in College Football Playoff for now | Sporting News

Jordan Travis' ankle injury hasn't knocked the 'Noles out of the top four ... yet.

www.sportingnews.com

Dec. 23 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl Illinois vs. Utah

Selfishly I’d love to see us play Texas State because one of my old players is a D End for them.

illiniE · Nov 22, 2023

I don’t know about playing Texas State. That guy from Quantam Leap can throw the rock and Sinbad is ferocious on D.

Shief · Nov 22, 2023

redwingillini11 said:
Mid-week Update:

College football bowl projections: Oregon-Michigan Rose Bowl in CFP semis

The top two CFP teams of No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Michigan remain the same in this week's projection.

theathletic.com

Quick Lane Dec. 26 Illinois (Big Ten 7) Eastern Michigan (MAC)

Bowl projections: 24 teams enter Week 13 a win away from bowl eligibility

68 teams are fully bowl-eligible through the first 12 weeks of the season.

sports.yahoo.com

Frisco Bowl (Dec. 19)
Navy vs. Illinois

College football bowl projections: Ohio State hurdles Michigan into playoff field

There's one big chance in this week's college football bowl projections with Ohio State taking over a playoff spot from Michigan ahead of their clash.

www.usatoday.com

Dec. 26 First Responder Big 12 vs. At-large Iowa State vs. Illinois

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10098132-college-football-playoff-projections-week-13-rankings-and-bowl-forecast
Guaranteed Rate (Dec. 26): Illinois vs. West Virginia

IMO, assuming Illinois does become bowl eligible, I hope that we go to either the First Responder Bowl or Frisco Bowl. We all know that Texas, especially the DFW area, is a fertile recruiting area and being seen by local prospects could be beneficial to Illinois' future recruiting efforts. If we are matched up with Iowa State, then I could probably throw together a watch party with some of my wife's family, a few of them went there, and have a good time ragging on each other and eating good food.

IlliniFanTX · Nov 22, 2023

Shief said:
IMO, assuming Illinois does become bowl eligible, I hope that we go to either the First Responder Bowl or Frisco Bowl. We all know that Texas, especially the DFW area, is a fertile recruiting area and being seen by local prospects could be beneficial to Illinois' future recruiting efforts. If we are matched up with Iowa State, then I could probably throw together a watch party with some of my wife's family, a few of them went there, and have a good time ragging on each other and eating good food.

Love this as I'm in the DFW area and would actually be able to get to an Illini football game for the first time since 2019

Fighter of the Nightman · Nov 22, 2023

As a side note, I am really glad of the following two things:

1. The only bowl on Friday 12/22 is the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, and the Big Ten does not have an affiliation.
2. Missouri is good enough at football this year to avoid being the SEC team going to that bowl.

My first Braggin' Rights was 2021-22, and in addition to Mizzou's awful record watering down the attendance, the game was also during their bowl game. While it was fun beating Mizzou like a drum, it sucked having their side MAYBE 25% full. Of course, last year I got the atmosphere I wanted (both sides about 85% full, which was VERY impressive given the weather) and some truly horrific game results, lol...

Chief1976 · Nov 22, 2023

Calvin said:
As a fan of the sport, I'm bummed this year is still a 4 team format. Seems like there are more than 4 deserving teams, at least at this point, that could make a run.

Agree

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Nov 22, 2023

illiniE said:
I don’t know about playing Texas State. That guy from Quantam Leap can throw the rock and Sinbad is ferocious on D.

And that kicker they have has got a killer leg (along with a few other nice things about them).

BretMyBeachHouse · Nov 23, 2023

Shief said:
IMO, assuming Illinois does become bowl eligible, I hope that we go to either the First Responder Bowl or Frisco Bowl. We all know that Texas, especially the DFW area, is a fertile recruiting area and being seen by local prospects could be beneficial to Illinois' future recruiting efforts. If we are matched up with Iowa State, then I could probably throw together a watch party with some of my wife's family, a few of them went there, and have a good time ragging on each other and eating good food.

DFW has direct flights to Champaign. Takes some of the travel pain away that some families would have in other places.

redwingillini11 · Nov 26, 2023

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Nov 26, 2023

Illini in Italy · Nov 26, 2023

Our Bowl Game

SeattleSlim · Nov 26, 2023

redwingillini11 said:

RIP Matthew

Illini4Chief · Nov 27, 2023

Minnesota 5 wins makes bowl appearance....Huh??

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