On another site they ask if 5-7 can get them into a bowl game

[BoilerFYF]

I thought you had to be 6-6..

Do they sometimes have open spots and take the most entertaining or well traveled or whatever schools? Does anyone know the ins and outs of this

 

[BoilerBulldog]

You can make it as 5-7. But only to fulfill a conference bowl commitment when no 6-6 teams are available. That’s how I understand it. It’s happened in the recent past.

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

I thought you had to be 6-6..

Do they sometimes have open spots and take the most entertaining or well traveled or whatever schools? Does anyone know the ins and outs of this

If there are not enough 6-6 teams eligible for a bowl game to fill the slots, the NCAA provides a waiver for some schools dependent on a number of different factors but most heavily is that of the APR. Unfortunately because of the turnover due to the coaching change, Purdue sits at 85th right now. Not good BUT certainly could be attainable.

http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2020-26PBA_Bowl_Certification_Framework_20180702.pdf

 

[BoilerFYF]

If there are not enough 6-6 teams eligible for a bowl game to fill the slots, the NCAA provides a waiver for some schools dependent on a number of different factors but most heavily is that of the APR. Unfortunately because of the turnover due to the coaching change, Purdue sits at 85th right now. Not good BUT certainly could be attainable.

http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2020-26PBA_Bowl_Certification_Framework_20180702.pdf

APR?

 

[Hausta01]

APR?

APR is something along the lines of graduation rate. Basically a measure of how well the program is doing academically.

Oddly enough, UNC is #1... tic

 

[BoilerFYF]

APR is something along the lines of graduation rate. Basically a measure of how well the program is doing academically.

Oddly enough, UNC is #1... tic

Ah so our rate sucks due to Brohm sending a lot of wofford and Tennessee tech players packing. Got it

 

[Hausta01]

Ah so our rate sucks due to Brohm sending a lot of wofford and Tennessee tech players packing. Got it

Something else to blame on the Haze