22-23 Hallgator's NBN Bubble Watch & Games to Watch

UPDATE: I won’t be updating this anymore as the odds of a bid are now unrealistic. If we go on a winning streak to end the year I’ll revive it. Hope it entertained some!

 

Thursday, February 2, 2023 Results

• #77 Wisconsin @ #29 Ohio State: Both are firmly on the bubble. OSU has a horrible record, but great NET. Wisconsin has an okay record & horrible NET. This one probably won’t matter too much either way, but if OSU wins it’s only a Q2 win for them, so I’m going to say Go Buckeyes? Result: UW won
• #214 Oregon State @ #65 Arizona State: ASU is sitting right next to us at this point. Would be a horrid loss. Go Beavers. Result: ASU won
• #10 Arizona @ #57 Oregon: UA is easily in and this would be a win that probably puts us and Oregon about even. Go Wildcats. Result: UA won
• #120 Stanford @ #50 Utah: Utah is behind us right now, but the Pac-12 is bad enough they could stockpile wins. Go Cardinal. Result: Stanford won
• #83 Michigan @ #49 Northwestern: NW has accumulated four Q1 wins, this wouldn’t be one, but we need them to lose quite a few to pass them. Go Wolverines. Result: UM won

 

When we still have to go to Nashville. Such a freshman quote.

 

Friday, February 3, 2023 Results

• #21 Boise State and #27 San Diego State: The computer love Boise, but a lack of Q1 wins (2) has them still teetering on being solidly in. Go Aztecs. Result: SDSU won
• #154 Air Force @ #34 Nevada: Nevada has put together a pretty good resume, but a couple bad losses and we could pass them. Go Falcons. Result: Nevada won

 

Horrible day

Saturday, February 4, 2023

• 8:30---#41 Florida @ #31 Kentucky: Go Gators. Result: UK won
• 2:00---#16 TCU @ #39 Oklahoma State: We have nearly identical resumes with OSU. Go Horned Frogs. Result: OSU won
• 2:00---#97 Tulane @ #42 Memphis: The Tigers have lots of Q2 wins, but just one Q1 win. Lose a few more and they’ll be out. Go Green Wave. Result: Tulane won
• 3:30---#27 Arkansas @ #284 South Carolina: UA somehow has found themselves almost out of a bye. This is a brutal loss if it happens and does nothing for your resume if you win. Go Cocks. Result: UA won
• 6:00---#45 Missouri @ #49 Mississippi State: MSU is one of our Q1 wins, but also a threat to us if they string together wins. Go Tigers. Result: MSU won.
• 8:00---#24 West Virginia @ #56 Oklahoma: I think WVU is more of a sure thing (but aren’t a sure thing) than OU. I know OU beat us, but WVU winning would help more IMO, close call, but Go Mountaineers. Result: WVU won
• 8:00---#32 Utah State @ #133 Colorado State: USU has zero Q1 wins, so despite great computer numbers, they’re on the bubble. Dropping this one would help drop their computer numbers. Go Rams. Result: USU won
• 8:30---#116 Georgia @ #48 Texas A&M: TAMU beat us twice so we should cheer for them, but they are sitting right next to us right now. Go Bulldogs. Result: TAMU won
• 9:30---#123 Washington @ #52 USC: Trojans are more teetering on getting a bye or not, but with a great finish we can pass them. Go Huskies. Result: USC won
• 10:00---#59 Oregon @ #63 Arizona State: I honestly don’t know, they are so close to each other, but a little behind us. For UO it’s a Q1 win, for ASU it’s a Q2, so I’ll say Go Sun Devils. Result: UO won

 

Sunday, February 5, 2023

• 12:00---#164 Depaul @ #52 Seton Hall: SHU is right on our heels, if not even. Go Blue Demons. Result: SHU won
• 4:30---#54 Penn State @ #99 Nebraska: PSU is probably behind us, but not by much. Go Cornhuskers. Result: NU won
• 6:30---#57 Northwestern @ #68 Wisconsin: These two are very close and in direct competition with us. I think UW is more solid due to NW's awful OOC schedule, but this is a tough call. Go Badgers. Result: NU won

 

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

• 7:00---#44 North Carolina @ #67 Wake Forest: UNC is decently solidly in & Wake stopped the bleeding this weekend, but has lots of work to do. Go Tar Heels. Result: WF won
• 7:00---#30 Auburn @ #41 Texas A&M: Depending on how AU finishes, this could be a Q1 win for TAMU. TAMU's resume is essentially ours, but slightly better and they are 2-0 against us. We need them to crash and burn. Go Tigers. Result: TAMU won
• 9:00---#29 Arkansas @ #31 Kentucky: Both are ahead of us, both have very similar resumes. I always root for not giving another bubble team a Q1 win. Gross, but Go Wildcats. Result: UA won
  
• 10:30---#34 Nevada @ #39 New Mexico: Same as Arkansas/Kentucky. Go Lobos. Result: Nevada won

 

Huge Wednesday for the bubble teams. None with a bigger opportunity than Florida.