It’s a dilemma college football teams have faced before: who gets left out when there are more bowl eligible teams than bowl slots. This year’s bowl lineup -- did we mention you can keep track of ‘em all HERE? -- features 35 games. Do the math and, well, you get it.
There are, however, 72 bowl eligible teams.
So who got snubbed this year?
Ball State (6-6) out of the MAC and Western Kentucky (7-5) out of the Sun Belt. While there probably aren’t too many people upset over these snubs (relatively speaking), Pete Lembo and Willie Taggart have done outstanding jobs at BSU and WKU, respectively.
It’s a bummer for them and their players that their work won’t be rewarded.
Although, with the way so many schools lose money going to bowl games, this might be blessing in disguise.
Keep in mind that UCLA was able to grab a bowl waiver and will go to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on Dec. 31 against Illinois with a 6-7 regular season record. That’s one team I think most of us can agree shouldn’t be participating in the postseason.