From: don.p.del.grande@gmail.com   
      
   > > 12:25 or so - Rose, Sugar    
   > > 2:30 or so - Fiesta, Cotton, Peach, Orange    
   > > after that - Gronk...oh, and at least 33 of the remaining 34. The fact   
   that none of Minnesota's official social media sites have commented about   
   being bowl eligible yet makes me think that the school thinks that Army needs   
   to beat Navy. My guess is,    
   since the Quick Lane bowl is the last Big Ten-contracted bowl to get to   
   choose, it will hold out until it knows if the 82nd team is Minnesota or Navy.    
   > >   
   > Yeah, I've been searching all over to see if there is any info on this   
   issue, and your read of the rule book seems to be the most definitive one.   
   Although several sites have congratulated Minnesota and say Navy won't get   
   picked because the bowls have    
   already been picked, it seems as though Navy should indeed be granted that   
   spot if they win. Which means one of the bowls is probably going to have to go   
   with Minnesota/Navy as their final option.   
      
   My feeling as well. However, if the NCAA does want to go with the 42nd game,   
   but only if Navy beats Army, the next three 5-7 teams in APR order are   
   Mississippi State, South Carolina, and Florida.   
   The last time there was an added game, it was because there were more bowl   
   eligible teams than bowls, so they already knew the teams involved. It would   
   be a little harder this time, as if you add another game and then Army ends up   
   winning (and, according    
   to ESPN, Army is expected to win), then you need two 5-7 teams, and if none of   
   Mississippi State, South Carolina, and Florida are ready, it ends up being an   
   Army-Navy rematch. (Oh, who am I kidding - these are SEC schools; at least one   
   would grab 85 walk-   
   ons if necessary to play in a short-notice bowl game.)   
      
   Pretty much every source I have seen that mentions Minnesota seems to think   
   that all of the bowls are mandated to announce their teams on 12/3 for some   
   reason. I have never heard of this requirement.   
      
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