So What's Next?

After Friday's loss to Ohio, Temple Owls fans have been discussing and trying to figure out what will be next for this football team.

The Ohio victory sealed the deal on the two MAC teams that would compete in the conference championship. The agreement the conference has with the bowl games guarantees both teams participating in the championship receive bowl game appearances.

Because the Owls were unable to do so, the team will need to play the waiting game. At (9-3)(7-1), Temple is certainly eligible for post season play, and have a slight advantage over several other teams.

In the Mid-American Conference, there are several teams that are eligible for bowl games:

- Central Michigan Chippewas *
- Ohio Bobcats *
- Temple Owls
- Northern Illinois Huskies
- Bowling Green Falcons

* Number 1 and 2 teams in the MAC.

Here are the bowl games that the Mid-American Conference is affiliated with:

International Bowl (Big East #4 vs. MAC #1/#2/#3)
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (Big Ten #7 vs. MAC #1/#2/#3)
GMAC Bowl (ACC #9 vs. MAC #1/#2/#3)
EagleBank Bowl (ACC #8/MAC #4 vs. Army/C-USA #6)

In addition to know what bowls are options, there is an order to the selection of teams.

1st - Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
2nd - GMAC Bowl
3rd - International Bowl
4th - EagleBank Bowl (If ACC cannot fill)

Bowl games select their teams on a number of conditions beneficiary to the host.

Here is the current outlook (predictions) right now.

International Bowl: Temple Owls vs. (Rutgers|Connecticut|South Florida)
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Ohio Bobcats vs. Middle Tennessee State
GMAC Bowl: Central Michigan vs. (UCLA|Notre Dame| Louisiana Lafayette)
EagleBank Bowl: TBD (Army vs. Navy game decides) (BGSU|NIU)

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