No bowl schedule will ever come close to hitting the mark with five to six games left to play, but the midpoint of the season at least allows for a little clarity.
Nearly every FBS team has played six games or more, an annual milestone for the bowl projections as they, little by little, gain clarity from midseason onward. In all, 15 teams have already reached that coveted six-win mark securing bowl eligibility, and dozens more are set to join them over the course of the next few weeks. Now comes the tricky part: fitting together the 78-piece puzzle of conference tie-ins, travel considerations and TV ratings concerns to create a schedule that makes everyone happy. (Spoiler alert: The schedule…
