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The time has come, the 2021 season is upon us. We are past the time of watch lists, preseason awards, and have entered the time of bowl projections. Our team at Mountain West Connection will be releasing our bowl projections each week. Our first round of projections can be seen below and are sure to change as the season progresses. Early in the season, we will only be projecting Mountain West teams and what bowl game we think they will end up in. As the season progresses, we may add opponents.
Mike
Los Angeles Bowl: Boise State
Hawaii Bowl: Nevada
New Mexico Bowl: San Diego State
Potato Bowl: Air Force
Arizona Bowl: Wyoming
Guaranteed Rate Bowl: San Jose State
I kept mine the mostly same for this week, given only one of my six teams played. Early results justified my decision to put Wyoming and others in over Hawaii. Fresno State looked great and I think they will be a bowl team but I’m not yet at the point where I want to expand to 7 bowls or switch things out since the other teams haven’t played. My only change is switching Nevada and SJSU, as the Spartans looked great, albeit against subpar competition.
Zach
Los Angeles Bowl: Boise State
Hawaii Bowl: San Diego State
New Mexico Bowl: Wyoming
Potato Bowl: Fresno State
Arizona Bowl: San Jose State
Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Nevada
I didn’t expect Hawaii to win, but I expected some fight and didn’t see it. I think Air Force goes bowling, but placing seven Mountain West teams is a tough task. Otherwise, things stayed the same for me.
Adam
Los Angeles Bowl: Boise State
Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii
New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico
Potato Bowl: San Jose State
Arizona Bowl: Wyoming
Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Air Force
NY6 Bowl: Nevada
I’m not changing anything this week despite Hawaii losing. I’ve got Nevada running the table. So, they will undoubtedly lose to Cal this weekend.
Your turn: Share your predictions and thoughts in the comment section