Could we have got a bowl with only 6 wins??? I know that the immeidate answer is "no - two wins came against silly little I-AA (I refuse to adopt this new-fangled language that the NCAA is forcing on us) schools, so we needed 7 wins."
But take a look at this article -- www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/2010/11/30/20101130asu-football-bowl-hopes.html
It appears that ASU petitioned the NCAA prior to last night's game to permit them to go bowling if they beat Arizona. Then, before a decision was rendered, they went out and beat the #23 Wildcats. If the NCAA grants the petition (which seems unlikely, despite the circumstances), it follows that Cuse may have had an outside shot at bowl-eligibility based on our 6 Ws as well....
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