Syracuse football bowl watch, week 11: Losing faith edition

The Syracuse Orange fell to 4-5 on the season following a last-second missed field goal vs. Florida State on Saturday. That’s not great, especially because it takes a winnable contest off the table. Syracuse now has to win two of three to get back to a bowl game.

Last week, we were a pretty popular bowl choice from everyone but CBS. Now with a losing record, though, how do the various postseason prognosticators view SU?

CBS Sports: N/A

College Football News: Pinstripe Bowl vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

ESPN (Bonagura): N/A

ESPN (Hale): N/A

SB Nation: Pinstripe Bowl vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

Sports Illustrated: Quick Lane Bowl vs. Western Michigan Broncos

Sporting News: Camping World Bowl vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys

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As you’ll notice, these are all over the place.

The Pinstripe Bowl picks make the most sense, as it’s an easy draw for fans an the bowl game alike. Nebraska would be a beatable team, even with weather considerations. However, Iowa could be a bit scarier. They just trounced Ohio State and I feel like they could get pretty physical with Syracuse in the trenches (especially if snow plays a factor).

As I’ve mentioned, we don’t want to play WMU because of Tim Lester and starting against them next year. But at 4-5, can’t be too choosy anymore. Also, not sure why Sporting News still has us in the Camping World Bowl. It’s a pretty big game, and we want nothing to do with OK State.

Anything else seem off to you? Chime in below.