Sorry, A little late to the thread, but I saw this in the OP from the College Football News prediction:
...... there’s a good chance the Huskers have yet to beat a team that’ll be going to a bowl game –
I think that is a little bit of an exaggeration. I mean, Wyoming is 4-2 and unbeaten in conference. Oregon has looked bad, but I think there's a 'good chance' they at least make a bowl... sheesh! It's not like we scheduled 2 FCS teams, like half the SEC....
I expressed the same sentiment a couple weeks ago. Now that Wyoming got two nice wins (against their rivals) I think they'll be in good shape.
Oregon? I don't think so. They have to find four wins against Cal, Arizona State, USC, Stanford, Utah and Oregon State. I can see two, maybe three. But they'll have to play a lot better than they have been the last couple weeks to get more than two. They've been outscored 121-54 in their last two. They aren't even competitive. Washington is kind of understandable but Washington State lost to a FCS team to start the year (though they've played better recently).
Fresno State is 1-5 and will almost assuredly not go bowling.
Northwestern helped themselves a lot by beating Iowa and have a reeling Michigan State team this weekend. But if they lose to MSU they'll have to win at least one game from Ohio State, Wisconsin or Minnesota to be eligible. Could be if they can find some offense.
Illinois is 1-4 and will have to stage quite a turn-around to make it.