It's not only the bowls that didn't want us...

...Fresno State didn't want to PLAY us. Link here.

Earlier in the week, Hill stated his interest in playing the Cavaliers in an interview with The Fresno Bee. He added that if Virginia were to have ended up in the Independence Bowl, Fresno State would have declined the MPC Bowl in favor of the Silicon Valley Football Classic. If Virginia had not accepted the MPC Bowl bid, 6-5 Syracuse would have been their likely replacement.